TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST – 2018

PAPER-II(A) SOCIAL STUDIES SYLLABUS

PART - A
CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY (Marks: 30)
1. DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD
Development, Growth & Maturation — Concept & Nature
Principles of development and their education implication
Factors influencing Development — Biological, Psychological, Sociological,
emotional.
Dimensions of Development and their interrelationships — Physical & Motor, Cognitive,
Emotional, Social, Moral, Language relating to Infancy, early Childhood, late Child hood,
dolescence.
Understanding Development — Piaget, Kohlberg, Chomsky, Carl Rogers, Erikson
Individual differences — Infra & Inter Individual differences in the areas of Attitudes, Aptitude,
Interest, Habits, Intelligence and their Assessment.
Development of Personality — Concept, Factors effecting development of personality, self
concept.
Adjustment, Behavioural problems, Mental Health, Defense mechanism.
Methods and Approaches of Child Development — Introspection, Observation, Interview,
Case study, Experimental, Cross sectional and Longitudinal
Developmental tasks and Hazards
2. UNDERSTANDING LEARNING
Concept, Nature of Learning — input — process — outcome
Factors of Learning — Personal and Environmental
Approaches to Learning and their applicability—Behaviorism (Skinner, Pavlov, Thorndike)
Constructivism (Piaget, Vygotsky), Gestalt(Kohler, Koffka) and Observational (Bandura)
Dimensions of Learning — Cognitive, Affective and Performance.
Motivation and Sustenance —its role in learning.
Memory & Forgetting
Transfer of Learning
3. PEDAGOGICAL CONCERNS
Teaching and its relationship with learning and learner.
Learners in Contexts: Situating learner in the socio-political and cultural context
Children from diverse contexts—Children With Special Needs (CWSN), Inclusive Education.
Understanding of pedagogic methods — Enquiry based learning, Project based learning, Survey,
Observation and Activity based learning, Cooperative and collaborative learning.
Individual and Group learning: Issues and concerns with respect to organizing learning in
class room like Study habits, Self learning and Learning to learn skills.
Organizing learning in heterogeneous class room groups — Socio-economic background,
Abilities and Interest.
Paradigms of organizing Learning-Teacher centric, Subject centric and Learner centric.
Theory of instruction – Bruner
Teaching as Planned activity — Elements of Planning
Phases of Teaching — Pre active, Interactive and Post active
General and Subject related skills, competencies required in teaching and attributes of good
facilitator.
Learning resources — Self, Home, School, Community, Technology.
Class room Management: Role of student, teacher, Leadership style of teacher, Creation of
non threatening learning environment, Managing behaviour problems, Guidance &
Counselling, Punishment and its legal implications, Rights of a child, Time Management.
Distinction between Assessment for Learning & Assessment of Learning, School based
Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation : Perspective & Practice.
Understanding teaching & learning in the context of NCF, 2005 & Right to Education Act,
2009.
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English: (Content) (Marks: 30)

VOCABULARY LEVEL OF TESTING

Synonyms Identification
Antonyms Identification
Homophones Identification
Homonyms Identification
Hypernyms and Hyponyms Identification
Spelling Spelling
Phrasal Verbs Identification of Meaning
Word Formation Suffixes and Prefixes
Referring to Persons / Professions and
One word substitutes
Places
Commonly used short forms and full
Short forms and Full forms
forms in English
Commonly used Abbreviations and their
Abbreviations and Full forms
full forms

GRAMMAR LEVEL OF TESTING

Helping Verbs Forms, contractions

Modal Auxiliaries Form, Function & Contractions
Ordinary Verbs Form, Function & Contractions
Articles Use of Articles
Simple Prepositions Including
Prepositions
Prepositions following Certain Words
 Main Clauses, sub-ordinate Clauses,
Clauses Noun Clauses, If Clauses, Relative
Clauses
Sentence Structures Basic Sentence Structures
Form, Function, Construction,
Degrees of Comparison
Transformation
Language Functions with social norms
Language Functions
(Formal and Informal)
Question Tags Imperatives and Statements
Types of Sentences Types of Sentences
Direct Speech & Indirect Speech Statements, Questions, Imperatives
Active Voice & Passive Voice Active Voice & Passive Voice
Use of tenses and framing including IF
Tenses
conditionals Type 1 &3
Agreement between subject &
Agreement between Subject & Verb
Verb
Word Order Word Order in a phrase or a sentence
Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs,
Parts of Speech
Conjunctions - Types and functions
Linkers Linkers
Simple, Compound and Complex
Transformation of Sentences
Sentences
Based on all Vocabulary and Grammar
Common Errors
Topics

