Kim Wilson
Lecturer
Department of Educational Studies
Macquarie University
Australia
Biography
Dr Kim Wilson is Lecturer in Secondary History Education at Macquarie University. Her research into historical fiction for child and young adult readers identified a prevalent trend for re-visioning and rewriting the past according to modern social and political ideological assumptions. Her current research focusses on strategies to enable and measure growth in history student's Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). She is particularly interested in how technology can be used to facilitate the teaching of evaluative and critical thinking skills.
Research Interest
Educational Studies
Publications
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The Past re-imagined: memory and representations of power in historical fiction for children Wilson, K. 2008 In : International Research in Children's Literature. 19, 2, p. 111-124 14 p.
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Living history fiction Wilson, K. 2010 In : Papers : explorations into children's literature. 20, 1, p. 77-86 10 p
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Re-visioning historical fiction for young readers: the past through modern eyes Wilson, K. 2011 New York: Routledge. 211 p.
