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Created by the EIU History Department to assist students of Eastern Illinois University in meeting the Illinois state standards for specialization in the social sciences.
Social Science - Standard 14
The competent social science teacher understands historical concepts, terms, and theories.
Knowledge Indicators - The competent social science teacher:
14A. Understands chronological thinking and periodization.  
14B. Understands cause and effect.  
14C. Understands change and continuity.  
14D. Understands historical context.  
Performance Indicators - The competent social science teacher:
14E. Places historical events in proper chronological framework and compares alternative models of periodization.
14F. Analyzes the causes and effects of historical events.
14G. Explains patterns of historical succession and duration, continuity, and change.
14H. Explains events in relationship to historical setting.
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