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Teacher Education

Notes (i) Theoretical
• Emerging Indian Society (Indian heritage, its unity, diversity, regional specificities
modernization, post modernity, (Indian culture, globalisation, knowledge economy and
knowledge society etc. be given emphasis),
• Psychology of teaching and learning,
• Philosophy of education (Relevant parts of Indian and Western Metaphysics, Epistemology
and axiology),
• Sociology and Cultural Anthropology,
• Principles, Status, Problems, Issues and challenges of senior secondary education,
(ii) Electives
• Teaching of (Pedagogical analysis of two subjects : one advanced and the other ordinary),
• Pedagogical analysis of Home Science,
• Pedagogical analysis of Foreign Language,
• Pedagogical analysis of Mother Tongue and Regional Language,
Any other need based subject of study,
(iii) Specialization : One
• History of Indian Education,
• History of Western Education,
• Comparative Education,
• Educational Technology,
• Education of the oppressed,
• Women education,
(iv) Practical activities
• Internship of one semester in a senior secondary school,
• Teaching 40 lessons in a subject opted at 'A' level and 20 at 'O' level,
• Pedagogical analysis of advanced and ordinary level subjects,
• Community survey and preparation of report
• Action Research, Field Work, Case Study one each,
(v) Curriculum Transaction: The focus of curriculum transaction would be on self-study and
independent learning or 'Learning to Learn'; transaction through lecturer should be minimum
in number but art of preparing and delivering lectures will have to be learnt. Seminars,
workshops, laboratory and library techniques, group discussion, fieldwork, use of ICT,
preparation of learning materials and other kinds of projects, their evaluation by peer groups
and teachers etc. would be the main methods of curriculum transaction.
(vi) Evaluation: Evaluation would be of a comprehensive and continuous nature. Its purpose
would be to improve the performance of student teacher and improve teaching competencies
and performance skills. It should be formative and summative in nature for which appropriate
tools will have to be evolved. The art of self-evaluation and evaluation by peer groups will
have to be learnt by prospective teachers who will have to be convinced about the advantages
of the continuous evaluation.
Objectives of Teacher Education for Academic Stream
• to develop among teachers an acceptable desired perspective about academic stream and
understanding of its nature, purpose and philosophy,
• to make them aware of the philosophy, purpose and teaching learning strategies of the subjects
they have to teach,

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