A1 Journal article (refereed)
What’s the name of the game? : Historiallinen empatia ja pelillisyys historian opetuksessa (2019)
What’s the name of the game? : Historical empathy and gamification in history teaching

Rautiainen, M., & Veijola, A. (2019). What’s the name of the game? : Historiallinen empatia ja pelillisyys historian opetuksessa. Ainedidaktiikka, 3(2), 69-86. https://doi.org/10.23988/ad.79670

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Rautiainen, Matti; Veijola, Anna

Journal or series: Ainedidaktiikka

eISSN: 2489-5636

Publication year: 2019

Volume: 3

Issue number: 2

Pages range: 69-86

Publisher: Suomen ainedidaktinen tutkimusseura ry.

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23988/ad.79670

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/66571

Abstract

Objectives of history teaching has been under changes in curricula of basic education and general upper secondary school during the past two decades in Finland. Alongside with history contents, history skills and active, democratic citizenship are emphasized in the curricula. In addition, new teaching methods have been implemented. In this article we study history teaching in general upper secondary school based on a teaching experiment, in which historical empathy and gamification were used. In an eight-hour game students solved the mystery of Kultaranta shootings in 1957. Data was collected via on-line questionaire and interviews. Data was analysed from the viewpoint of James Endacott and Sarah Brooks' definition for historical empathy. According to the results, students’ interpretations were based on cognitive process, and perspective taking as well as affective connection were in margin.

Keywords: history; teaching and instruction; learning; general upper secondary school; gamification; empathy; educational methods; games

Free keywords: gamification; historical empathy; history learning; history teaching; upper secondary school

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2019

JUFO rating: 1