Cambridge IGCSE History
AO3Historical skills: using sources as evidence
Historical skills: using sources as evidence in Cambridge IGCSE History: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview
Not a content section of the syllabus: this node is ours, from assessment objective AO3 (understand, interpret, evaluate and use a range of sources as evidence in their historical context), which Paper 2 tests. The source skills it covers apply to whichever core option the candidate studies.
Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- AO3.1Understand and interpret sources, making inferences about their message and purpose.
- AO3.2Evaluate the reliability and usefulness of sources in their historical context, and compare sources.
- AO3.3Use a range of sources, with contextual knowledge, to reach a supported judgement.
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Using sources as historical evidence
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