Routledge Assessing Historical Thinking and Understanding Book

Improve how educators evaluate student cognition with Assessing Historical Thinking and Understanding. In this work, author Bruce VanSledright addresses the limitations of traditional standardized testing. He argues that common testing approaches often fail to measure the complex levels of understanding students are expected to reach in history classrooms. This book provides a path for educators to move toward new methods of learning, teaching, and assessment. By focusing on how learners develop their historical thinking, the text offers a way to better track student progress. The approach presented helps bridge the gap between classroom instruction and the requirements found in the Common Core State Standards. This is an essential resource for teachers and administrators looking to modernize their assessment strategies for history education.