Learning Outcomes
Course learning outcomes for Year 1 Courses
Philosophical Foundations of Education
Learning Outcomes :
On completion of this course, student should be able to:
- Understand the importance of educational philosophy to the teacher
- Compare and contrast the contribution of different philosophers to education
- Identify the difference between the aims, goals and objectives of education
- Understand the different concepts in education
- Identify the changes in education in the 21st century
- Promote national integration and social cohesion through education
Informational Communication Technology
Learning Outcomes :
On completion of this course, student should be able to:
- Describe the evolution of the computer
- Define basic computer architecture and operations of a computer
- Describe the basic components of a CPU, its operations, and how it is used to execute programs
- Explain how computing and society impact one another
- Explain the relationship between IT and related and informing disciplines
- Explain how and to what extent IT has changed various application domains.
General English
Learning Outcomes :
On completion of this course, student should be able to:
- Acquire basic grammar that will reflect in the usage of English
- Listen, comprehend and respond in English in social, academic and professional settings
- Read and comprehend materials such as paragraphs, news items, articles, books etc.,
- Acquire basic skills in writing: sentences, paragraphs, essays and materials such as letters, reports etc.
- Appreciate literary items in English literature
Educational Psychology
Learning Outcomes :
On completion of this course, student should be able to:
- Appreciate the nature and utility of Educational Psychology
- Identify the features and problems of development during childhood and adolescence
- Understand the nature, causes and the extent of individual difference and its educational implications
- Explain the importance of learning theories for effective classroom processes
- Link motivation theories with learning in the classroom
- Describe the concept of personality and its role in adjustment in educational setting
Sociology of Education
Learning Outcomes :
On completion of this course, student should be able to:
- Examine the process of socialization and its relationship with education
- Evaluate the impact of education, social stratification and social mobility
- Identify the impact of the primary and secondary agents in socialization
- Assess the relationships between culture and education
- Examine the role of sociology towards professional excellence of teachers
Teaching Methodology
Learning Outcomes :
On completion of this course, student should be able to:
- Identify to aims and objectives of teaching practice
- Develop lesson planning skills and prepare lesson plan
- Familiarize with different effective teaching techniques and strategies
- Identify and evaluate teaching learning resources in the school and outside the school
- Select and prepare learning aids according to age levels
- Integrating technology in classroom teaching and learning
- Apply classroom management principles
- Familiarize with the criteria for evaluating teaching practice
Electives
English Language
Learning Outcomes :
On completion of this course, student should be able to:
- Explain the importance of English as an international language
- Familiarize with the fundamentals of linguistic principles and grammar of English
- Communicate effectively in the classroom/academic settings
- Evaluate varieties of texts and complete activities based on them
- Produce meaningful writing on selected issues/themes
- Appreciate selected literary works in English literature
- Familiarize with methods of teaching English as a second language
History
Learning Outcomes :
On completion of this course, student should be able to:
- Familiarize students with the use of sources in history
- Identify the formation and transformation of ancient civilizations
- Acquaint with the trends of European social and political movements
- Distinguish between the influence of historical personalities and historical forces
- Evaluate the history of Sri Lanka and the main issues and trends of historical development up to the end of the 20th Century
- Evaluate the major economic developments in Sri Lanka during the period 1832-1945
- Identify the major ideological, geo-political and socio-economic factors that shaped the foreign policies of successive governments
- Familiarize with the special methods in teaching history
Biology
Learning Outcomes :
On completion of this course, student should be able to:
- Identify the basic concepts in biology
- Explain the relationship between chemistry contents and life
- Describe the structure and functions of cells at molecular levels
- Elucidate the diversity of life in its ecological settings
- Familiarize with the special methods in teaching Biology
- Describe the internal structure and functions of human body
- Explain the different processes within the systems in the human body
- Evaluate the basis of genetics in the structure and functions of human body
- Apply the information on genetics in day to day life..
Mathematics
Learning Outcomes :
On completion of this course, student should be able to:
- Develop knowledge about fundamental operations with respect to complex numbers
- Explain the representation of complex numbers in Maths
- Illustrate modulus and amplitude of complex numbers
- Describe Argand diagram
- Demonstrate De Moivre’s Theorem and its application
- Familiarize with special methods of teaching Maths
- Develop knowledge about theory of equations
- Explain the concepts of Permutations and Combinations
- Describe Measures of central tendency and dispersions
- Explain Conditional identities and applications
- Familiarize with special methods of teaching Maths
Business Studies
Learning Outcomes :
On completion of this course, student should be able to :
- Identify the foundation of business enterprise
- Explain the environment in which a business operates
- Appreciate the social responsibilities of a business and ethics of business
- Explain the legal forms of business ownership
- Describe entrepreneurship and characteristics of an entrepreneur
- Demonstrate the nature of money and its and functions
- Elucidate the role of the central bank, commercial banks and other financial institutions including insurance
- Explain the nature and importance of transportation
- Apply business communications
- Elucidate the nature and importance of domestic and foreign trade
- Familiarize with special methods in teaching Business Statistics
