Key Points Teacher approach to the assignment and established a good rapport with him and made him understand, how important Social Science is. She also made him able to do some social science assignments which were directly linked with day-to-day life. The nature of social sciences is presented in this unit through theoretical discussions and explanations, practical examples and citations, assignments and projects etc. NCF, 2005, emphasises the learner-centred instructional approach in view of raising the performance level. The shift towards the continuous assessment by planning assignments, i.e. class exercises, projects, tests, in a way that will involve the pupil more in ‘analysis’, ‘application’ and ‘problem-solving’, and will require the pupil to carry out projects that help in getting pupils more involved in their own learning. Assignments provide a more comprehensive and more valid assessment of pupil’s ability, practical skills of presenting reports, analyzing data etc. and competencies acquired to provide a more reliable indicator of the learner’s performance in the subject. If a student in the class have any problem in understanding and to write on a prescribed topic, a teacher advises that she may approach the assignment by breaking it into parts which are more familiar to her. The student must go at the outset, write the topic that is familiar and then add material on how the topic is related to the assignment.