Conectando o ensino de história ao contexto local: a primeira olimpíada estadual em História de Sergipe (OEHSE) como recurso pedagógico para o ensino de História em Sergipe

Abstract

This study, conducted between 2023 and 2025, analyzes the creation and implementation of the first Sergipe State History Olympiad (OEHSE) as a pedagogical resource for teaching history in elementary and high school, integrating local historical knowledge. The research begins by adapting the methodology of the National History Olympiad (ONHB) to the context of Sergipe's basic education system, aiming to understand how academic competitions can strengthen historical learning and student empowerment. The specific objectives included: analyzing the participation of Sergipe schools in the ONHB between 2013 and 2023, identifying successful practices that could be adapted to local circumstances; investigating the participation patterns of Sergipe teams, considering variables such as school type, grade level, and municipality; and examining the institutional strategies used by the ONHB to encourage participation, assessing their applicability in structuring the OEHSE. The methodology combined quantitative and qualitative approaches. The theoretical framework articulated authors who support the teaching of History and meaningful learning, student autonomy (Freire, 1996), the operationalization of historical consciousness (Rüsen, 2001) and the Reconstructive Didactics of History (Schmidt, 2020), as well as active methodologies, Local History (Barros, 2022; Melo 2020), Digital Information and Communication Technologies – TDICs (Maynard, 2021) and Digital Public History (Costa, 2021). Furthermore, authors such as Meneguello (2010, 2011, 2015), Simas (2018), Rodrigues (2020), Leal (2022), Lima (2022), Pedro (2023), Silva (2023), Paniago (2023), Araújo (2023), and Veiga (2024) support the connection between teaching and History Olympiads. The results indicate that the OEHSE fostered students' connection with the history of Sergipe, connecting teaching and research in dialogue with the local reality, in addition to developing academic, reflective, and civic skills. As a result, the Olympiad demonstrated replicable potential, offering guidelines and didacticpedagogical resources, including a question booklet with suggested activities and maps of possibilities for creating local Olympiads, consolidating its position as an innovative strategy in history teaching.