Teaching of History Methodology I
Code
722160053
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Raquel Pereira Henriques
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) Relating History as a science to History as a course
b) Analysing official documents National Curriculum of Primary Education (1st and 2nd cycles) and Lower Secondary Education (3rd cycle) and Upper Secondary Education, History syllabuses and Teaching Objectives in History and how they relate to classroom work
c) Developing teaching methods adapted to the syllabuses and essential competences/skills to the course, to school and student diversity, as well as the allotted weekly contact hours
d) Developing analytical and critical thinking on methodologies, resources and lesson plans
e) Development of different types of materials
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
1. From history to the teaching of History
2. How History is included in the National Curriculum. Teaching organisation and management.
. History syllabuses in Lower Secondary Education (3rd cycle) and Upper Secondary Education.
. Learning within the History course
. Different understandings of the curriculum
. The teacher as course unit manager
3. Developing essential competences/skills in History
. Information management / use of sources
. Historical understanding
. Communication skills in History
. Time, space and context vectors
4. Aims of learning History
Learning progress knowledge and working methods
5. History teaching methodologies
. Activities and resources adapted to different scientific contents
. Different teaching methods and autonomous learning. Historical awareness and workshops
. Individual and group learning
. Research and project work
6. Analytical thinking on different types of materials (resources and lesson plans)
Bibliography
BARCA, Isabel (organização) (2004). Para uma Educação Histórica de Qualidade, Actas das IV Jornadas Internacionais de Educação Histórica, Braga: Universidade do Minho.
HENRIQUES, Raquel Pereira (2010). Discursos legais e práticas educativas. Ser professor e ensinar História (1947-1974). Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian/Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.
NÓVOA, António (2009). Professores. Imagens do futuro presente. Lisboa: Educa.
PERRENOUD, Philippe (1995). Ofício de aluno e sentido do trabalho escolar. Porto: Porto Editora.
ROLDÃO, Maria do Céu (2010). Estratégias de ensino: o saber e o agir do professor. V. N. Gaia: Fundação Manuel Leão.
Teaching method
Lectures (60%) and tutorials (40%). Tutorials consist of:
Critical analysis of theoretical information, laws and teaching materials
Development of lesson plans and required teaching materials
Individual and/or group problem solving
1- Classroom work (10%)
2- Individual or group work: developing a joint study trip (30%)
3- Individual work. Presentation of a methodology to be used in a teaching context and the relevant materials for that/those lesson(s) or Development of a lesson plan for two 90-minute lessons, including the relevant materials (60%)
Evaluation method
Lectures (60%) and tutorials (40%). Tutorials consist of:
Critical analysis of theoretical information, laws and teaching materials
Development of lesson plans and required teaching materials
Individual and/or group problem solving
1- Classroom work (10%)
2- Individual or group work: developing a joint study trip (30%)
3- Individual work. Presentation of a methodology to be used in a teaching context and the relevant materials for that/those lesson(s) or Development of a lesson plan for two 90-minute lessons, including the relevant materials (60%)