| CODE | EPE3013 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Teaching and Learning Social Studies | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Early Childhood and Primary Education | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Humanities, sometimes called Social Studies, in Maltese Primary State Schools is an area of study that is mainly composed of history and geography and social studies. These learning areas may be taught separately or as part of an integrated scheme. This study-unit provides an opportunity for student teachers to explore effective ways of teaching Social Studies in the context of local primary school settings. The study unit will highlight the skills and concepts, and pedagogical skills that student teachers require to be in a position to teach social studies to learners as citizens in a democracy. Study-unit Aims: - To expose student teachers to effective methods of teaching the Humanities in the Primary school. - To show trainees how to implement these methods in school environments. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate knowledge of what is the pedagogy involved in Social Studies (Geography, History and social studies); - Recognize how social studies can be integrated within a Humanities programme; - Appraise the theoretical background on democracy; and - Analyse how the values of democracy can be found in the Humanities Maltese curriculum. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify and implement the pedagogy skills needed on how to use the 'Source Method' in the Primary classroom and how to target different history thinking skills and concepts like Cause, Consequence, Change, Continuity, Empathy and Time when teaching History in Primary school; - Apply the concepts and skills in geography relevant to the primary curriculum and use the appropriate pedagogical approach to teach them in primary school. They will be able to do this through practical approaches and clear examples that includes mapskills; - Apply these developed pedagogical skills to integrate democratic principles within Humanities learning, in preparation for future citizens of a democracy. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Nichol, Jon and Fines, John (1997) 'Teaching Primary History' Neffield Publication. - Holden, Cathie and Clough, Nick (1998) 'Children as Citizens' Routledge. - Palmer, Joy (1994) 'Geography in the Early Years' Routledge. Supplementary Readings: - Cooper, H., Rowley, C.and Simon Asquith (2006) 'Geography 3-11, a guide for teachers', David Fulham publications. - Gatt, S. & Vella, Y.(2003) 'Constructivist Teaching in Primary School Social Studies' Agenda Book Shop. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Erika Cassar Yosanne Vella (Co-ord.) |
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