Achim Jenisch
Achim Jenisch
Dissertation project
Abstract
Implicit theories on causal factors of historical change. An empirical study on students' conceptions
In my dissertation project, students' conceptions are recorded empirically. With regard to the conceptions to be surveyed, it is not the frequency of the individual conceptions that is of interest, but rather which historical explanatory patterns are used by young people. These pre-concepts should serve as a starting point for didactic structuring.
The work is based on the model of didactic reconstruction, in which the technical clarification of lesson content, the recording of pupils' conceptions and the didactic structuring are closely related to each other. The methodological approach is hermeneutic-analytical for the technical clarification and empirical for the recording of the learner perspective. A didactic structure is developed from the results of the recursive analyses.
The collection of implicit theories on causal factors of historical events cannot take place on an abstract level. Therefore, the thematic focus is on industrialisation, which does not exclude the possibility that the young people will also comment on other historical topics. The pupils' ideas, which are to be collected with the help of twelve guided, problem-centred interviews, are compared with historiographical explanations in order to draw conclusions for historical learning on this basis.
The sample consists of ninth-graders from the Hauptschule, Realschule and Gymnasium. In addition, a differentiation is made according to gender and region (Oldenburg and Heidelberg with the respective surrounding area). The evaluation is based on the qualitative content analysis according to Mayring and is carried out with the help of the computer programme atlas.ti. For particularly meaningful text passages, additional conceptual networks are created.
Publications
Achim Jenisch: Grasping everyday history. A lesson based on archaeological finds, in: Praxis Geschichte 5/1998 "Problemorientierter Geschichtsunterricht", pp. 24-27.
Achim Jenisch: Geschichtsbewusstsein und Methoden historischen Lernens. Report on the Hamburg conference of the Conference for History Didactics in autumn 1997, in: Informationen für den Geschichts- und Gemeinschaftskundelehrer Heft 57/1999, pp. 49-53.
Achim Jenisch: Geschichte zum Anfassen. Productive use of haptic sources in problem-orientated history lessons, in: Uwe Uffelmann et al: Neue Beiträge zum Problemorientierten Geschichteunterricht, Idstein 1999, pp. 233-243.
Achim Jenisch: Geschichtskultur: Theorie - Empirie - Pragmatik. Bericht über die Tagung der Konferenz für Geschichtsdidaktik vom Herbst 1999 in Seeon, in: Informationen für den Geschichts- und Gemeinschaftskundelehrer Heft 59/2000, pp. 48-51.
Hilke Günther-Arndt and Achim Jenisch: Fachliche Klärung zum Thema "Ursachen der Industrialisierung", in: Harald Gropengießer, Marc Gerhard & Ulrich Kattmann (eds.): Fachliches Lernen erforschen. Handbook on subject-didactic teaching-learning research. Didactic reconstruction, in preparation.
Achim Jenisch: Erhebung von Schülervorstellungen zu historischem Wandel und curriculare Konsequenzen, in: Saskia Handro & Bernd Schönemann (eds.): Geschichtsunterricht auf dem Prüfstand. A review of the curriculum debate, in print.
Achim Jenisch: How do young people explain historical change? Eine empirische Untersuchung zu Schülervorstellungen, in: Bettina Alavi & Gerhard Henke-Bockschatz (eds.): Geschichtsunterricht und Geschichtskultur in der multiethnischen Gesellschaft, in preparation.
Collaboration on textbooks:
Expedition Geschichte, Band 1 der Grundausgabe (Diesterweg), Frankfurt am Main 1997.
Expedition Geschichte, Band 1 der Regionalausgabe Baden-Württemberg für Klasse 7 Realschule (Diesterweg), Frankfurt am Main 2001.
Expedition Geschichte, Band 2 der Regionalausgabe Baden-Württemberg für Klasse 8 Realschule (Diesterweg), Frankfurt am Main 2001.
Expedition Geschichte, Band 3 der Regionalausgabe Baden-Württemberg für die Klassen 9 und 10 Realschule (Diesterweg), Frankfurt am Main 2001.
Expedition Geschichte, Lehrerband 1/2 Realschule Baden-Württemberg für die Klassen 7 und 8 (Diesterweg), Frankfurt am Main 2002.
Conferences
| Göttingen 12 - 13 June 2003 | 1st Göttingen Conference for Empirical Teaching and School Research Topic: Heterogeneity - Differentiation - Integration Organiser: Centre for Empirical Teaching and School Research (ZeUS) Lecture on the topic: How do pupils explain historical change? Preconcepts as a starting point for didactic structuring. |
| Ludwigsburg 13 - 14 July 2003 | 2nd Workshop Qualitative Content Analysis at the Ludwigsburg University of Education Organiser: Philipp Mayring & Michaela Gläser-Zikuda Participation in the workshop. |
| Bommerholz 01 - 03 August 2003 | 2nd conference of the Conference for History Didactics (KGD) at the Studienkolleg Witten-Bommerholz of the University of Dortmund Topic: History teaching put to the test. A review of the curriculum debate Organiser: KGD Lecture on the topic: Survey of student perceptions of historical change and curricular consequences. |
| Berlin 14 - 19 September 2003 | International conference of the Gesellschaft für Fachdidaktik (GFD) at the Technical University of Berlin Topic: Consequences of PISA. Perspectives on subject didactics Organiser: GFD Poster presentation |
| Freiburg i. Br. 01 - 03 October 2003 | Biennial conference of the Conference for History Didactics (KGD) at the Freiburg University of Education. Topic: Migration and understanding others Organiser: KGD Lecture: How do young people explain historical change? An empirical study of pupils' perceptions |
| Oldenburg 25 November 2003 | Lecture series at the University of Oldenburg: Didactic research put to the test. What can Oldenburg teaching and learning research achieve in school practice? Organiser: Doctoral programme Didactic Reconstruction (ProDid) and Didactic Centre (diz) Lecture: How students explain the causes of historical change. |
Teaching activity
| Semester | Place | Subject | coop. Lecturer | Title |
| winter term 1998/99 | PH Heidelberg | Didactics of History | Uffelmann | Methods of historical learning |
| winter term 2002/2003 | University of Oldenburg | Didactics of History | Günther-Arndt | 4.2.028, Mon. 10-12, A11 0-018, Media in the historical learning process |