It consists in using as an excellent educational opportunity the existence of multiple stories of the past and the fact that all of them are true and, at the same time, none of them is. It means accepting the subjectivity of historians based on their beliefs, knowledge, interests, values, etc. as a guarantee for a multifaceted and polysemic learning of history in which the multiple versions of a historical event provide a better understanding of it.
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Learning to Understand Historical Context: Role-Playing Game “The Nuremberg Prosecutors”
Pilar Rivero (Research Group ARGOS, Faculty of Education, University of Zaragoza, Spain), Iñaki Navarro-Neri (Research Group ARGOS, Faculty of Education, University of Zaragoza, Spain), Sergio Sánchez-Martínez (Research Group ARGOS, Faculty of Education, University of Zaragoza, Spain), and Miguel Ángel Pallarés (Research Group ARGOS, Faculty of Education, University of Zaragoza, Spain)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5240-0.ch012
Abstract
The development of historical thinking in students using active methodologies is an unavoidable opportunity to approach key events in the history of humanity, such as the Nuremberg trials. This chapter presents a proposal for gamification in the classroom through role-playing using a card game designed ad hoc in order to develop historical empathy in students. The objectives of this proposal are to determine the responsibilities of individuals and organisations for the execution of the German extermination programme, decide the seriousness of the facts proven through documentation and sources provided, value respect for life and tolerance as the foundations of democracy and human rights, investigate and become aware of the crimes committed by those involved, and value respect for life and tolerance as the foundations of democracy and human rights. This activity introduces students to a controversial topic such as the Nuremberg trials through activities such as the creation of a preliminary commission, the performance of the trial, and a debate.