The use of active strategies in Geography and History Classrooms in Secondary School Álvarez-Otero, Javier Díaz Palencia, José Luis Sánchez-Sánchez, Almudena Roa González, Julián Active learning Javier Álvarez-Otero – Universidad a Distancia de Madrid - 0000-0002-7931-6256 José Luis Díaz Palencia – Universidad a Distancia de Madrid - 0000-0002-4677-0970 Almudena Sánchez-Sánchez – Universitat Politècnica de València - 0000-0002-4246-4132 Julián Roa González – Universidad a Distancia de Madrid - 0000-0002-4017-3067 Recepción: 29.04.2025 | Aceptado: 05.05.2025 Correspondencia a través de ORCID: Javier Álvarez-Otero - 0000-0002-7931-6256 Estudio de investigación del grupo de investigación Observatorio de Innovación Educativa (OIE) Área o categoría del conocimiento: Ciencias de la Educación This study analyses the use of active teaching strategies in geography and history classrooms in Compulsory Secondary Education between September 2020 and June 2023. For data collection, a questionnaire has been validated as a measurement instrument, which aims to investigate the didactic strategies incorporated in the area of geography and history. Out of a total of 365 responses, cooperative learning is the most used methodology, followed by project-based learning and problem-based learning; to a lesser extent, flipped classroom and gamification, and finally, service-learning has a very low use in Geography and History classrooms. These approaches promote active student participation, the development of critical thinking, and the practical application of knowledge. In addition, the analysis shows that teachers combine several active methods in the face of different educational needs. From the findings detected, we suggest the need to reflect on the limitations of the implementation of these teaching strategies and to find the appropriate channels for teacher training in them and an advance in the field of Social Sciences teaching at Secondary level. 2025-05-05T06:40:59Z 2025-05-05T06:40:59Z 2025-05-05 journal article Álvarez-Otero, J, Díaz Palencia, JL, Sánchez-Sánchez, A, & Roa González, J (2025). The use of active strategies in Geography and History Classrooms in Secondary School. REIDOCREA, 14(16), 233-248. 2254-5883 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/103901 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional Universidad de Granada