GROUP INVESTIGATION MODEL

Name of the teacher: Asha S                                                                     Standard: XII

Name of the school: GHSS Kalanjoor                                                   Division: C2B

     Subject: Business Studies                                                                      Duration: 45m

    Unit: Business Environment                                                                 Strength: 56/60

    Topic: Structure of Business Environment                                           Date: 4.7.2014

FOCUS INSTRUCTIONAL EFFCET NURTURANT EFFECT SUPPORT SYSTEM	To identify the structure of business environment. Constructionist view of knowledge. Effective group process. Independence as a learner. Commitment to social enquiry. Handout, chart Usual classroom procedure.
PHASES	TEACHER ACTIVITY	EXPECTED PUPIL RESPONSE
I STUDENT ENCOUNTER PUZZLING SITUATION II STUDENT EXPLORE REACTION TO THE SITUATION	What do you mean by business environment? Student response variedly to the problem situation Teacher encourage student to respond freely To formulate and structure the problem, teacher presents handouts to students HANDOUTS Economic Factors Competition Factors Social Factors Marketing Factors Customers Technological Factors Political Factors Personal Factors Suppliers Financial Component Organizational Component Legal Factors Distributors Class is divided in to 3. A, B and C. Group A is investigating the External environment. Group B is investigating Operating Environment. Group C is investigating the Internal Environment. Teacher facilitates the group process and chanalize energy in to potentially educative activity. Student analyzes the handout and report results. Group A : External Environment                External environment is the outermost environment of a business. The various elements of external environment are not under the control of business man. It include social political, economic, legal and technological environment. Group B: Operating Environment                Operating environment lies in between the external and internal environment. As compared to external environment, business institution has certain amount of control over the operating environment. The environment that is required for the smooth functioning of the business is called operating environment. Group C: Internal Environment The environment with in a business concern is its internal environment. The business has full control over the business. The environment is concerned with the day to day running of the business. E.g.: production, finance, marketing, personnel departments. Teacher co-ordinate the presentation and discussion and clarify the doubt. Students are presented with a new problem.  Teacher helps the group process, scaffolding student and supervise the activity.	Student answered very well
III STUDENT FORMULATE STUDY TASK AND ORGANIZE FOR STUDY IV INDEPENDENT AND GROUP STUDY V STUDENT ANALIZE PROGRESS AND PROCESS  VI RECYCLE THE ACTIVITY PRINCIPLE OF REACTION