CTET Paper II Syllabus
Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary
Stage
I. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions
a) Child Development (Elementary 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 and Science 60 Questions
(i) Mathematics 30 Questions
a) Content 20 Questions
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Number System
o Knowing our Numbers
o Playing with Numbers
o Whole Numbers
o Negative Numbers
and Integers
o Fractions
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Algebra
o Introduction to Algebra
o Ratio and Proportion
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Geometry
o Basic geometrical ideas (2-D)
o Understanding Elementary Shapes (2-D and 3-D)
o Symmetry: (reflection)
o Construction (using
Straight edge Scale,
protractor, compasses)
o Mensuration
o Data handling
b) Pedagogical issues 10 Questions
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Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking
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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
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Remedial Teaching
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Problem of Teaching
Science 30 Questions
Content 20 Questions
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Food
o Sources of food
o Components of food
o Cleaning food
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Materials
o Materials of daily
use
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The World
of the Living
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Moving Things People
and Ideas
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How things work
o Electric current
and circuits
o Magnets
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Natural Phenomena
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Natural Resources
b) Pedagogical issues
10 Questions
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Nature & Structure of Sciences
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Natural Science/Aims & objectives
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Understanding &
Appreciating Science
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Approaches/Integrated Approach
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Observation/Experiment/Discovery (Method
of Science)
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Innovation
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Text Material/Aids
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Evaluation - cognitive/psychomotor/affective
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Problems
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Remedial Teaching
V. Social Studies/Social Sciences 60 Questions
a) Content 40 Questions
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History
o When, Where and How
o The Earliest
Societies
o The First Farmers and Herders
o The First Cities
o Early States
o New
Ideas
o The First
Empire
o Contacts
with Distant lands
o Political Developments
o Culture and Science
o New
Kings and Kingdoms
o Sultans
of Delhi
o Architecture
o Creation of an Empire
o Social Change
o Regional Cultures
o The Establishment of Company Power
o Rural
Life and Society
o Colonialism and Tribal Societies
o The Revolt
of 1857-58
o Women
and reform
o Challenging the Caste System
o The Nationalist Movement
o India After Independence
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Geography
o Geography as a social
study and as a science
o Planet: Earth
in the solar system
o Globe
o Environment in its totality: natural and human environment
o Air
o Water
o Human Environment: settlement, transport and communication
o Resources: Types-Natural and Human
o Agriculture
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Social and Political Life
o Diversity
o Government
o Local Government
o Making
a Living
o Democracy
o State Government
o Understanding Media
o Unpacking Gender
o The Constitution
o Parliamentary Government
o The Judiciary
o Social Justice
and the Marginalised
b) Pedagogical issues
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Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies
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Class Room Processes, activities and discourse
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Developing Critical
thinking
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Enquiry/Empirical Evidence
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Problems of teaching Social Science/Social Studies
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Sources - Primary & Secondary
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Projects Work
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Evaluation
