KTET Category 3 (High School Section) Exam Pattern 2022

Have you ever thought the reason behind conducting these kind of teacher’s qualifying exams like KTET, CTET, SET, and NET exams? The major reason is to select trained and expert teaching aspirants to each and every state schools. Kerala TET is a compulsory qualification for those who are appearing for Kerala PSC exams for teaching positions.

KTET Exam Pattern 2022

Category 3 (For High School Section)

Let’s go through the KTET exam pattern 2022 and other important details regarding the same.

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KTET Category 3 Syllabus

I. ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, THEORIES OF LEARNING & TEACHING APTITUDE

A. Adolescent Psychology

a. Adolescence – Nature and Characteristics- Methods of studying Adolescents - Principles of development – Role of Heredity and Environment on development – Developmental needs –Physiological, Intellectual, Language, Emotional and Social. Developmental tasks.

b. Problems of adolescence – Identity crisis, Underachievement, Peer Pressure, Substance Abuse, Delinquency, Health Problems, Adjustment Mechanisms - Challenges and Remedies.

c. Developmental theories – Piaget, Bruner, Freud, Erikson, Kohlberg – Special reference to adolescence- Classroom implications.

B. Theories of Learning

a. Nature and concept of Learning - Maturation and learning - characteristics of learning - Transfer of learning - Classroom implications.

b. Factors affecting learning - Motivation, Intelligence, Interest, Attention, Attitude, Anxiety, Level of aspiration, Memory, Learning Context, Content of Learning, Learner Characteristics- Teacher’s role.

c. Creativity - concept, nature, process, measurement, characteristics of creative children, relationship between creativity and achievement - Fostering creativity.

d. Theories of learning: Principles of learning, contributions of Thorndike, Pavlov, Skinner, Kurt Lewin, Piaget, Bruner, Vygotsky, Ausubel, Gagne, Gestalt Psychology, Constructivist approach in learning - Classroom implications.

e. Children with special needs: Gifted, Backward, mentally challenged, Physically Challenged, Learning disabled - Problems and Challenges - Inclusive Education- Educational provisions.

C. Teaching Aptitude

a. Teaching - Nature & Objectives - Steps in Teaching, Factors affecting Teaching. Teacher characteristics, Identification of learner needs, creating appropriate learning situations, effective teacher, progressive teacher, teaching styles.

b. Teacher Roles - Motivator, Facilitator, Democratic leader, Guide, Counsellor, Mentor, Social Engineer Classroom Implications.

c. Methods and Techniques of Teaching: Learner Centered Teaching Strategies, Projects, Group Discussion, Activity, Co-operative Learning, Seminars, Debates etc. Effective use of ICT, AV Aids, Improvisation, Tools and Techniques of Evaluation, Concept of CCE and Assessment.

d. Classroom Management, Skills in Planning and Implementation, Decision Making, Positive Feedback.

e. Personality of the Teacher - Emotional Maturity, Balanced Personality, Attitude, Values and Professional Ethics.

f. Understanding teaching and learning in the context of NCF 2005, KCF 2007 and right to education act 2009.

II. LANGUAGE I - MALAYALAM/ENGLISH/TAMIL/KANNADA

MALAYALAM

ENGLISH

1. Comprehension

2. Elements of Language

3. Communication

1. Comprehension

a) Two passages - discursive/literary/narrative/scientific, with questions on testing comprehension

b) Elements of Language

1. Vocabulary

Antonym, Synonym, foreign words, confused words, one word substitution - spelling

2. Grammar

Sentence structure - Phrases - Clause - Transformation of Sentences - Tense - Concord -Prepositions - passivation - Reporting

3. Communicative functions:

Asking for something, seeking permission etc.,

Dialogue writing - Contracted forms: I’d, I’ll, we’ll etc.,

Spoken and written forms of communication

TAMIL

1. Reading Comprehension (Prose)

a. Comprehension of theme

b. Interpretation

c. Analysis

d. Summarizing

2. Reading Comprehension - Poem

a. Poetic images

b. Comprehension of themes

c. Interpretation

d. Extended meaning

e. Creativity and imagination

3. Elements of Language

a. Functional Tamil

b. Basic grammar

c. Proverbs

d. Errors and correction (words and sentences)

