Government of Andhra Pradesh

Department of School Education

State Council Educational Research & Training
DSC SGT – SECOND GRADE TEACHER SYLLABUS

1. G.K & current Affairs - - 10M

2. Perspectives of Education – 05M
3. Classroom implications Educational Psychology – 05M
4. Content & Methodologies - 60M (45+15)

Total - 80 M
PART - A

I. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND CURRENT AFFAIRS (Marks: 10)

II. PERSPECTIVES IN EDUCATION (Marks: 05)

1. History of Education :
The Education in Ancient India - Pre-Vedic and Post-Vedic period, Medieval
Education.
Education in Pre Independent era - Woods Despatch (1854), Hunter
Commission (1882), Hartog Committee (1929), Sargent Committee (1944).
Education in Post Independent era - Mudaliar Commission (1952-53), Kothari
Commission (1964-66), Ishwarbhai Patel committee (1977), NPE-1986, POA-
1992
2. Teacher Empowerment:
Need, interventions for empowerment, Professional code of conduct for
teachers, Teacher motivation, Professional development of Teachers and
Teacher organizations, National / State Level Organizations for Teacher
Education, Maintenance of Records and Registers in Schools.
3. Educational Concerns in Contemporary India:
Democracy and Education, Equality, Equity, Quality in Education, Equality of
Educational opportunities.
Economics of Education, Education as Human Capital, Education and Human
Resource Development, Literacy - Saakshar Bharat Mission.
Population Education, Gender - Equality, Equity and Empowerment of
Women, Urbanization and migration, Life skills.
Adolescence Education
Health and Physical Education
Inclusive Education - Classroom Management in Inclusive Education
Role of Education in view of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization
Value Education, Peace Education
Programmes and Projects – APPEP, DPEP, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, National
Programme for Education of Girls at Elementary Level (NPEGEL), Rashtriya
Madhyamika Siksha Abhiyan(RMSA), Rashtriya Aveshekar Abhiyan (RAA),
KGBVs, Model Schools.
 Incentives and special provisions – Mid Day Meals, Free Books, Scholarship,
Awards, Welfare Hostels, Transportation.
Current Trends in Education – Badi pelusthondi, Badi ki Vasta, Mavuru –
Mana Badi, Vidyanjali, Swacha Patasala, Inspire, Kalavutsav.
4. Acts / Rights:
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act - 2009
Right to Information Act - 2005
Child Rights
Human Rights.

