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EDU 05.13 THEORETICAL BASES OF TEACHING SOCIAL SCIENCES, Contact Hours: 100 (Instruction) Maximum Marks: 100 (External: 80,, Internal: 20), , COURSE OBJECTIVES, 1. To acquaint with the nature and evolution of social sciences and social studies, 2. To understand Aims and Objectives of teaching social science, 3. To develop proper teacher behavior among teachers, 4. To understand the principles of organizing Curriculum, 5. To familiarize with methods and Strategies of teaching social sciences, COURSE CONTENT, Unit.1, Introduction to teaching social sciences, ¢ Meaning, definition, nature and scope of social science, « Evolution of social science as a subject, Need and significance of teaching social science in the present context, Social Studies as a core subject and its relation to other core subjects- language,, General science and mathematics., * Social studies Vs Social sciences, (16 Hours), Unit I, , 69, , Page 70 of 189, , , , Aims , objectives and values of teaching social sciences, General aims of Teaching social Sciences, e Aims of Teaching Social Sciences at Secondary stage, * Objectives of Teaching History, Geography, Economics and Political Science., © conceptual , Inquiry, Skill and Affective Objectives of Social science, Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, e Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy by Anderson & Krathwohl, e Values of Teaching Social Sciences, , (20 Hours), , Unit TT, Teacher behaviour and micro teaching, e Teaching -Meaning, Definition, Principles and Functions, Phases of Teaching, Maxims of teaching, Teacher behaviour, Teaching skills, Micro teaching — Meaning, Definition, Phases ,Micro Teaching Cycle , Link practice, and preparation of micro teaching Lesson plan, , (20 hours), Unit IV, Social science curriculum, ¢ Meaning and Definition of Curriculum, ¢ Curriculum , Syllabus and Text book, ¢ Principles of Curriculum construction, ¢ Fusion, Integration and Correlation in Social science Curriculum, Organizing social science curriculum — Topical, Spiral and Unit Approach, Approaches to Curriculum Construction, 0 Grass root approach, 0 Administration approach, 0 Demonstrative approach, * Modern Trends in Social Science, Curriculum, «Evaluation of Social Studies Curriculum, (20 Hours), , Unit 5, Method and strategies of teaching social sciences, «Lecture method, * source method, «discussion method, problem solving method, , 70, , Page 71 of 189, , Project Method, , Dialogical Method, , © co-operative learning strategies, « Reflective Learning Strategies, , oO Meta-cognitive learning Strategies, , O Brain Based Learning, , oO Exploratory and investigatory learning, oO Discovery Learning &Concept Mapping, , (24 Hours), MODE OF TRANSACTION, Lecture, discussion, demonstration, small group activities, seminars etc., , TASKS AND ASSIGNMENTS (Anv Two of the following)