Category
of Post : School Assistant - English
Syllabus
Part –
I
GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE AND CURRENT AFFAIRS (Marks: 10)
Part -
II
CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY (Marks: 30)
1. DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD
- Development, Growth & Maturation – Concept & Nature
- Principles of development
- Factors influencing Development – Biological, Psychological,
Sociological
- Dimensions of Development and their interrelationships – Physical &
Motor, Cognitive, Emotional, Social, Moral, Language relating to Infancy, early
Childhood, late Child hood, Adolescence.
- Understanding
Development – Piaget, Kohlberg, Chomsky, Carl Rogers
- Individual
differences – Intra & Inter Individual differences in the areas of
Attitudes, Aptitude, Interest, Habits, Intelligence and their Assessment
- Development
of Personality – Concept, Factors effecting development of Personality
- Adjustment, Behavioural problems, Mental Health
- Methods
and Approaches of Child Development – Observation, Interview, Case study,
Experimental, Cross sectional and Longitudinal
- Developmental
tasks and Hazards
2. UNDERSTANDING LEARNING
- Concept, Nature of Learning – input – process – outcome
- Factors of Learning – Personal and Environmental
- Approaches
to Learning and their applicability–Behaviourism (Skinner, Pavlov, Thorndike),
Constructivism (Piaget, Vygotsky), Gestalt(Kohler, Koffka) and Observational
(Bandura)
- Dimensions
of Learning – Cognitive, Affective and Performance
- Motivation and Sustenance –its role in learning.
- Memory & Forgetting
- Transfer of Learning
3. PEDAGOGICAL CONCERNS
- Teaching and its relationship with learning and learner
- Learners in Contexts: Situating learner in the socio-political and
cultural context
- Children
from diverse contexts–Children With Special Needs (CWSN), Inclusive Education
- Understanding of pedagogic methods – Enquiry based learning, Project
based learning, Survey, Observation and Activity based learning
- Individual and Group learning: Issues and concerns with respect to
organizing learning
in class
room like Study habits, Self learning and Learning to learn skills
- Organizing learning in heterogeneous class room groups – Socio-economic
background, Abilities and Interest
- Paradigms
of organizing Learning-Teacher centric, Subject centric and Learner centric
- Teaching as Planned activity – Elements of Planning
- Phases of Teaching – Pre active, Interactive and Post active
- General
and Subject related skills, competencies required in teaching and attributes of
good facilitator
- Learning
resources – Self, Home, School, Community, Technology
- Class room Management: Role of student, teacher, Leadership style of
teacher, Creation of non-threatening learning environment, Managing behaviour
problems, Guidance & Counselling, Punishment and its legal implications,
Rights of a child, Time Management.
- Distinction between Assessment for Learning & Assessment of
Learning, School based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation :
Perspective & Practice
- Understanding
teaching & learning in the context of NCF, 2005 & Right To Education
Act, 2009.
Language
– I English (Content and Methodology) (Marks: 70)
CONTENT
I.
Language
Elements
i)
Elements
of Phonetics
ii) Idioms
iii)
Writing
Skills – Curriculum Vitae, Information transfer, Letter Writing
iv)
Study
Skills – Note-making, Note-taking
v)
Reference
Skills
vi)
Vocabulary
vii) Punctuation
viii) Grammar
(Parts of Speech, Tenses, Types of Sentences, Articles and Prepositions,
Degrees of Comparison, Direct Speech and Indirect Speech, Clauses Voice –
Active and Passive Voice)
II.
Literature
1.
Comprehension
of
(i)
Literary
Prose Passage and
(ii)
A
Poem
2.
Study
of Literary Forms
(i) Poetry – Sonnet, Ode, Elegy, Ballad,
Lyric, Dramatic Monologue
(ii)
Prose – (a) Drama (Structure,
Characters, Dialogues, Soliloquy, Tragedy, Comedy, Tragic-comedy)
(b) Fiction
(Point of view, Setting / Atmosphere, Style, Technique of Narration)
3.
For
detailed and critical study
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Name
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Title
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Poetry
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William
Wordsworth
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Anecdote
for Fathers
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2.
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A Spring Morning
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3.
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R.L.
Stevenson
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3.The
Swing
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2.
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Emily
Dickenson
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4.
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Because
I Could not Stop for
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Death
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3.
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D.H. Lawrance
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5.
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Daybreak
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4.
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Robert
Frost
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The
Road not Taken
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5.
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P.B.
Shelley
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The
Cloud
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Oliver
Goldsmith
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The
Death of a Mad Dog
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7.
