ASSIGNMENTS
M. A. (Education) –1st Year
(January – 2015)
&
(July – 2015)
School of
Education
Indira Gandhi
National Open University
Maidan Garhi,
New Delhi-110068
ASSIGNMENTS
MASTER OF ARTS (EDUCATION)-1st YEAR
January 2015
&
July 2015
Please Note:
a) The Assignment Responses (ARs)
may be submitted by hand or sent by registered post to
the Programme – in – Charge of
your Programme Study Centre.
b) You should retain a copy of
all the assignments in your own interest.
MES-011:
UNDERSTANDING EDUCATION
Assignment: 01
a. How have changes in political
system influenced the education system in India? Elaborate with examples. (500
words)
b. What are the new teacher
education structures, which were established on the recommendation of National
Policy on Education-1986? Critically comment on their relevance and
contribution to improving teacher education in India. (500 words)
c. Discuss the importance of
institutionalization of community participation. Explain the role of Janshala
Programme and Lok Jumbish Project in achieving the goal of universalization of
elementary education. (500 words)
MES-012:
EDUCATION: NATURE AND PURPOSES
Assignment: 01
a. Is education a discipline? Justify
your answer with suitable arguments. (500 words)
b. Define the concept of
knowledge? How do you confirm that knowledge obtained from various sources is
valid or not? (500 words)
c. Describe the aims of education
propagated by Paule Freire and Ivan Illich? How can the ideas of Freire and
Illich contribute to improving the education system of India? Explain
with suitable examples. (500
words)
MES-013:
LEARNING, LEARNER AND DEVELOPMENT
Assignment: 01
i) Describe the nature and
importance of learning Languages and Social Sciences in school curriculum. (500
words)
ii) Explain declarative and
procedural knowledge. Elaborate on the learning strategies for improving
procedural knowledge. (500 words)
iii) Motivation is one of the key
factors in the learning process. Substantiate the statement using
illustrations. (500 words)
MES-014:
SOCIETAL CONTEXT OF EDUCATION
Assignment: 01
i) Write an essay on the status
of implementation of Right to Education Act 2009 in your school. Which two
sections of the Act are most difficult to implement and why?
(500 words)
ii) Do you think our school
education system provides equitable education? Provide arguments in support of
your answer. (500 words)
iii) You have read in Unit 10 of
Block 3 of MES-014, why teaching is considered a profession. Which areas of
profession development of teachers are neglected and what measures would you
suggest to improve this profession? (500 words)
MES-015:
OPERATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF EDUCATION
Assignment: 01
a. What are various innovative
alternative models of education? How is teacher training in Eklavya and
Mirambika different from traditional approach? (500 words)
b. Visit a Block Resource Center
(BRC)/Cluster Resource Center (CRC) in your nearby area. Prepare a report
highlighting day-to-day activities taking place there. Explain how
BRCs/CRCs contribute to
in-service teacher training programmes (500 words)
c. What do you mean by
instructional planning? Discuss the major steps a teacher has to follow during
instructional planning? Cite suitable examples. (500 words)
MES-016:
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Assignment: 01
a. What is the need of
educational research? Discuss various types of educational research with
examples. (500 words)
b. What do you mean by
experimental design? Discuss various types of true-experimental designs with
examples from education. (500 words)
c. Propose a topic for a qualitative
research. Explain its objectives, methodology and procedure for data analysis.
(500 words)
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