Monday 30 April 2018

LANGUAGE AND EARLY LITERACY(BES-008)


DIPLOMA OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
(D.EL.Ed.)
June, 2017
Term-End Examination
BES-008: LANGUAGE AND EARLY LITERACY
Time : 3 hours                                                        Maximum Weightage : 70%
Note : (i) All the questions are compulsory.
(ii) All questions carry equal weightage.
1. Answer the following question in about 600 words:
Discuss the difficulties associated with spelling and handwriting among children. How can a teacher help learners in overcoming these difficulties?
OR
Language is subject to variation. Explain the statement with suitable examples.
2. Answer the following question in about 600 words.
What do you understand by multilingualism? Explain the consequences of bilingualism for an individual.
OR
Discuss the role of teacher in communicative language teaching. Illustrate how you will use authentic materials for teaching language in your classroom.
3. Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each:
(a) Explain the three stage model of human memory.
(b) How does reading acquisition differ from language acquisition?
(c) What is language acquisition device? What is its function?
(d) Explain the importance of reading activities in content/subject areas in a language classroom.
(e) What do you understand by a standard dialect?
(f) What are the different ways in which a preschool child develops oral and narrative skills?
4. Answer the following question in about 600 words.
Describe and develop different types of test items for testing the following elements of a language.
• phonology;
• vocabulary; and
• structures

Thursday 26 April 2018

D.EL.ED QUESTION PAPER.BES-002


DIPLOMA IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
(D.EL.Ed.)
June, 2017
Term-End Examination
BES-002: TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT
Time : 3 hours                                                        Maximum Weightage : 70%
Note : (i) All the questions are compulsory.
(ii) All questions carry equal weightage.
1. Answer the following question in about 600 words:
Explain the need and importance of children's active participation in class-room. Describe any four techniques that could be used by the teacher for active participation of learners in class - room.
OR
Describe concept of "Learning" from Cognitive perspective. Enlist applications of Ausubel's learning theory for classroom learning.
2. Answer the following question in about 600 words:
What is meant by 'Learning style’? Explain different learning styles with examples.
OR
What is ICT ? Explain need and application of ICT in teaching - learning and evaluation.
3. Write short notes on any four of the following in about 150 words each:
(a) Influence of Socio-Cultural factors on Learning.
(b) ORAL TEST - Need, importance and use.
(c) Explain Five Es. Instructional model.
(d) Relevance of Mobile learning in education.
(e) Application of Power Point slides in teaching.
(f) Planning of co-curricular activities.
4. Answer the following question in about 600 words:
As a teacher you must have prepared various types of low cost teaching - learning materials. Explain the process of their preparation and their effectiveness in improving teaching - learning.

Tuesday 24 April 2018

D.EL.ED QUESTION PAPER


DIPLOMA IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
(D.EL.Ed.)
June, 2017
Term-End Examination
BES-001: UNDERSTANDING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILD
Time : 3 hours                                                        Maximum Weightage : 70%
Note : (i) All the questions are compulsory.
(ii) All questions carry equal weightage.
1. Answer the following question in about 600 words:
Discuss various views on human development. Explain the physical development of children that occur during the elementary level. Suggest any five activities that a teacher can use to promote the physical development of children.
OR
Explain the meaning of action research? Discuss the steps of action research with an example from your classroom experience.
2. Answer the following question in about 600 words:
Describe Piaget's stages in cognitive development of children with suitable examples.
OR
Explain the characteristics of children with special needs (any three). Discuss the role of an elementary school teacher in handling these children with special needs in a classroom.
3. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each :
(a) Define the term 'child' based on the criterion of age.
(b) Illustrate with examples the different kinds of play children engage in.
(c) How can a teacher handle a child who bullies other children in a classroom?
(d) How do different forms of parenting styles affect the development of a child?
(e) Write a short note on childhood in different cultures.
(f) Differentiate between social exclusion and marginalization with examples particularly in the context of school environment.
4. Answer the following in about 600 words:
As an elementary school teacher you are aware of the friendship groups in your classroom. Make a social profiling of children in a friendship group on the criteria given below and sum up the understandings that you will develop from this profiling:
(a) Gender
(b) Class and Caste
(c) Social network in the classroom

