How Students Learn
History in the Classroom
Published on 28. December 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-309-08948-7 (ISBN)
Description
How Students Learn: History in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the best-selling How People Learn. Now these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to revitalize their work in the classroom for even greater effectiveness. The book explores the importance of balancing students' knowledge of historical fact against their understanding of concepts, such as change and cause, and their skills in assessing historical accounts. It also features illustrated suggestion for classroom activities.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 181 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
594 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-309-08948-7 (9780309089487)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
M. Suzanne Donovan and John D. Bransford, editors, Committee on How People Learn: A Targeted Report for Teachers, National Research Council
Content
1 Front Matter; 2 1 Introduction; 3 Part I HISTORY: 2 Putting Principles into Practice: Understanding History; 4 3 Putting Principles into Practice: Teaching and Planning; 5 4 "They Thought the World Was Flat" Applying the Principles of How People Learn in Teaching High School History; 6 A FINAL SYNTHESIS: REVISITING THE THREE LEARNING PRINCIPLES: 13 Pulling Threads; 7 Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Contributors; 8 Index