وحدة مقترحة في الدراسات الاجتماعية لتنمية بعض المفاهيم التاريخية و الوعي بالقضايا المعاصرة لدى تلاميذ المرحلة الإعدادية

Abstract EN

The research aims at identifying the effect of a suggested unit in social studies on developing historical concepts and on the awareness of some contemporary issues among the preparatory stage students.

the research sample consists of a group of first preparatory stage students.

the research instruments are implemented represented in two tests : the historical concepts test and the awareness of some contemporary issues test.

the results indicated the significant difference between the mean scores obtained by the students of the experimental group in the pre-post administration of the historical concepts test and the awareness of some contemporary issues test in favor of the post one.

a number of recommendations are presented.

the most important ones are : giving due care to integrate the contemporary issues into the social studies curricula and into the different educational curricula and raising the learners' awareness of such issues in the different educational stages.