Sodobne učne metode pri pouku zgodovine

slovenian

2017

volume 27, issue 4

escursioni   excursions   fonti storiche   historical sources   insegnamento della storia e metodi moderni   insegnamento moderno della storia   methods of field work - visits to archives and museums   modern teaching of history   primary source   teaching history and the modern media   teaching methods

Zgodovinsko društvo za južno Primorsko
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

The paper considers modern methods of teaching history. One of the methods of teaching history is work with historical sources. There are several types of historical sources: material sources, written sources, oral sources, pictures, photographs, postcards, caricatures, posters, historical maps, diagrams, statistics, modern media (sound and video sources) as well as information and communication technology in history classes (the internet, e-materials). Modern history classes should not be limited to the classroom, but should also include learning through direct experiences in the fi eld. Field activities, such as direct observations of historical monuments in their original settings and visits to the archives and museums have many advantages, as they encourage active learning, develop skills of observation, investigation, analysis and comparison. Furthermore, they break the monotony of the lessons in the classroom and enable a more vivid learning of history. The study presented in the paper shows that around 50% of the surveyed pupils think that excursions and visits to museums or archives are an important way of learning about history, while a third of them think that they are important only to a certain degree (for learning about local history). Only 10% of pupils believe that fi eld trips are not important. Another way of achieving a greater engagement, individualization and more authentic history lessons is through the use of historical sources. The results of the survey show that almost 70% of pupils wish to work with historical sources more frequently in their history lessons, while only 28% have a negative attitude towards such methods of learning history.

09.04.2018