Modeling Use of History in Swedish History Classrooms

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Abstract

This article explores use-of-history as a conceptualization of how people use history for specific purposes. The aim is to explore how a designed learning activity can facilitate students’ understanding. The study draws from Davydov’s learning activity concept, where students are invited into theoretical work mediated by learning models. The analysis focuses on students’ learning actions, as they understand the conceptual relationships of the use-of-history. In analyzing the data, Davydov’s principles were used, supplemented by the threshold concepts framework. The modeling gave students the opportunity to explore the abstract mechanisms of use-of-history. The theoretical models they constructed helped them to further explorations, which is described by Davydov as ascending from the abstract to the concrete.

Authors

• Kenneth Nordgren, Karlstad University
  Presenting Author

• Maria Johansson, Karlstad University
  Presenting Author