Educators' Guide for Pedagogy and Assessment
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Learning Area: Humanities
History > LEVEL 7
Learning Area Outcome: I can locate, select, interpret and evaluate information about human experience in the past and in the present, and I can think critically and creatively about humanities issues.
Subject Focus: Historical Enquiry: Making Use of Sources, including the Way History is written, Learning about Events, People and Regions of the Past
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A1 COGNITIVE LEARNING
I can determine the importance of asking questions about the past and, especially in the case of prehistory, try to find similarities with certain primitive societies to imagine what life could have been like.
A2
COGNITIVE LEARNING - I can use evidence from sources (e.g. artefacts, texts, video clips, maps, plans, etc.) to build a clear picture of the past.
A3
EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE -
I can give examples of primary and secondary historical sources.
A4
LEARNING TO DO -
I can identify and distinguish between primary and secondary sources.A5
LEARNING TO DO - I can write captions to describe primary and secondary sources.
A6
COGNITIVE LEARNING - I can determine whether sources are reliable or biased.

A1 COGNITIVE LEARNING
I can determine the importance of asking questions about the past and, especially in the case of prehistory, try to find similarities with certain primitive societies to imagine what life could have been like.
A2

A3

I can give examples of primary and secondary historical sources.
A4

I can identify and distinguish between primary and secondary sources.A5

A6

Learning Area Outcome: I can explore and evaluate similarity and differences as well as change and continuity, in both the past and the present.
Subject Focus: Terminology and Concepts that Nurture Historical Skills
B1 
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
I can explain the meaning of B.C., A.D., decade, century, millennium, period, era as used in history.
B2 I can distinguish between B.C. and A.D. and how these are represented on a time-line.
B3
WRITING
I can sort historical events, periods and personalities in chronological order.
B4
PLANNING AND REFLECTION
I can distinguish the fact that historical periods existed for different lengths of time according to the region.
B5
COGNITIVE LEARNING
5] I can identify change and/or continuity between historical periods.
B6
COGNITIVE LEARNING
6] I can explain the causes and/or effects of historical events.
B7
COGNITIVE LEARNING
I can classify the more and less important causes and consequences of historical events.
B8
COGNITIVE LEARNING
I recognise that some aspects of the past are thought to be more significant than others (e.g. the Second Punic War was more significant for Malta than the Third Punic War).
B9
COGNITIVE LEARNING
I can identify continuity between one period and another.
COGNITIVE LEARNING

LISTENING AND SPEAKING
I can explain the meaning of B.C., A.D., decade, century, millennium, period, era as used in history.
B2 I can distinguish between B.C. and A.D. and how these are represented on a time-line.
B3

I can sort historical events, periods and personalities in chronological order.
B4

I can distinguish the fact that historical periods existed for different lengths of time according to the region.
B5

5] I can identify change and/or continuity between historical periods.
B6

6] I can explain the causes and/or effects of historical events.
B7

I can classify the more and less important causes and consequences of historical events.
B8

I recognise that some aspects of the past are thought to be more significant than others (e.g. the Second Punic War was more significant for Malta than the Third Punic War).
B9

I can identify continuity between one period and another.

Learning Area Outcome: I can think critically and creatively about moral and ethical issues in the past and the present, and about the diverse ways in which these issues can be understood.
Subject Focus: Ideas, Values, Beliefs and Behaviour of Human Beings. empathising with the Protagonists.
C1

I can use my imagination to reconstruct how life could have been like in a particular historical period.
C2

I can empathize by acting the role of people in the past (e.g. the life of a slave in Ancient Rome).
C3

I can compare how values and beliefs change over time (e.g. of a change in values: gladiator combats before and after the advent of Christianity in the Roman Empire)
C4

I can identify and explain changes in values and beliefs of people from the past to those of today (e.g. slavery was accepted in the Classical Period but considered illegal today).
C5

I can list different interpretations of an event using one or more sources (e.g. the Crusades from the Christian and the Muslim points of view).
C6

I can identify mistakes from the past and learn from them (e.g. the massacre by the Crusaders in Jerusalem in 1099).

Learning Area Outcome: I can ask questions about human experience in the past and present and build and develop my knowledge and understanding through enquiry.
Subject Focus: How can I communicate what I learnt? Recall, Summarise, Record, Argue, Present, Work on feedback, Learning to Learn.
D1

COGNITIVE LEARNING
I can recall key facts about the topics/historical periods I have studied.
D2

I can summarise historical aspects I have read or studied.
D3

I can identify the international events or developments that had an effect on Malta (e.g. the Punic Wars).
D4

I can use the facts I learned to reach valid historical conclusions (e.g. the Barbarian invasions contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire).
D5

I can understand and use terms that describe the past accurately (e.g. Neolithic period, Classical times, Dark Ages).
D6

I can give feedback to explain secondary historical concepts (e.g. cause, empathy, change etc.)
D7

I can organize and communicate my understanding of history in various forms (e.g. written, verbal, digital etc.)
D8

I can consolidate my knowledge about the topic I have studied after receiving feedback.
D9

9] I can further improve my knowledge through independent research.
