Paper I (for classes I to V):
Child Development and Pedagogy (30 questions)
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
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