CTET Syllabus

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, DELHI CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST

CTET- FEBRUARY 2015 SYLLABUS

CONDUCTED BY: CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, DELHI

CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST UNIT PS 1-2, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, I P EXTN., PATPARGANJ, DELHI-110092

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF SYLLABUS (Paper I and Paper II)

Paper I (for classes I to V) Primary Stage:

I. Child Development and Pedagogy

30 Questions a) Child Development (Primary School Child) 15

Questionsx Concept of development and its relationship with learning x Principles of the development of children x Influence of Heredity & Environment x Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents,

Peers) x Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical

perspectives x Concepts of child-centered and progressive education x Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence x Multi Dimensional Intelligence x Language & Thought x Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and

educational practice x Individual differences among learners, understanding differences

based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.

x Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice

x 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 withspecial needs 5 Questionsx Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including

disadvantaged and deprived x Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties,

impairment etc. x Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners

c) Learning and Pedagogy 10 Questionsx How children think and learn; how and why children fail to achieve

success in school performance. x Basic processes of teaching and learning; childrens strategies of

learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.

Total time for each paper(I or II) : 2hrs 30 minutes

x Child as a problem solver and a scientific investigator x Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding

childrens errors as significant steps in the learning process. x Cognition & Emotions x Motivation and learning x Factors contributing to learning personal & environmental

II. Language I. 30 Questions

a) Language Comprehension 15 QuestionsReading unseen passages two passages one prose or drama andone poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammarand verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific,narrative or discursive)

b) Pedagogy of Language Development 15 Questions

x Learning and acquisition x Principles of language Teaching x Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how

children use it as a tool x Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language

for communicating ideas verbally and in written form x Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language

difficulties, errors and disorders x Language Skills x Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,

listening, reading and writing x Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,

multilingual resource of the classroom x Remedial Teaching

III. Language II 30 Questions a) Comprehension 15

QuestionsTwo unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative orscientific) with question on comprehension, grammar and verbalability



children use it as a tool

x Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form;

x Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders

x Language Skills x Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,

listening, reading and writing x Teaching learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,


IV Mathematics 30 Questions

a) Content 15 Questions

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

b) Pedagogical issues 15 Questions

x Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding childrens thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning

x Place of Mathematics in Curriculum x Language of Mathematics x Community Mathematics x Evaluation through formal and informal methods x Problems of Teaching x Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching x Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching

IV. Environmental Studies 30 Questions a) Content 15

QuestionsI. Family and Friends:

1.1 Relationships 1.2 Work and Play 1.3 Animals 1.4 Plants

II. FoodIII. ShelterIV. WaterV. Travel

VI. Things We Make and Do

b) Pedagogical Issues 15 Questions

x Concept and scope of EVS x Significance of EVS, integrated EVS x Environmental Studies & Environmental Education x Learning Principles x Scope & relation to Science & Social Science x Approaches of presenting concepts x Activities x Experimentation/Practical Work x Discussion x CCE x 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

Questionsx Concept of development and its relationship with learning x Principles of the development of children x Influence of Heredity & Environment x Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents,

Peers) x Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives x Concepts of child-centered and progressive education x Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence x Multi Dimensional Intelligence x Language & Thought

x Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and educational practice

x Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.

x Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice

x 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 withspecial needs 5 Questionsx Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including

disadvantaged and deprived x Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties,

impairment etc. x Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners

c) Learning and Pedagogy 10 Questions x How children think and learn; how and why children fail to achieve

success in school performance. x Basic processes of teaching and learning; childrens strategies of

learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning. x Child as a problem solver and a scientific investigator x Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding

childrens errors as significant steps in the learning process. x Cognition & Emotions x Motivation and learning x Factors contributing to learning personal & environmental

II. Language I. 30 Questions

a) Language Comprehension 15 QuestionsReading unseen passages two passages one prose or drama andone poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammarand verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific,narrative or discursive)



children use it as a tool

x Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form;

x Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders

x Language Skills x Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,

listening, reading and writing x Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,


III. Language II 30 Questions a) Comprehension 15

QuestionsTwo unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative orscientific) with question on comprehension, grammar and verbalability



children use it as a tool x Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language

for communicating ideas verbally and in written form; x Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language

difficulties, errors and disorders x Language Skills x Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,

listening, reading and writing x Teaching learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,


IV. (A) Mathematics and Science:60 Questions(i) Mathematics 30

Questions a) Content 20

Questionsx Number System

x Knowing our Numbers x Playing with Numbers x Whole Numbers x Negative Numbers and Integers x Fractions

x Algebra x Introduction to Algebra x Ratio and Proportion

x Geometry x Basic geometrical ideas (2-D) x Understanding Elementary Shapes (2-D and 3-D) x Symmetry: (reflection) x Construction (using Straight edge Scale, protractor,

compasses) x Mensuration x Data handling


x Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking x Place of Mathematics in Curriculum x Language of Mathematics x Community Mathematics x Evaluation x Remedial Teaching x Problem of Teaching

(ii) Science 30 Questions

a) Content 20 Questions

I. Food x Sources of food x Components of food x Cleaning food

II. Materialsx Materials of daily use

III. The World of the LivingIV. Moving Things People and IdeasV. How things work

x Electric current and circuits x Magnets

VI. Natural PhenomenaVII. Natural Resources


x Nature & Structure of Sciences x Natural Science/Aims & objectives x Understanding & Appreciating Science x Approaches/Integrated Approach x Observation/Experiment/Discovery (Method of Science)

x Innovation x Text Material/Aids x Evaluation cognitive/psychomotor/affective x Problems x Remedial Teaching

V. Social Studies/Social Sciences 60 Questions a) Content 40

QuestionsI. History

x When, Where and How x The Earliest Societies x The First Farmers and Herders x The First Cities x Early States x New Ideas x The First Empire x Contacts with Distant lands x Political Developments x Culture and Science x New Kings and Kingdoms x Sultans of Delhi x Architecture x Creation of an Empire x Social Change x Regional Cultures x The Establishment of Company Power x Rural Life and Society x Colonialism and Tribal Societies x The Revolt of 1857-58 x Women and reform x Challenging the Caste System x The Nationalist Movement x India After Independence

II. Geographyx Geography as a social study and as a science x Planet: Earth in the solar system x Globe x Environment in its totality: natural and human environment x Air x Water x Human Environment: settlement, transport and

communication x Resources: Types-Natural and Human x Agriculture

III. Social and Political Lifex Diversity x Government x Local Government x Making a Living x Democracy x State Government x Understanding Media x Unpacking Gender x The Constitution x Parliamentary Government x The Judiciary x Social Justice and the Marginalised

b) Pedagogical issues 20 Questionsx Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies x Class Room Processes, activities and discourse x Developing Critical thinking x Enquiry/Empirical Evidence x Problems of teaching Social Science/Social Studies x Sources Primary & Secondary x Projects Work x Evaluation

Note: For Detailed syllabus of classes I-VIII, please refer to NCERT syllabus and textbooks

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