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SYLLABUS

Teacher Education
Objectives :
To enable the learners to :
(1) understand the concept of teacher education
(2) develop insight into the problems of teacher education at different levels.
(3) understand new trends, and techniques in teacher education

Sr. No. Description

1 Teacher education—meaning, historical perspectives. Affective teacher
education and competency based teacher education. Types of teacher
education—in-service, pre-service, distance.

2 Aims and objectives of teacher education at elementary level. Aims and
objectives of teacher education at Secondary level. Aims and objectives of

teacher education at college level. Innovative Courses of Teacher Education—
B.El.Ed, B.Sc.Ed.

3 Statutory bodies in teacher education and their functions –NCTE. Agencies of
teacher education and their functions –NCERT. Agencies of teacher education

and their functions- SCERT, DIET. Agencies of teacher education and their
functions -Academic Staff College.

4 Selection criteria for teachers and teacher educators. Policy perspectives on
teacher education—University Education Commission. Policy perspectives on

teacher education—Secondary Education Commission.
5 Policy perspectives on teacher education—Indian Education Commission.
Policy perspectives on teacher education— National Policy on Education—1986

and POA-1992. Globalization and Privatization in teacher education.
6 Simulated Teaching: Concept, purpose and procedure. Internship in teaching—

organization, supervision. Merits and demerits of Internship in teaching.
Evaluation of internships in teaching.

7 Meaning, nature and strategies of teacher controlled instruction. Meaning, nature
and strategies of learner controlled instruction. Meaning, nature and strategies of

group controlled instruction.
8 Teacher education and teacher freezingness. Evaluation mechanisms in teacher
education. Recent trends in research on teacher education.

9 Construction and development of curriculum on teacher education—meaning,
importance. Curriculum development on in integrated in teacher education

curriculum. NCF for Teacher Education, 2009.
10 Comparative analysis of curriculum implemented by Government, aided and

private teacher education institutions. Teaching as a profession, Professional
development of teachers.