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CTET Syllabus 2020

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CTET Syllabus 2020 for Paper-I

Child Development & Pedagogy

Chapters	Topics
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 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.
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 abled Learners
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

Language I

Chapters	Topics
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)
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, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom Remedial Teaching

Chapters

Topics

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)

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, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom

Remedial Teaching

CTET Exam Pattern 2020

Language II

Chapters	Topics
Comprehension	Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
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, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom Remedial Teaching

Chapters

Topics

Comprehension

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

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, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom

Remedial Teaching

Mathematics

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

Environmental Science

Chapters	Topics
Content	Family and Friends Relationships Work and Play Animals Plants Food Shelter Water Travel Things We Make and Do
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

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