3. After studying this 1st unit , you would be able to
understand:
a. the nature and need of Pakistan Studies.
b. the relation of Pakistan Studies with Religion.
c. the relation of Pakistan Studies with Social Studies.
d. the relation of Pakistan Studies with History.
e. the relation of Pakistan Studies with Geography.
f. the relation of Pakistan Studies with Economics.
g. the relation of Pakistan Studies with Sociology.
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4. Teaching of Pak Study
What is Pakistan Studies?
A subject strengthen Ideology of Pakistan.
Promote Pakistaniyat.
According To Constitution 1973.
Heritage Subject.
Enhancing Students’ Knowledge.
Inculcate Patriotism in young generation.
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5. Pakistan Studies as Subjects
Boring Subject.
Lack of Interest of students.
Using old methodology of Lecture.
Focused on Lectures instead of Discussion
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6. Importance / Scope of Teaching of Pak Study
PAKISTAN Studies is a subject that aims at enhancing
students‘ knowledge about history, culture and geography
of Pakistan and to inculcate patriotism in the hearts of
students, so that they may become a good citizen.
Although Pakistan Studies is a compulsory subject from
Class IX up to the university level, it is an astonishing fact
that many of the students are unaware of important historical
figures and events. Even if they know some, it's just the
names of some of the famous personalities and not the
details about their achievements, life and causes of success or
down fall.
The books on Pakistan Studies of different levels cover the
topics which are repeated in all of them. There is no need to
teach about those selected topics at each level. Instead the need
is to include more topics, which could be informative, as well as
beneficial, for the students. 6
7. Pakistan Studies
Besides history, there should be topics of current issues
and problems which our country is currently facing.
Human rights and its importance must be taught to
eradicate social evils and problems which our country is
facing.
Moreover, the content presented in the book should not
moulds students to become narrow-minded and
parochial.
Aims should be to open the faculty to accept past follies
and learn to rectify the mistakes.
This would create enlightenment in students and
encourage them to get what their ancestors did not achieve.
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8. Pak Study
It is highly important that textbooks are free from
indoctrination and any kind of bias or stereotyping and
should give actual facts and figures.
This does not mean that textbooks should only contain
facts and figures, rather they should be presented in an
interesting way so that students enjoy learning and reading
books.
It should create and develop interest towards the subject
and help widen their outlooks and open new vistas of
knowledge. There should be a variety of questions, as
well as activities, for learners so that they can learn with
fun.
References and sources must be given in the books for
further study.
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9. Pak Study
In Pakistan the designing of the curriculum at school,
college and university level is done by the textbook board,
curriculum wing of the ministry of education and higher
education commission respectively.
Pakistan's Study was introduced as a compulsory subject
at the secondary and higher secondary level at the
beginning of 1980. The main purpose of the subject was to
promote national integration, cohesion (Unity),
solidarity and harmony among the new generation .
The national curriculum 2006 in general and Pakistan
studies, in particular, seems to be an attempt towards
liberating it from ideological forces and responding to the
emerging global needs of the twenty-first century .
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10. Teaching of Pak Study
National Council of Social Studies (NCSS), the largest
association for Social Studies educators in the world,
emphasized that the students are supported by the
standards and quality of the curriculum.
Active participation of the students is very important in
the learning process. The main objective of education
policy is to improve the quality of education. The
quality of education is mainly depended on the quality of
the curriculum (Rahman, 2004).
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11. It is rightly said that almost all the education policies of
Pakistan acknowledged the significance of the curriculum
as an important part of education. Unfortunately, the basic
flaw in this approach is that the implementation aspects of
all educational policies are completely ignored.
According to the National Assessment System Report, the
charges against the prevailing curriculum were that; it was
ideologically driven.
It only produces the negative impact of stereotypes
learning which leads to poor learning of the students
(Jamil, 2009). The content that is presented in the books is
of low quality.
The repetition of the contents almost at all levels also creates
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12. Pak Study
Reductionism is another problem; every time themes are
excluded from the curriculum and no new ideas are
incorporated in the curriculum.
The internationalization of the curriculum is very
important for the process and development of the national
curriculum of any society.
An internationalized curriculum will engage students
effectively in the learning process. The students of today
must have the capability of knowledge and wisdom from
all parts of the world. They can understand new ideas. They
have the capacity to solve issues and problems and find
innovative solutions (Leask, 2015). The curriculum was
designed to be a synthesis of the different national curricula
of the member states and is organized in the same fashion
and according to the same criteria across all the language
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13. Teaching of Pak study
Effective teaching methods are very important in achieving
the objectives successfully. The curriculum remains
ineffective without effective teaching methods and
techniques. In the development of the curriculum, the
teaching-learning process has a central position (Arif, 2010).
All of the new developments of education undergo due to
this very process. It is the only process that is used for
reliable and valid outcomes of education. The goals of
education can be attained through a valid and reliable
curriculum. So, all of the three terms i.e., education,
curriculum and evaluation are interdependent and
interrelated (Hussain et al, 2011). This paper would focus on
the quality and standards of Pakistan study curriculum at
the master level.
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