BESC-134 · June 2023 · English
IGNOU BESC-134 June 2023 Previous Year Question Paper
EDUCATION AS A PRACTICE
Structured previous year question paper for BESC-134, June 2023 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 15 · Sections: 3
Verified: 10 Aug 2026
BACHELOR OF (Edu.) ARTS
(GENERAL) EDUCATION (BAG)
Term-End Examination
June, 2023
BESC-134 : EDUCATION AS A PRACTICE
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Attempt questions as per instruction given in
each Section.
Section–A
Note : Attempt any two questions from this Section
in about 500 words each. Each question
carries 20 marks. 2×20=40
Q1.“Case studies can be an effective research method for improving educational practices.” Justify the statement with the help of examples.
Q2.Identify a research problem fro m day -to-day situation. Discuss the steps you will follow to solve the problem using survey research approach. [ 2 ]
Q3.Differentiate between mean, median and mode. Calculate mean, median and mode for the following distribution : Class Interval Frequency
Q4.Explain the concept of Normal Probability Curve (NPC). Describe the properties of NPC with suitable example.
Section–B
Note : Attempt any four questions from this
Section in about 250 words each. Each
question carries 12 marks. 4×12=48
Q5.Discuss how the philosophical, sociological and psychological principles are translated into educational practices.
Q6.Describe the main features of „Lok Jumbish Pariyojana‟ and „Eklavya Educational Programme‟. [ 3 ]
Q7.How are planning, executing and implementation of educational policies as important as formation of the educational policies ? Explain.
Q8.Describe the three pillars of HIAL and concept of „Live Learning Labs‟.
Q9.Discuss the concept of blended learning with the help of suitable examples.
Q10.Describe the various dimension s of diversity present in social groups.
Q11.Describe the purpose of educational research.
Section–C
Note : Attempt any two questions from this Section
in about 125 words each. Each question
carries 6 marks. 2×6=12
Q12.How does action research help in solving classroom problems ?
Q13.What are the steps to be followed in identification of research problem ?
Q14.What do you understand by „Skewness‟ and „Kurtosis‟ ?
Q15.Define percentile. Differentiate between percentage and percentile. 2023 -134 2×20=40 (Case Study) (Survey research approach) (Mean) (Median) (Mode) (Normal Probability Curve) 4×12=48 (Lok Jumbish Pariyoj ana) (Eklavya Educational Programme) HIAL (Live Learning Lab) (Blended Learning) (Educational Research) 2×6=12 (Action Research) (Skewness) (Kurtosis) (Percentile) (Percentage)