The two-year Associate Degree in Education (ADE) and four-year Bachelor’s of Education (B.Ed. [Hons.]) encourage a change in approaches to teaching and learning. Moving away from an over-reliance on teacher-centered lectures, the new degrees promote student-centered learning in classrooms. Teachers learn how to foster learner-centered active learning and other teaching techniques that make learning more interactive and meaningful. Student teachers in the new degree programs will acquire the knowl-edge, skills, and dispositions they need to help children be successful learners.

The degrees follow a curriculum, specially designed by leading national and international experts. Approved and endorsed by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), these degree programs are also based on Pakistan’s 10 National Professional Standards for Teachers. Phasing out the old degrees, like the PTC and CT, the ADE & B.Ed (Hons.) will become the entry level benchmark for teach-ers by 2018.

This change also involves a change in the way prospective teachers are assessed. In the new degrees, work completed during a course counts towards a final grade at the end of a semester. The new degrees are designed to help prospective teachers achieve the highest quality of teaching as described by the National Professional Standards. These programs are structured around the notion that a teacher in the classroom needs to be competent in the content areas as well as in teaching strategies in order to ensure expected student learning outcomes.

The Associate Degree in Education (ADE) is a transitional two-year program, which has been aligned with and leads to the B.Ed. (Hons.) program. Twelve-year schooling is the basic criteria for enrollment in the new program/course. The new scheme of studies lays excessive emphasis on practice teaching in which 15 credit hours of these degree programs are exclusively included to promote practicum and practical work in the new program. Therefore, a blend of content and pedagogical courses has been included in the new scheme of studies. Student teachers are provided opportunities to practice teaching through interaction with primary schools, the community and professional training, all of which blend pedagogical learning with extensive supervised teaching practice. This teach-ing experience enables prospective teachers to bring about a positive attitude in the classroom and in understanding the diversity of cultures. In the first two years of the ADE program, prospective teachers spend time in schools equivalent to two full courses in addition to visiting schools throughout the semesters with specific school-based tasks. The total number of credits for practicum during the

ADE and B.Ed. (Hons.) Programs Education for the teachers of tomorrow!

four-year program is 15, which is about 11% of the total program credits. Planning and carrying out research activities, engaging in courses like critical thinking and reflective practices, studying contemporary issues and trends in education and involvement of prospective teachers in practical/field work greatly reduce isolation of teachers and help develop the habit of inquiry.

Based on latest research on early childhood education, the specially designed curriculum includes courses on a broad range of impor-tant topics, like child development, educational psychology, classroom management and teaching methods, among many others, to ensure that tomorrow’s teachers are not only able to inform, but also instruct and inspire their students. This well-rounded curriculum puts these degrees at par with international standards and aims to create a new cadre of teachers to transform the teaching process in elementary schools across Pakistan.

Join them to become a teacher and make a di�erence for the future of Pakistan!

The two-year Associate Degree in Education (ADE) and four-year Bachelor’s of Education (B.Ed. [Hons.]) encourage a change in approaches to teaching and learning. Moving away from an over-reliance on teacher-centered lectures, the new degrees promote student-centered learning in classrooms. Teachers learn how to foster learner-centered active learning and other teaching techniques that make learning more interactive and meaningful. Student teachers in the new degree programs will acquire the knowl-edge, skills, and dispositions they need to help children be successful learners.

The degrees follow a curriculum, specially designed by leading national and international experts. Approved and endorsed by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), these degree programs are also based on Pakistan’s 10 National Professional Standards for Teachers. Phasing out the old degrees, like the PTC and CT, the ADE & B.Ed (Hons.) will become the entry level benchmark for teach-ers by 2018.

This change also involves a change in the way prospective teachers are assessed. In the new degrees, work completed during a course counts towards a final grade at the end of a semester. The new degrees are designed to help prospective teachers achieve the highest quality of teaching as described by the National Professional Standards. These programs are structured around the notion that a teacher in the classroom needs to be competent in the content areas as well as in teaching strategies in order to ensure expected student learning outcomes.

