Learning to teach history writing: discovering what works
Harris, Richard J. and Foreman-Peck, Lorraine (2001) Learning to teach history writing: discovering what works. Educational Action Research, 9, (1), 97-109. (doi:10.1080/09650790100200141)
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09650790100200141
Description/Abstract
Statistics indicated under achievement by 18-year old Advanced (A) level history students in a mixed comprehensive school, by comparison with their results in the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) at 16. Further investigation highlighted a weakness in essay writing. A teaching strategy was developed to improve essay writing by (a) clarifying the purpose of essay writing; (b) enhancing essay structuring; (c) ensuring students obtained a firm understanding of the topics studied; and (d) providing students with appropriate study skills to enable them to work effectively. An action plan which drew heavily on the ideas of phenomenography (Hounsell, 1984, 1987), was devised to tackle these areas. The results of students who were taught in this way and who took their examinations in 1998 showed a dramatic improvement over the previous three years
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 0965-0792 (print) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | history teaching, essay writing, sixth form teaching, action research |
| Related URLs: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0965...0100200141 |
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2361 Curriculum L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Education > Professional Practice & Pedagogy |
| ePrint ID: | 12447 |
| Deposited On: | 17 Nov 2004 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 11:44 |
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