The Reality of Using the Student Centered Learning Strategies in Teaching of Social Studies
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Abstract: The study aimed to identify the reality of using the student-centered learning strategies in teaching of social studies from the viewpoints of social studies teachers in general education. The study population consisted of (2205) teachers who teach in the city of Riyadh, and the sample of the study consisted of (152) social studies teachers. In order to answer the questions of the study, a questionnaire was applied after verifying its validity and reliability to identify the obstacles in using the strategies. The data of the study was statistically processed by arithmetic means, standard deviations, T-test and LSD. The study reached a number of results, the most important of all are the following: The reality of use was 3.48 in average, which highly significantly shows that there are clear obstacles preventing the use of the student-centered learning strategies in general education. The levels of obstacles were varied in the domains between 3.17 and 3.88 on average. The second domain which is related to " School environment" was the first obstacle which prevents the use of strategies by an average 3.87. The third domain which is related to "students and parents" was in the last rank as an obstacle which prevents the use of strategies by an average 3.17. The study recommended to emphasize the use of student-centered learning strategies in teaching of social studies.
Key Words: Student Centered Learning Strategies, Learning Strategies, Teaching of Social Studies
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• Al-Jalali, Maan Mustafa (2011). Educational Achievement, Amman: Dar Al-Misir. .(In Arabic).
• Alkarrarah, Ahmed Odeh, and the argument of Ramadan (2013). The Effectiveness of a Learning-Based Program Built in Teaching Science in the Achievement of Ninth Grade Students and Development of Knowledge-Based Atonement Skills, Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences, Bahrain (Volume 14, Issue 2). .(In Arabic).
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• Al-Quraini, Saud (2018). The reality of the methods of teaching social studies in general education schools. .(In Arabic).
• Al-Qurashi, Prince of Ibrahim (2009). Effectiveness of a training program based on some active learning strategies in developing the critical thinking skills of social studies teachers in general secondary education, Journal of the Educational Association for Social Studies, Egypt (No. 20). .(In Arabic).
• Al-Rubaie, Mahmoud (2006). Contemporary Teaching Methods and Methods, Jordan: World of Books. .(In Arabic).
• Al-Shahat, Du'aa Al-Badawi (2012). The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning Strategy in the Development of Some Life Skills, Journal of the College of Education, Port Said, Egypt (No. 12). .(In Arabic).
• Al-Wadi, Mahmoud and Ali Falah Al-Zu'bi (2011). Methods of Scientific Research Methodological Approach, Amman: Curriculum House. .(In Arabic).
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• Asha, Triumph Khalil (2011). The Impact of Using Active Learning Strategies on Improving Academic Achievement and Self-Concept of Third-Grade Students, Dirasat - Educational Sciences Journal, Jordan (Volume 38). .(In Arabic).
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• Hussein, Ibrahim (2013). The effectiveness of problem-based learning strategy in the teaching of mathematics on academic achievement and the development of some critical thinking skills among students in the preparatory stage, Journal of the Faculty of Education (Banha University) - Egypt (Volume 24, No. 93). .(In Arabic).
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• Jackies, David (2008). Learning in groups, translation: Ezzo Afana et al., Amman: Dar Al-Misir. .(In Arabic).
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• Mc Combs,B,L. (2003a). A Framework for the redesign of K-12 education in the context of current educational reform. Theory Into Practice, 42 (1), 93 – 101.
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• Mustafa, Salwa Othman (2010). Using Differentiated Instructional Strategies in the field of art works to develop the motivation for achievement and the trend towards learning and small projects among the students of the one-level multi-level school, Journal of Studies in Curriculum and Teaching Methods - Egypt (No. 158). .(In Arabic).
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• Olive, Hassan (2009). Teaching Strategies: A Contemporary Vision of Teaching and Learning Methods, 2, Cairo: The World of Books.
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• Pierce, J. W., Kalman, D.L., & Dean, C. (2002).Validating the Learner – centered model with undergraduates in teacher education. Paper – sented at the American Educational Research Association Convention.
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• Sadaa, Jawdat and Fahad Al-Amiri (2019). Curriculum Evaluation Modern Trends - International Standards and Future Prospects, Amman: Dar Al Masirah. .(In Arabic).
• Sadaa, Jawdat and Fahad Al-Amiri (2019). Evaluation of Curricula between Strategies and Models, Amman: Dar Al Masirah. .(In Arabic).
• Salim, Ibrahim (2012). The effectiveness of active learning based on mental maps in the teaching of social studies for the development of geographical understanding and critical thinking among students in the first grade preparatory, Journal of the Educational Association for Social Studies - Egypt (No. 44). .(In Arabic).
• Samara, Nawaf Ahmed, and Adaily Abdul Salam (2008). Concepts and Terminology in Educational Sciences, Amman: Dar Al Masirah. .(In Arabic).
• Shammari, Zainab Hassan (2011). Effect of training on some of the strategies of active learning in the development of teaching skills of female students teachers in the College of Education for Girls Hail University, Journal of Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University - Humanities and Social Sciences - Saudi Arabia, (number 20). .(In Arabic).
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• Syrup, Zinat Abdel Raouf (2013). The impact of using a self-learning strategy program to improve the listening process in English for high school students, Reading and Knowledge Magazine, Egypt (No. 136).
• Taima, Rushdi Ahmed et al. (2009). The Modern School Curriculum, I2, Amman: Dar Al Masirah. .(In Arabic).
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• Wiles, John (1435). Leadership development curriculum, translation: Rashid Hussein Al-Abdul Karim, Riyadh: King Saud University Publishing House. .(In Arabic).
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2019-05-12
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AL Hussein, A. (2019). The Reality of Using the Student Centered Learning Strategies in Teaching of Social Studies. International Journal of Research in Educational Sciences., 2(3), 153 - 214. Retrieved from https://iafh.net/index.php/IJRES/article/view/125
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