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Teachers have set up mysteries to be investigated, run simulated news events, conducted interviews and used documentaries in their attempts to make history real for their students. In this way, the use of sources and interpretations has been a major feature of teaching history for many years.  \nIn the new Edexcel GCSE (9-1) in History, engagement with sources is assessed within the Historic environment component in Paper 1 where sources are evaluated regarding their utility and then students are asked to explain how they would followup a detail in a source in order to develop an enquiry. In the Modern depth study in Paper 3, students make inferences about a source as well as evaluate the utility of sources. The evaluation of the sources sets students up to then analyse interpretations on the same topic, helping them to form a judgement on an historical issue.  \nEvaluation of sources is assessed in both Paper 1 and Paper 3, while engagement with interpretations is assessed wholly within Paper 3.  \nAnalysis, evaluation and use of sources are assessed through Assessment Objective 3 (AO3).  \nSources, as assessed in the Edexcel GCSE History course, will be contemporary to the period of study. They will be evidence from the period and may record the experiences of those directly involved, or be contemporary evidence from those without direct involvement, for example contemporary cartoons or articles in newspapers written by those who were not direct witnesses to an event. They may also feature reminiscences and reflections written after the period but by those who were involved. Sources are the building blocks of the final constructed historical account: the interpretation.  \nAn interpretation, as defined by the Edexcel specification, is a secondary extract:‘an attempt to portray and/or make meaning of the past using evidence, that is, a deliberate construct created after the event(s)’.  \nStudents’understanding of interpretations is assessed in Paper 3 through Assessment Objective 4 (AO4).  \nPaper 3 uses two secondary extracts, labelled as ‘interpretations’ in the  \nSources/Interpretations examination booklet to distinguish them clearly from the contemporary sources also assessed in Paper 3. The extracts may be interpretations of an aspect of the period taken from textbooks or from the writings of historians, suitably eased for accessibility. Where an extract is edited, the original meaning of the author will not be altered in the process.  \nPaper 1 Historic Environment  \nPaper 1 Historic Environment  \nIn Paper 1, the focus of the Historic environment is on the use of contemporary sources for an enquiry. The choice of topic for the Historic environment has been linked to the wider context of the Thematic study but the enquiry and the sources used will be clearly located in the specific geographical and chronological framework.  \nThe focus is on using the sources as part of an enquiry and therefore the questions focus on the usefulness of the sources (Question 2(a)), as well as how the historian would follow up a detail from one source to develop an enquiry (Question 2(b)) . The guide to Paper 1 (page 25 onwards) has helpful advice on teaching approaches to the Historic environment and common barriers and pit","cbCaidMDpdUDoPGY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidMDpdUDoPGY","pdf",725078,28,"English","# Introduction\n## Paper 1 Historic Environment\n## Question types and common problems\n### Source utility\n## Teaching ideas\n## Paper 3 Modern Depth Study\n## Question types and common problems\n## Teaching approaches\n## Teaching ideas\n## Thinking Historically\n## Activities: Evidence\n## Activities: Interpretations","[{\"question\":\"What role do AO3 and AO4 play in sources and interpretations?\",\"answer\":\"Analysis, evaluation, and use of sources are assessed through Assessment Objective 3 (AO3). 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