Course description for 2022/23
Historical Theory, Methodology and Didactics
HI124LS
Course description for 2022/23
Historical Theory, Methodology and Didactics
HI124LS
The course gives an elementary introduction to historical theory, methods and didactics. The purpose of the course is to develop a critical stance to academic history and to give students insight into the fundamental problems historians face in their research. The didactic element gives a basic introduction to the principle challenges regarding the mediation of historical insight in classroom teaching.
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On successful completion of the course the student will have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
- The student has gained knowledge and understanding of the fundamental theoretical and methodological premises for history as an academic subject.
- The student should have gained knowledge and understanding of the fundamental premises for teaching history.
Skills
- The student should be able to discuss theoretical and methodological questions.
- The student should be able to reflect over the teaching of history and methods for teaching history.
General competence
- The student should be able to comprehend theoretically orientated academic literature and explain the theoretical and methodological implications of their own written work.
- The student should be able to discuss academic didactic questions.
No costs except semester registration fee and syllabus literature.
Compulsory for the Senior Teacher Education in Social Science.
Lectures, colloquia, oral presentations, writing with student peer review, assignments, organised for both net- and campus students.
Annual evaluations that are part of the university's quality assurance system.
- Compulsory participation (OD): in colloquia or seminars, comprises 0/100 of the grade. Graded approved/not approved.
- Home exam (HJ): 4 days, 6-8 pages.
The exam can be answered in either Norwegian or English.
Pencil, pen, rular, simple calculator and dictionary.
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