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Issues and Research

Public school teachers have to prepare their students for the momentously important end-of-the-year standardized test. This task is quite daunting, and often teachers are limited in the material they can cover. Discover helpful tips to teach students without sacrificing content. FIND OUT MORE »

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Select individual states for testing and graduation data. Click state name for more detailed information. Data from Report on the State of History Education (2010).

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Research Briefs

Key research in history education

What Do Students Learn from Historical Feature Films?

Photo, Watching a blank screen, August 14, 2007, ToastyKen, Flickr

What do students actually learn from historical feature films? [...] »

Reading Abraham Lincoln: A Case Study in Contextualized Thinking

Print, Abraham Lincoln and his Emancipation Proclamation, c.1888, LoC

Two styles of document reading demonstrate what successful readers do to [...] »

Reading in the History Classroom

Photography, Huge Stack of Books at University of Illinois, 2 June 2006, Benjami

Is all reading the same? Do students need reading skills specific to the [...] »

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Topics issues in history education

Advanced Placement: Enhancement or Detraction?

Photo, Advanced Placement, May 1, 2009, eddieisflying, Flickr, creative commons

What impact do AP history courses have? Do they give eager students an [...] »

The Role of Multiple Choice Assessments in History Courses

Photo, 070305, March 5, 2007, COCOEN daily photos, Flickr

How can they be used? Should they be used? [...] »

What Role Should History Departments Play in Teacher Preparation?

Print, "Ladies Home Journal," 1931, George Eastman House, Flickr Commons

It's all about content, but do history teachers and historians need the same [...] »

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Spotlight: Report on History Education

A report on the state of history educationThis report examines history education, primarily at the state level. The updated report includes state policies and national programs as of 2010, including world history requirements and testing.

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How emigrants traveled from Pennsylvania to Illinois in 1830.

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Acquiring a teacher or historian that will speak on the American Revolution and use services such as Skype proves harder than it sounds.
 

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