Child Development and Pedagogy for CTET & State TET

• Concept of Development and Its Relationship with Learning: Understanding the concept of development and its relationship with learning, the role of various personal, social, and environmental factors in development, and the impact of development on learning.



• Heredity and Environment: The impact of heredity and environment on development, genetic and environmental factors that affect development, and the role of nurture and nature in development.



• Principles of Development: The principles of development, the concept of readiness, individual differences, and the multidimensional nature of development.



• Teaching Methods: Understanding various teaching methods, their strengths and limitations, and the role of teachers in facilitating learning.



• Socialisation: Concept, Types, and Process: Understanding the concept of socialisation, its types, the process of socialisation, the role of family, peers, and school in socialisation, and cultural differences in socialisation.



• Bronfenbrenner's Ecological System Theory of Individual and Social Development: Understanding Bronfenbrenner's ecological system theory of individual and social development, its impact on development, and its relevance in education.



• Psychological Theory of Eric Erickson: Understanding the psychological theory of Eric Erickson, his stages of psychosocial development, and their impact on learning and teaching.



• Freud's Psychosexual Theory: Understanding Freud's psychosexual theory, its stages, and its relevance in education.



• Emotional Intelligence and Development: Understanding the concept of emotional intelligence, its impact on development, and its relevance in education.



• Theories of Emotions: Understanding various theories of emotions, their impact on development, and their relevance in education.



• Stages of Language Development: Understanding the stages of language development, their characteristics, and their relevance in education.



• Gender as a Social Construct: Understanding the concept of gender as a social construct, its impact on development, and its relevance in education.



• Child-Centred and Progressive Education: Understanding the concepts of child-centred and progressive education, their principles, and their relevance in education.



• Schools of Psychology: Understanding various schools of psychology, their strengths and limitations, and their relevance in education.



• Piaget, Kohlberg, and Vygotsky Theories: Understanding the theories of Piaget, Kohlberg, and Vygotsky, their impact on learning and teaching, and their relevance in education.



• Jerome Burner's Learning Theory: Understanding Jerome Burner's learning theory, his concept of discovery learning, and his relevance in education.



• Piaget's Theory of Moral Development: Understanding Piaget's theory of moral development, his stages of moral reasoning, and their relevance in education.



• 4 Parenting Styles: Understanding the concept of parenting styles, their impact on development, and their relevance in education.



• Intelligence: Concept and Theories: Understanding the concept of intelligence, various theories of intelligence, and their relevance in education.



• Theories of Personality: Understanding various theories of personality, their strengths and limitations, and their relevance in education.



• Trait Theories: Understanding trait theories, their impact on development, and their relevance in education.



• Learning and Motivation: Understanding various theories of learning and motivation, their strengths and limitations, and their relevance in education.



• Inclusive Education: Understanding the concept of inclusive education, its principles, and its relevance in education.

This course is helpful for the following exams: CTET & State TET