Introduction
The existing B.Ed (1.5 years) does not serve the purpose for the discipline of Special Education, so a new program is prepared to give the opportunity to students with 16 years of education to enter into the field of special education as professional teachers. The program covers general education courses in the first semester followed by two semesters for Special education courses. Details of the program are as follows:
SPECIALIZATION:
B. ED 1.5 Special Education programme will be offered in the following seven specialization areas.
1. Hearing Impairment.
2. Visual Impairment
3. Physical and Health Impairment.
4. Intellectually Disability.
5. Learning Disability
6. Autism Spectrum Disorder
7. Inclusive Education
Eligibility Criteria
16 years of Education i.e. B.S Hon/MA/MSc/ B.S (4-Year) etc. with 45% marks.
Selection Process
Open Merit
Duration
Medium of Instruction
Teaching Methodology
Open Distance Learning
Total Credits Hours Required
|
Course Titles |
Course Codes |
Credit Hours |
|
Philosophy of Education |
8609 |
03 |
|
General methods of Teaching |
8601 |
03 |
|
Educational Assessment and Evaluation. |
8602 |
03 |
|
Curriculum Development. |
8603 |
03 |
|
Citizenship Education and Community Engagement |
8606 |
03 |
|
Human Development and Learning |
8610 |
03 |
|
Course Titles |
Course Codes |
Credit Hours |
|
Introduction to Special Education |
8631 |
03 |
|
Supervised School Observations in Special Education |
8327 |
03 |
|
Organization and Management of Special Schools |
8451 |
03 |
|
Introduction to Inclusive Education |
6413 |
03 |
|
Research Methods in Education |
8604 |
03 |
|
Assistive technologies for children with special needs |
8650/8450 |
03 |
|
Course Titles |
Course Codes |
Credit Hours |
|
Area of Specialization (Course I) |
* |
03 |
|
Area of Specialization (Course II) |
* |
03 |
|
Area of Specialization (Course III) |
* |
03 |
|
Area of Specialization (Course IV) |
* |
03 |
|
Research Project: Special Education |
8452 |
03 |
|
Supervised Teaching Practice in Special Education |
3600 |
03 |
Elective / Major Courses:
- Students will choose any one cluster of the following seven specializations area as per offerings by the Department of Special Education:
1. Intellectual Disability
-
- Introduction to Intellectual Disability (8465)
- Assessment of Children with Intellectual Disability (8468)
- Teaching of Children with Intellectual Disability-I (8466)
- Teaching of Children with Intellectual Disability-II (8467)
2. Hearing Impairment
-
- General Introduction to Hearing impairment (8469) Psychology of Deafness and Child Development (8472) Speech and Hearing (8470)
- Audiology and Audiometry (8471)
3. Visual Impairment
-
- Braille Practical Course-Urdu (8474)
- Braille Practical Course-English (8475)
- Independence Training for the visually handicapped (8476)
- Special Education for the Visually Handicapped Children (8473)
4. Physical and Health Impairment
-
- Introduction to Physical and Health Impairment (8461)
- Educational Intervention for Physical and Health Impairment (8462) Therapeutic Management for Physical and Health Impairment (8463)
- Educational Adaptation for Children with Physical and Health Impairment (8464)
COURSE EVALUATION SCHEME OF THEORETICAL COURSES/ SUPERVISED SCHOOL OBSERVATIONS/ RESEARCH PROJECT/ SUPERVISED TEACHING
PRACTICE OF B.Ed-1.5 (Special Education)
Breakup of Scheme Structure of B.Ed 1.5 in Special Education Programme
|
Area |
No. of Courses |
Credit Hours |
|
06 |
18 |
|
08 |
24 |
|
04 |
12 |
|
Total |
18 |
54 |
2
3
4
5
Semesters
Workshop
The online workshop for each course will comprise of 12 hours, with 2 hours daily for 6 days except for the teaching practice and project as per AIOU policy. Each semester will have a workshop for the courses offered in that particular semester. There will be an online quiz for every course at the end of the workshop.
The teaching practice course will have a face to face workshop.
Assessment Weightage
| Assignments (Weightage) | Workshop (Attendance & Quizzes) (Weightage) | Final Exam (Weightage) | Passing Marks |
| 20% | 30% Quiz | 50% | 50% (in aggregate). However, 40% marks in final exams is mandatory. |
Note: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) reserves the right to amend the fee structure policy, course offering and assessment of courses when required. The existing course(s) will be adopted/adapted as per requirement. The department may change the sequence of the course(s) offering as per availability of course(s).