Sunday 22 April 2018

D.EL.ED ASSIGNMENT-2018


DIPLOMA IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
(D.EL.Ed.)
1st Year
ASSIGNMENT
January - July, 2018
School of Education
Indira Gandhi National Open University
New Delhi
IGNOU
Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.ED)
BES: 001- UNDERSTANDING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILD
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.
1. Discuss the role of schools in promoting physical development of children.
2. Discuss the ways in which education can challenge the stereotypes against women.
3. How will you make your classroom and teaching responsive to the psycho-social needs of
the child? Illustrate with examples.
BES – 002: TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.
1. Differentiate between behaviourist and constructivist perspectives of learning. Illustrate, with examples, the implications of these perspectives on organizing learning experiences at the elementary level.
2. Explain the concept of continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE). Discuss how CCE can be implemented to assess student performance at the elementary level.
3. Explain the meaning and importance of unit plan in the teaching-learning process. Select a unit/chapter from a subject of your choice from the elementary school curriculum. Prepare a unit plan on the same unit/chapter.
BES : 004 - CONTEMPORARY INDIAN SOCIETY AND EDUCATION
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.
1. Discuss Gandhiji’s idea on Basic Education with special reference to Wardha Scheme of
Education.
2. Critically analyse the recommendations of National Curriculum Framework, 2005(NCF, 2005)
on Elementary Education.
3. As a teacher, what difficulties you have experienced in implementing Right to EducationAct,
2009. Give suggestions for better implementation of the Act.
BES-008: LANGUAGE AND EARLY LITERACY
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.
1. Discuss Chomsky’s theory of language acquisition.
2. Explain multilingualism and discuss the impact of bilingualism on the language development of
an individual.
3. Explain the importance of oral skills in language development. Suggest activities for reinforcing
speaking skill in the class room.
BES: 009: TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS FOR THE PRIMARY
SCHOOL CHILD
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.
1) How ‘thread graph’ is used to measure the area of irregular figures? Discuss with an example.
2) ‘Making errors are useful in learning mathematics’. Discuss the statement with examples.
3) How will you introduce the concept of multiplication to your students through an activity?
BES: 010 - TEACHING OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.
1. Describe the methods that are used to elicit primary school children’s ideas and prior knowledge during teaching-learning process. Illustrate your answer with suitable examples from‘Environmental Studies’.
2. Discuss various tools and techniques of assessment that could be used for assessing children’s learning in ‘Environmental Studies (EVS)’. Justify your answer with examples.
3. Discuss the nature and scope of teaching science at primary stage. Why is ‘Environmental Studies’ considered as an ‘Interdisciplinary and Integrated Area of Study’? Elaborate your answer with suitable examples.
BES-012: TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.
1) Explain the concept of ‘average’ giving three examples.
2) a) What is rotational symmetry? Give examples
b) Discuss the meaning of ‘equality sign’.
3) a) How ‘assessment of learning’ is different from ‘assessment for learning’?
b) Suggest an activity to help your learners to acquire the concept of three dimensional shapes.
BES: 016 - LIFE ENRICHMENT AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.
1. Describe the techniques that can be adopted to become a positive thinker.
2. Explain the place of family and school in formulating the aims of life.
3. Discuss the concept of harmony and its need in today’s context.
BES 017: SCHOOL EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.
1. Describe the concept and importance of transformational leadership with suitable examples.
2. How motivation can help in reducing achievement gap in learners? Discuss.
3. Suggest the ways to develop positive school culture.
BES 018: TEACHING OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.
1. Discuss the Humanistic and Sociological Perspectives to understand the Social World with examples.
2. How can you develop time sense among the students in teaching History? Discuss it with suitable examples on a history topic by illustrating a Time Line.
3. Select a theme/topic from any Social Science textbook for elementary level and prepare a lesson plan based on Cooperative Learning Approach.
BES-019: TEACHING OF SCIENCE
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.
1. Explain different types of scientific data? Identify various types of data which you have to deal as a science teacher in elementary schools. Describe how will you organize and represent these data?
2. What are the advantages of concept mapping for a science teacher at elementary level? How will you use concept mapping for unit planning?
3. Develop a 5-E approach based lesson plan on any one of the following topic:
- Photosynthesis
- Refraction of light from concave lens
- Methods for separation of mixtures
BES-020: TEACHING OF ENGLISH
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.
1. What is Communicative Language Teaching Approach of English and how it is different from Audio – Lingual Method?
2. What is early literacy? How does early literacy influence second language learning?
3. Describe the characteristics of a constructivist learning environment. Design a classroom activity using the discourse perspective for your learners.

