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The Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test – MTET 2024 and 2025 is conducted by the Directorate of Educational Research and Training – DERT of the Department of Education, Government of Meghalaya.
The Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test MTET 2024 and 2025 will be conducted for the following categories :
- Paper 1 – For eligibility to be appointed as a Lower Primary Teacher (Classes 1 to 5)
- Paper 2 – For eligibility to be appointed as a Upper Primary Teacher (Classes 6 to 8)
In this article, we will look at the CDP – Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus that is part of the MTET 2024 and 2025 – Papers 1 and 2.
The overall CDP syllabus for both MTET Paper 1 and MTET Paper 2 is similar.
However the main difference is that :
- the MTET Paper 1 – 2024 and 2025 questions may focus on children of the age group 6 to 11 years – who are in classes 1 to 5
- the MTET Paper 2 – 2024 and 2025 questions may focus on children of the age group 11 to 14 years – who are in classes 6 to 8
In both papers 1 and 2, there will be 30 CDP questions (30 marks) out of the total of 150 questions (150 marks). The exact break-up of the marks is given below.
MTET 2024 and 2025 Syllabus For Child Development and Pedagogy CDP – Paper 1 – Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test – 30 Questions, 30 Marks
1. Understanding Development – 5 questions – 5 marks
- Concept of Development
- Development is continuous and a lifelong process.
- Stages of Development with respect from infancy to Childhood stage.
- Development of Children in a socio-cultural context.
2. Aspects of Development – 5 questions – 5 marks
- Physical and Motor Development.
- Cognitive Development.
- Social and Emotional Development.
- Moral development.
3. Gender Development – 3 questions – 3 marks
- Concept of Gender and sex.
- Gender socialization and stereotypes.
- Gender inequality (Gender bias and educational Practices).
4. Methods of child study – 3 questions – 3 marks
- Naturalistic and participant observation.
- Case study
- Reflective journals.
- Student portfolio.
- Anecdotal records.
5. Inclusive Education and Children with Special Needs (CWSN) – 4 questions – 4 marks
- Concepts, meaning of Inclusive Education.
- Difference between Integrated and Inclusive Education.
- Understanding Disability and types of Disability.
- Understanding exceptional students (Talented, Creative, Slow learners, and Under-Achievers).
6. Learning and Pedagogy – 5 questions – 5 marks
- Concept of teaching and learning (Factors affecting learning).
- Basic learning styles (Audio, Visual and Tactile/kinesthetic learners).
- How students learn (observation, inquiry etc.)
- Teaching Skills and activities.
- Steps of preparation of teaching (Pre-teaching, Transaction of lesson and Post teaching including teaching plans/lesson plans).
- Approaches to learning and teaching (Teacher Centered Approach ,Learners Centered approach, Constructivist approach)
7. Assessment of students Performance – 5 questions – 5 marks
- Formative and Summative Assessment.
- School Based Assessment (SBA).
- Assessment for Learning and Assessment of Learning.
- Techniques and tools of SBA including Activity Based Assessment.
- Different types of Questions.
- Assessment and Remedial Measures.
MTET 2024 and 2025 Syllabus For Child Development and Pedagogy CDP – Paper 2 – Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test- 30 Questions, 30 Marks
1. Understanding Development – 3 questions – 3 marks
- Meaning and Concept of Growth and Development.
- Developmental characteristic with respect to Childhood and Adolescent stage.
- Development of Children in a socio-cultural context and its relationship to learning.
2. Aspects of Development – 4 questions – 4 marks
- Physical and Motor Development.
- Cognitive Development. (Piaget’s theory of Cognitive development)
- Socio- Emotional Development.
- Moral development (Kohlberg’s theory of moral development)
3. Gender Development – 4 questions – 4 marks
- Difference between Gender and sex.
- Stages of gender development.
- Stereotypes in the process of gender development.
- Gender bias and educational Practices.
- Gender identity in the family and in a matrilineal society.
4. Methods of child study – 4 questions – 4 marks
- Cross-sectional, Longitudinal and Case Studies.
- Naturalistic and participant observation.
- Reflective journals.
- Student portfolio.
- Anecdotal records.
- Interview.
5. Inclusive Education and Children with Special Needs (CWSN) – 5 questions – 5 marks
- Concepts, meaning of Inclusive Education.
- Difference between Integrated and Inclusive Education.
- Understanding Disability and types of Disability.
- Barriers and Challenges to Inclusive Education.
- Inclusive Education and children from different backgrounds (tribal students, under-privileged students, children from low financial background, children of illiterate parents etc.)
6. Learning and Pedagogy – 5 questions – 5 marks
- Concept of Learning and factors affecting learning.
- Information processing approaches (concept of working memory, long term memory, attention, encoding and retrieval).
- Piaget’s Constructivism (what is learning, relationship between learning and development).
- Vygotsky’s constructivism
- Teacher centered vs. Learners Centered approach of Teaching.
- Teaching skills and activity based teaching.
- Steps of preparation of teaching (Pre-teaching, Transaction of lesson and Post teaching including teaching plans/lesson plans).
7. Assessment of students Performance – 5 questions – 5 marks
- Formative and Summative Assessment.
- School Based Assessment (SBA).
- Assessment for Learning and Assessment of Learning.
- Techniques and tools of School Based Assessment including Activity Based Assessment.
- Blue Print and different types of Questions.
- Assessment and Remedial Measures.
Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test MTET 2024 and 2025 Official Website
Candidates applying for the Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test – MTET 2024 and 2025 Paper 1 or Paper 2 – for eligibility to be appointed as a Lower Primary or Upper Primary teacher in the state should regularly visit the official website(s) at http://megeducation.gov.in/dert/dert.html and http://megeducation.gov.in for the latest announcements and updates.
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