@CarlPaulus Lendol Calder & Robert Williams wrote a study on essays in history undergrad classrooms that provides insights. Might also depend on the class’s purpose, e.g. a public history course could require a different project. But I think essays a
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Ok. I actually found the essay laughable. It shows less about historians and essays than about historians and false precision. This is a ridiculously small sample size. And even though it’s an intro class being tested, there’s no breakdown of if the studen
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Me last spring: This new JAH article by @LendolCalder & Rob Williams makes good points about getting rid of essays from history courses, but I don't know... Me now, trying to find time to grade student essays: Maybe I shouldn't require any more essays?
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Absolutely critical article for all #History teachers and professors #highered. It's also open access https://t.co/3qrK1ROlg8 Take a look, @CndHistAssoc