A STUDY OF MULTIMEDIA PACKAGES USED BY CBSE SCHOOLS FOR TEACHING OF POLITICAL SCIENCE IN CLASS IX

Abstract

Plitical Science as a subject encompass diverse concerns of society and it carries a normative responsibility to create and widen the popular base for human values namely freedom, trust, mutual respect, respect for diversity etc. The selection and organization of material into a meaningful political science curriculum, enabling students to develop a critical understanding of society, is therefore a challenging task. The possibilities of including new dimensions and concerns are immense, especially in view of the student’s own life experiences. At the secondary stage, the subject-area of political science draws its content from Democracy, Constitutional Design, Electoral Politics and Democratic Rights. Political science teaching needs to be revitalized towards helping the learner acquire knowledge and skills in an interactive environment. The teaching of political science must adopt methods that promote creativity, aesthetics and critical perspectives and enable children to draw relationships between society and self to understand changes taking place in society. Teaching should utilize greater resources of audio-visual materials, including photographs, charts and maps, and replicas of institutions and material cultures.