GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY
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it presents several situations of conflict in human values
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it lays too much emphasis upon scientific temperament
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it is considered as a non-utilitarian subject
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it encourages many subjects of study
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to the report of the National Focus Group (2006), the popular perception of Social Science is that it is a non-utility subject. As a result, low self-esteem governs the classroom-transaction process with both teachers and students feeling uninterested in comprehending its contents.
Detailed explanation-2: -The National Currciulum Framework 2005 (NCF) says that studying the social sciences provides learners the social, cultural, and analytical skills required to adjust to an increasingly interdependent world.
Detailed explanation-3: -The National Curriculum Framework for School Education, 2000 discussed the need for the social science curriculum to be comprehensive but not loaded with information.
Detailed explanation-4: -i) Lack of knowledge of content, skills and motivation among social science teachers to teach geography (map skills). ii) Lack of resources like maps, atlas and globes in school. iii) Lack of interest among students to learn social sciences.