Opinions of Social Studies Teachers about the Methods And Techniques They Use in Social Studies Lessons

Abstract

Social Studies is a lesson that is intertwined with society. Social studies is a field of study that prepares, directs and educates an individual for any situation that may arise in his daily life. It is thought that determining which methods and techniques will transfer such an important lesson in the most efficient way will benefit the educational process of social information. In this research, which was carried out based on this idea, it was aimed to examine the methods and techniques that Social Studies teachers use in their lessons and their opinions about these methods and techniques. The research is patterned with phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research methods. The study group of the research consists of eight volunteer Social Studies teachers who are working in a provincial center in Turkey in the 2022-2023 academic year. An easily accessible sampling technique was used to determine the study group. A semi-structured interview form developed by the researcher was used to collect the data of the study. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive analysis technique. In the research, it has been determined that social studies teachers use a wide variety of methods and techniques in the lessons and that teachers prefer to use methods and techniques that make students active. A number of suggestions have been made based on the findings reached at the end of the research.