M.A. HISTORY ASSIGNMENT-2018


M.A. History – 1st Year

MHI-01: Ancient and Medieval Societies
MHI-02: Modern World
MHI-04: Political Structures in India
MHI-05: History of Indian Economy
M.A. History – 1st Year
Assignments – July 2017 and January 2018 Sessions
Dear Student,
As explained in the Programme Guide for M.A. in History you will have to do one assignment in each course. The assignments are compulsory. Each assignment covers the whole course.
It is important that you write the answers to all the assignment questions in your own words. Your answers should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for a particularquestion.
The assignment should be submitted to the Coordinator of your Study Centre. You must obtain a receipt from the Study Centre for the assignments submitted and retain it. If possible, keep a photocopy of the submitted assignments with you.
The Study Centre will have to return the assignments to you after they are evaluated. Please insist on this. The Study Centre in turn will send the marks to the Student Evaluation Division at
IGNOU, New Delhi. These will be entered in your grade card.
Submission of Assignments
You should note that the submission of assignments is compulsory before taking up Term-end Examination. It is therefore suggested that you do them within time. In M.A. first year you will have to do a total of 4 assignments. We have given you a lot of time to do the assignments but we advise you to do them one by one along with your study of the particular course and submit them so that you may get back the marks and comments of the Counsellor with evaluated assignment. With a proper planning you will be able to do them within the stipulated period.
Please do not wait for the last date to submit all the assignments because it would be difficult to do all of them in one go. Specific dates for the submission are given below.
Last Date of Submission of Assignment
July 2017 Session Students 31st March 2018
January 2018 Session Students 30th September 2018
Where to submit the assignments: The Coordinator of your Study Centre
Before attempting the assignments please read the detailed instructions provided in the Programme Guide sent to you separately.Now read the guidelines carefully before answering the questions:
GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNMENTS
The assignments have two types of questions:
1) Essay Type Questions which you have to answer in about 500 words each and they carry 20 marks each.
2) Short notes to be answered in about 250 words each and they carry 10 marks each. You will find it useful to keep the following points in mind:
A) Planning: Read the assignments carefully. Go through the units on which they are based.Make some points regarding each question and then re-arrange these in a logical order.
B) Organisation: Be a little more selective and analytical before drawing up a rough outline of your answer. In an essay-type question, give adequate attention to your introduction and conclusion. The introduction must offer your brief interpretation of the question and how you propose to develop it. The conclusion must summarise your response to the question. Make sure that your answer: is logical and coherent; has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs; is written correctly giving adequate consideration to your expression, style and presentation; does not exceed the number of words indicated in your question.
C) Presentation: Once you are satisfied with your answers, you can write down the final version for submission, writing each answer neatly and underlining the points you wish to emphasis.
D) Interpretation: Interpretation is a constant process in history writing. It is already reflected in your planning and selection. Explanatory comments with phrases like may be, because, could be, etc., immediately introduce an element of interpretation in writing itself. Here you have to be careful that these comments can be supported by the material you have in the answer.

MHI-01: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL SOCITIES
Course Code: MHI-01
Assignment Code: MHI-01/AST/TMA/2017-18
Total Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections 'A' and 'B'. You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION – A
1. Give a detailed account of the changes in tool making from Palaeolithic to Neolithic cultures. 20
2. Analyse the social structures in Bronze Age societies. 20
3. How did Cyrus and Darius consolidated the Persian Empire? 20
4. Discuss in brief the political structure of the Roman Empire. How it affected the society? 20
5. Write short notes on any two of the following in 250 words each: 10+10
i) Polity and economy of Inkas
ii) Nomadic Empires
iii) Domestication of Animals
iv) Decline of Bronze Age societies
SECTION – B
6. Analyse major religious traditions in ancient China. 20
7. Discuss the main features of feudalism in Europe. Why it declined? 20
8. Give a brief account of significant advances made in science and technology during the medieval period. How they affected the society? 20
9. Write a detailed note on major trading communities in the medieval period. 20
10. Write short notes on any two of the following in 250 words each: 10+10
i) Protestantism
ii) Technological developments and art of warfare.
iii) Family in Medieval Europe
iv) Medieval Towns in Europe.

MHI-02: MODERN WORLD
Course Code: MHI-02
Assignment Code: MHI-02/AST/TMA/2017-18
Total Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections 'A' and 'B'. You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION – A
1. Explain the different ways in which the Renaissance contributed towards the making of a new world. 20
2. Write a note on the liberal conception of the State. What was the Gandhian perspective on the State. 20
3. What are the contemporary challenges to democracy? 20
4. Discuss in brief different views on transition from feudalism to capitalism. 20
5. What do you understand by de-colonization? Explain the various approaches towards de- colonization. 20
SECTION – B
6. How did the formation of nation-states and economic development redefine international relations? 20
7. Analyse the major developments in world politics following the Second World War. 20
8. Write a note on the legacy of the Russian Revolution of 1917. 20
9. Do you agree with the view that the “modern industrial development has come at a cost for the entire humankind”? Explain. 20
10. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 250 words each. 10+10
i) Nature of industrial society
ii) Development of print technology
iii) Commercial capitalism
iv) Consumerism.
MHI-04: POLITICAL STRUCTURES IN INDIA
Course Code: MHI-04
Assignment Code: MHI-04/AST/TMA/2017-18
Total Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections 'A' and 'B'. You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION- A
1. Discuss the process of transition from territorial states to empire in the age of the Buddha. 20
2. Analyse the rise and nature of Satavahana state. 20
3. Critically examine the views of historians regarding the process of transition to early medieval period in North India. What are the various perspectives on the nature of early medieval polity in North India? 20
4. Write a note on the features of state under the Delhi Sultanate giving reference to Mudabbir’s and Barani’s texts. 20
5. Discuss the nature of the autonomous state of Hyderabad under Nizams. 20
SECTION- B
6. Describe the administrative system in the post-Gupta period. 20
7. What were the chief characteristics of nayaka and ayagar systems under the Vijaynagar rulers? 20
8. Give a brief account of the revenue system developed under the Mughal rulers. 20
9. Write a note on the documentation project of the colonial state. 20
10. Critically analyse the colonial intervention in Indian education system. 20

