Words that give meaning to History - ideas from students at the end of compulsory school cycle and from the MA in History Teaching

Authors

  • Glória Solé Universidade do Minho
  • Marília Gago Universidade do Minho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17398/2531-0968.13.07

Keywords:

History; historical learning; historical education; historical consciousness; temporal orientation

Abstract

History is assumed as the science that aims to reconstruct the realities of the past, seeking to explain the reasons, motivations and intentions of the actions and interactions between different human beings in different temporal segments, as well as to give meaning to the whole of the historical experience in which the "I" and the "We" are dynamically reconstructed in the temporal flow. This quantitative-descriptive and interpretative study seeks to understand what young people at different stages of training (end of 3rd CEB, secondary school and in the history teaching master's course) understand and what ideas they express about what history is and how it can be useful for their practical life. A questionnaire was applied, in online format (google form), to a universe of 93 participants (stratified convenience sampling), final-year cycle, who were asked to answer two open-ended questions: "Name three words that can summarise what history is for you" and "Name three words in which you indicate what history is for", with a justification. The analysis of the data showed that most students of the 3rd CEB and secondary school express an idea of History in line with a traditional and exemplary historical consciousness, considering that the study of the past is relevant to obtain knowledge, culture and lessons and mistakes. Some secondary school students considering History relevant as a science, and higher education students relating it to memory and as essential for the formation of historical consciousness and identity. The results point to the need to articulate the training of students from different study cycles with the proposals emanating from research in the area of History Education in greater harmony with the curricular guidelines.

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Published

2023-09-28

How to Cite

Solé, G., & Gago, M. (2023). Words that give meaning to History - ideas from students at the end of compulsory school cycle and from the MA in History Teaching. REIDICS. Revista De Investigación En Didáctica De Las Ciencias Sociales, 13, 107-121. https://doi.org/10.17398/2531-0968.13.07

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