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Ralph
Waldo Emerson
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The
Nation’s Strength
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Rabindranath
Tagore
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Upagupta,
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10.Where the Mind is
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Without Fear
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Sarojini Naidu
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11.Bangle
Sellers,
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12.Palanquin
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Bearers
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Shiv K. Kumar
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Mother’s Day
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Prose
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Oscar
Wilde
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The
Nightingale and the Rose
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(Essay/
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Stephen
Leacock
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How
to Live to be 200
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Novel)
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E.V.
Lucas
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The
face on the Wall
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O’
Henry
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After
Twenty Years
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Isaac
Asimov
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Robots
and People
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Fritz
Karinthy
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The
Refund
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Note: The
Candidates are expected to have thorough knowledge of the above mentioned poets, essayists, novelists
and dramatists and their respective works mentioned at the level that is
expected of a student of literature.
Methodology
(i)
Aspects
of English:-
(a) English
language – History, Nature, Importance, Principles of English as Second
Language.
(b) Problems of teaching / learning
English.
(ii)
Objectives
of Teaching English.
(iii) Phonetics
/ Transcription.
(iv) Development of Language skills:-
(a) Listening,
Speaking, Reading & Writing (LSRW). (b)Communicative skills – Imparting
values through Communication.
(v) Approaches, Methods &
Techniques of teaching English:-
(a)
Introduction,
Definition & Types of Approaches, Methods & Techniques of teaching
English
(b) Remedial Teaching.
(vi)
Teaching
of Structures and Vocabulary.
(vii) Teaching Learning Materials in
English.
(viii) Lesson
Planning.
(ix)
Curriculum
& Textbooks – Importance and its need.
(x)
Evaluation
in English Language.
Part –
IV
Language
– II Content and Methodology) (Marks: 30)
Optional by the Candidate: Telugu/Urdu/Hindi/Tamil/Kannada/Oriya/Sanskrit
IV (a)
Language – II Telugu (Content and Methodology) (Marks: 30)
Content
mprehension)
IV
B) Language – II Urdu (Content and Methodology) (Marks: 30)
Content
Mathematics
or Science or Social Studies (Marks : 60)
V(a) MATHEMATICS
CONTENT
1.
Number system: Whole numbers, place value,
comparison, fundamental mathematical
operations ; Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, Indian
Currency, Prime and Composite numbers, Prime factors, Lowest Common Multiple
(LCM) and Greatest Common Multiple (GCM).
2.
Fractions: Concept
of fractions, proper fractions, improper fractions, mixed fractions, decimal fractions, comparison, addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division of fractions and decimal fractions. Use of fractions
in daily life. Rational Numbers; definition, four fundamental operations;
properties of numbers (N, W, Z and Q), Square, Square root, Cube, Cube root,
and factorization.
3.
Arithmetic: Unitary
method, Ratio & Proportion, percentages, average, profit – loss.
4.
Geometry:
Rotation, Types of Angles, Construction and measurement of Angles, line, axis, shapes, reflection and
symmetry.
5.
Measurements: Length,
Weight, Capacity, Time, Perimeter and Area, their standard units and relation between them.
6.
Data Applications: Introduction to Data, data
presentation, Bar graph.
Methodology
1.
Meaning, Nature and Definitions of Mathematics
2.
Correlation with other school subjects and daily
life.
3.
Aims, values and instructional objectives of
teaching Mathematics
4. .Child
Centred and Activity Based Approaches in Teaching Mathematics
5.
Methods of Teaching & Remedial measures in
Mathematics
6. .
Instructional Material, TLM and Resource Utilization in Mathematics 7. .
Curriculum, Text Book & Instructional Planning
8.
Evaluation, tools of evaluation and Continuous
Comprehensive Evaluation
V (b) SCIENCE
CONTENT
1. Measurements: Units and Different Systems –C.G.S.,
M.K.S., S.I.
Triangulation
method for measuring long distances, Measurement of Length, Area, Volume, Mass,
Density and Time.
Fundamental and Derived units.
Measuring instruments – Scale,
Tape, Vernier Calipers, Different types of clocks,
2.
Natural Resources – Air, Water: Water
pollution, Harnessing of water, States of water, Hardness of water, water pressure
Air
pollution, Atmospheric Pressure, Air pressure, Archimedes’ principle, Pascal’s
law, Bernoulli’s Principle, Hydrometer, Barometer.
Laws of
floatation, Specific gravity, Surface tension, Fluid Mechanics.
3. Our Universe: Constellation
- Zodiac, Space travel; Solar system, Satellites, stars, comets; Earth-layers
of earth.
4.
