CONTROLLING THE FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST TEACHING AND LEARNING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS

ABSTRACT

The need for Inquiry Based System of Education have be seen to be very vital to primary schools. This study has attempted to analyze the controlling of factors militating against teaching and learning of social studies in primary schools in Udi Local government area of Enugu state. Using Inquiry Based System of Education with a holistic view of ascertaining its adequacy and important. Ten primary schools in Udi local government area were used in order to ensure an intensive sturdy the major findings of the study were that, learners are the markers of meaning and knowledge. There Inquiry Based System of Education fosters critical thinking and creates that helps in controlling of factors that militates against teaching and learning in social studies in primary school.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The new paradigin shi of moving from teacher centre education to Inquiry Based System of Education is a dramatic change in methodology which involves engaging participants in learning experience, that are designed not only to enable them to learn the process of learning how to learn, developing and empowering life long learning skills. Therefore using Inquiry Based system of education in primary schools to control the factors militating against teaching and learning of social studies is a way of consistent internal motivation to employ one’s critical thinking abilities in judging what to believe or to do in any situation. This is because according to Prof Anih, Inquiry Based system of Education is systematic and curriculum which fosters the improvement of reasoning skills through inter-subjectivity of simple philosophic topics by both the teachers and the pupils in the classroom. Therefore, controlling the factors militating against teaching and learning of social studies in primary schools in Udi L.G.A, Using Inquiry Based system of Education is the surest and shortest cut to the digital age of globalization needed for holistic and authentic academic life.

1.2. POINT OF INQUIRY

Lack of Inquiry Based system of Education brings about low standard education which gives rises to low performances in our academic pursuit that causes the major havoc in our academic success. Also lack of Inquiry Based system of Education in our primary schools causes expo/examination Malpractice, destruction, violence and misunderstanding in the society.