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Unit 6: Aims and Objectives of Teacher Education at College Level

6. To understand the changing needs of society in a scientific age. Notes
7. To develop missionary spirit, at least to some extent.
8. To acquire complete knowledge of various provisions of Education Code and understand its
implications on the working of the schools.
(ii) Objectives Concerning Skills and Abilities
9. To acquire expression of thought in fluent and correct speech.
10. To acquire ability to evolve and adapt methods and techniques suited to different situations
and to evaluate their effectiveness.
11. To acquire ability to understand individual differences and to individualise instruction.
12. To acquire ability to organise teaching-learning experiences enlisting the maximum
involvement of children in the learning process.
13. To acquire ability to organise subject content around different units of activities and experiences
and to evaluate its appropriateness.
14. To acquire ability to assess children's achievement and to plan programmes of enrichment and
remedial teaching as necessary.
15. To acquire ability to develop qualities of patience, diligence impartiality and fairness.

During five year plans a huge fund was allocated for the professional improvement of
college teachers by seminar, refresher courses, orientation courses, evening courses,
orientation courses, evening courses, summer courses, etc.

Self Assessment
1. Fill in the blanks
(i) In 1971 ................... funded a larger number of programmes of orientation teaching.
(ii) Various universities were asked to hold .................. for orienting college and university
teachers.
(iii) During the ............... a huge fund was allocated for the professional improvement of college
teachers by seminar, refresher courses, orientation courses.
(iv) The role of teacher is becoming more specific and specialized and yet demanding in the new
world order on account of the explosiion of ......................... .
(v) To acquire a sound knowledge of at least ........................ subjects, taught in the school and
their contribution to the overall educations of the children.

6.4 Structure of Teacher Education Programme at College Level

Teacher education for college teacher in present form seems in capable of attracting them untill and
unless, there should be a complete overhouling of the system and secondly the college teachers
appointed to teach teacher education should be well qualified, well cultured and fully exposed to
their professional qualities.
The college level teacher education programmes need different structure, order to compete with
other countries.
Structure of Teacher education Programme and institutions at College Level:

6.3.1 Structure–I
Modified version of secondary teacher education programme and was meant for preparing post
graduate teachers for the academic stream.

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