Grade 12 - Virginia and United States Government · History and Social Science Skills
Virginia SOL GOVT.SKILLS
Virginia SOL GOVT.SKILLS is part of the History and Social Science Skills strand in Grade 12 - Virginia and United States Government (History). Under this Standards of Learning objective, students apply history and social science skills to analyze government and politics. Below is what GOVT.SKILLS covers in plain language, the specific skills it is assessed on, the key concepts to review, and how to practice GOVT.SKILLS for the Virginia SOL test.
What SOL GOVT.SKILLS means
Apply history and social science skills to analyze government and politics.
Skills you’ll practice for GOVT.SKILLS
- Select and synthesize evidence from artifacts, primary and secondary sources, charts, graphs, and diagrams to analyze government and politics.
- Apply geographic skills to determine and predict patterns and trends in government and politics.
- Construct arguments using evidence from multiple sources to analyze government and politics.
- Investigate and analyze evidence from multiple sources to construct arguments and draw conclusions about government and politics.
- Compare and contrast historical, cultural, economic, and political perspectives in government and politics.
- Determine cause and effect to analyze connections in government and politics.
- Use economic decision-making models to analyze incentives and consequences of specific choices in government and politics.
- Engage and communicate as an informed individual with persons holding different perspectives on government and politics.
- Develop products that reflect understanding of research and content to make real-life connections in government and politics.
- Contextualize, corroborate, and evaluate sources for credibility, propaganda, and bias to determine patterns and trends in government and politics.
Key concepts covered by GOVT.SKILLS
- evidence synthesis
- primary sources
- secondary sources
- charts
- graphs
- diagrams
- government analysis
- geographic skills
- patterns
- trends
- argument construction
- evidence-based reasoning
- evidence analysis
- comparative analysis
- historical perspectives
- cultural perspectives
- economic perspectives
- political perspectives
- cause and effect
- connections
- economic decision-making
- incentives
- consequences
- civic engagement
- perspective-taking
- product development
- research synthesis
- real-life connections
- source evaluation
- credibility assessment
- propaganda analysis
- bias detection
How to study and practice SOL GOVT.SKILLS
Start with a quick diagnostic to see whether GOVT.SKILLS is already solid, then work each skill above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see our Virginia SOL practice tests guide and how to study for the SOL test.
Frequently asked questions about SOL GOVT.SKILLS
What is Virginia SOL GOVT.SKILLS?
SOL GOVT.SKILLS is a Grade 12 - Virginia and United States Government Standard of Learning in the History and Social Science Skills strand. It expects students to apply history and social science skills to analyze government and politics.
What skills does SOL GOVT.SKILLS cover?
SOL GOVT.SKILLS is assessed on 10 skills: select and synthesize evidence from artifacts, primary and secondary sources, charts, graphs, and diagrams to analyze government and politics; apply geographic skills to determine and predict patterns and trends in government and politics; construct arguments using evidence from multiple sources to analyze government and politics; investigate and analyze evidence from multiple sources to construct arguments and draw conclusions about government and politics; compare and contrast historical, cultural, economic, and political perspectives in government and politics; determine cause and effect to analyze connections in government and politics; use economic decision-making models to analyze incentives and consequences of specific choices in government and politics; engage and communicate as an informed individual with persons holding different perspectives on government and politics; develop products that reflect understanding of research and content to make real-life connections in government and politics; contextualize, corroborate, and evaluate sources for credibility, propaganda, and bias to determine patterns and trends in government and politics.
What strand of Grade 12 - Virginia and United States Government is SOL GOVT.SKILLS in?
SOL GOVT.SKILLS belongs to the History and Social Science Skills reporting strand of the Grade 12 - Virginia and United States Government Virginia Standards of Learning.
How do I study and practice for SOL GOVT.SKILLS?
Start with a diagnostic to see whether GOVT.SKILLS is already solid, then work the 10 skills above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see the Virginia SOL practice tests guide.