The NQF Level 4 Social Studies examination focuses on four content areas:
- Civics and government (50%)
- United States history (20%)
- Economics (15%)
- Geography and the world (15%)
- The test evaluates important social studies reasoning abilities, covering conceptual understanding, procedural skill, and the ability to apply reasoning skills to practical situations.
- Each question on the Social Studies Test is connected to a specific social studies skill and topic.
- These skills are crucial for both understanding written material and interpreting data in social studies.
- Additionally, the test assesses statistics and data interpretation skills.
- The duration of the examination is 70 minutes.