Influence Of Direct Experience in Social Science Learning

Social sciences, the study of human society and its behaviour, relations and social institutions, are critical in creating responsible citizens of high quality. It is very important but generally, when it is taught through a conventional approach by use of textbooks, the students consider Social Science boring and abstract. These approaches tend to restrict the communication between the students and do not create the significant correlations between the school materials and social life. This paper addresses the relevance of direct experience in learning in the social science area and how experiential learning promotes student interest, conceptual knowledge and skills in critical thinking. The paper takes a conceptual and pedagogical form of addressing how field trip, visits of historical sites, meeting community members and observing democratic institutions can make learning of Social Science to be a fun, as well as a worthwhile process. Emphasis is particularly laid on practical approaches to teaching the to