Contemporary understanding of social science pedagogy encourages teachers to…
2019
Contemporary understanding of social science pedagogy encourages teachers to do all of the following, except:
- A.
Encourage learners to learn by reading local experiences of others and finding about their own.
- B.
Promoting all learners to give identical answers to questions so that all improve.
- C.
Appreciate learners' ability to make questions on the given subject content and accepting it as a valid test of learning.
- D.
Give opportunities to learners to use their knowledge developed in the classroom at concrete situations.
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Correct answer: B
Contemporary (constructivist) social science pedagogy treats classroom learning as something a learner actively constructs — through comparing lived experiences, framing their own questions, and applying ideas to real situations — rather than as content every learner must reproduce identically.
In this item, three of the listed practices are core constructivist moves that current social science pedagogy actively promotes: connecting classroom content to learners' own and others' local experiences, treating learner-generated questions on the subject matter as valid evidence of learning, and giving learners opportunities to apply classroom knowledge to concrete, real-life situations. Requiring every learner to arrive at an identical answer, however, treats learning as uniform reproduction and ignores that each learner constructs meaning at their own pace and in their own way — this is the one practice contemporary pedagogy does not encourage, so it is the exception the question asks for.
Encouraging learners to read and compare local experiences builds on lived context — an endorsed practice, not the exception.
Valuing a learner's own subject-related questions as a form of assessment supports inquiry-based learning — an endorsed practice, not the exception.
Giving learners chances to apply classroom knowledge to concrete situations supports transfer of learning — an endorsed practice, not the exception.
Only the demand for identical answers falls outside what contemporary social science pedagogy encourages.