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Teacher Education Dinesh Kumar, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 4: Aims and Objectives of Teacher Education at

Elementary Level

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
4.1 Role and Competencies Required for the Teacher at the Elementary Level
4.2 Norms and Standards for Elementary Teacher Education programme
4.3 National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education at the Elementary Stage
4.4 Objectives of Teacher Education at Primary Level
4.5 Summary
4.6 Keywords
4.7 Review Questions
4.8 Further Readings

Objectives
After reading this unit, students will be able to:
• to discuss about the role and competencies required for teacher at the elementary level.
• to discuss about the norms and standards for elementary teacher education programme.
• to explain about national curriculum framework for teacher education at the elementary
stage/primary stage.

Introduction

The formative years of a child are the most critical period in his life. Later his experiences keep
building on this founded which is already laid in early childhood. Thus the teacher who aspires to
teach children should be comprehensively trained in all aspects. Teaching at this level without a
professional training is not appropriate for teaching children. There is great need of teacher education
at primary level. In this unit we will discuss about the teacher education and its objectives at
elementary level.

4.1 Role and Competencies Required for the Teacher at the Elementary
Level

Primary school teacher also known as national school teachers, are involved in the social, intellectual,
physical and moral development of pupils in their class. A teacher works with one single class for
an entire academic year and is responsible for teaching of a wide range of subjects on national
curriculum. The Indian government lays emphasis to elementary education. Inspite of several
efforts made by the government to enhance quality, levels of quality remain low. Therefore, the
role of the teacher is most important. They should perform various roles like:
Manager
• To plan and deliver activities that meet student‘s needs.
• To develop skills of time management, class-room management and material management.

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