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Avarogullari, Muhammet; Kolcu, Nurten – International Education Studies, 2016
The purpose of this study is to determine how students in a south-western province of Turkey employ historical significance which is one of the second order concepts of historical thinking. 44 11th and 12th grade students participated in the study. They were asked to identify the most significant 10 persons in the history and provide their reasons…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Historical Interpretation, Value Judgment
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Pollio, Marty; Hochbein, Craig – Teachers College Record, 2015
Background/Context: From two decades of research on the grading practices of teachers in secondary schools, researchers discovered that teachers evaluated students on numerous factors that do not validly assess a student's achievement level in a specific content area. These consistent findings suggested that traditional grading practices evolved…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Academic Standards, Grading, Scores