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Peer reviewedMcDaniel, Kathryn N. – History Teacher, 2000
Discusses four elements essential for successfully using role playing in the history classroom: (1) background knowledge: building on the knowledge that students possess; (2) perspectives: designing the role to maximize involvement and conflict; (3) situation: having a "focal point for debate"; and (4) management: the teacher's management of the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Educational Strategies, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSeixas, Peter – Social Studies, 1994
Describes a learning activity in which preservice social studies teachers determine the prior historical understanding and attitudes of secondary students through class discussions, questionnaires, and other techniques. Discusses the implication of the findings regarding historical knowledge, concepts of time, and student interest in history. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Strategies, Epistemology, Foreign Countries
