3701-trends And Issues In Education

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  ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD (Secondary Teacher Education Department) WARNING 1. PLAGIARISM OR HIRING OF GHOST WRITER(S) FOR SOLVINGTHE ASSIGNMENT(S) WILL DEBAR THE STUDENT FROM AWARDOF DEGREE/CERTIFICATE, IF FOUND AT ANY STAGE.2.SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS BORROWED OR STOLEN FROMOTHER(S) AS ONE’S OWN WILL BE PENALIZED AS DEFINED IN“AIOU PLAGIARISM POLICY”. ASSIGNMENT No. 1 (Units 1–4)Course: Trends and Issues in Education (3701)Semester: Spring, 2010Level: M.PhilTotal Marks: 100Pass Marks: 50Note: All questions carry equal marks.  Q.1Discuss the major trends of modern life and relate them to future possibilities invarious field of human activities.Q.2Analyse the equality versus meritocracy dilemma of our times presented by TorrtenHusen. Discuss the pros and cones of both the approaches and propose a balancedapproach for development of education in Pakistan.Q.3Hayes finds that some of the perennial issues which confront education in Pakistan are:i)Political instabilityii)Lack of continuity of constitutionsiii)Poverty; Rigid Classification of economic groupsiv)Illiteracy v)Population pressure andvi)UnemploymentQ.4Are the “Future Shocks” given by Alivin Toffler visionary, or realistic.Substantiate your view-point with sound reasoning based on present trends anddevelopments.Q.5Critically study the section on conditions and learning needs in rural areas byCoombs. Using the data from Pakistan situations, analyse the implications of thefollowing factors for expansion of education in rural areas.(a)Increasing poverty(b)Economic changes and(c)Social Changes  ASSIGNMENT No. 2 (Units 5–9) Q.1According to Haveman and Wolfe, The higher Education plays a limited role incollective provision of “goods” relative to elementary or secondary education.Discuss this observations and offer your suggestions to maximize benefits of higher education in national development.Q.2Identify emerging socio-political trends in the world which are likely to affecteducational systems around the turn of the century.Q.3Being a senior educator, you must have been involved in the curriculum planning process inPakistan. What are the major problems and issues which are confronted by a curriculum planner in Pakistan? What are the possible ways to overcome these problems.Q.4Keeping the existing trends in view, analyse the use of the following educationaltechnologies for improvement of learning at higher education level:-(i)Television(ii)Computer and(iii)Video-cassettesQ.5Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of the essay and objective types testsand suggest a workable model which combines the strengths of both these types for adoption in Pakistan. 2