ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study is to analyze the contents and basic Concepts of
Curriculum in Elementary Social Studies(From third to sixth grade).The following is a summary of its results.1. As a result of analyzing the contents in each grades.
Th...
ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study is to analyze the contents and basic Concepts of
Curriculum in Elementary Social Studies(From third to sixth grade).The following is a summary of its results.1. As a result of analyzing the contents in each grades.
The traditional change of native place is main part in third grade.
The nature and living of province are main parts in fourth grade.
The living mode to Economy is main parts in fifth grade.
The Korean history and international relation are main parts in sixth grade.2. As a result of analyzing the Component ration in every Contents.
The Culture(31.9%), The Geography (45.0%),
The Economy (32.8%) and The History(53.7%) are most frequent in each grade.3. As a result of analyzing the basic Concepts in Geographic Contents.
By basic concepts, Region(29%), Distribution(18%), Environment(17%), Spatial
Relation(15%), Transition(12%) and Map(6%) are ranking lists and by each grades,
Distribution and Map are main parts(63%) in third, Region and Environment are
main parts(57%) in fourth, Region and Spatial relation are main parts(56%) in
fifth.Transition and Spatial relation are main parts(52%) in sixth grades.
Therefore, The basic Concepts is change to the following effect(from the lower
to the higher grade).Firstly, main concepts is Distribution, The next is Region and lastly Transition
Concept.Conclusionally, to the geography unit of current social textbooks in Elementary
school, Distribution, Region and Transition are described with the central Concepts.And Geography teacher should instruct for the developing Geographic thinking
in center of Concepts instead of memorizing centered learning methods.