Ramakrishna Mission
Brahmananda College of Education

B.Ed. Semester-1

Course 1.1.1 : Childhood and Growing up
1st Half: Development and its Characteristics
Theory : (Ist Half - 50 + 2nd Half - 50)      Engagement with the field : 25       Full Marks :125
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Unit - 1

( Growth and developmental pattern of learners)

(A) Concept of growth and development

(B) General characteristics of growth and development

(C) Stages and sequence of growth and development Social factors that affect growth and development-poverty, lack of opportunities, deprivation, disrupted family, poor neighbourhood, poor housing

 

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Unit - 2

(Stages of development)

(A) Different stages of development–infancy, childhood, adolescence, Adulthood.

(B) Adolescence–Physical development, Emotional development, Cognitive development.

(C) Needs and problems of adolescents, their guidance and counseling

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Unit - 3

(Different types of Development)

(A) Cognitive development—Piaget's theory and its educational implications.

(B) Psycho-sexual development—Freud's Theory.

(C) Psycho social development—Erikson's theory of psychosocial development.

(D) Moral and pro social development—Kohlberg's theory.

(E) Development of self-concept and personal identity.

(F) Communication and speech development—paralinguistic and linguistic stages of development.

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Unit - 4

(Individual differences)

(A) Role of heredity, environment including physical and socio cultural factors.

(B )Nutrition.

(C) Child rearing practices and Family.

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Unit - 5

(Development of personality)

(A) Concept of Personality, types and traits of personality.

(B) Trait theories ( Eysenck and Cattell's 16 factor, Five factor).

(C) Measurement of personality ( Self-report and projective techniques).

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Course 1.1.1 : Childhood and Growing up
2nd Half : Aspects of Development
Theory : (Ist Half - 50 + 2nd Half - 50)      Engagement with the field : 25       Full Marks :125
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Unit - 1

( Concept, nature, interrelationship and educational implications of )

(A) Instincts and Emotions
(B) Emotional Intelligence
(C) Attitude and Attachment

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Unit - 2

(Motivation)

(A) Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation
(B) Theories of Motivation—Maslow, Weiner and McClelland
(C) Factors affecting Motivation—Self Efficacy, Locus of Control, Anxiety, Curiosity and their classroom implications.

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Unit - 3

(Attention and Interest)

(A) Concept of attention, determinants of attention and their classroom application
(B) Attention span and its fluctuation, distraction. Interest and its relation with attention

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Unit - 4

(Intelligence)

(A) Concept and nature, its distribution across population.
(B) Factor theories of intelligence (Guilford, Thurston and Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligence).
(C) Measurement of intelligence (Verbal and non-verbal tests of intelligence).
(D) Intelligence quotient and education

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Unit - 5

(Creativity)

(A) Concept of creativity
(B) The components of creativity
(C) Its identification and nurturance.

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Engagement with Field / Practicum:
(Any one of the following)

(A) Observe the various age group children (Early childhood, Later childhood, Adolescent) in various situations like in the classroom, playground, at home, with parents, friends, siblings and list down the characteristics of them in physical, social, emotional and intellectual domain.
(B) List down different maladjusted behaviours of adolescents which you could identify from the classroom and outside classroom. Take interview of a few and try to understand the factors that may be responsible for their behaviour.
(C) Visit a school (Practice Teaching) and find out the different measures/activities taken by school or teachers for healthy mental health of the children by interviewing school teachers.

(D) Observe any one successful teacher and list down the behavioural characteristics which impress you.
(E) List down few (classroom) learning situations involving insightful learning.

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