(DMED 01) ASSIGNMENT - 1, DEC - 2015. M.Ed. (D.M.) DEGREE EXAMINATION. (Examination at the end of First Year)

Paper - I : EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION Maximum : 30 MARKS Answer ALL questions. 1) What is philosophy? Discuss its nature in the light of expert definitions.

2) Distinguish between speculative and normative functions of philosophy.

3) Write a note on Plato’s ‘academy’ (center of knowledge established by him)?

4) Mention a few contributions of John Deweys philosophy to educational thought and practice.

5) Mention a few factors of Inequalities in education and the mesasures to address them.

6) Write the educational implications of Jains, Bhuddhist and Islamic philosophy of education.

7) Educational sociology is the interaction of the individual and his cultural environment ? Explain. 8) Compare and contrast the educational philosophy of Idealism and Naturalism.

9) What is the role of education in social mobility?

10) “Education is the modification of behavior and culture is expressed and lived in our behavior”. Discuss the statement in the light of relationship between culture and education. 11) “All educational questions are ultimately questions of philosophy” – Discuss.

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(DMED 01) ASSIGNMENT - 2, DEC - 2015. M.Ed. (D.M.) DEGREE EXAMINATION. (Examination at the end of First Year)

Paper - I : EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION Maximum : 30 MARKS Answer ALL questions. 1) What is the relevance of educational sociology to a teacher?

2) Discuss the need and importance of social control.

3) Mention a few steps to remove unemployment problem in India.

4) What measures need to be taken up to enhance quality in education in the present scenario?

5) Write a note on Tajore’s ‘Shantiniketan’.

6) Explain the concept of social organization with reference to school as a social organization.

7) “Rousseau is claimed as a naturalist prophet by all educational thinkers” – Discuss his contribution to the modern thought and practices. 8) Explain the concerns of metaphysics with reference to reality, man and God?

9) Explain the concept of social change. What is the role of education in briunging socaila change? 10) Describe the economic reforms, Globalization and educational policies with regard to its implications in education. 11) There are a number of disruptive forces at work which are striking at the roles of national integration? What are those? How can their effect be counteracted? ——————

(DMED 02) ASSIGNMENT - 1, DEC - 2015. M.Ed. (D.M.) DEGREE EXAMINATION. (Examination at the end of First Year)

Paper - II : ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOPGY Maximum : 30 MARKS Answer ALL questions. 1) Explain the need of the knowleddge of psychology for a teacher.

2) Explain the concept of Growth and Development.

3) What are the important factors of Growth and Development?

4) Write down the specific characteristics of an adolescent.

5) Explain the general laws of learning.

6) How experimental method is said to be one of the important methods of educational psychology? 7) “Environment plays a prominent role in growth and development” - Discuss.

8) Write down the theory of Tolman. What are its classroom implications?

9) How Burner’s theory of instruction is helpful for a teacher - explain with suitable examples?

10) Define intelligence. Explain the Gardener’s multiple intelligence theory.

11) What are the characteristics of acreative person? Describe th role of school and teacher in fostering creativity among the students..

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(DMED 02) ASSIGNMENT - 2, DEC - 2015. M.Ed. (D.M.) DEGREE EXAMINATION. (Examination at the end of First Year)

Paper - II : ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOPGY Maximum : 30 MARKS Answer ALL questions. 1) Describe the concept of information processing in brief.

2) What do you mean by individual differences? Write down the areas of individual differences.

3) What are the important laws of Thordike learning theory?

4) What are the characteristics of a well adjusted person?

5) Describe the importance of mental hygiene in one’s life.

6) Describe in detail the development approach of Erickson theory of personality.

7) What do you mean by personality? Discuss the important factors which affects personality of a person. 8) Explain T. Krishnamurti’s view of personality?

9) Describe the Maslow’s theory of hierarchy of needs along with its educational implications.

10) What re the different causes of mat adjustment? Describe briefly.

11) Explain in detail the theory of piagets cognitive development and its educational implications?

