Ellaiza Flor Marie A.

Flores
AB-PolSci 1

STANDALONE ASSIGNMENT

THE ROLE OF HISTORIANS

a. What are the various role of Historians and explain the importance of each role in writing
History?

Historians are renowned for their work in researching, analyzing, and writing history
using evidence from the past. They supported their interpretation with facts based on factual
accuracy. Their primary role is to study and analyze historical events, figures, and societies in
order to provide insights of how the past has influenced the present and can guide the future. To
create accurate historical narratives, they critically examine materials like artifacts and
archaeological discoveries. Historian analyze historical data and events to find and identify the
patterns, causes and consequences. In order to make sure that historical records, documents, and
artifacts can be accessible to the future generations, the historians frequently endeavor to
preserve their research through publication. Furthermore, their roles have made a significant
contribution to the body of historical knowledge in the society. Primarily, historians serve an
important role for the preservation of knowldege, ensuring the development of a more informed
and enlightened society, and the improvement of our understanding of the human experience.
Their writings serve to build our collective memory and help to define who we are as individuals
and as a society.

b. What are the three main skills use by the Historians and explain the importance of each skills
in writing history?

To write a history, historians need to have the ability to solve problems. However, there
are three (3) key competencies—sourcing, corroboration, and contextualization—that historians
are expected to acquire this main skills.
In terms of sourcing, historians must be adept at evaluating the authenticity, reliability,
and objectivity of historical sources, whether they be primary or secondary. Sourcing is a critical
aspect of a historian's work because they must rely on a wide range of sources to compile
information, evidence, and data for their investigation and to construct accurate and insightful
historical narratives. When historians use sources, they employ critical thinking and source
evaluation skills to determine the reliability and aim to construct accurate, well-informed, and
objective narratives of the past.
One of the vital aspect of historical research is the corroboration of the historians, which
entails the process of comparing various sources and perspective in order to cross-reference and
validate historical data, conclusions, and interpretations. The accuracy, reliability, and credibility
of the study are all improved through corroboration. This skill of historians helps ensure the
authenticity through the verification of facts and historiographical analysis. Thus, it isn't limited
as it encompasses interpretations and confirmation in addition to factual knowledge because
historians critically assess the reliability and bias of each source they use.
 Lastly, Contextualization is the process of setting historical events, people, and
developments into their historical, social, cultural, economic, and political contexts as it’s an
essential skill of historians in their field in writing history. By analyzing historical events and
figures within their complex contexts, historians are able to shed light on the complexities of the
past and provide us with important lessons for the present and the future. Historians typically
contextualize their writings in order to address questions about causality, motivations, and
consequences. For one to have a thorough comprehension of history, contextualization is
necessary for understanding the different context in history.

c. As a college student, how can you communicate the value of studying and understanding
history to others?

As a college student, it has been important for me to know what's our Philippine history
in different context because it is necessary to learn my identity. Thus, history serve as the
reflection of our identity and it is not a subject to be studied in isolation because it is our
fundamental education that enriches an essence of awareness. Although history might be a wide
concept but it distinguish my sense of belongings and connection to the society. In a way of
sharing the values of studying history in these ways, I can help others appreciate the importance
of this discipline and its enduring relevance in our lives. I would like to emphasize to them how
history is not just about the past but also has a profound impact on our present. Moreover, I
intend to express the information I learned so that they realized the reasons that having a prior
knowledge about our history enables them to develop a better decision-making. By learning from
past successes and mistakes, individuals and societies can make more informed choices, leading
to better outcomes.