5. National Curriculum - Framework, 2005: Perspective, Guiding Principles,

Learning and Knowledge, Teaching Learning Process, Assessment, Systemic
Reforms.
III. Classroom implications Educational Psychology – 05Marks
1. Individual differences: Inter and intra individual differences, meaning, nature and
theories of intelligence with special emphasis to multiple intelligence, IQ, assessment
of intelligence, EQ, Creativity. Attitude, Aptitude, Interest, Habit and its Influence on
Intelligence – Class room implementation.
2. Learning: Theories and approaches of learning, learning curves, Factors, Phases,
Dimensions of learning, Types of learning, Transfer of learning. Memory, Forgetting,
Learning and assessment– Class room implementation.
3. Personality: Nature, characteristics and theories of personality, factors of
Personality, Assessment of Personality, Mental health, Adjustment, Stress – nature,
Symptoms and management. Emotional intelligence, Management of emotions –
Class room implementation.
PART - B
IV. CONTENT & METHODOLOGIES (45 + 15 = 60 Marks)
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Language – II English (Marks: 9)
1. Poets, Essayists, Novelists, Dramatists and their works
2. Forms of Language - Story, Essay, Letter writing, Editorial, Precis writing, note-
making, autobiography and biography
3. Pronunciation - Sounds - Use of dictionary
 4. Parts of Speech
5. Tenses
6. Types of Sentences
7. Articles and Prepositions
Methodology - English (Marks: 3)
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
4. Development of Language skills:- (a) Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing
(LSRW) (b) Communicative skills.
5. Approaches, Methods, Techniques of teaching English: Introduction, Definition and
Types of Approaches, Methods and Techniques of Teaching English, Remedial
Teaching.
6. Teaching of Structures and Vocabulary items.
7. Teaching Learning Materials in English
8. Lesson Planning
9. Curriculum & Textbooks
10. Evaluation in English language
Mathematics Content (Class-I to Class-VIII Present State syllabus) (9Marks)
I .Day to Day Mathematics
Pre Mathematical concepts - Money & Time
II. Arithmetic
Ratio and Proportion - Applications of Ratio- Comparing Quantities using proportion -Direct
and Inverse proportion
III. Number System
Numbers – four fundamental operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication & division)
Patterns in Numbers.
Knowing Our Numbers-Indian & international systems – Rounding of numbers- Whole
Numbers - Playing With Numbers-divisibility rules-LCM & HCF -Integers - Fractions -
Decimals -Rational Numbers -Squares, cubes, Square roots, Cube roots
IV. Geometry
SHAPES– PATTERNS - Basic geometrical ideas - Measures of Lines and Angles -
Symmetry - Understanding 3D, 2D Shapes -Representing 3D in 2D-Lines and Angles -
Triangle and Its Properties -Congruency of Triangles- -Quadrilaterals - Practical Geometry -
Construction of Triangles - Construction of Quadrilaterals - Exploring Geometrical Figures
V. Mensuration
SPATIAL UNDERSTANDING -Length – Weight – capacity - Perimeter & Area of Plane
Figures (triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus, circle, trapezium, parallelogram)
VI. Algebra
Introduction to Algebra- Simple Equations- - Algebraic Expressions - Exponents & Powers -
Linear Equations in one variable - Factorization
VII. Statistics
DATA HANDLING - Frequency Distribution Tables and Graphs
Maths Methodology (D.El.Ed.) (3Marks)
1. Nature and Definitions of Mathematics
2. Aims, values and instructional objectives of teaching Mathematics
3. Methods of Teaching & Remedial measures in Mathematics
4. Instructional Material, TLM and Resource Utilization in Mathematics
5. Curriculum, Text Book & Instructional Planning.
6. Evaluation and Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation

SCIENCE CONTENT – 12 Marks

CONTENT (Marks: 09)

1. Living World – Non Living and living organisms, life and its characteristics, Family,
Members of the family, Changing family structure, Friends, Relations, Works, Games,
Different games rules, Our Village, Mapping skills, Shelter, Things we make cloth,
Travel, Find the way – direction, from village to Delhi, Public Institutions, House,
Construction – Sanitation, Our laces, Our culture. Story of microbial world, Use full
and harm full micro organisms. Air - Importance of air, composition of air, diseases
spread through air and their prevention, air pollution - causes, its impact, and measures
to prevent, Green House effect. Water - Importance, water resources, tanks, aquatic
flora and fauna, Water pollution - causes, impact, measures to prevent, purification of
water, drought, floods, Water cycle, Draught waste water Treatment. Weather,
Climate, Soil our life, rain, floods, Cyclones, disaster management, Habitat,
Movements in animals, Production of food from animals and plants, Agricultural
operation, Cultivation of Crops, diseases to plants and control, improvement of crop
yield storage, Preservation and protection of food and plant products, Classification of
living organisms, Branches of Sciences, Recent trends in Science, Hybridization,
animal husbandry.
2. Life processes – Cell, cell organelles parts of plants and functions. Animals, different
types of Animals, Animals base of our life, Our body parts, External, Internal parts of
our body, Bones, Muscles, Sense organs, Organ systems in animals. Nutrition in plants
and animals, excretion, respiration, reproduction, seed dispersal in plants control and
coordination in organisms. Our food, food components, Nutritious food, Health,
Cleanliness, Why do we fall ill? Balanced diet, Malnutrition. Midday Meals, food
preservation methods, Wastage of food, How we get food, green revolution, Food
Pyramid, Junk food, First Aid.
3. Natural Phenomena – Changes around us separation of substances, fiber to fabric
synthetic, atmospheric pressure, Materials, things, measurement of liquids, fibers,
Plastics metals and non metals, matter, Acids and bases. Motion and time, Energy,
Forms of Energy - Energy resources, Renewable and non renewable resources,
conservation of energy Temperature and its measurement. Electricity, Electric circuits,
Current and its effects, Sound, reflection of light, Shadows, Playing with magnets,
friction, force speed, velocity, combustion, fuels and flame. How to measure things,
Coal, Petrol, Petroleum products.
4. Our Environment - Bio diversity, Diversity in plants and animals, lets plant, trees,
endangered, endemic species, Forest – Tribes – Tribal life – diversity in forests.
Different Ecosystems, Ecology, Bio mass, A biotic, Biotic factors, Global
Environmental Issues. Global warming, Acid rains, depletion of Ozone layer. Stars and
Solar systems. River, Lively hood, Atmosphere – wind – safety measures – Historical
sites – Forts - Our Country – World, Our constitution, Child rights. Indian History and
Culture. Sun and Planets.
Methodology: (03 Marks)
1. Concept and scope of Environmental Studies (Science)
2. Aims & Objectives of teaching Environmental Studies (Science) Academic Standards
of Teaching EVS
3. Relation to Science
4. Curriculum and its transactional process – Teaching Methodology
5. Teaching Learning Material (TLM)
6. Evaluation procedures – CCE.
Social Studies: 12 Marks
Content - 9 Marks

