The aim of this course is to examine the theoretical foundations of historical thinking skills and their role in history education, while developing students’ abilities in historical inquiry, evidence-based reasoning, establishing cause-and-effect relationships, analyzing change and continuity, fostering historical empathy, and evaluating multiple perspectives. The course aims to enable students to critically analyze historical sources, assess historical narratives, and design instructional practices that promote historical thinking skills in history education.

This course examines the theoretical foundations of historical thinking skills and their applications in history education. The course explores key components of historical thinking, including historical inquiry, evidence use, cause-and-effect relationships, change and continuity, historical significance, historical empathy, and multiple perspectives. It addresses the analysis of historical sources, the evaluation of historical narratives, and instructional approaches aimed at developing students’ critical thinking skills. The course also focuses on the design of teaching materials and learning activities that promote historical thinking, with the goal of enhancing students’ research, analytical, and evaluative competencies.