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CTET —- DECEMBER 2021, , APPENDIX-I, STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF SYLLABUS, (Paper | and Paper Il), Paper I (for classes 1 to V) Primary Stage, 1. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions, a) Child Development (Primary School Child) 15 Questions, * Concept of development and its relationship with learning, + Principles of the development of children, + Influence of Heredity & Environment, + Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers), + Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives, + Concepts of child-centered and progressive education, * Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence, + Multi-Dimensional Intelligence, + Language & Thought, + 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, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice, + 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, + Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived, + Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment etc., + Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners, c) Learning and Pedagogy 10 Questions, , + How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school, performance., , + Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a, social activity; social context of learning., , + Childas a problem solver and a‘scientific investigator’, , + Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding children’s ‘errors’ as, significant steps in the learning process., , * Cognition & Emotions, + Motivation and learning, , + Factors contributing to learning - personal & environmental

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CTET —- DECEMBER 2021, , Il. Language! 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, » Learning and acquisition, + Principles of language Teaching, + Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool, + Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas, verbally and in written form, + Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors, and disorders, + Language Skills, + Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and, writing, + Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resource ofthe, classroom, + Remedial Teaching, Ill Language-ll 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, , + Learning and acquisition, + Principles of language Teaching, + Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool, , + Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas, verbally and in written form;, , + Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors, and disorders, , + Language Skills, , + Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and, writing, , + Teaching - learning materials: Textbook, multi-media —_ materials, multilingual resource of, the classroom, , + Remedial Teaching

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CTET —- DECEMBER 2021, , IV Mathematics 30 Questions, a) Content 15 Questions, * Geometry, , + Shapes & Spatial Understanding, + Solids around Us, + Numbers, + Addition and Subtraction, * Multiplication, » Division, + Measurement, + Weight, + Time, + Volume, + Data Handling, + Patterns, * Money, b) Pedagogicalissues 15 Questions, , + Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s thinking and reasoning, patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning, , + Place of Mathematics in Curriculum, + Language of Mathematics, * Community Mathematics, + Evaluation through formal and informal methods, + Problems of Teaching, + Erroranalysis and related aspects of learning and teaching, * Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching, V. Environmental Studies 30 Questions, a) Content 15 Questions, i Family and Friends:, Relationships, Work and Play, Animals, Plants, Food, Shelter, Water, Travel, i. ThingsWe Make and Do, , << 5m

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CTET —- DECEMBER 2021, , b) Pedagogical lssues 15 Questions, + Conceptand scope of EVS, + Significance of EVS, integrated EVS, + Environmental Studies & Environmental Education, + Learning Principles, * Scope & relation to Science & Social Science, + Approaches of presenting concepts, * Activities, + Experimentation/Practical Work, + Discussion, + CCE, » Teaching material/Aids, + Problems, Paper Il (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage, |. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions, a) Child Development (Elementary School Child) 15 Questions, + Concept of development and its relationship with learning, + Principles of the development of children, * Influence of Heredity & Environment, + Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers), + Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives, * Concepts of child-centered and progressive education, + Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence, + Multi-Dimensional Intelligence, + Language & Thought, + 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, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice, + 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, + Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived, + Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc., , + Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners

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CTET —- DECEMBER 2021, , c) Learningand Pedagogy 10 Questions, » How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school, performance., » Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a, social activity; social context of learning., + Child as aproblem solver and a‘scientificinvestigator’, + Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding children’s ‘errors’ as, significant steps in the learning process., * Cognition & Emotions, + Motivation and learning, + Factors contributing tolearning - personal & environmental, Il. Language! 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, + Learning and acquisition, + Principles of language Teaching, + Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use, + itasatool, + Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas, verbally and in written form;, + Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors, and disorders, + Language Skills, + Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and, writing, + Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the, classroom, + Remedial Teaching, Ill Language-ll 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, , + Learning and acquisition, + Principles of language Teaching, + Role oflistening and speaking; function of language and how children use itas a tool