The Bachelor of Education Degree course is mainly designed to prepare effective secondary school teacher. The course essentially aims at helping the student-teachers become aware of certain new content, develop certain competencies and understand his/her multiple roles in the present context.
The course is geared towards realizing the following objectives and therefore, shall attempt to develop in a student-teacher .
- Understanding the essential foundations and basic principles of education.
- Understanding of the system, practices and the problem that accompanied the development of education in our country.
- Understanding of the nature and problems of secondary school children and acquiring the ability to deal with them effectively.
- Competencies for planning and execution of teaching learning and other concomitant educational programmes to be carried out in secondary schools.
- Adequate content competency in two school subjects of specialization so as to enable the student-teachers to select, organise and teach the subjects effectively.
- Developing the understanding, appreciation and skills in respect of special approaches, learning experiences, methods and tools etc., adopted in curriculum planning, teaching and evaluation of the subjects of their specialization.
- Understanding of the general functioning and organization of secondary schools and thereby acquire the ability to contribute towards effective curricular and co-curricular learning programmes in schools.
- A spirit of experimentation towards teaching-learning process.
- A sound professional attitude, ethics and a desire for continuous professional growth.
- Developing competencies and values related to physical fitness, social skills, community group living.
- An awareness of the need for extension activities and service in the community and participation in selected activities.