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EDUCATION
PAPER - II
1. Philosophical Foundation of Education
Relationship of Education and Philosophy
Western Schools of Philosophy :
Idealism, realism, naturalism, Pragmatism, Existentialism,
Marxism with special reference to the concepts of knowledge,
reality and values, their educational implications for aims,
contents and methods of education.
Indian Schools of Philosophy (Sankhya, Vedanta, Buddhism,
Jainism, Islamic traditions) with special reference to the concept
of knowledge, reality and values and their educational
implications
Contributions of Vivekananda, Tagore, Gandhi and Aurobindo
to educational thinking
National values as enshrined in the Indian Constitution and
their educational implications
Modern concept of Philosophy : Analysis - Logical analysis
Logical empiricism and Positive relativism - (Morris L. Prigge)

2. Sociological Foundations of Education
Relationship of Sociology and Education
Meaning and nature of Educational sociology and Sociology
of education
Education - as a social sub-system-specific characteristics
Education and the home
Education and the community with special reference to Indian
society
Education and modernization
Education and politics
Education and religion
Education and Culture
Education and democracy
Socialization of the child
Meaning and nature of social change
Education as related to social stratification and social mobility
Education as related to social equity and equality of educational
opportunity
Constraints on social change in India (caste, ethnicity, class,
language, religions regionalism)
Education of the socially and economically disadvantaged
sections of the society with special reference to scheduled castes
and scheduled tribes, women and rural population

3. Psychological Foundations of Education
Relationship of Education and Psychology
Process of growth and Development
- physical, social, emotional and intellectual
- development of concept formation, logical reasoning, problem
solving and creative thinking; language development
- Individual differences-determinants; role of heredity and
environment; implications of individual differences for
organising educational programmes
Intelligence - its theories and measurement
Learning and Motivation
Theories of learning - Thorndike is connectionism; Pavlov's
classical and Skinner's operant conditioning; Learning by
insight; Hull's reinforcement
Theory and Tolman's theory of learning; Lewin's Field theory
- Gagne's hierarchy of learning
- Factors influencing learning
- Learning and motivation
- Transfer of learning and its theories
Psychology and education of exceptional children - creative,
gifted, backward, learning disables and mentally retarded
Personality - type and trait theories - measurement of personality
Mental health and hygiene - process of adjustment, conflicts
and defence mechanism, mental hygiene and mental health,
Sex education
Guidance

4. Methodology of Educational Research
Nature and scope of Educational Research
Meaning and Nature
Need and Purpose
Scientific Inquiry and Theory Development - some emerging
trends in research
Fundamental - Applied and Action Research

Formulation of Research Problem
Criteria and sources for identifying the problem
Delineating and operationalizing variables
Developing assumptions and hypothesis in various types of
research
Collection of Data
Concept of population and sample
Various methods of sampling
Characteristics of a good sample
Tools and Techniques
Characteristics of a good research tool
Types of research tools and techniques and their uses
Questionnaire - Interviews-observations
Tests and scales, projective and sociometric technique
Major Approaches to Research
Descriptive Research
Ex-post facto Research
Laboratory Experiment
Field Experiment
Field Studies
Historical Research
Analysis of data
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics. The null hypothesis, test
of significance, types of error, one-tailed and two-tailed tests
The t-test
The F-test (one-way and ANOVA)
Non-parametric tests (Chi-square test)
Biserial, point-biserial, tetrachoric and phi-coefficient of
correlation
Partial and multiple correations

PAPER - III (A)
(Core Group)
Unit - I
Western Schools of Philosophy :
Idealism, Realism, Naturalism, Pragmatism, Existentialism;
with special reference to the concepts of knowledge, reality
and values; their educational implications for aims, contents
and methods of education
Indian schools of philosophy (Vedanta, Buddhism, Jainism,
Islamic traditions) with special reference to the concepts of
knowledge, reality and values and their educational implications
Contributions of Indian Thinkers, like Vivekananda, Tagore,
Gandhi and Aurobindo to educational thinking

Unit - II
Meaning and nature, Education and Social change, constraints
on social change (caste, ethnicity, class, language, religion,
population and regionalism)
Education as related to social equity and equality of educational
opportunities. Education of socially and economically
disadvantaged section of society with reference to scheduled
castes and schedule tribes, women and rural populations

Unit - III
Process of Growth and Development
Physical, social, emotional and intellectual
Development of concept formation, logical reasoning, problem
solving and thinking language development
Individual differences–determinates–role of heredity and
environment. Implications of individual differences for
organising educational programmes

Unit - IV
Intelligence - its Theories and Measurement
Learning and Motivation :
- Theories of learning : Thorndike's conditions, Pavlov's
classical and Skinner's operant conditioning; learning by
insight Hull's reinforcement theory and Tolman's theory of
learning

- Gagne's hierchy of learning
- Factors influencing learning
- Learning and motivation
- Transfer of learning and its theories

Unit - V
Personality - type and trait theories-measurement of personality
Mental health and hygiene
Process of adjustment, conflicts and defence mechanism, mental
Hygiene

Unit - VI
Concept and principles of guidance and counselling, types of
guidance and counseling
Tools and Techniques of Guidance - records, scales and tests,
techniques, interview
Organising Guidance services of different levels of education,
occupational information, kinds of services, like information,
testing, counselling and follow-up

