Date of Award
Spring 6-7-2017
Document Type
Honors Project
University Scholars Director
Dr. Jeff Keuss
First Advisor/Committee Member
Dr. Bill Woodward
Second Advisor/Committee Member
Dr. Richard Scheuerman
Keywords
narrative, historical narrative, teaching history, secondary social studies
Abstract
There is an effective way to teach high school history, put the content into narrative form. 'Narrative form' can be expressed in various ways: from historically-based literature to in-class creative-writes, from museum visits to book clubs, etc. Many educators across the United States recognize that incorporating 'narrative' into the classroom is conducive to greater student-learning than other methods of history instruction. These conclusions are supported by several recent studies from cognitive scientists who demonstrate that humans are predisposed to understand information in narrative form. Last, I provide evidence from my own teaching experience: analysis of previously taught lessons, along with commentary on general student response to narrative-style learning.
Recommended Citation
Ramsey, Justin Taylor, "The Validity of Historical Narrative and Its Use in Teaching History" (2017). Honors Projects. 67.
https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/honorsprojects/67
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A project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the University Scholars Program