The Didactic of the Social Sciences in the career of Social Sciences. Impact on teaching performance

Abstract

The objective of this research was to analyze the impact of the Didactic subject of the Social Sciences in the teaching performance in the Social Sciences area in high school. This study was made out trough case studies in six high schools of Managua. It was carried out in four steps; the first one was in the Social Sciences career and it was based on the application of a survey and a focal group for teachers in the Social Sciences area. The second step consisted in the application of a survey and a focal group for the high school students. The third one was developed trough the observation of teachers performing in the Geography and History subjects in the institutes where they work. The four and last step consisted in a interview application to the Principals or Heads of teachers area. The applied research techniques allowed us to check the veracity of the hypothesis about the participating teachers’ performance.