Objectives of

Teaching Social
studies
Rizza Sandoy Jose N. Magbanua, Ph.D.
Discussant Professor
Objectives of teaching social studies

 Elementary Level
 Secondary Level
 Tertiary Level

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Objectives of teaching
social studies at the
elementary level

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rationale
+ Social studies at the elementary level should
provide students with purposeful and meaningful
learning experiences that are challenging, of high
quality, developmentally appropriate, and
reflective of contemporary social and diverse
global realities.

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The core of social studies discipline
+ Knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for
informed and thoughtful participation in society
require a systematically developed elementary
programs focused on concepts from the core
social studies disciplines: civics, economics,
geography and history.

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Objectives of teaching social studies at the
elementary level
+ The purpose of elementary school social studies is to
enable students to understand, participate in, and
make informed decisions about their world. Social
studies content allows young learners explain
relationships with other people, to institutions, and to
environment, and equips them with knowledge and
understanding of the past.

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TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN
ELEMENTARY LEVEL
+ It provides them with skills for productive problem
solving and decision making as well as for
assessing issues and making thoughtful value
judgments.
+  it integrates these skills and understandings into a
framework for responsible citizen participation
locally, nationally, and globally. 

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 SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE
ELEMENTARY LEVEL
The teaching and learning processes within social
studies are uniquely organized to developed these
capacities, beginning with the youngest learners in
our schools.

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 SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE
ELEMENTARY LEVEL

Elementary social studies should include

civic engagement, as well as knowledge
from the core content areas of civics,
economics, geography, and history.

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Position on powerful and purposeful
elementary social studies
 Meaningful
 Integrative
 Value-based
 Challenging
 Active

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Objectives of teaching social studies at
the secondary level

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Social studies in secondary level
The secondary social studies is designed to
develop the knowledge and skills of history,
geography, civics, and economics that will enable
students to put into perspective people, places,
ideas, and events that have shaped our state, our
nation, and our world.

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Objectives of teaching social studies at the
secondary level
+ Social studies educates students on citizenship,
providing them with the knowledge, skills and
attitudes that will help them to become competent
and responsible citizens who are informed,
thoughtful, participate in their community and
exhibit moral and civic virtues.

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Objectives of teaching social studies at the
Secondary level
+ The goal is to provide learners with the necessary
knowledge to solve personal and social challenges.
+ Its major objective is to educate individuals how to
respect other people and cultures.

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Teaching social studies in secondary level
+ Through the study of history, students will develop an
understanding of the past, present, and future of our
society and the society of others .
Geography, they will develop an understanding of spatial
relationships by looking at human and physical
characteristics of places, how different groups interact with
their environment, and how our communities and nations
are affected by conditions and events in other places.

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Continued…
+ Civics will help them understand politics and
government in order to be informed citizens and to
participate in the public life of our community,
state, and nation.
+ Economics will help them understand the function
of the economy in our society and the world; their
role as an employer, worker, producer, or consumer;
and their role in the global marketplace.

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Objectives of teaching social studies
at the tertiary level

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OBJECTIVES OF TEACHING
SOCIAL SCIENCES AT THE
TERTIARY LEVEL
The objective of Social studies in tertiary level is to
give students an apprehension in a real-world task
and to perform actively in civic engagement with
the use of their skills in communication, problem
solving, decision making, creative/critical thinking,
and values.

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Social sciences in the tertiary level

 The program prepares the students for

careers in teaching, research, policy
studies, advocacy works, and employment
in NGO, government and private offices,
and in civil society sector.

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Social sciences in the tertiary
level
+ It is also a very good preparation for
law school and graduate studies in any field of the
social sciences.
+ serves as an excellent preparation for a career in
the diplomatic service or in a multi-cultural work
environment.
+ Social science degree programs develop analytical,
critical thinking, and research skills.

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References:
+ https://
www.socialstudies.org/position-statements/powerful-purposeful-p
edagogy-elementary-school-social-studies
+ https://
www.studocu.com/ph/document/partido-state-university/bs-educ
ation/college-of-education-module-5-objectives-of-social-studies-t
eaching-social-studies-in-the-elementary-high-school-and-tertiar
y-levels-module-5-ssed1-teaching-ss-in-elem-and-high-school/227
36099?origin=home-recent-3

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