CTET Paper I Syllabus
Paper I (for classes
1 to V) Primary Stage
I. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions
a) Child Development (Primary School Child) 15 Questions
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Concept of development and its relationship with learning
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Principles of the
development of children
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Influence of Heredity &
Environment
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Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)
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Piaget, Kohlberg
and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
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Concepts of child-centered and progressive education
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Critical perspective of the construct
of Intelligence
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Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
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Language & Thought
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Gender as a social
construct; gender roles,
gender-bias and educational practice
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Individual differences
among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.
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Distinction between
Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice
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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
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Addressing learners
from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived
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Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc.
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Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners
c) Learning and Pedagogy 10 Questions
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How children think and
learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance.
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Basic processes of
teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of
learning.
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Child as a
problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’
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Alternative conceptions
of learning in children, understanding children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the
learning process.
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Cognition & Emotions
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Motivation and learning
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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
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Learning and acquisition
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Principles of language Teaching
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Role of listening and speaking;
function of language and how children
use it as a tool
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Critical perspective on
the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form
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Challenges of teaching
language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders
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Language Skills
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Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing
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Teaching- learning
materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
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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
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Learning and acquisition
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Principles of language Teaching
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Role of listening and speaking;
function of language and how children
use it as a tool
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Critical perspective on
the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
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Challenges of teaching
language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders
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Language Skills
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Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing
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Teaching - learning
materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
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Remedial Teaching
IV Mathematics 30
Questions
a)
Content 15 Questions
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Geometry
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Shapes & Spatial Understanding
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Solids around
Us
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Numbers
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Addition and Subtraction
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Multiplication
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Division
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Measurement
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Weight
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Time
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Volume
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Data Handling
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Patterns
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Money
b)
Pedagogical issues 15 Questions
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Nature of
Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making
meaning and learning
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Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
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Language of Mathematics
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Community Mathematics
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Evaluation through
formal and informal
methods
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Problems of Teaching
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Error analysis
and related aspects
of learning and teaching
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Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching
V. Environmental Studies 30 Questions
a) Content 15 Questions
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Family and Friends:
o Relationships
o Work and Play
o Animals
o Plants
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Food
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Shelter
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Water
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Travel
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Things We Make and Do
b) Pedagogical Issues 15 Questions
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Concept and scope of EVS
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Significance of EVS, integrated EVS
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Environmental Studies
& Environmental Education
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Learning Principles
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Scope & relation to Science & Social Science
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Approaches of presenting concepts
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Activities
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Experimentation/Practical Work
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Discussion
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CCE
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Teaching material/Aids
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Problems
