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Citation: 

Wineburg, Samuel S. “Historical Problem Solving: A Study of the Cognitive Processes used in the Evaluation of Documentary and Pictorial Evidence.” Journal of Educational Psychology 83(1) (1991): 73-87. http://www.apa.org/journals/edu/

Abstract/Summary: 

How people evaluate primary and secondary sources when considering historical questions was studied by asking eight historians and eight high school seniors to think aloud while reviewing written and pictorial documents about the Battle of Lexington. Differences between the groups are discussed concerning cognitive processes and beliefs about historical inquiry.

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ERIC