The historical thinking rubrics were developed with construct and validity evidence from the literature and teacher/reviewer review¶
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q2 i? The rubric dimensions were validated through alignment with national frameworks of historical thinking skills and careful review by teachers and researchers, with initial validity evidence reported in companion reports. → Hardy 2023
Evidence¶
Hardy 2023¶
Hardy, A., Iwatani, E., Means, B., & Seylar, J. (2023). Rubrics for examining historical thinking skills in high school world history activities and student work. Digital Promise. (Original work published 2021). https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/111
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The report describes its own design process: construct validity evidence from the literature (Hardy & Iwatani, 2021) and initial validity evidence from review by teachers and researchers (Iwatani, Means, Seylar & Hardy, 2021). The report cites these companion reports rather than presenting the validity data itself.
"The rubric went through an extensive design process, including consideration of alignment with national frameworks of historical thinking skills (described in Hardy & Iwatani, 2021) and careful review by teachers and researchers"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Six historical thinking dimensions — historical argumentation, causation, comparison, contextualization, continuity and change over time, and sourcing — were selected as rubric assessment targets based on convergence across U.S. national frameworks and the WHP course guide — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Trained scorers applied the historical thinking skills rubrics with good overall inter-rater consistency — related
- Scorers found all rubric dimensions important, with feedback bearing mainly on the scoring and training process rather than rubric design — related
- Rubric dimensions were revised in 2023 to sharpen argumentation, contextualization, and Level 1 descriptions — related
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The historical thinking rubrics were developed with construct and validity evidence from the literature and teacher/reviewer review |
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The historical thinking rubrics were developed with construct and validity evidence from the literature and teacher/reviewer review |
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