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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.
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