IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF TEACHING LOCAL HISTORY IN HIGHSCHOOL IN PHU THO PROVINCE

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINNING HANOI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION - - -    - - - TRAN VAN ANH IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF TEACHING LOCAL HISTORY IN HIGHSCHOOL IN PHU THO PROVINCE Specialization : Reasoning and Method of teaching History Code: 62.14.01.11 DISSERTATION ABSTRACTS OF DOCTOR OF PHYLOSOPHY OF EDUCATION HA NOI 2014 The work is completed at Ha Noi National University of Education Advisor: 1. Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Coi 2. Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Huu Chi Reviewer 1 : Professor Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Co Ha Noi National University of Education Reviewer 2 : Associate Professor Dr. Tran Duc Minh Nam Dinh College of Education Reviewer 3 : Associate Professor Dr. Doan Minh Huan Academy of Politics Region I The thesis will be defended at Board in Ha Noi National University of Education, meeting at Ha Noi National University of Education At …… o’clock, date … month ………, year …………… Reading the thesis at : - The National Library of Vietnam - The Centre information - library of Ha Noi National University of Education [Type text] Page 1 INTRODUCTION 1. The urgency of thesis Today, the world has many great changes in many areas, which affect differently the countries, regions. In this context, under the leadership of the Party, our country is undertaking reform, open up and integration with the world. To success in the renovation, integration, education must take one step forward, to train people to meet the new requirements of the country. In high schools, History is the subject which has advantages in the performance the missions and basic goals of education that the Party has set out. In addition to the world history and the national history, the local history has an important role, contributing to the goals of the History in target schools in general. However, the current, teaching local history in high school is inadequate. In many localities, especially in big cities such as Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hue by awareness of the importance of local history, they has many advantages as well as in teaching local history, so teaching local history achieve results. But, in many other places, especially rural and mountainous areas, teaching local history is difficult, even overlooked, ignored. In high schools in Phu Tho province, teaching local history has not really been given due attention. For many reasons, teaching local history in high schools in Phu Tho province has not been much interest. So, students do not know about the history, traditions and culture of their homeland, not to feel proud of their country, cannot use knowledge of local history lesson on life in his homeland, they also not be forged and practice skills in the history of life while studying local history. That fact poses required to improving the quality of teaching local history in schools Phu Tho province. From this reason, we have chosen a research problem: "Improving the quality of teaching local history in high schools in Phu Tho province" for Ph.D. dissertation specialized of Reasoning and methods of teaching History. 2. The objects and scope of research The object of this research is teaching process of local history teaching in high schools in Phu Tho province. We do not refers to all the issues of local history, only focuses on teaching local history in curriculum of history in high schools in Phu Tho province. We choose several different schools to investigate and experiment teaching. 3. Purpose and mission of research 3.1. The purpose of research - to improve the quality of teaching local history, contribute to improving the quality of teaching History in High School in Phu Tho province, on the basis of compilation of local history lesson; determining the organization and methods of teaching local history. - To improve the research capabilities of the author of the thesis. 3.2. The missions of research To achieve the above purpose, thesis should be taken specific missions: [Type text] Page 2 -Researching on theories in psychology and education, the literature on general education history, teaching local history in particular and other historical documents related to the research problem. -Conduct investigations and surveys teaching local history in fact high schools Phu Tho province. -Research on contents of the Vietnamese history in program history in high school (standard program); exploiting literature on local history Phu Tho province to write local historical lesions for teaching local history in high school in Phu Tho. - Proposing content, organizational forms and methods of teaching to improve the quality of teaching local history in high schools in Phu Tho province. - Experimental teaching some Phu Tho local history lessons to confirmed the feasibility of the proposed measures 4. The basis of the methodology and research methods 4.1. The basis of methodology Based on basic viewpoints of Marxism - Leninism and Ho Chi Minh, the views of the Party and State in education, the teaching of history; and reasoning of modern education in the country and abroad. 