Volume : 8, Issue : 2, February - 2019

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON NEWLY INTRODUCED NCTE CURRICULUM BETWEEN B.ED AND B.P.ED PROGRAMME IN WEST BENGAL

Dr. Sandip Sankar Ghosh, Mr. Ashok Kumar Sardar

Abstract :

The study was conducted from a comparative stand point on newly introduced NCTE uniform curriculum between 2 years B.ED and B.P.ED course all over the country. This revised curriculum is as per the NCTE new regulations 2014 for two year B.P.Ed and B.Ed programme as collaboration with the West Bengal University of teachers training, education planning and administration (WBUTTEPA) and the department of higher education Govt. of West Bengal. This education programme is related to the development of teacher proficiency and competency that would enable and empower the teacher to meet the requirements of the profession and face the challenges therein. Both the programmes were designed to integrate the study of childhood, social context of physical education, subject knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and aim of physical education and communication skills. The programme comprises of compulsory and optional theory as well as practical courses and compulsory school internship. The results of the comparisons between the programmes reveal that the B.P.Ed course is higher in terms of total number, theory part, practical part, total programme hours, theory part programme hours, practical part programme hours, total programme credit, teaching practices/school internship, total programme theory credit, total programme practical credit, elective and optional courses assigned and in terms of external assessment of the practical course than the B.Ed course. On the other hand only in terms of internal assessment of the practical course the B.Ed. Course holds 30% greater value than the B.P.Ed course