• Anjali Chetan Gugale

History is the study of change in the Political, Social, Cultural, Economic, Geographical, Scientific, Technological, Medical, Intellectual, religious and life existing on earth since the prehistoric times, i.e., since time immemorial. It covers all aspects of human society and life on earth. The study of history is crucial to learn from the past and to create a better, progressive, and prosperous futuristic society. The scope of studying and teaching History has been going through constant changes with the shift in philosophical thinking and changes in the society. Also, Social Science curriculum in India has undergone several changes, both in approach and content, during the last forty years due to the various committees like Kothari Commission (1964-1966), The Framework of 1975, National Policy on Education (1986), NCF (1988), NCF for School Education (2000), NCF (2005). History as a social science does not have the luxury of a single Truth, but diverse truths, open to a variety of interpretations. The secondary school students consider studying history as a study of the past, politics, great stories, fiction, and narrative writing. For majority of the students, History has a poor track record in the effective learning outcomes and without motivation, interest, and engagement there will be little achievement. In the study of History, Heuristic is an approach to search, collect and organize sources of history and analyse them to obtain relevant historical facts and information according to the topic discussed. Heuristic for discovery is an approach of experiential learning that can simplify complex questions in studying historical concepts and link it with present times. This approach in experiential learning for CBSE secondary school students sought to develop the abilities of students as an independent discoverer. The objective of this study was to encourage students to learn through doing and discovering things themselves.

Experiential Learning in History, Heuristic, CBSE, Secondary School Students

"Effectiveness of Experiential Learning in History Among CBSE Secondary School Students", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 6, page no.c722-c852, June-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRTHE2043.pdf

"Effectiveness of Experiential Learning in History Among CBSE Secondary School Students", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 6, page no. ppc722-c852, June-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRTHE2043.pdf