How Students Learn: History in the Classroom (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780309089487)

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.

Author: National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc, Committee on How People Learn a Targeted
ISBN-10: 0309089484
ISBN-13: 9780309089487
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 01/28/2005
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.98h x 7.14w x 0.69d