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Reynolds, Dan; Fisher, Whitney – Literacy, 2022
Adolescents face complex texts rich in academic language. Existing research has documented how teachers can design curriculum to scaffold students' comprehension of complex texts, but little work has documented the moments of adolescents' encounters with complex texts, and how teachers can scaffold these encounters on a moment-to-moment basis to…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Reading Materials, Teaching Methods, Grade 12
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Vyrnwy-Pierce, Jacqueline – Teaching History, 2022
Frustrated by the generic statements that her Year 12 students were making about sources, Jacqueline Vyrnwy-Pierce resolved to undertake a research project into how her students were approaching sources about the French Revolution. Fascinated by the research of American educational psychologist Sam Wineburg, Vyrnwy-Pierce decided to use Wineburg's…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Grade 12, High School Students, Information Sources
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Herrick, Imogen R.; Sinatra, Gale M.; Lombardi, Doug – Science Teacher, 2023
There has never been a more pressing need for students to learn how to evaluate scientific information online than during the COVID-19 outbreak. Information, misinformation, and disinformation spread quickly across online news and social media platforms. This misleading or incorrect scientific information about infectious diseases could lead to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Decision Making, Information Sources