Carry out an investigation of an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders
This standard asks you to research and write up a detailed investigation of a historical event or place that matters to New Zealand and New Zealanders. You need to find evidence from different sources, organise it clearly, and explain how it answers the questions your teacher gave you. The better you evaluate your own research process and link your evidence back to your research questions, the higher your grade.
You carry out a straightforward investigation—pick a topic, find some sources, select relevant evidence using the focussing questions, organise it, and record where it came from.
You go deeper by using a mix of primary and secondary sources thoughtfully, and you evaluate your investigation process by discussing what worked and what didn't.
You write comments linking each piece of evidence directly to the focussing questions, organise your evidence really well, and thoroughly reflect on your investigation—including how you'd improve it next time and whether the evidence actually answered what you set out to find.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.