DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION
(M.Ed.)

TWO–YEAR M.Ed. DEGREE PROGRAMME

Programme Code: 20MD001

REGULATIONS AND SYLLABUS

FOR TWO-YEAR M.Ed.

(UNDER CBCS SEMESTER PATTERN)

Preamble of the Programme

Education plays a key role in the development of a
society and a country. The extent to which education is able to contribute to the process
of socio-economic development and transformation of the
nation depends on the trained and qualified human resources developed in the academic institutions and universities. In order to produce qualified
human resources required
for the country, the academic institutions should be equipped with
adequate resources, competent and
committed teachers and properly designed curriculum. The Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University has been producing
and supplying trained
and qualified teachers,
teacher educators, and other educational professionals including curriculum designers, education policy analysts, educational planners, educational
administrators, educational supervisors, school principals, and educational researchers to the country
for more than one decade by offering
B.Ed., M.Ed., M.Phil.,
and Ph.D. Degree
Programmes.

General Objectives of the Programme

The overall objective of the M.Ed. programme is to
produce higher level of manpower such as
teachers, teacher educators, principals, educational planners and
administrators, educational policy analysts
and other kind of experts in the field of education.

Programme Outcomes

After
completion of this Programme, the Prospective teacher educators will be
able to develop:

PO1: analytical
and reasoning skills PO2: team work and leadership quality

PO3: critical
thinking and Problem-solving ability PO4: scientific reasoning and research
competencies

PO5: digital literacy
and communication skills PO6: self-directed and life-long learning.

Specific Objectives of the Programme:-

1.      To produce
qualified and competent teachers and teacher educators

2.      To provide
knowledge on historical, philosophical and sociological foundation of educational practices

3.      To provide
training to become
educational psychologists and counsellors

4.      To provide
opportunities to critically examine and reflect
on the concept, content, organization and status of elementary and secondary teacher
education curriculum, infrastructure, resources needed, and issues and problems related
to teacher preparation

5.      To
give training to design and develop curriculum, syllabus, textbooks and
preparation of other instructional materials

6.      To
provide input on various methods of research, select/develop research tools,
apply appropriate statistical techniques to analyse
the data and infer results

7.      To
motivate to learn and use sound principles and techniques in the learner-
centred instructional process

8.      To encourage
actively participate in educational measurement and evaluation processes

9.      To produce educational planners,
administrators, managers, supervisors, researchers, and other
educational experts

10.  To develop
skills to identify
and solve the educational problems
at national and international level

11.  To critically
examine the role and functions
of various agencies including the regulatory bodies
in enhancing the quality of teacher education

12.  To make to
understand education as a discipline
of study

13.  To motivate
to use the information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the teaching-learning process

14.  To enable
to realize the importance of early childhood
care and education

15.  To examine
the status and issues related
to women and the role of education
to address the issues

16.  To know the importance of special and inclusive education, and legislative measures
to deal with education of children with diverse needs

17.  To prepare
to carryout field internship, practical and dissertation works

Eligibility for Admission 

(a) Candidates seeking
admission to the M.Ed. Degree Programme should have obtained at least 50% marks (aggregate in theory
and practicum) or an equivalent grade in the
following programmes:

i)    B.Ed.

ii)  B.A.B.Ed.

iii)  B.Sc.B.Ed.

iv)  B.El.Ed.

(b) Reservation and relaxation of marks for SC/ST/OBC/PWD and other applicable categories shall be as per the Central Government / State
Government whichever is applicable.

(c)    Admission
shall be made on the basis of marks obtained in the qualifying examination and    in
the entrance examination or any other selection process as per the policy
of the State Government / Central Government / University in force
from time to time.

Duration of the Programme

 The Master’s Degree in Education (M.Ed.) under
Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) shall
be of two academic years comprising four semesters with 90 credits. Students
shall be permitted to complete the programme requirements of the two-year
programme within a maximum period of three years from the date of
admission to the programme. The term
‘complete the programme’ means passing all the prescribed theory and practical examinations of the programme to become eligible for the degree. The
number of working days for each semester shall be of 100 inclusive of classroom transaction, practicum, field study, and conduct of examination.

Programme Content

The two-year M.Ed. Programme is comprised of five
inter-related curricular areas – (i) Perspective
Courses (ii) Tool Courses (iii) Teacher Education Course (iv) Specialization of Core Course, and (v)Specializaion
of Thematic Courses. All the courses
include in-built field based units of study, dissertation and practicum work tailored to suit the requirements of prospective teacher educators. Transaction of the courses shall be done using a variety of approaches, including academic writing, self-development activities, and field visits.

Programme Specific Outcomes 

After completion of this Programme, the Prospective teacher
educators will be able to:

PSO1: demonstrate
the competencies of teacher educators.

PSO2: interpret the historical, philosophical and sociological implications of education.

PSO3: serve as educational
psychologists and counsellors.

PSO4: provide constructive feedback
to restructure the elementary and secondary teacher education
programmes and teacher preparation process.

PSO5: capable of designing and developing curriculum and other learning resources.

