Agora 2021-2 Assessment in History

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Assessment in History | Agora vol. 56 no. 2 (2021)

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REFLECTION/EDITORIAL
	Reflection Bianca Crawford Editorial Guy Nolch
SUNGRAPHÔ Original research
	Assessing Historical Thinking: Challenges and Possibilities Lindsay Gibson Historical thinking has become a central concept in history teaching. The educational literature has identified several challenges and approaches to weigh up when designing effective historical thinking assessment tasks.
THEMA Reflections on the theme
	A Quick Guide to Designing SACs for VCE History Gerard Martin An overview of the key issues and considerations that need to shape the designing of assessment tasks in History.
	What’s the Point of Assessment? Ben Lawless The data generated by assessment doesn’t necessarily improve student outcomes or teaching. Here’s how a teaching team can plan a differentiated curriculum that hits a bullseye for both.
	Inclusive Assessment Strategies for Culturally Diverse Classrooms Nyree Wilson How we design and scaffold learning for students in culturally diverse classrooms can overcome the inequities they face due to the emphasis on knowledge-based assessment.
	The Students Become the Teachers Cat Jones When teachers ‘let go’ of some control over assessments, students feel ownership of their learning and the quality of their work will improve.
	Assessment in the History Classroom: Incorporating Inquiry Approaches Heather Sharp If inquiry is used in the classroom to teach content and historical thinking skills, it makes sense to also incorporate this approach meaningfully into assessment tasks.
	The National History Challenge: An Opportunity for Meaningful Assessment and Enduring Understanding Jo Clyne The National History Challenge can help students form enduring understandings through their study of History.
	Assessing VCE Examinations from the Perspective of the Assessors Deborah Erikson and James Ridley Becoming a VCE Examination Assessor can be daunting but it is rewarding and can help your teaching.
PRAKTIKOS Teaching ideas
	Designing Assessments for the Primary History Classroom Natasha Ziebell and Robyn Floyd How do you assess well when teaching primary history?
	Approaches to the Historical Inquiry SAC in Unit 3/4 History Ian Lyell Here’s how you can develop a historical inquiry SAC that will help your students develop their historical skills without sacrificing time needed to cover examinable content.
	Revolutionise Your Study Skills and Exam Technique Maddison Schmidt These strategies and tasks will help students (and new teachers) prepare for exams.
	Designing and Implementing SASSY Scaffolds for SAC and Exam Success James Ridley Catchy rubrics can help students remember the key ingredients they need to produce high-scoring responses to short answer, extended response and essay questions.
	Class Activities to Assess Knowledge and Skills in VCE History Revolutions Sophia Marsden-Smith Some simple informal activities and revision prompts in class can inform teaching choices and formal SAC assessment approaches.
	Activities and Assessments on Nero and the Great Fire of Rome Diana Millar Some useful rubrics can help you assess the work of individual students and groups in a study of Nero and the Great Fire of Rome.
	Strategies to Improve the Effectiveness of Exemplars Elizabeth Morgan Writing is integral to most assessment tasks in History. A number of strategies can ensure that students draw connections between their own writing and the exemplars you provide.
	HTAV Turns Forty Longstanding members of HTAV reflect on its achievements and challenges over the past four decades.
KRITIKOS Reviews
	Reviews available online Good Humanities 7, 8 and 9: Victorian Curriculum By Ben Lawless, Danielle O’Leary and Peter van Noorden Reviewed by Kara Taylor, Irymple College Welcome to Country (Youth Edition) By Marcia Langton Reviewed by Eliza Lowes, Jennings Street School People of the River By Grace Karskens Reviewed by Hollie Griffiths, Prahran High School Truganini: Journey through the Apocalypse By Cassandra Pybus Reviewed by Selena Prior, Federation University Vida: A Woman for Our Times By Jacqueline Kent Reviewed by Ingrid Perkins, St Patrick’s College, Ballarat On a Barbarous Coast By Craig Cormick and Harold Ludwick Reviewed by Cat Jones, Strathmore Secondary College