INTRODUCTION Flashcards
These three are used to help make teaching Social Studies in the primary grades effective.
Strategies
Methods
Techniques
Social Studies was first created as a subject __________ in the United States.
Basic Education
During the colonial period, primary education was focused on teaching of _______ and ______.
Religion
Morality
After the _______ War, schools started teaching history and geography.
Revolutionary War
When the ______ War ended, the US Government established free elementary education to reunite its citizens
Civil War
When the Civil War ended, the US Government established ______ ________ education to reunite its citizens.
Free Elementary
NEA means?
National Education Academy
In 1916, this was the board assigned to check if the curriculum in primary schools was dominated by history and geography meets the challenges in cultivating citizenship among students.
NEA - National Education Academy
According to (Wesley, 1951), what is Social Studies?
Social Studies is the social sciences simplified for pedagogical work.
According to (Lewenstern, 1981), what is Social Studies?
Social Studies is part of the curriculum dedicated to studying how man and his neighbor lived in the past, live in the present, and will live in the future.
According to (Schunks, 1981), what is Social Studies?
Social Studies is the study of people in their interactions with one another and the process they use in participating in activities, exchanges, and discussions.
According to (Savage and Armstrong, 1981), what is Social Studies?
Social Studies is a subject whose purpose is focused on global citizenship; lessons learned from social science, humanities, and natural sciences; and taught using students’personal, social, and cultural experiences.
According to (Marsh, 1981), what is Social Studies?
Social Studies is the study of man as a social being and his lifestyle and interaction with others and with his environment at a particular time and place.
According to (National Council for Social Studies, 1993), what is Social Studies?
Social Studies is the integrated study of selected lessons derived from social sciences and humanities for the development of students’ civic competencies.
Explain:
“Powerful social studies teaching helps develop social understanding and civic efficiency “
--- National Council for Social Studies
Subjective Answer
This discipline is traditionally distinguished from other disciplines by its emphasis on cultural relativity, in-depth examination of context, and cross-cultural comparisons
Anthropology
This is the study of the ancient and recent human part through material remains. These include human artifacts from the very earliest stone tools to the man-made objects that are buried or thrown away in the present day.
Archaeology
According to Samuelson, this is the study of how people and society chose, with or without the use of money, to employ scarce productive resources which could have alternate uses, to produce various commodities over time and distribute them for consumption now and in the future among various person and groups of society.
Economics
This is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.
Geography
This is a discipline that studies chronological record of events based on a critical examination of source materials and usually presenting an explanation of their causes.
History
This is a discipline and profession that is concerned with the customs, practices, and rules of conduct of a community that are recognized as binding by the community.
Law
The Four Principal of Law
Establishing Standards
Maintaining Order
Resolving Disputes
Protecting Liberties and Rights
This is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with reality, existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.
Philosophy
_____ inquiry is a central element in the intellectual history of many civilizations
Philosophical inquiry
This is the systematic study of governance by the application of empirical and generally scientific methods of analysis. It is traditionally defined and studied as, examining the state and its organs and institutions.
Political Science
This is the science of the mind. Scientific discipline that studies mental states and processes and behavior in humans and other animals.
Psychology
The discipline of psychology is broadly divisible into two parts:
A large profession of practitioners
A smaller but growing science of mind, brain, and social behavior
This is the discipline by which people regard it as holy, sacred, absolute, spiritual, divine, or worthy of special reverence.
Religion
A social science that studies human societies, their interactions, and the processes that preserves and changes.
It does this by examining the dynamics of constituent parts of societies (such as, gender, race, age groups etc.).
Sociology
Those branches of knowledge that concern themselves with human beings and their culture or with analytic and critical methods of inquiry derived from an appreciation of human values and of the unique ability of human spirit to express itself.
Humanities
____ is a tool of empowering the individual and giving them the motivation, autonomy, and responsibility to control their own lives beyond the social circumstances un which they find themselves.
Civic
The 7 Social Studies Curriculum Themes
- People, Places, and Environments
- Time, Continuity, and Change
- Culture, Identity, and Nationality
- Civic Ideals and Practices
- Power, Authority, and Governance
- Production, Distribution, and Consumption
- Global Connections
- The basic concepts of geography, using maps, atlas and simple technological instruments.
- The influence of the physical environment on man and society and the impact of human activities on nature.
PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ENVIRONMENTS
- Central to the study of history is the concept of time.
- It is important a student to see the development of society from ancient times to the present so that he can better understand himself and his country and thereby be able to form an identity as an individual and a member of society, nation and the world.
- Chronological thought
TIME, CONTINUITY, AND CHANGE
- refers to the totality of beliefs, values, traditions, and ways of living of a group or society, with its products such as language, art, and so on. There are aspects of culture that change while others continue to exist in the present.
- By studying this theme, it is expected that the student will develop a unique identity as an individual and Filipino and understand and respect the different cultures in the Philippines. Identity as a Filipino will be the basis of a nationalistic perspective, which in turn will help develop a broader worldview.
CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND NATIONALITY
- It is the citizen’s responsibility to respect the rights of others, regardless of their faith, political beliefs, culture, gender, ethnicity, skin color, dress and personal preference. This includes respecting the opinion of others even if they do not agree.
CIVIC IDEALS AND PRACTICES
- Part of citizenship is understanding the concept of power and its use in the country and in daily life. The concept of citizenship also covers understanding the meaning and importance of democratic governance and the type of government in the Philippines.
- This theme also covers the Constitution.
POWER, AUTHORITY, AND GOVERNANCE
- The basic concepts of choice, necessity, expenditure, cost and benefit covered mainly by Economics.
PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND CONSUMPTION
- This theme supports the purpose of the AP curriculum to develop the student’s national and global perspective and appreciation of the major social and world issues.
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
