Curriculum | B. Ed. | PE 8: Understanding Disciplines and Subjects

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Contents

Learning Objectives
(At the end of the session the student should be able to)

Teaching Guidelines

Methodology

Time

1

• The Doctrine of Disciplines

• Describe the characteristics and nature of a discipline
• Discuss paradigm shift in the nature of disciplines
• Explain the nature of education as a discipline

To cover Disciplinary Knowledge: Nature and Scope; interdisciplinary Knowledge: Nature, Scope and Need; Meaning, Characteristics and Nature of Academic Disciplines; Role of Discipline Knowledge in the school curriculum

• Power Point Presentation
• Brain Storming Session
• Student Interactive Session

8 Hrs

2

• Paradigm shifts in the nature of Disciplines

• Depict the history and origin of pedagogic subjects
• Differentiate between  interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach

To cover History and Origin of Pedagogic Subjects; Philosophical, Sociological & Educational Perspective; Understanding Subjects: Interdisciplinary, Multidisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Approach within different subjects

• Power Point Presentations
• Project Method
• Didactic

8 Hrs

3

• Interdisciplinary nature of Knowledge

• Critically analyse education as a discipline
• Discuss interdisciplinary nature of education
• Relate education with other disciplines such as philosophy, psychology, sociology and economics

To cover Critical analysis of Education as a discipline/ area of study; Education as a socially contrived system influenced by different factors; Interdisciplinary nature of Education; relationships with disciplines/ subjects such as Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Management, Economics, Anthropology etc.

• Didactic
•  Student Interactive Sessions

6 Hrs

4

• Theoretical Perspective of Education

• Elaborate contemporary challenges of school education
• Establish a link between education and other developmental sectors
• Describe emerging dimensions of school and teacher education

To cover School Education – contemporary challenges; Linkage between Education and other development sectors; Emerging dimensions of School and Teacher Education; Knowledge and Pedagogy

• Didactic
• Student Interactive Session
• Team Teaching

5 Hrs

5

• Support System of Education

• Explain the support system of education
• Name the learning resources for education
• Discuss the role of textbooks and multimedia as learning resources

To cover Re-conceptualism of learning resources – Textbooks, Workbooks and Multimedia; Monitoring and Evaluation of schools

• Team Teaching
• Didactic
• Student Interactive Sessions

5 Hrs