Unit - VII
Sample : Concept of population and sample, various methods
of sampling
Hypotheses : Concept, difference with assumptions, source,
various type hypothesis
Tools : Questionaire, observation and interview as tools of data
collection and scales

Unit - VIII
Descriptive Research, Ex-post, facto Research, Survey
Research, Historical Research
Experimental Research : Designs of experimental research
characteristics Internal and external validity in experimental
research
Qualitative Research : Phenomenological research,
Ethnomethodical and Naturalistic inquiry

Unit - IX
Universalisation of elementary education in India
Vocationalization of education in USA and India
Educational administration in USA, UK (Britain and Ireland)
and India
Distance education and continuing education in Australia, UK
and India

Unit - X
Construction and Development of curriculum
- Different models
- Administrative
- Grass root
- Demonstration
- System analysis
Curriculum Evalution
- Formative
- Summative
- Interpretation of evalution results

PAPER - III
(Elective/Optional)
Elective - I
Development of Modern Concept of Educational
Administration from 1900 to present-day
Taylorism
Administration as a bureaucracy
Human Relations Approach to Administration
Meeting the Psychological needs of employees, systems
approach specific trends in Educational Administration such
as (a) Decision making, (b) Organizational Compliance, (c)
Organizational Development, (d) PERT, (e) Modern Trends in
Educational Management.

Leadership in Educational Administration :
Meaning and Nature of Leadership
Theories of leadership
Styles of leadership
Measurements of leadership

Education Planning :
Meaning and Nature
Approaches to Educational Planning
Perspective Planning
Institutional Planning

Educational Supervision :
Meaning and Nature
Supervision as service activity
Supervision as a process
Supervision as functions
Supervision as educational leadership
Modern supervision
Functions of supervision
Planning the supervisory programme
Organizing supervisory programme
Implementing supervisory programme

Elective - II
Educational Measurement and Evaluation concept, scope, need
and relevance
Tools of measurement and evaluation subjective and objective
tools, essay test, objective test, scales,questionnaires,
schedules, inventories, performance tests
Characteristics of a good measuring instrument :
Validity
Reliability
Norms
Usability etc.
Test standardization :
Norm-referenced and criterion-referenced test, scaling standard
scores T-scores and C-scores
Steps in the standardization of a tests
Measurement of achievement, aptitudes, intelligence, attitudes,
interest and skills
Interpretation of test-scores and methods of feedback to students
New trends :
Grading, semester, continuous internal assessment, question
bank, uses of computer in evaluation, qualitative analysis

Elective - III
Meaning and scope of Educational Technology
- education technology as systems approach to education
- systems approach in educational technology and its
characteristics
- components of educational technology, software, hardware
Multi-media approach in Educational technology
Modelities of Teaching - difference between teaching and
instruction, conditioning and training
Stages of teaching-pre-active, interactive and post-active
Teaching at different levels-memory, understanding and
reflective
Modification of teaching behaviour : Microteaching, Flander's
Interaction Analysis simulation–
Programmed Instruction (origin, types, linear and branching,
development of programmed instruction material-linear/
braching model, teaching machines, computer assisted
instruction
Models of Teaching : Concept, different families of teaching
models
Designing Instructional System
- formulation of instruction objectives
- task analysis
- designing of instructional strategies, such as lecture, team
teaching, discussion, panel discussion, seminars and tutorials.
Communication Process : Concept of communication,
Principles, Modes and Barriers of communication, Classroom
communication (interaction verbal and non-verbal)
Distance Education : Concept, Different contemporary system,
viz., Correspondence, Distance and open : Student support
Services : Evaluation strategies in Distance Education;
Counseling Methods in Distance Education.
Development of Evaluation Tools - Norm referenced and
criterion-referenced tests.

Elective - IV
Concept and nature of special education
- objectives
- types
- historical perspective
- integrated education

Education of Mentally Retarded
- characteristics of the retarded
- educable mentally retarded
- teaching strategies

- enrichment programmes
- remedial programmes
- etiology and prevention
- mental hygiene as remediation

Education of the visually impaired :
- characteristics
- degree of impairment
- etiology and prevention
- educational programmes

Education of the hearing Impaired
- characteristics
- degree of impairment
- etiology and prevention
- educational programmes

Education of the Orthopaedically Handicapped
- types of handicap
- characteristics
- educational programmes

Education of the Gifted and Creative Children
- characteristics
- creativity and identification process
- educational programmes

Learning Disabled Children
- characteristics
- identification
- educational programmes

Education of Juvenile Delinquents
- characteristics
- problems of alcoholion, durg addiction
- anti-social and character disorder
- educational programmes for Rehabilitation

Elective - V
Teacher Education : Historical perspective Recommendations
of various commissions on teacher education; Kothari
Commission
National Policy on Education
aims objectives of teacher education at -
elementary level
secondary level
college level
Teaching as a Profession :
Professional organizations for various levels of teachers and
their role; performance appraisal of teachers
Faculty improvement programmes for teacher education
Types of teacher education programmes and agencies :
In-service teacher education
Preservice teacher education
Distance education and teacher education
Orientation and Refresher courses
Current Problems :
Teacher education and practicing schools
Teacher education and other institutions
Preparing teachers for special schools
Implementation of curricula of teacher education
Area of Research :
Teaching effectiveness
Criteria of admission
Modification of teacher behavior
School effectiveness

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