M.Ed syllabus for session 2012-13

Paper IV (Option i ): Educational Technology – I

Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100 (External : 80, Internal : 20)

NOTE : a) FOR PAPER SETTER

i) Paper setter will set 9 questions in all, out of which students will be required to attempt 5 questions.

ii) Q.No. 1 will be compulsory and will carry 16 marks. It will comprise of 4 short answer type questions of 4 marks each to be selected from the entire syllabus.

iii) Two long answer type questions will be set from each of four units, out of which the students will be required to attempt one question from each unit. Long answer type questions will carry 16 marks each.

b) FOR CANDIDATES

Attempt five questions in all, selecting at least one question from each unit. Question No. 1 is compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.

Course objectives: After completing the course, the students will be able to: ␣ explain the meaning, types and scope of Educational Technology

␣ formulate instructional objectives for different domains ␣ explain the concept of variables, phases and levels of Teaching ␣ describe different Models of teaching and develop two sample lesson plans ␣ explain Microteaching and Flander’s Interaction Analysis along with their principles and

processes.

COURSE CONTENTS UNIT – I

a) Educational Technology: Concept, Nature and Perspective. b) Development of Educational Technology in Historical Perspective, Components of

Educational Technology: Psycho-Technology, Planning Technology, Management- System Technology, ICT.

UNIT – II

a) Objectives: Differentiation and Derivation from Aims to Goals, General Objectives from Goals and Instructional Objectives from General Objectives.

b) Formulating Instructional Objectives, Categorization of Objectives in Taxonomic Categories of Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor Domains.

UNIT – III

a) Teaching: Concept, Variables, Phases and Levels of Teaching: Memory, Understanding and Reflective level.

b) Models of Teaching: i) Inductive Thinking Model, ii) Mastery Learning Model,

iii) Non-directive Model.

UNIT – IV

a) Teacher Training Techniques: Simulated Teaching and Microteaching.

b) Observation of Classroom Interaction: Flanders Interaction Analysis: Concept, Assumptions, Coding and Decoding Procedures.

SELECTED READINGS

1. Ahuja, M. (2007), Mastery Learning- A Practical Approach, Meerut: Vivek Publishers. 2. Bhushan, A & Ahuja, M. (1992), Educational Technology, Meerut : Vikas Publication. 3. Bigge, M.L.& Hunt,M.(1968), Psychological Foundation of Education, London : Harper

and Row Publishers. 4. Bloom, B.S. (1972), Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. A Hand Book- I (Cognitive

Domain), New York: Devid Mokeay Campo. 5. Das, R.C.(1993), Educational Technology : A Basic Text, New Delhi : Sterling

Publishers. 6. Dececco, J.P. & Cramford, W.R.(1970), Psychology of Learning and Instructions, New

Delhi : Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. 7. Flanders, Ned A. (1978), Analyzing Teacher Behaviour, London : Addison Wesley

Publishing Co. 8. Gage, N.L. (1978), The Scientific Basis of the Art of Teaching, London : Teacher’s

College Press. 9. Joyce, B. Weil, M. & Showers, B. (1985), Models of Teaching, New Delhi : Prentice

Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. 10. Mehra, V. (2010), A Text book of Educational Technology, New Delhi : Sanjay

Prakashan.