Child Development and Pedagogy
Piaget's 4 Stages (SPFC) — Sensorimotor (0-2), Preoperational (2-7), Formal operational (11+), Concrete operational (7-11). Remember "Some People Feel Cold" in age order.
Assessment FOR vs OF Learning — Assessment FOR = Formative (continuous, during teaching); Assessment OF = Of final achievement (summative, after teaching). FOR helps learning; OF judges learning.
CCE Components (SCAS) — Scholastic, Co-scholastic, Assessment tools, School-based. Remember "Schools Can Assess Students" for Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation structure.
Vygotsky's ZPD — "Zone = Peer Distance": Zone of Proximal Development is the gap between what child does alone vs. with More Knowledgeable Other (MKO). Scaffolding bridges this zone.
Bloom's Taxonomy (KCAASE) — Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation. Mnemonic: "King Charles Ate Apple Sauce Everywhere" — lowest to highest cognitive levels.
Language I — Bengali
লিঙ্গ তিন প্রকার (PUN) — Puṃlliṅga (পুংলিঙ্গ), Ubhayaliṅga (উভয়লিঙ্গ), Napuṃsakaliṅga (নপুংসকলিঙ্গ). "পুন" স্মরণে রাখুন — পুরুষ, উভয়, নপুংসক.
৯ রস মনে রাখুন (KSVHRAB) — Karuṇa, Shṛṅgāra, Vīra, Hāsya, Raudra, Adbhuta, Bībhatsa + Bhayānaka, Śānta. প্রধান রসগুলি প্রথমে মনে রাখুন.
বচন দুই প্রকার — একবচন (এক), বহুবচন (অনেক). বহুবচনে "গণ/বৃন্দ/মণ্ডলী/রা/এরা/দের/দিগ" প্রত্যয় যুক্ত হয়. মনে রাখুন: "বহু মানে অনেক".
Language II — English
Primary Auxiliaries (BDH) — Be, Do, Have. These three change form with tense/person. Modal auxiliaries (can, may, shall, will, must) don't change form.
Determiners Order (OSASCOMP) — Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose. Example: "beautiful large old round blue French wooden dining table."
Gerund vs Participle — Gerund = verb+ing as noun (subject/object); Participle = verb+ing as adjective (modifies noun). Test: if it answers "what?", it's gerund; if "which/what kind?", participle.
Vowels Mnemonic (AEIOU) — 5 vowels: A, E, I, O, U. Short vs. Long: pattern. All other 21 letters are consonants.