Proven to work. Detective work. 6
Description
A demonstration of how thinking skills can help both independent and group learning. The effectiveness of this strategy is supported by research. A year 8 class is asked to investigate the notorious death of a king. The investigation concerns a notorious historical mystery, the death of William II - was it an accident or murder? The secondary History students at the President Kennedy School in Coventry are placed in groups and each given different source material which they must consider and then communicate to the others. After weighing the evidence, they have to reach their own conclusion and then make a group decision. It's an approach that can be adapted to challenge other key stages and by other subject areas, such as Geography and English. Philippa Cordingley, director of the Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education helps explain how it all works.
Runtime
7 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2010
Database
Alexander Street
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