Understanding Disciplines and Subjects

Course 5: Understanding Disciplines and Subjects

Course Objectives:

The student-teachers will be able to

1. Understand the basic premises of subject/discipline

2. Understand the need for classification of human knowledge

3. Know required basic competencies for effective transaction of knowledge

4. Know how to enhance knowledge of the discipline

5. Importance of research for advancement of subject/discipline

Unit 1: Basic Understanding of subject and disciplines

a) Human knowledge and need of classification of knowledge into subject/discipline- Language, Social Science, Science and Mathematics

b) Difference between subject and discipline

c) Nature and scope of subject/discipline

d) Basic premises and philosophy of subject

e) Aim of subject/discipline for learners development in the national context

Unit 2: Competencies for the subject/discipline

a) Mastery over the subject

b) Communicating the subject

c) Subject specific terms and their uses

d) Projects/activities in the subject

Unit 3: Advancement of the subject/discipline

a) Research in subject/discipline

b) Methods of data collection in the subject

c) Drawing conclusion, generalization and theory development

d) Preparing reference, notes and bibliography

Sessional Work

• Assignment (select any two of the following)(Concerned teacher can devise assignment as per requirement of the course)