Teacher Education

  Bloom’s Taxonomy In 1956, Dr. Benjamin Samuel Bloom, along with Max Eagleheart, Edward F u rst, Walter Hill, and David Krathwohl , published a framework for categorizing educational goals. This framework is titled Taxonomy of Educational Objectives , also known as Bloom’s Taxonomy . Bloom’s Taxonomy is an a   cumulative  and hierarchical system for describing, classifying, and organizing learning objectives . It is hierarchical in nature, meaning that the objectives in the taxonomy are grouped by level or rank. Dr. Bloom and his associates categorized objectives into three domains: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. Cognitive  Domain:  Cognitive domain involves behaviors related to intellectual development. Intellectual development is possible only when we possess or store knowledge and by processing and manipulating information. P rocessing and manipulating information means  using or applying the knowledge  in some type of problematic situation...

  Issues and Challenges of Elementary Education in India The various concerns regarding educational issues ,particularly concerns about elementary education obtained out from the recommendations of the commissions and the national policies include: Enrollment and Access to Schools ·  Low Enrollment Rates : Despite efforts to increase enrollment, many children, especially those in rural or remote areas, remain out of school due to inadequate access and lack of transportation. Improving accessibility through better infrastructure and transport is essential. ·  Provision of Schools : India’s aim of having a primary school within one kilometer and an upper primary school within three kilometers of all habitations has seen progress, but more schools are needed in undeserved  areas. The shift system could help accommodate more students in densely populated or remote areas. High Dropout Rates ·  Economic Factors : Many children drop out to work and support their famili...

  The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Kerala Rules, 2010 The RTE Act, 2009 empowers the state government to make rules for its effective implementation within the state. RTE, Kerala Rules include the following sections: SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: • Monitor the working of the school • Prepare and recommend school development plan • Monitor the utilisation of the grants received from the state government or local authority or any other source Other functions namely:- • Communicate to the population in the neighbourhood of the school, the rights of the child , the duties of the state government, local authority, school, parent and guardian • ensure the implementation of duties of teachers namely:- (i)  maintain regularity and punctuality in attending school; (ii)  hold regular meetings with parents and guardians and appraise them about the regularity in attendance, ability to learn, progress made in learning and any other relevant information about the c...