Oh Ying Jie (Beatty Secondary School (Singapore)

Keywords
History
Approaches to teaching history

Since its inception in 2014, Historical Investigation (HI) has been an integral part of the lower secondary history syllabus. However, some history educators have found the process to be extremely tedious and many would rather opt for direct instruction or to undertake a simplistic version of HI. This article looks at why HI remains essential to the teaching and learning of history as a discipline and why teachers should place emphasis on “the process” rather than simply on “the product” when designing HI.

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