BSc Home Science Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Educational Syllabus - Mumbai University

This is the Semester 5 syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. The University still examines the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it — her third-year timetables name that scheme — so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.

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Syllabus for Developmentally- Appropriate Practices in Educational

Major · Semester 5 · Third Year - Human Development · 2 credits · 50 marks

Module I: Workshop Training, Classroom Observation, and Lesson

Planning
1 Input & Workshop Sessions
Students will attend and participate in interactive workshops conducted by faculty/M.Sc. students on planning and conducting developmentally appropriate activities in the following areas:
i Fine-motor and Gross-motor Activities
ii Art and Craft Activities
iii Music and Movement
iv Language Activities
v Science and Math Activities
vi Social Studies Activities
vii Socio-dramatic Play
viii Lesson planning
ix Transition Activities
x Classroom Arrangement and Enrichment
xi Classroom Management
2 Observation & Lesson Planning
Students will be placed in a preschool setting and will:
i Observe classroom sessions (Teaching methods, Teacher-child interaction, Classroom arrangement, Use of learning centres, Transitions)
ii Maintain Observation Records and Evaluation Reports
iii Lesson Planning (Brainstorming and group discussions, Writing detailed lesson plans, developmentally and age-appropriate strategies and activities on the given topic)
iv Preparation of Teaching Aids
v Mock Lessons (Peer Teaching)

Module II: Lesson Implementation, Evaluation, and Reflective Practices

1 Execution of Lessons and Activities in a Preschool Setup
i Conducting developmentally appropriate activities on the given topic as per the lesson plan
ii Ensuring smooth Classroom Processes - Transition activities, introduction, main lesson delivery and recap.
2 Evaluation & Reflection
i Conducting self-evaluation after each activity.
ii Reflecting on Achievement of objectives, Child participation, Classroom management, Time management, Suitability of teaching aids, learnings from challenges faced and recording the same.
iii Obtaining feedback from supervising teacher/faculty.
iv Maintaining a practicum file including Observation records, Lesson plans, Teaching aids (photographic/documentation), Self-evaluation sheets, Supervisor and faculty feedback.

Reference Books

1 Berk, L. E. (2023). Development through the lifespan (8th ed.). Pearson.
2 Dodge, D. T., Heroman, C., Charles, J., & Maiorca, J. (2010). The creative curriculum for preschool (5th ed.). Teaching Strategies.
3 Henniger, M. L. (2017). Teaching young children: An introduction (6th ed.). Pearson.
4 Ministry of Women and Child Development. (2013). National early childhood care and education (ECCE) curriculum framework. Government of India.
5 Morrison, G. S. (2018). Early childhood education today (14th ed.). Pearson.
6 National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2020). Developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) position statement. NAEYC.
7 National Council of Educational Research and Training. (2022). National curriculum framework for foundational stage. NCERT.
8 Roopnarine, J. L., & Johnson, J. E. (2013). Approaches to early childhood education (6th ed.). Pearson.

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Home Science) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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