Table 6 Descriptive statistics regarding the objectives of a history class (Section V).

From: The impact of content knowledge on the adoption of a critical curriculum model by history teachers-in-training

Degree in primary education

Master in secondary education

QG1

QG2

QG3

QG4

1.- Acquire general knowledge

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

4.34

0.85

4.44

0.86

3.24

1.15

2.16

0.99

4.- Understand the main facts and historic characters which help us understand our origins as a people

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

3.93

1.05

3.93

1.12

2.48

1.53

2.22

1.09

5.- Learn to analyse historic sources

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

3.94

0.94

4.26

0.83

4.34

0.58

4.08

0.74

7.- Encourage historical empathy

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

4.42

0.82

4.77

0.47

4.48

1

4.47

0.70

8.- Understand the causes/consequences and changes/continuities in historical processes

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

4.34

0.68

4.63

0.66

4.39

0.58

4.50

0.56

10.- Know how to argue and debate

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

4.67

0.55

4.77

0.47

4.26

0.80

4.17

0.77

11.- Contend our identities, values and collective beliefs

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

M

s.d.

4.17

0.89

4.49

0.71

4.24

0.58

4.61

0.60

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