Historical thinking and historical consciousness competencies in Lukio (Finland) and Högstadiet (Sweden) national exams

The main aim of this study is to analyse the presence of thinking skills and historical awareness in the Swedish (Högstadiet) and Finnish (Lukio) university entrance examinations. In addition, the cognitive levels developed by the statements of the questions in these tests will also be analysed. In...

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Autores: Tirado Olivares, Sergio, Escribano Miralles, Ainoa, Moreno Vera, Juan, Alvén, Fredrik
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/46007
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.21814/rpe.39542
https://hdl.handle.net/10578/46007
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Assessment
Education
Exam
Historical consciousness
Historical thinking
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Sumario:The main aim of this study is to analyse the presence of thinking skills and historical awareness in the Swedish (Högstadiet) and Finnish (Lukio) university entrance examinations. In addition, the cognitive levels developed by the statements of the questions in these tests will also be analysed. In terms of methodology, a mixed analysis will be carried out, both with quantitative, statistical-descriptive, and correlational studies and with qualitative studies of the question statements. A total of 66 statements, divided into two tests, were analysed. The results show that all the statements are related to historical thinking skills in both countries, although there are differences between them, as well as in the cognitive level they develop