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What does it mean to make comparisons?

Edward Tan Yu Fan (Ministry of Education (Singapore)

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History
Approaches to teaching history

The comparison of sources forms a cornerstone of the historical discipline; however, there remains room for exploration in terms of what are the various moves that goes into the operations of comparing between sources. This article examines the role of comparisons, and corroborations, in academic History, and gleams from it meaningful considerations and processes that can potentially inform classroom practices.

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