| dc.description.abstract | This study designed a history exploration learning platform with the theme of pirates, through which learners can learn historical thinking and exploration-related concepts. The platform was developed in the form of a website to provide students with an online and self-directed learning environment for history. Students can explore historical data freely according to their interests and directions, collect historical evidence, interpret and analyze historical data, and finally discuss and summarize the results in their learning worksheets with their group members.
The exploration process took two classes and adopted a guided inquiry mode. The research results were mainly analyzed through qualitative research and supplemented by quantitative questionnaires. For the qualitative research part, student investigation reports in the system and exploration results in group learning worksheets were collected. Based on the content analysis of the investigation reports and worksheets, the study analyzed whether students can effectively use questions, collect data, analyze data, evaluate the reliability of data, and draw conclusions from them, understand the context of historical events, and analyze and evaluate events within their corresponding era and background to explore the content they investigated. For the quantitative questionnaire part, data from the historical thinking pre- and post-tests and system satisfaction questionnaire were collected. Through the historical thinking pre- and post-test analysis, the study analyzed students′ learning status of historical thinking after a complete historical exploration process and their performance on different aspects of thinking questions. As for the system satisfaction questionnaire, it focused on the richness of the system′s content, functionality, and overall satisfaction of the students. Based on the feedback from the questionnaire, the researchers analyzed and improved the system to provide students with a more convenient learning environment in the future.
The research found that after going through a complete historical exploration process, students improved their performance in historical thinking, particularly in the concepts of ＂historical chronology＂ and ＂historical analysis and interpretation.＂ Regarding the exploration content, each group presented different exploration directions and demonstrated their historical thinking abilities, being able to independently complete historical exploration and having unique views and opinions on different pirates. In terms of system evaluation, students gave a relatively high rating to the functionality, richness of content, and overall feeling of the system. | en_US |