The Associate Degree in Education (ADE) is a transitional two-year program, which has been aligned with and leads to the B.Ed. (Hons.) program. Twelve-year schooling is the basic criteria for enrollment in the new program/course. The new scheme of studies lays excessive emphasis on practice teaching in which 15 credit hours of these degree programs are exclusively included to promote practicum and practical work in the new program. Therefore, a blend of content and pedagogical courses has been included in the new scheme of studies. Student teachers are provided opportunities to practice teaching through interaction with primary schools, the community and professional training, all of which blend pedagogical learning with extensive supervised teaching practice. This teach-ing experience enables prospective teachers to bring about a positive attitude in the classroom and in understanding the diversity of cultures. In the first two years of the ADE program, prospective teachers spend time in schools equivalent to two full courses in addition to visiting schools throughout the semesters with specific school-based tasks. The total number of credits for practicum during the

four-year program is 15, which is about 11% of the total program credits. Planning and carrying out research activities, engaging in courses like critical thinking and reflective practices, studying contemporary issues and trends in education and involvement of prospective teachers in practical/field work greatly reduce isolation of teachers and help develop the habit of inquiry.

Based on latest research on early childhood education, the specially designed curriculum includes courses on a broad range of impor-tant topics, like child development, educational psychology, classroom management and teaching methods, among many others, to ensure that tomorrow’s teachers are not only able to inform, but also instruct and inspire their students. This well-rounded curriculum puts these degrees at par with international standards and aims to create a new cadre of teachers to transform the teaching process in elementary schools across Pakistan.

Join them to become a teacher and make a di�erence for the future of Pakistan!

Year/ Semester wise Scheme of Studies of B.Ed. (Hons.)

SEMESTER – I Sr. # Courses Cr. Hr.

1 Functional English-I 3 2 Islamic Studies/Ethics 2

3 Child Development 3

4 Urdu Language 3 5 General Science 3

6 General Methods of Teaching 3 Total Credit Hours 17

SEMESTER – V Sr. # Courses Cr. Hr.

1 English-III 3

2 Foundations of Education 3 3 Content Course – I 3 4 Content Course – I 3

5 Curriculum Development 3

6 Educational Psychology 3

Total Credit Hours 18

SEMESTER – II Sr. # Courses Cr. Hr.

1 English-II 3 2 Computer Literacy 3

3 Classroom Management 3

4 General Mathematics 3 5 Pakistan Studies 2

6 Methods of Teaching Islamic Studies 3 Total Credit Hours 17

SEMESTER – VI Sr. # Courses Cr. Hr.

1 Contemporary Issues and Trends in Education 3

2 Content Course – II 3 3 Content Course – II 3

4 Comparative Education 3

5 Introduction to Guidance and Counseling 3 Total Credit Hours 15

SEMESTER – III Sr. # Courses Cr. Hr.

1 Teaching Literacy Skills 3

2 Art, Crafts and Calligraphy 3

3 Teaching of Urdu 3 4 Teaching of Science 3

5 ICT in Education 2

6 Teaching Practice 3 Total Credit Hours 17

SEMESTER – VII Sr. # Courses Cr. Hr.

1 Content Course – III 3

2 Content Course – III 3 3 Pedagogy – I 3 4 Pedagogy – II 3

5 Research Methods in Education 3

6 Teaching Practice 3

Total Credit Hours 18

SEMESTER – IV Sr. # Courses Cr. Hr.

1 Classroom Assessment 3 2 Teaching of English 3

3 Teaching of Mathematics 3 4 School, Community and Teacher 2+1 5 Teaching of Social Studies 2

6 Teaching practice 3

Total Credit Hours 17

SEMESTER – VIII Sr. # Courses Cr. Hr.

1 School Management 3

2 Test Development and Evaluation 3 3 Teaching Practice 6 4 Research project 3

Total Credit Hours 15

Grand Total Credit Hours 134

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