Child Development & Pedagogy MCQ

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01 The most critical period of acquisition and development of language is

1. pre-natal period
2. early childhood
3. middle childhood
4. adolescence

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02 Which of the following is a stage of moral development proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg?

1. Latency stage
2. The social contract orientation
3. Concrete operational stage
4. Industry vs Inferiority stage

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03 During classroom discussions, a teacher often pays more attention to boys than girls. This is an example of

1. gender bias
2. gender identity
3. gender relevance
4. gender constancy

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04 Which of the following is an effective strategy to reduce children's gender stereotyping and gender-role conformity?

1. Discussion about gender bias
2. Emphasizing gender-specific roles
3. Gender-segregated play groups
4. Gender-segregated seating arrangement

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05 Which of the following theorists while viewing children as active seekers of knowledge emphasised the influence of social and cultural contents on their thinking?

1. John B Watson
2. Lev Vygotsky
3. Jean Piaget
4. Lawrence Kohlberg

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06 While working on a jig-saw puzzle, 5 years old Najima says to herself, " Where is the blue piece? No, not this one, darker one that would go here and make this shoe " This kind of talk is referred to by Vygotsky as

1. private speech
2. talk aloud
3. scaffolding
4. egocentric speech

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07 Giving cues to children and offering support as and when needed is an example of

1. reinforcement
2. conditioning
3. modelling
4. scaffolding

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08 Which of the following behaviors characterise the ' concrete operational stage ' as proposed by Jean Piaget?

1. Hypothetico-deduction reasoning; propositional thought
2. Conservation; class inclusion
3. Deferred imitation; object permanence
4. Make-believe play; irreversibility of thought

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09 Which of the following is a Piagetian construct in the context of the cognitive development of children?

1. Schemas
2. Observational learning
3. Conditioning
4. Reinforcement

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10 Primary objective of Assessment should be

1. assigning rank to students
2. understanding children's clarity and confusions about related concepts
3. labelling students as per their score
4. marking pass or fail in the report cards

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11 Which of the following statements about intelligence is correct?

1. Intelligence is a fixed ability determined at the time of birth only
2. Intelligence can be accurately measured and determined by using standardised tests
3. Intelligence is a unitary factor and a single trait
4. Intelligence is multi-dimensional and a set of complex abilities

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12 Ruhi always thinks of multiple solutions to a problem many of which are original solutions. Ruhi is displaying characteristics of a/an

1. creative thinker
2. convergent thinker
3. rigid thinker
4. egocentric thinker

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13 In a situation of less participation of students belonging to a deprived group in teaching learning process, a teacher should

1. ask the children to withdraw from school
2. accept this situation as it is
3. lower her expectations from such students
4. reflect on her own teaching and find ways to improve student's involvement

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14 In an inclusive classroom, a teacher ....... Individualised Education Plans ( Child Development Pedagogy )

1. should not prepare
2. should occasionally prepare
3. should actively prepare
4. should discourage the preparation of

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15 The primary characteristics of children with ' dyslexia ' includes

1. attention deficit disorders
2. divergent thinking; fluency in reading
3. inability to read fluently
4. engaging in repetitive locomotor actions

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16 The concept of ' Inclusive Education ' as advocated in the Right to Education Act, 2009 is based on

1. the behaviouristic principles
2. a sympathetic attitude towards disabled
3. a rights-based humanistic perspective
4. mainstreaming of the disabled by offering them primarily vocational education

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17 In the constructivist framework, learning is primarily

1. based on rote-memorisation
2. centered around reinforcement
3. acquired through conditioning
4. focused on the process of meaning making

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18 ' Native theories ' that children construct about various phenomenon

1. should be ignored by the teacher
2. should be punished by the teacher
3. should be ' replaced ' by correct one through repetitive memorisation
4. should be challenged by presenting counter evidence and examples

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19 Child-centered pedagogy promotes

1. exclusive reliance on text books
2. giving primacy to children's experiences
3. rote memorisation
4. labelling and categorisation of students base on ability

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20 Emotions and cognition are ....... each other ( Child Development Pedagogy )

1. completely separate from
2. independent of
3. inter-woven with
4. not related to

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21 Which of the following statements about learning is correct from a constructivist perspective?

