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Fundamentals of Social Studies
Fundamentals of Social Studies
CONTENT
At the end of the topic, students should be able to:
Contents are the topics or ideas that are contained in something like a book or report.
In the case of textbooks for students, the Contents of a textbook are the ideas and
information a student is expected to learn and understand in a particular class or level.
The content of any subject should be related to the aims, goals, and objectives of the
said subject. Therefore, the Contents of Social Studies are created in a manner in
which the aims and objectives of the study of Social Studies are achieved.
1. Cognitive contents:
This refers to the contents of Social Studies that have been discovered or learned. It is
the ability for people to understand, think and learn, it also relies on the person’s
ability to recall information.
There are different stages through which a person (or student) acquires knowledge,
these are;
1. Knowing the facts: first an individual has to learn of the fact by either hearing it
from someone or reading it in a textbook or newspaper. Then, they make
meaning of what was heard.
2. Understanding the facts: by understanding the facts the individual shows that
what was heard makes sense.
3. Applying the facts: after a fact has been heard and understood, the individual is
able to apply the fact in a similar situation.
4. Putting the facts together to serve a common purpose: the facts that have been
learnt and understood should be used whenever necessary.
5. Examining the effects of the facts on your community or society: the learner
has to examine the effects of the fact that has been understood and applied on
the society, this shows that learning has taken place.
For effective learning to take place the following Methods and Materials can be
used;
1. Use of instructional materials
2. Power point slides
3. Excursions or visitations
4. Use of human resources
5. Organized class notes
6. Debates
7. Affective content:
This refers to the effect of any content on the attitude and behaviour of an individual.
This component focuses on the emotion, attitude, and behaviour of the individual
towards the content studied.
Attitude of the learner – when the learner is receptive to listening, then they
listen.
Call to Action – the attitude will bring the learner to take action.
Willingness to Participate – having a positive attitude will make the learners
want to participate in the learning process.
Value of Knowledge – the level of participation of the learner will determine
the value attached to the knowledge gained.
Inclusion into way of life – when the learner has value for knowledge, the level
of inclusion of the fact learnt in the learner’s life will be high.
The above can be categorized into:
1. Receiving
2. Recording
3. Valuing
4. Organizing
5. Change one’s behavior
6. Psychomotor Contents:
This refers to the body movements and coordination derived from what has been
learned. It refers to the physical performance of the contents in a way that shows
learning has taken place. It brings together the activities of cognitive and affective
contents in a physical manner.
It also involves dramatizing (or performing) roles that are a part of Social Studies
content such as Father, Mother, Political leaders, Educational leaders, etc.
EVALUATION
1.The topics and ideas an individual is expected to know and understand in a subject
area are known as _______.
1. objectives
2. contents
3. components
4. knowledge
1. culture
2. family
3. socialization
4. multiplications
1. facts
2. acquisition
3. values
4. generalization
5. When something which is true or had existed or happened, is learnt in Social
Studies, this is an example of ________ content.
1. facts
2. values
3. concept
4. attitudes
5. Any activity learnt which brings perfection or is done well is of
1. facts
2. values
3. concept
4. attitudes
5. The content that reflects the behaviour or feelings of people is the knowledge
called ………..
1. values
2. concepts
3. attitudes
4. facts
5. The content that deals with one’s belief and things cherished is called
…………
1. concepts
2. skills
3. attitudes
4. values
5. There are …….. components of Social Studies contents.
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
5. How many stages are involved in the cognitive contents?
1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6
5. The components of social studies contents that deals with the intelligence
quotient are known as ………
1. cognitive
2. affective
3. psychology
4. psychometric