4. Communication

a. Media Language

b. Correspondence

c. Speeches

d. Influence of other languages

KANNADA

1. Reading comprehension - Prose

a. Comprehension of Theme

b. Interpretation

c. Inference

d. Analysis

2. Reading comprehension –Poem

a. Comprehension of Theme

b. Poetic images

c. Poetic emotions and feelings

d. Imaginating elements

e. Poetic Style

f. Poetic emotions and feelings

3. Elements of Language

a. Functional Grammar

b. Vocabulary –Borrowings-Literary and colloquial

c. Different types of sentences

4. Communication

a. Different types of communication

b. Modern techniques of communication

Comprehension Prose

Comprehension Poem

Elements of Language

Communication

1. MALAYALAM
2. ENGLISH

1. Pedagogical understanding

• Language Learning/Language acquisition -

• Principles of language teaching

• Activities for developing language skills

• Process approach, Activity-based learning - learner autonomy

• Teaching Prose, Poetry, Drama and other Discourses

• Methods of teaching English

• Addressing learning difficulties

• Dealing with language disorders

2. Content, Concepts and Ideas

• Objectives of teaching English

• Principles and methods of English Language Teaching

• Communicative approach - SOS approach

• Bilingual Method

• Humanistic Approaches

• Learner assessment, CCE

• Early Literature - Chaucer and his contemporaries - Later Middle English Literature

• The Renaissance - Elizabethan Prose - Drama previous to Shakespeare - Shakespeare and the later Dramatists

• Poetry from Spencer to the Restoration - The Restoration Poetry - Drama & Prose

• The Augustan Novel - Prose

• Writers of the 18th century - The Romantic Movement

• Early 19th century Poets - The Novel in the later Eighteenth Century and earlier Nineteenth century

• Victorian Poetry - Novel - Drama

• Twentieth Century literature

• Major themes in modern and postmodern literature - Feminist literature - Major Indian writers in English

• Basic concepts in Film studies - Media studies - Translation studies

• Phonetics, History and structure of the English Language - Phonology - Morphology - Phrase structure

Grammar

• Modern Grammar and usage - Tense and aspects, Word classes, Concord, Sentence transformation, Reporting, Passivation

• Vocabulary - Idioms and Phrases

TAMIL

I. Pedagogical Understanding 30 Questions

a. Principles of Language learning

b. Inclusion of differently abled children

c. Methods of teaching

d. Critical Pedagogy

e. Development of skills

II. Concepts and ideas (contexts)

a. Sangam literature

b. Ethical literature

c. Epic literature

d. Bhakti literature

e. Medieval literature

f. Foreign contribution in Tamil Language and Literature

g. Modern literature

h. Modern literary trends

i. Folk lore

j. South Indian History and culture

k. Elements of Language

l. Traditional grammar

m. Functional grammar.

KANNADA

I. Pedagogical understanding

1. Principles of Language learning

2. Classroom Practices

3. Inclusive differently abled children

4. Methodology of curriculum transaction

5. Critical pedagogy

6. Principles of Teaching

II.Concepts and Ideas (Content)

1. Literature -Ancient, Medieval and Modern

2. Prosody

3. Grammar and History of Kannada Language

4. Literary Criticism (Eastern and Western)

5. Linguistics - General and Dravidian

6. Folk Literature

Pedagogical understanding

Literature including folk literature

Prosody

Grammar

Poetics

Linguistics

HINDI

Pedagogy of Language development

1. Aims and objectives of teaching language - Place of Hindi in Kerala - Hindi the National, official and link language of India - Developing National outlook

2. Developments - Principles of Language teaching

3. Acquisition of the four language skills - Listening - Listening and reporting - speaking – creating proper interactive situations in language classrooms. Stress on good pronunciation. Reading – different types of reading - silent, loud, multiple reading - writing - process of writing - creative writing (3)

4. Importance of translation - cultural and literacy value (1)

5. Co-curricular activities - celebration of important days, Hindi club activities - Academic activities, aesthetic development activities (2)

