tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603765641072392630.post2315182693841123625..comments2024-03-03T02:00:28.295-05:00Comments on Teaching Your Middle Schooler: Do You Know As Much U.S. History as the Average 8th Grader?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603765641072392630.post-21569406468719033032011-06-15T20:58:39.707-04:002011-06-15T20:58:39.707-04:00I agree. I found the Iowa test to be much more &q...I agree. I found the Iowa test to be much more "you studied that topic or you didn't, but if you didn't, you couldn't use your other history knowledge to figure it out." So I also thought these were (mostly) well designed questions for assessing US history knowledge/thinking.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11164883668587344597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603765641072392630.post-22844175495920882082011-06-15T20:13:42.756-04:002011-06-15T20:13:42.756-04:00Nicely done, M!
What I found interesting about th...Nicely done, M!<br /><br />What I found interesting about the exam (and the framework linked from the page) is the stress on overall historical ideas and concepts, over particular knowledge and memory. I had no idea about most events in questions, yet I could answer them correctly from understanding the overall logic of the situation. I like that approach.MariaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769513929584082597noreply@blogger.com