Child Development & Pedagogy


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2022-23 TET/CTET (All States) Child Development & Pedagogy Solved Papers




Getting the Right Teachers Into the Right Schools


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India's landmark Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (2009) guarantees education to all children aged 6-14 years. The Act mandates specific student-teacher ratios and emphasizes teacher quality. Writing this into legislation took seven years, but the seven years since has proven that ensuring effective teachers are recruited and placed in all schools in a time-bound manner is considerably more challenging. This report takes a detailed look at the complexity of the teacher management landscape in elementary and secondary schools in nine Indian states. On a daily basis, the administrative machinery of these states has to manage between 19,000 to nearly a million teachers in different types of schools and employment contracts, and cope with recruiting thousands more and distributing them equitably across schools. This report examines the following issues: official requirements for becoming a schoolteacher in India; policies and processes for teacher recruitment, deployment and transfers; salaries and benefits of teachers; professional growth of teachers; and grievance redressal mechanisms for teachers. For the first time in India, this report compares and contrasts stated policy with actual practice in teacher management in the country, using a combination of primary and secondary data. In so doing, the report reveals the hidden challenges and the nature of problems faced by administrators in attempting to build an effective teacher workforce which serves the needs of all of India's 200 million school children. The report examines states with varying characteristics, thus generating knowledge and evidence likely to be of interest to policy makers and practitioners in a wide range of contexts.




TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES


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Written in an easy-to-understand style, this text provides a thorough coverage of the essential topics related to the teaching of social studies in secondary and elementary schools. Reflecting on the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to teach social studies in an effective manner, the text first introduces its readers to the various components, study material, scope and importance of social studies. It then teaches the formulation of instructional objectives in social studies, and brings out the principles of social studies curriculum as well as its relationship with other subjects of the school curriculum. The book focuses mainly on improving the methodological concepts of the social studies teacher, and in doing so, discusses various methods of teaching; evaluation and planning of lessons, units and courses; organization of social studies room and the equipment to be kept in it; utilization of community resources; and implementation of various co-curricular activities. It also examines certain innovative methods of teaching such as team-teaching, micro-teaching and individualized instruction. KEY FEATURES  Incorporates chapter outline at the beginning and chapter summary at the end of each chapter to help readers review the important topics.  Provides chapter-end questions for students to drill the topics discussed.  Discusses various topics with the help of a number of figures and tables that facilitates easy-understanding of the concepts. This book is suitable for a course on Teaching of Social Studies for the students of B.Ed. and M.A. (Education). It can also be used for the in-service teacher education programmes organized by the Central and State education boards.




General English for All Competitive Examinations


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English is globally recognized language for cross-border business communication. As a dominant business language, fluency and expertise in the language can help you build great opportunities of professional growth. The paper of English language usually contains Questions relating to Grammatical Concepts, Word Power and Compositional English in almost all competitive examinations like Bank PO, Bank Clerical, CDS, NDA, Railways, etc. The book of General English includes over 600 Practice Exercises and 10,000 Words & Sentences Structures for all Competitive exams divided in 32 chapters. Each chapter comprehensively contains short synopsis, detailed description of important rules and enough practice exercises. Almost all types of objective questions and previous years’ questions that appear in Competitive examinations have been compiled together to help the candidates in understanding the rationale behind the answers. Table of ContentSpotting the Errors, Phrase Substitution and Sentence Improvement, Ordering of Sentences , Ordering of Words/Rearranging the Sentence, Cloze Test/Passages, Choosing Appropriate Words, Double Blanks in a Sentence, Related Pair of Words, Synonyms/Antonyms, Idioms and Phrases, Homonyms, Phrasal Verbs, Comprehension, Tense, Forms of Verbs, Modals, Subject-Verb Agreement, Non-Finites, Noun, Pronoun, Articles, Preposition, Conjunction, Adjectives and Determiners, Adverbs, Question Tags, Conditionals, Un-English and Superfluous Expressions Reported Speech (Direct- Indirect Narrations), Active-Passive...







Guide to Child Development and Pedagogy


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This comprehensive book is useful for CTET & Other Teacher Recruitment Exams and also useful for B.Ed, B.El.Ed & DIET Entrance Exams for the purpose of Study and practice of questions based on the latest pattern of the examination. This book included Study Material, Detailed Answers have also been provided for the questions for Better Understanding of the Candidates.




