MEd Study Materials

STYLES “Intellectual styles,” an umbrella term for all style constructs, with or without the root word “styles,” refers to people’s preferred ways of processing information and dealing with tasks (Zhang & Sternberg, 2005). Different scholars have their own preferred style terms, both in their writings and in the talks they Read more

STERNBERG’S THEORY OF THINKING/LEARNING STYLES Robert Sternberg is a major figure in cognitive psychology; he is IBM professor of psychology and education at Yale University and was president of the American Psychological Association in 2003/04. His theory of mental self-government and model of thinking styles (1999) are becoming well known Read more

STEPS OF CONDUCTING DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH: Descriptive research is mainly done when a researcher wants to gain a better understanding of a topic. The purpose of this descriptive research is to describe as well as to explain or validate, some sort of hypothesis on objectives when it came to a specific Read more

LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH: What Are the Disadvantages of Longitudinal Studies? 1. There is a factor of unpredictability always present. 2. Because longitudinal studies involve the same subjects over a long period, what happens to them outside of the data collection moments can influence future data being collected. Some people may choose Read more

CHALLENGES OF EDUCATION IN INDIA Universalisation of Elementary and Secondary Education. No society can progress without an effective system of education. In a Democracy like India, it is essential that all people in the country must get the benefits of education. Since most of the Indians are poor and ignorant Read more

SECULARISM AND EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS. The word secularism was first used in the 19th century by George Jacob Holyoake. He derived it from the latin word “saeculum” meaning “this present age”.he used it in the context of social and ethical value or system. Thus secularism came to be known as a Read more

SOCIALISM AND EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS. Introduction:- The word socialism was first used during the early years of the 19th century but many philosophers and reformers in the past expressed this resentment against inequalities in society and proposed the concept of an egalitarian society. But no pragmatic programs were put forwarded by Read more

DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS. DEMOCRACY: Democracy in its purest or most ideal form would be a society in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Democracy is usually considered as “the government of the people, by the people and for the people” Read more

SCORE CARD. Score card similar in some respect to both the check list and rating scale, usually provides for the appraisal of a relatively large number of aspects. In addition the presents of each characteristic or aspect, or the rating assigned to each, has a predetermined point value. Thus the Read more