BES-125: Understanding Disciplines and Subjects
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Module
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Week-1
Module-1
Knowledge and Disciplines
Knowledge and Disciplines
1. Knowledge and Information
2. Sources and Ways of Acquiring Knowledge
3. Categorisation of Knowledge for Constituting a Discipline
4. Concept and Characteristics of a Discipline
Week-2
Module-2
Perspectives of Disciplinary Knowledge (Part-1)
Perspectives of Disciplinary Knowledge (Part-1)
5. Discipline Specific Processes to Acquire Knowledge
6. Evolution and Framing of Discipline
Week-3
Module-3
Perspectives of Disciplinary Knowledge (Part-2)
Perspectives of Disciplinary Knowledge (Part-2)
7. Context and Perspectives of Disciplines
8. Inter-relationships between and among the Disciplines
Week-4
Module-4
Disciplinary Knowledge and School Education
Disciplinary Knowledge and School Education
9. Pedagogical Concerns of Disciplinary Knowledge
10. Classifying and Accommodating Specific Areas of Knowledge
11. Framing School Subjects
Week-5
Module-5
Subject Concerns in School Curriculum
Subject Concerns in School Curriculum
12. Curriculum, Syllabi and School Education
13. Domains of School Subjects
14. Curricular Materials – Its Types and Importance
15. Implications of Curricular Divisions for Learner-Centred Pedagogy
Week-6
Module-6
Organizing Subjects in School Curriculum (Part-1)
Organizing Subjects in School Curriculum (Part-1)
16. Bases of Organising Subjects in School Curriculum
17. Appropriateness of Subjects in Curriculum at Different Stages
Week-7
Module-7
Organizing Subjects in School Curriculum (Part-2)
Organizing Subjects in School Curriculum (Part-2))
18. Addressing the Needs of the Stakeholders in Formulation and Transaction of School Subjects
19. Issues of Uniform Vs Locally Designed Syllabus
Week-8
Module-8
Making Subject Choices
Making Subject Choices
20. Streams and Subject Choices for the Learners
21. Factors Determining Learners Choices of Streams and Subjects
