Because elementary teachers are viewed as subject-matter generalists who are not specialized in teaching history, this qualitative action research project explored my practice as I designed, implemented, and evaluated a unit that utilized effective history teaching practices. The study took place in my fourth-grade classroom which resides in the Intermountain West. The data was analyzed with Cochran-Smith and Lytle's (1999) three types of knowledge as a priori codes. Inductive processes were then used to find patterns and themes. The study found that designing this unit involved engaging in historical practices and using traditional lesson planning techniques. Further, implementing the study involved engaging in disciplinary literacies through questioning and responding to student needs during the unit. Finally, the evaluation of the unit involved reflecting on mistakes and making plans for future units. These findings added to the research that has been done on history teaching by showing how I used historical practices (such as visiting historical places, finding primary source documents, and engaging in collaboration) to gain more knowledge for practice. These findings also showed that I used my knowledge in practice to generate questions that helped my students to utilize the disciplinary literacies of history. Finally, this study showed that going through the action research cycle was a meaningful experience for me and helped me to generate more knowledge of practice. Thus, the recommendation is put forth that preservice teachers are taught how to engage in historical practices and how to utilize the action research cycle in their practice.

In this inquiry, I investigated three Advanced Placement United State History teachers' beliefs, knowledge, and implementation of disciplinary literacy pedagogy in their Advanced Placement United States History (APUSH) classrooms. My interest in disciplinary literacy evolved from my own experiences as a high school social studies teacher and middle school intensive reading teacher. With the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, whose emphasis is, in part, on discipline-specific literacy, across the United States in 2014-2015, I recognize the need for research relevant to discipline-specific practices in the classroom. I want to contribute further to the understandings of disciplinary literacy pedagogy. According to the extant literature, teaching discipline-specific literacy practices is one way in which teachers approach social studies classes. However, it is not the most common model teachers' use. Moreover, the majority of the literature on disciplinary literacy pedagogy focuses on reading practices as opposed to reading and writing. Insufficient information exists in the disciplinary literacy literature base on discipline-specific reading and writing pedagogical practices in the secondary classroom. In this research, I utilized a qualitative design, specifically a descriptive case study to gain an understanding of three teachers beliefs, knowledge, and implementation of disciplinary literacy pedagogy. Data were two interviews with each participant, my observation notes, concept maps of a historical literacy teacher, classroom artifacts/documents, and a researcher reflexive journal. I chose descriptive coding for my within-case analysis and pattern coding for my cross-case analysis. After multiple readings of the data, I analyzed the interview transcripts, the concept maps devised by each of three historical literacy teachers, my observation notes, and classroom artifacts/documents using descriptive coding and pattern coding and categorizing themes. The following themes emerged from the coding process: Shay 1) implemented historical thinking skills and strategies specifically, he identified the importance of historical people, places, and events, encouraged the use of primary sources as evidence, and contextualized historical documents in class instruction; he 2) acquired disciplinary literacy beliefs and knowledge during his college preparation; and he 3) utilized collaborative groups in his classroom instruction. Michelle 1) acquired disciplinary literacy knowledge and beliefs in graduate school; 2) developed disciplinary knowledge as an Advance Placement grader; 3) prioritized questioning and manipulation of evidence in classroom instruction; and 4) varied instruction in her class according to the levels of her students. George 1) implemented intermediate literacy strategies in his classroom instruction; 2) acquired knowledge and beliefs about disciplinary literacy in graduate school; and 3) believed relevance of the content was crucial in meeting the needs of his students. Through cross-case analysis, I discovered seven common themes and two differences. All three teachers 1) believed in student-centered classrooms was the best pedagogical choice for classroom instruction; 2) utilized document analysis in the history classroom; 3) established communities of learning in the classroom; 4) believed civic efficacy was the purpose of social studies learning; 5) utilized close reading and text-dependent questions in the classroom; 6) apprenticed their students in the argumentative genre; and 7) varied their instruction to meet the needs of their students. Two differences emerged, which also adds to the production of new knowledge involving the study participants. All three teachers1) exhibited varied levels of understanding of text, literacy, intermediate literacy, and disciplinary literacy, which influenced their pedagogical choices in the classroom and 2) demonstrated varied understandings of what constitutes a writing strategy. Within my recommendations for teacher education, I address disciplinary literacy pedagogy and content-area literacy courses. Recommendations for future research include research on comprehensive literacy, disciplinary literacy pedagogy, and collaboration among teacher educators and discipline-specific professors. It is especially important that discipline-specific teacher incorporate the disciplinary literacy pedagogy in the classroom because of the Common Core State Standards. The Common Core State Standards recommend students to not only utilize discipline-specific literacy skills in the classroom but also to be able to transfer knowledge from one discipline to another. Thus, research on comprehensive literacy--a combination of discipline-specific literacy practices and curriculum-wide literacy practices and disciplinary literacy is warranted in the literacy community.

