Evaluating american history teachers' professional development: Effects on student learning

Theory and Research in Social Education

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 494-540

  Paz, Susan De La ^a   Malkus, Nathaniel ^a,b   Monte Sano, Chauncey ^a   Montanaro, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Document based questions; Historical argumentation; History education; Teacher professional development; Teaching American History (TAH) grant program

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867494322     PISSN: 00933104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00933104.2011.10473465     Document Type: Article

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