Corroboration — Social Studies definition
Defined in 6 courses:
- Comparison with additional relevant evidence to test a claim. (Ancient Civilizations)
- Comparing independently produced evidence to test a claim. (U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century)
- Comparison of independently produced evidence. (Global History & Geography I: Early Societies to c. 1750)
- Comparison of independently produced evidence to test and strengthen an account. (United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century)
- Comparing independent evidence to test a particular historical claim. (United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century)
- Testing a claim against relevant evidence from independent origins. (Government, Civic Participation & Economics)
Where it is taught
- Law, Authority & Unequal Status in Early States — River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere, Ancient Civilizations, Grade 6
- Historical Inquiry: Questions, Sources & Evidence — Historical Inquiry & Indigenous Nations, U.S. & New York History: Indigenous Nations to Reconstruction, Grade 7
- Historical Inquiry: Context, Sources & Fair Judgment — Reconstruction, Land & Historical Inquiry, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Reconstruction: Freedom, Citizenship & Enforcement — Reconstruction, Land & Historical Inquiry, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Western Expansion, Indigenous Nations & Land Policy — Reconstruction, Land & Historical Inquiry, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Jim Crow, Community Organizing & the Great Migration — Reconstruction, Land & Historical Inquiry, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Industrial Growth, Corporations & the Gilded Age — Industry, Migration & Urban Life, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Immigration, Exclusion & Urban Communities — Industry, Migration & Urban Life, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Labor, Collective Bargaining & Workplace Safety — Industry, Migration & Urban Life, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Cities, Public Health & Everyday Life — Industry, Migration & Urban Life, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Progressive Reform: Goals, Tools & Limits — Reform, Empire & Democratic Participation, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Overseas Expansion: Trade, Strategy & Sovereignty — Reform, Empire & Democratic Participation, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- 1898: War with Spain & Its Aftermath — Reform, Empire & Democratic Participation, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Education, Technology & Women’s Suffrage — Reform, Empire & Democratic Participation, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- World War I: Causes, U.S. Entry & Peace — World War I, the 1920s & Depression, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- The 1920s: Consumer Culture, Conflict & Uneven Prosperity — World War I, the 1920s & Depression, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- The Great Depression: Causes & Everyday Consequences — World War I, the 1920s & Depression, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- The New Deal: Programs, Debate & Unequal Access — World War I, the 1920s & Depression, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- World War II: Aggression, Appeasement & U.S. Entry — World War II, Genocide & Consequences, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- World War II at Home: Mobilization, Work & Rights — World War II, Genocide & Consequences, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- The Holocaust: Persecution, Genocide & Historical Evidence — World War II, Genocide & Consequences, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- World War II: Allied Victory & a Changed World — World War II, Genocide & Consequences, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- The Cold War: Systems, Security & Division — Cold War: Systems, Conflicts & Transition, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Cold War Anxiety, Nuclear Risk & Civil Liberties — Cold War: Systems, Conflicts & Transition, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Korea & Vietnam: Local Histories and Cold War Intervention — Cold War: Systems, Conflicts & Transition, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- The Cold War’s End & a Changing International Order — Cold War: Systems, Conflicts & Transition, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Civil Rights: Organizing, Law & Enforcement — Civil Rights, Social Change & Public Access, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Social Movements, Representation & Accountability — Civil Rights, Social Change & Public Access, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Disability Rights, Environmental Policy & Public Access — Civil Rights, Social Change & Public Access, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Community Histories, Memory & Evidence — Civil Rights, Social Change & Public Access, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Economic Change Since the 1970s: Work, Policy & Distribution — Recent History, Global Connections & Citizenship, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Globalization, Technology & Unequal Connection — Recent History, Global Connections & Citizenship, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- The Early Twenty-First Century: Security, Crises & Public Decisions — Recent History, Global Connections & Citizenship, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Citizenship, Public Evidence & a History Capstone — Recent History, Global Connections & Citizenship, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- Global History: Evidence, Maps & Historical Time — Historical Inquiry & Early Societies, Global History & Geography I: Early Societies to c. 1750, Grade 9
- The Holocaust: Escalation, Evidence & Jewish Lives — Genocide, Postwar Institutions & Cold War, Global History & Geography II: c. 1750 to the Early 21st Century, Grade 10
- Indigenous Nations, Colonial Regions & Historical Evidence — Colonial Foundations & Constitutional Government, United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century, Grade 11
- The Holocaust, Refugee Policy & American Responses — World War II & the Emerging Cold War, United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century, Grade 11
- Civic Evidence, Claims & Fair Public Reasoning — Foundations of Government & Public Reasoning, Government, Civic Participation & Economics, Grade 12
In use
Reliability is evaluated through provenance, method, corroboration, and the particular claim being tested.
Civic Evidence, Claims & Fair Public Reasoning
Questions using corroboration
Problem 1
Two websites use the same uncited graph. What should a learner do before treating them as corroboration?
Answer and explanation
Find the original data and definitions, check the date and method, and seek independent evidence. Duplicate graphics may have only one source.
Response criteria
- Describe the historical context and institutions accurately.
- Use relevant evidence and explain how it supports the claim.
- Represent perspectives without stereotypes or invented testimony.
- Identify a limitation, counterevidence, or information still needed.
Taught alongside
- provision
- legal status
- prescription
- liability
- context
- primary source
- interpretation
- inference
- causal mechanism
- due process
- sharecropping
- sovereignty
- allotment
- disenfranchisement