History lessons: teaching, learning, and testing in U.S. high school classrooms

Contents: Preface. Part I: Teaching History. Teaching History: Linda Strait and George Blair Teach About the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. Teaching History: The Nature of Pedagogy in History Classrooms. Part II: Learning History. Learning History: What Blair's and Strait's Students Understand About History. Learning History: The Nature of Student Understanding in History Classrooms. Part III: Testing History. Testing History: The Influence of State-Level Testing on Blair's and Strait's Practices. Testing History: The Nature of State-Level Testing in History Classrooms. Part IV: Influences on and Prospects for Ambitious Teaching. The Influences on Teachers' Classroom Decisions. Promoting Ambitious Teaching and Learning.