James A. Duthie

Handbook for History Teachers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

History is not a mere chronicle of facts, but a dialogue between competing interpretations of the past; it should be taught as such. The book includes the rationale for the study of history, the specific thinking skills required by the discipline, and methods for students acquiring, processing, and applying information.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 457g
• ISBN-13: 9780761859901
• ISBN-10: 076185990X
• Artikelnr.: 36268359

Autorenporträt

James A. Duthie was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and earned an M.A. in history from the University of Edinburgh. After working for several years, he trained as a teacher at the University of Victoria and began teaching in 1978. Now retired, his interests include the study of history, writing, choral singing, gardening, and keeping fit.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1The Teaching of History - Rationale
Chapter 2The Nature of the Discipline
Chapter 3The Logic of History
Chapter 4Teaching the Nature of the Discipline
Chapter 5Helping Students Acquire Data - Lecture and Audiovisual
Chapter 6Helping Students Acquire Data - Reading
Chapter 7Reading Graphics
Chapter 8Processing Data
Chapter 9Translation into other Forms
Chapter 10Research
Chapter 11Writing
Chapter 12Recall and Test-Taking
Chapter 13Oral Questioning
Chapter 14The Nature of Document-Based Questions
Chapter 15Answering Document-Based Questions
Chapter 16Evaluation
Chapter 17Classroom Management
Appendix 1Simplified Rules of Parliamentary Procedure
Appendix 2Index of Teaching/Learning Activities
Bibliography
Index