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Book Now Available: New Directions in Assessing Historical Thinking
The new book edited by Dr. Kadriye Ercikan and Dr. Peter Seixas is now available from the Routledge website.
For this volume, Kadriye Ercikan and Peter Seixas have assembled an international array of experts whose various approaches negotiate the demands of theoretical sophistication, empirically demonstrated validity and practical efficiency. Key issues include articulating the cognitive goals of history education, the relationship between content and procedural knowledge, the impact of students language literacy on history assessments, and methods of validation. New Directions In Assessing Historical Thinking is a critical month research – oriented resource that will advance the conceptualization, design and validation of the next generation of history assessments.
Please click the image below to see the flyer.
Prof. Ercikan nominated for the Royal Society of Canada
Professor Ercikan has been nominated for Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). According to the RSC website, Fellows are “Canadian scholars, artists, and scientists, peer-elected as the best in their field. The fellowship of the RSC comprises distinguished men and women from all branches of learning who have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life.”
Congratulations, Dr. Ercikan!
Keep in touch or find out more about MERM
To keep in touch or find out more about MERM (the Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology program) at UBC, check out the MERM Facebook page, or refer to the MERM program page.
2014 Graduates: Stephanie, Dallie, and Raman, you did it!
Three members of CARME have successfully defended their theses:
Raman Grover – Doctor of Philosophy, MERM
Dallie Sandilands – Doctor of Philosophy, MERM
Stephanie McKeown – Doctor of Philosophy, MERM
Congratulations! We are so proud of you, and inspired by your exemplary work.
Look forward to continuing to collaborate with all of you in the future.
One Hour Test on Historical Thinking
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A One-hour Test of Historical Enemy Alien Thinking
Peter Seixas, Kadriye Ercikan, Lindsay Gibson and Juliette Lyons-Thomas
Six historical thinking concepts were promoted by the Historical Thinking Project (www.historicalthinking.ca) and form the basis for the draft British Columbia social studies curriculum (https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/Social%20Studies) as well as the new Ontario history curriculum.
The accompanying test was designed to assess students’ competencies with three of the historical thinking concepts: using primary source evidence, taking historical perspectives, and understanding the ethical dimension of history.
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While it was designed as a research instrument to explore the choosing and editing of document excerpts, the construction of questions, scoring, and the validation of score interpretation, we are posting it here as a model of a one hour test that could be replicated using other substantive historical topics, and, with somewhat more labour, other historical thinking concepts. We invite any who try to do so to communicate with us about your efforts. (kadriye.ercikan@ubc.ca or peter.seixas@ubc.ca)
The test does not require previous knowledge about the historical period or the events to which it refers. The contextual information that students will need is provided as part of the test in a short summary and in excerpts from primary source documents. Even though efforts have been made to minimize reading difficulty, the test is recommended for students with English reading abilities at the high school level. The test has six multiple-choice and five open-ended questions. Students should be able to complete it within a one-hour time period.
The test, its application, interpretation and significance have been the basis of a number of papers and publications:
Ercikan, K. & Seixas, P. (submitted). Issues in Designing Assessments of Historical Thinking. Theory into Practice.
Ercikan, K., Seixas, P., Kaliski, P. , & Huff, K., (submitted). Assessment of history learning. In H. Braun (Ed.), Meeting the Challenges to Measurement in an Era of Accountability. Routledge publishing.
Ercikan, K., Seixas, P., Lyons-Thomas, J., & Gibson, L. (in press). Cognitive validity evidence for validating assessments of historical thinking. In K. Ercikan & P. Seixas (Eds.), New Directions in Assessing Historical Thinking. New York: Routledge.
Ercikan, K., Seixas, P., Lyons-Thomas, J., & Gibson, L. (2012). Designing and validating an assessment of historical thinking using evidence centered assessment design. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association.
Seixas, P., Gibson, L., & Ercikan, K. (in press). A design process for assessing historical thinking: The case of a one-hour test. In K. Ercikan & P. Seixas (Eds.), New Directions in Assessing Historical Thinking. New York: Routledge.
Seixas, P., Ercikan, K., Gibson, L., & Lyons-Thomas, J. (2012). Assessing historical thinking: Challenges and possibilities. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association.
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Congrats to Shawna for completing her MA and commencing PhD
Congratulations to Shawna Goodrich, who has successfully defended her MA dissertation in Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology in December 2013 and began her MERM PhD program. Shawna will continue her studies under the supervision of Dr. Kadriye Ercikan.
Congratulations to Juliette on her thesis defense!
Juliette Lyons-Thomas successfully defended her doctoral thesis on March 24, 2014. To celebrate Juliette’s accomplishment, Dallie and her husband hosted a party in their home. The food was delicious! Above are some pictures from the party.
CARME lab members presenting at AERA 2014
Professor Ercikan and a number of CARME lab members are presenting papers at AERA 2014 in Philadelphia. Please check the schedule or get in touch with us if you would like to attend one or more of our presentations!
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Dr. Ercikan voted vice-president elect of Division D of AERA
Kadriye Ercikan, director of CARME, was recently voted vice-president elect of Division D for AERA. Professor Ercikan will join AERA’s 2015–2016 Council at the conclusion of the 2015 Annual Meeting, and will serve a 3 year term.
Congratulations, Kadriye!