Evidence Versus Interpretation
History · Historical Thinking · meta
Distinguish between historical evidence and historical interpretation — evidence is what survived, interpretation is the argument a historian builds from it, and the same evidence can support different arguments
What mastery looks like
- Development of historical understanding among 9-14 year olds
- Ways of Seeing: Evidence and Learning in the History Classroom (RRCHNM)
Check your understanding
Does Evidence Versus Interpretation understand that two historians can look at the same evidence and reach different conclusions — and that history involves argument and judgment, not just facts?
Prerequisites
Required first
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