Active teachers’ perceptions on the most suitable resources for teaching history

Catalina Guerrero-Romera (), Raquel Sánchez-Ibáñez, Ainoa Escribano-Miralles and Verónica Vivas-Moreno
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Catalina Guerrero-Romera: Universidad de Murcia
Raquel Sánchez-Ibáñez: Universidad de Murcia
Ainoa Escribano-Miralles: Universidad de Murcia
Verónica Vivas-Moreno: Universidad de Murcia

Palgrave Communications, 2021, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract The objective of this article is to analyze teachers’ assessment of various resources used to teach history. The research methodology is of a quantitative nature with a non-experimental design using a questionnaire with a Likert scale. The non-probabilistic sample comprises 332 history teachers in Primary and Secondary Education in Spain. The analyses carried out are descriptive and inferential. The results indicate that the surveyed teachers value better the resources that imply a greater involvement of the students in the teaching of history and therefore more active methodologies. Specifically, the most valued resources were heritage, artistic productions and museums and, the least valued, video games, textbooks, and applications of historical content for mobile devices and tablets. The study concludes that heritage is a growing educational resource among teachers and shows that teachers are moving away from their perception of resources, which involve a more traditional methodology of teaching history.

Date: 2021
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