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Social studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systemic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and the natural sciences. The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.
What are the purpose of Social Studies?
What is Social Studies?
What are the branches of Social Studies?
What is the National Council for the Social Studies formal definition of Social Studies?
Which of the following is not part of disciplines of Social Sciences involved in Social Studies?
Anthropology
Psychology
Linguistics
Archeology
Which are the most useful in teaching the concept of geographic location?
Documentaries
Real life examples
Maps and globes
Timelines
Is the readiness and willingness to assume citizenship responsibilities. These responsibilities include more than just voting. For in a democracy, it is also one’s responsibility to serve on juries, to be lawful, and to be just.
social understanding
civic competence
historical understanding
economic understanding
What are the purpose of social studies education?
social understanding
able to understand Political Science
logical thinking
None of the above
What are the importance of studying social studies?
Helps the citizens to have some depth of historical, political, and cultural understanding
Helps to be rational in terms of decision making.
Helps the people to be aware of geographical understanding to have cultural or environmental intelligence.
All of the above
A third way to answer “Which knowledge is most important?”
Topics
Themes
Knowledge
Attitude and Values
Help curriculum planners and teachers narrow the scope somewhat and give them a better idea of which social knowledge deserves the most attention.
Attitudes and Values
Themes
Knowledge
Topics
Typical attitudes and values used in the curriculum guide are the following except
Being committed to the public values of this society as suggested in its historical documents, laws, court decisions, and oaths.
Not taking responsibility for one’s actions and fulfilling one’s obligations to the community
Developing a reasoned loyalty to this nation and its form of government.
Being able to deal fairly and effectively with value conflicts that arise when making decisions about the common good
The third sub goal—skills—identifies what students should know how to do
Topic
Skills
Values and Attitudes
Themes
The Democratic participation skills are:
Working cooperatively to clarify a task and plan group work
Listening to and expressing opinions and reasons
Participating in classroom, school, and community decision making, especially participating in group discussions of public issues
All of the above
It is the study and inquiry skills are:
Using and making time lines, maps, globes, charts, and graphs
Writing reports and giving oral presentations
Locating, reading, and analyzing information from a variety of resources, such as books, encyclopedias, the Internet, newspapers, and libraries
All of the above
The intellectual skills (critical thinking and problem solving) are:
Comparing and contrasting
Identifying and clarifying problems and issues
Making and evaluating conclusions based on evidence and Distinguishing fact from opinion
All of the above
A student participating in a debate about the importance of vaccination and giving his reason and opinion of this. What skill does this student show?
Democratic Participation Skills
Intellectual skills
Study and inquiry skills
All of the above
Josh is comparing and contrasting the online class to face to face classes. What skill does Josh presenting?
Study and inquiry skills
Democratic Participation skills
Intellectual skills
All of the above
Pablo uses maps and researching in the internet to find the history of South East Asian Nation. What is the skill being presented?
Study and inquiry skills
Intellectual skills
Democratic Participation skills
All of the above
It is a study of the past with the help of written records and artifacts.
Government
Culture
Economics
History
It is study of how people manage resources by producing, using, and exchanging goods and services.
History
Economics
Government
Culture
It is the study of all the physical features of the earth’s surface including its climate and the distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
Culture
Geography
Economics
Government
It is a field of study which deals with man, his relation with other men and his environment?
Social Studies
Humanities
Geopgraphy
Social Science
The following are scope of Social Studies except:
Social studies as citizenship education
Social studies as a skilled development
Social studies as ecological studies
Social studies as science subject
The following are the definition of Social Studies except:
Selected portions in social sciences
Larger in scope
Practice part of human affairs
Learning situation and insight in all knowledge
What are the basis of K to 12 Social Studies Curriculum?
Republic Act 9155
K to 12 Philippine Basic Education Curriculum Framework
Republic act 7610
Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013
Following the National Education Association’s initiative in 1916, social studies took on the primary purpose to:
provide children opportunities to explore the world through each of the social sciences.
promote the “social efficiency” of citizens in a rapidly changing society.
encourage children’s patriotism and sense of community.
create an understanding among children that they live in a global society.
Professional curriculum standards for social studies were developed by.
The American Association of Social Studies Educators
The National Council of Teachers of Social Studies.
The National Council for the Social Studies
The Consortium of Social Studies Advocates
