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