iRubric: Historical Perspectives rubric

An educated person must have some perspective on historical change, acquaintance with major historical developments, and understanding of the historical conditions and forces which have shaped the present. Students ought to have the opportunity to acquire knowledge of major historical developments and, where appropriate, understanding of how these developments have shaped contemporary life in all its complexity. Students should have the opportunity to acquire experience in methods of historical inquiry and modes of historical thought. Courses meeting this requirement should allow students to acquire a historical understanding of past worlds. One of the assumptions behind the notion of a “historical perspective” is that the perspective to be gained arises in part from a study of particulars. In all cases, however, students should learn how to identify aspects of the past that were crucial to historical persons on their own terms or that shape the present.