Natural Phenomenon: Light: Rectilinear
propagation of Light, Shadows, transparent and opaque materials; reflection, Laws of reflection, refraction, Reflection
at spherical mirrors, refractive index of glass slab
Sound: Sources of sound, Transmission of
sound, Sound Pollution, Waves, Kinds of
Heat: Heat and Temperature, Measurement
of Temperature and Thermometer, Change of State due to heat
5. Mechanics - Kinematics, Dynamics: Scalar
and Vectors.
Types of Motion; Speed, Velocity, Acceleration,
Newton’s Laws of Motion, Friction, Momentum, Principals of Conservation, Centre
of Gravity, State of Equilibrium.
6. Magnetism and Electricity: Magnetism: Natural
Magnets and Artificial Magnets, properties of Magnets, Magnetic Induction, uses of Magnets, Methods of
Magnetisation.
Electricity: Circuit Connection-Components, Primary Cells, Charge; Effects of
Electric Current (Light, Heat,
Magnetic), Primary Cells, Current Flow, Heating and Magnetic Effects of an
Electric Current, Series, Parallel connections, Symbols of Electrical Elements,
Modern World Instrument. Information and Communication Technology, Computers.
7.
Matter-Its changes: Elements and Compounds, Symbols,
Formulae, Chemical
Equations
Action of heat on substances, Physical and Chemical changes, types of
chemical changes Preparation of Gases (Oxygen, Hydrogen, Carbon- Di-Oxide,
Chlorine, Hydrogen Chloride) Acids, Basis, Salt.
Water and its constituents. Hardness of water.
Sulphur, Nitrogen, Phosphorous and their compounds. Common salt and its
constituents.
8. Laws of Chemical Combination and Chemical
Calculations: Laws of chemical combination, Calculations based on chemical equations.
9. Biology: Its importance in everyday life,
contribution of scientists, different branches.
10.
Living World – Characteristics: Classification
of Plants and Animals and their characteristics. a) Cell: Concept, Cell theory, differences between Plant cell and
Animal cell, Cell division.
b) Tissues – Animal tissues.
11. Plant World – Types of plants: Parts of
a plant – their functions
Reproduction
– Asexual, Sexual, Vegetative propagation, Nutrition, Photosynthesis,
Excretion, Respiration
Economic importance of Plants, Agriculture, Crop diseases & pest
control measure. 12. Animal World: Organ
systems and their functions including man
Digestive
system, Respiratory system, Circulatory system, Excretory system, Nervous
system, Reproductive system, Sense organs in man, Nutrition
Deficiency diseases in man, First
Aid
Economic
importance of Animals, Animal husbandry, Pisciculture, Sericulture. 13. Microbes:Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi,
Protozoan
useful and harmful, microbial
diseases in plants & animals
14.
Our Environment: Biotic & Abiotic factors,
Natural resources
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Recent trends in Biology: -Hybridization,
Genetic engineering, Gene banks, Gene therapy,Tissue culture
Methodology
1. Definition,
Nature, Structure and History of Science
2. Aims, Values and Instructional Objectives of teaching Science
3. Method of
Teaching Science
4. Instructional
Material in Teaching Science – TLM in Science.
5. Instructional
Planning
6. Science Laboratory
7. Science
Teacher - Changing Roles
8. Science
Curriculum and its transaction
9. Science Textbook.
10. Evaluation – CCE - Designing, Administration, Analysis, Scholastic
Achievement Test (SAT)
CONTENT
1. OUR EARTH: Earth its origin, Realms of the
earth, Land forms , Movements of the earth , their effects, Interior of the earth, Movements of the earth , Earth
crust, Oceans , Elements of the Climate
2. SOLAR SYSTEM: The Solar
System, Solar energy and Insolation, Latitudes, Longitudes, Eclipses
3. CONTINENTS: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America,
South America
Location and extent, Physical features, Climate, Forests and Wild
life,Population, Agriculture, Minerals, Industries, Transportation, Trade,
Exports and Imports
Antarctica: Landscape, Climate, Natural Vegetation, Native Animal life,Mineral
Wealth, Scientific Investigation
4.
GEOGRAPHY OF ANDHRA PRADESH: Physical
Regions , Rivers , Climate, Floods and Droughts
,Forests , Animal Wealth , Soils, Soil erosion, Electricity , Agriculture,
Mineral Wealth, Industries, Population, Transportation , Sea ports , Places of
Interest
5. MAPS – SCALE – CARDINAL POINTS – CONVENTIONAL
SIGNS.
HISTORY
1.
