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ERIC Number: EJ1226362
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0272
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Reading Biographical Texts: A Gateway to Historical Disciplinary Reading
Honig, Michal; Porat, Dan
Journal of Curriculum Studies, v51 n5 p619-642 2019
We examined the response of high school students in Israel to biographical texts. Students were exposed to three sub-genres of biographical texts (a literary-biographical text, an autobiographical text and a scientific-biographical text). These texts all differ from the conceptual schema of ordinary school texts. The data were collected from 64 participants from three classes in two different public schools in Israel. The ability of students to apply historical disciplinary reading skills was evaluated for each text, with an emphasis on 'sourcing' and 'corroboration'. The basic premise was that the texts the students are exposed to influence not only their level of knowledge but also their disciplinary concepts and skills. We contend that it might be that biographical texts, and especially autobiographical and literary-biographical texts, evoked historical reading in students, and strengthened their disciplinary reading abilities.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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