SYLLABUS
CTET Paper I & Paper II
Child
Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions
a)
Child Development (Primary School Child) 15 Questions
- Concept of development and its relationship with learning
- Principles of the development of children
- Influence of Heredity & Environment
- Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)
- Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
- Concepts of child-centered and progressive education
- Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
- Multi Dimensional Intelligence
- Language & Thought
- Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and educational practice
- Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.
- Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice
- Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement.
b)
Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with
special needs 5 Questions
- Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived
- Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc.
- Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners
c)
Learning and Pedagogy 10 Questions
- How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance.
- Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.
- Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’
- Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.
- Cognition & Emotions
- Motivation and learning
- Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental
II.
Language I. 30 Questions
a)
Language Comprehension 15 Questions
Reading
unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and one poem with
questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability
(Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)
b)
Pedagogy of Language Development 15 Questions
Learning
and acquisition
Principles
of language Teaching
Role
of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use
it as a tool
Critical
perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for
communicating ideas verbally and in written form
Challenges
of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties,
errors and disorders
Language
Skills
Evaluating
language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading
and writing
Teaching-
learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual
resource of the classroom
Remedial
Teaching
III.
Language – II 30 Questions
a)
Comprehension 15 Questions
Two
unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or
scientific) with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal
ability
b)
Pedagogy of Language Development 15 Questions
Learning
and acquisition
Principles
of language Teaching
Role
of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use
it as a tool
Critical
perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for
communicating ideas verbally and in written form
Challenges
of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties,
errors and disorders
Language
Skills
Evaluating
language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading
and writing
Teaching
– learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual
resource of the classroom
Remedial
Teaching
IV.
Mathematics 30 Questions
a)
Content 15 Questions
Geometry
Shapes
& Spatial Understanding
Solids
around Us
Numbers
Addition
and Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Measurement
Weight
Time
Volume
Data
Handling
Patterns
Money
b)
Pedagogical issues 15 Questions
Nature
of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s
thinking
and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning
and
learning Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
Language
of Mathematics
Community
Mathematics
Evaluation
through formal and informal methods
Problems
of Teaching
Error
analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching
Diagnostic
and Remedial Teaching
SYLLABUS EVS
V.
Environmental Studies 30 Questions
a)
Content 15 Questions
I.
Family and Friends:
1.1
Relationships
1.2
Work and Play
1.3
Animals
1.4Plants
II.
Food
III.
Shelter
IV.
Water
V.
Travel
VI.
Things We Make and Do
b)
Pedagogical Issues 15 Questions
Concept
and scope of EVS
Significance
of EVS, integrated EVS
Environmental
Studies & Environmental Education
Learning
Principles
Scope
& relation to Science & Social Science
Approaches
of presenting concepts
Activities
Experimentation/Practical
Work
Discussion
CCE
Teaching
material/Aids
Problems
Paper
II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage:
I.
Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions
a)
Child Development (Elementary School Child) 15 Questions
Concept
of development and its relationship with learning
Principles
of the development of children
Influence
of Heredity & Environment Socialization processes: Social world &
children (Teacher, Parents,
Peers)
Piaget,
Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
Concepts
of child-centered and progressive education
Critical
perspective of the construct of Intelligence
Multi
Dimensional Intelligence
Language
& Thought
Gender
as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and
educational
practice
Individual
differences among learners, understanding differences
based
on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion
etc.
Distinction
between Assessment for learning and assessment of
learning;
School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive
Evaluation:
perspective and practice
Formulating
appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels
of
learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the
classroom
and for assessing learner achievement.
b)
Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with
special
needs 5 Questions
Addressing
learners from diverse backgrounds including
disadvantaged
and deprived
Addressing
the needs of children with learning difficulties,
‘impairment’
etc.
Addressing
the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners
c)
Learning and Pedagogy 10 Questions
How
children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve
success
in school performance.
Basic
processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of
learning;
learning as a social activity; social context of learning.
Child
as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’
Alternative
conceptions of learning in children, understanding
children’s
‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.
Cognition
& Emotions
Motivation
and learning
Factors
contributing to learning – personal & environmental
II.
