The controversy about specialized knowledge for learning history, compared to the methods, principles, and aims, is an old one. But history cannot be narrated without objects, and a didactics of history…
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Going beyond “Narratives” vs. “Competencies”: A model of history education
Poor Québec history program! It is going through another round of ministerial revisions. This time, the competency-based approach of the current course of study was deemed “too radical.”
A Collaboration Machine. The Index Didacticorum
Our daily life as researchers is defined by research publications, literature reviews, reports about experiences and discussions, and proposals. That’s self-evident. Right? What is their role for us, in fact? How much do we still read, in order to write? Only very few of us manage to keep …
About Competences, or – instead – how about Education?
It seems to be a platitude: knowledge should not remain unexploited but, instead, be used for effective problem-solving in realistic situations. The discussions of the last few years about education and the development of competency models were characterized by this idea that – at first glance – appears reasonable.
Theory of History Knowledge: Poor.
Numerous texts on the didactics of history are permeated with stylish jargon that has nothing to do with the established terminology of the theory of history. This is just not simply a matter of buzzwords – this jargon represents, instead, obscuring terminology and the vocabulary of idlers.
Thinking about Competency-oriented Learning. New Realism or ‘Old’ Pragmatics?
Over the last few years, different competency models have prevailed and are now competing against each other. However, competency orientation is not fundamentally questioned, even though it tends – …
Sprachverwirrung. Was ist ein geschichtsdidaktisches Medium?
Abstract: Medien gelten als unangefochtene Kategorie bei der Planung von Geschichtsunterricht und in der geschichtsdidaktischen Handbuchliteratur. Kaum ein anderes Feld wird in der geschichtsdidaktischen Forschung so intensiv beackert. Über… Read More ›
Geschichtsdidaktik im Schatten des Elfenbeinturms
Abstract: LehrerInnen und auch Studierende sind ob mancher theoretischer Diskussionen in der Geschichtsdidaktik nicht selten verwundert bis verärgert. Die Frage nach der Relevanz einer oftmals abgehoben erscheinenden Wissenschaft ist… Read More ›