Kerala PSC Lecturer in Planning Management and Field Interactions Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2023: PDF

Kerala PSC Lecturer in Planning Management and Field Interactions Syllabus 2023: Detailed

Unit 1: Community Resources

• Resources that enhance or facilitate the lives of people in a community – examples of community resources are factories, educational institutions, cinema halls, libraries, religious places, hospitals, community centers, parks, etc – make use of these resources in education as it develops a sense of value and belonging among students.

Unit 2: Community Engagement

• Community Engagement in Education – and symbiotic relationship that exists between communities and Education Institutions – sustainable networks, partnerships, communication media, and activities – Linking formal learning and the local community

Unit 3: Forms of community engagement

• Community-student engagement -Researching with the community, sharing knowledge with the community, Designing new curriculum and courses, Involving local practitioners as trainers, Social Innovation by students and the like

Unit 4: Practices for Community engagement

• Engagement practices and activities – formal or informal – include building relationships through collaboration initiatives, community campaigns, Community Survey, Community services, Excursions, cooperatives, small businesses, consultation meetings & conferences, sports events, cultural events, community development and community research projects.

Unit 5: Rural Community Development

• Social, economic, political and cultural framework of the rural society – Rural Resilience – Rural Institutions Close to Community, Participatory Learning – Approaches and Methods, Community Project Proposals and Project Management, Community living camps, Engagement with – School, Street Committee, Health Centre, Panchayat, SHGs – Programmes

Module II : Syllabus for General Subject – ICT in Education Total: 10 Marks

Unit 1: Potentials of ICT in Education

• ICT as a means to connect with the world – Pedagogy and ICT – Potentials and Advantages of Approaches to ICT
• Unit 2: ICT integration in Curriculum transaction
  Computer based Curricular planning- ICT Based Model of Curriculum Transaction – Considerations for integrating ICT – Innovations in Curriculum Transaction

Unit 3: ICT and Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning

• Resources – Access and Creation, resource mobilization – Web-based learning, Social Networking –Virtual learning Environment – Designing e-initiatives

Unit 4: ICT in Classrooms

• Creating Personal learning environments – ICT integrated Inclusive education – Assistive and Adaptive technologies

Unit 5: ICT for Assessment and Evaluation

• Purposes and Techniques of Evaluation, Scope of ICT for evaluation- Innovative Practices in Assessment & Evaluation

Module 3 : PERSPECTIVES OF EDUCATION (10 Marks)

PHILOSOPHICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES OF
EDUCATION

Philosophical perspectives of Education

• Role of education in philosophizing the issues of life –Metaphysics, Epistemology, Logic, Phenomenology, Aesthetics and Axiology. Critical appraisal of schools of philosophy in the context of Twenty First Century – aims, content, methods an ongoing changes. Focus of education in the 21st century. Building perspectives on educational philosophies. Modern schools of Philosophy-Empiricism, Positivism, Relativism.- Post -structuralist views and eclectic views. Comparative study of philosophies and educational contributions of Indian and western thinkers

Psychological perspectives of education Learning and development

• Learner Characteristics and Learning styles with special reference to pre- primary, primary, secondary, higher secondary and adult learners Learning in twenty first century classrooms., Characteristics And types, Development – language development, emotional, moral, motor and identity development. Cognitive Functions Thinking, Reasoning, Problem Solving and Meta-cognition, Personality- types characteristics and development Intelligence-different types~ Multiple, Cultural, social and emotional, impact on learners. Mental Health-, Factors affecting Mental Health (parents, family environment, society, school practices) – Strategies for enhancing Mental health

Sociological perspectives of education

• Education for social security, wellness and progress, sustenance and transformation in society. Determinants of social change in the context of globalization.-Constraints on social change in India with respect to caste, ethnicity, class, language, religion, gender, regionalism, political interest
• Education and Secularism – Role of teacher in inculcating democracy and international values.- Pluralism – Role of education in creating unity in diversity- Nationalism and education.-Role of Education in addressing cultural lag, privatization, globalization and partnership in social progress – Current trends in social development and transformation of values in society.

Module 4 : Teaching aptitude (10 Marks)

Teaching aptitude.

• Teaching -characteristics, levels, phases and maxims
• Teaching methods, techniques and strategies
• Modern trends in professional development and ethics
• Technology integration in education
• Research, evaluation and innovations in classroom teaching, –

Module 5 : Research Aptitude (10 Marks)

• Research Meaning, Characteristics and Types
• Steps to Research
• Methods of Research
• Aims of Educational Research
• Research Ethics
• Research paper, Article, Workshop, Seminar, Conference and Symposium
• Thesis writings – its characteristics and Format

PART II (50 Marks)

Primary Education (10 marks)

• Nipun Bharat Mission-Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Survey (FLS) 2022-
  National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021-ASER 2022- Post NAS/FLS Planning,
  Management and Administration in Primary Education
• Right to Education Act (RTE) 2009 -Duties of Local Self Government Institutions-parents ‘duties and parental engagementResponsibilities of Schools and Teachers and their Management-Primary Education Curriculum and Assessment–Suggestions for models/par diagram- Critical analysis on Management and Implementation of RTE 2009
• Phenomenal Learning–Transversal thinking-social constructivism–Discussion on Appropriate Pedagogical approaches for Kerala

Planning and Management (15 marks)

• Budgeting in Education concept-Types–Process-Conventional and Innovative
  Budgeting
• Cost Benefit Analysis in Education
• Total Quality Management (TQM) in Education
• Knowledge Economy–origin –scope-impact-Knowledge Management Process, Models
• ICT in Education–Management Information System in Education Command and Control Centre
• Planning and Management of health education in schools Hypo kinetic diseases and management–Obesity, diabetics, hypertension, Ostroprorsis, coronary heart diseases, back pain.
• Leadership in Educational Planning, Management and Administration

Continuing Education and Distance Education (10 marks)

• Continuing Education Vs Lifelong Learning–India in the context of international trends –Lifelong Learning par diagram in Kerala
• New Education Policy 2020 and continuing Education-Relevance of SCOLE KeralaPlanning, Management and Administration of continuing Education in Kerala
• Emerging Distance Education models –Continuing Education, Lifelong Learning and Distance Education- comparative perspective in Kerala Scenario.

Education Extension, Guidance and Counselling Teacher Education (15 marks)

• Extension as the Third Dimension- Appraisal of ongoing extension programmes in Education. Measurable goals in Education Extension/How can Education Extension be made measurable, visible and accountable? Extension in the General Education scenario of Kerala-Develop tangible models
• Educational Guidance beyond frontiers – Role of teachers and schools Management and Administration of educational guidance in the emerging global career and educational perspective
• Role of counselling in developing and nurturing mental health of children. Group counselling Vs personal counselling–Telephone Counselling Vs e counselling–Develop an appropriate counselling plan for girls
• Teacher Education as a tool for teachers’ empowerment and teacher transformation. Critical appraisal of teacher education in Kerala. Elucidate the gap between teacher education and classroom teaching, if any

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