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This study investigated changes in pre-service teachers' attitudes and confidence toward social studies and teaching social studies a consequence of leaning experiences that occur within social studies teaching methods course. The sample of the study consisted of (23) pre-service teachers within a Social Studies Teaching Methods course enrolled at Umm Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia semester 2, 2011. Changes in confidence and attitudes towards social studies and social studies teaching were measured by the Social Studies Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument and the Questionnaire on Social Studies Related Attitudes towards Workshops. The findings of the study showed that pre-service teachers’ perceptions of which factors in Social Studies Teaching Methods course pre-service teachers were most influenced their confidence towards social studies and social studies teaching was measured by Open- Response Form of Students' Evaluation of Educational Quality. SEEQ. The pre-service teachers increased their personal belief in themselves as teachers of social studies (t=10.37, p<0.001) and their expectation of the outcomes of teaching social studies (1=13.76, p<0.001) over the course. Also, the pre- service teachers were found to increase their Adoption of Social Studies Attitudes (t=22.65, p<0.001) Attitudes to Scientific Inquiry (t=7.05. p<0.001) and Enjoyment of Social Studies Lessons (t= 11.01, p<0.001). The pre-service teachers ranking factors which most influenced their confidence towards social studies and social studies teaching from the most important factor to the least important. They identified school placement, the teacher educator, pedagogical content knowledge, the learning environment, assessment, and reflection.
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