Throughout this course, our textbook has addressed multiple topics that are valuable when it comes to teaching social studies. Out of the numerous topics addressed, I have chosen three on which to reflect. I will first address the four types of inquiry research, then the topic of integration, and lastly the themes for integration.
In chapter nine, there is a section regarding the four types of inquiry research. This type of research is important in social studies as it attempts to answer questions by seeking appropriate sources of data, gathering and processing data, making inferences, and reaching conclusions about human behavior. The four types of inquiry research are historical research, descriptive research, survey research, and experimental …show more content…
Significant common themes are the basis for integrated studies. Themes allow for the various disciplines to be different and showcase their unique properties and carry out a conceptual purpose at the same time. There are eight broad themes that may be addressed: cause and effect, commonality and diversity, systems and patters, cycles and change, scale and symmetry, interaction and relationships, time and space, and equilibrium and disequilibrium. In order for a theme to be effective, it must meet several important tests. The theme should be representative of ideas that transcend place and time. The theme should also lead to the three modes of knowledge—knowledge received, knowledge discovered, and knowledge constructed. If it meets these three modes then the theme is suited for knowledge acquisition, cultural literacy, problem solving, experiential learning, and constructivist thinking. The theme should also be fundamentally worth pursuing in each of the content areas. Lastly, the theme should enrich the curriculum as well as the lives of the students and teachers. This allows the theme to be useful, beautiful, and truthful in addressing moral …show more content…
Historical research teaches students to look to the past for answers and learn from those who have gone before us. Historical research also teaches students to find accurate data. Descriptive research allows students to learn from others through observation. Survey research allows students to learn about large groups of people at a time. Experimental research allows students to be in control of the experiment and determine which group will receive the experiment and which group will receive the placebo.
In integrating the classroom, as stated in chapter ten, the students must be integrated themselves. The students must be allowed to communicate and work together in order to learn from each other. Once the students are integrated, the curriculum can then become integrated as well. Integrated curriculum addresses multiple subjects at once which allows students to make more connections to the material. Setting a purpose leads the teacher to choose a theme that sets a purpose to the lesson. They increase the complexity of the lesson and should lead students to higher order
In chapter nine, there is a section regarding the four types of inquiry research. This type of research is important in social studies as it attempts to answer questions by seeking appropriate sources of data, gathering and processing data, making inferences, and reaching conclusions about human behavior. The four types of inquiry research are historical research, descriptive research, survey research, and experimental …show more content…
Significant common themes are the basis for integrated studies. Themes allow for the various disciplines to be different and showcase their unique properties and carry out a conceptual purpose at the same time. There are eight broad themes that may be addressed: cause and effect, commonality and diversity, systems and patters, cycles and change, scale and symmetry, interaction and relationships, time and space, and equilibrium and disequilibrium. In order for a theme to be effective, it must meet several important tests. The theme should be representative of ideas that transcend place and time. The theme should also lead to the three modes of knowledge—knowledge received, knowledge discovered, and knowledge constructed. If it meets these three modes then the theme is suited for knowledge acquisition, cultural literacy, problem solving, experiential learning, and constructivist thinking. The theme should also be fundamentally worth pursuing in each of the content areas. Lastly, the theme should enrich the curriculum as well as the lives of the students and teachers. This allows the theme to be useful, beautiful, and truthful in addressing moral …show more content…
Historical research teaches students to look to the past for answers and learn from those who have gone before us. Historical research also teaches students to find accurate data. Descriptive research allows students to learn from others through observation. Survey research allows students to learn about large groups of people at a time. Experimental research allows students to be in control of the experiment and determine which group will receive the experiment and which group will receive the placebo.
In integrating the classroom, as stated in chapter ten, the students must be integrated themselves. The students must be allowed to communicate and work together in order to learn from each other. Once the students are integrated, the curriculum can then become integrated as well. Integrated curriculum addresses multiple subjects at once which allows students to make more connections to the material. Setting a purpose leads the teacher to choose a theme that sets a purpose to the lesson. They increase the complexity of the lesson and should lead students to higher order