Types of Governance | Features of A Good Governance Primary 4 (Basic 4) – Term 1 Week 2 Civic Education

CIVIC EDUCATION

NATIONAL VALUES EDUCATION 

FIRST TERM

WEEK 2

PRIMARY 4

THEME – GOVERNANCE 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Governance – Meaning of Governance and Good Governance for Primary 4 (Basic 4) – Term 1 Week 1 Civic Education

TOPIC – GOVERNANCE 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Meaning of Governance

3. Types of Governance

4. Features of Governance

5. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, most pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. explain the meaning of governance

2. identify type of governance.

3. analyse the features of governance.

EMBEDDED CORE SKILLS

1. Communication and Collaboration Skills

2. Critical Thinking and Problems Solving Skills

3. Leadership and Personal Development Skills

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can give examples of good governance.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of chart showing types and features of a good governance.

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

A governance is the system whereby group of people making decisions that affect the state or organisations.

TYPES OF GOVERNANCE

Below are different types of governance depending on the nature of the state or organization’s activities –

1. Democratic Governance

2. Financial Governance

3. Economic Governance

4. Corporate Governance

5. Environmental Governance

6. Global Governance

7. Good Governance

LESSON 2 – FEATURES OF A GOOD GOVERNANCE

A good governance is the process that ensures –

1. Accountability

2. Transparency

3. Responsiveness

4. Rule of law

5. Stability

6. Equity and inclusiveness

7. Empowerment

8. Strategic vision

9. Active Participation for home and abroad

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps – he/she,

1. Revises the previous lesson based on the pupil’s related knowledge or experience.

2. Teacher organizes the pupils in two or more groups depending on the size of the class.

3. Teacher asks the pupils as groups to explain the meaning of good governance.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils define good governance as the act of ruling through the state representatives.

4. Teacher uses the pupil’s relevant to introduce the lesson and leads a class discussion on types of governance.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils pay attention to the lesson introduction and participate actively in the class discussion.

5. Teacher outlines the characteristics of good governance and leads a class discussion each of them.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils state the characteristics of governance.

6. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board using appropriate lesson evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding to most of the questions and write as instructed.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

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LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils to:

1. differentiate between good and bad governance.

2. state 5 characteristics of good governance.

2. mention 5 types of governance.