Introduction of postage-stamps in history lessons for 10-12 classes as the presumption of development of student communicative abilities

One of the aims of Lithuanian schools is to develop the pupil‘s perception of their aethetic abilities. Negative cultural phenomena have some influence on the communication in the sphere of art. Stamps can help to avoid negative aspects. It is very important in the 10th – 12th forms, because the teenagers are very receptive to different crises. Collecting stamps is an activity based on the communication which can broaden the knowledge of the art. First stamps were published in 1840, and were quickly used in all over the world. The stamps became the representatives of the country, and its history, culture. The stamps are created by well – know artits, and are considered as the works of applied graphics. The basic aspect of the communication for teenagers is to create their own identity and to find what they are really like. In due course, the communication with others became the main task for the teenagers, because the ability to associate with others allows to feel the sense of the maturity. The interest in stamps is a good way to expand the communication among teenagers. Both, the teachers from Lithuania and from other countries wrote about the use of visual aids at the history lessons. All the authors stress the importance of the visual aids. The post stamps may be considered as pictures of applied works having the principle of the visual art. The principle of the visualizations is advisedto combine with the principle of the activity it could be the interest of the pupils to collect the stamps. The aims of this study is the investigation whether the use of the stamps at the history lessons can help to develop the pupils communicative abilities. The fulfil the task the questionnaire was carried out. The following school took part in the questionnaire: 97 pupils of 10th – 12th forms from Alytus Dainava Secondary school, 15 teachers from Dainava Secondary school, A. Ramanauskas – Vanagas Secondary school, St. Benediktas Secondary school, Jotvingiai gymnasia. Two 10th form cllases from A. Ramanauskas – Vanagas Secondary school took part in empirical investigation. These are the resuts: the number of pupils collecting stamps has increased twice; the number of pupils thinking that the use stamps make the atmosphere of the class warmer has increased twice; 3 times more pupils associate with thei friends because of the stamps; 3 times more pupils share the information about the stamps; 6 times more pupils claim that the information about the stamps has been obtained at the history lessons.Švietimo akademijaVytauto Didžiojo universiteta