Innovative Practices in Curriculum Transactions Concerns Teacher Education Programme
Innovative Practices in Curriculum Transactions Concerns Teacher Education Programme
(5273-5277)
Abstract
Quality of any educational system depends to a great extent on curriculum that is transacted.
Curriculum and Textbooks have been considered important for improving quality and standard of
education. In-fact the crux of the entire process of education lies in its curricular design, structure,
organization and transaction modes. The world today seems to be ruled by the cyber world, which
besides offering an ocean of knowledge has thrown up may a challenge including displacing the
teacher. The teacher, who was the ultimate then, is today treated more as a service provider than a
second parent. Education has become a business transaction driven by market principles where
student-teacher and the community are the stakeholders and classroom interaction, the delivery of
goods. Should the trend continue, what we will produce will be mere commodities without souls. For
education to be meaningful, not only is the choice of curriculum with its thrust on essential areas,
important but the manner in which it is imported. In todays context, mere classroom delivery will not
suffice. The means is as important as the end. During the last few decades teacher education
curricula has come under severe criticism and their weakness have been highlighted. Some
educationists feel that they do not fully address the needs of contemporary Indian Schools and society
and they do not prepare teachers who can import quality education in schools. Effective curriculum
frameworks for initial teacher education aimed at developing professionalism in pre-service teachers
are expected to have their base in well-defined standards for various levels of school teachers.
Key words: Innovative Practices, Curriculum Transactions, Two Years B.Ed Programme.
Introduction:
It is felt, necessary to locate some relevant situations in curriculum transaction. In this
context one needs to understand the curriculum in a broader social connotation. It is also
necessary to develop and approach in a later social frame works, which would broaden the
horizons of learning. Such an attempt would disclose many more channels to the curriculum
transition in a more nature way.
(a) They can enter the working force.
(b) They can take up vocational courses.
(c) The can take up higher level academic courses.
It is, therefore necessary to bring their education, which will give them the
competence to entire life. This means that the process of acquiring useful knowledge and
skill, proper work habits, attitudes and character which contributes to productivity and
national integration that should successfully implemented in the Teacher Education
curriculum.
Hence, an attempt is made here, keeping in view the dearth of teaching- learning and
also initiative in our education area, to prepare different concepts in relevant social context.
In the light of the significance of the study the following objectives were formulated.
Objectives:
1) To facilitate the development of insight in using different social contests in
curriculum transaction.
2) To locate suitable approaches in different social Context.
3) To understand the significance of the contextual learning and its effect on
learning experiences.
4) To develop an alternative source to minimize the problems related to dearth of
material in teaching process.
5) To facilitate the development of insight in using different ICT and ECT contests
in curriculum transaction.
Methodology:
Flowchart
The Field:
The main focus of the study is to remove dearth of teaching in Teacher Education.
The sample is selected from Gulbarga of Hyderabad Karnataka region. The effectiveness of
social context in transacting curriculum are found to be more effective in these selected areas
Limitations:
The field is selected with the following limitations.
1) This study was limited to Gulbarga of Hyderabad Karnataka region.
2) This study was limited to Teacher-Education programme.
Research Design:
In view of the above limitations the research design was framed. It includes
preparation of a module and tries out of the module.
Framework for Tool Making:
After preparing the tools some discussions were carried out with the experts in the
field. The tools used for the study are constructed as follows.
The tools are:
1) Module with different social context
2) A checklist with trails and skills.
For establishing the validity and usability of the module only two themes were
identified in this module. After selecting these two theisms, the relevant social contexts at a
broadlevel were identified. The board social contexts are:
First Area:
1) Philosophical development of education.
2) Psychological development of education.
3) Information and communication technology.
4) New trends in Education system.
Second Area:
1) Modern Education system.
2) Science and Technology (E-Learning).
Checklist with Traits and Skills:
The activities developed in the module with social contexts were scored in terms of traits
and skills. The traits and skills necessary to explore the environment in different social
contexts were identified. While selecting the traits keep observations were made to locate the
relevant trait. Finally a list of traits and skills was prepared and the same was used while
conducting the activities.
MAY-JUNE 2017, VOL- 4/31 www.srjis.com Page 5275
SRJIS/BIMONTHLY/ DR. NAGAPPA P. SHAHAPUR & DR. OMPRAKASH H. M. (5273-5277)
In this design of the study some loop endorsed, this loop consists of:
1) Training teachers to use a certain package.
2) Using observational systems to describe instructional activities on and general
educational importance.
3) Relationship between instructional activities and student growth (on variety of
outcomes).
With the continuous emerging new technologies, the process of teaching has been
evolved from conventional teacher-centered to interactive learner-centered with conscious
and need-based efforts on knowledge self-constructivism. In this context of inventible change
in the modes of curriculum transaction, many issues arise which need to be addressed
immediately so as to get the full usage of the technology in the field of education.
MAY-JUNE 2017, VOL- 4/31 www.srjis.com Page 5276
SRJIS/BIMONTHLY/ DR. NAGAPPA P. SHAHAPUR & DR. OMPRAKASH H. M. (5273-5277)