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ERIC Number: EJ387912
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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When Freshmen Write History: Text and Subtext.
Ramsay, John G.
Social Studies Journal, v18 p16-21 Spr 1989
Reviews a college freshmen history seminar project in which students wrote, illustrated, and prepared a U.S. history textbook on the 1950s and 1960s. Reflecting on the resulting text, Ramsay questions whether students succumbed to the didactic fallacy; and cites a lack of cohesiveness, but praises the project's value as a teaching exercise. (LS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, College Freshmen, Course Descriptions, First Year Seminars, Higher Education, Historiography, History Instruction, History Textbooks, Misconceptions, Student Developed Materials, Textbook Preparation, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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