Test Papers / Previous Question Papers of IGNOU ES343 Teaching of Social Studies ES343 Teaching of Social Studies June 2005

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Weightage: 70%

Note: (i) All the four questions are compulsory.
(ii) All the questions carry equal weightage.

What is project work? How will you organise project work in teaching Social Studies at Secondary school level? Discuss with example.

OR

Differentiate between evaluation of cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes in Social Studies. Discuss briefly the major tools used for evaluating these outcomes.

2. Answer the following in about 600 words :

Discuss various causes of Environmental Degradation.

Develop an instructional strategy on Environmental Degradation, specifying main teaching points, instructional objectives, arid instructional activities.

OR

Discuss various sectors of Indian economy and their relationship. Develop an instructional strategy on this topic specifyin teaching points, instruction & objectives and instructional activities.

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

(i) Differentiate between integrated and inter-disciplinary approaches to teaching Social Studies with examples.

(ii) Which one of the group-directed instmctonal techniques will you use to teach 'Impact of Globalisation on Indian economy' and why?

(iii) What media will you use to teach 'Comparative Climate of New Delhi and Chennai during Winter season'? Illustrate your answer.

(iv) Discuss briefly development in Science and Technology during the Ancient and Medieval period. What method/s would you follow to teach this content at Secondary level?

(v) Discuss the purposes of student evaluation in Social Studies.

(vi) Discuss instructional planning you will carry out for introducing 'Indus Valley Civilization'.

(vii) Discuss briefly assessment procedures to be followed for the content 'Freedom and Equality'.

4. During teaching Social Studies in class-room you must have developed a unit plan. Select any unit from that and illustrate the unit plan consisting of

(a) Sub-units in the unit

(b) Corresponding teaching points to sub-units

(c) Specific instructional objectives

(d) Methods/approaches to be adopted

(e) Appropriate media selected