Skills and Processes of Social Studies
It is expected that students will:
A2 demonstrate effective research skills, including
− accessing information
− assessing information
− collecting data
− evaluating data
− organizing information
− presenting information
– citing sources
Suggested Achievement Indicators
The following set of indicators may be used to assess student achievement for each corresponding prescribed learning outcome.
Students who have fully met the prescribed learning outcome are able to:
- Identify and clarify a problem or issue
- Identify primary sources (e.g., original documents, political cartoons, interviews, surveys) and secondary sources (e.g., textbooks, articles, reports, summaries, historical monographs) for selected topics
- Plan and conduct research using primary and secondary sources, including sources
− representing a range of perspectives
- Assess the reliability of information sources on selected topics in terms of bias and point of view
- Evaluate and organize collected data (e.g., outlines, summaries, notes, timelines, charts)
- Interpret information and data from a variety of maps, graphs, and tables
- Interpret and present data in a variety of forms (e.g., oral, written, and graphic)
- Accurately cite sources
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Economy and Technology: Canada from 1815 to 1914
Prescribed Learning Outcomes
It is expected that students will:
D2 analyse the influence of the following on Canada’s economy from 1815 to 1914:
− resource development and decline
− technological innovations
Suggested Achievement Indicators
The following set of indicators may be used to assess student achievement
for each corresponding prescribed learning outcome.
Students who have fully met the prescribed learning outcome are able to:
- analyse the effects of technological innovation on settlement and employment patterns within regions of Canada, including
– communications (e.g., telegraph, newspapers)
