15. Consensus: 06 February 2010

[Kerala University English Teacher Educator’s Forum - KUETEF]


Given below is a consensus arrived at by members of KUETEF regarding BEd curriculum transaction, during the Seventh meeting of KUETEF held at Karmela Rani Training College, Kollam on 06 February 2010.

•Diagnostic Tests prepared by the trainees should focus on five areas and should have a minimum of 25 questions.

•Diagnostic Test given during the First Semester is to be conducted on the first or second day of the 10-Day first spell of Practice Teaching.

•The five areas identified for the Diagnostic Test are

* Vocabulary…………Multiple choice questions

* Spelling …………… Multiple choice questions

* Grammar …………. Multiple choice questions

* Paragraph Writing … to check #1 Ability to communicate # 2 Choice of
Vocabulary # 3 Punctuation

* Comprehension …. True-False or Yes-No questions based on the content of
the Course Book

•Diagnostic Test during the first spell, is to be set on topics already taught to the pupils in school, prior to the commencement of the First Spell of Practice Teaching. The test should be conducted on the first or second day itself, so that trainees get a fair idea of the ability of the pupils. [It may however be noted that in the Syllabus it is stated that the Diagnostic Test should be conducted towards the end of the First Spell of Practice Teaching]

•Diagnostic Test during the Second spell of Practice Teaching should be conducted after ten days of Practice Teaching. The questions on the five areas identified above should be from the content taught by the trainee in the first ten days of the Second Spell, so that remedial work necessary can be given to the pupils during the last ten days of the Second Spell of Practice Teaching.

•The Achievement Test and Blue Print to be prepared by the trainees during the Second Spell of Practice Teaching should be modelled on the ten Mental Processes identified in Source Book supplied by the SCERT.