STUDY OF PAST: Prehistoric Age: Indian
History periods, Sources, Indian history, Culture. Pre – History : The Evaluation of Life on Earth, Evolutionary
stages of Human beings, Tools and implements,
Economic life, Legacy of prehistory, Impact of Iron age on the Growth of
Civilization. Historical background:
Growth and development of Early Cultures and Racial synthesis Characteristic features of Indian
History - Various Stages of Development
2. HARAPPA CULTURE AND ARYAN CIVILIZATION
Early and
Later Vedic Civilization- Jainism- Buddhism
3. INDIA B.C 200-300 A.D:Andhra
Satavahanas- Mouryan Empire- Sangam Age- Maghadha-Kushans Empire- Parsian,
Greek invasion
4. MEDIEVAL PERIOD IN INDIA: 300 A.D -
800 A.D: Guptha, Harshavardhana, Pallavas
,Chalukyas , Indian Culture abroad ,the Arab conquests of Sindh.
800 A.D-1300 A.D: Political developments, Rise of new dynasties,
Administration of important dynasties
1206 A.D - 1526 A.D: Delhi Sultans, General conditions of Delhi
Sultanate, Fall of Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagara Empire, Bhakti movement,
Development of National consciousness, Influence of Islam and Christianity
Advent of
Mughals, Advent of Europeans Fall of the Mughal Empire
5. INDIA AND THE MODERN WORLD
Trade and
Colonization, Beginning of the Modern age in Europe, Outline history of world,
Major developments and their impact on India
6. ESTABLISHMENT OF BRITISH RULE IN INDIA AND REVOLTS AGAINST
BRITISH RULE - INDIA DURING 1858 –
1947: Political, Economic and Social
Policies of British - British Policy
towards Indian Princes British Policy towards neighboring countries, Changes in
Economic and Social sectors
Agriculture, Famines in India between 1858
-1947,Transport facilities, Beginning of modern Industries, Rise of new classes
in Indian society, Religious and social reform movements and Cultural awakening
, Movements among Muslims for Social reforms
7. RISE OF NATIONALISM - FREEDOM
MOVEMENT: Meaning of Nationalism and Emergence of Indian Nationalism, India’s
freedom Movement, Factors and Forces-Political Associations, Early phase of
Freedom Movement from 1885-1905, Freedom Movement during
1905 -1919, Indian Freedom
Movement and the World -1935 Act and Provincial Ministries - Freedom Movement
during World War II, Gandhian Era 1920-1947
CIVICS
1. FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
2. INDIAN CONSTITUTION
Indian Constitution at work,
salient features, Federal, Unitary State,
Fundamental Rights & Duties,
Directive Principles, National Integration, Unity in diversity
Legislative, Executive-Judiciary
4. LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT: Local
Self Govt. Institutions, Gram panchayat, Mandal Parishat, Zilla Parishat
Urban Self Government Institutions, Municipal
Corporations, Municipalities District Administration
5. DEMOCRACY: Democracy, Problems of Democracy,
Presidential and Parliamentar y Democracy,
Election process, Role of Political parties, World Peace and Role of India,
India’s Foreign Policy, Non-Alignment Policy, India’ United Nations
Organization, Contemporary Issues of the World.
6.
SOCIALISM & SECULARISM: Socialism
in the Indian context, Secularism in the Indian context, India as a Nation, Challenging issue of our country.
7.
INFORMATION AWARENESS
8. TRAFFIC EDUCATION
ECONOMICS
1.
ECONOMICS – INTRODUCTION: Economics,
Nature, Scope, Need Micro and Macro
Economics
2.
BASIC CONCEPTS OF ECONOMICS: Basic
concepts of Economics, Basic aspects of Production,
Forms of Business Organization, Problems of Distribution
3.
EXCHANGE: Exchange, Concept of Market,
Demand and Supply, Equilibrium Price
4.
NATIONAL INCOME: National Income, Gross National
Product (GNP) , Net National Product (NNP)
,Gross Domestic Product (GDP),Net Domestic Product (NDP),Nominal and Real GNP,
National Income of India , Per Capita Income , Standard of Living.
5.
ANDHRA PRADESH – ECONOMY: Economic
Situation at the time of State formation,
Agriculture, Water, Power, Service sector, Population
Natural
resources of Andhra Pradesh: Land, Water, Forests, Minerals
Economic Development of Andhra Pradesh, Role of
different sectors, Trends in Agricultural Development, Industrial Development,
Development of Service sector, Welfare Programmes, Problems of Economic
Development in the State.
Methodology
1. Nature and Scope of Social Studies.
2. Aims,
Objectives and values of Teaching Social Studies.
3. Methods & techniques of Teaching Social Studies.
4. Teaching,
Learning Material and Resources.
5. Instructional
Planning.
6. Evaluation.
7. Social
Studies Teacher.
8. Curriculum
and Text Book
9. Disaster Management , Deforestation, Socio Economic Problems
10.
National Identity –Civic affairs – International
Relations.