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- Article 21A
- Constitutional provision inserted by the 86th Amendment (2002) making free and compulsory education a fundamental right for children aged 6 to 14 years.
- NEP 2020 school target
- The policy aims for 100% Gross Enrolment Ratio in school education by 2030 and replaces the 10+2 structure with a 5+3+3+4 design.
- Zone of Proximal Development
- Vygotsky's term for the gap between what a learner can do alone and what they can do with adult or more capable peer support.
- Conservation (Piaget)
- The understanding that quantity stays the same despite changes in appearance; it is typically achieved in the concrete operational stage, around age seven.
- Formative assessment
- Ongoing assessment during teaching that diagnoses learning gaps and informs immediate instructional adjustment, rather than assigning a final grade.
- Savarna dirgha sandhi
- A Telugu sandhi rule where a short or long 'a' vowel followed by another 'a' vowel merges into a single long 'aa' sound.
- Utpalamala metre
- A Telugu metre with twenty syllables per line arranged in specific gana patterns, commonly used in classical and modern poetry.
- Present perfect tense
- Formed with has or have plus the past participle; it expresses a past action that has present relevance or continues to the present.
- Passive voice formation
- The object becomes the subject, the verb becomes a form of 'be' plus the past participle, and the original subject may be omitted.
- Quadratic discriminant
- The expression b squared minus 4ac in a quadratic equation; its sign determines whether roots are real, equal, or non-real.
- Compound interest formula
- Amount equals principal multiplied by one plus the rate over one hundred, raised to the number of years; interest is amount minus principal.
- Ohm's law
- Current through a conductor is directly proportional to potential difference and inversely proportional to resistance, giving V equals IR.
- Photosynthesis equation
- Six carbon dioxide molecules plus six water molecules, using chlorophyll and sunlight, produce one glucose molecule and six oxygen molecules.
- Tropic of Cancer
- The latitude at about 23.5 degrees north that passes through eight Indian states, including Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh.
- Money bill
- A bill dealing with taxation or government borrowing that can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha, with the Rajya Sabha limited to recommendations.
- Pedagogical content knowledge
- Shulman's concept describing a teacher's ability to transform subject matter into forms learners can understand, including anticipating common misconceptions.
- Microteaching cycle
- A short scaled-down teaching practice focused on one skill, followed by feedback, re-planning, and re-teaching to improve that specific skill.
- AP DSC conducting body
- Teacher recruitment in Andhra Pradesh is conducted by the Department of School Education through District Selection Committees for posts such as SGT and SA.
- Qualifying rule in DSC
- Candidates must usually secure the minimum marks specified separately for each part of the written paper, not merely an overall aggregate.
- UNCRC guiding principles
- Non-discrimination, best interests of the child, right to life and development, and respect for the child's views in matters affecting them.
- Dyscalculia
- A specific learning disability affecting number sense, arithmetic facts, and calculation, occurring despite adequate intelligence and instruction.
- Average speed, equal distances
- When equal distances are covered at speeds x and y, average speed equals twice the product divided by the sum, not the arithmetic mean.
- Work rate addition
- If two workers complete a job in x and y days alone, working together they finish it in the product divided by the sum of days.
- Malaria vector
- The disease is transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito, whereas dengue is transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, which bites during daytime.
- Deficiency diseases
- Scurvy results from vitamin C deficiency, rickets from vitamin D deficiency, and anaemia commonly from iron deficiency in the diet.
- Reliability versus validity
- Reliability means a test gives consistent scores on repeated use; validity means it actually measures the construct it claims to measure.
- Intelligence quotient formula
- IQ equals mental age divided by chronological age, multiplied by one hundred; the average score is set at one hundred.
- Samapaka and asamapaka kriya
- Telugu verbs divide into finite verbs that complete a sentence and non-finite verbs that do not, such as participial and infinitive forms.
- Shataka characteristics
- A Telugu poetic form with a repeated refrain, usually about a hundred or more verses, expressing devotion or moral instruction.
- Subject-verb agreement rule
- A singular subject takes a singular verb; with either-or constructions, the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it in the sentence.
- Comprehensible input hypothesis
- Krashen's claim that language acquisition proceeds when learners receive input slightly beyond their current level, provided anxiety is low.
- RICE first aid
- Rest, ice, compression, and elevation are applied to sprains in the first forty-eight hours; heat and massage are avoided initially.