ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Secondary Teacher Education Department)

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Course: Textbook Development-I (6552) Semester: Autumn, 2019

Level: MA/M. Ed. Total marks: 100
Pass Marks: 40
Assignment No.1
(Units: 1 - 4)
Q.1 What are the major limitations of textbooks in present Era? Explain the role of
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content in development of textbooks.
(20)       Limitations -1
Q.2 Discus the methods of textbook evaluation with the help of examples. (20)

(20)     -2

Q.3 What are some of the common controversies in religious textbooks? Explain
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the features of Allama Iqbal Open Unviesity's production and management system.
       -3

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Q.4 Highlight need of textbook development training and resource centre. Suggest
(20)
some to improve these training and textbook resource centers.
           -4
(20)   
Q.5 Discuss the structure for mapping the curriculum for designing textbooks
(20)
development in Pakistan with examples.
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(20)         

Assignment No.1
(Units: 5 - 9)
Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 40
Q.1 Explain the Ethical considerations in writing. Discuss the models of co-writing.
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(20)       -1
Q.2 Elaborate the importance of basic theories in developing textbooks. Discuss the
(20)
implications of instructonal taxonomies for developing textbooks.
nstructional        (Basic theories)        -2
(20)    taxonomies
Q.3 Explain the importance of illustrations in science textooks at secondary level.
(20)
Highlight some of the basic principles of illustration used for textbooks.
          ( i l l u s t r a t i o n s )          -3
(20)        (illustrations)
Q.4 What are the basic steps of textbook evaluation? Develop a checklist for
(20)
textbook evaluation and review.
(20)         -4
Q.5 Highlight the general issues and problems of lesson designing and textbook
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models. Criticize the model of GTZ Peshawar model for lesson developing.
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(Lesson developing)                
(20)    GTZ 

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