Challenge in Implementing Student Centered Strategies When Teaching Primary School Social Studies: Teachers Perpective

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research examined the implementation of learner-centred strategies in social science lessons. Teachers face challenges in implementing learner-centred strategies in the learning process. teachers lack knowledge, understanding and experience about learner-centred strategies, teachers' teaching strategies continue to use traditional teaching methods dominated by teachers centred on the learning process. The research results showed that it is necessary to promote integral and professional training for teachers on student-centred strategies to make changes to the modern learning process, offering maximum learning opportunities for students to actively participate in learning activities in social science lessons. The effectiveness of implementing learner-centred strategy as a learning paradigm that promotes learning effectiveness to be creative, active, attractive and innovative to develop students' critical and creative knowledge and understanding of learning in social science lessons. The implementation of the student-centred strategy provides good quality learning for students and also offers a favourable democratic and independent learning atmosphere.