Social Sciences Education Elementary School Course

Elementary IPS education is a course that provides PGSD students with an understanding of IPS as an educational program. This course covers the essence and characteristics of social studies education, the position and role of social sciences in social studies learning, basic competency content, social studies learning materials and themes, dimensions of social studies learning (knowledge, skills and attitudes), elementary school social studies learning process standards, use of media and resources social studies learning, preparation of elementary social studies learning assessment tools. This course is designed through the learning nuances of Active Learning in High Education (ALIHE) which is activity-oriented and based, developing thinking skills (High Order Thinking Skills), producing products/works as well as through expository activities, question and answer, discussion, CTL, inquiry, group investigation, and problem solving oriented. . After attending this lecture, students are expected to have knowledge and skills in developing a social studies curriculum and learning at the Basic Education (SD/MI) level.