COURSE LERNING OUTCOMES M.Ed.

SEMESTER – I

PAPER-1: PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

On completion of this course the students will be able to:

  • Understand the philosophical foundations of education.
  • Acquaint him/her with different schools of thoughts on education and draw generalizations.
  • Understand the theories and ideas of different educational thinkers.
  • Understand the theoretical basis of present day educational system.


PAPER-2: PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Objectives On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  • Understand the nature of learners.
  • Apply the principles of Educational Psychology in the classroom situation.
  • Enhance their mental health and personality.
  • Administer Psychological tests.


PAPER-3: EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

On completion of this course the students will be able to:

  • Have a general view of the field of education.
  • Develop foundational perspectives on education.
  • Orient themselves to the institutions, systems and structures of education.
  • Understand the contemporary concerns of education policy and practice.


PAPER – 4: INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND STATISTICS

Objectives: On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  • Explain the meaning, steps, types and limitations of educational research.
  • Understand the importance of ethical issues in conducting educational research.
  • Describe the importance of review of related literature.
  • Understand the meaning, criteria and sources for identifying the research problems.
  • Formulate research hypotheses for a research problem.
  • Prepare the research proposal.
  • Define population, sample and describe the different techniques of sampling.
  • Explain the types, tools and techniques of data collection.
  • Understand the meaning and importance of statistics.
  •  Understand the meaning and compute measures of central tendency, measures of variability and measure of relationship.
  • Understand the meaning, importance and application of Normal Probability Curve.

SEMESTER-II

 
PAPER – 5: HISTORY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY OF EDUCATION

Objectives On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  • Understand the philosophical, historical and contemporary thought on education.
  • Familiarize the key concepts of social change and human cultural perspectives.
  • Familiarize with key concept of economic and political developments in India.
  • Understand the development of education in India in comparative perspective.


PAPER-6: SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

Objectives On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  1. a) Understand the concept and nature of Sociology of Education.
  2. b) Comprehend the role of various social factors in Education.
  3. c) Analyse the factors responsible for social change.
  4. d) Understand the role of Education in cultural change.
  5. e) Understanding the new developments in the society and their impact on education.


PAPER – 7: CURRICULUM STUDIES

Objectives On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  • Understand the meaning and nature of curriculum.
  • Understand different approaches to curriculum development.
  • Understand the role of teacher in the transaction and evaluation of curriculum.
  • Understand the recent developments in the field of curriculum development.


PAPER – 8: TEACHER EDUCATION: HISTORY AND POLICY PERSPECTIVE

Objectives On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  • Understand the objectives of NCF (2005) and NCFTE (2009).
  • Familiarize with different modes of pre-service teacher education.
  • Gain insight into the transactional approaches for foundational and developmental courses.
  • Know the different modes of in-service teacher education.
  • Evaluate various components of a pre-service and in-service teacher education programs.


SEMESTER – III

 
PAPER- 9: METHODOLOGY OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND STATISTICS

Objectives: On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  • Describe various methods of educational research.
  • Differentiate between quantitative and qualitative research.
  • Explain the different approaches to analyze qualitative data.
  • Prepare the research report.
  • Write bibliography using APA style of referencing.
  • Understand and apply various statistical techniques to field-based educational data.
  • Appreciate the role of statistical techniques in analysis of data for educational research.
  • Employ computer software for analyzing educational data.
  • Make interpretations of findings revealed through use of various statistical techniques like t-test,      ANOVA, chi-square, median test, etc.


PAPER- 10: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS:

 (B) SECONDARY SCHOOL STAGE

Objectives On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  • Understand the concept of teacher effectiveness, professionalism, and commitment with ethics in teaching profession.
  • Familiarize with the recommendations of different commissions and reports on preparation and professional development of teachers.
  • Content analysis of one foundational and one developmental course of teacher education programme in terms of teachers’ professional development and social competencies.
  • Acquire knowledge about foundation and development courses in teacher education programmes.
  • Understand the principles of underlying teacher education programmes at elementary stage.
  • Acquaint him/her with the recruitment and promotional policies for secondary school teachers.
  • Develop understanding of challenges and concerns for qualitative improvement in secondary teacher education programmes for achievement of goals of universal school education.


PAPER – 11 (ii): EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING:

(A) SECONDARY SCHOOL STAGE

(A) Objectives On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  • Understand meaning, concept and scope of educational administration and planning in secular, socialist and democratic system of India.
  • Understand the emerging role of community in educational administration.
  • Develop understanding of educational planning in Five Year Plans in independent India in the context of globalized economy.
  • Acquaint with the funding of secondary education for vocalization and skill development in current period.
  • Understand role of monitoring bodies in implementation of government schemes for universal school education.


PAPER- 12 (I): GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  • To acquaint him/her with the concept and techniques of guidance and counselling.
  • Understand the process involved in guidance and counselling.
  • To familiarize with testing and non-testing techniques.
  • To evolve the skill of administration and interpretation of psychological tests.
  • Apply the technique of guidance and counseling in real situations.
  • To acquaint him/her with recent trends of guidance and counseling in India.

 

Semester – IV


PAPER 13, 14 & 15 (III): EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY: (B) SECONDARY SCHOOL STAGE

Objectives On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  • Understand the meaning, concept and scope of educational technology.
  • Understand the role of technology in various educational practices.
  • Understand the concept, process and components of communication along with the role of multimedia approaches in educational communication.
  • Understand various levels, stages and models of teaching.
  • Develop understanding of Bloom’s Taxonomy- cognitive, affective and psychomotor-to assess learning outcomes in different school subjects.
  • Make use of different classroom Instructional Technologies.
  • Make use of various types of technologies for enhancing student centered learning environment.
  • Understand the teaching behavior modification techniques for betterment of teaching-learning process.

 

 PAPER 13, 14 & 15 (IV): LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION: (B) SECONDARY SCHOOL STAGE

Objectives: On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  • Understand the concept of core life skills and their types.
  • Develop understanding of theories of life span development and wellness of society.
  • Explain four pillars of education and their relevance in fast changing socioeconomic order of India.
  • Understand the role of secondary school in imparting life skills to children in the agegroup 15-18 years.
  • Explain the role of teacher education- pre-service and in-service in equipping secondary school teachers to be professional and humane.


PAPER 13, 14 & 15 (V): INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: (B) SECONDARY SCHOOL STAGE


Objectives On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  • Understand concept of inclusiveness and its difference from special and integrated education.
  • Enumerate and explain different national and international policies and programmes for inclusive education.
  • Describe identification of disabilities and planning of educational programmes for mainstreaming.
  • Describe different programmes and interventions for universal schooling in context of gender caste and socio-economic barriers.
  • Understand the concept of impact assessment in terms of social welfare schemes vis-à-vis inclusiveness in secondary education.


PAPER 16: DISSERTATION

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  • Develop skills to find an appropriate problem and its solution through systematic investigation.
  • Familiarize with research methods in education.
  • Get in-depth understanding of steps in conducting educational research.