History Matters: Historical Thinking K—16

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The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education Beyond the Rhetoric: Improving College Readiness Through Coherent State Policy The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education

UFV History Program Outcomes Historical Skills: Research historical topics systematically and effectively Recognize and effectively use primary and secondary sources Interpret research results critically and with relevance to a particular field of academic history Recognize and demonstrate the conventions of academic historical writing Write clearly and effectively with audience expectations in mind Speak clearly and effectively to and in a group

UFV History Program Outcomes Historical Thinking: Recognize the difference between the past and the products of historians Recognize that the past is different from the present and attempt to take historical perspectives Recognize that the past takes place within an interconnected and complex context that changes over time Recognize the causes and consequences of historical events

UFV History Program Outcomes Knowledge and Disciplinary Understandings: Recognize the major fields of historical study both across the discipline and within narrow regional or national areas Identify the broad historical outlines of various regions Recognize the range of historical work inside and outside the academic setting

The Big Six Historical Thinking Concepts Peter Seixas & Tom Morton