Syllabus
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Course Code: 812 Course Name: Group - II (i) PEDAGOGY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. Nature & Scope of Teaching of Social Science • Meaning, Nature and Scope of Social Sciences as a school subject. • Aims and Objectives of teaching Social Sciences at School level. • Values of Teaching Social Sciences • Taxonomy and behavioural Objectives in Social Sciences. • Relationship of Social Science with other subjects and within the subject. • Understanding terminology of Social Sciences: Social structure, social stratification, community, state, region, market |
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| 2 | 2. Pedagogical Analysis and lesson planning • Meaning and importance of pedagogical analysis • Points followed for pedagogical analysis: (i) Identification of concept (ii) Listing behavioural outcomes (iii) Listing activities & Experiments (iv) Listing evaluation techniques. • Some content for pedagogical analysis: • Constitution of India • Physical features of India • Indian Freedom Movement • Population • Democracy in the contemporary world • Disaster Management • Skills of teaching Social Sciences: Skill of Introducing, Skill of Illustration with Examples, Skill of Reinforcement, Skill of Questioning and Skill of Stimulus Variation • Lesson planning in Social Sciences: Need & Importance, Basic Elements & its Preparation |
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| 3 | 3. Teaching learning resources and process • Meaning, Importance and Principles of designing a good Curriculum of Social Sciences; Critical Appraisal of the Existing Curriculum in Social Sciences, Suggestions for improvement; Approaches of organizing social sciences curriculum- logical, concentric, spiral, chronological. • Teaching Learning Material: Textbook & Reference Books, Documentaries, News Papers, Maps, Community, Atlas, and E-resources (Blog, World Wide Web, and Social Networking.) • Social Science Club- Meaning, Importance and Organization(Club activities, Exhibitions, Field Trips, Quiz Competitions) |
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| 4 | 4. Approaches and Evaluation in Teaching • Classroom Processes: Discovery method, Discussion method, Source method, Survey Method, and Story Telling. • Meaning, Importance and Types of Evaluation in Social Sciences. • New approaches to Assessment – Question bank, Open Book Examination, Grading & Credit System. • Construction of Achievement Test – Concept and Steps. |
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| 5 | Praticum/Sessional Any one of the following: i. Explore how cartoons, stamps, currency, magazines, globes and so on be used in teaching of social science. ii. Make an Observation and prepare a list of places of historical interest/monument nearer to your residence and prepare a report on it. iii. Conduct a quiz competition in the class on a day of national importance and prepare a report of the same. iv. Prepare an action plan for social science club. v. Prepare a list 10 of books/Journals in social sciences with all bibliographic details for purchasing to the classroom library. vi. Draw different types of maps of World, India, and locality /Create a comparative timeline of events in India and world of Modern age. vii. Prepare a sample of Different Types of Test items on different objectives or Select a concept in Social Science prepare a diagnostic test viii. Prepare a sample of Content analysis, instructional objectives, Learning Activity, Learning Experience of a Topic from standard 6th or 10th. |
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