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Gabriel Reich, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning

Gabriel Reich

Research Interests

Special interest within the discipline of social studies education is the developing field of historical consciousness, which includes historical thinking and understanding. This sub-field of history and history/social studies education focuses on the ways in which young people come to understand history and to apply historical frameworks to orient themselves in the world. Within this larger sub-field, his work focuses on sites of collective memory such as state-sponsored history exams, public monuments and the secondary history/social studies classroom. His work with examinations has led to a related interest in validity theory and testing and accountability policies.

Courses

TEDU 547/310 Teaching Secondary Schools Social Studies and Practicum
TEDU 681 Investigations and Trends in Teaching: Social Studies                                   TEDU 651 Program Evaluation and Curriculum: The Case of Test-Based Accountability (Doctoral)
TEDU 627/HIST 691 Exploring Historical Consciousness                                   TEDU 617 Curriculum and Instruction (Doctoral)