FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT TASK – SOCIAL SCIENCE

Political science
SECTION - A

A. Class:- IX

B. Lesson: Working of Institutions (Chapter-5-Political science)

C: Task: I Presentations/ Charts/ Wall Magazine

Divide the class into five groups asks them to select any one the
following topics and collect information from different Newspapers
over a period of seven days.
1. Legislature-Parliament
2. Executive-PM and President
3. Judiciary-Courts
4. Political executive-MP’s and MLA’s
5. Permanent Executive-Civil servants

Each group will prepare 4-5 pages information, paste them on

charts and present to the class. Each group will get 10 minutes to
present and other learners will be allowed to ask questions. After
presentation learners will be put up the charts on the wall/display
board

Task – 2 Interview
This is a group activity. Divide the class into 2 teams – Opposition
& Ruling party. Both prepare questions and answers on respective
minister’s performance on various issues which ruling party has to
answers. Teacher will act as the speaker, evaluator.

Task – 3 Preparing Scrap Book

The class will be divided into groups. Each group will be asked to
make a scrap book containing paper cutting, relating to PIL cases.
Each group will be asked to present the case and the entire class
will discuss the issues.

D. Expected Learning Outcomes: At the end of the tasks the

learners will be able to
 1. Collect and present the required information.
2. Explain government’s functions and its organs.
2. deepen their knowledge about the roles and structure of
government.
4. differentiate between the nominal and real powers and
also
political and permanent executives.

E. Criteria of Assessment At the end of the task the learners

were able to
1. collect present the required information.
2. do adequate research on the topic.
3. develop the understanding of the concept?
4. conduct any interview regarding the project or any other
source of information is there.

5. draw interconnection between the information given in the

book and News paper.

SECTION – B

What does overall evaluation reveal?

1. Feedback for teachers.

During and after the administration of tasks teacher will find out
the learning gaps among the learners and take the remedial steps
as given below.

Steps (by Teachers)

% of Learners
Re teach the Topic.
< 25%
Remedial Teaching to low
achievers.
26% - 49%
Give Parallel Assignments.
50% - 74%

> 75% Give assignments/ homework.

2. Feedback for students

Individual feedback will be given as per their level of

attainments and learning gaps as well.

3. Summary of diagnosis
 Teachers will find out the reasons for learning gaps while
talking to each child.

4. Suggestions for remedial work.

Individual and group tasks will be designed as per the nature

of learning gaps such as short quiz on every presentation and
group discussion can be organized.

5. Additional Assignments and Enrichment Material for Gifted

Children

Ask learners to find out salient feature Constitution of India.

CLASS IX ( Chapter-3)
Political science

Topic- Constitutional Design

Sub topic – Framing of the Constitution of S. Africa

Task- Power-point Presentation

Divide class into three groups. Group 1 will represent social groups
present in S Africa, which again will have two sub groups (blacks
and the whites).

Group 2 will represent political groups like that of members of ANC

including Nelson Mandela, representatives of white community.

Group 3 will be of international media (BBC, CNN, Doordarshan

etc)

Once the teams are made they would make their presentations.

Task–2 -Role play

This is a group task – Role Play of leaders who fought for
Democracy in respective countries – S Africa, India, Myanmar.

Divide the class into groups. Each team will be assigned a country.
Once they are prepared, they will present themselves in class.

The group has to showcase picture of the leader, along with the
National Flag and depicting map of the concerned country on the
Blackboard.

Task – 3 Designing Constitutions

Creating 2 constitutions with your own set of rules and get it

passed in the class.
Divide the class into 2 groups and each group makes its own
constitution. A day will be given to them to make a class-
presentation of the same.

Expected Learning outcomes:

At the end of the learners will be able to
1. explain the policy of apartheid practiced in S. Africa.
2. grasp the role of black political leaders in anti-apartheid
struggle (For example Nelson Mandela)
3. understand international pressure on S Africa to end
apartheid.
4. relate these with the air of change in the form of release of
Nelson Mandela.
5. understand the apprehensions of both the groups (oppressor
and oppressed) and how their interests were taken care of in
the new Constitution.

Criteria for assessment

At the end of the task the learners were able to
1. represent the conditions of blacks and the whites in S Africa
before 1994 (i.e., when apartheid was practiced).
2. explain the international community stand on the issue of
apartheid.
3. understand the compromise formula incorporated in the new
constitution of S Africa, which safeguarded the interests of
both the blacks and the whites and thus became an
inspiration for the democracies all over the world?
Section-B What does overall evaluation reveal?

4. Feedback for teachers.

 During and after the administration of tasks teacher will find out
the learning gaps among the learners and take the remedial steps
as given below.

Steps (by Teachers)

% of Learners
Re teach the Topic.
< 25%
Remedial Teaching to low
achievers.
26% - 49%
Give Parallel Assignments.
50% - 74%

> 75% Give assignments/ homework.

5. Feedback for students

Individual feedback will be given as per their level of

attainments and learning gaps as well.
6. Summary of diagnosis

Teachers will find out the reasons for learning gaps while
talking to each child.

4. Suggestions for remedial work.

Individual and group tasks will be designed as per the nature

of learning gaps such as short quiz on every presentation and
group discussion can be organized.

