The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of primary source historical documents used in conjunction with the heuristics associated with historical reasoning (sourcing, corroboration, and contextualization) would lead to a subsequent development of historical empathy. Three intact groups (...
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Beyond the publicly accessible elements, the historical sites themselves often contain a wealth of primary source material – documents, letters, inscriptions – that are written in English. Analyzing the language of these documents is crucial for understanding the historical context. L...
This study explored how historians with different background knowledge read a series of primary source documents. Two university-based historians thought aloud as they read documents about Abraham Lincoln and the question of slavery, with the broad goal of understanding Lincoln's views on race. The...
In contrast, students were less likely to trust the primary source documents, particularly the songs, arguing that they were more opinion-based than factual. We also found that some students had an emotional response to the content of some of the documents, and in some cases, these emotional ...
In the nineteenth century it was highly accepted historical inquiry should be based on official documents. Nevertheless with the spring up of new directions in the twentieth century, there was an expansion of using primary sources in historical inquiry. Historical novels have proved that fiction can...
JUBA, June 13 (Xinhua) -- As peace and normalcy slowly return to South Sudan in the wake of a revitalized peace agreement, the world's youngest nation hopes to use its curated historical documents to rally for peace and unity. Some of the 8,000 historical posters in the country's nation...
During this lesson, students will be looking at primary source documents through a historical lens, collaborating with each other to determine what it was like to be in Wilton in the 1930s. By the end of this lesson, students will be asked to share what they learned about Wilton in that ...
I thought it was pretty creative to use something that was made to hang on a wall as a source. And as far as I know it's the most important documentation of the invasion, a first-hand account, right? Professor: Well, you are right. It's considered a primary source. And at 70 met...
There are primary source documents that bear this out. But the closest indication we have that he ever came near a bear is a poem he wrote called “The Bear Hunt,” which maybe indicates that he himself went hunting bear during his frontier youth in Indiana. The hunt described in it, ...