Sam Wineburg

Sam Wineburg
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Academic background
Education
Doctoral advisorLee Shulman
Academic work
InstitutionsStanford University

Samuel S. Wineburg (born 1958) is an American educational and cognitive psychologist. He is the Margaret Jacks Professor of Education and, by courtesy, of History & American Studies emeritus at Stanford University.

Since the 1990s, Wineburg has been a leading figure in research on historical thinking and the teaching and learning of history.[1][2][3] Wineburg's work has proved foundational in establishing a "heuristic" stream of research on historical thinking which seeks to close the gap between the critical and interpretive work of historians and the fact-based work of students.[4] Wineburg's more recent work has focused on how individuals evaluate the reliability of digital information.[5][1]

  1. ^ a b Onion, Rebecca (2018-09-18). "Amid the Online Glut of Facts and Fake News, We're Teaching History Wrong". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  2. ^ Berg, Christopher W.; Christou, Theodore M. (2020-04-03). The Palgrave Handbook of History and Social Studies Education. Springer Nature. p. 548. ISBN 978-3-030-37210-1.
  3. ^ Arum, Richard; Roksa, Josipa; Cook, Amanda (2016-05-02). Improving Quality in American Higher Education: Learning Outcomes and Assessments for the 21st Century. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-119-26851-2.
  4. ^ Metzger, Scott Alan; Harris, Lauren McArthur (2018-03-02). The Wiley International Handbook of History Teaching and Learning. John Wiley & Sons. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-119-10077-5.
  5. ^ Hess, Rick (2021-04-08). "The Stanford Scholar Bent on Helping Digital Readers Spot Fake News". Education Week. ISSN 0277-4232. Retrieved 2022-02-28.