The new text book of Social Studies contains many new features.
CASE STUDIES: A number of case studies are given. These are not meant for getting by heart. They students should understand the essence of the story and apply the same to their native place.
GRAPHS: Bar graphs, pie charts, linear graphs and tables are given abundantly. There is a lot of scope for discussion and analysis. The students should be given practice in converting the graphs to text or text to graph and so on.
CARTOONS; Cartoons also give much information for discussion. By observing the cartoons students express their own feelings. They are expected to express tier opinions on various things based on the cartoons.
POSTERS: The students should be given sufficient practice on making posters which target an issue. Before making a poster let them sit in a group of their peer and then start making a poster. This inculcates creative thinking among the students.
BOXES: There are three types of boxes in the text book. One of them is additional information box. This provides a sort of extra information. Another one is question box. These are thought provoking questions. Many of the questions don't have answers in the text itself. The third one is of practice box. The students have to do some exercises in the text book itself. Thus the new text books are text book cum work books.
KEY WORDS: The key words given at the end of the lesson are useful for the students to understand the concepts in a right way. If a few key words are kept in mind they can write the answers or explain the concepts of the lesson in a correct manner.
MAPS: A few maps are processing maps. These are different from thematic maps. The maps from first lesson which are related to the Himalayas are useful to understand how the Himalayas are formed. They can analyze the formation stages of the mountains well. In this section of maps one should get practice in map drawing, map reading and map pointing. Model making is also one the important issues.
IMPROVE YOUR LEARNING: At the end of the lesson a few questions are given. These are completely different from the old books. In old books it is easy to find out the answers from the running text of that lesson. These questions need thinking and analysis. These are application oriented. There is no scope for getting by heart because rote learning is not learning. It is not necessary to write all the questions in the note books. If the space is sufficient for some boxes it is to be written in the text book itself.
10th Class Social Studies New Syllabus Preparation Plan
According to the NCF 2005 recommendations, Right to Education Act 2009 and APSCF 2011 position paper, the new text books are prepared and they are being taught in the schools. Giving information is not teaching. Lecture method is outdated. According to the new text books the teacher is a facilitator. He/she should provide opportunities for the children to expose on the basis of their experiences. Students come to school with a lot of experiences sought from their families and environment. There should be a link between the daily life and classroom transaction.
The teachers should give emphasis on mind mapping so as to consider the children experiences. By posing input questions, the teachers develop various skills among the students. For that the teachers can follow various strategies like group discussions, debates, meet the press, whole class discussion, seminars, meetings and so on.
If the teachers follow this type of classroom transaction, the students write the Summative Examinations in an easy way. This enables the child to present his/her own views. The teachers have to give scope for reflections on various multi diagonal paragraphs.
Different contemporary issues from the society are to be brought into the classroom and put them for discussion so that they can think themselves and come out with their own conclusions. They can be enriched with the whole class discussion and group activities. The teachers make their students learn many things themselves without
teaching anything.
Every teacher needs to know objective, content, method and evaluation. These four elements are coordinated in a right way. By coordinating these things the Academic Standards are fixed.
1.Conceptual Understanding.
2.Reading the text given, understanding and interpretation.
3.Information skills.
4.Reflections on contemporary issues and questioning.
5.Mapping skills.
6.Appreciation and Sensitivity.
The teachers should give emphasis on mind mapping so as to consider the children experiences. By posing input questions, the teachers develop various skills among the students. For that the teachers can follow various strategies like group discussions, debates, meet the press, whole class discussion, seminars, meetings and so on.
If the teachers follow this type of classroom transaction, the students write the Summative Examinations in an easy way. This enables the child to present his/her own views. The teachers have to give scope for reflections on various multi diagonal paragraphs.
Different contemporary issues from the society are to be brought into the classroom and put them for discussion so that they can think themselves and come out with their own conclusions. They can be enriched with the whole class discussion and group activities. The teachers make their students learn many things themselves without
teaching anything.
Every teacher needs to know objective, content, method and evaluation. These four elements are coordinated in a right way. By coordinating these things the Academic Standards are fixed.
1.Conceptual Understanding.
2.Reading the text given, understanding and interpretation.
3.Information skills.
4.Reflections on contemporary issues and questioning.
5.Mapping skills.
6.Appreciation and Sensitivity.
NTRUHS 2nd and Final Counseling for BAMS, BHMS and BNYS Courses 2014
Candidates who have qualified in EAMCET-2014 are directed to attend the certificates verification and counseling for special category seats (like Physically Challenged (PH), NCC and CAP for admission into BAMS / BHMS / BNYS courses for the academic year 2014 - 15.
Date of certificates verification is 24th and 25th November, 2014. Candidates are required to attend for certificates verification and counseling along with all the required necessary document to the following address given below.
EAMCET 2014 Ran Holders : 1 to 40000
Category : All Candidates (OC, BC, SC, ST)
Venue : Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada.
Date of certificates verification is 24th and 25th November, 2014. Candidates are required to attend for certificates verification and counseling along with all the required necessary document to the following address given below.
EAMCET 2014 Ran Holders : 1 to 40000
Category : All Candidates (OC, BC, SC, ST)
Venue : Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada.
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