NoteThis article covers Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus for CTET and State TETs and link to related articles.
| Section | Articles | Covers |
| Child Development | Concept of Development | Concept of development and its relationship with learning Principles of the development of children Influence of Heredity & Environment |
| Child Development | Socialization processes | Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers) |
| Child Development | https://www.preptoz.com/library/piagets-cognitive-development/ https://www.preptoz.com/library/lev-vygotskys-theory-of-socio-cultural-development/ https://www.preptoz.com/library/kohlbergs-theory-of-moral-development/ | Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives |
| Child Development | https://www.preptoz.com/library/concept-of-child-centered-education/ https://www.preptoz.com/library/concept-of-progressive-education/ | Concepts of child centered and progressive education |
| Child Development | https://www.preptoz.com/library/critical-perspective-of-the-construct-of-intelligence/ | Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence Multi Dimensional Intelligence |
| Child Development | Development of Language & Thought | Language & Thought |
| Child Development | Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender bias and educational practice | |
| Child Development | Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc. | |
| Child Development | Assessment and Evaluation | 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. |
| Concept of Inclusive education | https://www.preptoz.com/library/learning-disabilities/ | 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 |
| Learning and Pedagogy | How children think and learn | 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’ |
| Learning and Pedagogy | Motivation and learning | |
| Learning and Pedagogy | Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process. | |
| Learning and Pedagogy | Cognition & Emotions |