Pedagogy I: Thinkers & Learning
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Why this chapter matters
The CRT is an objective paper of 120 questions carrying 300 marks (2.5 marks per question) with a penalty of one-third of the question's marks for every wrong answer. In a paper like this, the highest-value material is material that can be asked as a pair — a name matched to a concept — because such questions have exactly one defensible answer and can be solved in seconds if the pair is in memory.
- Pedagogy supplied roughly 10-12 per cent of the 2022 paper — of the order of 12 to 14 questions, worth 30 to 35 marks. Within pedagogy, philosophies, thinkers and learning theories dominated.
- Learning theories and educational thinkers are the most matching-question-friendly material in the entire syllabus. Nearly every possible question reduces to a pair or a triple: thinker-concept, theorist-experiment, author-book, reformer-institution, or a fixed order (steps, modes, events). If the pairs are memorised, these are near-zero-risk marks even under negative marking.
- The content is stable. Unlike current affairs or amended rules, Pavlov's dog and Gandhi's Wardha scheme will not change between now and your exam.
- As a Vice Principal or Principal you will observe classrooms and mentor teachers; recognising the theory behind a practice (why a teacher uses praise, why a lesson starts with an overview) is a professional skill, not just an exam skill.
This chapter covers philosophies of education, Western and Indian thinkers, theories of learning, and transfer of learning. Chapter 8 continues pedagogy with development, intelligence, motivation, inclusion and teaching methods.
What this chapter covers
- PREREQUISITES
- PHILOSOPHICAL SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION
- GREAT WESTERN THINKERS
- GREAT INDIAN THINKERS
- BEHAVIOURIST THEORIES OF LEARNING (THE BIGGEST EXAM BLOCK)
- GESTALT AND FIELD THEORIES
- BANDURA: SOCIAL (OBSERVATIONAL) LEARNING
- COGNITIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVIST THEORIES
- TRANSFER OF LEARNING
- THE EXAMINER'S ANGLE
- COMMON ERRORS THAT COST MARKS
- COMPRESSED REVISION SHEET