Pedagogy of School Subject: Civics I

Paper Code: 
EDU 701J
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Hours: 
90
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

After completion of this course, the students will be able to -

  1.  develop an understanding about the concept of Civics.
  2.  develop an understanding about the aims and objectives of teaching Civics.
  3.  acquaint pupil-teachers with micro-teaching and methods of teaching.
  4.  understand different approaches and method of teaching civics
  5.  develop the skill of preparation of lesson plan and its presentation.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Course Outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

EDU 501J/ 701 J

 

Pedagogy of School Subject: Civics I

CO71: Select and use an appropriate teaching method, approach and device for promoting effective teaching – learning.

 

CO72:   Construct age and level appropriate educational objectives based on bloom’s taxonomy.

 

CO73:   Invent context and audience specific and learning skills in Civics.

 

CO74:     Combine and use appropriate instructional material for teaching and learning of  Civics.

Teaching strategies:

Interactive Lecture, Discussion

 

 

Learning strategies:   

Self-learning Assignments, Mind mapping

Formative Assessment (30%): Class test- week 6, Assignment (1), Quiz (1), Power point presentation

 

 

Summative Assessment (70%): Semester end examination
 

 

 

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Nature, Scope and Objective
  • Meaning, nature, scope and importance for teaching of Civics
  • Aims of teaching of Civics
  • Values of teaching Civics (moral, spiritual, social, cultural and aesthetic)
  • A study of instructional objectives with special reference of Bloom’s taxonomy and statement of objectives in behavioral terms
  • Relationship of Civics with other subjects

 

10.00
Unit II: 
Teaching Skills
  • Meaning & definition of Teaching Skills
  • Practicing Teaching Skills through Micro – Teaching: Introduction, Explanation, Questioning, Blackboard, Stimulus Variation, Reinforcement

 

8.00
Unit III: 
Instructional Materials
  • Meaning and Importance of the term instructional materials or teaching aids
  • Guiding Principles for the effectiveness use of audio- visual aids
  • Classification of audio- visual aids
  • Use of Library & other instructional materials related with Civics

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
Approaches & Methods of Civics Teaching
  • Approaches of Civics teaching: Interdisciplinary Approach, Constructivism Approach
  • Methods of Teaching: Socialized Recitation, Lecture, Discussion, Supervised Study, Project and Problem Solving

 

9.00
Unit V: 
Instructional Planning in Civics
  • Meaning, Pedagogy in a Teacher’s Teaching
  • Stages & operations involved in the task of Pedagogical Analysis
  • Unit Planning
  • Lesson Planning

 

Sessional Work (Any one):

  1. Prepare a teaching aid in civics
  2. Prepare a lesson plan on any one Innovative method

 

 

 

Essential Readings: 

 

  • Agarwal (1983); Teaching of Political Science and Civics, Delhi: House, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House
  • Agarwal (1983); Teaching of Political Science – A Practical Approach. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House
  • Binning, A.C. &Bining, D.H. (1952), Teaching of Political Science in Secondary Schools; Bombay: Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd.
  • Singh, Ram Pal and Kumar, Dharmendra (2013); Teaching of Civics. Meerut: R.Lall Book Depot.
  • Saxena, N.R.; Mishra, B.K. and Mohanty, R.K. (2014). Teaching of Civics. Meerut: R.Lall Book Depot.

 

 

References: 

Suggested Readings:

  • Kochhar, S.K. (1985); Methods and Techniques for Teaching. Sterling, Publishers Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
  • Mangal, S.K. and Uma Mangal (2009); Essentials of Educational Technology. Delhi: PHI Learning Private Limited.
  • Mangal, S.K.  and Uma Mangal (2015); Teaching of Social Studies. Delhi: PHI Learning Private Limited.

                                               

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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