MECHANICS OF WRITING LEVEL OF TESTING

Use of capital letters, comma, full stop,

Punctuation and Capitalization question mark, exclamation mark and
inverted commas

DISCOURSES LEVEL OF TESTING

Writing of Discourses Letter Writing and News Report

DICTIONARY SKILLS LEVEL OF TESTING

DICTIONARY SKILLS DICTIONARY SKILLS

READING COMPREHENSION LEVEL OF TESTING

Prose Prose (general)

 PART - B
SOCIAL STUDIES (Marks: 60)
CONTENT (Marks 48)
Theme - I: Diversity on the Earth
Reading, Making and Analysis of Maps -different types of maps - directions -scale -conventional
symbols use in maps-measuring heights , distances - Contour Lines- Representation of relief
features on maps- uses of maps- past and present-Maps Down the Ages-reading of thematic
maps-atlas-globe-a model -the earth grid system- Using an atlas to find latitude and longitude of
places, time.
Our Universe, the Sun and the Earth – energy form sun- temperature - The evolution of the
Earth- earth movements – seasons- regions on earth-condition -Movements of the Earth’s- crust -
Internal Structure of the Earth- Realms of the earth
Lithosphere- ‘first order’ landforms- oceans and continents -diverse features - Second Order
landforms-mountains, plains and plateaus- diverse people living in different kinds of landforms in
india and andrapradesh -plate tectonics-Volcanoes-earth quakes –disaster management- Mining
and minerals- new trends in mining and minerals.- renewable and non-renewable –Indian relief
features –location-geological background-major relief divisions in india-and andrapradesh
Hydrosphere- Hydrological cycle-water sources-oceans-relief of the oceans- salty-movements -
oceans as resouse waves,tides,currents-ocean as resource – Indian, andrapadesh river and water
resources –ground water-tanks-reacharging ground water-floods- Rational and equitable Use of
water-andhra Pradesh water , land and trees protection act .
Atmosphere- structure of atmosphere Pressure Belts and Planetary Winds- Carioles effect-
winds- weather and climate –factors which influence weather and climate –seasons in india-types
of rainfall- Global Warming and Climate Change-anthropological global warming - IPCC-
Impact of climate change on India-
Biosphere- Natural vegetation- different kinds of forests- human society and environment-
pollution and effects-depletion of resources- using and protesting forests
Theme - II: Production Exchange and Livelihoods
From Gathering Food to Growing food – The Earliest People - Agriculture in Our Times - Trade
in Agricultural Produce -Trade in Agricultural Produce – agricultural in india,andrapradesh-types
of farming-cropping season-crops-importance of agriculture –green revolution –effects- dryland
agriculture –Food security – nutrition status –PDS-sustainable development and equity -
handicrafts and handlooms- industrial revolution- beginning of industrial revolution- Sources of
Energy and Industrial Development-urbanisation and slums- production in a factory Livelihood
and Struggles Urban Workers - Minerals and Mining - Impact of Technology on Livelihoods –
technology changes in agricultural, industrial ,service sectors -importance of transport system –
transport system in india, traffic education -andrapradesh- money and banking- finance literacy-
credits and finance system- prices and cost of living - Role of government in regulating prices-
The Government Budget and Taxation –direct and indirect taxes-industries in india-new policies
for industries -service activates in India -growth and development-camparing of different
countries and states-sectors of economy-employment- organized and unorganized sectors –
employment in india-population –people and settlement-urbanisation in india , urbanisation
problems-people and migration –types of migrations –village economy –Globalization –factors –
impact-fair globalization-other issues-
Theme -III: Political Systems and Governance
Community Decision Making in a Tribe - Emergence of Kingdoms and Republics –
Mahajanapadas- First Empires – mouryan empire- ashoka –kingdoms and empires in the deccan-
New Kings and Kingdoms(between seventh and twelth centuries )-mahamud ghazni – the cholas
and other- The Kakatiyas - Emergence of a Regional Kingdom- The Kings of Vijayanagara-
srikirshna devaraya-Mughal Empire- Establishment of British Empire in India- the revolt 1857-
