Challenge of Rethinking History Education On Practices, Theories, and Policy

Name: Challenge of Rethinking History Education On Practices, Theories, and Policy
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ISBN: 9780415873796

ISBN-10: 0415873797

ISBN-13: 9780415873796

Edition: 2011

Authors: Bruce A. VanSledright

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Every few years in the United States, history teachers go through what some believe is an embarrassing national ritual. A representative group of students sit down to take a standardized U.S. history test, and the results show varied success. Sizable percentages of students score at or below a "basic" understanding of the country's history. Pundits seize on these results to argue that not only are students woefully ignorant about history, but history teachers are simply not doing an adequate job teaching historical facts. The overly common practice of teaching history as a series of dates, memorizing the textbook, and taking notes on teachers' lectures ensues.In stark contrast, social…

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List price: $70.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 7/6/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 226
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Introduction



Seeking a More Potent Approach to Teaching History



On the Limits of Collective Memorialization and Persistent Instruction



The Case of Thomas Becker: Using Knowledge of History as a Domain to Structure Pedagogical Choices



Learning History: What Do Students Know and What Can They Do with that Knowledge?



Teaching about Indian Removal: Describing and Unpacking the Investigative Approach



Assessing Student Learning



Theorizing Investigative History Teaching



How Are History Teachers to Learn to Teach Using an Investigative Approach?


Appendix


Notes


Index