Motivational history teaching methods in high schools of Punjab, India

The use of traditional teaching methods to teach History is common in the high schools of Punjab, India. Very few schools utilize advanced teaching methods to make History interesting to motivate the students to study this subject. During my teaching career in Punjab, India, I noticed that History students often have difficulty engaging in the learning process. History is an important subject that includes politics, religion, leisure, and social activities. Thus, History is an integral part of our lives, and it is the responsibility of History teachers to learn how to teach, how to make History more vibrant, or how to engage and motivate students to learn during the class and to continue their learning about the topic after the class finishes. Throughout this research, motivational teaching methods to teach History in the high schools of Punjab, India were analyzed. Hence, this study identified different inspirational and goal-setting instructional methods to be used in History classrooms for high school students. The challenges and benefits of various teaching methods were also examined in this study.