Web-Based History Learning Environments Helping All Students Learn and Like History

This article explores the benefits of the Internet to enhance history instruction for all learners. The authors describe a Web-based learning environment, the Virtual History Museum (VHM), that helps teachers create motivating, inquiry-based history units. VHM also allows teachers to build supports...

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Published inIntervention in school and clinic Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 3 - 11
Main Authors Okolo, Cynthia M., Englert, Carol Sue, Bouck, Emily C., Heutsche, Anne M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2007
PRO-ED, Inc
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Archives & records
Computer assisted instruction
Computer Simulation
Educational Benefits
Educational Environment
Grade 8
History
History Instruction
Individualized Education Programs
Individualized Instruction
Inquiry
Internet
Language arts
Learning
Learning disabilities
Learning environment
Learning Motivation
Lesson plans
Literacy
Mild Disabilities
Motivation
Museums
Native North Americans
Pilot Projects
Social studies
Special education
Students with disabilities
Teachers
Teaching Methods
Units of Study
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Summary:This article explores the benefits of the Internet to enhance history instruction for all learners. The authors describe a Web-based learning environment, the Virtual History Museum (VHM), that helps teachers create motivating, inquiry-based history units. VHM also allows teachers to build supports for learners with disabilities or other learning challenges. A pilot study that demonstrated the impact of the VHM on history learning and participation of eighth-grade students with mild disabilities is discussed.
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ISSN:1053-4512
1538-4810
DOI:10.1177/10534512070430010101