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Download full textStahl, Steven A.; And Others – 1997
To examine the effects of students reading multiple documents on their perceptions of a historical event, in this case the "discovery" of America by Christopher Columbus, 85 high school freshmen read 3 of 4 different texts (or sets of texts) dealing with Columbus. One text was an encyclopedia article, one a set of articles from…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, High School Freshmen, High Schools, History Instruction
