In the following two sets Set I indicates various components of teacher education programme and set II gives the rationale for providing such components. Match the two sets.

Set I (Various components of Teacher education)	Set II (Rationale for providing such components)
(a) Foundation courses	(i) For promoting application of knowledge and skills
(b) Elective courses	(ii) For enabling the students to understand the basic principles underlying teaching-learning process
(c) Practical and Practicum courses	(iii) For providing situations of applying pedagogical knowledge of skills
(d) Enhancing professional competencies courses	(iv) For broad basing the competencies of teaching

 

Select the correct option from the following

Set I

(Various components of Teacher education)

Set II

(Rationale for providing such components)

(a) Foundation courses

• a college or university course that introduces students to a subject and prepares them for studying it at a higher level is Foundation course
• It enables the students to understand the basic principles underlying the teaching-learning process

(b) Elective courses

• These may count toward the degree but may not be directly related to the degree program.  elective courses complements the degree or provide an opportunity to explore another subject.
• These courses promotes the application of knowledge and skills

(c) Practical and Practicum courses

• practical courses are essential part of a degree.
• These offers students opportunities to participate in recognising and analysing the development needs of the field. 
• It provides situations of applying pedagogical knowledge of skills

(d) Enhancing professional competencies courses

• The term Professional competency refers to the set of knowledge, skills, values, attitudes, capacities and beliefs people need for success in a profession.
• Teacher's professional competencies include pedagogical, cultural, communicational, personal, intellectual etc. 
• It is offered for broad basing the competencies of teaching