PSTE
IFIC
P & M
ET
DRU
CMDE
WE
CMDE BRANCH
(CURRICULUM, MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT &
EVALUATION)
This unit of DIET aims at developing new
district specific topics and curricular units for various
subjects of the following kind: Local Geography, minerals,
agriculture, industry, service occupations, folk art,
handicrafts, communities and tribes, institutions, etc. Also
it conducts INSET programmes /workshops for primary school
teachers in developing of question bank and preparation of
evaluation tools for various school subjects.
Functions:
1.
To adopt
existing items & develop new items for elementary education
and elementary teacher education programmes.
2.
Teaching
learning for general as well as locally developed curricular
units- especially primers for classes I and II in tribal
languages in districts having substantial tribal population.
3.
Techniques and
guide lines for continuous and summative learner-evaluation.
4.
Tests,
question/item banks, rating scales, observation schedules,
guidelines for diagnostic testing/remedial programmes talent
identification procedures etc.
5.
To help DRU in
development work as above for Adult and non-formal
Education.
6.
To undertake
testing on sample basis to assess achievement levels among
learners, especially with reference to Min levels prescribed
for the primary and upper stage and for adult learners under
NLM.
7.
To help
educational authorities and elementary school/NFE/AE centers
in implementing a reliable and valid system of learner
evaluation.
8.
To conduct
workshops for the adaptation/development work mentioned in
(1) above, as also in-service programmes relating to CMDE. |
