History Anew: Innovations in the Teaching of History Today

As we enter the 1990s and head toward the turn of a new century, the need to recognize and encourage effective teaching is increasingly pronounced. The 43 articles in this collection cover a panoply of teaching-related topics, from the broad to the specific; with four exceptions, all come from the 'Advanced Placement Teaching' and 'Teaching Innovations' columns that appeared in the American Historical Association's newsletter, Perspectives, from 1982-1991. Contents: Thinking and Rethinking History, Russell H. Hvolbek, Peter N. Stearns; Critical Thinking Skills, Robert F. Berkhofer, Jr., Ruth F. Necheles-Jansyn, Phyllis A. Hall, Robert Blackey; Test Construction, Robert Blackey, Ann McCormick Scott, Ray W. Karras; Essay Test Taking Skills, John C. Bartul, Virginia S. Wilson, James A. Litle, Gerald L. Wilson, Robert Blackey; Textbooks, John A. Garraty, John Anthony Scott, Gary B. Nash; Student Activities, Vera Blinn Reber, John E. Stovel, Donald G. Morrison, Charles F. Howlett, Eve Kornfeld; Advanced Placement Teaching, Mildred Alpern, James E. Copple, Patricia Matuszewski; Multimedia Approaches, Roderic H. Davison, Donald Mattheisen, Shirley Wilton; Quantitative History, Lisa Rosner, R.E. Johnson; World History, James Lance, Richard Roberts, Lanny Fields, William H. McNeill, Peter N. Stearns, Alan Wood; Social History, Carolyn C. Lougee, Peter N. Stearns, Bonnie G. Smith; History of Science, Bruce Eastwood, John W. Servos; Local History, Mary Joan Cook, Terrie L. Epstein; Teaching Teachers: Cooperation, George B. Stow, Clifford E. Clark, Diethelm Prowe, Augustus Burns.