Történelemoktatás életútinterjúk használatával

The study summarises what experience we gained from our approach to teach lessons on the 1956 Revolution and War of Freedom with the help of video interviews. In 2018, three classes (N=53) and in 2019, two classes (N=39) took part in a history lesson using video interview excerpts directly linked to the immediate causes of the revolution and war of freedom. The lessons were 45-minute long and took place at the time specified in the syllabus. In the first two lessons, we examined if the teaching objectives were achieved, and then modified the lesson plans in our research group’s workshop. In the next year, the lessons following the new lesson plan were examined in the same way. Data collection took place through questionnaires, which were administered to the students before and after the lessons they attended. The present study analyses these data along with the focus group interviews conducted with the students after the lessons. Our findings reveal that lessons applying the new methodological approach (historical thinking and inquiry-based learning) and using video excerpts made it more effective for students to process the teaching material, understand the information and deepen their knowledge. Video excerpts have become a useful tool for research-based education. Realizing the finalized lesson plan supported group work and allowed for student engagement, providing grounds for posing questions, discussing dilemmas, and sharing and confronting opinions, thus contributing to the development of critical thinking.