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Download full textLorence, James J. – 1981
This paper examines the historian's method of handling evidence and explores some approaches to the improvement of college students' reasoning skills through the analysis of historical documents. The starting point in the development of the reasoning skills should be an exploration of the historian's task and the nature of the evidence, preferably…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Content Analysis, Critical Reading, Evaluation
