The Assessment and Characterization of Young Learners' Knowledge of a Topic in History.

McKeown, Margaret G.; Beck, Isabel L.

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ERIC Number: EJ422170

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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The Assessment and Characterization of Young Learners' Knowledge of a Topic in History.

McKeown, Margaret G.; Beck, Isabel L.

American Educational Research Journal, v27 n4 p688-726 Win 1990

The knowledge that 35 fifth graders and 37 sixth graders had about a historical period was characterized by focusing on the fifth graders before they studied the Revolutionary War, and sixth graders 1 year after they studied the topic. Students' knowledge before and after instruction included simple associations and lacked connected structures. (SLD)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Interviews, Knowledge Level, North American History, Revolutionary War (United States)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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