DSC
– 2014
Category of Post: School Assistant - Bio-Sciences
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.
Part –
III
Language
– I Content and Methodology) (Marks: 30)
Optional by the Candidate:
Telugu/Urdu/Hindi/Tamil/Kannada/Oriya/Sanskrit
III
(a) Language – I Telugu (Content and Methodology) (Marks: 30)
Content
Comprehension)
III
(b) Language – I Urdu (Content and Methodology) (Marks: 30)
Content
Part –
IV
Language
– II (English) (Content and Methodology) (Marks: 30)
Content
(1) Parts of
Speech (2) Tenses (3) Active voice & Passive voice (4) Prepositions and
Articles
(5) Degrees of comparison (6) Clauses (7) Verbs – Main Verbs – Auxiliary
Verbs (8) Adverbs – Types of Adverbs (9) Conjunction – coordinating conjunction
– subordinating conjunction. (10) Direct and Indirect speech (11) Questions and
question tags (12) Types of sentences – simple, compound and complex –
synthesis of sentences (13) Phrases – uses of phrases. (14) Composition –
letter writing – précis writing (15) Comprehension (16) Vocabulary – Antonyms,
Synonyms and Spellings
Methodology
1. Aspects of English:- (a) English language – History, nature, importance,
principles of English as second language. (b) Problems of teaching / learning
English.
2. Objectives
of teaching English.
3. Phonetics
/ Transcription.
4. Development
of Language skills:- (a) Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing (LSRW). (b)
Communicative skills – Imparting values through Communication.
5. Approaches, Methods, Techniques of teaching English:- (a) Introduction,
definition & types of Approaches, Methods &Techniques of teaching
English (b) Remedial teaching.
6. Teaching of structures and vocabulary.
7. Teaching
learning materials in English.
8. Lesson
Planning.
9. Curriculum & Textbooks – Importance and its need.
10. Evaluation
in English language.
Part –
V
Mathematics
and Science (Content and Methodology) (Marks: 100)
V (a)
Biological Science (Content and Methodology) (Marks: 70)
CONTENT
1. Biological
Sciences : Its importance and human welfare, Branches of Biology,
Biologists, Reputed Biological Institutions in India
2.
Living
World :
Life and its Characteristics, Classification of Living Organisms
3.
Microbial
World :
Virus, Bacteria, Algae, Fungi and Protozoan, Useful and Harmful Micro-organisms
4. Cell
& Tissues : Cell - Structural and Functional unit of life.
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cell, Structure of Eukaryotic Cell, Cell Organelles,
Differences between Plant Cell and Animal Cell, Cell Division – Mitosis and
Meiosis, Tissues – Structure, Functions and Types of Plant and Animal tissues.
5. Plant
World : Morphology of a Typical Plant – Root, Stem, Leaf, Flower,
Inflorescence, Fruit - their Structure, Types and Functions, Parts of a Flower,
Modifications of Root, Stem and Leaf, Photosynthesis, Transpiration,
Transportation (Ascent of Sap), Respiration, Excretion and Reproduction in
Plants, Plant Hormones, Economic importance of Plants, Wild and Cultivated
Plants, Agricultural Operations, Crop diseases and Control measures,
Improvement in Crop yield, Storage, Preservation and Protection of Food and
Plant Products
6.
Animal
World :
Organs
and Organ Systems including man – Their Structure and Functions Digestive,
Respiratory, Circulatory, Excretory, Nervous, Control and Co-ordination and
Reproductive, Sense Organs: Structure and Functions of Eye, Ear, Nose, Tongue
and Skin. Nutrition in man – Nutrients and their
functions,
Balanced Diet, Deficiency diseases, Tropical diseases, Skin diseases, Blindness
in man: Causes, Prevention and Control, Health agencies, First Aid – Bites:
Insect, Scorpion and Snakes, Fractures, Accidents, Life skills, Wild and
Domesticated animals, Economic Importance of Animals, Animal Husbandry –
Pisciculture, Sericulture, Poultry, Breeding of Cows and Buffaloes
7.
Our
Environment :
Abiotic and Biotic factors and Ecosystems, Natural Resources – Classification,
Judicial use of Renewable, Non-renewable and Alternative Resources, Wild Life -
Conservation, Sanctuaries, National Parks in India, Bio-Geochemical Cycles,
Pollution – Air, Water, Soil and Sound Global Environmental issues – Global
Warming (Green House Effect), Acid Rains and Depletion of Ozone layer
8. World
of Energy : Work and Energy, Energy transformation, Need for Energy
in living organisms, Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), Energy relations in
Ecosystems, Bio-mass and Bio-fuels, Non-Conventional Energy sources
9.
Recent
Trends in Biology :
Hybridization, Genetic Engineering, Gene Bank, Gene Therapy, Tissue Culture and
Bio-Technology
Methodology
1. The
Nature & Scope of Science: A brief introduction of Oriental and Western
Science, Nature of Science, Scope of Science, Substantive and Syntactic
Structure of Science.
2. Aims
and Values of Teaching Biological Sciences: Aims of teaching Biological
Sciences, Values of teaching Biological Sciences.
3.
Objectives
of Teaching Biological Sciences: Importance of Objectives of Teaching Biological
Sciences, Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives and limitations, Writing
Instructional Objectives and Specifications
4. Approaches
and Methods of Teaching Biological Sciences: Inductive Approach and Deductive
Approach, Methods of Teaching 1. Lecture Method, 2. Lecture cum Demonstration
Method, 3. Heuristic Method, 4. Project Method, 5. Experimental Method, 6.
Laboratory Method.
5. Planning
for effective Instruction: Year Plan, Unit Plan, Lesson Plan – Herbartian and
Bloom’s Approach, Criteria for Evaluation of Lesson Plan. Self Evaluation and
Peer Evaluation, Learning experiences – Characteristics, Classification,
Sources and Relevance, Teaching – Learning Material and Resources in Biological
Sciences.
6. Science
Laboratories: Importance of Practical work in Biological Sciences, Planning
Science Laboratory, Procurement, Care and Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment,
Maintenance of different Registers, Safety and First aid, Development of
Improvised Apparatus
7.
Science
Curriculum: Principles of Curriculum Construction, Defects in the existing
School Science Curriculum, Correlation of Biological Sciences with other School
Subjects, Qualities of a good Biological Science Text-book.
8. Biological
Science Teacher: Qualities of a good Biological Sciences Teacher, Roles and
Responsibilities
9.
Non-formal
Science Education: Science club, Eco-club, Blue-club, Red-ribbon club, Science
fairs – Objectives, levels of organizations, importance, Science Laboratories,
Role of NGO`S and State in popularizing science.
10. Evaluation:
Concept and process of Measurement and Evaluation, Continuous Comprehensive
Evaluation, Tools of Evaluation, Preparation of Scholastic Achievement
Test(SAT), Analysis and interpretation of scores.
V(b)
Mathematics (Content and Methodology) (Marks : 15)
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
Centered 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
(c) Physical Science (Content and
Methodology) (Marks : 15)
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 Waves, Wave Propagation, Musical
instruments.
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.
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)