Pedagogy Learning

Pedagogy Learning For CTET MCQ

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01 Which of the following is a characteristic of a gifted learner?

1. He can feel understimulated and bored if the class activities are not challenging enough
2. He is highly temperamental
3. He engages in ritualistic behavior like hand flapping, rocking, etc
4. He gets aggressive and frustrated

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02 A teacher can enhance effective learning in her elementary classroom by

1. drill and practice
2. encouraging competition amongst her students
3. connecting the content to the lives of the students
4. offering rewards for small steps in learning

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03 Which of the following statements about children are correct?

1. Children are passive recipients of knowledge
2. Children are problem solvers
3. Children are scientific investigators
4. Children are active explorers of the environment

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04 Which of the following is the most effective method to encourage conceptual development in students?

1. Replace the student’s incorrect ideas with correct ones by asking them to memorize
2. Give students multiple examples and encourage them to use reasoning
3. Use punishment till students have made the required conceptual changes
4. New concepts need to be understood on their own without any reference to the old ones

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05 Primary school children will learn most effectively in an atmosphere

1. where the teacher is authoritative and clearly dictates what should be done
2. where the focus and stress are only on mastering primarily cognitive skills of reading, writing, and Mathematics
3. where the teacher leads all the learning and expects students to play s passive role
4. where their emotional needs are met and they feel that they are valued

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07 What should a teacher tell her students to encourage them to do tasks with intrinsic motivation? ( Pedagogy Learning )

1. ” Why can’t you be like him? See, he has done it perfectly “
2. ” Complete the task fast and get a toffee “
3. ” Try to do it, you will learn “
4. ” Come on, finish it before she does “

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08 How can a teacher encourage her students to be intrinsically motivated towards learning for the sake of learning?

1. By giving competitive tests
2. By supporting them in setting individual goals and their mastery
3. By offering tangible rewards such as toffees
4. By inducing anxiety and fear

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09 In an elementary classroom, an effective teacher should aim at the students to be motivated

1. to rote memorise so that they become good at recall
2. by using punitive measures so that they respect the teacher
3. to perform so that they get good marks at the end of the year examination
4. to learn so that they become curious and love learning for its own sake

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10 Which of the following is an example of effective school practice?

1. Corporal punishment
2. Individualised learning
3. Competitive classroom
4. Constant comparative evaluation

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11 The cephalocaudal principle development explains how development proceeds from

1. differentiated to integrated functions
2. head to toe
3. rural to urban areas
4. general to specific functions

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12 Which of the following is a sensitive period pertaining to language development?

1. Middle childhood period
2. Adulthood
3. Early childhood period
4. Prenatal period

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13 A 6 year old girl shows exceptional sporting ability. Both of her parents are sports persons, send her for coaching everyday and train her on weekends. Her capabilities are most likely to be the result of an interaction between

1. growth and development
2. health and training
3. discipline and nutrition
4. heredity and environment

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14 Which of the following are secondary agents of socilisation?

1. School and neighbourhood
2. School and immediate family members
3. Family and relatives
4. Family and neighbourhood

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15 According to Lev Vygotsky, the primary cause of cognitive development is

1. social interaction
2. adjustment of mental schemas
3. stimulus-response pairing
4. equilibration

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16 In the context of Kohlberg’s stages of moral reasoning, under which stage would the given typical response of a child fall? ” Your parents will be proud of you if you are honest. So you should be honest.”

1. Social contract orientation
2. Good girl-good boy orientation
3. Law and order orientation
4. Punishment-obedience orientation

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17 According to Jean Piaget, which of the following is necessary for learning? ( Pedagogy Learning )

1. Observing the behaviour of adults
2. Belief in immanent justice
3. Reinforcement by teachers and parents
4. Active exploration of the environment by the learner

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18 According to Jean Piaget, schema building occurs as a result of modifying new information to fit existing schemes and by modifying old schemes as per new information. These two processes are known as

1. assimilation and adaptation
2. equilibration and modification
3. assimilation and accommodation
4. accommodation and adaptation

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19 In a progressive classroom setup, the teacher facilitates learning by providing an environment that

1. is restrictive
2. discourages inclusion
3. encourages repetition
4. promotes discovery

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20 Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligence ( MI ) suggests that

1. intelligence is solely determined by IQ tests
2. teachers should use MI as a framework for devising alternative ways to teach the subject matter
3. ability is destiny and does not change over a period of time
4. every child should be taught every subject in eight different ways in order to develop all of the intelligences

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21 A 5 year old girl talks to herself while trying to fold a T-shirt. Which of the following statements is correct in the context of the behaviour displayed by the girl? ( Pedagogy Learning )

1. Jean Piaget would explain this as egocentric speech, while Lev Vygotsky would explain this as the child’s attempt to regulate her actions through private speech
2. Jean Piaget would explain this as social interaction, while Lev Vygotsky would explain this is an exploration
3. Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky would explain this as the child’s attempt to imitate her mother
4. Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky would explain this as the egocentric nature of the child’s thoughts

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22 ‘ Gender ‘ is a/an

1. physiological construct
2. innate quality
3. social construct
4. biological entity

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23 As a teacher, who firmly believes in social constructivist theory of Lev Vygotsky, which of the following methods would you prefer for assessing your students? ( Pedagogy Learning )

1. Standardised tests
2. Fact-based recall questions
3. Objective multiple-choice type questions
4. Collaborative projects

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24 To cater to individual differences in his classroom, a teacher should

1. segregate and label children based on their marks
2. engage in a dialogue with students and value their perspectives
3. impose strict rules upon his students
4. have a uniform and standard ways of teaching and assessment

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25 Assessment is purposeful if

1. it serves as a feedback for the students as well as the teachers
2. it is done only once at the end of the year
3. comparative evaluations are made to differentiate between the student’s achievements
4. it includes fear and stress among the students

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26 According to NCF, 2005, the role of a teacher has to be

1. dictatorial
2. permissive
3. facilitative
4. authoritative

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27 Research suggests that in a diverse classroom, a teacher’s expectations from her students …… their learning. ( Pedagogy Learning )

1. are the sole determinant of
2. should not be correlated with
3. do not have any effect on
4. have a significant impact on

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28 Inclusion of children with special needs

1. is detrimental to children without disabilities
2. will increase the burden on schools
3. requires a change in attitude, content, and approach to teaching
4. is an unrealistic goal

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29 ” Having a diverse classroom with children from varied social, economic, and cultural backgrounds enriches the learning experiences of all students “

1. correct, because children learn many skills from their peers
2. correct, because it makes the classroom more hierarchical
3. incorrect, because it leads to unnecessary competition
4. incorrect, because it can confuse the children and they may feel lost

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30 A child with hearing impairment

1. will not benefit from academic education only and should be given vocational training instead
2. can do very well in a regular school if suitable facilitation and resources are provided
3. will never be able to perform on a par with classmates in a regular school
4. should be sent only to a school for the hearing impaired and not to a regular school

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