TTLV: Attitudes towards learning History among high school students in Hanoi

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Ha Thi Quynh Chi   

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: October 2, 1989

4. Place of birth: Dong Trieu, Quang Ninh

5. Decision on student admission No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:Attitudes towards studying History among high school students in Hanoi.

8. Major: Psychology Code: 60.31.04.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Thanh NgaHanoi Law University

10. Summary of the thesis results:

According to the survey results, high school students' attitudes towards learning History are not strong, stable, or clear.

Most high school students are aware of the necessity and significance of History, and have clearly defined their goals for studying this subject. However, students' understanding of the importance of the subject matter is not entirely accurate, and a segment of students still study History simply to fulfill the school curriculum.

The majority of high school students have little interest in History and only occasionally look forward to History class. Students also express little satisfaction with the learning conditions for History, especially with the subject matter.

It can be said that the number of high school students who are proactive and self-motivated in this subject accounts for only a very small percentage, while most students show enthusiasm due to the strict regulations and rules of the school.

Perceptions of the importance of History as a subject and the level of engagement in classroom learning activities differ between male and female students.

High school students' attitudes toward learning History are influenced by many factors, but the strongest influence comes from the curriculum content, followed by the teacher's teaching methods, learning motivation, habits, and self-learning abilities of the students themselves; only then are other factors considered.

11. Practical applications:

The research findings of this thesis can serve as a useful reference for educational planners, history teachers, etc., contributing to improving learning attitudes, fostering a sense of accuracy, and promoting enthusiasm for learning this subject among high school students.

12. Future research directions:

If possible, we would like to study the changes in high school students' attitudes towards learning History after the textbook revision in 2018.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Ha Thi Quynh Chi 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: October 2^nd, 1989 4. Place of birth: Dong Trieu, Quang Ninh

5. Admission decision number: Decisio no. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30^th, 2013 of the principal of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: The attitude of high school students at Hanoi towards History

8. Major: Psychology Code: 60.31.04.01

9. Supervisors: A. Prof. Ph.D. Dang Thanh Nga, Hanoi Law University

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

According to the results of my recent actual survey, the attitude of high school students to historic learning is weak, unstable and unclear. Almost high school students can be aware of the necessity of learning History and determine clearly their learning purpose. However, the conception of high school students about the necessity of History is not explicit. A number of students learn this subject just to complete their obligatory curriculum in high school.

Most of the students are not interested in historic learning and from time to time they wait to learn this subject. They are not virtually satisfied with present methods of teaching, first and foremost contents of this subject.

It could be said that the number of high school students learn actively, positively and have self-awareness about History only makes up a very small proportion. Besides, most high school students show their positive learning attitude because of strict rules and regulations in their high school.

There is a difference between schoolboys and schoolgirls in awareness of necessity of History and the level of expressing their behavior in class.

The attitude of high school students to historic learning is affected by a lot of factors, but the strongest factor is the contents of subject, the next one is teaching method and then is students' learning motivation, habits as well as their self-education. The last but not least, there is an existence of other that also influences in the students' attitude factors of learning History.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The result of thesis research is considered to be a useful reference source, especially for education planners, history teachers... with the aim to raise learning attitude of students, improve their knowledge related to history and foster their interests in learning history.

12. Further research directions, if any:

In case available conditions and time we will continue to research the change of attitude learning history of high school students after the new History textbook is published by Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training in 2018.

13. Thesis-related publications: None