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34 Assessment Guide for Educators: Social Studies Appendix A Social Studies Practices 2002 Current Test Distinguish facts from opinions and hypotheses. SSP .7 .a Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a primary or secondary source document. SSP .7 .b Distinguish between unsupported claims and informed hypotheses grounded in social studies evidence. Distinguish conclusions from supporting statements. SSP .11 .b Identify specific pieces of evidence an author uses in support of claims or conclusions. Recognize information that is designed to persuade an audience, recognize unstated assumptions, recognize fallacies in logic in arguments or conclusions. SSP .5.b Identify instances of bias or propagandizing. Identify cause and effect relationships and distinguish them from other sequential relationships. SSP .3.a Identify the chronological structure of a historical narrative and sequence steps in a process. Recognize the point of view of a writer in a historical account. SSP .5.a Identify aspects of a historical document that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts). Recognize the historical context of the text, avoiding “present- mindedness. ” SSP .5.c Analyze how a historical context shapes an author's point of view. Identify comparisons and contrasts among points of view and interpretations of issues. SSP .8.a Compare treatments of the same social studies topic in various primary and secondary sources, noting discrepancies between and among the sources. Determine implications, effects, and the value of presenting visual data in different ways. SSP .6.a Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text. SSP .6.b Analyze information presented in a variety of maps, graphic organizers, tables, and charts; and in a variety of visual SSP .6.c Translate quantitative information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., table or chart); translate information expressed visually or mathematically into words. Use criteria provided to make judgments about the validity or accuracy of information. SSP .5.d Evaluate the credibility of an author in historical and contemporary political discourse. Identify generalizations, principles, or strategies and assess the appropriateness of information to substantiate conclusions, hypotheses, and generalizations (using such criteria as source, objectivity, technical correctness, and currency. SSP .2.a Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source document, corroborating or challenging conclusions with evidence. SSP .5.d Evaluate the credibility of an author in historical and contemporary political discourse. Assess the accuracy of facts. SSP .3.a Identify the chronological structure of a historical narrative and sequence steps in a process. SSP .5.d Evaluate the credibility of an author in historical and contemporary political discourse. Compare and contrast differing accounts of the same event. SSP .5.d Evaluate the credibility of an author in historical and contemporary political discourse. SSP .8.a Compare treatments of the same social studies topic in various primary and secondary sources, noting discrepancies between and among the sources. Recognize the role that values, beliefs, and convictions play in decision making. SSP .5.a Identify aspects of a historical document that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts). SSP .5.b Identify instances of bias or propagandizing.