Assessment Type 2: Historical Study (20%)

Students undertake an individual historical study based on an aspect of the world since c.1750. Students inquire into, explore, and research a historical idea, event, person, or group in depth. They interpret and synthesise evidence to support their argument and draw conclusions.

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:

• design and answer a specific question 
• apply the skills of historical inquiry to examine and 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 2000 words if written, or the equivalent in oral or multimodal form, where 12 minutes is equivalent to 2000 words.

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.