Geography and History Educational Trail in Šmartno pri Litiji

Magistrsko delo predstavlja geografsko-zgodovinsko učno pot v Šmartnem pri Litiji. Namen dela je bil zasnovati geografsko-zgodovinsko učno pot v neposredni okolici Osnovne šole Šmartno pri Litiji in tako osnovnošolcem zadnje triade ponuditi dodatne geografsko-zgodovinske učne vsebine in možnost izvedbe pouka na terenu z učnimi metodami, ki jih je mogoče izvajati le na terenu. Učencem je delo na terenu zelo zanimivo in jim predstavlja izkušnjo, ki je precej drugačna od običajne izvedbe pouka v šolski učilnici. Pri pregledu vseh učnih poti v Sloveniji smo ugotovili, da se v neposredni bližini nahaja le gozdna učna pot Slatna, ki ponuja le naravoslovne vsebine (biogeografija, pedogeografija in geologija). Okolica osnovne šole ponuja pester nabor tako geografskih kot tudi zgodovinskih vsebin, ki bi jih bilo smiselno vključiti v novonastalo učno pot. Učenci lahko preko teh vsebin temeljito spoznavajo geografske in zgodovinske značilnosti kraja. Analiza učnih načrtov za geografijo in zgodovino je pokazala, da bi bilo smiselno predlagati dopolnitve vsebin vezane na domači kraj z okolico, zato smo v ta namen predlagali 20 konkretnih dopolnitev z območja Šmartna pri Litiji z okolico. Zasnovali smo učno pot z učnim listom in kartografskim gradivom s šestimi točkami, ki se navezujejo na izbrane geografske in zgodovinske značilnosti kraja. Izvedba in evalvacija učne poti z učenci osmega in devetega razreda osnovne šole je pokazala, da imajo učenci zelo pozitivno mnenje o izvajanju terenskega dela ter da je njihovo znanje o domačem kraju bistveno boljše od primerjalne testne skupine učencev, ki se učne poti niso udeležili. Tudi intervju z učiteljico geografije in zgodovine je potrdil, da terensko delo predstavlja dodano vrednost v učnem procesu. Učna pot se je pokazala kot učinkovit in motivacijski način pouka geografije in zgodovine izven učilnice ter drugačno izkušnjo za učence.This master thesis focuses on a Geography and History Educational Trail in Šmartno pri Litiji. The thesis has aimed to create a geography and history educational trail in the vicinity of the Primary School in Šmartno pri Litiji, to offer new geographical-historical learning content to the third triad of primary school and the possibility to perform fieldwork with methods which can only be performed outside the classroom. Students find fieldwork interesting and as experience, quite different from usual lessons in the classroom. In the analysis of all educational trails in Slovenia, we found out that the only educational trail located in the vicinity of the primary school, offers only Natural Science content (biogeography, pedology and geology). The surroundings of the primary school offer a various set of geographical and historical content which could be included in the newly formed educational trail. Through these learning content, students can thoroughly learn the geographical and historical characteristics of their hometown. The analysis of geography and history primary school curricula shows that it is meaningful to suggest supplements to the existing learning content related to the hometown. Therefore, we have proposed 20 concrete supplements from the area of Šmartno pri Litiji municipality. We have created an educational trail with six educational point locations and tasks for each of them. In addition, we have created cartographic material to support worksheet exercises. The educational trail was carried out with students from the eighth and ninth grades. Its evaluation showed their positive attitudes towards fieldwork and better knowledge compared to the test group of students who didn\u27t attend it. An interview with a geography and history teacher confirmed that fieldwork represents added value in the learning process. This newly created educational trail proves to be an effective and motivational way of teaching geography and history outside the classroom and gives students a different experience in the learning process