Essays about: "History Teachers"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 58 essays containing the words History Teachers.

1. 16. Representation of History in Assassin’s Creed

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Intermediala studier

   Author : Hassan Taher; [2020]
   Keywords : Assassin’s Creed; Remediation; Video Game Culture; Video Game Studies; Intermediality; Video Games; Media Technology; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : In this essay, I have analysed the video game franchise Assassin’s Creed and looked at it from an intermedial standpoint, where I have also focused on the educational qualities Assassin’s Creed can provide players. By applying Lars Elleström’s theories of intermediality and multimodality I have explained different parts of what builds up certain video games and how they are different from other media. READ MORE

3. 17. The Principles of a Stable Community : 90 Years of Structured Integration in a Culturally Diverse New Town in Sardinia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Alexander James Maxia; [2020]
   Keywords : new town; community spirit; design; town planning; community; structuration theory; productivity; Arborea; Sardinia; Italy;

   Abstract : An atom, a cell and a solar system have very little in common. My science teachers from high school will confirm that I am very far from being an expert on the matter but nontheless, I have studied these three systems in separate classes: chemistry, biology and astronomy. READ MORE

4. 18. Teaching Controversial History : Indonesian High School History Teachers' Narratives about Teaching Post-Independence Indonesian Communism

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

   Author : Stephen Pratama; [2020]
   Keywords : Margaret Somers; Narrative; Relationality; Indonesian Communism; History Teachers;

   Abstract : The sociological tools of Margaret Somers are employed to dissect Indonesian high school history teachers' narratives about teaching controversial history of post-independence Indonesian communism. Twelve semi-structured interviews form a qualitative foundation to generate analysis on history teachers' stories about what enables the entanglement of alternative narratives of Indonesian communism in their teachings. READ MORE

5. 19. Teaching the Holocaust with survivor testimonies. : Survivor testimonies and the absence of victims’ voices in Uruguayan and Argentinian syllabi and textbooks on the Holocaust.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Gianina Tamara Miguez Selayarán; [2019]
   Keywords : Holocaust; Teaching; Uruguay; Argentina; Kieran Egan; Content Analysis; Testimony;

   Abstract : The aim of this research is to analyse whether the educational materials available to teachers of history at secondary level in Uruguay and Argentina, are appropriate for the objective of  teaching the Holocaust through the emotional engagement of students with the content. More specifically, I argue that witness testimonies, when they are included in the materials and used as providers of meaning and insight, in complement to the historian narratives and not merely as decoration, have the potential to produce effective and durable learning through emotional engagement. READ MORE

6. 20. Teaching Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day : A Theoretical Essay Towards Cross-Curricular, DualCoded Historical Knowledge

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Helena Salii; [2019]
   Keywords : Action Research Plan; English; British; Cross-Curricular Teaching; Dual-Coding Theory DCT ; Education; English as a Second Language ESL ; Language; Teaching; Historical Knowledge; History; Jigsaw; Learning; Novel; Second Language Acquisition SLA ; Swedish; Vocabulary; WWI; WWII; Understanding; Upper Secondary School.;

   Abstract : In a suggestion to build upon students’ historical knowledge through reading The Remains of the Day, this essay delves into cross-curricular teaching, dual-coded theory aspects and revision of suggested plans to improve learner’s understanding of historical novels, characters, events, and descriptions to grasp and reflect upon such historical knowledge. Several methods for enhancing students’ knowledge and to improve vocabulary knowledge are provided. READ MORE