This article focuses on an approach to the concept of historical time in early childhood education through the lens of cognitive psychology. It consists of three parts: (1) theoretical approaches, inspired by three broad scientific fields -- cognitive psychology, pedagogy and history; (2) the presentation of educational examples, formed by…

The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the relevance of the use of history in mathematics education. This paper presents an experiment carried out in France with sixth-grade students (n=108) in which an ancient number system is used, an approach that is commonly suggested in French sixth-grade textbooks but has previously been unassessed.…

The objectives of this study were (1) to develop local-based learning activities in an integrated learning unit entitled "The Legend of Phra Yuen Kantharawichai" for grade 5 students; (2) to compare the student's academic achievement with a criterion of 80%; (3) to compare the students' historical process skills with a criterion of 80%;…

In this article, which is based on Huijgen's PhD dissertation "Balancing between the past and the present", Tim Huijgen and Paul Holthuis present the results of an experimental method of teaching 14-16-year-old students to contextualise their historical studies in a different way. In the four lessons described, students' initial…

There is an increased interest within the history education community in introducing students to the multi-perspective and interpretative nature of history. When these educational goals are pursued within collaborative contexts, what are the relationships of individuals from conflicting groups with historical accounts that they produced as a…

Historical empathy is crucial for understanding history. However, there are no clear guidelines for museum educators to back up their actions accordingly. This case study describes an activity developed in the Estonian Maritime Museum (Seaplane Harbour permanent exhibition) for secondary students using a historical empathy framework. The aim of…

This article details the "journey box" project process enacted by two elementary preservice teacher cohorts. Engaging in activities and projects that promote a sense of investment in not only consuming but producing historical narratives, preservice teachers potentially become interested in sharing this type of learning with their…

The first year of the government's First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme is now under way, allowing increasing numbers of students from across Britain to visit Western Front battle sites. As its Programme Director, Jerome Freeman has sought to encourage teachers to make these visits meaningful and historically rigorous. He tackles…

This paper reports an empirical study that takes a multimodal analytical approach to examine how mobile technologies shape students' exploration and experience of place during a history learning activity in situ. In history education, mobile technologies provide opportunities for authentic experiential learning activities that have the potential…

This dissertation used a phenomenological approach in investigating the development of a grassroots community history-based educational outreach and chronicled its development from inception to incorporation into the mission of an established institution. The research questions focused on Deweyan principles of student-centered, experiential…

Cross-curricular teaching and learning can be an approach that not only looks to amalgamate subjects together for the sake of greater understanding of each individual subject, but also to make meaningful connections between subjects based on disciplinary similarities. This involves a deeper understanding of each subject's specific characteristics…

Activities are described for helping students not just to recognize the historical significance of the Mayflower voyage but also to understand the actual courage of its passengers, through reliving the planning, principles, motivation, technicalities, and conditions of the voyage. (CB)

Suggestions are made for teaching history to slow-learning students. The importance of developing a sense of time and of stimulating imagination is discussed, and three examples of history activities are provided. (CL)

Teaching techniques for developing a sense of historical time among students are presented. (DE)

Western alienation is one of the critical challenges facing Canada in the 1980s, and its roots are deeply imbedded in Canadian history. A two-week unit of study, designed for a senior Canadian history program, involves students in exploring the historical and contemporary dimensions of this alienation. (RM)