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Brophy, Jere; And Others – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1992
Presents study results of fifth graders' attitudes toward history. Includes interviews with the student subjects concerning what they know about history, what they want to know, and reasons to study history. Concludes that fifth graders are interested in history and familiar with the past but vague on the interpretive nature of history. (DK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Research, Grade 5, History
Brophy, Jere; And Others – 1992
Prior to a curriculum unit on the English colonies in America taught within a U.S. history course, two classes of fifth-graders stated what they knew or believed was true about colonies and what they wanted to learn about them. After the unit, they reported what they had learned about the English colonies in North America. In addition, a…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Colonial History (United States), Curriculum Research, Grade 5

Brophy, Jere – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1992
Describes one fifth grade teacher's approach to the teaching of U.S. history. Reveals that the teacher limited breadth of coverage in favor of an approach that sought to connect themes and facts. Explains that the teacher incorporated language arts teaching, storytelling, writing assignments, and cooperative learning activities. (SG)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Research, Cooperative Learning, Grade 5
Brophy, Jere; And Others – 1992
Prior to a curriculum unit on European exploration of the New World, a class of fifth grade U.S. history students stated what they knew (or thought was true) about the discovery of America and what they wanted to learn about it. After the unit, they reported what they had learned about the general topic of European exploration of North America. In…
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Elementary School Students, European History, Grade 5
Brophy, Jere; And Others – 1992
The study that is the subject of this document focused on how fifth-graders' knowledge and thinking about the westward expansion of the pre-Civil War United States was affected by students' participation in a curriculum unit on the topic. A stratified sample of 10 students was interviewed before and after they participated in the unit to…
Descriptors: American Indians, Civil War (United States), Curriculum Research, Grade 5