La enseñanza y el aprendizaje de la Historia en México. datos de su trayectoria en la educación secundaria

Abstract

History on primary and secondary schools in Mexico, as in many other countries, had until recently been characterized as a subject dedicated to the transmission of information and memorization of the most important names and characters, dates, places and battles. This meant that priority was given to memorizing instead of developing metacognitive skills amongst students. In the last few years it has been broadly accepted that it is important that students learn to think historically. This has implied a substantial change in the teacher’s perception about what it means to teach history, and what it’s learning implies in secondary schools. This text elaborates on the changes in the perspective of teaching history as a part of the integral formation of basic education students in Mexico.

Keywords

• history teaching
• curriculum
• competencies
• educational reform