Assessment Type 2: Historical Study

For a 10-credit subject, students complete one historical study.

For a 20-credit subject, students complete two historical studies.

The historical study must be based on an aspect of the world since 1750. Students inquire into, explore, interpret, and research a historical idea, event, person, or group in depth.

The focus of the historical study may be chosen by the teacher, or negotiated by a student.

The historical study may be presented in written, oral, or multimodal form. In whichever form, the historical study must enable students to:

• apply the skills of historical inquiry to evaluate sources 
• develop a reasoned historical argument, based on analysis and interpretation of evidence from sources
• draw conclusions supported by evidence
• use subject-specific language 
• appropriately acknowledge the sources used.

The historical study should be a maximum of 1000 words, or 6 minutes, or the equivalent in multimodal form.

For this assessment type, students provide evidence of their learning in relation to the following assessment design criteria:

• understanding and exploration
• application and evaluation
• analysis.