PSTET Syllabus For Paper 2

Exam Topics Max Ques. Max Marks

Duration: 90 Min
Child Development and Pedagogy 30 30
Language-I (Punjabi) 30 30
Language- II (English) 30 30
Mathematics and Science 30 30
Social Studies/ Social Science 30 30
Total 150 150

Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage

Child Development and Pedagogy

 Child Development (Elementary School Child)

 Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs
 Learning and Pedagogy

Language-I (Punjabi)

 Language Comprehension
 Pedagogy of Language Development

Language- II (English)

 Comprehension
 Pedagogy of Language Development

Mathematics

 Algebra
 Basic geometrical ideas (2-D)
 Compound Interest
 Constructions (using Straight edge Scale, protractor, compasses)
 Discount
 Exponents; surds, squares, cube, square root, cube root
 Fractions
 Geometry
 Introduction to Algebra; Algebraic identities, polynomials
 Knowing our Numbers
 Menstruations; circle, sphere, cone, cylinder, triangles, Data handling, statistics
 Negative Numbers and Integers
  Number System
 Playing with Numbers
 Profit & Loss
 Quadrilateral
 Ratio and Proportion
 Symmetry: (reflection)
 Understanding Elementary Shapes (2-D and 3-D)
 Whole Numbers

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Pedagogical issues:

 Community Mathematics
 Evaluation
 Language of Mathematics
 Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking
 Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
 Problems of Teaching
 Remedial Teaching

Science

 Acids, base, salt

 Air
 Carbon
 Change of matter
 Cleaning food
 Components of food6
 Compounds
 Effect of population growth & human activities on environment
 Electric current and circuits
 Environmental concerns; regional & national
 Food
 Food; production & management
 Force
 Light
 Magnets & magnetism
 Materials
 Materials of daily use
 Metals & Non metals
 Molecule
 Motion
 Moving Things People and Ideas
 Natural Phenomena
 Natural Resources
  Pollution
 Soil
 Sound
 Sources of energy
 Sources of food
 Structure of Atom
 The Universe
 The World of the Living organisms, micro organism and diseases
 Water
 Work & Energy

Pedagogical issues:

 Approaches/Integrated Approach
 Evaluation- cognitive/psychomotor/affective
 Innovation
 Natural Science/Aims & objectives
 Nature & Structure of Sciences
 Observation/Experiment/Discovery (Method of Science)
 Problems
 Remedial Teaching
 Text Material/Aids
 Understanding & Appreciating Science

History

 Architecture
 Challenging the Caste System
 Colonialism and Tribal Societies
 Contacts with Distant lands
 Creation of an Empire
 Culture and Science
 Early States
 India After Independence (Integration of States, Foreign Policy, Socio- Economic
Problems and Relations with other Countries)
 New Ideas
 New Kings and Kingdoms
 Political Developments7
 Regional Cultures
 Rural Life and Society
 Social Change
 Sources of History— When, Where and How
 Sultans of Delhi
 The Earliest Societies
 The Establishment of Company Power
 The First Cities
  The First Empire
 The First Farmers and Herders
 The Nationalist Movement (1885-1947)
 The Revolt of 1857-58 with special reference to Punjab
 Women and reform

Geography

 Agriculture
 Air
 Environment in its totality: natural and human environment.
 Geography as a social study and as a science
 Globe
 Human Environment: settlement, transport and communication.
 Planet: Earth in the solar system
 Resources: Types- Natural and Human
 Water

Social and Political Life (Civics)

 Democracy
 Diversity
 Government
 Local Government
 Making a Living
 Parliamentary Government
 Social Justice and the Marginalised
 State Government
 The Constitution
 The Judiciary
 Understanding Media
 Unpacking Gender

Pedagogical Issues

 Class Room Processes, activities and discourse

 Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies
 Developing Critical thinking
 Enquiry/Empirical Evidence
 Evaluation
 Methods of teaching Social Science/Social Studies
 Problems of teaching Social Science/Social Studies
 Projects Work
 Sources – Primary & secondary