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Unit-I Teaching Aptitude

The document outlines the content covered in 10 units for a teaching aptitude exam. The units cover topics like teaching methods, learner characteristics, research skills, logical and mathematical reasoning, data interpretation, use of technology, environmental issues, and the higher education system in India. Some key methods discussed are teacher-centered vs learner-centered learning, online vs offline teaching, and qualitative vs quantitative research. Evaluation methods, writing skills, research ethics, and communicating effectively are also addressed in the overview.

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Unit-I Teaching Aptitude

The document outlines the content covered in 10 units for a teaching aptitude exam. The units cover topics like teaching methods, learner characteristics, research skills, logical and mathematical reasoning, data interpretation, use of technology, environmental issues, and the higher education system in India. Some key methods discussed are teacher-centered vs learner-centered learning, online vs offline teaching, and qualitative vs quantitative research. Evaluation methods, writing skills, research ethics, and communicating effectively are also addressed in the overview.

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Unit-I Teaching Aptitude  

 Teaching: Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching (Memory,


Understanding, and Reflective), Characteristics, and basic
requirements.
 Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult
learners (Academic, Social, Emotional and Cognitive), Individual
differences.
 Factors affecting teaching related to Teacher, Learner, Support
material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment, and
Institution.
 Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning: Teacher
centered vs. Learner-centered methods; Off-line vs. On-line
methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs, etc.).
 Teaching Support System: Traditional, Modern, and ICT based.
 Evaluation Systems: Elements and Types of evaluation, Evaluation
in Choice Based Credit System in Higher education, Computer-
based testing, Innovations in evaluation systems.
Unit-II Research Aptitude 

 Research: Meaning, Types, and Characteristics, Positivism, and


Postpositivistic approach to research.
 Methods of Research: Experimental, Descriptive, Historical,
Qualitative, and Quantitative Methods, Steps of Research.  
 Thesis and Article writing: Format and styles of
referencing,  Application of ICT in research, Research ethics.
Unit-III Comprehension 

 A passage of text is given. Questions are asked from the passage


to be answered.
Unit-IV Communication

 Communication: Meaning, types, and characteristics of


communication.
 Effective communication: Verbal and Non-verbal, Inter-Cultural and
group communications, Classroom communication, Barriers to
effective communication, Mass-Media, and Society.
Unit-V Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude 

 Types of reasoning: Number series, Letter series, Codes, and


Relationships.
 Mathematical Aptitude: Fraction, Time & Distance, Ratio,
Proportion and Percentage, Profit and Loss, Interest and
Discounting, Averages, etc. 
Unit-VI Logical Reasoning 

 Understanding the structure of arguments: argument forms, the


structure of categorical propositions, Mood and Figure, Formal and
Informal fallacies, Uses of language, Connotations, and
denotations of terms, Classical square of opposition, Evaluating
and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning, Analogies. 
 Venn diagram: Simple and multiple uses for establishing the
validity of arguments.  
 Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable
relation), Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference).Indian Logic: Means
of knowledge, Pramanas- Pratyaksha (Perception), Anumana
(Inference), Upamana (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony),
Arthapatti (Implication) and Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension).
Unit-VII Data Interpretation 

 Sources, acquisition, and classification of Data.


 Quantitative and Qualitative Data. 
 Graphical representation (Bar-chart, Histograms, Pie-chart, Table-
chart, and Line-chart) 
 Mapping of Data, Data Interpretation. Data and Governance.
Unit-VIII Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 

 ICT: General abbreviations and terminology, Basics of the Internet,


Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing, Digital initiatives in
higher education. ICT and Governance. 
Unit-IX People, Development and Environment 

 Development and Environment: Millennium Development and


Sustainable Development Goals. 
 Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and
their impacts on the environment. 
 Environmental issues: Local, Regional and Global; Air pollution,
Water pollution, Soil pollution, Noise pollution, Waste (solid, liquid,
biomedical, hazardous, electronic), Climate change, and its Socio-
Economic and Political dimensions. Impacts of pollutants on
human health.
 Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro,
Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear, and Forests.
 Natural hazards and disasters: Mitigation strategies, Environmental
Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change,
International agreements/efforts -Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit,
Convention on Biodiversity, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement,
International Solar Alliance.
Unit-X Higher Education System 

 Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India.


 Evolution of higher learning and research in Post Independence
India. 
 Oriental, Conventional, and Non-conventional learning
programmes in India. 
 Professional, Technical, and Skill-Based education.
 Value education and environmental education.
 Policies, Governance, and Administration.

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