Learning Support for Historical Interpretation Using Semantically Enhanced Historical Cartoons

摘要

The importance of cultivating learning attitudes that enable learners not only to memorize key facts but also gain insights into the background of these facts is widely recognized. In this study, we aim to develop a novel learning support system that imparts a positive learning attitude to learners by having them perform historical interpretation activities in an exploratory way using historical cartoons as learning materials that are provided to illustrate historical events. In this paper, we propose a historical interpretation activity support system based on cartoon semantics whereby learners can perform self-exploratory learning in a step-by-step manner according to the historical interpretation process model as well as they are provided with support to encourage their historical interpretation activity according to their interests and learning situations. As a result, we confirmed that the system helps promote the learner's interpretation of history apart from rote learning and has a potential to change their learning attitude of history.