IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF TEACHING LOCAL HISTORY IN HIGHSCHOOL IN 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.. The purpose of research - to impro

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINNING HANOI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

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TRAN VAN ANH

IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF TEACHING LOCAL HISTORY

IN HIGHSCHOOL IN PHU THO PROVINCE

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

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:

-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

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

Chapter 1 OVERVIEW

1.1 The situation research issues of teaching local history in the number of countries

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

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

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

Chapter 2

THE ISSUE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF TEACHING LOCAL HISTORY

IN HIGH CHOOLS THEORY AND PRACTICE

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

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,

through which we can see, the innovative method history teaching, including local history was concerned However, the nature of the text that general direction, not going into teaching local history

2.2.1.2 About teacher

When compiling local history lessons, 92.15% of teacher (47/51) often based on Party history of the province, district, commune; in addition to rely on other sources like books, newspapers and the Internet

Almost of local history lesson is conducted in the classroom; 3/51 (6%) in museums, traditional houses; 2/51 (4%) in ruins Extracurricular local history is done by 25/51 teachers (49%); mainly special talk (27/51, 53%); visit museums, traditional houses (10/51, 20%); knowledge contest (17/51, 33%) At the time of the survey, most teachers do not have access to modern teaching methods such as learning- teaching project and contract To improve the quality of teaching local history, need innovative methods of teaching history, the application of methods and new teaching techniques

2.2.1.3 About student

All of students like local history, 100% of student (424/424) Student’s methods of learning mainly listen to lectures, teaching notes his / her teacher at school They like activities such as speech about local history, festivals and tours learning

We have launched a number of questions about local history knowledge for 424 students To the question: "Historic - Cultural highlights of Phu Tho is what?" 399/424 (94%) of students answered correctly The results of the question saying "The Hung Kings had the water up, her uncle took me to the middle of the country together," said a statement

of who say? Where? When? Is 328/424 (90%) of students answered correctly To the question: "Archaeological public said Vietnamese National Maintenance had been the first capital of Vietnam?" 287/424 (68%) students answered wrong The rate of wrong answers the question: "Phu Tho Province established in public?" There is 91% (386/424) Thereby,

we found the students’ knowledge of local history in Phu Tho very limited

2.2.2 The orientation for 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 innovation with rich, comprehensive and compelling content

About organizational forms: need to combine diverse forms of learning organizations, organizational strengthening teaching local history at museums, monuments and extracurricular organizations on local history

In terms of teaching methods: Renewal of teaching methods in a positive direction, applying modern teaching methods, training and skills development, capacity for student practice

Chapter 3

COMPILATION OF CONTENT AND CHOICE ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS OF

TEACHING LOCAL HISTORY IN HIGH SCHOOL IN PHU THO

3.1 Compilation of content for teaching local history

3.1.1 Generalizing curriculum of national history in high schools

We overview the content of national history in high school, from the origin to the present day When teaching local history, teacher ought to dispose well relations between local histories with 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

Grade Content of national history Content of Phu Tho history

10

In terms of ethnic origin Phu Tho in prehistory: Son Vi Culture,

Phung Nguyen culture, Go Mun culture Civilisation Van Lang -Au Lac Phu Tho in period of Hung Vuong national

building Civilisation Dai Viet Historic monuments and cultural traditions

in Phu Tho Patriotic tradition (before 1858) Patriotic tradition of the people of Phu Tho

(before 1858)

11

Patriotic Movement in the late 19th

century early 20th century

Phu Tho People's struggle against the French invasion in the late 19th century early 20th century

12

The changes in economic, political,

social Vietnam from 1919-1930

The changes in economic, political, social Phu Tho from 1919-1930

The revolution of national liberation

in Vietnam (1930-1945)

The revolutionary movement of the people

in Phu Tho Province from 1930 to 1945 Period protect and build the people's

democratic government (1945-1946)

and the national resistance war against

the French colonialists (from

19.12.1946 to 21.07.1954)

The contribution of Phu Tho people in the struggle to protect and construction administration (1945-1946) and the resistance against the French colonialists and American intervention (1946 to 1954) Period of the socialist revolution in

the North and the revolutionary

people's democratic nations in the

South, anti-American resistance

(1954-1975)

The contribution of Phu Tho people during the revolutionary socialist, anti-American resistance war for national salvation (1954-1975)

The work of building and defending Phu Tho in the building and defending the

the socialist country (from 1975) socialist country (1975)

Thus, teachers can choose content of 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 continuation of the local history lessons in second high school to local history lesson high schools, we systematized lessons

Table 3.2 System of Phu Tho historical content in secondary and high school

33thperiod

Lesson 1 Phu Tho from the beginning to build the country to 10th century (1period)

Grade

10

36th period

Lesson 1 Phu Tho - the land

of cultural heritage (1 period)

Grade 7:

46th,

60th,

70thperiod

Lesson 2 Phu Tho People join the resistance against the Mongolian Yuan and Ming invasion (2 period)

Lesson 3 Practices learning cultural and traditional craft villages in the locality (1 period)

50thperiod

Lesson 4 Phu Tho People's struggle against the French invasion (late 19th) (1 period)

Grade

11

29th period

Lesson 2 Tradition love homeland, country and the struggle against invasion of Phu Tho people (1 period)

Lesson 5 Phu Tho Provincial Party founded and lead the revolution (from 8-1945

to 3-1940) (2 period)

I Establishment of Phu Tho Provincial Party

Grade

12

44th period

Lesson 3 Achievement of Phu Tho province during renovation (1period)

52th II The August 49th Lesson 4 Learn history of