The goal of this dissertation in practice was to create professional development and curriculum modules focused on historical literacy in order to help teachers fully engage students in learning historical literacy skills. Historical literacy is the ability to understand the importance of the source of a document, being able to close read a text, to place a source within its proper context, and to corroborate the information from one source to another. The implementation of a program of this nature is designed to help teachers and students develop these skills with the hope that it positively impacts not only student learning in the social studies classroom, but will also have a positive impact on student test scores, student college experiences, students* future careers, and students* role within our civic society. Included within this dissertation in practice is a model for how to facilitate an effective professional development program that helps increase teacher efficacy, teacher skill level, and teacher use of historical literacy. This model pays special attention to ensuring that teachers also see how the demands of various standards and teacher evaluation systems can be addressed through the use of historical literacy. Suggested use for this dissertation in practice is the creation of professional development programs that help schools implement best practices throughout the learning organization.

O presente estudo tem como objetivo investigar evidências de operações cognitivas pertencentes ao pensamento histórico de estudantes da escola básica durante a pesquisa de temas históricos na Internet. Entende-se que tal investigação seja possível ao compreender os critérios usados para a busca, leitura e seleção de informações históricas durante a navegação na web. Para atingir esse objetivo, foi necessário o desenvolvimento de etapas de investigação que permitiu a) compreender as formas de seleção e leitura de informações históricas na Internet durante uma pesquisa sobre um tema histórico; b) investigar as formas de articulação dessas informações em suporte digital e sua relação com a narrativa histórica e c) compreender como o pensamento histórico do aluno do Ensino Fundamental II se manifesta em uma rede hipertextual dentro de uma situação de pesquisa histórica. Tal análise considerou que o ato de navegar pela Internet, que significa transitar por uma rede de hipertextos sob a forma de diferentes signos em formato digital, influencia de maneira única as práticas de leitura e aquisição de conhecimento. Essa rede hipertextual, que é definida como ciberespaço, é compreendida como um ambiente de aprendizagem que possibilita a interação entre diversos atores de comunicação pelo suporte material oferecido pela Internet. Dessa maneira, uma pesquisa escolar foi proposta para avaliar de que modo os alunos a realizariam. A proposta criou uma demanda de pesquisa sobre movimentos juvenis na contemporaneidade e esta foi realizada com alunos de um colégio particular da cidade de São Paulo. Essa atividade foi monitorada por meio de um software específico que gerou 26 arquivos de vídeo que foram analisados, além de 26 arquivos em formato de PowerPoint, usados pelos alunos para elaborar uma resposta à pesquisa empreendida. Esse material possibilitou a análise das operações cognitivas mobilizadas durante a navegação, relacionando essas operações com o desenvolvimento da literacia histórica desses alunos. A análise extensa dos vídeos possibilitou a elaboração de categorias que ajudaram a responder à relação entre o aluno, o conhecimento histórico e a navegação na Internet e as formas de leitura empreendidas por esses alunos no ambiente web, sendo constatado que o tipo de informação histórica mais selecionado foi o que identificava diretamente um acontecimento (79% selecionaram esse tipo de informação), sendo que 76% desses blocos apresentavam marcas temporais como a cronologia, ou mudanças e continuidades. Tal resultado denota um olhar aguçado desses alunos participantes aos sinais que podem indicar a qualidade das informações históricas utilizadas. Também foram analisadas as imagens selecionadas por esses alunos, em que foi observada a preferência quase unânime por fotografias que poderiam ajudar a explicar o tema pesquisado. Das fotografias selecionadas, foram analisadas as pequenas narrativas que essas portavam, dentro do conceito de análise pré-iconográfica, buscando identificar a relação de empatia histórica frente a essas imagens, demonstrada por apenas 31% das seleções realizadas pelos alunos. / The present study aims to investigate the quality of historical thought of primary school students during the historical research theme on the Internet. It is understood that such research is possible to understand the criteria used for searching, reading and selection of historical information while browsing the web. To achieve this goal it was necessary to develop research steps that allowed a) understand the ways of selection and reading of historical information on the Internet during a research on a historical topic, b) investigate ways to articulate this information in digital form and its compared with the historical narrative and c) understand how historical thinking student of Elementary Education II manifests itself in a hypertext network within a state historical research. This analysis found that the act of surfing the Internet, which means transit through a network of hypertext in the form of different signs in digital format, so only influences the practice of reading and knowledge acquisition. In this hypertext network, which is defined as cyberspace, is understood as a learning environment that enables the interaction between various actors of communication material support offered by the Internet. Thus, it was organized a form of research that created a demand for research on youth movements in contemporary which was conducted by students of a private school in the city of São Paulo. This activity was monitored by means of specific software that generated 26 video files that were analyzed, and 26 files in PowerPoint format, used by students to prepare a response to the research undertaken. This material allowed the analysis of cognitive operations mobilized during navigation, these operations relating to the development of historical literacy of these students. The extensive analysis of the videos enabled the elaboration of categories that helped answer the relationship between the student, historical knowledge and Internet browsing and ways of reading undertaken by these students in the web environment, and revealed that the historical information over selected was an event that directly identified (79% selected this type of information), 76% of these blocks also quality information as temporal chronology, change or continuity. This result indicates a keen eye these participating students for signs that may indicate the quality of the historical information used. Reviewest images were also selected by these students, where we observed the almost unanimous preference for photographs that could help explain the topic searched. Within the selected photographs, analyzed the narratives that these small bore, within the concept of preiconographic analysis in order to identify the relationship of historical empathy compared to those images, demonstrated by only 31% of selections made by students.

