Monday, 26 December 2016

WB TET Syllabus 2017 Download Science/Social Science Exam Pattern

WB TET Syllabus 2017

Applicants who are preparing for WB TET Exam 2017 can now download their WB TET Syllabus 2017 and Science/Social Science Exam Pattern from below section Department of School Education, Government of West Bengal State conducts West Bengal Teachers Ability Test for the recruitment to the posts of teachers. Applicants must prepare hard to crack this exam.

Paper-1 (Lower Primary Teacher)

Child development and pedagogy

Language-I

Environmental Studies

Language-II

Mathematics

Subject name
Syllabus
I. Child Development and Pedagogy
a)     Child Development (Primary School Child)
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 differenguage, caste, gender, community, religion etc.
Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based Assces among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of lanessment, 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 
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
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.
a)Language Comprehension
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
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
a)     Comprehension
Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal
ability
b)     Pedagogy of Language Development
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
IV-Mathematics
a)Content
Geometry
Shapes & Spatial Understanding
Solids around Us
Numbers
Addition and Subtraction etc.
b) Pedagogical issues
Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning
and learning
Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
Language of Mathematics
Community Mathematics
Evaluation through formal and informal methods
Problems of Teaching
V. Environmental Studies
Content
I. Family and Friends:
1.1 Relationships
1.2 Work and Play
1.3 Animals
1.4 Plants
II. Food
III. Shelter
IV. Water
V. Travel
VI. Things We Make and Do
b) Pedagogical Issues
Concept and scope of EVS
Significance of EVS, integrated EVS
Environmental Studies & Environmental Education
Learning Principles
Scope & relation to Science & Social Science
Approaches of presenting concepts
Activities
Experimentation/Practical Work
Discussion
CCE
Teaching material/Aids Problems

Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Upper Primary Teacher

Child development and pedagogy

Language-I

Social Studies

Language-II

Mathematics & Science

Subject name
Syllabus
I. Child Development and Pedagogy
a)     Child Development (Elementary School Child)
b)     Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs
c)      Learning and Pedagogy
II. Language I
a)     Language Comprehension
b)     Pedagogy of Language Development
III. Language – II
a)     Comprehension
b)     Pedagogy of Language Development
IV. Mathematics and Science
(i)                Mathematics
(ii)              Science
V. Social Studies/Social Sciences
a) Content
I. History
II. Geography
III. Social and Political Life
b) Pedagogical issues

WB TET Exam Pattern 2016

The Exam is held in two parts, Paper I and Paper II. A Paper I is conducted to hire the teachers for class 1 to 5th and II is conducted to hire the teachers for class 6 to 8th.

West Bengal TET for Paper – I (Lower Primary Teacher):

This paper consists of 30 Questions based on the Multiple Choice type with total marks of 150. 

Questions are asked from the subjects like Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics, Environmental Studies. You have to complete this exam within 90 minutes.

Subjects
No. Of Questions
Marks
Child development and pedagogy
30
30
Language-I
30
30
Environmental Studies
30
30
Language-II
30
30
Mathematics & Science
30
30
Total
150 MCQs
150

West Bengal TET for Paper – II (Upper Primary Teacher):

In this paper 30 Multiple Choice Questions of 150 Marks are given to solve.

Questions are given from CDP or Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics and Science.

Subjects
No of Questions
Marks
Child development and pedagogy
30
 30
Language-I
30
 30
Social Studies
30
 30
Language-II
30
 30
Mathematics & Science
30
 30
Total
150 MCQs
150


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