5. Additional Assignments and Enrichment Material for Gifted

Children
Ask learners to read biography of Nelson Mandela.

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT TASK

Social Science
Political science

SECTION - A

A. Class: IX
B. Lesson: Electoral Politics Chapter - 4

C: Task : To conduct Mock Elections

Teacher will brainstorm the learners on election process and elicit

the required information. Then the class will be divided into 4
groups and one group will be made Election commission and three
groups will be asked to become political parties and the rest will
act as voters.

Each group will be asked to collect information on the given task to

present in the mock election. (Period 1)

On day one Election Commission group will announce the elections

and code of conduct will also be spelled out. (Period 2)
On day 2 Nominations will be filed. (Period 3)
On day 3 Campaigning by political parties (Period 4)
On day 4 Polling and Counting of votes.

Task – 2 - Debate
Collect information related to educational qualifications of MLA’s of
your area/ constituency and share data in class and hold debate/
discussion on whether educational qualification should be a sure
criteria for contesting election.

Task – 3 Collage
Make a collage of caricatures /cartoons showing drawbacks of
Indian electoral system.

D. Expected Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the task the learners will be able
1. explain the concept of Elections and Representative Democracy.
2. know actual Electoral process, role of Political parties, Election
commission and voters.
3. talk intelligently about campaigning, parties their symbols and
importance of their vote.

E. Criteria of Assessment
At the end of the task the learners were able to
1. adequately present the information/data they had collected.
2. make adequate use of the Newspapers and other resources.
3. involve all the members of group in presentation.
4. interview any leader of political parties while collecting the
information.
5. follow the code of conduct.
6. draw any connections between actual Lok sabha or Legislative
elections.
7. campaign effectively, relate their party symbols and spread
awareness voters rights.

SECTION – B

F. What does the overall evaluation reveal?

1. Feedback for Teachers.
1 .Incase the desired out come is not there teacher is to do some
remedial work.
G. Suggestions for remedial work, if any.
take a written test on the same topic .
2.There can be an open book test, so that students can understand
the topic better.

SECTION – B

F. What does overall evaluation reveal?

7. Feedback for teachers.

During and after the administration of tasks teacher will find out
the learning gaps among the learners and take the remedial steps
as given below.

Steps (by Teachers)

% of Learners
Re teach the Topic.
< 25%
Remedial Teaching to low
achievers.
26% - 49%
Give Parallel Assignments.
50% - 74%

> 75% Give assignments/ homework.

However in this task learners participated enthusiastically but they

restricted themselves to the material available in the textbook.

8. Feedback for students

 Individual feedback will be given as per their level of
attainments and learning gaps as well.

9. Summary of diagnosis
Teachers will find out the reasons for learning gaps while
talking to each child.
4. Suggestions for remedial work.

Individual and group tasks will be designed as per the nature

of learning gaps such as short quiz on every presentation and
group discussion can be organized.

5. Additional Assignments and Enrichment Material for Gifted

Children
Ask learners to read biography of Nelson Mandela.

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT TASK – SOCIAL SCIENCE

Political science

SECTION - A

A.Class: IX

B. Lesson:-Democratic Rights

C: Task: Wall magazine/charts/power point presentations.

Divide the class into six groups and each group will be given one of
the following Fundamental right to work in detail and make Power
point Presentation.
1. Right to Equality
2. Right to Freedom
3. Right to freedom of Religion
4. Right against Exploitation
5. Cultural and Educational rights
6. Right to Constitutional Remedies.

For this each group will have to collect information on the selected
Right from various sources such as Newspapers, encyclopedia and
internet etc.
Task – 2 Collage Making
Group prepare a colorful collage in the classroom on
International/National cases of violation of Human Rights

D. Expected Learning Outcome:

At the end of the task the learners will be able to
1. explain the concept of Rights and Fundamental rights.
2. know the theory and practice of Fundamental rights around
them/ in their localities.
3. express their rights confidently.
4. realize the importance of rights by imagining life without rights.
5. gain knowledge about the action to be taken in case of violation
of their rights.

E. Criteria of Assessment

At the end of the task the learners were able to

1. collect adequate information from various resources.

2. cite enough examples to prove their point.
4. conduct any group interview.
5. relate it to real life situation.
6. draw any connections between rights and duties?

SECTION – B
What does overall evaluation reveal?

10. Feedback for teachers.

During and after the administration of tasks teacher will find out
the learning gaps among the learners and take the remedial steps
as given below.

Steps (by Teachers)

% of Learners
Re teach the Topic.
< 25%
Remedial Teaching to low
achievers.
26% - 49%
Give Parallel Assignments.
50% - 74%

> 75% Give assignments/ homework.

However in this task learners participated enthusiastically but they

restricted themselves to the material available in the textbook.
11. Feedback for students
 Individual feedback will be given as per their level of
attainments and learning gaps as well.

12. Summary of diagnosis

Teachers will find out the reasons for learning gaps while
talking to each child.
4. Suggestions for remedial work.

Individual and group tasks will be designed as per the nature

of learning gaps such as short quiz on every presentation and
group discussion can be organized.

5. Additional Assignments and Enrichment Material for Gifted

Children

Ask learners to read biography of Nelson Mandela.