CTET Exam Date:08 Feb' 26 - 08 Feb' 26
The Central Board of Secondary education holds the CTET exam, an eligibility test conducted with the aim of checking the eligibility of those looking to become teachers. The CBSE conducts the CTET exam twice yearly, in July and December. There are 2 papers in the CTET exam, Paper 1 and Paper 2.
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A subject appearing in both of these papers is Child Development and Pedagogy. This subject focuses on the educational psychology of learning and teaching. On this page, we discuss the preparation strategy for the CTET Child Development and Pedagogy in detail.
Students preparing for the exam must be aware of the CTET Child Development and Pedagogy section syllabus in detail to know what kind of questions are asked in the exam. The detailed syllabus of this section has been given below:
The Child Development and Pedagogy section of CTET will comprise a total of 30 questions in the exam. The syllabus of this section has been given below
Child Development: Primary School Child (15 Questions)
Concept of development and its relationship with learning
Principles of the Development of Children
Piaget, Kohlberg, and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
Socialisation processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)
Concepts of child-centred and progressive education
Language & Thought
Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion, etc.
Influence of Heredity & Environment
Critical Perspective of the Construct of Intelligence
Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender bias and educational practice
Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
The distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice
Concept of Inclusive Education and understanding children with special needs (5 Questions)
Formulating appropriate questions for assessing the readiness levels of learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement
Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners
Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived
Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, impairment, etc.
Candidates must pay the CTET 2025 registration fee when submitting their application for the examination via debit/credit cards, UPI or through net banking methods.
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Learning and Pedagogy (10 Questions)
Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’
Cognition & Emotions
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
Factors contributing to learning - personal & environmental
Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process
Motivation and learning
After candidates are done with their preparations, they can focus on other aspects of the exam such as time management, accuracy, etc. Below given are some preparation tips for the CTET study material for Child Development and Pedagogy section.
Get A Thorough Understanding of the Syllabus and Exam Pattern: Candidates preparing for the exam must first go through the CTET 2024 exam syllabus to know what topics the exam will cover. Along with the syllabus, candidates must also familiarise themselves with the CTET exam pattern 2024 to know how the exam will be conducted, what kind of questions will be asked in the exam, and more such details.
Practise Previous Year CTET Question Papers: A very good way to build speed and accuracy is by practising previous year CTET question papers. This will also help candidates with time management. More importantly, candidates in this way can also test their preparations and find out what areas they are lacking at.
Make A Strategy On How to Attempt the Exam: Another important piece of advice to students appearing for the CTET exam is to have a clear strategy on how to attempt the exam. Candidates must figure out beforehand which topics and questions they need to attempt first, time allocation to different sections, and other important aspects of the exam. This will improve the time management of the candidate.
Attempt All the Questions In the Exam: It has been prescribed in the CTET exam pattern that there is no provision of negative marking in the exam. This means that students will have the liberty to answer the questions without the fear of any negative marking. Make sure you attempt all the questions to get maximum scores.
Along with the online study material and offline books, there are some recommended books for CTET Child Development and CTET Pedagogy section that will help candidates understand topics and concepts in a better manner. The list of recommended books for this section has been given below:
CTET Books for Child Development & Pedagogy | Authors/ Publishers |
Child Development & Pedagogy for CTET & STET (Paper 1 & 2) 2nd Edition | Shalini Punjabi |
Wiley's Child Development and Pedagogy Exam Goalpost for CTET and TETs Exams, Paper I-II, Class I-VIII | DT Editorial Services |
A Complete Resource for CTET Pedagogy: Child Development and Pedagogy | Sandeep Kumar |
CTET and TETs Child Development and Pedagogy Paper 1 and 2 | Arihant Experts |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
You can prepare for Child Development and pedagogy By being thorough with the syllabus and studying from the Recommended books for CTET preparation. For in depth tips, please refer to the above material.
CTET exam is conducted in pen & paper (offline) mode.
As per the CTET exam pattern, Candidates will be given a composite time of 2 hours 30 minutes to solve 150 questions.
Candidates can appear for the CTET exam in English and Hindi languages.
There are 30 questions in each in both Papers 1 and 2 pertaining to Child Development and Pedagogy in the CTET 2024.
No, there is no provision of negative marking in the exam.
On Question asked by student community
The CTET exam means the Central Teacher Eligibility Test. It is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to check if a candidate is eligible to become a teacher for classes 1 to 8 in central government and some private schools. There are two papers — Paper 1 for classes 1 to 5 and Paper 2 for classes 6 to 8.
The CTET exam is usually held twice a year, once in January and once in July.
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