Public examinations involve a great deal of interpretation. How much freedom do those who interpret those frameworks have when devising assessments?
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Simple Examination Tasks Instead of Complicated Tests!
History teachers should consider how they want to assess the learning success of students right at the beginning of their planning work.
بقع مظلمة في تعليم التاريخ في فلسطين
Following the Oslo Agreement, the Palestinian Ministry of Education finalized a history curriculum abiding the restrictions of the Peace Agreement.
اختطاف تعليم التاريخ وإنقاذه في لبنان
Abstract: The peace agreement of the 1975-1989 civil war in Lebanon formulated in Ta’if, Saudi Arabia stipulated the unification of history textbooks (section III.F.5) as part of education reform… Read More ›
Digital Public History in Teaching-Learning Contexts
Within a few days of Corona-led change, “online learning” moved further into the spotlight of public debates and of teaching history.
Subject-Orientation and Critique on Power
The modern consensus is that historical learning – in addition to historical content – must take greater account of learners with their individual experiences and knowledge: the so called subject orientation.
Knowledge Structures and School History
Basil Bernstein’s two modalities of knowledge as “hierarchical” and “horizontal” are useful to help interpret the nature of historical knowledge…
Difficult Histories: Optional or Essential?
New Zealand’s high autonomy history curriculum fails to provide young people with essential knowledge about the colonial past. Educators should consider the essential knowledge that students deserve to have.