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Download full textDrake, Frederick D. – 2002
Cognitive studies researcher, Samuel Wineburg, has conducted empirical studies over the past decade to compare the way historians think about primary and secondary sources with the thinking processes of high school students and teachers. Wineburg's research demonstrates the importance of domain-based or subject-specific thinking in the teaching…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Historiography, History Instruction
Peer reviewedSchlene, Vickie J. – OAH Magazine of History, 1991
Presents a partial bibliography of ERIC database entries concerning Christopher Columbus and the effects of his discoveries upon the world. Includes works on historiography, the ecological impact of the meeting of the two worlds, and history lesson plans. (DK)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Culture Conflict, Diseases
Patrick, John J. – 1992
The voyage of Columbus in 1492 is a turning point in world history. After 1492, people and civilizations of long-separated regions began to develop connections that have led to the incipient global community of the 1990s. It is their global significance that justifies a prominent place in today's curriculum for the four voyages of Columbus to the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Resources
