Teachers and students’ views on the teaching and learning process of the social studies course

AbstractThis study aims to determine teachers and the students’ views about the implementation process of Social Studies Course programme. In the study, qualitative methods were used as well as survey method. The study includes 200 third grade students and 20 teachers teaching third grades in 5 primary schools from different socio-economic classes in the city of Eskişehir. A semi-structured questionnaire consisting of 16 open ended questions was used to collect data, and the teachers were interviewed as well. The survey analysis technique was used to interpret the data. The results of the study show that the teachers use the Constructivist Theory while instructing and they don’t come across any problems except the measurement and evaluation. Another conclusion of the study is that the students like the course, and they point out that they use methods like creative drama and discussion