(i) Child Development and Pedagogy
(Relevant to Age Group 6 - 11)
Part (A): Child Development
Unit-I:
The Children’s Profile at the Beginning of Primary
Education—Physical and Cognitive.
Trends in physical growth—Hormonal influences on physical growth—
Development of neurons Symbolic thinking and limits of logic—Sensory
motor stage-Pre operational stage-Language Development—Influence of
home environment, attitude of family members on cognitive development
of the child-Identity status and psychological well being.
Unit-II:
The Children’s Profile at the Beginning of Primary
Education—Social and Emotional.
Self concept and Social Awareness—Sibling relationships—Peer
relationship and play—Self awareness—
Cultural influence on self-concept-
corresponding stages of Erickson’s Psycho-social development Emotional
development in a Social context af
fection- sympathy-laughter-anger,
sadness, fear-Parent-child relationship-Emotional well being emotion and
health.
Unit-III:
Physical & Intellectual Development during Primary
School Years (6 to 10 Years)
Physical growth cycles-Body proportions-Muscles and fat-Capacity for
attention and concentration-Select
ive attention-Memory strategies-
processing speed and capacity-Thinking skills. Cognitive development.
Concrete operational stage-Piaget’s
tasks-concept of intelligence as a
mental ability. Development of mental/intellectual abilities. Intelligence
tests-Creativity in primary school ChildrenUnit-IV:
Social and Emotional Development during Primary School
Years (6 to 10 Years)
Meaning of social development-social expectations-Children’s Friendships-
factors in friendship and choices of companions social acceptance-the
desire to belong-peer grouping-Effects
of schooling on social, emotional,
and cultural spheres-Pattern of emotional development-common
emotional patterns-the role of matu
ration and-learning in emotional
development how children develop likes
and dislikes to subjects, teachers,
school, other students-emotional balance impact of media on emotional
development.
Unit-V:
Moral Development during
Primary School Years (6 to 10
Years)
Meaning of moral development-factors in moral training of children-
Honesty-Generosity-Children’s heroes
and ideals-Meaning of discipline-
essentials of discipline-media and their influences on moral development.
Part (B): Learning.
Unit-I:
Learning.
Dynamic internal process-connecting
old knowledge to new information-
language learning-acquiring learning
habits-learning to adapt to diverse
situations in life-Nature of learning-learning through interactions.
Unit-II:
Types, levels and approaches to Learning.
Types of learning-Learning Hierarchy-signal learning stimulus-response
learning-Motor and verbal chain lear
ning-Multiple discriminations concept
learning-Learning rules and problem-solving. Learning Levels from
imprint to intuition- examples of learning at different levels. Approaches-
Behaviourist-cognitivist and constructivist.
Unit-III:
Concepts and constructs.
Concepts and constructs-concept-forma
tion-Use of materials activities,
scheme pictures, real life experiences-construct mental representations of
external reality-connecting ideas generated by students due to exposure
to peers, media and community-concept mapping.
Unit-IV:
Factors Contributing to Learning.
Personal psychological, social, emotional factors and school related
factors, Learning style; teaching strategies; media; technology;
1. Teaching Learning Process
2. Teacher’s personality traits.
Unit-V:
Constructivist Approach to Learning.
Learners construct knowledge for themselves-constructing meaning is
learning-focus on the learner not on
the lesson taught- Personal and social
construction of meaning-Learning to
Learn making meaning Learning, a
social activity-ZPD.
Unit-VI:
Learning and Knowledge
Active learner-Nurturing learners’ active
and creative activities children’s
voices and experiences-integrating their experiences with School
Knowledge-Right to learn-Physical and emotional security for learning.
Conceptual development-continous
process-All child
ren capable of
learning-important aspects of learning
-various ways of
learning-Cognitive
readiness for learning-Learning in and outside the school-knowledge and
understanding-recreating knowledge-manifesto for learning
