Rubric scoring supports answering diagnostic questions about opportunities for and evidence of historical thinking¶

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Currency · newest study 2023 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? Scoring activities and student work with the rubrics makes it possible to answer whether a learning activity provides opportunities for historical thinking, how lessons could be modified, and whether students demonstrated the skills. → 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 introduction states the intended analytic uses of the rubrics as three diagnostic questions about opportunities, lesson modification, and demonstrated student skills. This is the authors' stated purpose, not an evaluated outcome.

"By scoring the activities and examples of student work, it's possible to answer questions like: Does this high school world history learning activity provide opportunities for students to use historical thinking skills?"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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