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You are here: Home / PGCE History at UEA / Time and Chronology / References for reading about children’s understanding of Time

References for reading about children’s understanding of Time

Research and writing on children’s understanding of Time

Barker, B, Robinson, E., Smith, C. and Vlaeminke, M. (1999) Student Handbook for History KS3, KS4 and GCSE, Cambridge, Pearson: pp. 1-17

Blyth, J. (1988) History 5 to 9, London, Hodder and Stoughton

Blyth, J. (1989) History in Primary Schools, Milton Keynes, Open University Press: pp. 101-109.

Booth, M. and Husbands, C. (1993) ‘The History National Curriculum in England and Wales: assessment at Key Stage 3’, The Curriculum Journal, 4,1: pp. 21-36

Bradley, N. (1947) ‘The growth of knowledge of time in young children of school-age’, British Journal of Psychology, No. 38:pp. 67-8.

Chapman, T. (1993) ‘Teaching chronology through timelines’, Teaching History, October: pp.25-9.

Cockburn, A. (1998) ‘The right time for learning’, Times Educational Supplement, 2 October.

Cooper, H. (1995) The teaching of History in primary Schools: implementing the revised National Curriculum, London, David Fulton.

Cooper, H. (1995) History in the early years, London, Routledge.

Dean, J. (1995) Teaching History at Key Stage 2, Cambridge, Chris Kington.

Friedman, W. (1978) ‘The development of time concepts in children’, in Reese, H. and Lipsett, L. (Ed.) Advances in child development and behaviour.

Harnett, P. (1993) ‘Identifying progression in children’s understanding: the use of visual materials to assess primary school children’s learning in history’, Cambridge Journal of Education, 23, 2: pp. 137-54.

Haydn, T. (1998) ‘Teaching children about time: back to basics?’, in History Education: subject knowledge, pedagogy and practice, Phillips, R. and Easdown, G. (Ed.) Lancaster, SCHTE: pp. 117-130.

Hodkinson, A. (1995) ‘Historical Time and the National Curriculum’, Teaching History, April: pp. 18-20.

Hoodless, P. (1996) Time and Timelines in the Primary school, London, Historical Association.

Lomas, T. (1993) Teaching and assessing historical understanding, London, Historical Assiciation: pp.20-30.

Jahoda, G. (1963) ‘Children’s concepts of Time and History’, Educational Review, February: pp. 87-104.

Jordanova, L. (2000) History in Practice, London, Arnold: pp.114-139.

Partington, G. (1980) The idea of an historical education, Windsor, NFER: pp. 224-37.

Shuter, P. and Child, J. (1987) Skills in History: Book 1, Changes, Oxford, Heinemann: pp.1-7.

Simchowitz, C. (1995) The development of temporal concepts in children and its significance for history teaching in the primary school, Teaching History No. 79: pp.15-17.

Stow, W. and Haydn, T. (1999) ‘Issues in the teaching of chronology’, in Arthur, J. and Phillips, R. (Ed.) Issues in History Teaching, London, Routledge: pp. 83-97.

Thornton, S. and Vukelich, R. (1988) ‘The effects of children’s understanding of time concepts on historical understanding, Theory and Research in Education, Winter.

West, J. (1981) ‘Primary school children’s perceptions of authenticity and time in historical narrative pictures, Teaching History, February.

Wood, S. (1995) ‘Developing an understanding of time- sequencing issues’, Teaching History, No. 79: pp. 11-14.

Wood, L. and Holden, C. (1994) Teaching Early Years History, Cambridge, Chris Kington.

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