Abstract
This paper reports on a study that sought to investigate the kind of learning climate that exists in Social Studiesclassrooms in Colleges of Education from trainee teachers’ point of view. Questionnaires were administered and responded to by 231 trainee teachers from 3 selected Colleges of Education using a convenience sampling technique. The quantitative data generated from closed-ended five (5) point Likert type scale items in the questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Precisely, means and standard deviations. The study found that Social Studies Tutors do not create an effective classroom climate for learning, where trainee teachers are active participants as individuals. Considering the responses from trainee teachers on all the 13 items, the mean response was less than 3. This means that a large majority of the respondents view their Social Studies classroom climate as unfavorable since the greater majority of the responses range from Rare to Never indicating there is a serious problem regarding the kind of environment that exists in our Social Studies classrooms. Based on the findings, it is important for Social Studies Tutors to create an enabling learning environment in their classrooms for trainee teachers.
Highlights
The role of every teacher in the 21st Century classroom requires changes in teachers’ knowledge and classroom behaviors which will enable learners to develop knowledge, understanding, skills, and competencies through a combination of social constructivism and social realism
The researchers sought to find out the kind learning climate that existed in Social Studies classrooms in Colleges of Education using certain characteristic components of classroom learning climate from the student teachers’ point of view
Considering the responses from trainee teachers on all the 13 items, it can be seen that the mean response is less than 3. This means that a large majority of the respondents view their Social Studies classroom climate as unfavorable since the greater majority of the responses range from Rare to Never indicating there is a serious problem regarding the kind of environment that exists in our Social Studies classrooms
Summary
The role of every teacher in the 21st Century classroom requires changes in teachers’ knowledge and classroom behaviors which will enable learners to develop knowledge, understanding, skills, and competencies through a combination of social constructivism and social realism. This includes using pedagogical approaches that ensure that every learner benefits from the teaching and learning process. He argued that students prefer the learning climate that pushes their learning capacity with altering strategies and teaching practices since they want to be a part of an impactful learning setting that provides a sense of achievement while they can be adaptive and interactive with fellow learners as well as tutors
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