World History Project curriculum¶
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Evidence · 6 claims (4 for, 2 against) · 2 studies (1 causal, 1 design),q2–q3· 1 of 2 report an effect size · 6 claims rest on one study
Description¶
World History Project is a free, online, year-long high-school world-history curriculum made by the OER Project, combining readings, videos, historical-thinking activities, and teacher guidance.
Components¶
Claims¶
- An evaluation of the World History Project detected no statistically significant difference from comparison students in the other five historical thinking skills [+M]
- World History Project does not engage students more than business-as-usual curricula on first implementation, with somewhat negative perception trends [-M]
- Teachers find World History Project overwhelming in their initial adoption year and make substantial modifications across three main categories [-M]
- World History Project adoption increases learning opportunities for historical thinking in summative activities relative to business-as-usual curricula [+M]
- Students learning from World History Project demonstrate more understanding of continuity and change over time in history than comparison students [+M]
- World History Project assignments scored higher on most learning opportunity rubric dimensions than other assignments [+M]
Related Products and Programmes¶
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Key Sources¶
- Iwatani, E., Hardy, A., Means, B., Daal, S., & Wei, X. (2023). Evaluation of World History Project. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/199
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World History Project curriculum |
description |
World History Project is a free, online, year-long high-school world-history curriculum made by the OER Project, combining readings, videos, historical-thinking activities, and teacher guidance. |
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by process:sweep-kinds on 2026-10-10 |
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1 — iwatani-2023 |
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