Download Question Paper of "Teaching of Social Study B.Ed (Dec 2009)" , Question Paper of B.Ed (Dec 2009) , Subject Code : ES-341, Paper 1

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

Term-End Examination

December, 2009

ES-343 : TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES

Time : 3 hours                                                                                     Maximum Weightage : 70%

Note :   (i) All the four questions are compulsory.

(ii) All the questions carry equal weightage.

1. Answer the following question in about 600 words :

What is a lecture ? Discuss the planning and delivery of a lecture with an example from secondary school social studies curriculum.

OR

Explain the significance of teaching social studies at the secondary school level. Discuss various approaches to organising Social Studies Curriculum with examples.

2. Answer the following question in about 600 words :

Mention briefly reform movements and their impact during the British rule. Develop an

instructional strategy mentioning specific instructional objectives, teaching-learning activities and evaluation items to teach this topic.

OR

Explain the impact of human activities on environmental degradation. Develop an

instructional strategy mentioning specific instructional objectives, teaching-learning activities and evaluation items to teach this topic.

3. Write short answers to any four of the following questions in about 150 words each :

(a)    What is Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) ? Discuss briefly different modes of CAI with examples from Social Studies.

(b)   What is a discussion session ?  Mention the skills a teacher of Social Studies can develop in the learners for effective participation in a discussion session.

(c)    Differentiate between a map and a globe.

(d)   Mention guidelines for a teacher to use maps and globes effectively in teaching of Social Studies.

(e)    What is a unit plan ? Give an example of unit plan on any topic from Social Studies Curriculum at the secondary level.

(f)   What are the major physical divisions of India ? Construct four multiple-choice type questions on this topic.Mention the instructional activities you would organised to teach the social infrastructure of Indian economy to your students.

(g)  What methods and media you will use to explain the concept of national integration to your students.

4. Answer the following question in about 600 words.

Suppose you are asked by the principal of the school to prepare a question paper on Social Studies for class IX. Describe the steps of preparing the question paper.