ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
(Department of Secondary Teacher Education)
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Course: Elementary Education (8623) Semester: Autumn,
2025
Level: [Link].
Please read the following instructions for writing your assignments. (AD, BS,
Bed, MA/MSc, MEd) (ODL Mode).
1. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question the
marks are distributed according to its requirements.
2. Read the question carefully and then answer it according to the requirements of the
questions.
3. Avoid irrelevant discussion/information and reproducing from books, study guides,
or allied material.
4. Handwritten scanned assignments are not acceptable. However, the students who
attempt their assignments in Urdu/Arabic may upload a scanned copy of their
handwritten assignments (in PDF format) on University LMS. The size of the file
should not exceed 5MB.
5. Upload your typed (in Word or PDF format) assignments on or before the due date.
6. Your own analysis and synthesis will be appreciated.
7. Late assignments can’t be uploaded at LMS.
Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 40
ASSIGNMENT No.1
(Units: 1-4)
Q.1 Discuss the initiatives of the government of Pakistan in empowering elementary
education in public and private sector. (20)
Q.2 Explain how the information process model effects the cognitive development of
elementary school children.
(20)
Q.3 Discuss the personality development in early years further elaborate how later
years provide an opportunity for the modification of previously developed trends.
(20)
Q.4 Explain the purpose of physical and health education. Suggest ways to integrate
health education in elementary school curriculum. (20)
Q.5 Critically analyse the use of role-play and simulation in making the teaching
learning process effective at elementary school level. (20)
Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 40
ASSIGNMENT No.2
(Units: 5-9)
Q.1 Elucidate the role of Information Communication Technology in revolutionizing
the field of instruction. Discuss its contribution to the field of elementary
education. (20)
Q.2 What type of behaviour problems are usually seen in children at the elementary
level. How can the teachers be prepared to manage these problems in the
classroom? (20)
Q.3 Differentiate between control and discipline. Explain why some teachers do not
have to impose discipline in their classrooms. How do they keep their classes free
of disciplinary problems. (20)
Q.4 Discuss the limitations of teacher made achievement tests. Construct six items of
each, short answers, completion, true-false, matching, multiple choice and essay
type from the English textbook of class VII (Public Sector).
(20)
Q.5 Discuss the contribution of public and private sectore in achieving the target of
Universalization of education in Pakistan. (20)
