Critical Thinking and Active Debate to Build Intelligent Memory in History Learning
Hera Hastuti (a*), Zafri (b), Iqrima Basri (c), Zul Asri (d)

Universitas Negeri Padang

*herahastuti[at]fis.unp.ac.id

Abstract

This research departs from the phenomenon of assumptions about history and learning that are almost all wrong. Especially about history, only learning about the past, that history has no use in students^ daily lives. History is just rote learning, discussing past events with dry descriptions of facts. Students only become objects in the teacher^s ^lecture^ about the past. Passive, without enthusiasm let alone think critically. This happens because, the history learning activities that have been carried out have placed more emphasis on learning that is ^ordinary memory^ or just memory, while those that emphasize the development of ^intelligent memory^ abilities are rarely accepted by students. So, the question that arises today is how to teach history to hone students^ intelligent memory? What must be changed from the current reality of history learning, and how to change it so that history education in the future becomes something that is fun, and certainly has intellectual abilities. This paper discusses problem solutions in history learning, using active debate and critical thinking strategies.

Keywords: Intelligent Memory, History Learning, Critical Thinking, Active Debate

Topic: Universal Quality Education