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  • history-ontheweb.co.uk

  • modernhistory.org.uk

  • ehistory.org.uk

  • new perspective - the leading Modern History AS/A2 journal

  • ehistory - an annual publication supporting VLEs and personalised learning

This is a big, no nonsense, site with high quality content  … the best of the History magazine web sites.
Review by Ferl - Further Education Resources for Learning, managed by Becta - British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
[Becta is the Government’s key partner in the strategic development and delivery of its information and communications technology (ICT) and e-learning programmes]

Extremely useful site with Study Centre, Study Guide, examination advice & guide to History degrees. Follows A Level syllabuses closely.
Tavistock College, Devon and Belper School, Derbyshire.

Part of the site is password-protected … other parts are open to all. There are excellent study-skill sections full of sound advice
for developing those important examination skills
, as well as an archive of past articles from the magazine.
West Middlesbrough Education Zone.

… high-quality contributions by distinguished authors specially chosen and prepared for use by teachers and students at home
or in the classroom and
ingenuously structured to foster student progress to top grades. Articles are split into sections
by the use of subheadings and context is provided via a timeline. Difficult words and concepts are explained in plain English.

burntcakes.com comments on new perspective

… one of history-ontheweb's key strengths is understanding the problem of provenance when using the internet for research.
Each article has been written by academics who have been asked to specifically pitch their work at A level standard …
Most helpfully, each article also starts with a brief summary and questions to consider whilst reading
. Tim Laver.  

The website is very easy to navigate around
… I liked the fact that there are different study guides provided for different levels …
The study guides are well presented and very easy to read
… . Linzi Smith
Both above, reviews of Sempringham Study Centre in Scottish Association of Teachers of History, Resources Review, September 2008

This website presents users with a wealth of information on the study of history. …
These articles are … are of great use to both the novice and the established historian A highly useful website ….
Review from Intute - a consortium of seven universities, bringing together the expertise of people and processes through which they evaluate web resources.
 
  RETURN TO HOME/Index PAGE - www.history-ontheweb.co.uk AND www.ehistory.org.uk  
  www.history-ontheweb.co.uk - Index  I  The Study Centre  I   e-new perspective  Students' study guide  
  Exam and study advice for AS/A Modern History  I  Topic guides  I  Core concepts  I  The world of sources
 
Guide to History degree course selection   I  History and theory  I  New texts from publishers
  I  GCSE Resource bank
  ehistory.org.uk - the Sempringham eLearning resources portal: access to online lectures, Study Centre, eLearning guides