6. Selection of appropriate instructional strategies - learner centered instructional strategies - Inductive- deductive learning, constructive model of learning - group investigation strategy. (4)

7. Learning aids - Textbooks - IT enabled language learning - language lab - local text - print media and visual media (3)

8. Methods of teaching - methods of teaching discourses - role of grammar - language for communicating ideas - verbal and written form - critical perspective (4)

9. Identification of learner needs - learning disabled slow learners - fast learners (3)

10. Diverse classroom - Planning of classroom teaching - critical analysis of Std. VIII to X Textbooks (Hindi) - preparation of year plan - unit plan and lesson plan (3)

11. Evaluation - continuous evaluation - terminal evaluation - achievement test - diagnostic test – remedial teaching. (4)

Content

ARABIC

URDU

SANSKRIT

I. PHYSICAL SCIENCE

PHYSICS

1. Wave motion:

Transverse and longitudinal waves, propagation of wave, medium dependence. Sound - loudness, frequency, wavelength, pitch, reflection and refraction of sound waves, echo, beats, Doppler effect, reverberation, SONAR, sound pollution, resonance and musical instruments.

2. Light:

Reflection - plane mirror, spherical mirror, multiple reflection, image formation by spherical mirrors and its applications. Refraction: Optical density, total internal reflection and applications. Ray diagram and image formation by lens, lens equation, microscopes, telescope, camera, human eye and common defects of eye and its remedy. Dispersion of light, scattering of light, rainbow, Newton’s Disc, color of sky, cloud, snow. Primary colors, secondary colors - complementary colors.

3. Force and pressure:

Thrust, atmospheric pressure, Pascal's law, Archimedes principle, surface tension and capillarity.

4. Heat:

Temperature and temperature scales, modes of heat transmission, boiling, melting, Specific heat capacity, latent heat, regulation

5. Motion:

Displacement, velocity, acceleration, equations of motion, graphs of s-t, v-t and their relevance. Circular motion, centripetal acceleration, angular speed, momentum, Newton's law of motion, law of conservation of momentum. Recoil of gun, action - reaction pairs. Centre of gravity, banking of curve.

6. Gravitation:

Mass and weight, universal law of gravitation, acceleration due to gravity and factors affecting it, Solar system, orbits, planets, satellite, escape velocity, space exploration and weightlessness in space. Galaxies, stars, big bang, clusters, nebula, Super Nova, solar and lunar eclipse.

7. Work and Energy:

Conventional and Non-conventional sources of energy, forms of energy - heat, light, sound, mechanical, nuclear energy, mass energy. Law of conservation of energy.

8. Electricity and Magnetism

Natural and artificial magnets, different types of magnets and their properties, magnetic field lines or lines of force. Earth and its magnetism. Magnetic induction, magnetic properties of matter - para, dia and ferro magnetic materials. Static electric properties, electroscopes, electro static induction, methods of charging, lightning and lightning conductors, earthing, current electricity, electric potential, Ohm’s law, resistance, conductance, resistivity, conductivity, factors affecting resistance. Resistance in series, parallel, use of voltmeter, galvanometer, ammeter, rheostat, Joule’s law of heating.

9. Effects of current and Electromagnetic Induction

Electrolysis, voltameter, Faraday's law of electrolysis, chemical cells, solenoids, electromagnets, electromagnetic induction, AC, DC Generators, electric motors, transmission of AC, self-induction, mutual induction, transformers, moving coil microphones, loud speaker.

10. Electronics

Conductors, insulators, semi-conductors, doping, different types of diodes and applications, transistor and its applications, ICs.

CHEMISTRY

1. Physical changes and Chemical changes:

Exothermic and endothermic reactions, electrolysis of water, energy changes in chemical reactions, electroplating.

2. Atoms and Molecules

Basic concepts, structure of atom, sub atomic particles - electrons, protons and neutrons, Rutherford’s gold foil experiment, Atom models, Rutherford’s atom model, Bohr model of atom, electron shell model, stability and electronic configuration.

