A History of Change takes a chronological and thematic approach to the history of Ireland and the history of Europe and the wider world.
The key Nature of History element (Strand 1) is addressed in every chapter by using an evidential approach to develop historical consciousness and help the student to acquire the ‘big picture’.
The main features of the textbook are:
Consistent, developmental chapter structure
Each topic is constructed to build mastery of concepts and support planning by including six characteristics of high-leverage teaching practices: 1. Links to prior learning through retrieval practice; 2. Teacher-modelled explanations of historical concepts; 3. Opportunities for students to check for understanding; 4. Opportunities for guided student practice with scaffolds; 5. Opportunities for increasingly difficult independent student practice; 6. Summative progress checks linked to exam-style questions.
Differentiated tiered questioning
At the end of every topic, ‘Check Your Understanding’ tiered questions provide students with an opportunity to test their knowledge of the key historical concepts of the topic at three different levels: bronze, silver and gold. These questions are constructed to build student-understanding slowly and enable students to apply their knowledge to a wide variety of questions by engaging with action verbs used on the Junior Cycle paper. This creates an inclusive book to allow students of all learning levels, including Level Two Learning Programmes, to access bronze level questioning.
Retrieval practice
Every topic provides opportunities to complete retrieval practice and consolidate pre-requisite knowledge in the form of ‘Knowledge Retrieval’ features.
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