Curriculum and Methods of Teaching has teachers and teacher educators as its main target groups, and all of them are likely to find it a dependable and a faithful armpit companion. The fundamental concepts covered in Section I lay the foundation, for the theory and practice of teaching and learning, Section II, Attempts to supplement the conventional methods of teaching with unconventional strategies and Section III, focuses on approaches for consolidation and internalization of learning in different subjects. These are aimed at the realization of the targets of pupil growth in the Cognitive, affective and psycho-motor sector of personality. As a bold attempt at translating theories into practice and imparting concrete shape to nebulous abstractions, the book paves the way for gratifying success of all its clients.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR H S Srivastava
Prof. H.S. Srivastava is a living educational luminary who as a student of Dr. Benjamin S. Bloom Carries his stamp and legacy. Working in the areas of Curriculum, Evaluation and Talent Search, as Head of the Department and Dean at NCERT, he has made valuable contributions both nationally and internationally, witnessing his ideas implemented in his own lifetime. He has been a UNESCO consultant at IIEP Paris and at UIE, Hamburg and a professor at IDS, Brighton and University of Shanghai, Shanghai. Prof. Srivastava is the author of numerous books and monographs. Some main of these are Examinationa Reforms in India (UNESCO, Paris 1979); Challenges in Educational Evaluation (Vikas, New Delhi 1989), Examination Manual (S. Chand, 2000); Manual for Schools (S. Chand 2002). Prof. Srivastava has also been decorated by the Government of France with the title of 'Chevalier dans I'Ordre Palmes Acedemiquies' which is the French equivalent of the British Knighthood "Sir".
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