CTET 2014 Syllabus

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