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Title: What Does it Mean to be an American?: Training History Students and Prospective Teachers to See the Assumptions in their Textbooks.
Authors: Ruswick, Brent1
Source: History Teacher. Aug2015, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p667-692. 26p.
Subject Terms: *History textbooks, *Critical thinking, *History education in universities & colleges, *History teachers, *Teaching methods, *Training, *Evaluation, American national character
Abstract: The article explores methods for training history students and student teachers to read history and social studies textbooks critically. Particular focus is given to the author's experiences of teaching college-level introductory history classes and teaching methods courses for his university's social studies education program. Topics discussed include American national identity, assignment grading, and the online mapping service Google Maps.
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