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Zisťovanie úrovne historickej empatie u vysokoškolských študentov
The determination of level of historical empathy among university students

Author(s): Eva Baumann
Subject(s): Education, Psychology, Social history, Higher Education , Social psychology and group interaction
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: historical empathy; presentism; scale questionnaire; historical context
Summary/Abstract: Historical empathy is one of the concepts of historical thinking, and at the same time a specific ability that enables a better understanding of the actions, starting points and attitudes of historical personalities without the risk of presentism. The subject of the research is the level of historical empathy in students of teaching the academic subject of history and students of one-subject pedagogical study programs. It was measured using a scale questionnaire. The results of the two groups were compared and analyzed against predetermined criteria.