Using a beginning history teacher’s consideration of students’ prior knowledge in a single lesson case study to reframe discussion of historical knowledge

Authors

  • Catherine McCrory UCL, Institute of Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/reifop/20.2.284921
Keywords: inferentialism, concepts, knowledge,

Abstract

Using the philosophy of inferentialism (Brandom, 2000), this article explores teachers’ approach to students’ conceptual development, arguing that asking what it is for a concept to have meaning affords new ways of framing both instructional design and explanations of variation in student learning. Through an inductive research strategy into a single lesson taught by a student-teacher, I show how semantic theory can help educators to discern and harness student knowledge building.

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Published
12-04-2017
How to Cite
McCrory, C. (2017). Using a beginning history teacher’s consideration of students’ prior knowledge in a single lesson case study to reframe discussion of historical knowledge. Interuniversity Electronic Journal of Teacher Formation, 20(2), 29–44. https://doi.org/10.6018/reifop/20.2.284921