SOURCE1 We can also view the concepts and skills diagrammatically.
Historical questions
Communicating
Chronology
Historical concepts and skills
Using historical sources
Historical significance
Causes and consequences
Continuity and change
The concepts and skills you will learn while studying History are also important in many careers. These skills will help you to: • carry out research • draw conclusions and make decisions based on evidence • recognise the difference between fact and opinion • understand that more than one way of thinking about any problem is usually possible • think critically • communicate effectively. A knowledge of history is important in our everyday lives too. And history gives many people great personal pleasure. How much more enjoyment do people derive from travel, books and movies when they know about the history that shaped the places they visit, or the stories they read or watch on a screen? 1.2.3 Historical questions When studying History, our investigation of the past is guided and shaped by the questions we ask. We can ask a range of different questions to find the desired information we seek. Knowing how to phrase these questions assists our research of the past. Questions can be developed using the historical concepts and skills listed in this topic, such as cause and consequence , continuity and change , significance and evidence.
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