Child Development and Pedagogy Books in English
The Child Development and Pedagogy Books in English are a necessity for the CTET aspirants. The section of the Child Development and Pedagogy comprises of 30 marks, in the CTET exam.
CTET is the Central Teacher’s Eligibility Test, where the aspirants on qualifying this exam, become eligible to teach in government or private schools,all over India. The exam is conducted in the offline mode, in English or Hindi. The exam is of 2.5 hours and comprises of 150 questions.
The CTET is generally held for the candidates who aspire to become a teacher for the classes 1st to 8th. There are 2 Papers held for this purpose:
PAPER 1 :
Paper 1, comprises of the following subjects: Child Development and Pedagogy, Language 1, Language 2, Mathematics and Environmental studies. Language 1 and 2 can be chosen from the list of languages provided in the information brochure.
Paper 1 : For aspirants of teaching Classes I to V
| CTET Subjects | CTET Important Topics |
| CTET Child Development and Pedagogy | Child Development, Learning and Pedagogy |
| Language I | Comprehension, Pedagogy of Language Development |
| Language II | Comprehension, Pedagogy of Language Development |
| Mathematics | Geometry, Shapes & Spatial Understanding, Solids around Us, Numbers, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication, Division |
| Environmental Studies | Family and Friends, Food, Shelter, Water, Travel |
PAPER -2 :
Paper 2 comprises of the following subjects: Child development and Pedagogy, Language 1, Language 2, Mathematics and Science or Social Studies/Social Sciences.
The aspirants who wish to become a Science teacher must choose Mathematics and Science. The aspirants who wish to become a Social Studies teacher should choose the Social Studies/Social Science as their subject.
Paper 2: For aspirants of teaching Classes VI to VIII| CTET Subjects |
CTET Important Topics |
| CTET Child Development and Pedagogy | Child Development, Learning and Pedagogy |
| Language I | Comprehension, Pedagogy of Language Development |
| Language II | Comprehension, Pedagogy of Language Development |
| Mathematics | Number System, Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration |
| Science | Food, Materials, Natural Phenomena, Natural Resources |
| Social Studies/ Social Sciences | History, Geography, Social and Political Life, Pedagogical Issues |
Child Development and Pedagogy
There will be 30 questions from this section where each question will be of one mark each.Theoretical questions are asked from this section of the exam.
Hence to sum it up, the Child Development and Pedagogy portion of the CTET exam is very vital and hence must be prepared without fail, by all the aspirants.
This section of the exam though very easy to score, seems like a huge impediment for many. This may be due to the lack of proper books and resources which contain the whole of the syllabus of the Child Development and Pedagogy portion together at one place.
There are many books available in the market which sell the ChildDevelopment and Pedagogy Books in English. But one needs to be very careful while buying the books. One should not compromise with the quality of the books they are buying.
Syllabus of Child Development and Pedagogy
In order to buy the books, one must refer to the syllabus of Child Development and Pedagogy section of CTET.
Paper -1 :
Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus: 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.
- 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
- 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 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
Paper - 2 :
Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus: 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.
- 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
- 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 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
What to look for when you are buying the Child Development and Pedagogy books in English ?
Whichever book you may be buying, it should consist of the following topics:
- Cognitive and Moral development
- Progressive Education
- Concept and theories of Intelligence
- Development of language and thoughts
- Gender as a social construct
- Children with special needs
- Assessment and Evaluation
- How children think and learn
- Learning and motivation
- AlternativeConceptions
- Emotional development and individual differences
- Model Test Papers
Reference Books for Child Development and Pedagogy
- The aspirants can buy the, “CTET & TETs Child Development & Pedagogy (Paper I & II)” by Arihant Publishers in order to prepare for this section of the exam.
- One can also buy the “A Complete Resource for CTET: Child Development and Pedagogy - Central Teacher Eligibility Test - Common for Paper I and II” by the Pearson Publishers.
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