Syllabus for P. G. Entrance Test (M.A Education)
Total Marks: 60
Unit-I Educational Sociology
& Culture
a)
Meaning and Scope of Sociology & Educational Sociology
b)
Meaning, Definitions and Components of Culture
c) Relationship of Culture with
Education. (4)
Unit-II Social Change
a)
Meaning and Definitions
b)
Factors: Economic, Social and Political
c) Education and Social Change
(Education as an Agent, Instrument & Effect of Social change) (4)
Unit-III Social Problems
a)
Poverty
b)
Illiteracy
c)
Child Labour
d)
Drug Abuse
e) General Discrimination. (4)
Unit-IV Theories of Learning
a)
Trial and Error Theory – Thorndike
b)
Conditioning Theory – Pavlov
c) Insightful Learning – Kohler
et.al. (4)
Unit-V Intelligence
a)
Concept of Intelligence & I.Q.
b) Theories of Intelligence –
Two factor theory (Spearman)
– Multi factor theory
(Thorndike)
– Group factor theory
(Thurstone) (4)
Unit-VI Personality
a)
Meaning and Definitions
b) Theories of Personality:
i.
Type Theory – Sheldon, Krechmer & Jung
ii.
Trait Theory – Allport
iii. Self Theory – Carl Rogers.
(4)
Unit-VII Philosophy &
Education:
a)
Meaning of Philosophy its relation with Science & Religion
b)
Branches of Philosophy – (Epistemology, Axiology, Ontology)
c)
Meaning of Education its relationship with Philosophy.
d) Significance of Educational
Philosophy (4)
Unit-VIII Idealism & Pragmatism
a)
Underlying Assumption of Idealism & Pragmatism as a school of Philosophy
b)
Aims of Education
c)
Curriculum
d)
Concept of freedom and discipline.
e) Role of Teacher (4)
Unit-IX Educational thought
of the following
a)
John Dewy
b)
Allama Iqbal
c)
Tagore
d) Vivekananda (4)
Unit-X Educational in
Ancient and Medival India
a)
Vedic Education – Salient features, Aims, Process of Education and Curriculum
b)
Buddhist Education – Salient features, Aims, Process of Education and
Curriculum
c) Muslim Education - Salient
features, Aims, Process of Education and Curriculum (4)
Unit-XI Education in British
India – I & II
a)
Macaulay’s Minutes (1835)
b)
Wood’s Despatch (1854)
c)
Indian Education Commission (1882)
d)
Sadler Commission Report (1917)
e)
Wardha Scheme (1937)
f) Sargent Report (1944) (4)
Unit-XII Educational in Post
Independence Era
a)
Radha Krishnan Commission (1948)
b)
Mudaliar Commission (1953)
c)
Kothari Commission (1964-66)
d) National Policy on
Education, NPE (1986) & programme of action (POA). (4)
Unit-XIII Secondary
Education
a)
Objectives
b)
Present status of Secondary Education Institutions
c) Vocationalization of
Secondary Education and its remedial measures. (4)
Unit-XIV Higher Education
a)
Objectives
b)
Present Status of Higher Education Institution
c)
Problems of quality control and finances and remedial measures
d) Private initiative in Higher
Education (4)
Unit-XV Value Education
& Environmental Education
a)
Need importance and development of human values
b)
Education for Human rights
c)
Nature Meaning and importance of Environmental Education
d) Programmes of
Environmental Education. (4)