3. Metals

Properties - metallic luster, malleability, ductility, conducting property, sonority, corrosion - factors responsible for corrosion, prevention of corrosion, reactions of metals with water, air and acids, Displacement reactions of metals, reactivity series, iron - historical background, extraction using blast furnace, extraction of aluminum from bauxite

4. Solutions

Definition, components of a solution, water as universal solvent, suspensions, concentration of a solution, solubility, super saturated solution

5. Colloids

Definition, properties, artificial drinks, chemicals used in soft drinks

6. Nature of matter

Three states of matter and their characteristic properties, surface tension, cohesive force and adhesive

force, capillarity, capillarity rises and capillarity dip, applications of surface tension and capillarity.

7. Separation of Mixtures

Classification of matter, mixtures and pure substances, homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures, methods of separation of mixtures - filtration, sedimentation, decantation, centrifugation, distillation, fractional distillation, differential extraction using separating funnel, chromatography.

8. Periodic table and chemical bonding

Early attempts of classification of elements, Mendeleev’s periodic table, periodic law, merits and demerits.

Modern periodic table - Moseley’s periodic law, nature of elements and electronic structure, valency, representative elements, transition elements, sub shell electronic configuration, classification of elements into blocks (s, p, d & f) and their characteristics.

Periodic trends in properties of elements - atomic size, number of shells, number of valence electrons, electro negativity, ionization energy, electro positivity, metallic and non-metallic character

10. Chemical bonding

Octet rule, ionic bond and covalent bond, valency and electro negativity, difference in the formation of compounds, comparison of the properties of ionic compounds and covalent compounds, representation of chemical reactions using chemical formula and chemical equation.

11. Non-metals

Nonmetals in food, water and air, reaction of non-metals with oxygen

Oxygen - Allotropes of oxygen, methods of preparation, uses of oxygen, respiration,

combustion and photo synthesis

Nitrogen - Position in periodic table, inert nature of nitrogen, nitrogen fixation, nitrogenous fertilizers - merits and demerits

Ammonia - Laboratory preparation, manufacture of ammonia by Haber process, nitrogen cycle

Hydrogen - Properties, methods of preparation, hydrogen as future fuel-merits and demerits

Chlorine - Position in periodic table, properties, bleaching action

Hydrogen chloride - Laboratory preparation, properties, environmental problems of chlorine compounds

Carbon - Unique nature, allotropes, important compounds, carbon cycle, greenhouse effect, global warming

12. Organic compounds

Classification, catenation, tetra covalency of carbon

13. Acids and Alkalis

Constituents of soil and plant growth, acidity of soil, properties of acids, pH, Properties of alkalis, neutralization, properties of salts - their naming and importance, fertilizers - merits and demerits

14. Gas Laws

Boyle’s law, Charles’ law, Combined gas equation, Avogadro’s law

15. Chemical reactions and Mole concept

Factors influencing rate of reaction - concentration, surface area, temperature and presence of catalyst.

Mole Concept -Atomic mass and molecular mass, Avogadro’s law and mole concept, gram atom and

gram molecule, mole concept and balanced chemical equations

PEDAGOGY

• Science and its development in India - Science teaching as a process - product and contributions of eminent Indian scientists - developing scientific attitude.

• Aims and objectives of teaching Physical Science

- Objectives of science teaching as envisaged in National Curriculum Framework (2005) – Values (practical, disciplinary, recreational etc.) to be attained.

- Taxonomy of educational objectives - Bloom, Yager - science process skills – developmental strategies.

• Theoretical basis of science teaching and learning.

- Cognitive theories - Piaget, Bruner, Gagne - constructivist learning - Vygotsky, generating knowledge - experiential learning - scope and limitation - reflection - a basic process from learning experience - problem based learning.

• Planning science teaching and learning, unit plan, lesson plan - strengthening instruction by means of A-V aids, video lessons and computer assisted lessons.

• Models of teaching - characteristics - science process models, information processing models -concept attainment model, inquiry training model, constructivist model.

• Methods and strategies for teaching and learning Physical Science - direct and indirect, inductive, deductive, guided discovery, enquiry, investigatory and constructivist methods of instruction – scientific method.

