Paradigm shift from pedagogy to Andragogy to Heutagogy – Concept and stages - Critical Pedagogy: Meaning, Foster independent thinking through critical pedagogy, Need and its implications in Teacher Education. Interaction Analysis: Flanders’ Interaction analysis, Galloway’s system of interaction analysis (Recording of Classroom Events, Construction and Interpretation of Interaction Matrix).
Bloom’s Mastery Learning, Skinner’s Operant Training, Bruner’s Concept attainment, Ausubel’s Advance Organizer, Glaser’s Basic Teaching (Classroom Meeting), Byron Massials and Benjamin cox’s social inquiry, Carl Roger’s Non-directive and William Gordon’s Synectics models.
Activity Based Instruction: Concept, Classification - Role Play, Simulation, Incident method, Case Study method, Gaming and prioritisation exercises. Group Controlled Instruction: Concept, Definition and Importance of Group Controlled Instruction – Types of Group Controlled Instruction: Group Interactive sessions, Co-operative Learning methods, Group investigation, Group Projects.
Defining Educational Resource and Resource Centre (Area), Resource Bank, Resource Island, Resource Peninsula – Types of Resources, Users and their Role in a resource centre: Teacher, Learners and Technical Staff.
Criteria for Teacher Evaluation - Concept of Test, Measurement and Evaluation - Differentiate between Assessment and Evaluation – Standardization of Test, Principles and steps involved in the construction of achievement test – Blue Print and Question Pattern - Feedback Devices: Meaning, Types, Criteria, Guidance as a Feedback Devices: Assessment of Portfolios, Reflective Journal, Field Engagement using Rubrics, Competency Based Evaluation.
Reference Book:
Alomran, Hamad Ibrahim; (2007) Learning Resource Centres in Saudi Arabia: A study to the Reality with A plan for an Ideal center. Riyadh: Riyadh Girls University Bloom, B. S. (1984). The search for methods of group instruction as effective as one-to-one tutoring. Educational Leadership, 41, 4—17.
Text Book:
Edwards, Brian (2009) Libraries and Learning Resource Centres. Oxford, UK: Architectural Press. Marshal Weil et al. (1972). Models of teaching. APH Publishing Corporation. New Delhi.