ESH260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Australian Curriculum
9 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Readings
---Australian+Curriculum:+HASS+(History+P-6)+online Australian+Curriculum+-
HASS+P-6
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International.and.Australian.Research.on.Australian.Thinking
---Key+concept+in+history+teaching+and+learning:+historical+consciousness,+
historical+literacy,+historical+thinking
---Research+on+teaching+and+learning+history+began+in+the+UK+in+the+1980s+
because+it+was+clear+kids+were+not+engaged+in+the+history+being+taught.+
Outcome+was+the+'Schools+History+Project',+which+turned+away+from+how+it+
was+being+taught+(uni+style,+lecture+delivery)+to+active+style+(children+asked+to+
be+detectives)
---Peter+Seixas,+'The+Big+Six':+historical+significance,+evidence,+continuity+and+
change,+cause+and+concequence,+historical+perspectives,+the+ethical+
dimension
---Stephane+Levesque:+historical+significace,+continuty+and+change,+progress+
and+decline,+evidence,+historical+empathy
---Sam+Wineburg+published+'Historical+Thinking',+children+need+to+be+taught+
history+it+doesn’t+come+naturally
---To+'Think+Historically':+not+just+facts+and+figures,+not+just+what+we+know+its+
how+we+know+it,+how+do+we+find+out+more+about+the+past:+what+methods,+
materials,+reliable,+more+than+one+version?
---Link+to+Critical+and+Creative+Thinking+GC:+problem+solving,+decision+making,+
developing+and+argument,+using+evidence+to+support+an+argument,+applying+
argument+to+new+situations+p.+18+Reynolds+(2014)
---Pedagogical.Content.Knowledge.for.History
Substantive+Knowledge:+historical+knowledge+or+content,+'learn+about',+
information+about+people,+events+and+other+information
Procedural+Knowledge:+historical+concept+and+skills,+'learn+to',+concept+and+
vocabulary+used+to+analyse,+evaluate,+interpret+and+make+sense+of+the+past+
---Historical.Thinking.in.ACH
Historical+Concepts:+continuity+and+change,+cause+and+effect,+perspectives,+
empathetic+understanding,+significance,+contestability
Historical+Skills:+comprehension+(chronology,+terms+and+concepts),+analysis+
and+use+of+sources,+perspectives+and+interpretations,+empathetic+
understanding,+research,+explanation+and+communication+
Link to historical thinking concepts in the HASS curriculum
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Week$2-Australian$Curriculum:$History$P-6
Wednesday,+ 2+August+2017
12:10+am
Document Summary
--australian curriculum: hass (history p-6) online australian curriculum - --key concept in history teaching and learning: historical consciousness, historical literacy, historical thinking. --research on teaching and learning history began in the uk in the 1980s because it was clear kids were not engaged in the history being taught. Outcome was the "schools history project", which turned away from how it was being taught (uni style, lecture delivery) to active style (children asked to be detectives) --peter seixas, "the big six": historical significance, evidence, continuity and change, cause and concequence, historical perspectives, the ethical dimension. --stephane levesque: historical significace, continuty and change, progress and decline, evidence, historical empathy. --sam wineburg published "historical thinking", children need to be taught history it doesn"t come naturally. --link to critical and creative thinking gc: problem solving, decision making, developing and argument, using evidence to support an argument, applying argument to new situations p. 18 reynolds (2014)
