Research and Best Practices for Social Studies

Best Practices

• Depth of Knowledge Applying Norman Webb's Depth of Knowledge to social studies and includes definitions and examples of DOK in the social studies classroom. Compiled by Karin Hess.

• Reading Like a Historian Stanford History Education Group- Committed to providing educators accessible, high-quality lessons and assessments for FREE.

• Ohio's State Tests portal- Sample online items and practice test questions.

• College, Career and Civic Life Framework (C3)

Research

• Marginalization of Social Studies graphic Council of Chief State School Officers graphic highlighting the need for social studies education in the elementary grades.

How Ohio Builds State Tests

• Test Specifications The Test Specifications document is an essential tool for the development of a valid and reliable test. Test specifications provide an overview of the structure and content of a specific content/grade level state summative test.

• Test Blueprints

• Roadmap of Ohio's Assessment Development Resources

• Understanding Formative, Interim and Summative Assessments

• Rubric Maker

• Webb's Depth of Knowledge Guide-This body of work offers the Depth of Knowledge (DOK) model employed to analyze the cognitive expectation demanded by standards, curricular activities and assessment tasks (Webb, 1997).

• Edulastic- Vast item bank aligned to State Standards,