Posted on May 26, 2016
Primary sources have been called snippets of history – small windows that show a picture of one moment in time. A letter, a memoir, a personal account – each provides a unique, often personal perspective. And when they are put together in a meaningful way, they create a full and rich picture of historical events, people, and developments while supporting national learning standards.
By directly engaging with artifacts and individual records, students can explore, analyze, and delve more deeply into a topic. In addition, primary sources help students:
- Develop critical thinking skills by examining meaning, context, bias, purpose, point of view, and more.
- 追求自主学习,因为他们通过与代表相同的事件/话题的不同账户源交互建构知识。
- Understand how viewpoints and biases affect interpretation of history.
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