| General Knowledge & Current Affairs |
Awards, Books & their authors, Sports, Everyday Science, Scientific Research, History- Ancient, Medieval & Modern, Geography, Current Affairs, Polity, Economics, Indian Art & Culture, etc. |
| Reasoning Ability |
Logical Reasoning, Verbal and non-verbal types, Puzzles and Seating Arrangement, analogies, similarities, Directions, Coding-decoding, Syllogism, Blood Relation, Mirror Image, Order and Ranking, and more. |
| Computer Literacy |
Basic Computer Terminology & Shortcuts, Abbreviations, Internet, General Concept of Social Networking, History and Evaluation of Computers, Web Technology, Operating Systems, Computer Memory or Storage Devices, Computer Software & Hardware, Generations and Types of Computers, etc. |
| Perspectives on Education and Leadership |
(a) Understanding the Learner
- Concept of growth, maturation and development, development tasks and challenges, principles and debates of development
- Domains of Development: Physical, Cognitive, Socio-emotional, Moral etc., Deviations in development and its implications
- Understanding Adolescence: Needs, challenges and implications for designing institutional support.
- Ensuring Home school continuity, Role of Primary and Secondary Socialization agencies.
(b) Understanding Teaching Learning
- Theoretical perspectives on Learning – Behaviorism, Constructivism and Cognitivism with reference to their implications for –
i. The role of the teacher and learner
ii. Nature of teacher-student relationship
iii. Classroom environment
iv. Choice of teaching methods, etc.
v. Understanding of discipline, power etc
- Factors affecting learning and their implications for Designing classroom instructions, Planning student activities, and Creating learning spaces in school
- Planning and Organization of Teaching-Learning –
i. Concept of Syllabus, Competency-based Education, Overt and Hidden Curriculum, Principles of curriculum organization, Experiential learning, etc.
ii. Experiential learning, Competency-based Education, etc.
iii. Instructional Plans – Unit Plan, Lesson Plan, Year Plan
iv. Instructional material and resources
v. Information and Communication Technology (lCT) for teaching-learning
vi. Evaluation: Purpose, types and limitations. Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation, Characteristics of a good tool.
vii. Assessment of learning, for learning and as learning: Meaning, purpose and considerations in planning each.
- Enhancing Teaching Learning processes: Reflections and Dialogues as a means of constructivist teaching, Classroom Observation and Feedback, etc.
(c) Creating Conducive Learning Environment
- The concepts of disability, diversity, and Inclusion, implications of disability as a social construct, types of disabilities-their identification and interventions
- Provisioning for guidance and counselling. Concept of School Mental Health, addressing the curative, preventive and promotive dimensions of mental health for all students and staff, etc.
- Developing School and community as a learning resource
(d) School Organization and Leadership
- Leader as a reflective practitioner, team builder, initiator, coach and mentor.
- Vision building, goal setting and creating a School development Plan
- Perspectives on School Leadership – instructional, distributed and transformative
- Using School Processes and forums for strengthening teaching-learning, timetabling, parent-teacher forums, using achievement data for improving teaching-learning, school assembly, school self-assessment and Improvement, teacher development forums, etc.
- Creating partnerships with community, industry and other neighbouring schools and Higher Education Institutes-forming learning communities
(e) Perspectives in Education
- NEP-2020 – Equitable and Inclusive Education: Learning for All; Curriculum and Pedagogy in Schools; Holistic & Integrated Learning; Competency-based learning and Education,
- Historically studying the National Policies in education with special reference to school education
- Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, Guiding Principles for Child Rights, Protecting and provisioning for the rights of children to a safe and secure school environment
- School Curriculum Principles: Perspective, Learning and Knowledge, School Stages, Pedagogy and Assessment, Curricular Areas
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