Syllabus
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Course Code: 816 Course Name: Group - II (v) COURSE-6 & 7 PEDAGOGY OF GEOGRAPHY |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. NATURE AND SCOPE OF TEACHING GEOGRAPHY • Meaning, nature & scope of Geography. • Importance of teaching geography as school subject. • Aims and objective of Teaching Geography at School Level. • Bloom‟s taxonomy of objectives. |
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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: • Latitudes & longitudes • Rotation & Revolution • Agents of denudation • Physical Division of India • Cash crops of India • Development of lesson plan |
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| 3 | 3. DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL • Development and designing of curriculum • Development of text books • Development of self-instructional material • Self instructional modules • P.L. materials (Linear style) packages • Development of instructional aids-Maps, atlas, Globes, Charts, Graphs, Models, Film Strips, Film Shades, Utilizaation of T.V., Video OHP, Computer • Designing geography laboratory. |
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| 4 | 4. APPROACHES & EVALUATION IN TEACHING • Various methods used – Discovery Method, Discussion method, Problem Solving, Concept Mapping , Project, Laboratory, Story Telling, Concept Attainment Model, Inquiry Training Model. • Meaning, Importance and Types of Evaluation in Geography • New approaches to Assessment - Question bank, Open Book, Examination, Grading & Credit System. • Construction of Achievement Test – Concept and Steps. |
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| 5 | Practicum/Sessionals Any one of the following: i. Make an Observation of a place of Geographical interest of your locality and prepare a report on it. ii. Conduct a quiz competition on Geographical questions in class. iii. Prepare a list of 10 books/Journals in Geography with all bibliographic details for purchasing in the library/prepare a Text Book Material for a Particular Topic. iv. Draw different types of maps of World, India and locality. v. Prepare a sample of different types of test items on different objectives/Select a concept in Geography prepare a diagnostic test. vi. Prepare a sample Content analysis/ Prepare instructional objectives/Learning Activity/Learning Experience of a Topic from standard 6th to 10th. |
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