Name of the Organisation : Central Board Of Secondary Education
Name of the Exam : CTET Central Teacher Eligibility Test
Document Type : Question paper
Year : 2016
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CTET Previous Year Question Paper :
Part – I :
Child Development And Pedagogy :
Directions : Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option.
1. Research the suggest that in a diverse class room a teacher expectations from her students ____________ learning
1. Should not be correlated with
2. do not have any effect on
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3. have a significant impact on
4. are the sole determinant of
2. Inclusion of children with special needs
1. Will increase the burden our schools
2. requires a change in attitude content and approach to teaching
3. is an unrealistic goal
4. is determinate to children without disabilities
3. Parents should play a ___________ role in the learning process of young children.
(1) sympathetic
(2) neutral
(3) negative
(4) proactive
4. According to NCF,2005 the role of a teacher has to be
1. permissive
2. facilitate
3. Authoritative
4. dictatorial
5. Motivation, in the process of learning,
(1) makes learners think unidirectional
(2) creates interest for learning among young learners
(3) sharpens the memory of learners
(4) differentiates new learning from old learning
6. Which of the following statement about children are correct ?
A. Children are passive recipients of knowledge
B. Children are problem solvers
C. Children are scientific investigators
D. Children are active explorer of the environment
1. A,B,C,D
2. A,B,C
3. A,B,D
4. B,C,D
7. A teacher can enhance effectively learning in her elementary classroom by
1. Encouraging competition amongst her students
2. Connecting the content to the live students
3. offering rewards for small steps in learning
4. drill and practice
8. Four distinct stages of children’s intellectual development are identified by
(1) Skinner
(2) Piaget
(3) Kohlberg
(4) Erikson
9. Development is a never ending process.’’ This idea is associated with
(1) Principle of integration
(2) Principle of interaction
(3) Principle of interrelation
(4) Principle of continuity
10. The ‘insight theory of learning’ is promoted by
(1) Jean Piaget
(2) Vygotsky
(3) ‘Gestalt’ theorists
(4) Pavlov
Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus :
a) Child Development : (Primary School Child) 15 Questions
** Concept of development and its relationship with learning
** Principles of the development of children
** Influence of Heredity & Environment
** Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)
** Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
** Concepts of child-centered and progressive education
** Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
** Multi Dimensional Intelligence
** Language & Thought
** Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and educational practice
** Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.
** 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.
b) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs 5 Questions
** 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
c) Learning and Pedagogy 10 Questions
** 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’
** Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.
** Cognition & Emotions
** Motivation and learning
** Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental
II. Language I 30 Questions :
a) Language Comprehension 15 Questions
Reading unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and one poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)
b) Pedagogy of Language Development 15 Questions
** Learning and acquisition
** Principles of language Teaching
** Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool
** Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form
** Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders
** Language Skills
** Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing
** Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
** Remedial Teaching
III. Language – II 30 Questions
a) Comprehension 15 Questions
** Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability.
b) Pedagogy of Language Development 15 Questions
** Learning and acquisition
** Principles of language Teaching
** Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool
** Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
** Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders
** Language Skills
** Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing
** Teaching – learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
** Remedial Teaching