ERIC Number: EJ912426
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1528-5804
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Using Digital Primary Sources to Teach Historical Perspective to Preservice Teachers
Waring, Scott M.; Torrez, Cheryl A. Franklin
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), v10 n3 p294-308 2010
This article focuses on the use of digital primary sources to teach historical perspective to preservice teachers. Discussed here are the experiences of 90 elementary education majors during their inquiry-based elementary social studies methods course. A variety of digital primary sources were used to teach historical perspective and to model teaching strategies for use in elementary classrooms. The preservice teachers indicated that their experiences were positive, that digital sources had great potential for elementary classroom use in providing students with multiple perspectives, and that they gave the teacher an opportunity to make history real, challenge assumptions, and foster inquiry, as well as help the students to understand the content more clearly. (Contains 10 online resources and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Education Majors, Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses, Elementary Education, Teaching Methods, History Instruction, Primary Sources, Social Studies, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Grounded Theory, Web Sites, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Resources
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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