after revolt-british rule in india- Landlords and Tenants under the British and the Nizam -
National Movement - The Early Phase 1885-1919 -National Movement - The Last Phase 1919-
1947 –national movement in india – partition – integration of states- Independent india 1947-77 –
state reorganisation-social and economic change-foreign policy – wars –emergency- independent
india 1977-2000
Changing cultural tradition in Europe- the ancient , medieval world in Europe-renaissance-
humanism-realism-the new concept of human beings-debates within Christianity –Beginning of
the modern science-exploration of sea routes –democratic and nationalist revolution in 17 th 18th
and 19th centuries – the glorious revolution- American independence –french revolution- rise of
nationalism in Europe-the revolts 1830-1848 –Germany unification- unification of Italy-
industrialisation and social change –social protest movements – luddism-socialism-women
movements – colonialism in latin America , Asia , Africa- impact of colonialism in India-adivasi
revolts-the british governament’s industrial policy-labourers’ stuggles-the world between 1900-
1950-world war I and world war II- causes – the treaty of Versailles – the league of nationas-
consequences of the world war-Russian socialist revolution-the great depression- Nazism –post
war world and India – UNO-Cold war-non alignment movement- the growth of nationalism in the
middle east-peace movement and collapse of USSR-National liberation movements in the
colonies .
Democratic Government - Village Panchayats - Local Self – Government in Urban Areas –
Making of Laws in the State Assembly-Implementation of Laws in the District - The Indian
Constitution - the making of independent India ‘s constitution –Parliamentary system –
federalism- the constitution today- Elections system in India – electoral literacy- Parliament and
Central Government - Law and Justice –Supreme court –high court- other courts –worldly
expansion of democracy- the democracy an evolving idea.
Theme -IV: Social Organisation and Inequities
Diversity in Our Society - Towards Gender Equality –caste discrimination and the struggle for
equalities –livelihood and struggles of Urban workers –workers rights –abolishment of zamindari
system-poverty-Rights –Human rights and fundamental rights- Women rights , protection acts –
children rights – RTI-RTE-legal service authority- Lok Adalat –consumer rights - social
movements in our time
Theme - V: Religion and Society
Religion and Society in Early Times – hunter- gatherers-early farmers and herdrers-Indus valley
civilisation –Vedas- Jainism ,Buddhism-flok religion-bhakthi-nathpanthis ,siddhas,yogis.- sufism
-kabir – gurunank-Devotion and Love towards God –Hindu religion-Bhakti movement-
Christianity-Islam- the belief in supreme god-social and religious reform movements-Christian
missionaries and oriental scholars-Bramha samaj- Arya Samaj-Swami Vivekananda –reforms and
education among muslims –social reformers in andrapradesh- social reforms and caste system-
narayana guru-jyothirao phule – dr br ambedker-understanding Secularism-
Theme -VI: Culture and Communication
Language, Writing and Great Books - Sculptures and Buildings –Performing Arts and
Artistes in Modern times-burrakatha – tholubommalata –bharatanatyam-Film and print media-role
of media in freedom movement- sports Nationalism –other games and their status.
Methodology: (12 Marks)
1. Aims and objectives of learning Social Sciences
- values through Social Sciences - learning objectives and illustrations - learning
objectives in constructivist approach - Academic Standards
2. School curriculum and resources in Social Sciences
- NCF-2005, RTE-2009, SCF-2011 - syllabus – Learning Resources.

3. Social Sciences as on integrating area of study: Context and concerns

- Distinguishing between Natural and Social Sciences - Social Studies and various Social
Sciences -contributions of some eminent Social Scientists
4. Approaches and strategies for learning Social Sciences
- collaborative learning approach - 5E learning model - problem solving approach -
planning -concept mapping
5. Community Resources and Social Sciences Laboratory
6. Tools and techniques of assessment for learning: Social Sciences
7. Evaluation - CCE - assessment framework - assessment learning of students with
special need.