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The Mizoram Teacher Eligibility Test – MTET 2024 and 2025 is conducted by the Mizoram Board of School Education (MBSE), as per the guidelines laid down by the NCTE – National Council For Teacher Education, as the minimum qualification for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in classes I to VIII in the state.
The Mizoram Teacher Eligibility Test MTET 2024 and 2025 will be conducted for the following categories :
- Paper I – For eligibility to be appointed as a Primary School Teacher (Classes 1 to 5)
- Paper II – For eligibility to be appointed as a Middle School Teacher (Classes 6 to 8)
- A person who intends to be a teacher for both levels (primary stage and middle stage) will have to appear in both the papers i.e., Paper I and Paper II.
In this article, we will look at the CDP – Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus that is part of the Mizoram 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.
The medium of question papers shall be in English except for the Mizo subject.
Mizoram MTET 2024 and 2025 Paper I Syllabus For Child Development and Pedagogy CDP – Mizoram Teacher Eligibility Test – Primary Stage
The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years – who are in classes 1 to 5. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
- No. of questions in Part I − 18 questions
- No. of questions in Part II − 12 questions
- Total number of questions − 30 questions
Part I
(a) Child development
1. Perspective in development
- Factors affecting child development
- Naturalistic Observations: Interviews, Anecdotal records, Narratives
2. Physical – Motor Development
- Growth and maturation
- Gross and fine motor development skills in infancy and pre-school children
3. Social and Emotional Development
- Personality development (Freud)
- Psycho-social development (Erikson)
- Attachment: Bowlby, Ainsworth
- Development of Emotions; Functions of emotions and the ability to regulate them.
4. Childhood
- Childhood in the modern world. How poverty, globalization and adult culture effect the child.
- Commonalities and diversities within the notion of childhood
- Concept of socialization
- Parenting styles
- School culture
- Peer influence
- Competition, conflict and cooperation
(b) Concept of inclusive education & understanding children with special needs
1. Inclusive Education
- Concept of Inclusive Education
- Forms of inclusion and exclusion
- Addressing inequality and diversity in Indian classroom; pedagogical and curriculum concerns
2. Children with special needs
- Identification, assessment and intervention of disability
- Approaches and skills for teaching children with special needs.
3. Gender, School and Society
- Social construction of masculinity and femininity
- Working towards gender equality in the classroom
Part II
(a) Teaching & Learning Process
- Behaviorism & Constructivism and their educational implications
- Factors affecting learning
- Motivation for learning
- Evaluation
- Concept, Process & Purpose of Evaluation & Assessment
- Evaluation & Measurement
- Continuous and comprehensive evaluation
- Tools & Techniques of evaluation
(b) Teaching Aptitude
- Factors affecting teaching
- Methods & Techniques of teaching; Learner centered teaching strategies
- Classroom management skills: Planning and implementation
- Qualities of a good facilitator
- Emotional maturity
- Balanced personality
- Attitude
- Values
- Professional ethics
- Conduct rules
- Inculcating democratic ideals and moral values.
Mizoram MTET 2024 and 2025 Paper II Syllabus For Child Development and Pedagogy CDP – Mizoram Teacher Eligibility Test – Middle Stage
The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group of 11-14 years – who are in classes 6 to 8. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
- No. of questions in Part I − 18 questions
- No. of questions in Part II − 12 questions
- Total number of questions − 30 questions
Part I
(a) Child development
1. Perspective in development
- Factors affecting child development
- Naturalistic Observations: Interviews, Anecdotal records, Narratives
2. Physical – Motor Development
- Growth and maturation
- Gross and fine motor development skills in infancy and pre-school children
3. Social and Emotional Development
- Personality development (Freud)
- Psycho-social development (Erikson)
- Attachment: Bowlby, Ainsworth
- Development of Emotions; Functions of emotions and the ability to regulate them
4. Childhood
- Childhood in the modern world. How poverty, globalization and adult culture effect the child
- Commonalities and diversities within the notion of childhood
- Concept of socialization
- Parenting styles
- School culture
- Peer influence
- Competition, conflict and cooperation
(b) Concept of inclusive education & understanding children with special needs
1. Inclusive Education
- Concept of Inclusive Education
- Forms of inclusion and exclusion
- Addressing inequality and diversity in Indian classroom; pedagogical and curriculum concerns
2. Children with special needs
- Identification, assessment and intervention of disability
- Approaches and skills for teaching children with special needs.
3. Gender, School and Society
- Social construction of masculinity and femininity
- Working towards gender equality in the classroom
Part II
(c) Teaching & Learning Process
- Behaviorism & Constructivism and their educational implications
- Factors affecting learning
- Motivation for learning
- Evaluation
- Concept, Process & Purpose of Evaluation & Assessment
- Evaluation & Measurement
- Continuous and comprehensive evaluation
- Tools & Techniques of evaluation
(d) Teaching Aptitude
- Factors affecting teaching
- Methods & Techniques of teaching; Learner centered teaching strategies
- Classroom management skills: Planning and implementation
- Qualities of a good facilitator
- Emotional maturity
- Balanced personality
- Attitude
- Values
- Professional ethics
- Conduct rules
- Inculcating democratic ideals and moral values
Mizoram Teacher Eligibility Test MTET 2024 and 2025 Official Website
Candidates applying for the Mizoram 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 https://www.mbse.edu.in and https://www.mbse.edu.in/examination-mtet/ for the latest announcements and updates.
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