Modern History Stage 6 Syllabus
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Note: teachers may wish to allocate marks or grades to the standards of achievement.2.4 The Historical Investigation The Historical Investigation is designed to provide opportunities for all students to further develop relevant investigative, research and presentation skills that are the core of the historical inquiry process. The outcomes addressed in the investigation build on those in the Years 7–10 History syllabus. Stage 6 History students will access the Preliminary Stage 6 Outcomes at different levels depending on their previous experiences and abilities. The Historical Investigation should extend a particular area of individual student or group interest. The investigation can be integrated into any aspect of the Preliminary course and need not be completed as one project. It may be completed by an individual student, in pairs or groups or dealt with as a whole class activity. Students should be encouraged to select a topic and presentation style that reflects their individual interests and abilities. Possible Historical Investigations could include:
Topics may include: a case study aspects of a case study significant individuals, groups, events a thematic study specific sites or buildings aspects of everyday life historical debates myths and legends constructions of the past in various media The investigation must not overlap or duplicate significantly any topic attempted in the HSC courses or History Extension. 2.4.1 The Process of Historical Investigation The development of students’ research and investigative skills should include the process of historical investigation, either in one project, a part project or integrated into other Preliminary course work. It includes: planning and conducting historical investigations comprehending written and archaeological sources locating, selecting and organising relevant information from a variety of sources summarising main ideas using a variety of sources to develop a view about historical issues identifying historical debates, problems and issues relevant to the topic analysing sources for their usefulness, relevance and reliability identifying different historical perspectives and interpretations evident in sources formulating historical questions and hypotheses relevant to the investigation using historical terms and concepts appropriately synthesising information from a range of sources to develop and support an historical argument refining the argument – revisiting the original question/hypothesis and reviewing it in light of new material, eg the introduction of new sources may change conclusions drawn presenting and communicating the findings of the historical investigation using appropriate and well-structured oral and/or written and/or multimedia forms, including ICT. Directory: syllabus hsc -> pdf doc pdf doc -> Engineering Studies Stage 6 Syllabus Amended 2011 Original published version updated pdf doc -> Annotations of texts Download 499.05 Kb. Share with your friends:
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