PSO6: demonstrate the research skills
by undertaking research projects. PSO7: realize
the values of learner-centered instruction.

PSO8: actively participate in educational
measurement and evaluation processes.

PSO9: serve as educational planners, administrators, managers,
supervisors and other positions
in the field of education.

PSO10: provide solutions to educational problems.

PSO11: suggest measures for effective functioning of various agencies
including the regulatory bodies
to enhance the quality of teacher education.

PSO12: demonstrate education
as a separate discipline.

PSO13: develop
capacity of using the information and communication technologies (ICTs) in
teaching-learning process.

PSO14: examine the importance of early childhood
care and education.

PSO15: realize the importance of education in improving the status of women and addressing
their issues.

PSO16: analyze the emerging trends in education for children with special needs.

PSO17:recognize the skills needed  to  successfully complete  the  field internship, practicum components and dissertation works.

                    Course-wise Credit
Allotment

SEMESTER-WISE COURSE
STRUCTURE

FIRST SEMESTER

Dissertation: In the first semester, the students haveto identify two different research problems,write research proposals for the same and submit them to the concernedCollege / Department. The Principal / Head of the Department
shall constitute a three member research Advisory Committee including the supervisor of the candidate and two other senior teachers working in the initution at the M.Ed. level to monitor the research activities of the College/ Department. The Research Advisory Committee shall scrutinise and finalise the research proposals. Then the
Principal shall send the proposals
(two) to the Controller of Examinations, Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University for further scrutiny and approval.
The Research Advisory Committee shall
evaluate the dissertation related work and award the internal marks for the students.

Practicum:    (a) Field Immersion in the Co-operative Schools (10 Working Days)

The prospective teacher educators shall be present in the co-operative schools concerned to the Teacher Education Institutions and prepare a reflective report
upon the administration, curriculum transaction, mode of evaluation and student-teachers’ curricular and co-curricular activities. The report of the same has to be submitted to the concerned College / Department.

                         (b) Self-Development Programme: Yoga

The prospective teacher educators shall demonstrate   and conduct 10 sessions of Yoga to the students of the Co-operativeschools. The procedures of these activities have to be recorded andsubmitted to the concerned College / Department.

The Principal / Head of the Department shall constitute a three member Evaluation Committee consisting three senior teachers working in the institution at the M.Ed. level to assess all the practicum related works/records (excluding the dissertation related work) and award the internal marks for the students.

                                                       SECOND SEMESTER

Dissertation: In the second semester, the Principal / Head shall arrange a Research Colloquium to enable each student
give a presentation on his/her
research proposal. The Research
Advisory Committee shall evaluate the candidate’s performance and award the internal marks to him/her.

Practicum: (a) Field Visit to Teacher Education Institutions (10 Working Days) 

The prospective teacher educators shall
visit and write reflective reports
on any one of the Teacher Education Institutions that is engaged in  
developing innovative curriculum and pedagogic practice,
educational policy planning,
educational management and administration, etc. The reflective reports should be submitted
to the concerned College / Department.

(b) Psychology Practical

Each prospective teacher
educator is expected
to conduct a minimum of 10 practical
(5 Experiments and 5 Paper-pencil Tests) during the second semester
(List of practical is given in the syllabus of Advanced Educational Psychology). The practical records should be submitted
to the concerned College / Department. The three members Evaluation Committee shall assess the practicum
related works/records and award the internal marks for the students.

THIRD SEMESTER

                        Dissertation:
In the third semester, each peospective teacher educator has to
select/develop the research tools/instruments and collect the data pertaining to his/her research
problem. The Principal / Head shall arrange a Research Colloquium to enable each student
give a presentation on adoption/development of research tools/instruments related his/her research. The Research
Advisory Committee shall evaluate the process involved
in the adoption/development of tools/instruments by the candidates and award the internal marks to him/her.

Practicum:   (a) Field based Internship in Co-operative Schools (5 Working
Days)

The peospective teacher educators shall observe the teaching and other co-curricular activities of students
both at Level I & II in the Co-operative Schools and submit their reflective records to the concerned College
/ Department.

                      (b) Field Based Internship in the Teacher Education Institution (15 Working Days)

 Each prospective teacher educator shall be attached with their parent Teacher Education Institution or any one of the Teacher Education Institutions for field immersion for a period of 15 days continuously to undertake the activities specified below.

The prospective teacher educators shall be engaged handling 12 classes during the field immersion in their parent Teacher Education Institution or nearby Teacher Education Institution affiliated to TNTEU offering B.Ed Programme.

Each prospective teacher educator shall submit their field based/attachment appraisal reports duly endorsed by the Mentor as well as by the Head of the Institution, where he/she is attached with and the same is to be submitted to the concerned College / Department. The three members Evaluation Committee shall assess the practicum related works/records and award the internal marks for the students.

FOURTH SEMESTER

Dissertation:        

                            In the fourth semester, the peospective teacher educators have to complete the data analysis, interpretations and submit the dissertation before the commencement of the fourth
semester theory examinations.