MHI-05: HISTORY OF INDIAN ECONOMY
Course Code: MHI-05
Assignment Code: MHI-05/AST/TMA/2017-18
Total Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections 'A' and 'B'. You have to attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION - A
1 Discuss the factors that determined the agrarian environment of the Indian subcontinent. 20
2. Critically analyse the chief characteristics of the Harappan cities. 20
3. Trace the profile of the early medieval agrarian society. 20
4. Examine everyday forms of peasant resistance in the medieval period. 20
5. Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each. 10+10
i) Plinny’s Account on Pepper
ii) Pariharas
iii) Forest Clearances in the Medieval Period
iv) Malik Amber’s Settlement and the Maratha Land Tax
SECTION - B
6. ‘The eighteenth century was the century of universal decline.’ Comment. 20
7. Assess the role of Bengali Banias in the nineteenth century Indian trade. 20
8. Analyse the impact of colonial interventions on tribal economy. 20
9. Discuss the role of commercial enterprises in the growth of Indian industries during the pre-independence period. 20
10. Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each. 10+10
i) India and the Asian Trade in the 16th Century
ii) Decline of Surat
iii) Tenancy Reforms
iv) Early Census

Saturday 14 October 2017

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT.MES-041.Question.December-2016

MASTER OF ARTS (EDUCATION)/ POST
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATIONAL
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Term-End Examination
December, 2016
MES-041 : GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Time: 3 hours                                      Maximum Weightage : 70%
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Note: (i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) All questions carry equal weightage.
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1. Answer the following question in about 600 words :
As a school manager, how will you carry out the staffing function ? Discuss with examples.
OR
Discuss the issues of secondary education in India today.
2. Answer the following question in about 600 words :
Discuss with examples the role of ICT in academic administration in an educational institution with examples.
OR
Discuss the role of NGOs in universalisation of elementary education in our country.
3. Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each :
(a) Explain the functions of CABE.
(b) Explain that Effectiveness is a function of Leadership, followers and situation.
(c) What are the contributions of National Literacy Mission, 1988 ?
(d) Write the main objectives of ICDS.
(e) Why financial autonomy is needed for academic institutions ?
(f) Discuss the importance of undertaking action research by the educational managers.
4. Answer the following question in about 600 words :

Explain the different steps of action research. Taking a problem from the school setup develop a proposal for undertaking action research for the same.

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, LEARNING AND MEMORY-MPC-001

M.A. IN PSYCHOLOGY (MAPC)
Term-End Examination
December, 2015
MPC-001: COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, LEARNING AND MEMORY
Time,: 2 hours                             Maximum Marks : 50
Note : Note : All sections are compulsory.

SECTION A
Answer any two of the following questions in about 500 words each : 2x10=20
1. Critically evaluate Sternberg's information processing approach. 10
2. Define Creativity. Explain the measurement of creativity. 3+7
3. Compare and contrast the behaviouristic theory and the innateness theory of language acquisition. 10
4. Explain the information processing approach to problem solving. 10
SECTION B
Answer any four of the following questions in about 300 words each : 4x6=24
5. Describe the domains of cognitive psychology.6
6. Explain the principles of information processing. 6
7. Discuss the contribution of Alfred Binet in the field of Measurement of Intelligence. 6
8. Describe heuristics as a strategy of problem solving. 6
9. Discuss the higher levels of linguistic analysis. 6
SECTION C
10.Write short notes on any two of the following in about 100 words each : 2x3=6
 (a)Sensory Memory 3
(b)g-factor and s-factor 3

(c)Dysprosody 3

LANGUAGE AND EARLY LITERACY(BES-008)

DIPLOMA OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (D.EL.Ed.) June, 2017 Term-End Examination BES-008: LANGUAGE AND EARLY LITERACY Time : 3 hou...