Language I. 30 Questions
a)
Language Comprehension 15 Questions
Reading
unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and
one
poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal
ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific,
narrative
or discursive)
b)
Pedagogy of Language Development 15 Questions
Learning
and acquisition
Principles
of language Teaching
Role
of listening and speaking; function of language and how
children
use it as a tool
Critical
perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language
for
communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
Challenges
of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language
difficulties,
errors and disorders
Language
Skills
Evaluating
language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,
listening,
reading and writing
Teaching-
learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,
multilingual
resource of the classroom
Remedial
Teaching
III.
Language – II 30 Questions
a)
Comprehension 15 Questions
Two
unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or
scientific)
with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal
ability
b)
Pedagogy of Language Development 15 Questions
Learning
and acquisition
Principles
of language Teaching
Role
of listening and speaking; function of language and how
children
use it as a tool
Critical
perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language
for
communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
Challenges
of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language
difficulties,
errors and disorders
Language
Skills
Evaluating
language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,
listening,
reading and writing
Teaching
– learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,
multilingual
resource of the classroom
Remedial
Teaching
IV.
(A) Mathematics and Science:60 Questions
(i)
Mathematics 30 Questionsa) Content 20 Questions
Number
System
Knowing
our Numbers
Playing
with Numbers
Whole
Numbers
Negative
Numbers and Integers
Fractions
Algebra
Introduction
to Algebra
Ratio
and Proportion
Geometry
Basic
geometrical ideas (2-D)
Understanding
Elementary Shapes (2-D and 3-D)
Symmetry:
(reflection)
Construction
(using Straight edge Scale, protractor,
compasses)
Mensuration
Data
handling
b)
Pedagogical issues 10 Questions
Nature
of Mathematics/Logical thinking
Place
of Mathematics in Curriculum
Language
of Mathematics
Community
Mathematics
Evaluation
Remedial
Teaching
Problem
of Teaching
(ii)
Science 30 Questions
a)
Content 20 Questions
I.
Food
Sources
of food
Components
of food
Cleaning
food
II.
Materials
Materials
of daily use
III.
The World of the Living
IV.
Moving Things People and Ideas
V.
How things work Electric current and circuits
Magnets
VI.
Natural Phenomena
VII.
Natural Resources
b)
Pedagogical issues 10 Questions
Nature
& Structure of Sciences
Natural
Science/Aims & objectives
Understanding
& Appreciating Science
Approaches/Integrated
Approach
Observation/Experiment/Discovery
(Method of Science)
Innovation
Text
Material/Aids
Evaluation
– cognitive/psychomotor/affective
Problems
Remedial
Teaching
V.
Social Studies/Social Sciences 60 Questions
a)
Content 40 Questions
I.
History
When,
Where and How ** The Earliest Societies *** The First Farmers and
Herders
The
First Cities **Early States *** New Ideas
The
First Empire **Contacts with Distant lands *** Political
Developments
Culture
and Science **New Kings and Kingdoms *** Sultans of Delhi
Architecture **
Creation of an Empire *** Social Change
Regional
Cultures ** The Establishment of Company Power ** Rural Life and
Society
Colonialism
and Tribal Societies ** The Revolt of 1857-58
Women
and reform ** Challenging the Caste System
The
Nationalist Movement ** India After Independence
II.
Geography
Geography
as a social study and as a science
Planet:
Earth in the solar system ** Globe
Environment
in its totality: natural and human environment
Air **
Water
Human
Environment: settlement, transport and communication
Resources:
Types-Natural and Human ** Agriculture
III.
Social and Political Life
Diversity **
Government
Local
Government ** Making a Living
Democracy **
State Government
Understanding
Media ** Unpacking Gender
The
Constitution ** Parliamentary Government
The
Judiciary ** Social Justice and the Marginalised
b)
Pedagogical issues 20 Questions
Concept
& Nature of Social Science/Social Studies
Class
Room Processes, activities and discourse
Developing
Critical thinking ** Enquiry/Empirical Evidence
Problems
of teaching Social Science/Social Studies
Sources
– Primary & Secondary ** Projects Work *** Evaluation
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