DIPLOMA IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION 
                              (D.El.Ed.)  
                                    
                                    
                             Course-505 
                 Learning Environmental Studies at 
                            Primary Level
                                            
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                               Block -1  
                Importance of Teaching-Learning of  
                       EVS at Primary Level 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
               NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING 
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                                  Course concept Map for Course-505 Learning of 
                                         Environmental Studies at Primary Level 
                   
                                                      Unit 2 Objectives 
                                                        and Scope of                 Unit 5 Approaches 
                        Unit 1 Importance                 Teaching-                     for Teaching-
                        of Environment at             Learning EVS at                  Learning  EVS                Unit 6  
                        the Early Stage of            the Primary stage                                           Methods of 
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                             learnin                                                                              Teaching-
                                                                                                                   Learning 
                                                                                                                     EVS 
                   
                   
                    Block 1 Importance of                    Course 7 Learning 
                    Teaching-Learning of                    Environment Studies                        Block 2 Curriculum 
                     EVS at primary level                      at Primary Level                       and Pedagogy of EVS 
                                 
                   
                                                                                           Unit 8 
                     Unit 4                      Unit 3 Pedagogical                      Resources                 Unit 7 
                    Curricular                   Considerations of                      and Material              Planning 
                   Provision of                  Teaching-Learning                     for Teaching-              Teaching 
                    EVS at the                          EVS                             Learning of                  and 
                  Primary stage                                                             EVS                   Learning 
                                                                                                                   of EVS 
                   
                                                                Block 3 Assessment of 
                                                                    learning in EVS 
                   
                                  Unit 9 
                           Assessing Learning in                                                         Unit 11 Using 
                                   EVS                                                                    Assessment 
                                                                                                           Results for 
                                                              Unit 10 Tools and                         Enhancement of 
                                                               Techniques for                              Students’ 
                                                             assessing learning in                       Understanding 
                                                                    EVS 
                                                                        
                   
                   
                   
                   
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
             Credit Points (4=3+1) 
              
       Block              Unit  Name of Unit              Theory  Study Hours     Practical Study  
                                                       Content      Activity 
       Block-1:            U1   Importance of               3            2        Understanding EVS in 
       Importance of            Environment at the                                the context of NCF 
       Teaching-Learning        Early Stage of learning                           2005 & new book 
       of EVS at Primary         
       Level              U2    Objectives and Scope        4            2        EVS a composite 
                                of Teaching- Learning                             subject –Synergies with 
                                EVS at the Primary                                Science, Social Science 
                                stage                                             and Environmental 
                                                                                  Science 
                          U3     Pedagogical                5            3        Field visit to understand 
                                 considerations of EVS                            socio-economic point  
                                 concepts                                         of learning of specific 
                                                                                  issues  
                          U4    Curricular Provisions of    4            2        Case analysis of 
                                EVS at the Primary                                assessment of learning 
                                stage                                             in EVS  
       Block 2:           U5    Approaches for              4            2        Hands on activity on 
       Curriculum and           Teaching-Learning                                 innovative teaching-
       Pedagogy of EVS          EVS                                               learning ideas 
                          U6    Methods of Teaching-        5 4 Development of 
                                Learning EVS                                      Teaching-learning 
                                                                                  materials on EVS 
                          U7    Planning Teaching and       4 4  
                                Learning of EVS 
                          U8    Resources and Materials     3 3  
                                for Teaching-Learning  of 
                                EVS 
       Block 3:           U9    Assessing Learning in       4 3  
       Assessment of            EVS 
       learning in EVS    U10     Tools and Techniques      4 3  
                                  for  assessing learning in 
                                  EVS 
                          U11   Using Assessment            3 4  
                                Results for 
                                Enhancement of 
                                Students’  
                                Understanding 
                                             Tutoring      15    
                                                Total      58 32  30 
                                          Grand Total 58+32+30=120 hrs. 
              
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                       Block 1 
                                              
               Importance of Teaching-Learning of  
                           EVS at Primary Level 
                                              
            
            
            
            
            
           Block Units 
           Unit 1      Importance of Environment at the Early Stage of  
                       Learning 
           Unit 2      Objectives and Scope of Teaching-Learning EVS at 
                       the Primary Stage 
           Unit 3      Pedagogical Considerations of Teaching-Learning 
                       EVS  
           Unit 4      Curricular Provisions of EVS at the Primary Stage