Annual Report - National Council Of Educational Research And ...

Annual Report - National Council Of Educational Research And ... Annual Report - National Council Of Educational Research And ...

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NCERT 94 students in Continuous and Comprehensive development, instead of focusing only on written tests as performance indicators. List of On-going/ Carried Over Programmes � Preparation of Document ‘Vision and Multi-layer Strategic Guidelines for the Improvement of Quality of Secondary Education’ � Development of Source Books on Assessment at Secondary Stage. � Development of Prototype ICT Kit for Mathematics at Secondary Stage. � Textbook on Curriculum and School for Two-year B.Ed. Annual Report 2010-11

12. Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations of Education Strengthening psychological foundations of school education and teacher education through research, development, training and extension programmes has been the major thrust of the department. Orienting key functionaries/teachers for greater awareness and acceptance of guidance and counselling approach and practices in the school system as well as training of professionals to serve as counsellors in schools has been its important concern. International Diploma Course in Guidance and Counselling through Distance/online mode and teacher training programme on Peace Education are some of the recent initiatives. The department, through its research, training and development programmes has been engaged in realising NCERT’s objectives of bringing about qualitative improvement in school and teacher education, providing psychological inputs to different aspects of school education, such as curriculum planning, textbook writing, teacher training, assessment etc. The focus of the department has been primarily in the areas of Guidance and Counselling, Education for Peace and Values and Educational Psychology. Guidance and counselling, the applied area of educational psychology, has been a key concern in terms of research, development of resource materials, training of professionals, and capacity-building at the state level since the past five decades. Since its inception the department has been offering Post Graduate Diploma Course in Guidance and Counselling to train professionals for serving as counsellors in schools. To begin with, a full-time (nine-month) Diploma Course was offered at the national level by the department. In 2002-03, the department Annual Report 2010-11 Annual Report 2010-11

12. Department of <strong>Educational</strong><br />

Psychology and<br />

Foundations of Education<br />

Strengthening psychological foundations of school<br />

education and teacher education through research,<br />

development, training and extension programmes has been<br />

the major thrust of the department. Orienting key<br />

functionaries/teachers for greater awareness and<br />

acceptance of guidance and counselling approach and<br />

practices in the school system as well as training of<br />

professionals to serve as counsellors in schools has been<br />

its important concern. International Diploma Course in<br />

Guidance and Counselling through Distance/online mode<br />

and teacher training programme on Peace Education are<br />

some of the recent initiatives.<br />

The department, through its research, training and development programmes<br />

has been engaged in realising NCERT’s objectives of bringing about qualitative<br />

improvement in school and teacher education, providing psychological inputs<br />

to different aspects of school education, such as curriculum planning, textbook<br />

writing, teacher training, assessment etc. The focus of the department has been<br />

primarily in the areas of Guidance and Counselling, Education for Peace and<br />

Values and <strong>Educational</strong> Psychology.<br />

Guidance and counselling, the applied area of educational psychology, has<br />

been a key concern in terms of research, development of resource materials,<br />

training of professionals, and capacity-building at the state level since the past<br />

five decades. Since its inception the department has been offering Post Graduate<br />

Diploma Course in Guidance and Counselling to train professionals for serving<br />

as counsellors in schools. To begin with, a full-time (nine-month) Diploma Course<br />

was offered at the national level by the department. In 2002-03, the department<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2010-11<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2010-11

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