Different Approaches in Teaching Social Studies
What are teaching and learning approaches? •Approaches to teaching and learning Being self-directed and responsible for own learning. •Having existing experiences which can draw from to inform current learning. •Being motivated to learn especially when able to see the direct relevance of what is being learning and able to recognise why they need to know something. •Being able to problem solve. In Teaching Social Studies it has six(6) different Approaches. 1. Constructivist Approach This approach is based on the assumption that the students come with entry knowledge and skills. New lesson becomes meaningful when a connection is established between their prior knowledge and the new learning activity. Example : An elementary school teacher presents a class problem to measure the length of the "Mayflower." Rather than starting the problem by introducing the ruler, the teacher allows students to reflect and to construct their own methods of measu...