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The Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test PSTET 2024 and 2025 is conducted by the Punjab School Education Board as the eligibility test for appointment as a teacher in classes 1 to 8 in the State of Punjab.
The PSTET 2024 and 2025 consists of two papers.
- PSTET Paper 1 is the eligibility test for appointment as a teacher for classes 1-5
- PSTET Paper 2 is the eligibility test for appointment as a teacher for classes 6-8
- Candidates who clear both the PSTET Papers 1 and 2 are eligible for appointment as a teacher for classes 1 to 8
PSTET Papers I and II will have 150 MCQs, of which 30 MCQs will be from CDP – Child Development & Pedagogy, which is a compulsory subject in this exam.
PSTET 2024 and 2025 Punjab Teacher Eligibility Test Syllabus for Child Development and Pedagogy – Paper 1 (Classes I to V) Primary Stage
Child Development (Primary School Child): 15 Questions
- Concept of development and its relationship with learning
- Principles of the development of children
- Influence of heredity & environment
- Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)
- Piaget, Kohlberg, and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
- Concepts of child-centered and progressive education
- Critical perspective of the construct of intelligence
- Multi-dimensional intelligence
- Language & Thought
- Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender bias, and educational practice
- Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion, etc.
- Distinction between assessment for learning and assessment of learning; school-based assessment, continuous & comprehensive evaluation: perspective and practice
- Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement.
Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs: 5 Questions
- Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived.
- Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc.
- Addressing the Talented, creative, specially-abled learners.
Learning and Pedagogy: 10 Questions
- How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance
- Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.
- Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’
- Alternative conceptions of learning in children; understanding children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.
- Cognition & Emotions
- Motivation and learning
- Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental
PSTET 2024 and 2025 Punjab Teacher Eligibility Test Syllabus for Child Development and Pedagogy – Paper 2 (Classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage
Child Development (Elementary School Child): 15 Questions
- Concept of development and its relationship with learning
- Principles of the development of children
- Influence of Heredity & Environment
- Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)
- Piaget, Kohlberg, and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
- Concepts of child-centred and progressive education
- Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
- Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
- Language & Thought
- Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender bias, and educational practice
- Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion, etc.
- Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice
- Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and assessing learner achievement.
Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs: 5 Questions
- Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived
- Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc.
- Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially-abled Learners
Learning and Pedagogy: 10 Questions
- How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance
- Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.
- Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’
- Alternative conceptions of learning in children; understanding children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.
- Cognition & Emotions
- Motivation and learning
- Factors contributing to learning- personal & environmental
PSTET 2024 and 2025 Official Website – Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test
Candidates applying for the Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test – PSTET 2024 and 2025 should regularly visit the official website(s) at https://pstet.pseb.ac.in and https://pseb.ac.in for the latest announcements and updates.
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