Teaching methods and techniques (with emphasis on social science teaching methods)

Teaching methods are effective in both students' academic progress and in creating motivation and satisfaction, developing their personality and growing their creativity. On the other hand, a teacher's mastery of educational methods and techniques is considered one of the criteria for teacher competence. The purpose of this research is to introduce and examine the most important methods of teaching social sciences.

The research method is descriptive and library. The types of teaching methods are divided into two categories: traditional and modern. However, for teaching social sciences, the methods used are student-teacher, narration, question and answer, practice and repetition, conference, role-playing, problem solving, discussion, workshop method, brainstorming, scientific demonstration, inquirybased teaching, scientific tour, team efficiency plan, collaborative method, innovation and indirectconsultation teaching method, etc.

A knowledgeable teacher, while utilizing various methods, can recognize the will and authority of the student and consider him responsible for learning. Such a method is based on the use of active teaching methods that give students a sense of responsibility. But it must be admitted that the most important thing is the use of integrated methods. In integrated methods, creativity and communication and scientific skills of exploration and problem solving are developed, learned and internalized more than in other teaching methods.

The overall conclusion of the research showed that teaching methods and techniques are essential elements in the teaching and learning process. These methods determine the quality of transferring concepts to learners and the success in achieving educational goals.