CTET paper-1 syllabus 2019

 STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF SYLLABUS

(Paper I

Paper I (for classes I to V) Primary Stage

Duration of examination : Two-and-a-half hours

Structure and Content (All Compulsory): (Appendix I)

(i) Child Development and Pedagogy                     30 MCQs                       30 Marks
(ii) Language I (compulsory)                                  30 MCQs                        30 Marks
(iii) Language II (compulsory)                                30 MCQs                        30 Marks
(iv) Mathematics                                                     30 MCQs                         30 Marks
(v) Environmental Studies                                     30 MCQs                         30 Marks
                                                                    Total     150 MCQs                       150 Marks

Nature and standard of questions:

1. The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years. They will focus onunderstanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
2. The Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction.
3. The Test items in Language II will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
4. Language II will be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language as Language I and other as Language II from the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the Confirmation Page.
5. The Test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding and applications of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I-V by the NCERT.
6. The questions in the test for Paper I will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT for classes I - V but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Secondary stage.

I. Child Development and Pedagogy                                       30 Questions 

a) Child Development (Primary School Child)                                        15 Questions

1. Concept of development and its relationship with learning.
2. Principles of the development of children.
3. Influence of Heredity & Environment.
4. Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers).
5. Piaget, Kohlberg, and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives.
6. Concepts of child-centered and progressive education.
7. Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence.
8. Multi-Dimensional Intelligence.
9. Language & Thought.
10. Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and educational practice .
11. Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.
12. Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice.
13. 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

1. Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived.
2. Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc.
3. Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners .

c) Learning and Pedagogy                             10 Questions

1. How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance.
2. Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.
3. Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’ .
4. Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.
5. Cognition & Emotions .
6. Motivation and learning .
7. 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

1. Learning and acquisition.
2. Principles of Language Teaching.
3. Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool.
4. Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form.
5. Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors, and disorders.
6. Language Skills.
7. Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing.
8. Teaching-learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom.
9. 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

1. Learning and acquisition .
2. Principles of language Teaching .
3. Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool .
4. Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form; .
5. Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders .
6. Language Skills .
7. Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing .
8. Teaching – learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom .
9. Remedial Teaching

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IV Mathematics                                            30 Questions

a) Content                                       15 Questions

1. Geometry .
2. Shapes & Spatial Understanding .
3. Solids around Us .
4. Numbers .
5. Addition and Subtraction .
6. Multiplication .
7. Division .
8. Measurement .
9. Weight .
10. Time .
11. Volume .
12. Data Handling .
13. Patterns .
14. Money .

 b) Pedagogical issues                                        15 Questions

1. Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning .
2. Place of Mathematics in Curriculum .
3. Language of Mathematics .
4. Community Mathematics .
5. Evaluation through formal and informal methods .
6. Problems of Teaching .
7. Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching .
8. Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching .

V. Environmental Studies                                   30 Questions

a) Content                                                    15 Questions

i. Family and Friends:

1.1 Relationships

1.2 Work and Play

1.3 Animals

1.4 Plants

ii. Food

iii. Shelter

iv. Water

v. Travel

vi. Things We Make and Do

b) Pedagogical Issues                                                   15 Questions 

1. Concept and scope of EVS .
2. Significance of EVS, integrated EVS .
3. Environmental Studies & Environmental Education .
4. Learning Principles .
5. Scope & relation to Science & Social Science .
6. Approaches of presenting concepts .
7. Activities .
8. Experimentation/Practical Work .
9. Discussion .
10. CCE .
11. Teaching material/Aids .
12. Problems.

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