Kerala PSC HSA Physical Science Exam Syllabus 2015 Kerala PSC High School Assistant [HSA] Physical Science Exam Syllabus 2015. PART-A Module I: Renaissance and freedom movement. Module II: General Knowledge and current affairs. Module III: Methodology of teaching the subject. History/conceptual development. Need and Significance, Meaning Nature and Scope of the Subject. Correlation with other subjects and life situations. Aims, Objectives, and Values of Teaching - Taxonomy of Educational Objectives - Old and revised. Pedagogic analysis- Need, Significance and Principles. Planning of instruction at Secondary level- Need and importance. Psychological bases of Teaching the subject - Implications of Piaget, Bruner, Gagne, Vygotsky, Ausubel and Gardener - Individual difference, Motivation, Maxims of teaching. Methods and Strategies of teaching the subject- Models of Teaching, Techniques of individualising instruction. Curriculum - Definition, Principles, Modern trends and organizational approaches, Curriculum reforms - NCF/KCF. Instructional resources- Laboratory, Library, Club, Museum- Visual and Audio-Visual aids - Community based resources - e-resources - Text book, Work book and Hand book. Assessment; Evaluation- Concepts, Purpose, Types, Principles, Modern techniques - CCE and Grading- Tools and techniques - Qualities of a good test - Types of test items- Evaluation of projects, Seminars and Assignments - Achievement test, Diagnostic test – Construction, Characteristics, interpretation and remediation. Teacher - Qualities and Competencies - different roles - Personal Qualities - Essential teaching skills - Microteaching - Action research. PART-B Module I Particle dynamics-Newton’s laws of motion, rotational dynamics, conservation laws- Linear momentum, angular momentum, energy. Simple harmonic motion, damped and forced oscillations, wave motion-progressive waves, super position of waves, Doppler effect. Frames of reference, special theory of relativity Elasticity-Young’s modulus, rigidity modulus, bulk modulus, surface tension, viscosity. Module II Electrostatics, transient current, current electricity, electromagnetic induction, alternating current, magnetic properties of materials. Semiconductor physics- diodes, transistors, amplifiers, oscillators, logic gates. Module III Reflection, refraction, dispersion, interference, diffraction, scattering, polarization, fibre optics, lasers, basic idea of spectroscopy. Heat and thermodynamics-conduction, convection, radiation,laws of thermodynamics, Carnot engine, entropy. Statistical distribution-ensemble, phase space, Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics. Module IV Bohr atom model, vector atom model, hydrogen spectra, nuclear structure and properties, radio activity, nuclear fission and fusion, elementary particles. Crystal structure, crystal symmetry, miller indices, brevais lattice, Bragg’s law, packing fraction, super conductivity. Wave nature of matter, uncertainty principle, postulates of wave mechanics, Schrodinger equation. See more at: keralapscblog/2014/12/kerala-psc-hsa-physical-science-exam-syllabus-2015.html
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