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Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)

Child Development and Learning (15 Questions)

• Methods of studying child behaviour - observation, case study, Interview, Psychological tests etc.

• Concept of development

• Principles of growth and development

• Influence of heredity and environment on human development

• Concept of learning

• Basic theories of learning: Conditioning (Pavlov, Skinner); Insight learning (Gestalt); cognitive learning (Piaget, Bruner and Vygotsky)

• Relation between development and learning: learner readiness of maturation

• Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: Constructs and critical perspectives.

• Concept of child-centred and progressive education - Activity-based method of Teaching and Learning, Problem Based Learning

• Critical perspectives of the construct of intelligence (Theories of Spearman, Guilford, Thurstone and Gardner).

• Language and Thought (Basic perspectives of Piaget, Chomsky and Vygotsky).

• 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 (Internal assessment)

• Continuous and comprehensive evaluation: Perspectives and practice

• Assessing learner achievement - grading

• Personality development - the concept of personality and basic approaches to personality (Psychoanalytic and Trait) - Adjustment mechanisms

Concepts of inclusive education and understanding children with special needs (5 Questions)

• Concept of exceptional children

• Concept of children with special needs (CWSN)

• Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived

• Concept of learning disability (LD) - Addressing the needs of children with learning disabilities

• Addressing the Talented, creative, specially-abled children

Learning and pedagogy (10 Questions)

• How children think and learn: how and why children fail to achieve success in school performance

• Different factors influencing learning and achievement

• Basic process of teaching and learning: Children’s strategies of learning - Learning as a social activity - social context of learning

• Child as a problem solver and ‘scientific investigator’ (concept of the nature of child by Piaget, Bruner and Vygotsky)

• Alternative concepts of Learning in children: Understanding children's ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process (Self - corrective nature of the child)

• Cognition and Emotions - Emotion - Basic Emotions - characteristics of childhood emotionality. Emotional Development (Bridge’s)- cognition (Thinking, Reasoning, Problems solving and Investigation)

• Motivation and learning - How does motivation influence learning - Maslow’s theory of motivation

• Factors contributing to learning - Personal and environmental Note:

1. Emphasis should be given to questions related to classroom contexts,

2. Classroom context should be primary level.

Language I- Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada

The test items for Language – I (Malayalam/Kannada/Tamil) shall focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction as chosen by the candidate at the time of submitting the application.

Language II- English/Arabic

Language II shall be from the prescribed options other than Language I. Candidates can choose any one language from the available language options and the same shall be specified in the application form. The test items in Language II focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities

Environmental Studies

Content

• Family

• Water

• Agriculture

• Vehicles

• Soil

• Earth

• Shelters

• Diseases

• Food

• Jobs

• Public Institute

• Energy

• Animal world

• Plants

• First aid

• Solar system

• Air

• Light

Pedagogy

• Science development

• Aims of learning science

• Supplementary activities for enhancing science learning

• Characteristics of science teaching

• Approaches of science teaching

• Integrated approach in environmental science

• Evaluation strategy in science classes

• Different strategies in science teaching-learning process

• Analysis of primary science curriculum

• Action Research

• Evaluation system

Mathematics

Content

• Numbers

• Geometry

• Measurements

Pedagogy

• Nature of Mathematics

• Place of Mathematics in Curriculum

• Approach to Mathematics Learning

• Teaching of Mathematics- Strategies and Methods

• Learning Materials in Mathematics

• Mathematics Learning- Evaluation

Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14)

Child development (Elementary Child) (15 Questions)

• Concept of development and its relation with learning

• Principles of development of children

• Influence of Heredity and Environment

• Socialization Process

• Piaget, Kohlberg, Vygotsky - Constructs and Critical Perspectives

• Concept of child-centred and progressive Education

• Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence

• Language and ThoughtGender as a social construct

• Individual difference among learners

• Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation

• Nature of prior learning

Inclusive Education (5 Questions)

Learning and Pedagogy (10 Questions)

• Process of teaching and learning

• Cognitive Process and Emotions

• Motivation and Learning

• Personality and adjustment

Language I-Malayalam/  Tamil/ Kannada/ English

The questions from Language I shall focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction as chosen from the list of prescribed options in the application form.

Language II-(Other than Language I) Malayalam/ English/ Hindi/ Arabic/ Urdu/ Sanskrit

Language II shall be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language from among the available options while submitting the application form. The candidate has to attempt the related language applied for. The test items in Language II shall also focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.

Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teachers)

or

Social Science (for Social Science teachers)

The questions from this section shall focus on the concepts, problem-solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of these subjects. The test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes V-VIII by SCERT, Kerala.

Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude

Adolescent Psychology (10 marks)

• Adolescence

• Problems of adolescence

• Developmental theories

Theories of Learning (15 marks)

• Nature and concept of Learning

• Factors affecting learning

• Creativity

• Theories of learning

• Children with special needs

Teaching Aptitude (15 marks)

• Teaching

• Teacher Roles

• Methods and Techniques of Teaching

• Classroom Management

• Personality of the Teacher

• Understanding teaching and learning

Language: Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada

The test items for Language (Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada) will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction. Candidates can choose the subjects from:

• Malayalam

• English

• Tamil

• Kannada

• Hindi

• Arabic

• Urdu

• Sanskrit

• Physical Science

• Natural Science

• Mathematics

• Social Science

Subject-specific areas (Content & Pedagogy)

The test items in subject-specific areas will focus on the pedagogical understanding, concepts and ideas of the subjects concerned.

Child Development, Pedagogy & Teacher Aptitude

Questions will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with the learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.

Language: Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada

The test item for Language (Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada) will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction.

Subjects specific paper (Content & Pedagogy)

The test items in subject-specific areas will focus on the pedagogical understanding, concepts and problem solving abilities in these subjects. The test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes 1 to 8 by SCERT Kerala. Candidates can choose the subject from the following:

• Hindi

• Arabic

• Urdu

• Sanskrit

• Physical Education

• Drawing

• Music

• Sewing