B.ED. Question Bank Semester - I / SESSION 2015-17 /

Course- 3

Understanding disciplines and subjects

UNIT – I

  1. ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS:
  1. ‘Define Discipline’ Explain its characteristics in detailed.
  2. Discuss the various types of disciplines.
  3. What is the need and utility of academic discipline?
  4. “Every discipline has a vocational objective”. Explain.
  5. Define relationship between academic disciplines & school subjects.
  6. What is the meaning of core idea ofdeveloping discipline?
  7. Discuss the core idea of developing discipline.
  8. What is the organization of core idea of discipline?
  9. Discuss the various survival strategies of discipline.
  10. Explain the educational philosophy of j.Krishna Murti.
  11. Discuss the educational philosophy of Dewey.
  12. Discuss the contribution of Dewey in the field of education.
  13. What are the Dewey’s views on an ‘ideal school’?
  1. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS:
  1. Distinction between academic discipline and school discipline.
  2. Elaborate the characteristics of discipline.
  3. Briefly explain the life sketch of j. Krishna Murti.
  4. Role of teacher according to Krishna Murti.
  5. Aim of education according to Krishna Murti.
  6. Enlist books written by john Dewey.
  7. Brief life sketch of john Dewey.
  8. Methods of teaching according to Dewey.
  9. Discipline according toDewey.

UNIT – II

  1. ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS :
  1. Explain the nature and importance of school subjects.
  2. Discuss the historical perspective of different school subjects.
  3. Describe the historical perspective of languages.
  4. Explain the nature of social science in detailed.
  5. Discuss the importance of science as school subject.
  6. What is the importance & historical perspective of mathematics?
  7. Which changes you suggests in today’s school subject in terms of social and political context?
  8. What are the characteristics of an ideal curriculum?
  9. Which principles will you keep in mind while constructing curriculum.
  10. Explain the factors affecting the organization of curriculum.
  1. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS :
  1. Define curriculum?
  2. Discuss the importance of curriculum.
  3. Suggestions of Kothari commission for improvement of curriculum.
  4. Intellectual context of school subjects.
  5. Compare social science and science.
  6. Languages are means as well as ends.

UNIT – III

  1. ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS :
  1. Define the term correlation. Discuss the correlation of language with other subjects.
  2. Discuss the correlation of mathematics with social science.
  3. Discuss the relationship between science and mathematics.
  4. Define interdisciplinary approach of education in detailed.
  5. Why do we use interdisciplinary approach in education?
  6. What are the various disadvantages of interdisciplinary approach?
  7. Discuss the term theory of content.
  8. Explain the factors of content theory.
  1. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS :
  1. Types of correlation.
  2. Principles of correlation.
  3. Correlation between arts and science.
  4. Compare interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach.