AMH_Historical Thinking Skills

A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

• Primary Source

• Perspective

• Credibility

• Bias

The quality of being trusted, reliable, and believed in.

• Perspective

• Circumstance

• Credibility

• Bias

Immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it. Examples include letters, photographs, recordings, etc.

• Bias

• Causality

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Summary or analysis of information that are derived from first hand accounts. Examples include textbooks, lectures, etc.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Evidence

• Relevance

The quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate.

• Perspective

• Analyze

• Context

• Relevance

The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood.

• Context

• Primary Source

• Causality

• Bias

A detailed examination of anything complex in order to understand its nature or to determine its essential features; a thorough study.

• Analysis

• Context

• Evidence

• Citation

A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.

• Thesis

• Citation

• Secondary Source

• Context

A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work. Used to support or refute claims.

• Causality

• Credibility

• Citation

• Thesis

Information or details from a source that can be used for a specific purpose.

• Thesis

• Evidence

• Context

• Relevance