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Section

Section

Topics

Number of Questions

Child Development and Pedagogy

Child Development (Primary School Child)

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, Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment, Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners, enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom, and for assessing learner achievement

15

Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs

Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived, Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, “impairment” etc., Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially able Learners

5

Learning and Pedagogy

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

10

Mathematics

Content

Geometry, Shapes & Spatial Understanding, Solids around Us, Numbers, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Measurement, Weight, Time, Volume, Data Handling, Patterns, Money

15

Pedagogical issues

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

15

Environmental Studies

Content

Family and Friends (Relationships, Work and Play, Animals, Plants), Food, Shelter, Water, Travel, Things We Make and Do;

15

Pedagogical Issues

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

15

Language I

Language Comprehension

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)

15

Pedagogy of Language Development

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, multimedia materials, multilingual resources of the classroom, Remedial Teaching

15

Language II

Comprehension

Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with questions on comprehension, grammar, and verbal ability

15

Pedagogy of Language Development

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, multimedia materials, multilingual resources of the classroom, Remedial Teaching

15

Section

Sub-Section

Topics

Number of Questions

Child Development and Pedagogy

Child Development (Elementary School Child)

- Concept of development and its relationship with learning

- Principles of the development of children

- Influence of Heredity & Environment

- Socialization processes

- Piaget, Kohlberg, and Vygotsky

- Concepts of child-centered education

- Critical perspective of intelligence

- Multi-Dimensional Intelligence

- Language & Thought

- Gender as a social construct

- Individual differences

- Assessment for and of learning

- Formulating appropriate questions for assessments

15

Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs

- Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds

- Needs of children with learning difficulties, impairment, etc.

- Addressing Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners

5

Learning and Pedagogy

- How children think and learn

- Basic processes of teaching and learning

- Child as a problem solver and scientific investigator

- Alternative conceptions of learning

- Cognition & Emotions

- Motivation and learning

- Personal & environmental factors in learning

10

Mathematics and Science

Mathematics

Content:

- Number System

- Algebra

- Geometry

- Mensuration

- Data handling

60

Pedagogical issues:

- Nature of Mathematics

- Place of Mathematics in Curriculum

- Language of Mathematics

- Community Mathematics

- Evaluation

- Remedial Teaching

- Problem of Teaching

10

Science

Content:

- Food

- Materials

- The World of the Living

- Moving Things, People, and Ideas

- How things work

- Natural Phenomena

- Natural Resources

30

Pedagogical issues:

- Nature & Structure of Sciences

- Natural Science/Aims & objectives

- Understanding & Appreciating Science

- Approaches/Integrated Approach

- Observation/Experiment/Discovery

- Innovation

- Text Material/Aids

- Evaluation

10

Social Studies/Social Sciences

Content

- History topics including earliest societies, the first empire, revolt of 1857, nationalist movement, and post-independence India

- Geography topics including environment, resources, agriculture

- Social and Political Life topics including diversity, democracy, media, judiciary, etc.

60

Pedagogical issues

- Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies

- Classroom processes

- Developing Critical thinking

- Empirical Evidence

- Problems of teaching

- Primary & Secondary sources

- Project work

- Evaluation

20

Language I

Language Comprehension

- Reading unseen passages with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar, and verbal ability

15

Pedagogy of Language Development

- Learning and acquisition

- Principles of language Teaching

- Role of listening and speaking

- IT as a tool

- Critical perspective on grammar

- Challenges in diverse classrooms

- Language skills

- Teaching-learning materials

- Remedial Teaching

15

Language II

Comprehension

- Two unseen prose passages with questions on comprehension, grammar, and verbal ability

15

Pedagogy of Language Development

- Learning and acquisition

- Principles of language Teaching

- Role of listening and speaking

- IT as a tool

- Critical perspective on grammar

- Challenges in diverse classrooms

- Language skills

- Teaching-learning materials

- Remedial Teaching

15