Historical novels and reality (Teacher and student opinions)

This study reveals the reality of perceptions of historical novels, which are used as teaching materials in history lessons and contain the aim of contributing to those who benefit from education, based on the views and beliefs of teachers and students. Descriptive survey model was used in the research. First, the study started with a detailed literature survey.Then, questionnaires were tried as data collection tool. The prepared questionnaires were administered by 61 teachers and 350 students working under the Ministry of National Education in Konya in the 2022-2023 academic year. Students consist of 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students. According to the data obtained as a result of the research, historical novels concretize the history lesson and increase the student interest in the lesson. In the study, it was determined that 60 people, 98% of whom participated in the historical survey, were observed to have an effective contribution to the learning efficiency in the lessons of the novels, and 304 people, 87% of the participating children, stated that historical novels did not increase the benefit from the History course. In addition, 242 students (69%) stated that while reading historical novels, they immediately researched and aimed at the characteristics of that period.In yet another question, 89% of 311 students stated that historical novels help me understand the subjects of the History course. Evaluating the results of the survey, it shows that 58 people (95%) believe that the existence of historical novels contributes positively to the reality. It was determined that 94% of the children who participated in the history, 329 people believed in the opinions taken from the real-time events of the subjects of the novels, and 333 of the 95% of the historical roman structures appeared in real places. They found that 97% of the teachers saw what they knew as helpful in preserving the cultural values of historical novels and their negligence. At the same time, there is a 95% opinion from the 58 teacher that historical novels help to preserve civilization. It is seen in the results of the survey that 98% of the participants(60 people) think that historical novels helps transfering the social memory to the new generations. When the obtained data are evaluated It has been revealed that historical novels reflect reality. Historical novels improve students' perception of space and time and help them learn history lesson curriculum topics more permanently.