Exam Details

Subject Understanding Adult Education
Paper
Exam / Course POST -GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ADULT EDUCATION (PGCAE)/ POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ADULT EDUCATION (PGDAE)/ MASTER OF ARTS IN ADULT EDUCATION (MAAE)
Department School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Explain the significance, nature and characteristics of adult education with particular reference to its goals and objectives. OR Discuss the importance of literacy at the global level, with special focus on Literacy Initiative For Empowerment (LIFE).

2. On the basis of Indian Scenario on literacy, elaborate your own understanding of the practical aspects of adult literacy learning as well as adult education in India.

OR

Discuss the significant shift from Psychology­Oriented approach to sociological understanding of adult learning processes.

Describe the process of curriculum development in adult education.

Examine the prevailing nature of communication media with reference to its importance as a strategy in the teaching­learning process of adult learners.

Discuss the and of communication strategies for adult learning communities.

Elaborate the strengths and weaknesses of Information and Communication Technologies (lCTs).

Discuss different approaches to motivation of adults.

Examine the participatory evaluation process in terms of the work of an adult educator.

4. Discuss the approaches to participatory evaluation, with a focus on adult education for social action.


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

  • Basics Of Legal Awareness
  • Extension Education And Development
  • Knowledge Management, Information Dissemination And Networking In Adult Education
  • Policy Planning And Implementation Of Adult Education In India
  • Population And Development Education
  • Sustainable Development
  • Understanding Adult Education