Iedere docent wil natuurlijk gemotiveerde en actieve leerlingen tijdens de les, maar hoe kan je als docent de motivatie bevorderen? De motivatie van leerlingen kan groter worden wanneer ze de relevantie inzien van een vak. Een mogelijke reden waarom leerlingen geschiedenis als relevant ervaren is wanneer …

Although history standards generally aim at developing historical consciousness among secondary school students, there is not much research-based knowledge to support making connections between the past, the present and the future in history teaching. This study examines the effects of teaching analogous …

History education frequently aims at developing active citizenship by using the past to orientate to the present and the future. A pedagogy for pursuing this aim is making connections between the past and the present by means of comparing cases of an enduring human issue. To examine the feasibility and …

Using the past to orientate on the present and the future can be seen as one of history’s main contributions to educating future citizens of democratic societies. This thesis defines and explores aims and methods that may support teachers and students in making meaningful connections between the past, …

Using the past to orientate on the present and the future can be seen as one of history’s main contributions to educating future citizens of democratic societies. Because teachers often lack useful methods for pursuing this goal, this study explores three pedagogical approaches that may help them making …

This study explores the psychometric qualities of the Relevance of History Measurement Scale (RHMS), a questionnaire designed to measure students’ beliefs about the relevance of history. Participants were 1459 Dutch secondary school students aged between 12 and 18. Data analysis revealed three reliable …

Teaching history usually focuses on understanding the past as an aim in itself. Research shows that many students have difficulty in seeing the point of this and often perceive history as useless, or, even if they think history is useful, do not know very well how to make use of it. Yet history plays …

Geschiedenisonderwijs draagt bij aan burgerschapsvorming. Dan moeten leerlingen wel uitgedaagd worden om te redeneren en argumenteren in historische en hedendaagse contexten. Hoe doe je dat? Carla van Boxtel en Dick van Straaten* geven tips en voorbeelden van opdrachten.