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Twyman, Todd; Tindal, Gerald; Mccleery, Jennifer – Journal of Experimental Education, 2006
Two groups of middle school students were taught U.S. colonial history during a 5-week period using 2 different instructional strategies. In the experimental group, concepts and problem-solving strategies were explicitly taught; in the control group, content was presented using lectures and reading. All students took a pretest and several…
Descriptors: United States History, History Instruction, Teaching Methods, Concept Teaching