Textbook of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses


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The Importance Of Environmental Studies Cannot Be Disputed Since The Need For Sustainable Development Is A Key To The Future Of Mankind. Recognising This, The Honourable Supreme Court Of India Directed The Ugc To Introduce A Basic Course On Environmental Education For Undergraduate Courses In All Disciplines, To Be Implemented By Every University In The Country. Accordingly, The Ugc Constituted An Expert Committee To Formulate A Six-Month Core Module Syllabus For Environmental Studies. This Textbook Is The Outcome Of The Ugc S Efforts And Has Been Prepared As Per The Syllabus. It Is Designed To Bring About An Awareness On A Variety Of Environmental Concerns. It Attempts To Create A Pro-Environmental Attitude And A Behavioural Pattern In Society That Is Based On Creating Sustainable Lifestyles And A New Ethic Towards Conservation. This Textbook Stresses On A Balanced View Of Issues That Affect Our Daily Lives. These Issues Are Related To The Conflict Between Existing `Development Strategies And The Need For `Conservation . It Not Only Makes The Student Better Informed On These Concerns, But Is Expected To Lead The Student Towards Positive Action To Improve The Environment. Based On A Multidisciplinary Approach That Brings About An Appreciation Of The Natural World And Human Impact On Its Integrity, This Textbook Seeks Practical Answers To Make Human Civilization Sustainable On The Earth S Finite Resources. Attractively Priced At Rupees One Hundred And Fifteen Only, This Textbook Covers The Syllabus As Structured By The Ugc, Divided Into 8 Units And 50 Lectures. The First 7 Units, Which Cover 45 Lectures Are Classroom Teaching-Based, And Enhance Knowledge Skills And Attitude To Environment. Unit 8 Is Based On Field Activities To Be Covered In 5 Lecture Hours And Would Provide Students With First Hand Knowledge On Various Local Environmental Issues.




Shortcuts in Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams


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Shortcuts in Quantitative Aptitude is the MOST COST EFFECTIVE QUALITY BOOK ever built for Competitive Exams. This book is an attempt of Disha Publication to provide Quality Material to aspirants at a throwaway price. The book will help in learning the various tips and tricks of Quantitative Aptitude. The book emphasizes on the short cut methods through which one can solve any problem before time. Thus, the book not only enhances your efficiency but also helps you to master the subject. Each chapter covers basic theory followed by shortcut approaches and formula. The book is supported by ample practice material through E-books which covers: • Chapter-wise Solved Examples • Chapter-wise Practice Exercises with Hints and Solutions • Chapter-wise Tests • Past Solved Papers (IBPS PO/Clerk, SBI PO/Clerk, SSC, CDS exams etc) The book will prove to be an asset for all competitive examinations like UPSC(IAS Prelim), Banking, SSC, Insurance, Railway Recruitment Board Examinations, CDS, CBI, MBA, Sub-Inspectors of Police, CPO and various other competitive examinations.




Education and Conflict


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First-place winner of the Society for Education Studies' 2005 book prize, Education and Conflict is a critical review of education in an international context. Based on the author's extensive research and experience of education in several areas afflicted by conflict, the book explores the relationship between schooling and social conflict and looks at conflict internal to schools. It posits a direct link between the ethos of a school and the attitudes of future citizens towards 'others'. It also looks at the nature and purpose of peace education and war education, and addresses the role of gender and masculinity. In five lucid, vigorously argued sections, the author brings this thought-provoking and original piece of work to life by: * Setting out the terms of the debate, defining conflict and peace and outlining the relevant aspects of complexity theory for education * Exploring the sources of conflict and their relations to schooling in terms of gender/masculinity, pluralism, nationalism and identity * Focusing on the direct education/war interface * Examining educational responses to conflict * Highlighting conflict resolution within the school itself. This is the first time that so many aspects of conflict and education have been brought together in one sustained argument. With its crucial exposure of the currently culpable role of formal schooling in maintaining conflict, this book will be a powerful and essential read for educational policy makers, managers, teachers and researchers dealing with conflict in their own contexts.