Ridho Bayu Yefterson, Yelda Syafrina, Uun Lionar
Nowadays, history teachers are challenged to present exciting and meaningful history learning for students. To achieve that, being a creative teacher is a demand and a challenge for history teachers must do. This study aims to explain the use of historical relics in the form of monuments as sources and media for learning history. This study uses a qualitative approach, with data collection techniques, namely, field observations on the historical menu, interviews with history teachers, and literature studies on relevant historical works. The findings of this study indicate that the City of Padang has many historical monuments applicable to history learning materials. The monument was built to commemorate important events around the independence revolution in Padang, which teachers still need to optimize as sources and media for learning history. Monuments can be used as sources and media for education history, which aims to provide students with a better understanding and description of the events of the revolution and teach students to interact directly with historical sources. Collingwood’s approach to the importance of imagination in historical reconstruction can be adopted in the learning process. The teacher can develop students’ historical imagination by creating a learning atmosphere that makes monuments and monuments the object of their imagination of historical events. Thus, students are expected to ap-preciate better the fighters’ struggle in the war in Padang to defend independence. In addi-tion, students are also likely to assess inspiration and values that can be used as motivation and role models in the life of the nation and state. © 2023, Universitas Negeri Semarang. All rights reserved.
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