Using Primary Sources and Historians' Interpretations in the Classroom.

Drake, Frederick C.

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ERIC Number: EJ344476

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Publication Date: 1986

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Using Primary Sources and Historians' Interpretations in the Classroom.

Drake, Frederick C.

Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, v11 n2 p50-61 Fall 1986

Tests the validity of a teaching strategy designed to help students learn to think historically. The method offers a rationale for understanding why historians may arrive at differing conclusions. Results of the study (n = 39) indicate a significant improvement in the experimental group concept of history. (TRS)

Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Historiography, History Instruction, Learning Strategies, Primary Sources, Research Reports, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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