B.Ed.

ASSIGNMENTS

B. Ed. (IInd Year)

(January, 2015)

School of Education
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan, Garhi, New Delhi - 110068

Assignments
B.Ed (IInd Year)
ES-334 : Education and Society

Assignment 1
Answer the following questions in about 1500 words
i) Explain the term Education.

(250 words)

ii) Discuss role and functions of media as an agency of Education.

(250 words)

iii) As a teacher you must have felt wastage and stagnation at school level. Explain the factors
affecting this and suggest ways to minimise this.
(1000 words)
ES 335:

TEACHER AND SCHOOL

Assignment 01:
Answer the following questions
i)

Do you think that the performance of a teacher should be evaluated by his/her students and
peers? Justify your answer.
(500 Words)

ii)

Explain how a teacher can use managerial skills to effectively deal with classroom
instruction.
(500 Words)
iii) Identify a problem which you face while teaching at the secondary school level. Conduct
an action research study to solve the problem. Prepare a report on the conduct and finding
of the study.
(500 Words)

ES 361:

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Assignment 01:
Answer the following questions
i)

Explain how, National Institute of Open Schooling (Formerly known as National Open
School), impart education to learners at secondary and senior secondary level.
(500 Words)

ii

Illustrate, with examples, how two-dimensional and three-dimensional non-projected media

can contribute to classroom learning at secondary level.
(500 Words)

iii)

Suppose you have to develop and implement a Computer Assisted Learning programme in
your school for classes IX and X. Prepare a detailed plan for developing, executing and
studying the effectiveness of the programme.
(500 Words)
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ES-362 : Computers in Education

Assignment 1
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each:
i) Elaborate the principles of programme instruction.
(500 words)
ii) Explain the meaning and characteristics of a good tutorial, with suitable examples.
(500 words)
iii) Select a topic of your choice and explain how you will use computers to teach that topic.
(500 words)

ES-363 : Guidance and Counselling

Assignment 1
Answer the following questions
a) Discuss the characteristics of an effective counsellor.

(250 words)

b) Describe the advantages of group guidance. Illustrate a group guidance activity you have
conducted for your learners.

(250 words)

c) Describe the different type of behavioural problems observed among school going children.
Identify specific behavioural problems among secondary level students in your school. Find
out the causes of their behavioural problems. Write a report on how you have helped these
students to deal with their behavioural problems.

(1000 words)

ES-364 : Distance Education

Assignment 1
Answer the following questions in about 1500 words:
i) Explain the rationale for distance education.

(500 words)

ii) Discuss key issues of media selection and integration in the context of distance education.
(500 words)
iii) What are the skills of self-learning? Narrate your experiences in using these skills for selflearning.

(500 words)