Academic Ability and Students’ Knowledge of Social Issues and Concepts: A Review in Social Studies

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue X, October 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186

 Academic Ability and Students’ Knowledge of Social Issues and Concepts: A Review in Social Studies

 DARAMOLA, Clement Oladayo (Ph.D)
Department of Social Studies, College of Education, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

Abstract:- This paper reviewed the relationship between students’ academic ability and their knowledge of social issues and concepts with a peep on Social Studies curriculum in secondary schools. Buttressing the aim of Social Studies in promotion of knowledge, intellectual processes, and democratic dispositions required of students to be active and become effective citizens that is useful to themselves, people in their environment, the Nation and the world at large, the study explored social concepts and various social issues with a view of eradicating the social problems through adequate knowledge of Social Studies skills and improve students’ academic ability. In order to proffer solutions to the identified social problems that arose due to poor students’ knowledge of social issues and concepts, Social Studies teachers, curriculum planners and government remain to be powerful instruments to resolve these evil effects of poor knowledge of social issues and concepts through full implementation of Social Studies curriculum at both junior and senior secondary classes.

Keywords: Academic Ability, Students’ Knowledge of Social Issues and Concepts and Social Studies

Introduction

The present decay in academic ability of students most especially among secondary school students and moral values in Nigeria emerged like a thunderbolt at the instance of the poor knowledge of the youths on Social Studies concepts and skills that has resulted into various social issues with its major adverse effects on the young generation academic ability and future ambitions (Adebisi, 2013). He stated further that higher percentage of secondary schools and university students are engaging in various immoral activities such as examination malpractices, cultism, violence, cybercrimes, sexual immoralities, etc, and if something is not done to curb these vices, it may adversely degenerate the progress of this our country-Nigeria.

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