TEACHING & RESEARCH APTITUDE : UGC/NET/JRF/SLET

ACCORDING TO THE REVISED SYLLABUS

Anshah

UGC

NET/JRF/SLET

TEACHING & RESEARCH APTITUDE

(GENERAL PAPER-I)

CHAMAN LAL BANGA

Anshah

UGC

NET/JRF/SLET

TEACHING & RESEARCH

APTITUDE

(GENERAL PAPER-I)

(ACCORDING TO THE REVISED SYLLABUS)

By

Chaman Lal Banga

B.Sc; B.Ed; M.Ed; M.A.(Pol. Science)

NET (Pol. Science)

NET (Education);

JRF (Education).

2011

Anshah Publishing House

PREFACE

It is by the Grace and Blessing of the Almighty God that the writing of this book has reached its stage of completion. I bow by head to Him for his mercy.

The present book is an attempt to provide a useful literature to Prospective teachers.

This book is prepared in accordance with the UGC curriculum. It is organized into XI UNITS. This book fully covers the courses contents of the paper entitle” TEACHING & RESEARCH APTITUDE”. This book contains objective questions on all the topics in this paper. The present book is focused on Teaching and Research Aptitude.

This book has been written particularly for University Grant Commission- National Eligibility Test & Junior Research Fellowship Test. While writing this book special care has been taken to incorporate quality material. Because it is quality which matters not quantity.

I hope students appearing in UGC-NET/JRF examination in the Indian Universities will find this book as a concise guide to meet their requirements.

I am extremely beholden to my respected father Shri Ghisu Ram Banga and wife Mrs.Manju Banga , & brother Jogi Ram Kanyal, who been a pillar of strength in my work all through.

I am greatly indebted to all my friends and well-wishers to encourage me to write a handy book on UGC-NET/JRF.

The author is grateful to all the publishers and authors whose work he has made use of in preparing this book.

I shall remain indebted to SH.S.K.PUNDIR Deputy Director Elementary Education Chamba & Sh. GIAN CHAND CHOUHAN, Principal GSSS SIRKUND,; SH. RAJEEV SHARMA (LECT.); SH. KULDEEP CHOUHAN (LECT.) Chamba, for their invaluable help and guidance. The author extends his sincere thanks to Anshah Publishing House for bringing out this book in a short span of time. Only reader’s valuable suggestions and feedback can make this book a phenomenal success.

Author Chaman Lal Banga

SYLLABUS

I. TEACHING APTITUDE :

· Teaching: Nature, Objectives, Characteristics and basic requirements.

· Learner’s characteristics.

· Factors affective teachings.

· Methods of teaching.

· Teaching Aids.

· Evaluation Systems.

II. RESEARCH APTITUDE:

• Research: Meaning, Characteristics and types.
• Steps of research.
• Methods of research.
• Research Ethics.
• Paper, article, workshop, seminar, conference and symposium.
• Thesis writing: its characteristic and format.

III. READING COMPREHENSION:

• A Passage to be set with questions to be answered.

IV. COMMUNICATION:

• Communication: Nature, Characteristics, Types, Barriers and Effective Classroom Communication.

V. REASONING (INCLUDING MATHEMATICAL):

• Number series, letter series, codes.
• Relationships, classification.

VI. LOGICAL REASONING:

• Understanding the structure of arguments.
• Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning.
• Verbal analogies: word analogy - Applied analogy.
• Verbal Classification.
• Reasoning Logical Diagrams: Simple diagrammatic relationship, multi diagrammatic relationship.
• Venn diagram, Analytical Reasoning.

VII. DATA INTERPRETATION:

• Sources, acquisition and interpretation of data.
• Quantitative and qualitative data.
• Graphical representation and mapping of data.

VIII. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT):

• ICT: Meaning, advantages, disadvantages and uses.
• General abbreviations and terminology.
• Basics of internet and e- mailing.

IX. PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT:

• People and environment interaction.
• Sources of pollution.
• Pollutants and their impact on human life, exploitation of natural and energy resources.
• Natural hazards and mitigation.

X. HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM: GOVERNANCE, POLITY & ADMINISTRATION.

· Structure of the institutions for higher learning and research in India, formal and distance education, professional / technical and general education, value education, governance, polity and administration, concept, institutions and their interactions.

XI. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS).