Engaging Adolescents With LD in Higher Order Thinking About History Concepts Using Integrated Content Enhancement Routines

The understanding and use of historical concepts specified in national history standards pose many challenges to students. These challenges include both the acquisition of content knowledge and the use of that knowledge in ways that require higher order thinking. All students, including adolescents...

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Published in:Journal of learning disabilities 2007-03, Vol.40 (2), p.121-133
Main Authors: Bulgren, Janis, Deshler, Donald D., Lenz, B. Keith
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
American history
Cognition
Concept Formation
Concepts
Critical thinking
Curriculum
Democracy
Education
Educational Change
Female
Grade 4
History
History Instruction
Humans
Instructional Development
Learning Disabilities
Learning disabled adolescents
Learning disabled students
Learning Disorders
Male
National Standards
Periodicity
Secondary school students
Special education
Teaching
Teaching - methods
Thinking
United States History
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Summary:The understanding and use of historical concepts specified in national history standards pose many challenges to students. These challenges include both the acquisition of content knowledge and the use of that knowledge in ways that require higher order thinking. All students, including adolescents with learning disabilities (LD), are expected to understand and use concepts of history to pass high-stakes assessments and to participate meaningfully in a democratic society. This article describes Content Enhancement Routines (CERs) to illustrate instructional planning, teaching, and assessing for higher order thinking with examples from an American history unit. Research on the individual components of Content Enhancement Routines will be illustrated with data from 1 of the routines. The potential use of integrated sets of materials and procedures across grade levels and content areas will be discussed.
ISSN:0022-2194
1538-4780
DOI:10.1177/00222194070400020301