This study aims to determine the effectiveness of corporal sources in an effort to improve the quality of historical teaching in senior high schools of Surakarta in 2010/2011 Academic Year. This study uses classroom action research which is conducted through two cycles, whereas each cycle consists of four stages, namely; planning, executing, observating, and reflecting. This classroom action research purposes to improve the quality of learning history by empowering corporal source .The subjects were the students of XI IPS -3 of SMA Negeri 6 Surakarta. The data collection techniques and tools were used in the study were observational techniques, questionnaires, and tests. The results showed that by empowering the corporal source can improve the quality of learning history. This is evidenced by the students who are being more active in the teaching and learning process, and also, it could increase the students' achievement. At the first cycle, the students mastered 70% of the material by an average rating of 68.47, where as at the second cycle, the increase reached 20%, to be 90% by anaverage rating of 78.0S.
