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Education — Model Syllabus Roadmap

22 Official 2024 Lecturer Disciplines — Syllabus Directory · Subjects 1–11

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Overview

Education as a discipline covers philosophy, sociology, psychology, pedagogy, assessment, educational technology, research and policy.

Key points

Philosophical foundations: idealism, naturalism, pragmatism; Indian thinkers.
Sociological foundations: socialisation, equality, change.
Psychological foundations: development, learning theories, intelligence, personality.
Pedagogy and curriculum: NCF, methods, models of teaching.
Assessment and evaluation: validity, reliability, CCE.
Policy: Radhakrishnan (1948–49), Mudaliar (1952–53), Kothari (1964–66), NPE 1968/1986, NEP 2020.

Explanation

Educational research uses quantitative and qualitative methods.
Inclusive education and RTE are core themes.
Teacher education and ICT are growing areas.
Comparative education studies other systems.

Step by step

Place the question in its unit of the syllabus.
Recall the theory, thinker, law or work involved.
Eliminate options from other schools, periods or units.

Examples

University Education Commission → Radhakrishnan (1948–49).
Secondary Education Commission → Mudaliar (1952–53).
Education Commission 1964–66 → Kothari.

Traps and advanced points

Trap: Mixing commission names.
Trap: Ignoring policy timeline.
Trap: Theory without application.

Quick revision

Four foundations.
Commission years.
NEP 2020.

Practice MCQs

Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives (cognitive domain) was published in
1. 1956
2. 1986
3. 1920
4. 2001
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Answer: (a) 1956. A revised version came in 2001.
NEP 2020 replaces the 10+2 structure with
1. 8+4
2. 6+3+3
3. 4+4+4
4. 5+3+3+4
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Answer: (d) 5+3+3+4. The stages are foundational, preparatory, middle and secondary.
The Right to Education Act, 2009 guarantees free and compulsory education for children aged
1. 3 to 18 years
2. 6 to 14 years
3. 5 to 10 years
4. 14 to 18 years
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Answer: (b) 6 to 14 years. It flows from Article 21A.
The Education Commission of 1964–66 is known as the
1. Radhakrishnan Commission
2. Mudaliar Commission
3. Kothari Commission
4. Hunter Commission
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Answer: (c) Kothari Commission. It recommended a common school system.
Assessment during teaching to improve learning is called
1. terminal examination
2. summative assessment
3. placement test
4. formative assessment
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Answer: (d) formative assessment. Summative assessment comes at the end.

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