Revised National Curriculum Statement Grades R-9 (Schools) - Grade Six
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 asks questions about aspects of the past, present and future, using objects, pictures, written sources, buildings, museum displays and people (oral history).
We know this when the learner:
- Identifies sources to help answer the question about the topic (e.g. oral, written and visual sources, including maps, graphs and tables, objects, buildings, monuments, museums) [finds sources].
- Selects and records relevant information for specific purposes from a variety of sources (e.g. oral, written and visual sources, including maps, graphs and tables, objects, buildings, monuments, museums) [works with sources].
- Arranges information logically and chronologically in answering questions about people, events, objects, and places in the past [answers the question].
- Communicates historical knowledge and understanding by discussion and guided debate, through structured writing, by using graphs, tables, maps and diagrams, and through artwork 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:
- Places events, people and changes on a timeline which includes terms such as ‘BC’, ‘AD’ and ‘BCE’ [chronology and time].
- Gives reasons for and explains the results of key events and changes in more than one context [cause and effect].
- Identifies some aspects of society which have changed and some which have stayed the same over time in more than one context [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:
- Compares two versions of an historical event using visual or written sources [source interpretation].
- Distinguishes opinions from facts and information [source interpretation].
- Identifies and selects items which represent an aspect of the past being studied, to contribute to a class display, school museum or community archive [representation of the past].