Tearing Down the Wall: Adventures in Active Learning.

McAndrews, Lawrence J.

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ERIC Number: EJ446506

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Tearing Down the Wall: Adventures in Active Learning.

McAndrews, Lawrence J.

History Teacher, v25 n1 p35-43 Nov 1991

Describes three methods of active learning for an undergraduate history class: (1) debates over differing historical interpretations; (2) demonstrations of change and continuity between past and present in an historical issue; and (3) simulations of real or imaginary events. Includes instructions, evaluation information, and a course description. (DK)

Descriptors: Course Content, Debate, Demonstrations (Educational), Experiential Learning, Higher Education, History Instruction, Latin American History, Role Playing, Simulation, Student Participation, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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