FIRST SEMESTER B.ED
PEDAGOGY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Unit-1: Social Sciences as an integrated area of Study
1.1 Meaning, Nature and Scope of Natural and Social Sciences
1.2 Distinction between Natural and Social Sciences
1.3 Meaning, History, Nature, Scope and Development of Social Studies
1.4 Distinction between social sciences and social studies
1.5 Understanding society through various social sciences
Unit-2: Aims Objectives and Academic Standards of Social Sciences
2.1 Major aims and objectives of teaching Social Sciences
2.2 Bloom‟s taxonomy of Educational Objectives
2.3 Academic Standards and Learning outcomes of teaching Social Sciences
2.4 Recommendations of NPE 1986, NCF 2005, APSCF 2011
2.5 Values of Teaching Social Sciences
Unit-3: Approaches, Methods, Strategies and Techniques of Teaching Social Sciences
3.1 Meaning, need and significance of various approaches, methods, strategies and techniques of Teaching Social Sciences
3.2 Teacher Centred Approaches – Lecture, Lecture-demonstration, Source and Supervisory Study
3.3 Learner centered approaches –Project, Problem Solving, Discussion, Inductive and Deductive, Observation, Constructivistic Approach
3.4 Strategies / Techniques - Brain Storming, Team Teaching, Mind Mapping,Questioning
3.5 Activities – Dramatisation, Role play, Field Trips, Social Science Clubs,Exhibitions
Unit-4: Planning in Teaching Social Sciences
4.1 Micro teaching – Meaning, Concept and Steps
4.2 Micro teaching Skills - Introduction, Explanation, Questioning, Reinforcement,Stimulus Variation
4.3 Year Plan and Unit Plan
4.4 Need and Importance of Lesson Planning (Period Planning)
4.5 Technology Integrated Lesson Planning
Unit-5: Teaching Learning Resources in Social Sciences
5.1 Community Resources – Human and Material
5.2 Social Science Library, Laboratory and Museum
5.3 Need and Significance of Current and Controversial issues in teaching social sciences
5.4 Handling hurdles in utilizing resources
5.5 Professional Development of Social Sciences Teacher