Introduction
In wake of the decision by the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan to discontinue B.Ed (01 Year) programme, Allama Iqbal Open University was the first one to launch its B.Ed (1.5 Year) programme under the guidelines of the HEC in 2016. The programme was designed to equip the trainee teachers with sound professional and pedagogical knowledge, disposition and skills to counter the challenges of demanding educational market. This pre-service teacher education programme is now more focused on practicum-based courses than before. The main target of the programme is to provide dynamic nature of experiences to the prospective teachers and linking their theoretical knowledge with actual classroom settings in the likes of multiple teaching practices and research project.
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant MUST have at least 16 years of Education (academic disciplines other than Education i.e., MA Education or MEd) including MA / MSc / BS (04 Years) with minimum of second division or equivalent.
Selection Process
The admission is offered on open-merit base and all applicants meeting the requirements will be offered admission in B.Ed (1.5 Year) Programme.
Duration
Medium of Instruction
Teaching Methodology
ODL/Online
AIOU Credits Required
Six compulsory courses are offered in first semester
|
|
Course |
Code |
Credit Hours |
|
1. |
General Methods of Teaching (Professional) |
8601 |
03 |
|
2. |
Educational Assessment and Evaluation (Professional) |
8602 |
03 |
|
3. |
Curriculum Development (Foundation) |
8603 |
03 |
|
4. |
Research Methods in Education (Professional) |
8604 |
03 |
|
5. |
Educational Leadership and Management (Professional) |
8605 |
03 |
|
6. |
Citizenship Education and Community Engagement |
8606 |
03 |
Two compulsory courses along with one area of specialization consisting of 04 relevant courses
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Course |
Code |
Credit Hours |
|
1. |
Teaching Practice-I (Professional) |
8607 |
03 |
|
2. |
Critical Thinking and Reflective Practices |
8611 |
03 |
|
3. |
Area of Specialization (Course-I) |
|
03 |
|
4. |
Area of Specialization (Course-II) |
|
03 |
|
5. |
Area of Specialization (Course-III) |
|
03 |
|
6. |
Area of Specialization (Course-IV) |
|
03 |
*Students have to select only one area of specialization
Area of Specialization 1: Leadership and Management
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|
Course |
Code |
Credit Hours |
|
Course-I |
Management Strategies in Educational Institutions |
8615 |
03 |
|
Course-II |
School Administration and Supervision |
8616 |
03 |
|
Course-III |
Plan Implementation and Educational Management |
8617 |
03 |
|
Course-IV |
School Leadership |
8618 |
03 |
Area of Specialization 2: Educational Technology and Evaluation
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|
Course |
Code |
Credit Hours |
|
Course-I |
Educational Technology |
8619 |
03 |
|
Course-II |
Computers in Education |
8620 |
03 |
|
Course-III |
Broadcast Media |
8621 |
03 |
|
Course-IV |
Non-broadcast Media |
8622 |
03 |
Area of Specialization 3: Teacher Education
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|
Course |
Code |
Credit Hours |
|
Course-I |
Elementary Education |
8623 |
03 |
|
Course-II |
Secondary Education |
8624 |
03 |
|
Course-III |
Higher Education |
8625 |
03 |
|
Course-IV |
Teacher Education in Pakistan |
8626 |
03 |
Area of Specialization 4: Science Education
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|
Course |
Code |
Credit Hours |
|
Course-I |
Foundations of Science Education |
8627 |
03 |
|
Course-II |
Assessment in Science Education |
8628 |
03 |
|
Course-III |
Laboratory Organization, Management and Safety Methods |
8629 |
03 |
|
Course-IV |
General Science in Schools |
8638 |
03 |
Area of Specialization 6: Reading
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|
Course |
Code |
Credit Hours |
|
Course-I |
Foundations of Reading |
8634 |
03 |
|
Course-II |
Teaching Reading |
8635 |
03 |
|
Course-III |
Reading Difficulties |
8636 |
03 |
|
Course-IV |
Reading Assessment |
8637 |
03 |
Six compulsory courses are offered in Semester 3
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|
Course |
Code |
Credit Hours |
|
1. |
Teaching Practice-II (Professional) |
8608 |
03 |
|
2. |
Philosophy of Education (Foundation) |
8609 |
03 |
|
3. |
Human Development and Learning (Foundation) |
8610 |
03 |
|
4. |
Professionalism in Teaching (Professional) |
8612 |
03 |
|
5. |
Research Project (Content Embedded – Professional) |
8613 |
03 |
|
6. |
Educational Statistics (Professional) |
8614 |
03 |
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2
3
4
Semesters
Workshop
Online/Face to Face (Only for Teaching PrACTICE I & II)
Thesis
Research report is submitted (C-8613