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ERIC Number: EJ569428
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1191-162X
Beyond the Lessons from the Cognitive Revolution.
Mansilla, Veronica Boix
Canadian Social Studies, v32 n2 p49-51 Win 1998
Argues that understanding, in history or other domains, entails being able to use mental representations in order to engage in culturally meaningful performances such as creating products, solving problems, or building explanations. Examines challenges and possibilities for a performance-based view of understanding through the analysis of examples of student work. (DSK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Holocaust
Note: Special theme issue titled "Forces for Change in the Teaching and Learning of History."