4.2. The methods of research - Research on theories: + To research, analyze, synthesize, codified documents of the Party and State, the work discusses education, educational materials, psychology, historical educational materials and data related to the topic. + To research on curriculum of history in high school; local historical literature on Phu Tho province, historical documents related to Phu Tho historical content and design local history lessons which correlatived national history. -Research on practicality + To survey, find out practicality of teaching local history in high school in Phu Tho province by questionnaires, interviews, class observation + Experimental teaching: Composing posts and conduct teaching experiments in a number of high schools in Phu Tho province. -Using mathematical statistics to process experimental results. 5. The scientific hypothesis In the current practical situation, if application of the measures required under the proposed thesis would contribute to improving the quality of teaching at the high school LSDP Phu Tho province. 6. The contributions of thesis - Reflecting the partial picture of the local teaching history in high schools in Phu Tho province. -Proposing measures to improve the quality of teaching local history at high schools about the content of Phu Tho province, organizational forms and methods of conducting lessons. [Type text] Page 3 7. Meaning of thesis -In term of theory: Thesis contributes to enrich theory on teaching of local history in high school; raising the level of expertise and research capabilities of author. - In terms of practice: Results of the study subjects can widely use in teaching at the high school LSDP Phu Tho province in particular, the general high schools in order to improve the quality of history in high schools; as references for students, Masters students, PhD students on methods of teaching History. 8. The structure of the thesis Besides the introduction, conclusion, appendix and references, the thesis is structured in four chapters: Chapter 1. Overview Chapter 2. The issue of improving the quality of teaching local history in high school. Theory and practice Chapter 3. Compilation content and choice organizational forms of teaching local history in high schools in Phu Tho Chapter 4. Applying some methods of improving the quality of teaching local history in high schools in Phu Tho province. Complete pedagogical experimentation. [Type text] Page 4 Chapter 1 OVERVIEW 1.1 The situation research issues of teaching local history in the number of countries on the world In many countries, especially in countries with developing education, research work is focused locally. In Russia, the education of local history is conducted very soon. Under the Soviets, research and teaching local history to be respected, local subject was taught at the Pedagogical University. After that, many organizations, managements, research and dissemination for local history were established, ex: as "The local museum", "The protection of historical and cultural monuments ". In the 80s of 20 th century, there were works: "Local History" by GN Matixin editor (1980); "Methods of local history work" by N.X. Borixop chief author (1982); “Methods of teaching history in schools" (2000) Schools often interested in extracurricular activities about local history. In some countries of the former Eastern Europe, research and teaching local history are focused. In Hungary, the school combined with the professional body for student organizations collecting documents and artifacts, to establish "village museum". In British, research and teaching local history are valued. On 30/09/1982, British Association for Local History (BALH) was established. The documentation of local historical research and teaching in the British is abundant, represented as the book "Teaching local history" of Stephen (1977), or "Local history and teacher" Robert Dutch (1967). In United of Kingdom, there are many sites related to the compilation and teaching local history as: www.balh.co.uk; www.dlrcoco.ie; www.le.ac.uk we recognize forms of teaching local history are very diverse, associated with local life. In America and Canada, from elementary school, students have been learning about the history and geography of the state, province they live. Student kindergarten classes were first introduced with rudimentary knowledge of history and geography. Among the research literature on teaching local history in the U.S.A, there is a book "Homespun: Teaching Local History in Grades 6-12" by Robert L. Stevens. (2001) In Japan, students learn history, geography, historic cities and villages where they live. In China, the program mandatory subjects of history have 1 lesson per month on local history by practical methods. In Singapore, teaching local history through heritage is focused, historical monuments, memorials, historic local, as the ancient buildings, the buildings and the street name 1.2 The situation research issues of teaching local history in Vietnam 1.2.1 The studies of teaching local history generally Before written history appeared, each folk tale was absorbed into children soul the first lessons of history to their village, their country. Feudal, local history just is compiled, not to be taught formally, but traditional cultural sites, local character has been recorded, the basis for the preserve, study and education of local history. [Type text] Page 5 After the August Revolution, the study and teaching local history have also been interested. First of all, the work of teaching local history is reflected in the textbook of method of teaching history, such as "Draft history teaching in secondary school levels 2, 3" (1961) of the Hoang Trieu, Le Khac Nhan; "Methods of teaching history" (1980) by Phan Ngoc Lien, Tran Van Tri; "Method of teaching history" (1992, 1998, 1999, 2000); "Methods of teaching history "(2009), by