SHAH GOVERDHAN LAL KABRA

TEACHERS' COLLEGE (C.T.E.) JODHPUR - Raj.

[ Upgraded as College for Teacher Education by

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi. ]

(Affiliated to Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur)

(Managed by : Shri Mahesh Shikshan Sansthan)

PAPER - V & VI : SOCIAL STUDIES

 

 

        OBJECTIVES :

 

        The student teacher will be able –

 

       1.    to define and differentiate the concept of Social Studies and explain its relative position in the Syllabus.

       2.    to understand the aims and objectives of teaching Social Studies.

       3.    to prepare Unit plans and Lesson Plans for different classes.

       4.    to critically evaluate the existing school syllabus of Social Studies.

       5.    to arrange field trips and local Surveys.

       6.    to apply appropriate methods and techniques of teaching to particular topics at different levels.

       7.    to prepare, select and utilize different teaching aids.

       8.    to evaluate his pupils in Social Studies.

       9.    to clarify particular concepts, trends, principles, methods, etc. with the help of co-relation to similar situation.

 

COURSE CONTENT

 

       UNIT-I :  Nature, Scope, Aims and Objectives :

 

            Nature ,Scope and  Concept of Social Studies.

            Importance

            Corelation of Social Studies with other subjects-   History,Geography,Civics, & Economics.

            Aims and objectives of teaching Social Studies at Secondary level.

 

       UNIT II : Curriculum and Planning :

 

            Concept and bases of Curriculum.

            Principles for the selection of subject-matter of Social Studies.

            Critical appraisal of the prescribed Syllabus of Social Studies at Secondary level.

            Concept and Importance of Lesson plan.

            Planning of Unit plan and daily Lesson plan.

            Social Studies text books.

 

       UNIT III :  Instructional Strategies, Methods and Devices :

 

            Various methods-Lecture, Project, Problem-solving and Socialized Recitation.

             Excursion

            Teaching devices- Questioning, Narration, Dramatizing and Illustration.

 

       UNIT IV :  Instructional Support System :

 

            Teaching and lab equipments.

            Social Studies room

            Aids of teaching- meaning, Importance and classification.

            T.V. and Museum.

 

       UNIT V :  Evaluation of Teaching Social Studies :

             Concept of Measurement and evaluation

             Objectives of evaluation

             Techniques of evaluation

              Different types of test.

              Blue Print

 


 

       SCHEME OF EXAMINATION :

 

      Distribution of questions shall be as follows:

 

      There shall be two parts in this Paper i.e. Part ‘A’ and Part ‘B’ and the distribution of questions shall be as under:

 

      PART- A: SHORT ANSWER-TYPE QUESTIONS:

 

      10 QUESTIONS: Two (2) questions shall be asked from each Unit. The students shall be required to attend Eight (8) questions and

       each question will carry Five (5) marks.

 

      PART – B : ESSAY-TYPE QUESTIONS:

 

      3 QUESTIONS: All these three questions will be compulsory. Each question will carry 10 Marks.

      Q.No. 1 : There will be 2 questions with alternate choice either from Unit No. 1 or Unit No. 3. or from both the Units.

      Q.No. 2 :  There will be 2 questions with alternate choice from Unit No. 2.

      Q.No. 3 : There will be 2 questions with alternate choice from Unit No. 4 or Unit No. 5 or from both the Units.

 

       SESSIONAL WORK :

 

      (a) Writing one essay related to the topics prescribed on Unit I, Unit II, Unit III, Unit IV and Unit V.

      (b) Preparation of Unit Test  containing thirty items.

 

       BIBLIOGRAPHY :

      1.   Bining and Bining : Teaching of Social Studies.

      2.   Brantom, F.K. ; The Teaching of Social Studies in a Changing World.

      3.   Hamming, James : The Teaching of Social Studies in Secondary School.

      4.   Horn, E.E. : Methods of Instruction in Social Studies.

      5.   Kochhar, S.K. : Teaching of Social Studies.

      6.   Taneja, V.R. : Tteaching of Social Studies.

      7.   Wesley, Edger Brose: Social Studies for Schools.

 

      Hindi Edition :

      1.    Pandey K.P. : Samajik Addhyayan ki Shikshan Vidhi, Pustak Bros.Agra, 1961

      2.    Sharma A.P. : Samajik Addhyayan Tatha Nagrik Shastra Shikshan , Gopal and Sons, Agra,1962

      3.    Sharma  M.P. : Samajik Addhyayan ki Shikshan Vidhi, Bharat Pustak Mandir, Agra.

      4.    Singh D.: Samajik Addhyayan evam Nagrik Shastra Shikshan, Laxmi Narayan Agarwal, Agra,1961

      5.    Singh R.P. : Samajik  Addhyayan ka Shikshan ,Laxmi Narayan Agarwal, Agra,1968

      6.    Tyagi,G.D. : Samajik Addhyayan ka Shikshan, Vinod Pustak Mandir, Agra.