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University
Shawnee State University
Major
Middle Childhood Education
Presentation Types
Oral Presentation
Keywords:
Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Social Studies, Reading History
Abstract
History class has long been thought to be static, filled with lectures and notes. In today’s classroom, this is no longer feasible. Placing primary documents in the hands of students is vitally important and can increase their engagement with the content. There certainly is no shortage of comprehension strategies since it was recognized as a key development piece for students’ learning abilities but implementing them into a history class is quite often overlooked. This study looked at 3 of the most common comprehension strategies and how they impact learning in the history class. These strategies include: KWL charts, Jigsaws, and Pre-loaded reading questions. The students took a benchmark assessment and then read 3 different primary sources, completed the activities that would follow and were benchmarked again.
Human Subjects
yes
IRB Approval
no
Faculty Mentor Name
Gay Lynn Shipley
Faculty Mentor Title
Education Professor
Faculty Mentor Academic Department
School of Education
Recommended Citation
Fenton, Jared, "Reading Comprehensions in the Social Studies Classroom" (2021). Celebration of Scholarship. 10.
https://digitalcommons.shawnee.edu/cos/2021/day1/10
Reading Comprehensions in the Social Studies Classroom
History class has long been thought to be static, filled with lectures and notes. In today’s classroom, this is no longer feasible. Placing primary documents in the hands of students is vitally important and can increase their engagement with the content. There certainly is no shortage of comprehension strategies since it was recognized as a key development piece for students’ learning abilities but implementing them into a history class is quite often overlooked. This study looked at 3 of the most common comprehension strategies and how they impact learning in the history class. These strategies include: KWL charts, Jigsaws, and Pre-loaded reading questions. The students took a benchmark assessment and then read 3 different primary sources, completed the activities that would follow and were benchmarked again.