Phan Ngoc Lien, Trinh Dinh Tung, Nguyen Thi Coi. The textbooks are reserved the important position to presented on the role, meaning and methods of teaching local history in schools. Local history is also being studied as a separate subject. Textbook "Local History" (1989) by Truong Huu Quynh, Phan Ngoc Lien, Nguyen Phan Quang, Nguyen Van Am, “Local history” textbook by Nguyen Canh Minh, Do Hong Thai, Hoang Thanh Hai, Nguyen Van Dang (2007); textbook "Methods of research and editor local history" (2008) by Nguyen Canh Minh, Do Hong Thai, Hoang Thanh Hai are the valuable handbook. There are monographs about teaching local history, prominent as: "The history extracurricular high school level 2.3" (1968) by Phan Ngoc Lien, Tran Van Tri, Nguyen Phan Quang; "Research and teaching-learning local history in Tay Bac and Viet Bac" (2010) by Do Hong Thai, "Guiding compile content of local historical document " (2012) by Vu Ngoc Anh, Nguyen Thi Coi The monographs are valuable references for the research this thesis. Specially, many national scientific conference focused deeply on research and teaching local history, such as Scientific Conference "Researching, compiling and teaching local history in colleges university and high school "(2002)," Innovation of teaching methods, assessment of learning history and local history in schools "(2008)," Research, compiled and teaching local history and culture "(2013). The reports at scientific conferences shed light on the theoretical issues of research and teaching local history in colleges, universities and high schools. These are reference sources useful for us in the process of research for thesis. The issue of teaching local history are also many matter’s students, and D. Ph students interested and chosen to research, such as: Do Hong Thai (1986) with "Strengthening education patriotic tradition for students of ethnic minorities by using Ha Tuyen local history document to teach the courses of Vietnam history, 1930-1945 "; Dang Cong Long (1996) with the thesis" Researching of teaching local history in high school (experimentally in Binh Dinh) "; and many other authors that we have mentioned in the thesis, showed teaching local history is a field attracting more people interested. Teaching local history and improve the quality of teaching local history are also the subject of many articles in scientific journals educational. Typical, "Improving the efficiency of teaching local history in schools" by Nguyen Thi Coi (2002), "On the local history teaching in schools in Hanoi" by Nguyen Van Dang and Nguyen Manh Ha (2004), "Designing local history lesson by means of project-based learning" by Pham Thi Kim Anh (2012) Most of the Department of Education and training has compiled documents local history served for the teaching local history in schools in their localities. [Type text] Page 6 1.2.2 The studies of teaching local history in Phu Tho There is a large of number of studies for Phu Tho history and culture by the state, local and personal, which has enriched resource for teaching Phu Tho local history. Typical: "The days of the August Revolution in Vinh Phu" (1985) of the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department, Vinh Phu, "History of the resistance against French of the army and people in Phu Tho (1945-1954)" and "History of the resistance against the United States and save the country of the people of Phu Tho (1954 - 1975) "by the Phu Tho provincial Party compilation (2000); "The collection folk of the ancestral land " consists of 5 volumes by the Phu Tho Department of Culture, Information and Sport (2002-2004)," History of the Phu Tho provincial Party "(2002) In addition, there are numerous studies of Phu Tho Provincial Party, Department of Culture, Sport and Tourist, Society and History Phu Tho province of individual researchers independent of provinces, districts, communes, the land and people of Phu Tho, such as Hung Temple relic (Pham Ba Khiem), The civilization of village in the ancestrallands (Vu Kim Bien), Can Vuong movement in Phu Tho province late nineteenth century (Phu Tho Association of Historical Science) These works are of great help in terms of materials for teachers and students to exploit local history research service teaching in schools in the province. Documentation directly research work teach learn calendar history and geography Phu Tho not many. In addition to the guidelines taught history, particularly useful is the book "Some historical records Phu Tho province to serve local history teaching in secondary schools", by Tran Ngoc Due (2008); century Workshop weak "cultural heritage education in schools Phu Tho province" (2012). Thus, we can see that: Firstly, a lot of research on local history in the fields of politics, revolutionary, military, culture Secondly, in-depth research into the work of teaching local history in high School in Phu Tho province very little. Thirdly, the UNESCO Xoan Singing and The Creed of worship Hung Vuong are the cultural heritage of humanity, researchers and teachers are more interested in the education of local history in Phu Tho. 1.3 The problems are inherited and should continue to resolve Thesis is inherited the theoretical issues of teaching local history, models of teaching local history, from which we can learn how to acquire and compile lessons, forms of teaching officers to apply to the proposed measures are feasible and effective. However, within the scope of the thesis "Improving the quality of teaching local history in high schools in Phu Tho province", we recognized the need to continue to address some issues: First of all, find out the real situation of teaching local history in high schools in Phu Tho province by surveys, interviews, lessons observed Second, we have compiled teaching materials of local history in high schools in Phu Tho province; third, we design some local history lessons for high schools in Phu Tho province towards innovation in order to improve the quality of teaching local history. [Type text] Page 7 Chapter 2 THE ISSUE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF TEACHING LOCAL HISTORY IN HIGH CHOOLS. THEORY AND PRACTICE. 