The present study aimed to find out the fourth grade
pupils trends of basic education towards the unit is designed in
accordance with the expansion Elaboration theory in Social
Studies and its relation to their academic achievement
, The research
er analyzes the content of the first three
units to book social studies for students in the fourth grade of
primary education, and re-organize content according to the
steps Elaboration theory expansion, and teacher preparation guide
on the basis of the proposed olive model in design education, and
testing of academic achievement and gauge students' attitudes
towards expansion theory, and after confirmation of the validity
and reliability of the tools, the researcher applied to a sample of
30 pupils, and the study results that pupils trends about
expansionist theory was positive and that there are no differences
in the students' attitudes towards unit designed according to
Elaboration theory expansion due to the variable Gender (Male,
Female) and that there is a statistically significant between pupils
trends link towards unit designed according to the expansionist
theory and academic achievement.