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The paper aims at identifying The Impact of Buxton Model on Acquiring History Concepts among Fifth Year Literary Branch Female Students. In order to verify the aim of the paper and its hypothesis, the researcher has deliberately selected Fatima High School for girls in Diyala General Directorate of Education in the academic year 2015- 2016. A sample of fifth year female students-literary branch were selected and divided into two groups; experimental and controlling. The sample of the study comprised (60) female students, 30 students per group. Then, the researcher matched the two groups in the variables of (age in months, intelligence and previous experience test). Moreover, the researcher has set the study requirements in terms of specifying the academic syllabus, forming behavioral objectives; preparing lesson plans for both groups a test for the acquisition of history concepts and exposing the test to a group of experts. In the light of their notes and reviews, certain necessary amendments were done. The researcher adopted the suitable statistic tools. In the light of the study results, the researcher has set the following conclusions: 1) Buxton model is more effective than the traditional method in acquiring history concepts among fifth year female students-literary branch. 2) The use of Buxton model in teaching copes with the requirements of modern teaching in stimulating the motivation of female students towards learning. 3) Delineating Buxton model assisted in heightening the level of acquiring and organizing the process of teaching history concepts in a serial, linked and perfect way. 4) Buxton model makes female students an integral part in the educational process which will lead to positive interaction among female students and effective participation during the whole experimentation period. (Published Abstract)