The Common Core State Standards and the National Council for the Social Studies (C3 Framework) have recently prompted renewed emphasis on literacy, particularly in history, therefore it is important to analyze and compare what exactly the teacher educators of leading journals are saying about historical literacy. This study examines the literacy messages for the history classroom in The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy and Theory (JAAL) and Research in Social Education (TRSE) from 2010-2015. An emergent, qualitative content analysis was used to analyze data from these journals. Results from this study indicates definitions on historical literacy vary between journals, both journals focused on elements of historical literacy over the whole concept, and historical literacy is addressed differently for distinctive intended participants. Implications from this study concerning teacher educators and history teachers are examined and possibilities for further research are also discussed.

O presente estudo tem como objetivo investigar evidências de operações cognitivas pertencentes ao pensamento histórico de estudantes da escola básica durante a pesquisa de temas históricos na Internet. Entende-se que tal investigação seja possível ao compreender os critérios usados para a busca, leitura e seleção de informações históricas durante a navegação na web. Para atingir esse objetivo, foi necessário o desenvolvimento de etapas de investigação que permitiu a) compreender as formas de seleção e leitura de informações históricas na Internet durante uma pesquisa sobre um tema histórico; b) investigar as formas de articulação dessas informações em suporte digital e sua relação com a narrativa histórica e c) compreender como o pensamento histórico do aluno do Ensino Fundamental II se manifesta em uma rede hipertextual dentro de uma situação de pesquisa histórica. Tal análise considerou que o ato de navegar pela Internet, que significa transitar por uma rede de hipertextos sob a forma de diferentes signos em formato digital, influencia de maneira única as práticas de leitura e aquisição de conhecimento. Essa rede hipertextual, que é definida como ciberespaço, é compreendida como um ambiente de aprendizagem que possibilita a interação entre diversos atores de comunicação pelo suporte material oferecido pela Internet. Dessa maneira, uma pesquisa escolar foi proposta para avaliar de que modo os alunos a realizariam. A proposta criou uma demanda de pesquisa sobre movimentos juvenis na contemporaneidade e esta foi realizada com alunos de um colégio particular da cidade de São Paulo. Essa atividade foi monitorada por meio de um software específico que gerou 26 arquivos de vídeo que foram analisados, além de 26 arquivos em formato de PowerPoint, usados pelos alunos para elaborar uma resposta à pesquisa empreendida. Esse material possibilitou a análise das operações cognitivas mobilizadas durante a navegação, relacionando essas operações com o desenvolvimento da literacia histórica desses alunos. A análise extensa dos vídeos possibilitou a elaboração de categorias que ajudaram a responder à relação entre o aluno, o conhecimento histórico e a navegação na Internet e as formas de leitura empreendidas por esses alunos no ambiente web, sendo constatado que o tipo de informação histórica mais selecionado foi o que identificava diretamente um acontecimento (79% selecionaram esse tipo de informação), sendo que 76% desses blocos apresentavam marcas temporais como a cronologia, ou mudanças e continuidades. Tal resultado denota um olhar aguçado desses alunos participantes aos sinais que podem indicar a qualidade das informações históricas utilizadas. Também foram analisadas as imagens selecionadas por esses alunos, em que foi observada a preferência quase unânime por fotografias que poderiam ajudar a explicar o tema pesquisado. Das fotografias selecionadas, foram analisadas as pequenas narrativas que essas portavam, dentro do conceito de análise pré-iconográfica, buscando identificar a relação de empatia histórica frente a essas imagens, demonstrada por apenas 31% das seleções realizadas pelos alunos. / The present study aims to investigate the quality of historical thought of primary school students during the historical research theme on the Internet. It is understood that such research is possible to understand the criteria used for searching, reading and selection of historical information while browsing the web. To achieve this goal it was necessary to develop research steps that allowed a) understand the ways of selection and reading of historical information on the Internet