Distinguishing What Makes History Learners Successful: Perceptions of Successful Veteran History Educators

• In Event: Content and Skill-Specific Pedagogy

Abstract

This study examines perceptions of veteran successful history teachers and their understanding of factors that distinguish students who do well and struggle in history and historical thinking. Through a focused analysis of interviews with a set of these teachers, several themes were identified as key factors that helped explain what makes history learners successful. This paper presents those distinguishing factors and compares them to expert-constructed tools such as NCHE's History's Habits of Mind.

Author

• Kevin Scott Krahenbuhl, Middle Tennessee State University