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Abstract
The present plays an important part in history education, in particular in efforts to make the study of the past relevant for today. This contribution examines how the relationship between past and present is dealt with in current Flemish secondary history education by analyzing 190 written history exams for the 11th and 12th grade. Ten percent of the questions address the present in an autonomous way and 8% relate past and present to each other. A more fine-grained analysis of the present-related questions reveals a variety of ways to integrate the present in history education, including the study of recent interpretations of the past.
Résumé
Le présent joue un rôle important dans l’enseignement de l’histoire, dont celui de rendre pertinente l’étude du passé dans le contexte contemporain. Cette contribution explore de quelle manière l’enseignement de l’histoire, tel que prodigué au sein des écoles secondaires flamandes, traite les relations entre le passé et le présent. Pour ce faire, les auteurs ont analysé 190 examens écrits en histoire, complétés par des élèves de 11e et 12e année. 10 % des questions abordent le présent de façon autonome, alors que 8 % font un lien entre le passé et le présent. Une analyse plus poussée des questions traitant du présent dévoile une variété de pistes pour intégrer le présent dans l’enseignement de l’histoire, incluant l’étude des interprétations récentes du passé.
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Biographical notes
Karel Van Nieuwenhuyse is Assistant Professor in the History Teacher Training Program, University of Leuven (Blijde-Inkomststraat 21, Box 3307, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium).
Kaat Wils is Professor in the History Teacher Training Program & the Cultural History since 1750 research unit, University of Leuven (Blijde-Inkomststraat 21, Box 3307, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium).
Geraldine Clarebout is Head of the Center for Medical Education, University of Leuven (O&N II, Herestraat 49 - Box 400, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium).
Lieven Verschaffel is Full Professor in the Instructional Psychology and Technology research unit, University of Leuven (Dekenstraat 2, Box 3773, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium).
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Notes biographiques
Karel Van Nieuwenhuyse est professeur adjoint au sein du programme de formation des enseignants en histoire, à l’Université catholique de Louvain (Blijde-Inkomststraat 21, boîte postale 3307, B-3000 Louvain, Belgique).
Kaat Wils est professeur au sein du programme de formation des enseignants en histoire et de l’unité de recherche sur la culture historique depuis 1750 à l’Université catholique de Louvain (Blijde-Inkomststraat 21, boîte postale 3307, B-3000 Louvain, Belgique).
Geraldine Clarebout est à la tête du Centre d’enseignement médical de l’Université catholique de Louvain (O&N II, Herestraat 49, boîte postale 400, B-3000 Louvain, Belgique).
Lieven Verschaffel est professeur titulaire à l’unité de recherche en didactique de la psychologie et technologie de l’Université catholique de Louvain (Dekenstraat 2, boîte postale 3773, B-3000 Louvain, Belgique).