Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ433693
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Using Informal Writing in Large History Classes. Helping Students To Find Interest and Meaning in History.
Steffens, Henry
Social Studies, v82 n3 p107-09 May-Jun 1991
Recommends using informal writing exercises to increase students' involvement in large survey history courses. Explains several activities in which undergraduates collect their thoughts on particular lecture topics. Also suggests that students keep journals to accompany reading assignments. Argues that journal writing enlivens the material and makes it more meaningful to students. Includes student responses to method. (CH)
Descriptors: Class Size, College Curriculum, Higher Education, History Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Introductory Courses, Journal Writing, Learning Processes, Lecture Method, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Journals, Student Reaction, Teaching Experience, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students, Writing Assignments
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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