Study the Situation of Components of Social Competence in Curriculum Design of Sixth Grade, From the Perspective of Teachers

Subject Areas : Journal of Educational Psychology

Mehr  Hosseini ¹ (Assistant Professor. Department of Philosophy of Education, Islamic Azad University, Takestan Branch, Takestan, Iran)
Soheila  Zalbeigi ² (M.A in Philosophy of Education, Islamic Azad University, Takestan Branch, Takestan, Iran)

Received: 2012-06-04 Accepted : 2012-11-03 Published : 2013-02-19

Keywords: Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Life skill, Social competence, Curriculum of Sixth Grade,

Abstract :

The principal aim of the present study was review the situation of components of social competence in curriculum Design of sixth grade, from the perspective of teachers. The population    and sample were the same and includes all 50 teachers of sixth grade elementary of Takestan city. Research tool was Social Competence Questionnaire of Felner with minor changes in asking method of questions. Face and content validity and reliability of the questionnaire in Cronbach's alpha method were verified. Research method was Descriptive - survey. The results showed that the Cognitive aspect of social competence in the sixth grade textbook is significantly at a lower level than average. The behavior aspect and thriller aspect and emotional aspect of social competence in the sixth grade textbook is non-significantly at a higher level than average.