Las investigaciones en didáctica sobre el desarrollo del pensamiento histórico en la enseñanza primaria. Una panorámica de la literatura publicada en francés e inglés desde el año 1990

By summarizing some theoretical and empirical research, the authors will to identify the competence of historical thought, of locating its different components and establishing the expectatives that teachers can legitimately have throughout the primary students’ development. One of the pillars of historical thought is the development of critical thinking taking into account events in the past, historical actors’ opinions or different discourses that circulate in society. The authors’ analysis confirms that progressive acquisition of the essential components of historical thought is possible, and it takes place in Primary education. Yet, the analysis also claims the need of new research, which would allow us to more easily understand the different stages of the development of this skill.