Practice

History

Read real studies that turn books, archives and old records into evidence about the past. Start with Level 1 and work up.

1. Level 1FoundationA short, clear study. Learn to find the question, method and main result.The Expression of Emotions in 20th Century BooksPLOS ONE · 2013 · about 30 min · 5 questions→
2. Level 2IntermediateA standard research paper with tables, figures and statistics.The longest homogeneous series of grape harvest dates, Beaune 1354–2018, and its significance for the understanding of past and present climateClimate of the Past · 2019 · about 40 min · 15 questions→
3. Level 3AdvancedA complex study. Weigh evidence, controls and limitations critically.Characterizing the Google Books Corpus: Strong Limits to Inferences of Socio-Cultural and Linguistic EvolutionPLOS ONE · 2015 · about 50 min · 15 questions→