WELCOME

SEMINAR ON

SOCIAL SCIENCE

TECHNIQUES OF TEACHING

MEANING AND IMPORTANCE,MERITS AND

DEMERITS OF ASSIGNMENT

JIJO K

INTRODUCTIONSocial Science teaching needs to be revitalized

for helping the learner acquire knowledge and skill in an interactive environment,

The teaching of social science must adopt techniques that promote creativity, aesthetics and critical perspectives , and enable children to draw relationship between past and present to understand changes taking place in society.

Various techniques of teaching, strategies, devices they are not unrelated entities but are complementary to each other

Teaching TechniquesDramatizationTeam TeachingBuzz SessionBrain StormingAssignmentSupervised Study

ASSIGNMENT MEANINGThe term ASSIGNMENT is quite familiar to the

teacher as well as the pupil.Usually any exercise given by the teacher to the

pupil as part of the lesson, or any follow up work suggested for study is called an assignment.

The principle aim of any education is to teach the pupil to work on his own responsibility.

• The equipment he needs is the knowledge and the ability to organize the time and the task and the self discipline to carry it through.

• One of the most important item in supervised study is the assignment.

• It’s a very useful device of teaching social science particularly to the pupils in secondary and higher secondary classes and above.

• Some significant topic or sub-topic is assigned to

the pupil for preparation, for study, for revision or

for some remedial work.

• Its believed that written assignments help in the

organization of knowledge, assimilation of facts and

better preparation for examination.

TYPES OF ASSIGNMENT The teacher of Social Science can

assign four types of assignment.

Preparatory AssignmentsStudy AssignmentsRevisional AssignmentsRemedial Assignments

• PREPARATORY ASSIGNMENT

These are meant to prepare the

pupils for the work which is to follow

on the next day.

STUDY ASSIGNMENT

These can be of various types; Problem solving

assignments ,assignments for making charts,

graphs, tables etc

• REVISIONAL ASSIGNMENTThese assignments are given for.. Providing drill on what was learnt Checking retention and reproduction of the

information related to a topic or unit studied Checking the understanding of the ideas of a topic

taught Assignments need to be worked out in

advance keeping in view the specific instructional objectives of the subject matter being tested

• REMEDIAL ASSIGNMENTS

• These assignments are devised in the light of pupil’s reactions to the three types of assignments mentioned above .The purpose of these assignments is to remove weak points and clear misunderstandings

IMPORTANCE AND PURPOSES OF ASSIGNMENT

Assignments, properly planned and executed have great educational value. They enhance comprehension and pave the way for further learning, Assignments may serve the following purposes.

I. Assignments serve pupil needs by facilitating learning effectively. Assignments make pupils active.

II. Assignments can enable pupils to discover difficulties in learning and to be find out ways and means to overcome them.

I. Assignments may stimulate interest arouse curiosity motivation is highly fruitful in the development of learning.

II. To provide educationally gainful experiences and to illustrate them through examples assignments are very effective.

III. To attain the different objectives of teaching the subjects variety of suitable assignments can be selected and given.

IV. To develop proper skills ,desirable attitudes and interest assignments very helpful.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD ASSIGNMENTAssignments should be challenging, but not

threatening.Assignments should be interesting and appealing.Assignments should naturally grow out of the lesson.

The close connection between the lesson and the assignments should be quite clear to the pupils.

Assignment should motivate pupils.Assignments should be goal oriented.Assignment should be designed and worked out

cooperatively. Assignment must be specific and definite. They should

be stated in simple and clear language.

Assignment should have enough variety for motivating children, creating mental activity appropriates for the different objectives of teaching and for widening their perspectives .

Providing and working out assignments should not be postponed to the last moment.

Role Of The Assignment in Teaching The assignments have to play important roles

at all the three stages of lesson.A. At the beginning of the lesson assignments will

serve the purpose of linking the acquired experiences of children with the new knowledge .

B. During the development of the lesson the educative process can be furthered through suitable assignments.

C. Assignments are usually employed at the end of the lesson. Acquired concepts are to be applied or problem are to be solved.

Planning of Assignments The teacher should observe the following

procedures for the formulation of assignments.

The interest of the pupils should be maintained continuously throughout the lesson through effective questioning and discussion.

The teacher should secure the active cooperation of the pupils and their responses should become the basis of developing the content.

The teacher should supply the list of resource material or books for collateral reading if required.

Oral or written instructions should be given and suggestions for overcoming difficulties should be indicated.

The teacher should indicate the broad distribution of the time schedule for the assignments.

The teacher should always assist the pupils when help is sought. But he shouldn’t impose his suggestions when not wanted.

The teacher should evaluate the impact of the assignment while they are in progress.

KINDS OF ASSIGNMENTS

DEMERITS OF ASSIGNMENT The present type of assignments reveal the

following defectsThe textbook assignments are mostly recapitulatory

exercise . The number of diagnostic and remedial assignments are seldom considerable.

most assignments have their emphasize on facts alone. Other objectives of learning like the development of concepts, critical thinking, essential skills and attitudes are almost ignored.

The assignments seem to be examination oriented. To prepare the pupils for the examinations is the main motive.

Assignments afford only little scope for activity approach in learning.

The form of questions given as assignment mostly conforms to the traditional patterns of essay type items only.

Assignments do not generally emphasize high intellectual process of comprehension, exploring, guessing or supposing.

CONCLUSIONAssignment is very useful device of teaching social

science. It is believed that written assignments help in the organization of knowledge assimilation of facts and better preparation for examination.

Assignment should motivate pupils

It should naturally grow out of the lesson.\

We are giving an ASSIGNMENT to a student, we are help to the preparation for exam and developing writing and reading skills

THANKS I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY TEACHER

Mrs.K.P.VALSALA DEVI AND MY

DEAR FRIENDS WHO ARE HELPED ME THAT SUBMITTING OR PRESENTING THIS SEMINAR.

VINEETH.V, SOCIAL SCIENCE,

N.S.S. TRAINING COLLEGE, CHANGANACHERRY.