Syllabus for P. G. Entrance Test (M.

A Education) Total Marks: 60

Unit-I Educational Sociology & Culture a) Meaning and Scope of Sociology & Educational Sociology b) Meaning, Definitions and Components of Culture c) Relationship of Culture with Education. Unit-II Social Change a) Meaning and Definitions b) Factors: Economic, Social and Political c) Education and Social Change (Education as an Agent, Instrument & Effect of Social change) (4) Unit-III Social Problems a) Poverty b) Illiteracy c) Child Labour d) Drug Abuse e) General Discrimination. Theories of Learning a) Trial and Error Theory Thorndike b) Conditioning Theory Pavlov c) Insightful Learning Kohler et.al. Unit-V Intelligence a) Concept of Intelligence & I.Q. b) Theories of Intelligence Two factor theory (Spearman) Multi factor theory (Thorndike) Group factor theory (Thurstone) Unit-VI Personality a) Meaning and Definitions b) Theories of Personality: i. Type Theory Sheldon, Krechmer & Jung ii. Trait Theory Allport iii. Self Theory Carl Rogers. Unit-VII Philosophy & Education: a) b) c) d) Meaning of Philosophy its relation with Science & Religion Branches of Philosophy (Epistemology, Axiology, Ontology) Meaning of Education its relationship with Philosophy. Significance of Educational Philosophy (4)

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Unit-IV

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Unit-VIII Idealism & Pragmatism a) b) c) d) e) Unit-IX Underlying Assumption of Idealism & Pragmatism as a school of Philosophy Aims of Education Curriculum Concept of freedom and discipline. Role of Teacher (4)

Educational thought of the following a) b) c) d) John Dewy Allama Iqbal Tagore Vivekananda

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Unit-X

Educational in Ancient and Medival India a) Vedic Education Salient features, Aims, Process of Education and Curriculum b) Buddhist Education Salient features, Aims, Process of Education and Curriculum c) Muslim Education - Salient features, Aims, Process of Education and Curriculum (4)

Unit-XI

Education in British India I & II a) b) c) d) e) f) Macaulays Minutes (1835) Woods Despatch (1854) Indian Education Commission (1882) Sadler Commission Report (1917) Wardha Scheme (1937) Sargent Report (1944)

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Unit-XII Educational in Post Independence Era a) b) c) d) Radha Krishnan Commission (1948) Mudaliar Commission (1953) Kothari Commission (1964-66) National Policy on Education, NPE (1986) & programme of action (POA). (4)

Unit-XIII Secondary Education a) Objectives b) Present status of Secondary Education Institutions c) Vocationalization of Secondary Education and its remedial measures. Unit-XIV Higher Education a) b) c) d) Objectives Present Status of Higher Education Institution Problems of quality control and finances and remedial measures Private initiative in Higher Education

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Unit-XV Value Education & Environmental Education a) b) c) d) Need importance and development of human values Education for Human rights Nature Meaning and importance of Environmental Education Programmes of Environmental Education.

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