2.1. Database of theory 2.1.1. Concepts 2.1.1.1. Local history There Local areas of the country where there are particular nuances to distinguish from other lands, the parts of the country. Accordingly, local history is the history of an areas, an administrative unit (such as provinces, districts, wards, communes, villages and hamlets). Local history also includes the history of organs and factories, schools and family 2.1.1.2. Teaching local history Local history is taught at high school is the development history, historical facts about political, economic, cultural, military, historical figures in province, district , of communes, wards or place around the schools where students live. Local history longer implies of plants, factories, schools and units in the area. So, the contents of local history are expressed particular, diversiform. 2.1.1.3. The quality of teaching The quality of teaching is "the result of teaching and learning at both quantitative and qualitative, that be compared with the target of subjects as well as contribute to the formation and development of personality for students ". The concept of showing how comprehensive view of the quality and innovation of education, how to evaluate the quality review of both quantitative and qualitative, compare with the goal of object. The quality of teaching is evaluated based on three aspects of knowledge, skills, and attitudes. 2.1.1.4. The quality of teaching local history The quality of teaching local history is results in knowledge, skills, attitudes compared to target local history teaching in schools. 2.2. The genesis of issue 2.2.1. The goal of subject of History in schools Goal of subject History in high schools is to provide basic and systematic knowledge of the history, development rules of nations and humanity, to educate patriotism, national pride, and national independence ideals associated socialism; to train of thinking capacity, practical capacity, and ability to apply knowledge of history in life. Local history is part of the subject History, so, teaching local history has significant contribution in the implementation of targeted subjects in high schools. 2.2.2. The motto of education of The Party and State The Party and State always affirm "education is a top national policy", the motto of education is "learning go hand in hand with action", and "the school tied society". Teaching local history towards raise promoting positive, creativity, develop independent thinking of students, local history lessons associated with socio-economic characteristics of the local society is a learning method associated with operating in association management with practical reasoning, education from school, family and society. 2.2.3. The relation between national history and local history [Type text] Page 8 The relationship between local history and national history is the relationship between "the personal" and "the General". Local history is an expression of national history in a particular locality, also contributed to the rich history of the nation. The local history lessons illuminate surface knowledge content in the nation's history lesson, on the other hand, portrays the personalities or particular nature, the characteristics of the local versus general the nation's history. 2.2.4. The characteristics of local historical knowledge Knowledge of local history more specific knowledge of history in general and the characteristics that impact the school psychology students in local history. As specific knowledge of local history to create a special advantage in teaching, which is the basis for selection of teachers teaching history content locally, so that the knowledge of local history lesson the typical, close to the students, direct impact on student perceptions. 2.2.5. Characteristics of psychology and perception of high school students in Phu Tho province Psychology of special school students in Phu Tho province to learn about the history of his country is a strong point for teachers to make lessons attractive and attracted students to the cognitive activities in lessons local history. Besides the characteristics common perception, cognition and learning conditions of the students are not in the different localities. This has prompted us to design lessons, choose the form of organization and teaching methods to suit the characteristics of cognitive and psychology students. 2.3. The role and significance of teaching local history 2.3.1. The role Local history tied to national history in each historical period, therefore, knowledge of local history contribute to enriching the nation's history, and cultural history of specific ethnic groups within of a local. Local history also portrayed the role of the peculiarities of local history. The teaching of local history in schools to help students find peculiarities, characteristics of their localities. 2.3.2. Significance The local history teaching has great significance in 3 aspects: knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Teaching history enriches historical knowledge, helping students not understanding the history of his homeland but also knowing and understanding more deeply the history of the nation. Teaching local history contributes to the development of cognitive ability, thinking actions for students, draws a connection between the events, phenomena, and the relationship between local histories with the history of nation; contribute to fostering love homeland, country, traditional moral education, and the local people's lives for the young generation. 2.2. Database of practice 2.2.1. The situation of teaching local history in high schools in Phu Tho province 2.2.1.1. The direction of teaching local history of the Phu Tho Department of Education and Training The Phu Tho Department of Education and Training has dispatch instructions to teach high school history, including a section dedicated direction of teaching history, [...]... innovation of teaching local history in high school in Phu Tho To improve the quality of teaching local history in high school Phu Tho province should closely follow the objectives and discipline programs, proactive innovation-driven new educational program In terms of teaching content Phu Tho local history in high school: teaching materials local history compiled Phu Tho province should follow the spirit of. .. by the innovation of teaching methods, use of teaching aids to improve the efficiency of local history lesson in class In terms of teaching at the high school in Phu Tho province is limited, in order to improve the quality of teaching local history, the efficient organization of local school history class is a measure feasible and can be applied in conditions different facilities of the schools in the. .. and the struggle against invasion of Phu Tho people Telling Excursion Experienc e heritage P 4.8 Diagram synthetic of proposed to improve the quality of teaching local history in high schools in Phu Tho The effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed order to improve the quality of teaching local history Phu Tho province in content and teaching methods proven through experimental pedagogy Depending... national history 3.1.2 Determine content of local history in Phu Tho province to teaching in high school Based on the fundamental issues of national history, relation between national history and local history, we determined content local history in high schools in Phu Tho Table 3.1 The system of Phu Tho historical content corresponding national history Content of national history Content of Phu Tho history. .. local history lesson On that basis, we propose to compile the history of the local post of Phu Tho province in the spirit of innovation 3.1.3 Compilation of local historical lessons in high schools in Phu Tho 3.1.3.1 Base on theory and practice of compilation content of local historical lessons in high school in Phu Tho We defined content 4 lessons of local history in high schools in Phu Tho To ensure the. .. diversification of forms of organizations, conduct location-based lessons, including learning styles in the classroom, school at a local museum, room and learning in traditional relics In addition, enhanced curricular organization of local history as well as a form of improving the quality of teaching local history in Phu Tho province [Type text] Page 14 Chapter 4 APPLYING SOME METHODS OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF. .. being able to elevate the position of history in schools Knowledge of local history is not on content inspection and evaluation of the quality department, so teaching local history limitations as compared to the target and its role in the schools From research "Improving the quality of teaching local history in secondary schools in Phu Tho province" , we have some conclusions 1 Instruction local history. .. positive, inspiring, practical capacity for student subject is necessary To improve the quality of teaching local history in high schools in Phu Tho province, we have some recommendations Firstly, to improve the quality and history teachers, awareness of the importance of teaching local history to professional management team history at all levels of the education sector in the province The training in university... Thus, based on the parameters derived from the experimental results, we confirmed the proposed measures to improve the efficiency of local history teaching in high schools in Phu Tho province is meaningful and feasible [Type text] Page 20 *** Our proposed system to improve the quality of teaching local history in the following diagram: Teaching local history in high schools in Phu Tho Local history lessons... using heritage in teaching local history However, the use of uneven method, the most advantage is "Phu Tho - the land of cultural heritage", following is "Learn the history of where they live." In chapter 3, the thesis refers to forms of conducting lessons in local history relics, local museums and excursion on local history In this chapter, we focus on two measures is the use of the material in the . the quality of teaching History in High School in Phu Tho province, on the basis of compilation of local history lesson; determining the organization and methods of teaching local history. -. methods of teaching to improve the quality of teaching local history in high schools in Phu Tho province. - Experimental teaching some Phu Tho local history lessons to confirmed the feasibility of. for the teaching local history in schools in their localities. [Type text] Page 6 1.2.2 The studies of teaching local history in Phu Tho There is a large of number of studies for Phu Tho history