Pedagogy of Political Science

Pedagogy of Political Science

1. Foundations of Political Science

a) Nature of Political Science -Meaning, its dimension (the historical, scientific, aesthetic, recreational); and its scope, its relationship with other social science- geography, history, economics

b) Learning of Political Science - Constructivists perspectives of teaching Commerce emphasizing Piaget and Vygotsky, critical and realistic Political Science education

c) Curriculum reform in Political Science- Critical appraisal of NCF- 2005, BCF- 2008 in the context of Social Science teaching, Need for standards for school Social Science

d) Contextual Issues in learning Political Science –Learning Political Science without burden, citizenship education, fundamental rights and duties, human rights, constitutional values, globalization

2. Organizing Teaching-Learning Political Science

a) A Political Science teacher

b) Understanding of classroom communication

c) Planning for teaching-learning in Political Science - analysis of aim and general objectives of teaching Political Science, lesson and unit plan

d) Critical understanding of Political Science curriculum , syllabus and textbook

3. Strategies for learning subject matter content in Political Science

a) Paradigm shift in teaching-learning of the subject viz. constructivist approach

b) Critical understanding of various strategies in teaching –learning of Political Science- Learning by exposition, Learning by discovery, inductive-deductive, guided discovery, cognitive apprenticeship, learning by scaffolding

c) Teaching problem-solving in Political Science- definition of problem, posing a problem, generating problem, modelling and model for problem solving, exploring various options for solving the problem

d) Learning in Groups- Cooperative and collaborative learning, addressing needs of heterogeneous classroom

4. Assessment of and for learning in Political Science

a) Issues in assessment in Political Science

b) Shifting Trends in assessment Political Science

c) Construction of test design and subject question paper along with marking scheme

d) Diagnosing basic causes of difficulties in learning of Political Science -concept, generalizations, problem-solving and proof

e) Planning remedial teaching strategies based on the perceived causes, implementing and evaluating the strategies

Sessional Work

• Assignment (select any two of the following)(Concerned teacher can devise assignment as per requirement of the course)

1. Designing learning activities, appropriate strategies, selecting/preparing learning resources; assessment techniques and tools, etc.

2. Analysis of unit/chapter in subject textbook to identify the concepts, principles and processes and to understand the underlying the subject structures

3. Analysis of subject textbook of the concerned class taught by the pupil-teacher (content, exercises, activities, activities, activities and overall presentation of the book)

4. Critical analysis of teaching skills and strategies used in a lesson taught in a class or lesson plan in a nearby school

5. Identification of learning difficulties experienced by students in a lesson and evaluation of the diagnostic and remedial strategies adopted by the teacher in a nearby school