IGNOU MES -101 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT 2024-25
SPECIALIZED AREA: HIGHER EDUCATION
MES – 101: HIGHER EDUCATION: ITS CONTEXT AND LINKAGES
Assignment: 01
a) Indian Education system has inherited several features of the colonial system. Discuss the
major features of the British system of education that find a place in the present education
system.
(500 words)
b) Discuss the characteristics of the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system. How can
the ODL system promote equity and access in Higher Education?
(500 words)
c) Why is assessment and accreditation of higher learning institutions important? Critically
analyse the functioning of the agency responsible for assessing higher education
institutions.
(500 words)
3
MES – 102: INSTRUCTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Assignment: 01
a) Describe the phases of a lecture. Suggest how a teacher of higher education can improve
his/her skills of lecture in classroom.
(500 Words)
b) What is meant by Item Analysis of test items? Describe how item analysis is carried out for
items in a norm-referenced test.
(500 Words)
c) Choose an undergraduate programme of your choice. You are interested in improving the
same programme by applying the concepts related to systems approach to instruction. Describe
the various steps that you would take while developing the instructional system for the same
programme.
(500 Words)
MES: 103 HIGHER EDUCATION: THE PSYCHO-SOCIAL CONTEXT
Assignment: 01
a) Describe systems approach to understand institutions in the context of a higher education
organisation.
(500 Words)
b) Describe principles of developing professional relationships.
(500 Words)
c) What are the common familial concerns of college goers? Interview any five college
goers on the checklist of psychological problems faced by them (Unit-13, p.15) and
prepare a report.
(500 Words)
4
MES-104: PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Assignment: 01
a) ‘Autonomy and accountability are two sides of the same coin’. Discuss the statement in the
context of a college or a university that you are familiar with.
(500 Words)
b) Explain the mechanism of managing and developing human resources in an institution of
higher education. (500
Words)
c) Suppose you are member of a curriculum planning group in the subject of your choice at
college level. Describe the stages that your group would follow while planning the curriculum on
the same subject.
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