History GCSE
Evidence gaps
What Evidence gaps means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Evidence gaps
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Missing information or perspectives in a source that historians identify when determining what further information is needed.
Topics that use Evidence gaps
- Option 12: The historic environment - 2 Knowledge, selection and use of sources for historical enquiries (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Analytical questioning
- Community experience
- Evidence selection
- Historical enquiry
- Provenance
- Source evaluation
- Source utility
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