Exam Details

Subject Teaching Of Environmental Studies
Paper
Exam / Course DIPLOMA IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (D.EL.Ed.)
Department School of Education (SOE)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Why is 'Environmental Studies' considered as an interdisciplinary and integrated area of study Illustrate your answer with suitable examples.

OR

Discuss the implications of Piaget's theory of learning for teaching of EVS. Mention the practical ways of teaching children at different stages of cognitive development given by piaget.

2. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

What methods do teachers use to elicit children's Ideas and prior knowledge during classroom teaching-learning? Illustrate your answer with suitable examples.
OR

How would you use 'Story Telling' as a method of teaching Environmental studies'? Give examples of concepts in EVS which could be taught effectively by using this method.

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

Differentiate a 'Unit Plan' from a 'Lesson Plan'.

What is the need of multiple ways of assessment in 'Environmental Studies' Illustrate with two examples.

Why do teachers provide 'hands-on experiences' to children at primary stage

Define the terms 'preconception' and 'misconception'. How do you identify children's misconceptions

Why do teachers use 'advance organizers' during teaching-learning process

How do 'debates' help children to understand the concepts of 'Environmental Studies'?


4. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Select any unit from class IV 'Environmental Studies' textbook and prepare a unit plan keeping in mind the various components of a unit plan.


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

  • Contemporary Indian Society And Education
  • Language And Early Literacy
  • LIFE ENRICHMENT AND SELF DEVELOPMENT
  • SCHOOL EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE
  • TEACHING OF ENGLISH
  • Teaching Of Environmental Studies
  • TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS
  • Teaching Of Mathematics For Dsthe Primary School Child
  • TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILD
  • TEACHING OF SCIENCE
  • TEACHING OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • Teaching, Learning And Assessment
  • Understanding The Elementary School Child