CTET Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus

CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test)

5
Topics: 41
Sub-topics: 30
Questions

Child Development and Pedagogy is one of 5 sections in the CTET syllabus. It has 5 topics and 41 sub-topics, with about 30 questions (30 marks).

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CTET Child Development and Pedagogy: topic-wise syllabus

1
Child Development
- Concept of development
- Influence of Heredity & Environment
- Socialization processes
- Piaget, Kohlberg & Vygotsky
- Concept of intelligence
- Individual differences
- Understanding learning process
- Motivation and learning
- Factors affecting learning
2
Learning and Pedagogy
- How children think and learn
- How and why children 'fail' to achieve success in school
- Learning as a social activity
- Language as a tool for learning
- Cognition & Emotions
- Inquiry-based/Fractal learning
- Critical thinking
- Multiple intelligences
3
Inclusive Education
- Understanding children with special needs
- Learning disabilities
- Hearing impairment
- Mental retardation
- Concept of inclusive education
- Addressing children from diverse backgrounds
- Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties
- Addressing the needs of gifted children
4
Learning Mathematics
- Nature of Mathematics
- Place of Mathematics
- Language of Mathematics
- Visualizing Teaching of Mathematics
- Problem of teaching
- Community Mathematics
- Evaluation through formal and informal methods
- Remedial teaching
5
Environmental Studies
- Family and Friends
- Relationships
- Work and Play
- Shelter
- Food
- Water
- Travel
- Things We Make and Do

Frequently asked questions

What topics are in the CTET Child Development and Pedagogy syllabus?

Child Development and Pedagogy for CTET has 5 topics: Child Development, Learning and Pedagogy, Inclusive Education, Learning Mathematics and Environmental Studies, with 41 sub-topics in all.

How many questions come from Child Development and Pedagogy in CTET?

About 30 questions (30 marks). Always check the latest notification, as numbers can change.

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