A Guide to Methods and Observation in History / Studies in High School Observation

by Calvin Olin Davis

Queries

1. How can primary source material be employed by teachers of history in the elementary and high school?

2. To what extent ought it to be employed?

3. Would the course of history offered, the year in which it is taught, and the character of the school and its pupils, affect the answer? If so, how?

4. What place in the high school has such a book as Hill's Liberty Documents?

5. To what extent do the observations made by you coincide with your views respecting the use of primary source material?

6. Make a list of ten or more "source materials" you personally could use in your teaching of history. Why would you select the "material" you have?

1. How can the quasi-primary source material be used in elementary schools and high schools?

2. What phases of such material do you plan to use?

3. What is the basis for your selection?