Syllabus

Course Code: BSE-202 & 203 - Group-B    Course Name: II. Pedagogy of teaching Social Science to students with visual impairment

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Nature of Social Sciences
1.1 Concept, scope and nature of social science
1.2 Difference between social sciences and social studies
1.3 Aims and objectives of teaching social science at school level, Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives and Writing Objectives in Behavioural Terms
1.4 Significance of social science as a core subject
1.5 Role of social science teacher for an egalitarian society
2 Curriculum and Instructional Planning
2.1 Organization of social science curriculum at school level
2.2 Instructional Planning: Concept, need and importance
2.3 Micro Teaching Skills (Skill of Intoducing lesson, Skill of Illustration with Examples, Skill of Explanation, skill of Probing Questions, Skill of Stimulus Vaiation, Skill of reinforcement)
2.4 Pedagogical Analysis: Meaning and Need. Procedure for Conducting Pedagogical Analysis
2.5 Unit plan and Lesson plan: need and importance, Procedure of Unit and Lesson Planning
2.6 Adaptation of unit and lesson plans for children with disabilities
3 Approaches to teaching of Social Science
3.1 Curricular approaches: a) Coordination, b) Correlational, c) Concentric, d) Spiral, e)Integrated, f) Regressive
3.2 Methods of teaching social science: Lecture, discussion, socialized recitation, source and project method,
3.2.1. Devices and techniques of teaching social studies – Narration, description,illustration, questioning, assignment, field trip, story-telling, Role play, Group andself study, programmed learning, inductive thinking, Concept mapping,expository teaching and problem solving
3.3 Accommodations required in approaches for teaching children with disabilities
3.4 Instructional material for teaching of social science: Time-lines & Genealogicalcharts, Maps & Globes, Use of different types of Boards (Smart boards, Chalk Board, Flannel Board), Tape-records, Radio, Television, Films & Filmstrips, Overhead Projector, Social science games and Power Point Presentation
3.5 Adaptations of material for teaching children with disabilities
4 Evaluation of Learning in Social Science
4.1 Purpose of evaluation in social science
4.2 Techniques of evaluating learner achievement in social Science: Written and Oraltests, Observation Tools, Work Samples, Portfolio
4.3 Assessment: tools and techniques of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) for curricular and co-curricular subjects
4.4 Construction of teacher made test
4.5 Diagnostic testing and enrichment techniques for children with disabilities
5 Social Science Teacher as a Reflective Practitioner
5.1 Being a reflective practitioner- use of action research
5.2 Developing an Action Research Plan for solving a problem in teaching-learning of Social science
5.3 Case study- Need and Importance for a School Teacher
5.4 Development of a Professional Portfolio/ Teaching Journal
5.5 Competencies for teaching Social science to children with disabilities
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