Social Studies teachers must be schooled not only in the subject matters of the Social Sciences but in the analysis of the interplay between theory and practice. This course is intended to provide Social Studies graduate students the ability to align relevant Social Studies core contents, practice in the arts of pedagogy attuned to the needs of diverse students, with appropriate assessment tools and techniques to objectively measure students’ learning. In a nutshell, the course offers quality assessments of students’ learning via information on the core principles of effective assessment, nature of assessment, its indicators and sample instruments and ultimately, a scrutiny of the alignment between and among curriculum, instruction, evaluation and assessment.

The course deals with varied teaching strategies and approaches that will help special children develop their cognitive, psychomotor and creative abilities. Current trends and issues will also be integrated in the discussions.

This is a continuation of Auditing and Assurance: Concepts and Application I, focusing on financial statements audit. It deals specifically with the application of auditing standards techniques, and substantive tests of balances and analytical procedures to inventories and costs of sales, property and equipment, investments, intangible assets, deferred charges, liabilities (current and non-current), owners’ equity accounts, income statements accounts. The course culminates in the discussion of completing the audit, audit report and audited financial statements preparation.