The Required Teaching Methods: A Test of Teachers Competencies in Teaching Social Studies in Nigerian Secondary Schools
Keywords:
Teachers Competencies, Teaching Methods, Social StudiesAbstract
This review is on choosing the required teaching methods: a test of teachers
competencies in teaching Social Studies in Nigerian Secondary Schools. For
effective and efficient impartation of the knowledge of Social Studies to its
learners, the required methods have to be adopted by the teacher. Social Studies
is interdisciplinary in nature and content. From the study, it was observed that
we have general and conventional methods of teaching such as lecture method
but some subjects require specific methods for their teaching to enhance the
internalization of the objectives. This study stresses the importance of using
discussion method, problem solving method and questioning method of teaching
because of the interdisciplinary composition of social studies. The study reveals
that when the above mentioned teaching methods are used for teaching social
studies in the Nigerian Secondary schools, it will help students to understand
social studies, and the objectives of its teaching much better.
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