SWAYAM Prabha is an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resources Development to provide 32 High-Quality Educational Channels through DTH (Direct to Home) across the length and breadth of the country on a 24X7 basis. What is Swayam Prabha? It has curriculum-based course content covering diverse disciplines. This is primarily aimed at making quality learning […]
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SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active–Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is a programme initiated by Government of India and designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity and quality. The objective of this effort is to take the best teaching-learning resources to all, including the most disadvantaged. SWAYAM seeks to bridge
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A massive open online course (MOOC) is an online course that has open access and interactive participation by means of the Web. MOOCs provide participants with course materials that are normally used in a conventional education setting – such as examples, lectures, videos, study materials and problem sets. Apart from this, MOOCs offer interactive user
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Here, you will learn about the teaching styles especially, teacher-centred and learner-centred (student) centred) approach of teaching. You will also get the concept, pros and cons, comparison between teacher vs student-centred approach and some other methods of teaching. Teacher centred and Learner centred methods Teaching Method The term “teaching method” refers to the general principles,
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Learners Characteristics: Learning is a key concept in human behaviour. It is the axiom of all teaching and learning. It includes everything the learner does and thinks. It influences the acquisition of information, attitudes and beliefs, goals, achievements and failures, behaviour, both adaptive and maladaptive, and even personality traits. Learning has been defined as a
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Teaching Concept : Teaching is a complex process that brings a socially desirable behavioural change in a person. In traditional concept, teaching is the act of imparting instructions to the learners in the classroom situation. But in modern concept, teaching is to cause the pupil to learn and acquire the desired knowledge, skills and also
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The awareness about the factors affecting teaching would help the teacher to make teaching and learning more effective. Factor Affecting Teaching The factors can be categorised on the following basis: UNIT I – Teaching Aptitude (Click below on the topic to read the study notes) Teaching: Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding and Reflective),
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Choice Based Credit System: The CBCS provides an opportunity for the students to choose courses from the prescribed courses comprising core, elective/minor or skill-based courses. The courses can be evaluated following the grading system, which is considered to be better than the conventional marks system. Therefore, it is necessary to introduce a uniform grading system
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Evaluation Systems: Evaluation is a process through which we can get an exact idea of what students actually achieve from their teaching-learning experiences. Evaluation Systems UGC defined as: Evaluation is the process of making judgments based on evidences and interpretations gathered through examination and assessment and on the basis of agreed upon criteria. Assessment: It
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Computer Based Test (CBT) simply refers to tests and assessments conducted through the use of the organised systems on computers. Computer Based tests have the ability to automate a very time-consuming task, marking, and monitoring progress. Computer Based test as a test that can be used in a supervised or non-supervised environment and can allow
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