EDC477E

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This course covers the theoretical and practical bases of methods of teaching social studies. Theoretical bases include conceptual definition of social studies, social sciences, social materials, approaches to teaching social studies, educational objectives, testing and test building, contemporary trends in social studies, and the difference between the trends. It also covers the definition of methods of social studies, the nature, characteristics and analysis of social studies. The course also examines methods, techniques, and the most important contemporary trends used in teaching social studies in addition to the study of the characteristics of social studies teachers, challenges they face and ways to overcome them.

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