Teaching of Commerce

Contents: Preface. Unit I: 1. Nature and scope of commerce. 2. Correlation of commerce with other subjects.  3. Need for accountancy education. 4. Aims and objectives of teaching commerce and accountancy. 5. Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives. Unit II: 6. Need for lesson plan preparation and planning the lessons. 7. Year plan and unit plan. 8. Motivation. 9. Catering to the needs of individual differences. 10. Content of commerce and accountancy. Unit III: 11. Classification of accounts. 12. Company accounts. 13. The commerce teacher. 14. Duties and responsibilities of a teacher. 15. Registers and records to be maintained. Unit IV: 16. Commerce curriculum. 17. Organizing and utilizing commerce club. 18. Planning for special visits. 19. Stock exchange.  Unit V: 20. Tools for evaluation. 21. Different types of test items.  22. Tests for different purposes. 23. Diagnosis and prediction. Bibliography. Index.

Education is a social science that encompasses teaching and learning specific knowledge, beliefs, skills, perceptions and attitudes and the teachers use a variety of methods and materials in order to impart a curriculum effectively. Commerce education is an area of education that develops the required knowledge, skills and attitudes for the successful handling of trade, commerce and industry. Commerce education must charter new routes to service the aspirations of the nation as it is a living discipline and hence, totally different from other disciplines. Effective teaching of commerce is nothing but helping students to learn and for this teacher has to foster a good learning atmosphere with a flexible teaching plan in mind, is positive towards learners, and is confident and should not be arrogant. Teaching of commerce can be made more effective by relating the subject/content with the daily life of the students; example by adopting project based learning method.