Teaching historical thinking and reasoning in upper secondary schools in Iceland: results of an observation study

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dc.contributorHáskóli Íslandsen_US
dc.contributorUniversity of Icelanden_US
dc.contributor.authorGestsdóttir, Súsanna Margrét
dc.contributor.authorvan Drie, Jannet
dc.contributor.authorvan Boxtel, Carla
dc.contributor.schoolMenntavísindasvið (HÍ)en_US
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of education (UI)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-22T10:45:08Z
dc.date.available2021-03-22T10:45:08Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractAbstract: This study aims to describe the teaching of historical thinking and reasoning in upper secondary education in Iceland and to what extent teachers teach for these higher order thinking skills in their daily practice. We used the observation instrument, Teach-HTR, to rate 54 history lessons. It is now apparent that some form of HTR is present in nearly all of them. Nearly all included teacher’s demonstration of historical thinking and reasoning and teachers also engaged students in individual or group assignments that asked for various HTR activities. However, it does not seem to be built upon in a strategic manner and certain areas are almost completely left out. The vocabulary of HTR is not deliberately used, which indicates that teachers may be drawing more from their education as historians than as history teachers. This study may provide important indicators for professional development that can be of use in teacher training and professionalization. With the help of the instrument Teach-HTR and the literature it should be possible to design a program that helps teachers focus on basic components of historical thinking and reasoning and specific behaviour, discourse and activities that bring it forward.en_US
dc.description.versionPeer Revieweden_US
dc.format.extent90–113en_US
dc.identifier.citationGestsdóttir, S.M., van Drie, J. & van Boxtel, C. (2019). Teaching historical thinking and reasoning in upper secondary schools in Iceland: results of an observation study. Nordidactica: Journal of Humanities and Social Education (2), 90-113.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2000-9879
dc.identifier.journalNordidactica - Journal of Humanities and Social Educationen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2510
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKarlstads Universiteten_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNordidactica;2019(2)
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.kau.se/nordidacticaen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectHistory educationen_US
dc.subjectHistorical thinkingen_US
dc.subjectClassroom observationen_US
dc.titleTeaching historical thinking and reasoning in upper secondary schools in Iceland: results of an observation studyen_US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleen_US
dcterms.licenseCC BY 4.0en_US

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