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Wooden, John A. – Social Studies, 2008
Research in historical cognition and learning suggests that study and practice of the reading and thinking habits of professional historians--such as the attribution, assessment, and contextualization of primary sources--are necessary for children and adolescents to understand historical events and ideas (Stearns, Seixas, and Wineburg 2000;…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Grade 6, United States History, Presidents
Henning, John – 1998
A study aimed to discover a correspondence between the thinking processes and textual structures of six eleventh graders. In a predominantly White, middle class rural high school, six students were selected to think aloud as they read two essays written as part of two assignments for their advanced English classes. The six were selected based on…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, English Instruction, Grade 11
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Smith, Michael W. – Journal of Educational Research, 1992
Reports a study which examined the effects of direct instruction on the think-aloud protocols of ninth grade readers. Students made think-aloud protocols on two stories before and after instruction. Although the instruction did not substantially affect students' interpretive operations in reading, some students were less submissive to the text.…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Interpretive Skills, Narration, Protocol Analysis