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Development of Education System

Notes 4. Develops understanding of the major psychological principles pertaining to growth and
development of the children under his care.
5. Possess theoretical and practical knowledge in respect of childhood education including
integrated teacher.

23.7 Objectives of Teacher Education at Secondary Stage

The following are the basis for the objectives.
1. The child is at the adolescent stage and has problems specific to adolescence.
2. All mechanism of growth and development.
3. Child’s interests at this stage become crystallized in their interaction with varying situation.
4. Child after the completion of adolescence, is ready to choose vocation and pursue it upto
his optimum level.
5. Child’s interests in religion, society, politics, nation and work at large trends to be
manifested.

23.8 Objectives of Teacher Education at Higher Secondary Stage

The following are the main objectives:
(1) Possesses competency to teach subject of his specialization of accepted principles of
teaching and learning in the context of new school curriculum:
Terminal Behaviours
The following are the terminal behaviours :
(a) depth of his understanding of the concept pertaining to his discipline.
(b) makes an internal and external judgement of the quality of an article through ideal
of principles against a criterion.
(c) locates the deficiencies, short falls and errors committed by an author.
(d) suggests solutions for overcoming the falls and observes deficiency and pitfalls.
(e) knows the ways through which adolescent learns.
(f) understands the concept of work and experience.
(g) appreciates the rationale of 10 + 2 curriculum.
(h) possesses the skills to teach.
(2) Develops understandings, skills, interests and attitude which would enable him to foster
the around growth of the child.
Terminal Behaviours
The following are the terminal behaviours :
(a) understands the total concept of personality.
(b) knows the various techniques through which total personality development takes
place.
(c) understands the significance of enabling the child to make a wholesome personality
development.
(d) possesses communication mental and social skills to interact with pupils.
(e) manifests his psychomotor skills in formal and informal institutional situations.
(f) shows a positive and warm attitude about the optimum physical, intellectual,
emotional and social development of the child.

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