Oral Sources in Secondary Education: Motivation and History Learning

The experience presented here demonstrates that the use of oral sources promotes the interest of students in secondary education by history and strengthens their knowledge. Through interviews with those close to students has approached the protagonists of the past, avoiding a depersonalized vision of the past times that hinders understanding of the complexity of the story. Furthermore, treatment of these historical sources has contributed to closer to scientific culture education, research and develop reflective skills among students. The comparison of the learning outcomes of these students with others who had untreated oral sources have confirmed our hypothesis.