Theme - I: Diversity on the Earth

Reading, Making and analysis of Maps – different kinds of maps. - Globe – A Model of the
Earth - Land Forms of Andhra Pradesh Penamakuru ,A Village in the Krishna Delta -
Salakamcheruvu, A Village on the Plateau - Kunavaram ,Tribal Villages on the Hills -Rain
and Rivers-Tanks and Ground Water – Oceans and Fishing – Continents – Europe – Africa –
Energy from the Sun - Earth Movements and Seasons - The Polar Regions - Forests:Using
and Protecting them - Minerals and Mining
Theme - II: Production Exchange and Livelihoods
From Gathering Food to Growing food – The Earliest People - Agriculture in Our Times -
Trade in Agricultural Produce - Trade in Agricultural Produce - Handicrafts and Handlooms
- Industrial Revolution - Production in a Factory - A Paper Mill - Importance of Transport
System – Safety measures - Money and Banking - Impact of Technology on Livelihoods -
Public Health and the Government
Theme -III: Political Systems and Governance
Community Decision Making in a Tribe - Emergence of Kingdoms and Republics - First
Empires - Democratic Government - Village Panchayats - Local Self – Government in Urban
Areas - New Kings and Kingdoms - The Kakatiyas - Emergence of a Regional Kingdom -
The Kings of Vijayanagara - Mughal Empire - Establishment of British Empire in India -
Landlords and Tenants under the British and the Nizam - National Movement - The Early
Phase 1885-1919 - National Movement - The Last Phase 1919-1947 - Freedom Movement in
Hyderabad State - The Indian Constitution - Parliament and Central Government - Making
of Laws in the State Assembly - Implementation of Laws in the District - Law and Justice.
Theme -IV: Social Organization and Inequities
Diversity in Our Society - Towards Gender Equality -Caste Discrimination and the Struggle
for Equalities - Livelihood and Struggles of Urban Workers - Abolition of Zamindari System
- Understanding Poverty - Rights Approach to Development

Theme - V: Religion and Society

Religion and Society in Early Times - Devotion and Love towards God - Folk – Religion -
Devotional Paths to the Divine - Social and Religious Reform Movements - Understanding
Secularism
Theme -VI: Culture and Communication
Language, Writing and Great Books - Sculptures and Buildings - Rulers and Buildings -
Performing Arts and Artistes in Modern Times - Film and Print Media - Sports: Nationalism
and Commerce.
Methodology: 03 Marks
1. Nature and Scope of Social Studies
2. Aims, Objectives and Values of Teaching Social Studies
3. Methods of Teaching Social Studies
4. Resource Utilization, Content Enrichment material
5. Curriculum, Text Book and Instructional Planning
6. Evaluation and Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation