Assam TET Syllabus: Paper 1 and Paper 2 Guide

Child Development and Pedagogy

30

30

Language I

30

30

Language II (English)

30

30

Mathematics

30

30 (Maths and Science stream)

Environmental Studies

30

-

Science

-

30 (Maths and Science stream)

Social Science

-

60 (Social Science stream)

Total

150

150

Growth and Development

2

2

Concept, principles and stages of development, heredity and environment, nature vs nurture

Child Development (6 to 11 years)

4

3

Physical, mental, emotional, social, moral and language development; ADHD, ODD and conduct disorder

Socialization Process

1

1

Stages of socialization; family, peers, school and media as agencies

Child Protection and Child Rights

2

2

Types of abuse, acts and schemes, role of family and school

Personality

2

2

Theories, influencing factors, personality deviation

Adjustment

2

2

Methods of adjustment such as repression, regression and rationalization; mental health and hygiene

Process of Learning

2

2

Trial and error, classical and operant conditioning, insightful learning, constructivism, laws of learning, motivation

Gender Issues in Social Construct

2

2

Sex and gender, gender roles, stereotypes and bias; Paper II adds constitutional provisions for women

Assessment and Evaluation

2

2

CCE, formative and summative evaluation, blueprint and design of a question paper

Inclusion in Education

2

2

Socio-economically disadvantaged groups, children with special needs, inclusive classrooms

Organizing Teaching

4

3

Principles and maxims, phases of teaching, teaching methods, micro teaching, classroom management, TLM, diagnostic and remedial teaching

Child-centred and Competency-based Teaching

1

1

Concepts and classroom use

Individual Differences

2

2

Role of heredity and environment; interest, aptitude, intelligence and creativity

Thinking, Reasoning and Problem Solving

2

2

Concrete, abstract, reflective, creative, critical and associative thinking

Adolescence

-

2

Stages and problems of adolescence, guidance and counselling

Total

30

30

-

Pedagogy of language teaching

10

Four skills, learning and acquisition, vocabulary, sentence structure, TLM, CCE

Principles of language teaching, four skills, errors and mistakes in second-language learning, teaching vocabulary and structure

Methods

10

Approaches, methods, techniques and strategies of teaching English

Same

Grammar and language elements

10

Parts of speech, tense, verb phrases, articles, synonyms and antonyms, prepositions, punctuation, tag questions, sentence types, connectors

Tense, phrases and clauses, idioms, determiners, voice, narration, transitive verbs, prefixes and suffixes, sentence types, figures of speech

Numbers

9

Number types, divisibility, place value, four operations, factors and multiples, LCM and HCF, patterns, unitary method, average

Geometry and Mensuration

6

Lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, circles, perimeter, area, volume, symmetry, 3D shapes, Euler's formula

Fraction

4

Types and operations of fractions, decimals, percentage

Money

2

Conversion, operations, profit, loss and discount

Algebra

2

Algebraic expressions, operations, polynomials

Data Handling

2

Pictograph, bar diagram, pie chart, drawing inferences

ICT in Teaching Mathematics

2

Importance and use of ICT

Mathematical Reasoning

2

Creative thinking, manipulatives, puzzles

Indian Knowledge System

1

Contribution of Indian mathematicians

Our Environment (Near and Far)

8

Natural and social environment, ecosystems, family and neighbourhood, Gaon Panchayat, North East states, festivals, social issues

Environment and its Components

6

Air, water and soil and their pollution, food and deficiency diseases, plants and animals

Care and Protection of Environment

6

Conservation, national parks and sanctuaries, wetlands, first aid, disaster risk reduction, communicable diseases

Transport and Communication

6

Types of transport, road safety, computer and internet, ICT in EVS

Pedagogy

4

Nature, objectives and approaches of teaching EVS

Geometry and Mensuration

8

Lines and angles, triangles, congruence and similarity, Pythagoras theorem, circles, surface area and volume of solids

Number System

6

Rational, irrational and real numbers, squares and roots, exponents

Socially Applicable Mathematics

4

Ratio and proportion, simple and compound interest, percentage, profit, loss and discount

Algebra

4

Factorisation, polynomials, linear and quadratic equations, pairs of linear equations

Graphs and Data Handling

3

Cartesian plane, frequency tables, bar and pie graphs, central tendency

Coordinate Geometry

2

Distance formula, section formula, area of a triangle

ICT in Teaching Mathematics

2

Importance and use of ICT

Probability

1

Simple experiments, events, complementary events

Physics

10

Measurement, motion and Newton's laws, heat, magnets, light, electricity, solar system, natural resources

Biology

8

Biodiversity and adaptation, life processes, reproduction in plants, photosynthesis, nutrition, digestive and respiratory systems, adolescence

Chemistry

7

Metals and non-metals, physical and chemical change, acids, bases and salts, separation of substances

Teaching of Science

3

Methods of science teaching, ICT in teaching science

India's Contribution to Science

2

Indian contributions to concepts taught up to secondary level

Geography

18

Earth and solar system, landforms, maps, geography of Assam and India (climate, soil, rivers, agriculture, industries, wildlife), migration, resources, environment

History

18

Pre-history, Indus Valley, Vedic age, ancient and medieval dynasties including the Salastambhas, Palas, Chutiyas, Koch, Kacharis and Ahoms, Vaishnavite movement, British rule, national movement and Assam's role

Economics

10

Basic concepts, markets, money and banking, natural and human resources of Assam, planning and budget, NEDFi and NEC, self-help groups, financial literacy

Political Science

10

Forms and organs of government, democracy, political parties, the Constitution, Sixth Schedule and tribal belts, international organizations

ICT in Teaching Social Science

4

Use of ICT to improve teaching and learning