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Reisman, Abby; Brimsek, Emily; Hollywood, Claire – Cognition and Instruction, 2019
A troubling gap exists between the current state of history assessment and the knowledge and skills deemed essential for students to thrive in the 21st century. We propose a new assessment of historical thinking that represents a promising alignment with extant cognitive research, as well as with the practices that undergird the discipline. In…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Persuasive Discourse, Test Construction, Scoring Rubrics
Cooper, Mary Ann – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
The Department of Education has been under attack by people motivated by the perceived failure of the system to improve educational achievement on the elementary and high school levels or the desire to dramatically reduce spending and waste during troubled economic times. A new program introduced in four states seems to address competency and…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Practices, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Administration