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Notes (d) Improved Methods of Teaching: Using improved methods of teaching which leave greater
scope for self-study and discussion and improved methods of evaluation which include
continuous internal assessment of practical and sessional work as well as practice teaching;
(e) Improved Practice Teaching: Improving practice teaching and making it a comprehensive
programme of internship;
(f) Special Course: Developing special courses and programme; and
(g) Revision of Curicula: Revisiong the curricula and programmes at all levels of teacher
educaiton in the light of fundamental objectives of preparing teachers for their varied
responsibilities in an evolving system of education.
15.3.1 Education Commission (1964-66) on Teacher Education
The Commission felt that in order to make the professional preparation of teachers effective,
teachers education must be brought into the mainstream of teh academic life of the Universities,
on the one hand and school life and educational developments on the otehr.
The Commission made the following suggestions:
(a) recognition of education as an independent academic discipline and its introduction as an
elective subjeect in the B.A. and B.Sc. and M.A and M.Sc. degree courses;
(b) establishment of schools of education in selected universities to develop programems in
teacher education and studies and research in educaiton, in collaboration with other university
disciplines;
(c) recognizing extension work as an essential function of a teacher education institution and
establishing Extension Service Departments in each institution—Pre-primary, primary and
secondary—as an integral part of it;
(d) establishment of effective alumni association to bring old students and faculty together to
discuss and plan programmes and curricula;
(e) organisation of student practice teaching in active collaboration with selected schools which
should receive recognition from the Educaiton Department as co-operating schools and a
special ancillary grant for equipment and supervision.

15.4 The Educational System: Structure and Standard

15.4.1 Stages in Education and their Inter-relationship:
In this regard the following has been suggested:
(i) The new educational system should consist of (a) one to three years of pre-school education;
(b) a primary stage of 7 to 8 years divided into lower primary stage of 4 to 5 years and a
higher primary stage of 3 or 2 years; (c) a lower secondary stage of 3 or 2 years ; (d) a
higher secondary stage of two years of vocational education (e) a higher education stage
having a course of 3 years or more for the first degree and followed by course for the
second or research degree of varying durations;
(ii) Age of admission to Class 1 ordinarily not to be less than 6
(iii) First public examination to come at the end of 10 years of schooling;
(iv) Secondary schools should be of two types -a high schools providing a ten-year course and
higher secondary schools providing a course of 11 to 12 years.
(v) New Higher Secondary course beginning in Class XI and XII to provide specialised subjects;
and
(vi) Transfer of the Pre-University course from the Universities and affiliated colleges to
secondary schools by 1975-76 and the duration of the course to be lengthened to two years
by 1985-86 . The University Grants Commission should be responsible for effecting the
transfer of all pre-university or intermediate work from university and affiliated colleges
to schools.

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