Exam Details

Subject Learning, Learner and Development
Paper
Exam / Course MASTER OF ARTS(EDUCATION)/POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Department School of Education (SOE)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Discuss enculturation and acculturation as processes of learning. Give examples.
OR
Explain Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development. Discuss the major differences between the cognitive theories of Piaget and Vygotsky.

2. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Discuss the objectives for conducting physical and co-curricular activities in schools. Giving examples, explain how you would organise various psychomotor learning experiences for your students.
OR
Describe the processes of cognitive learning. Explain how you would organise concept learning for your students.

3. Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each

Discuss teacher behaviour that reinforces gender conditioning among students. Give examples.

Explain the influence of community characteristics on children's learning.

Explain the terms 'cultural capital' and 'self-fulfilling prophecy' in the context of children's learning.

How does social learning take place in children? Give examples of social learning in the classroom.

Giving examples, explain the difference between declarative and procedural knowledge.

Describe the features of a constructivist learning environment.

4. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Discuss how peer group characteristics influence student learning. Giving reasons, explain those peer group characteristics you would like to support as a teacher.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Communication And Information Technology
  • Communication Technology For Distance Education
  • Computer Technology
  • Design And Development Of Self-Learning Print Material
  • Designing Courseware
  • Dimensions of Educational Management
  • Education Nature and Purposes
  • Educational Research
  • Et-An Overview
  • Growth and Development of Educational Management
  • Growth and Philosophy of Distance Education
  • Higher Education:Its Context And Linkages
  • Higher Education:The Psycho-Social Context
  • Institutional Management
  • Introduction In Higher Education
  • Learner Support Services
  • Learning, Learner and Development
  • Management Of Distance Education
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Oriental Dimensions of Education
  • Planning And Management Of Higher Education
  • Societal Context of Education
  • Understanding Education