AP Euro Notes
Building an Essential World History Tool: Teaching Comparative History Comparison may be the most widely used demonstration of higher level thinking in history courses. Teachers usually assume students can compare because everyone makes comparisons so often. Yet frequency of activity does not guarantee the quality. The value of comparative history: Comparison locates the distinctive Comparison locates the common Comparison locates hidden elements in a situation ? applying what is obvious in one situation to another or asking questions raised in one place of another can reveal hidden attributes. Comparative history stimulates students to use higher-level thinking skills. Thinking the comparative method: