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What is Motivation?

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Everyone wants to be successful, have good grades, a good job/ business but there are some who achieve it. What makes them different from others is their level of motivation. They are simply highly motivated than other that made them a success.   As a teacher this topic is very important for us. Understanding it will not only make our teaching good but also helps students to achieve greater heights in life. There are 1-2 questions that are asked every year from the topic. Take a quiz to know more about it  https://forms.gle/Zr2mMxndL6VVtPw67 For notes on motivation (PDF), follow link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jR_LTexLs2WnYQUPMgCUls-ph_yZD2yw/view?usp=sharing Also read :  http://blogstoreadfromshichan.blogspot.com/2020/05/what-is-eriksons-theory-of-psycho.html

What is Erikson's theory of Psycho-social development?

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Erik H. Erikson, a German- American psychologist who gave important theory of development by taking the concept given by Sigmund Freud. Erikson worked on the Ego part and gave 8 stages of psychosocial development. Take a quiz to know more about his theory https://forms.gle/N93fSS6HcTUUc4a78 Also read :    Sr. No .  Stage  Crisis  Virtue  Description  1  Infancy  Trust v/s Mistrust  Hope  Children develop a sense of trust e.g when feeded and mistrust e.g when abandoned  2  Early Childhood  Autonomy v/s Shame and Doubt  Will  Toilet training is important at this stage   3  Play age / Pre School Year  Initiative v/s Guilt  Purpose  learn to take initiative or let guilt be on them  4  School Age  Industry v/s Inferiority  Competence   Children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to task, or they feel inferior  5  Adolescence  Identity v/s Rol...

What is Intelligence?

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In our day to day conversatio n we often comment that a particular individual is intelligent or he/she is not intelligent at all. All we do are our mere observations of the performance or the behavi our of the individual. Intelligence in psychology is general mental ability involved in calculating, reasoning, perceiving relationships and analogies,learning quickly, storing and retrieving information, using language fluently, classifying, generalizing and adjusting to new situations.  Take a quiz to know more about it https://forms.gle/HdQ8WA1x32E9bfco9 Notes on Intelligence (PDF) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XN14H9qCgmduaAAs39Vwa46gfNTP4ZJj/view?usp=sharing Also read: http://blogstoreadfromshichan.blogspot.com/2020/05/what-is-growth-and-development.html

What is Growth and Development?

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Growth and development is easy yet important topic of teaching exam. There are 3 - 4 question asked in it every year. Most important one to read in it are Principles of development . Take a quiz to know about it : https://forms.gle/MqwJxK58xN5wz2Ct8 PRINCIPLES OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Principle of  Continuity : Development starts from conception and continues till the old age. Principle of Sequentiality : Development is sequential or orderly. Development is from cephalo caudal to proximo distal during the early stages of life i.e. from head to toe and from central axis to the extremities of the body. Principle of Generality to Specificity :  Development proceeds from general to specific. e.g. A foetus moves its whole body but is incapable of making specific responses.  Principle of Differentiallity : Boys and Girls have different development rates. Each part of the body has its own particular rate of growth. Mental abilities like verbal, numerical, spatial etc. develop a...

What is National Curriculum Framework?

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NCF or National Curriculum Framework is a document that seeks to provide a framework within which teachers and schools can choose and plan experiences that they think children should have. It addresses the four issues such as educational purpose, educational experience, organisation of experience and assessing learner. T ake a quiz to know more about it  https://forms.gle/pDAGbWcqzYKXnjgdA Also read: Guiding principles of NCF 2005 Connecting knowledge to life outside school. Ensuring that learning is shifted away from rote method. Enriching the Curriculum to provide for overall development of children rather than remain text book centric. Making examinations more flexible, non- threatening and integrated into classroom life. Nurturing democratic polity of the country.   NCF 2005 mainly focus on inclusive and not integrated education promoting equality among all. Also read: http://blogstoreadfromshichan.blogspot.com/2020/05/piagets-theory-of-cognitive-development.html

Piaget's theory of cognitive development

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Jean Piaget, a very famous cognitive psychologist who spent over fifty years of his life to know about how child acquires knowledge of the world. Take a quiz on his theory... https://forms.gle/LyKa8utFLwq7p1cYA For complete theory (PDF) follow this link  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mFlgmJSO6VX5dxstvi82yJn1hqA2HRJ7/view?usp=sharing Also read :  http://blogstoreadfromshichan.blogspot.com/2020/04/tips-to-cover-child-development-and.html