Learning to think historically
- 1 March 1994
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Educational Psychologist
- Vol. 29 (2) , 71-77
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326985ep2902_2
Abstract
Good historical thinking requires more than mastery of facts, it demands a detailed, densely textured analysis of the relations among those facts. Historical analysis demands the ability to apply abstract concepts to develop hypotheses about cause and effect; the hypotheses must be rigorously supported by evidence and withstand the weight of counter-arguments. The present work offers a cognitive analysis of historical thinking and the knowledge representation needed to support such thinking. It then outlines the design of a computer-based hypermedia system based on that analysis, and evaluates the reasons why the system helps students learn to think historically.Keywords
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