Re-Energizing the High School History Lesson

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2017-05
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Odom, Quinlan
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University Honors College, Middle Tennessee State University
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Traditional methods of teaching History in High School lead to disengaged students. Reacting to the Past is a university-level pedagogy that has improved retention rates among college students. The RTTP pedagogy could be successful in the high school classroom as well. In order to test that theory, I have devised my own RTTP game which is tailored for high school students. So that I may assess the effects of the game, I have tested it with a group of volunteers and analyzed the data. Based on the results of my data, I will revisit the game I have written and make improvements based on the feedback I received from volunteers.
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Ireland, reacting to the past, history, education, pedagogy, Easter Rising, 1916
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