Month: November 2018

Themes in EVS as per NCF

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The National Curriculum Committee had recommended in the 1975 policy document “The Curriculum for the Ten-year School: A Framework”, that a single subject ‘Environmental Studies’ be taught at the primary stage. It had proposed that in the first two years (Class I-II) Environmental Studies will look at both the natural and the social environment, while in Classes III-V there would be separate portions for social studies and general science termed as EVS Part I and Part II.

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CTET 2018 Admit Card

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The candidates may download Admit Card from CTET official website and appear for the examination at the given Centre. In case of any discrepancy noticed in admit card regarding particulars of candidate, photograph and
signature or any other information vary from confirmation page, he/she may immediately contact CTET unit for necessary corrections. Read More

OTET 2018

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Odisha Board Of Secondary Education or BSE, Odisha has released the official notification for the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test 2018 or OTET 2018.

The registration for OTET 2018 is open from November 12, 2018, 08.00 a.m. till November 27, 2018, midnight.

BSE extends OTET 2018-19 last date of applications to December 10th.

According to the OTET 2018 notification, no application through offline mode will be accepted by Board. Registration can be done 24 x 7 on visiting the official website, bseodisha.ac.in. Before going for OTET registration, the candidate should read the Instructions, eligibility and applicability for appearing at the OTET-2018. Read More

Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development

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Kohlberg’s theory of moral development is a stage-based model of moral maturity developed by Lawrence Kohlberg in 1958. The theory offers three levels of moral development, each of which contains two stages. Kohlberg asserts that moral development is neither the result of a genetic blueprint nor the result of conscious teaching of morality. Rather, it is a process of maturing that arises from thinking about moral issues. Read More

Lev Vygotsky’s theory of Socio Cultural Development

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Vygotsky was called “The Mozart of Psychology“. He was born in 1896- same year as Piaget – in the small Russian town of Orsha.

The sociocultural theory:

  • Did NOT focus on the individual child but on the child as a product of social interaction, especially with adults (parents, teachers).
  • Focus on DYADIC INTERACTIONS (e.g., child being taught by a parent how to perform some culturally specific action), rather than child by himself.
  • Social world mediates children’s cognitive development. Cognitive development occurs as child’s thinking is molded by society in the form of parents, teachers, and peers. This leads to peer tutoring as a strategy in classrooms.
  • People’s thinking differs dramatically between cultures because different cultures stress different things.

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CTET – All India Mock Test Series

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CTET exam is scheduled for 9th December, 2018. With around one month to prepare for this highly competitive exam, it is important to have the correct preparation strategy and reliable resources. Preptoz.com is conducting series of full mock tests to enable the candidates prepare for the examination. These mock tests give a true reflection of your preparation level so all candidates are advised to attempt it seriously. Read More

CTET and State TETs – People in Environment

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  1. Charles Darwin wrote the ‘Origin of Species’
  2. Ralph Emerson (1840) spoke of the dangers of commerce to our environment.
  3. John Muir is remembered as having saved the great ancient sequoia trees in California’s forests.
  4. In the 1960s Rachel Carson published several articles that caused immediate worldwide concern on the effects of pesticides on nature and mankind. She wrote a well known book called ‘Silent Spring’
  5. EO Wilson is an entomologist who envisioned that biological diversity was a key to human survival on earth. He wrote ‘Diversity of Life’ in 1993.
  6. Salim Ali’s name is synonymous with ornithology in India and with the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).
  7. Indira Gandhi as PM has played a highly significant role in the preservation of India’s wildlife. The Wildlife Protection Act was formulated during her regime.
  8. S P Godrej was one of India’s greatest supporters of wildlife conservation and nature awareness programs.
  9. M S Swaminathan is one of India’s foremost agricultural scientists and has also been concerned with various aspects of biodiversity conservation.
  10. Anil Agarwal was a journalist who wrote the first report on the ‘State of India’s Environment’ in 1982.
  11. Medha Patkar is known as one of India’s champions who has supported the cause of downtrodden tribal people whose environment is being affected by the dams on the Narmada river.
  12. Sunderlal Bahugna – Chipko Movement.
  13. Madhav Gadgil is a well known ecologist in India.
  14. M C Mehta – India’s most famous environmental lawyer.