GUERREIROS, CASTELOS E DRAGÕES: IDEIAS HISTÓRICAS DE ESTUDANTES GOIANOS SOBRE A IDADE MÉDIA.

Abstract

This thesis investigated the historical ideas of students from the 7th, 8th and 9th grade of elementary school II, of State College President Kennedy, which is located in the central city of Porangatu - GO on its conceptualization of the historical period Middle Ages. For realization of this research sought to support the theories produced by the didactics of history, from the German paradigmatic turn of the 60s and 70s, but specifically the historian Jörn Rüsen. Concomitantly used the methodology of History Education research line that emerged in Europe in the same period because it allowed the application of a metacognitive instrumental in obtaining the narratives of school that wished to analyze and understand. However, it was observed that the concept Middle Ages suffers the influence of the three dimensions of historical culture, namely, aesthetic, political and cognitive. For this work, interested latter dimension that is found in academic literature and directly influences the teaching of history in primary education. Categorized and analyzed the narratives presented by young people in this research as well as all substantive words described by them that were related or not to the Middle Ages. Finally, there was discussion with the typology of historical consciousness so that through it, was observed prospects and possible notes to be observed in the historical ideas of the students.