Defence Authority Public School O & A Levels

1. Defence Authority Public School O & A Levels Muhammad Kamran Qazi Senior Faculty member ECONOMICS

2. Scheme of Presentation • Introduction • Aims • Curriculum Content • Scheme of Assessment • Assessment Objectives • Question / Answers

3. Introduction • Two major considerations; • To develop interest/ taste for economics among students • The course is designed to strengthen the conceptual base of the students • Syllabus Breakup • The whole syllabus – Covered in Three Years • Each Year has Two Terms • First Term – 16 weeks • Second Term – 14 weeks • Assessment Procedure • Class Assessment – Monthly Tests, Class Participation • School Exam – Mid Term & Final Term Exam • Final Cambridge Examination

4. AIMS • Improvement of following faculties among students : a) To develop sound understanding of elementary economic theory • To be comfortable in handling the simple data, graphs and diagrams • To develop basic aptitude about extracting most authentic/ reliable information from heaps of data/ information around them • To Co-relate and apply the principles of economics with the ever changing environment of the world outside the class rooms • To make intelligent economic decisions as a consumer

5. General Schedule of Studies Brief Schedule of Economics GCE (O) for whole year:

6. O Level Program Whole Course Covered – Three Years • First Year – Grade 9 / Senior I • Second Year – Grade 10 / Senior II • Third Year – Grade 11/ Senior III • Each Year – Two Terms • First Term – 16 weeks • Second Term – 14 weeks

7. Breakup of Syllabus 9th Grade – First Term

8. Breakup of Syllabus 9th Grade – 2nd Term

9. Breakup of Syllabus 10th Grade – 1st Term

10. Breakup of Syllabus 10th Grade – 2nd Term

11. Breakup of Syllabus 11th Grade – 1st Term

12. Breakup of Syllabus 11th Grade – 2nd Term

13. Internal School’s Assessment

14. Scheme of Assessment Ordinary Level In addition to the various class tests and school examinations, the students at O level take the following exams at the end of the Final year.

15. Assessment Modes &Objectives • Multiple Choice Component Objectives: • To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of content • Interpretation of verbal, numerical and graphical economic data • By using economic concepts, theories and data in explaining and analysing economic issues • Data Response Objectives: • To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of content • Interpretation of verbal, numerical and graphical economic data • Essay writing Objectives: • To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of content • By using economic concepts, theories and data in explaining and analysing economic issues • To evaluate economic information, arguments, proposals and policies on the criteria of theoretical and conceptual base developed among the students • To organise, present and communicate economic theories and facts in logical and appropriate form.

16. Book List • Economics : A complete Course by Dan Moynihan & Brian Titley • Economics for GCSE by AG Anderton • Introductory Economics by GF Stanlake Web Sites • www.tutor2u.net • www.cie.org.uk • www.kidzzone.com • www.sbp.org.pk • www.bized.ac.uk • Xtremepapers.com • S-cool.co.uk.com • The times100 students and teacher resource center.com