• Approaches - integrated, interdisciplinary, environmental, problem solving and scientific process approach - behaviorist approach and constructivist approach.

• Science curriculum - modern trends in curriculum construction - concept of correlation - features of a science textbook. Workbook for pupils and handbook for teachers.

• Role of science laboratories, libraries, science clubs, science museums, fairs etc in promoting science learning.

• Tools and Techniques of evaluation in science learning - objective based - formative, summative, continuous and comprehensive evaluation, achievement tests - construction and administration - diagnostic testing, remedial teaching - objective type tests - advantages, new trends in evaluation grading, question bank.

• Professional development of teachers, strategies.

NATURAL SCIENCE

1 Living world

Characteristics of living things - Classification - Binomial nomenclature - Taxonomical aids

2. Biological Classification

History - Two kingdom classification - Five Kingdom Classification - Different Kingdoms Characteristics, Examples -Lichens and Viruses

3. Plant Kingdom

Algae - Bryophytes - Pteridophytes - Gymnosperms - Angiosperms - Life Cycle-types

4. Animal Kingdom

Non-chordates - Chordates

5. Morphology of Angiosperms

Root System- Structure, Function and Modifications with examples -Shoot system - Structure, function and modification with examples - Leaf - Arrangement, Modifications - Flower - Inflorescence

- Fruits and seeds.

6. Cell and Cell Division

Cell - Structure and functions of different organelles - Mitosis, Meiosis and significance.

7. Anatomy of plants

Cell, tissues, types of tissues and function - Anatomy of stem, Root and leaf - 2o

thickening in Dicot plants.

8. Human Physiology

Nutrition in human and other organism, e.g.: Hydra, Amoeba, Tapeworm - Human digestion and absorption - Human Respiratory system - Human Respiratory pathway CO2 elimination, Respiration in other organisms, e.g.: Earthworm, Cockroach - Circulatory system - Open and closed system -

Human heart - Human circulatory system - Human blood - Lymph - Human cardio vascular disorders - Excretory system and excretion - Excretion in lower organisms - Body structure and movement -

Human skeletal system - Exo skeleton and endo skeleton - Joints - Locomotion in lower forms of organisms - Flight adaptation of birds - Aquatic adaptations of fishes - Human Nervous systems -

Central and peripheral nervous system - Reflex action - Sense organs and functions – Nervous disorders - Nervous system of lower groups organisms - Reproductive system - Sexual and asexual reproduction - Human reproductive system - Gametogenesis - Fertilization - Embryogenesis - Hormones in reproduction -Reproduction in lower group organisms - Infertility – Assisted reproductive techniques - Chemical Co-ordination - Hormones, Pheromones.

9. Reproductive Health

Population Explosion - Contraceptive - Assisted Reproductive techniques - Sexually transmitted diseases.

10. Human Health and diseases

Common diseases in humans - Transmission of diseases - Physical, mental and social health -

Importance of balanced diet - Deficiency disorders - Life style diseases - Malnutrition, Food

adulteration - Different diagnostic techniques - Antibiotics - First Aid - Blood Donation - Immunity -

Vaccination - Immune disorders - Different systems of treatment - Cancer - Drugs and Alcohol

Abuse.

11. Reproduction in Plants

Life span - Asexual reproduction - examples - Sexual Reproduction - stages.

12. Reproduction in Angiosperms

Flower parts - Micro sporogenesis - Megasporogenesis - Pollination - Fertilization - Fruit development

- Seed development - Parthenocarpy and Apomixis.

13. Transport in plants

Physical phenomenon like Osmosis, Diffusion, Imbibition - Ascent of sap- Different theories -

Transpiration and Guttation.

14. Mineral Nutrition

Mineral and non-mineral nutrients - Essential and Non-essential nutrients - Source and functions of essential nutrients - Deficiency symptoms - Hydroponics and Aeroponics - N2 metabolism in plants - Biological N2 Fixation.

15. Photosynthesis

Chloroplasts and chlorophyll - structure and function - Light phase Reaction - Dark phase Reaction- C3and C4

plants.

……………………(The remaining syllabus can be taken from the official website of Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan).

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