Students' Perceptions of the objectives and Contents of the College of Education Social Studies Curriculum: Challenges in Perspective
Table 1.
Opinionsof Students' on the Objectives and Content of College of Education SocialStudies Curriculum (N=248)
| S/N | Variables | Frequency | Decision | | SA | A | D | SD | | 1 | Social Studies aims at equipping teacher trainees with professional knowledge. | 135(54.4%) | 111(44.8%) | 2(.8%) | - | Agree | | 2 | Social Studies equips students with skills to teach at the basic level. | 115(46.4%) | 130(52.4%) | 2(0.8%) | 1 (0.4%) | Agree | | 3 | Social Studies helps students to develop good values and attitudes. | 186(75%) | 61(24.6%) | 1(0.4%) | - | Agree | | 4 | Social Studies aims at giving citizenship education to learners. | 157(63.3%) | 91 (36.7) | - | - | Agree | | 5 | The content of Social Studies cuts across disciplines. | 118 (47.6%) | 122 (49.2%) | 7(2.8%) | 1(0.4%) | Agree | | 6 | The limitless scope of Social Studies makes it uncomfortable to learners. | 43 (17.3%) | 78(31.5%) | 104 (41.9%) | 23(9.3%) | Disagree |
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