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American History Quick Course Survey
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about your American History course and our titles in this quick 10-question survey.
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First, we'd like to know a little bit about you.
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Name
School
Book or resources assigned
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2.
What is your academic email address?
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3.
How many students are typically enrolled in your U.S. history survey course (all sections combined)?
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4.
Which part of the American history course do you most regularly teach?
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First half
Second half
Both halves
U.S. history is a 1-term course where I teach
Quarters or other (please specify)
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How do you get your students to understand the significance of historical events rather than see history as a march through events and dates?
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I use a unifying theme or themes
I try to get students to see the relevance of history to their own lives
I use a storytelling approach
Other (please specify)
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6.
Do you have your students analyze primary sources?
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I assign historical sources as part of the chapter reading.
I assign historical sources as a separate assignment.
I have students engage with sources in class.
Other (please specify)
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What skills do students taking your course struggle with the most?
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Analyzing primary sources
Making connections between historical developments in U.S. history
Engaging with the reading/reading comprehension
Understanding/interpreting maps
Understanding diverse American experiences
Chronological contexts (putting major events in order, for instance)
Synthesizing complex material
Other (please specify)
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8.
Please identify the digital resources you or your students are using. Check all that apply.
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Ebook
Test Bank
PowerPoint slides
Online primary sources
Primary source tutorials/exercises
Map exercises
Quizzes that report to your LMS grade book
Activity reports/diagnostic reports that identify class or individual student performance
Other instructor resources (chapter outlines, lecture notes, discussion questions, for instance)
Other (please specify)
None of the above
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9.
Are you/your committee evaluating U.S. history texts this year?
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Likely
Unlikely
Not sure
Other (please specify)
10.
Would you like to receive a copy of any of our American History titles
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America: A Narrative History
by David Shi, Daina Ramey Berry, Joseph Crespino, and Amy Murrell Taylor
Give Me Liberty
by Eric Foner, Kathleen DuVal, and Lisa McGirr
These Truths
Inquiry Edition by Jill Lepore
Other (please specify)