during a research on a historical topic, b) investigate ways to articulate this information in digital form and its compared with the historical narrative and c) understand how historical thinking student of Elementary Education II manifests itself in a hypertext network within a state historical research. This analysis found that the act of surfing the Internet, which means transit through a network of hypertext in the form of different signs in digital format, so only influences the practice of reading and knowledge acquisition. In this hypertext network, which is defined as cyberspace, is understood as a learning environment that enables the interaction between various actors of communication material support offered by the Internet. Thus, it was organized a form of research that created a demand for research on youth movements in contemporary which was conducted by students of a private school in the city of São Paulo. This activity was monitored by means of specific software that generated 26 video files that were analyzed, and 26 files in PowerPoint format, used by students to prepare a response to the research undertaken. This material allowed the analysis of cognitive operations mobilized during navigation, these operations relating to the development of historical literacy of these students. The extensive analysis of the videos enabled the elaboration of categories that helped answer the relationship between the student, historical knowledge and Internet browsing and ways of reading undertaken by these students in the web environment, and revealed that the historical information over selected was an event that directly identified (79% selected this type of information), 76% of these blocks also quality information as temporal chronology, change or continuity. This result indicates a keen eye these participating students for signs that may indicate the quality of the historical information used. Reviewest images were also selected by these students, where we observed the almost unanimous preference for photographs that could help explain the topic searched. Within the selected photographs, analyzed the narratives that these small bore, within the concept of preiconographic analysis in order to identify the relationship of historical empathy compared to those images, demonstrated by only 31% of selections made by students.

The aim of this diploma thesis is to analyze and compare the didactic potential of Czech and Austrian history textbooks regarding to their anchoring in the educational system and working with historical thinking and historical literacy, generally with the development of students' key competencies. The thesis took into account differences in the educational systems of both countries, the curriculum and, overall, worked with the goals of modern history teaching. The comparison was made on historical events that connect these two countries, and the core of the thesis is the analysis of processing these topics in terms of the Research-Based teaching goals. The output of this thesis is a specific teaching unit that works with Czech and Austrian textbooks and tries to cover the main theses of modern didactics of history. Keywords Textbooks, history teaching, Czech Republic, Austria, Research-Based teaching, historical thinking, historical literacy

The thesis aims to stimulate the debate on the need of improvement of the history education in the Czech Republic. It concentrates on describing the consequences of current historical situation, defined by the dealing with the communist past discourse, to history education. First, it analyses the very concept of dealing with the communist past, using available linguistic and statistic tools (e.g. Czech National Corpus and Mediasearch archive) and multidisciplinary literature. Then the three studies follow. The first case study explores the public debates on teaching of communist history that took place in the public since 1989 and included some criticism of the quality of history education. It also analyses conceptualizations of history education within the national curriculum since 1989. As a result, two dominant discursive types that have had an influence on the public debate about history education and teaching practice are defined. The second study explores the memory, pedagogical and discursive practices related to the application of oral history method for both remembrance and history education. It examines both positive but also problematic aspects of memory practice in education related to the stories of 1950's persecution. The third study discuses results of empirical research aimed on...