Course Outline

Course Outline

Part I

  1. Introduction
    1. The developmental tasks of elementary years.
    2. Educating children for a different society.
    3. Changing our vision: developing a national and a global sense of citizenship.
    4. Global connections: one aim of social studies curriculum.
    5. Rationale for social studies global connections.
    6. The child‟s ability to learn about others snear and far.
  2. Scope and objectives of social studies
    1. Social studies in search of definitions
    2. Goals of social studies education
    3. Characteristics of an effective social studies curriculum.
    4. Teaching social studies
    5. Objectives of teaching social studies in Pakistan
    6. Instruction of social studies in the light of National Curriculum Committee
    7. Important and repeated topics for Social Studies 
  3. Problems in teaching Social Studies
    1. Lack of trained teachers
    2. Problems of course books and instructional material
    3. Problems of resources and opportunities
    4. Social problems
    5. Civic education
    6. Economic problems
    7. Problems of local resources
    8. Political problems
    9. Educational problems

Part-II

  1. History of Pakistan and Subcontinent
    1. Mehmud Ghaznavi, The Ghauries and the Slave-king dynasty
    2. The Mughals
    3. Europeans come to India
    4. India 1782—1856
    5. The War of Independence (1857)
    6. The road to independence, 1900—1947
    7. Muhammad Ali Jinnah (The Quaid -e -Azam)
    8. Pakistan Today --- The road to prosperity

Part-III

  1. Geography of Pakistan
    1. Environment : Nature, types and components
    2. Population distribution in the world
    3. Components of the human environment : Agriculture , settlement and population
    4. Components of physical environment: Atmosphere , natural  vegetation , landforms, rocks and water
    5. Mountains and Plateaus
    6. Review of the content of Geography and History for class 9th, 10th
    7. Review of the content of Geography and History for Inter Level

Part IV

  1. Different teaching methods as given below will be demonstrated practically in the class room using appropriate content: e g.
    1. Lecture method
    2. Project method
    3. Discussion method
    4. Activity method
    5. Problem solving
    6. Text book method
    7. Role playing
    8. Questioning- answering
    9. Illustration and Demonstration
    10. Programmed Instructions