Claim Testing
Put the evidence to the test with claim testing, an invaluable historical skill that guides students towards clear critical thinking and strong research fundamentals. Use these tools and resources with your class to help them understand what claim testing is, and how to use it to dig under the surface of the story and separate truth from fiction.
Featured Materials
Claim Testing – Introduction
We encounter countless claims every day. How do we evaluate them? Here you’ll be introduced to the WHP Claim Testers: authority, logic, intuition, and evidence.
Claim Testing Snap Judgment
How Do We Decide What to Believe?
Introduction to Climate Change Claim Testers
Intuition. Authority. Logic. Evidence. These are valuable tools to help evaluate the statements that people make about climate change and the evidence they use to support them.
Claim Testing – Globalization
Stake your claim by providing supporting and refuting statements for a number of claims about globalization.
Claim Testing – Authority
Claim Testing – Evidence
Is all evidence the same? Are some types of evidence better than others? This activity will help students evaluate and learn how to use this claim tester.
Claim Testing – Early Humans
Time to test some claims—this time about early humans!
Claim Testing – Global Conflict
A lot of people make a lot of claims about the world wars. Here, it’s your job to evaluate some of these statements and the evidence behind them.
Claim Testing: Evaluating Online Sources
This activity will help prepare you to assess online information and disinformation about climate change and other topics you may encounter.
Check Yourself with Lateral Reading: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information
In this video, how to read laterally, using multiple tabs in your browser to look stuff up and fact check as you read. Real-time fact-checking an help you figure out what's real and what's not on the internet.
Teaching This Skill
Claim Testing One-Pager
An analytical process for assessing the quality and truth of claims.
Claim Testing Activities Placement
Locate these activity progressions in all of our courses.
Claim Testing Posters
Intuition, logic, authority, and evidence—in poster form for easy reference!
Claim Testing Feedback Form
Provide specific and detailed feedback to build claim testing skills.