History
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VELS Learning Domain: The Humanities - History
Historical knowledge and understanding dimension
Focus on particular concepts and contexts of history.
Students learn the concept of time:
- chronology and sequencing;
- change and continuity;
- past, present and future in a range of historical contexts.
Through studying the past students learn about:
- change and its impact on people’s lives and the significance of continuity - how aspects of past societies have been preserved.
- cause and effect, the relationship between events and people’s actions and intentions.
- identity, personal, cultural, and national and the contributions of people past and present to that identity.
- evidence and the range of sources of information about the past.
Students gain a balanced coverage of historical content, including knowledge about Australian history, to provide a sense of chronology and to help them understand their present and shape their future.
Historical reasoning and interpretation dimension
Focus on the nature of historical thinking.
Students learn to frame questions in the light of their own knowledge and experiences and to develop research and inquiry skills. These include gathering and documenting evidence from a variety of sources, including artefacts, documents and graphics, and interpreting evidence.
Students develop skills in making judgments about sources of evidence, including the ideas and voices expressed, the culture and values represented and the literal and symbolic meanings expressed. They learn that there are multiple, conflicting and often partial interpretations of events.
Students learn the language of history including using terms such as primary and secondary sources and terms relevant to particular periods of history such as medieval and revolution.
They communicate their understanding of history using the conventions of a range of forms of representation such as
- timelines
- media reports
- multimedia presentations
- oral presentations
- posters
- photographic and written essays.
Software
Everything :)
Examples
References
- History (http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/essential/discipline/humanities/history/index.html) | Discipline-based Learning (http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/essential/discipline/index.html) | P-10 Curriculum and Standards (http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/essential/index.html) | VELS HOME (http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/)
- HTAV (http://www.htav.asn.au) History Teachers' Association of Victoria
- AFSSE (http://www.afssse.asn.au/) Australian Federation of Societies for the Studies of Society and Environment