The Principal / Head shall arrange a Research Colloquium to enable each student give a presentation before
submission of the dissertation to the University for external evaluation subject to the approval of the Research
Advisory Committee:

Practicum: 

(a) Hands on Training

The
prospective teacher educators shall prepare the master table based on the data collected    and    the  
 data  
 shall  
 be    
statistically     analysed     by   
using any relevant software.
The data (questionnaires, inventories, etc) and the   output of the data
shall be submitted during the viva-voce examination.

(b) Communication Skills: Academic Writing

The peospective teacher educators are expected to present the academic writing
in the form of a research article
related to the dissertation topic in the research colloquium of the   respective  
Teacher   Education   Institution
and the same shall be submitted to the concerned College / Department.

The three members Evaluation Committee shall assess the practicum
related works/records and award the internal marks
for the students.

                     Medium of Instruction

The medium of the programme for both instruction and
examination shall be of in Tamil or
English depending on the availability of medium of instruction in the Colleges
of Education / University Departments.

                     Attendance

1.      In each semester, a student shall
earn a minimum of 80% attendance for theory courses
and practicum, and 90% field
attachment/internship/immersion. In special cases, the Vice- Chancellor may condone deficiency of attendance not exceeding 10% on the recommendation of the Principal / Head of the Department, based on medical
grounds duly certified by a Government Medical
Officer not below the rank of an Assistant Civil Surgeon.

2.      Student
who is continuously absent for ten days or more at any point of time, a
showcase notice shall be served
stating that he/she
has to forfeit his/her
seat, if, he/she
fails to report
to the College / University Department immediately. The student whose attendance is below 70% and more than 40% may be given readmission within a period
of two consecutive years with full fee but without
appearing at the entrance
examination and in such a case the student has to fulfil all the
rules and regulations which are followed
by a fresh student.

3.      The
student who does not have adequate attendance shall not be considered for the
award of any scholarship or any
kind of financial aid by the University or any other Government or Quasi
Government Agency.

4.      Attendance
shall be reckoned from the date of admission to the last instructional day of each semester.

                         Examinations

a.      Theory Course:

The
term-end external examination for all semesters shall be conducted by the
University at the end of each semester.
The theory examination for each course
shall be conducted for 70 marks.

b.      Internal Assessment for Theory Courses:

The award of continuous
evaluation (i.e. internal assessment) marks in each semester for theory courses shall be distributed as follows:

z** The marks
for attendance shall be awarded
as given below:

              Summary  of Semester-wise Distribution of Marks

                   Note: EA –External Assessment,               IA – Internal Assessment 

                c.         Appearance for the Examination

                           Each candidate  whose admission is approved by the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University shall apply for the written and practical examinations in the first attempt itself. Candidates who have failed to satisfy the minimum attendance norms of Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University will not be permitted
to appear for the written and practical examinations. However, the basis of permitting a student to appear for the examination shall be in accordance with the regulations of Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, in force from time to time.

                  d.           Passing Minimum for Theory/Practicum/Dissertation

                       A candidate who secures not less than 50% of total marks prescribed for the course with a minimum of 50% of the marks prescribed for the internal as well as external examination shall be declared to have passed in (theory/practicum/dissertation) examination for that course. In case a candidate secures less than 50% of marks prescribed for the internal, then one more opportunity shall be given to him/her to improve the internal marks in the specific course (theory/practicum/dissertation) within the next semester.

                    e.          Reappearance for Theory/Dissertation

                     Students who have secured ‘F’ (Fail) / ‘Ab’ (Absent in the examination) grade in a particular course (other than the practicum components) can reappear during the subsequent end- semester examinations. All applicable fees shall be charged for the purpose of re-appearance in (theory/dissertation) examinations.

                   f.           Provisions for Improvement

                           (i)          A candidate who passed in all the courses of a semester may be permitted to improve the results by reappearing for the whole examination of that semester.

                         (ii)        A candidate is allowed for improvement in aggregate by appearing not more than two times for any semester. Further, aggregate improvement is limited
to a period of one year after passing the end semester examinations. The regulations governing maximum period of three years for completing the
M.Ed. programme notified by the University from time to time shall be applicable for improvement of results.

                    (iii)       A candidate is permitted to apply for improvement of examinations 30 days in advance of the pertinent semester examination whenever held.

                             (iv)    If a candidate passes in all the courses in reappearance, higher of the two aggregate marks secured by the candidate shall be awarded for that semester.
In case the candidate fails in the reappearance for improvement the marks secured by the candidate in the first appearance will prevail.

                         (v)        A candidate who appeared for improvements is eligible for reclassification of class only and will not be considered for ranking purpose.

                            (vi)       Improvement is applicable only for theory examinations and not applicable for dissertation and practicum components.

              g.          Transitory Regulations

          Whenever a course or scheme of instruction is changed in a particular year, two more examinations immediately following thereafter shall be conducted
according to the old regulations / syllabus. Candidates who failed to appear at the examinations or failing in the examinations shall redo the programme and take the examinations.