Question

Match the Instructional Objectives of Social Science Teaching

Understanding cultures	Important facts about Ancient, Medieval, and Modern India
Factual information knowledge	Respect for freedom, liberty, and equality of opportunity
Critical thinking ability	Recognizing bias and weighing evidence
Attitude towards individual rights	Study of inter-related parts of a culture

• A. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
• B. A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
• C. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
• D. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

Answer 1

Answer:

B. A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2

Instructional objectives of Teaching Social Science in Middle and secondary classes

Understanding

• The cultures of different societies of the past and of today are integrated wholes and can be understood fully only through a study of inter-related part of the culture.

• For most, societies develop through internal processes influenced by ideas from other societies.

• In India and throughout the world development tends to be towards greater democracy and recognition of human rights.

• Scientific and technological developments in the world today are helping to bring all people into closer communications with one another.

• As the world becomes more and more a system of inter relationship among independent nations, nationalism and sovereignty must be interpreted in terms of loyalty to world ideas and institutions.

Information

• Important facts about Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India, the history of Mankind and contemporary world and India.

• Important facts about our civic life, our constitution and Independent India.

• Important facts about the atmosphere, Lithosphere, landforms of different regions such as Australia, Asia, South America, Europe, the Soviet Union.

• India and general geographical features such as landforms, climate, natural resources, major occupations, agriculture, minerals, and power Industries.

• Transport and communication, International Trade, Population of the world and India.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of where to find needed information and ability to use the simple tools of the social sciences such as maps, globe, charts, graphs, statistical data and government reports.

• Skill in critical thinking, unrecognizing bias in evaluating sources of information, in weighting evidence, in recognizing and resisting propaganda and in arriving at independent judgment.

• Ability to participate constructively as a member or leader in group discussion. Ability to help in guiding group activity towards a desired accomplishment.

• Skill in using various sources to keep informed on new developments in India and the world ability to relate new developments to local, state and national problems.

• Ability to release lessons from history to the problems of the day.

Attitude

• Respect for the accomplishments of man throughout history in solving problems and in gradually taking civilization to greater heights.

• Recognition of the need for change as a normal process through which human existence is improved.

• Respect for the individual personality, for individual right to freedom and liberty, equality of opportunity, freedom of belief and religious expression and for all other rights and liberties normally associated with the democratic ideal.

• Respect for democratic processes of decision making and acceptance of responsibility, compromise of personal desires with the common will and appreciation of follower and leader rises.