Exam Details
| Subject | Understanding Education | |
| 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, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
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MASTER OF ARTS (EDUCATION) Term-End Examination December, 2016 MES-011 UNDERSTANDING EDUCATION Time !lours MaximulIl Weig!ltage 70% Note: All questions equal weightage.
All questions are compulsory.
1. Answer the following question in about 600 words:
While delineating the functions of education justify education as an operational aspect of Society.
OR
Discuss the different types of aims of education and attempt a synthesis between the individual and the social aims of education.
2. Answer the following question in about 600 words:
Explain with examples the concepts of acculturation and enculturation. What consequences can you think of in case an educational system fails to respond to socio-cultural changes
OR
Describe in brief the major recommendations of the Secondary Education Commission (1952) and the Education Commission (1966).
3. Write short notes on any four of the following in about 150 words each
Different types of resources in education.
Difference between a literate and an educated person.
Difference between goals, purposes, aims and objectives of education.
Equality Vs Equity and the role of education in realizing these aims.
Janashala Programme.
Genetic epistemology of Piaget.
4. Answer the following in about 600 words
In what different ways can one interpret a given proposition "X is true"? In the light of these interpretations discuss the different theories of truth of knowledge.
MASTER OF ARTS (EDUCATION) Term-End Examination December, 2016 MES-011 UNDERSTANDING EDUCATION Time !lours MaximulIl Weig!ltage 70% Note: All questions equal weightage.
All questions are compulsory.
1. Answer the following question in about 600 words:
While delineating the functions of education justify education as an operational aspect of Society.
OR
Discuss the different types of aims of education and attempt a synthesis between the individual and the social aims of education.
2. Answer the following question in about 600 words:
Explain with examples the concepts of acculturation and enculturation. What consequences can you think of in case an educational system fails to respond to socio-cultural changes
OR
Describe in brief the major recommendations of the Secondary Education Commission (1952) and the Education Commission (1966).
3. Write short notes on any four of the following in about 150 words each
Different types of resources in education.
Difference between a literate and an educated person.
Difference between goals, purposes, aims and objectives of education.
Equality Vs Equity and the role of education in realizing these aims.
Janashala Programme.
Genetic epistemology of Piaget.
4. Answer the following in about 600 words
In what different ways can one interpret a given proposition "X is true"? In the light of these interpretations discuss the different theories of truth of knowledge.
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- 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)
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- School of Humanities (SOH)
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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