Exam Details

Subject Education Nature and Purposes
Paper
Exam / Course MASTER OF ARTS(EDUCATION)/POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Department School of Education (SOE)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

Explain the concept of education. Describe briefly the general features of education.

Explain the nature of discipline. Justify, whether Education is a discipline.

What is meant by knowledge? Analyze different sources of knowledge along with their validation and limitations.

Explain the meaning and types of pramanas. Discuss their implications for education.

Why was primary education not made a fundamental right when India became independent and adopted the Constitution

Distinguish between Laukik and Paramarthic aims of education.

State the aims of education as propounded by existentialist thinker.

Mention the four-fold aims of education as mentioned by the Education Commission (1964

Differentiate between formal and non-formal education.

Distinguish between overt curriculum and hidden curriculum.

4. Suppose you are involved as an expert in developing curriculum for the subject of your choice at level. Discuss the steps you will follow while developing the curriculum.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Communication And Information Technology
  • Communication Technology For Distance Education
  • Computer Technology
  • Design And Development Of Self-Learning Print Material
  • Designing Courseware
  • Dimensions of Educational Management
  • Education Nature and Purposes
  • Educational Research
  • Et-An Overview
  • Growth and Development of Educational Management
  • Growth and Philosophy of Distance Education
  • Higher Education:Its Context And Linkages
  • Higher Education:The Psycho-Social Context
  • Institutional Management
  • Introduction In Higher Education
  • Learner Support Services
  • Learning, Learner and Development
  • Management Of Distance Education
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Oriental Dimensions of Education
  • Planning And Management Of Higher Education
  • Societal Context of Education
  • Understanding Education