Paper 2026-65
ИГРОВИЗАЦИЯТА В ОБУЧЕНИЕТО ПО ИСТОРИЯ И ЦИВИЛИЗАЦИИ – ВЪЗМОЖНОСТИ И ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИ ПРАКТИКИ
Ивелин Димитров Иванов
ОУ „Цанко Церковски“, с. Средище
GAMIZATION IN HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION TEACHING – OPPORTUNITIES AND PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES
Ivelin Dimitrov Ivanov
“Tsanko Tserkovski” Elementary School, Sredishte village
Abstract: This report presents the possibilities of gamification in the teaching of history and civilizations at the junior high school level. The emphasis is on the creation and implementation of original digital educational resources, developed according to the specific learning content, the age of the students, their capabilities and the objectives of the lesson. In pedagogical practice, the need to present the educational content of history not only through a story, a textbook and frontal work, but also through activities that provoke activity, choice, thinking and participation, is becoming increasingly clear. Historical knowledge often contains abstract concepts, complex chronology, numerous personalities, events and cause-and-effect relationships. This is precisely why digital game models can be a valuable tool for more accessible and more lasting learning of the educational material. The report examines digital quizzes, „Get Rich“ games, historical bingo, interactive quests, drag and drop tasks, working with digital maps, coordinates, 3D models and visualizations. The practices presented are not ready-made products used mechanically, but rather the author’s own developments of the teacher, created through digital tools, interactive platforms and pedagogical adaptation of the learning content. The main thesis is that gamification is not entertainment for its own sake and does not replace traditional teaching. It complements it by transforming the student from a passive listener into an active participant. Through it, history can be perceived not only as an educational text, but as a mission, task, challenge and experience.
Keywords: gamification, digital educational resources, motivation, historical thinking
