13TEACHING HISTORY 113
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What is progression?
‘Progress’ has a wide range of meanings.
No usage is
compulsory, but however we decide to use words, we
must ensure we know what job we want them to do.
One important distinction to...
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13TEACHING HISTORY 113
© The Historical Association
What is progression?
‘Progress’ has a wide range of meanings.
No usage is
compulsory, but however we decide to use words, we
must ensure we know what job we want them to do.
One important distinction to keep open is between
‘progress’ in general and ‘progression’ in particular.
Pupils can make progress in any area of history, whether
it is in keeping better notes, writing better essays, or
giving better presentations to the class.
But what counts
as ‘better’ is likely to differ considerably for different
activities.
Betternoteswillprobablymeanahigherdegree
of organization and quicker retrieval.
Better essays will
involve(amongotherthings)clearerstructureandgreater
sensitivity to the question.
Better presentations will
mean stronger engagement with audiences and more
acute judgement of what must be explained.
The kind of achievement at stake impacts on how we
measureprogress.
Progressintheamountofinformation
students are able
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