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Certificate in primary Education
Term - End Examination June - 2012
Subject Name : Teaching Language Time : 3.00 Hrs Marks : 100
Note :
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) All questions carry equal weight age

I. Answer the following question in about 600 words :
1.a. Discuss the role of a teacher in a learner centered approach vis-a-vis in a teacher centered approach.Substantiate with examples
OR
b.Problems of language learning are varied in nature.' Commenting on the statement discuss how you would as a language teacher identify writing errors of your learners and what measures would you take to rectify them ?
II. Answer the following question in about 600 words :
2.a. What is the importance of developing reading skills in children ? Discuss the four stages of the reading process with examples.
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b. Explain writing readiness stage. Suggest some activities to help the learners develop certain sub skills for learning writing.
III. Attempt any four of the following questions. Answer each question in about 150 words :
a. Explain with examples the difference between the factual comprehension and inferential comprehension.
b. What do you mean by 'minimum levels of learning' ? How are these helpful in the teaching of language ?
c. Discuss the importance of co-curricular activities in developing language skills.
d. Write a short note on selection and organisation of instructional material for teaching class V.
e. Discuss some innovative techniques to teach language to primary grade learners.
(f) Discuss the concept of continuous and comprehensive evaluation.

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Subject Name : Teaching of Mathematics Time : 3.00 Hrs Marks : 100
Note :
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) All questions carry equal weightage
I. Answer the following question in about 600 words each :
1. a. Explain the pedagogical considerations to be taken into account for making Mathematics curriculum relevant at primary stage
OR
b. Discuss the steps of lesson planning. Mention advantages and limitations of lesson planning
II. Answer the following question in about 600 words :
2. a. Compare the inductive and deductive methods of teaching Mathematics by giving examples.
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b. What do you mean by the term 'competency' ? Describe important steps involved in competency based evaluation in Mathematics.III.Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each :
(a) Nature and purpose of Diagnostic testing
(b) Use of teaching materials for making teaching learning interesting and joyful;
(c) Identification of fast learners ;
(d) Teaching 'equivalent fractions' ;
(e) Decimal - percentage relationship
(f) Encouraging self learning among learners.

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Subject Name : Teaching of Environmental Science Time : 3.00 Hrs Marks : 100
Note :
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) All questions carry equal weightage

I. Answer the following question in about 600 words :
1. Discuss with examples the strategies that you would use in the teaching learning of the topic 'Food and Nutrition' to primary school children.
OR
How will you teach EVS through problem solving method to Primary School Children ? Discuss with examples.
II. Answer the following question in about 600 words :
2. Differentiate between formative and summative evaluation. Explain with examples the use of formative and summative evaluation in. EVS.
OR
Discuss with examples the important process skills that need to be mastered by the learners in EVS at elementary stage.

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