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(DMED 03) ASSIGNMENT - 1, DEC - 2015. M.Ed. (D.M.) DEGREE EXAMINATION. (Examination at the end of First Year)

Paper - III : RESEARCH METHODLOGYAND EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS Maximum : 30 MARKS Answer ALL questions. 1) What are the research needs in the field of economics of education?

2) What are the characteristic features of educational research?

3) Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative methods of research.

4) “Educational Research is more applied than basic” Comment on the statement.

5) Define hypothesis. What are different types of hypotheisis?

6) What is a good research problem? How would you locate a research problem? What are the errors in choosing an educational research problem? 7) What are the main sources of literature review? How is the literature review organized in educational research? 8) What is experimental research? Describe any two (i) Pre (ii) True and (iii) Quasi design experimental designs. 9) What do we mean by probability sampling techniques? Describe how you would draw a (i) Simple random sample (ii) Stratified random sample and (iii) Cluster sample? 10) Describe the criteria you would adopt to evaluate a research report.

11) Describe the nature and characteristics of a Normal Probability Curve. Discuss the measures of divergence from normality. ——————

(DMED 03) ASSIGNMENT - 2, DEC - 2015. M.Ed. (D.M.) DEGREE EXAMINATION. (Examination at the end of First Year)

Paper - III : RESEARCH METHODLOGYAND EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS Maximum : 30 MARKS Answer ALL questions. 1) When would you use (i) Probability sample and (ii) Non-probability sample?

2) Define Kurtosis. What are different types of curves based on Kurtosis values?

3) How is data tabulated?

4) What are (i) one tailed and two tailed tests and (ii) levels of significance?

5) What is‘t’ test? Why is it used in educational research?

6) Define phenomenology and philosophical studies. What are the characteristics, similarties and limitations of the two methods of research? 7) Define measures of dispersion / variability. Calculate measures of dispersion for the following data: 14, 16, 16, 12, 17, 17, 19, 17, 20, 22.

8) Calculate

(i) Median

(ii) Q.D

for the following distribution?

0-9

10-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70-79

7

9

16

22

33

20

17

12

80-89 8

90-99 4

9) Define correlation. What are the different methods of computing correlation? Describe any two methods.

10) The table shows number of males and females who chose each of the three possible answers for an item on an attitude scale. Find out if the item differentiates between males and females. Yes

Undecided

No

Males

15

80

20

Females

27

70

18

11) Describe the various methods of establishing (i)

reliability

and

(ii)

validity of research tools.

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(DMED 04) ASSIGNMENT - 1, DEC - 2015. M.Ed. (D.M.) DEGREE EXAMINATION. (Examination at the end of First Year)

Paper - IV : EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER EDUCATION Maximum : 30 MARKS Answer ALL questions. 1) What are the distinguishing features of computer assisted instruction?

2) Distinguish between technology of education and technology in education.

3) List out the future priorities in educational technology.

4) What are the components of linear programming?

5) Briefly discuss the fundamentals of computers.

6) Discuss the mass media approach in education.

7) What are the components of hardware and software in education?

8) Define microteaching. How is it related to modification of teaching behavior?

9) What are the types of components of communication?

10) What do you mean by the operating system? Distinguish between DOS and WINDOWS operating systems. 11) Compare and contrast mass media approach and multimedia approach in education.

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(DMED 04) ASSIGNMENT - 2, DEC - 2015. M.Ed. (D.M.) DEGREE EXAMINATION. (Examination at the end of First Year)

Paper - IV : EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER EDUCATION Maximum : 30 MARKS Answer ALL questions.

1) Identify the different communication networks.

2) Define files and databases.

3) Identify the various components of multimedia.

4) Define the data manipulation.

5) What do you mean by the measures of central tendency?

6) Explain the concepts of browsers and search engines.

7) Illustrate with relevant examples the concept of multimedia building block.

8) Discuss the process of management information system in the field of education.

9) Explain how would you use MS-EXCEL in graphical representation of data?

10) What are the basic steps involved in calculating correlation using MS-EXCEL?

11) Suggest ways to strengthen the information services for a library and an institution.

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