6. Conducting historical research Conducting Historical Research Move beyond their habitual research habits to employ methods more appropriate to the discipline. |
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Operations commonly required for this component |
Possible Assessment Examples |
a. The students are already doing this in other categories. |
a. Practice all other lower-level skills in the other categories as a way to prepare to do research. |
b. Give the students a primary or secondary source. Ask the students to find another source that relates to the first one. Then ask students to find a third source that relates to both of the other two. Have them explain the relationship. (For a detailed example, see Appendix 8) |
b. Perform a successful search for a primary or secondary source, using parameters supplied by or agreed upon with the teacher. |
c. Have students list the ways they normally do their research. Require them to find materials they would not find through their normal methods. |
c. Move beyond their habitual research habits to employ methods more appropriate to the discipline (for instance, many students use only Wikipedia or Google to do research or consult only JSTOR and not other more up-to-date databases). |
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