Revised National Curriculum Statement Grades R-9 (Schools) - Grade Seven
Learning Area: Social Sciences (History)
Learning Outcome 1: Historical Enquiry
The learner will be able to use enquiry skills to investigate the past and present.
Assessment standards
The learner continues to ask questions about aspects of the past, and asks questions to begin an investigation of a topic.
We know this when the learner:
- Identifies and selects a variety of historical and archaeological sources relevant to an inquiry [finds sources].
- Compiles and organises information from a number of sources to obtain evidence about aspects of the past [works with sources].
- Interprets and finds information from simple graphical and statistical sources (e.g. graphs, population figures, census returns and tables) [works with sources].
- Uses the information from the sources to present well-thought-out answers to questions [answers the question].
- Communicates knowledge and understanding by formulating arguments based on evidence from the sources either in a debate, by producing longer pieces of historical writing, through artwork, graphics and drama; uses information technology where available and appropriate [communicates the answer].
Learning Outcome 2: Historical Knowledge and Understanding
The learner will be able to demonstrate historical knowledge and understanding.
Assessment standards
We know this when the learner:
- Develops timelines and creates diagrams to illustrate periods and events in the past [chronology and time].
- Describes and makes links between reasons for and results of key events and changes [cause and effect].
- Explains why certain aspects of society in different contexts have or have not changed over time [change and continuity].
Learning Outcome 3: Historical Interpretation
The learner will be able to interpret aspects of history.
Assessment standards
We know this when the learner:
- Understands how and why some events in the past have been interpreted differently [source interpretation].
- Recognises that accounts written some time after the event may differ from contemporary accounts [source interpretation].
- Recognises that different value systems and traditions may influence the way events in the past are interpreted [influences on interpretation].
- Describes how archaeologists work with material remains of the past, and makes deductions from selected material remains of the past [representation of the past].
- Explains the ways in which people remember events in the past [representation of the past].