Child Psychology & Development Syllabus

Concept of development and its relationship with learning

Principles of the Development of Environmental

Influence of Heredity & Environment

Concepts of child-centred and progressive educational

Socialization processes: Social World & Children (Teacher, Parents & Peers)

Critical Perspective of the Construct of Intelligence

Multi-Dimensional Intelligence Language & Thought

Formulating appropriate questions for assessing the readiness levels of learners; enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and assessing learner achievement.

Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender bias and educational practice

Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived

Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc.

Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners

Medical & Non-Medical Syllabus

How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance.

Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.

Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’

Cognition & Emotions

Motivation and learning

Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental