How Students Learn: History in the Classroom
- ISBN10: 0309089484
- ISBN13: 9780309089487
- Author: Committee on How People Learn: A Targeted Report for Teachers/National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences
- Format: Paperback / softback
- Published: 28/12/2004
£40.00
In this volume, practical questions that confront every history teacher are addressed using the latest research on cognition, teaching, and learning.
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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.