Need Assessment of Spiral Curriculum in Teacher Education: Context to Covid - 19

ABSTRACT

1.7 billion Learners were affected globally with educational institutions closures during the COVID-19 outbreak. India has the world's second-largest school system, after China. Shutting schools to maintain social distancing during the COVID-19 crisis was the most logical solution to avoid community transmission in the initial response to COVID-19, given uncertainty over transmission rates among school-aged children and the potential impact of the virus. All education institutions in India were temporarily closed in March 2020. Since the pandemic, education has changed is never going to be the same in the terms of the educational pedagogies. This study focused on the need assessment of spiral curriculum in teacher education due to COVID-19. In the study, a three-point scale for the questionnaire was used to collect educators. A total of 45 teacher instructors responded to the questionnaire that was exploring the opinions of the teacher-instructors about the practical work of the spiral curriculum and collecting suggestions for intensifying the practical work of the trainees. The findings suggest that there was learning loss during the covid19 pandemic due to less classroom interaction, collaboration and peer support and technical difficulties. Further, there was aa digital literacy and technical difficulties that made learning practical work not so possible. The learning outcome proves a need of spiral curriculum in teaching for the learners to gain he skills that was intended in the B. Ed course.