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Issues and Problems in Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction

Course Description: This course discusses the issues and topics that need to be researched in the field of social studies curricula and teaching methods. It includes: social studies teacher competencies, values and controversial issues in the subject, incorporating civilizational dialogue and security, assessment, developing various thinking skills, and the academic skills necessary for studying and teaching social studies.
Credit hours: 3
Objectives of the course :

The course aims to help the student:
1. Identifying the necessary competencies for a social studies teacher.
2. Analyzing the role of social studies in promoting values and developing various thinking skills.
3. Analysis of the academic skills necessary for studying and teaching social studies.
4. Develop plans for assessing various learning outcomes in social studies.
5. Identifying the difficulties facing the teaching of social studies and how to overcome them.
6. Understanding the role of social studies in achieving human and civilizational communication and acquaintance.

Course outputs :

Analysis of the relationship between social studies teachers' competencies and their preparation and training programs.
• Incorporate various thinking skills into social studies curriculum content.
• Foundations for building and designing assessment tools for various learning outcomes in social studies.
• Foundations of integrating diverse values in social studies curricula.
• Classification of academic skills in social studies.

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  • Last updated: 2026-06-03

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