1. Learning is the process of reproduction and recall
2. Learning is the process of rote memorisation
3. Learning is conditioning of behaviours by repetitive association
4. Learning is the process of construction of knowledge by active engagement

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22 Presenting students with clear examples and non-examples

1. is an effective way to encourage conceptual change
2. leads to confusion in the minds of students
3. causes gaps in their understanding of concepts
4. focuses on procedural knowledge rather than conceptual understanding

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23 Repeatedly asking children to engage in learning activities either to avoid punishment or to gain a reward

1. decreases extrinsic motivation
2. increase intrinsic motivation
3. would encourage children to focus on mastery rather than performance goals
4. decreases children's natural interest and curiosity involved in learning

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24 How can teachers facilitate understanding of complex concepts in children?

1. By delivering a lecture
2. By organising competitive events
3. By repetitive mechanical drill
4. By providing opportunities for exploration and discussion

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25 A primary school teacher can encourage children to become effective problem solvers by

1. offering materialistic rewards for every small tasks
2. emphasising only on procedural knowledge
3. dismissing and penalising ' incorrect answers '
4. encouraging children to make intuitive guesses and then brainstorming on the same

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26 In which of the following periods does physical growth and development occur at a rapid pace?

1. Infancy and early childhood
2. Early childhood and middle childhood
3. Middle childhood and adolescence
4. Adolescence and adulthood

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27 Which of the following is not a principle of development?

1. Development is lifelong
2. Development is modifiable
3. Development is influenced by both heredity and environment
4. Development is universal and cultural contents do not influence it

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28 The primary cause of individual variations is

1. the genetic code received by the individuals from birth parents
2. the inborn characteristics
3. the environmental influences
4. the complex interplay between the heredity and the environment

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30 Which of the following are examples of secondary socialising agency?

1. Family and neighbourhood
2. Family and media
3. School and media
4. Media and neighbourhood

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31 Gender is a/an

1. economic concept
2. biological determinant
3. psychological entity
4. social construct

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32 Which of the following correctly identifies the broad domains of development?

1. social; physical; personality; self
2. physical; cognitive; social; emotional
3. emotional; intellectual; spiritual; self
4. physical; personality; spiritual; emotional

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33 Which of the following statements about intelligence is correct?

1. Intelligence is multi-dimensional involving several abilities
2. Intelligence is the ability to think convergently
3. Intelligence is a relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of experiences
4. Intelligence is a hereditary trait that involves mental activities such as memory and reasoning

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34 Which of the following is the primary socialising agency?

1. Media
2. Family
3. School
4. Government

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35 The major proposition of Jean Piaget's theory is that

1. Children's thinking is qualitatively different from adults
2. Children's thinking is inferior to adults
3. Children's thinking is superior to adults
4. Children's thinking is quantitatively different from adults

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36 Which of the following characteristics a child in the pre-operational stage?

1. Irreversibility of thought
2. Circular reactions
3. Goal-directed behavior
4. Deferred imitation

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37 Which of the following statements regarding children and their learning is correct? ( Pedagogy Child Development )

1. Children have to be rewarded and punished to make them motivated for learning
2. All children are naturally motivated to learn and are capable of learning
3. Children's motivation to learn and their capability to learn is pre-determined by heredity only
4. Children's socio-economic background determines and limits their motivation and learning capability

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38 In progressive education children are seen as

1. blank slates
2. miniature adults
3. passive imitators
4. active explores

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39 According to Lev Vygotsky, learning is

1. a conditioned activity
2. a social activity
3. an individual activity
4. a passive activity

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40 According to Jean Piaget, children

1. can be thought to behave and learn in a specific manner using principles of rewards and punishment
2. actively construct knowledge as they manipulate and explore the world
3. learn by observing others following a process of observational learning
4. can be conditioned to behave in particular ways by carefully controlled stimulus response associations

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41 There are individual variations in the rate of motor development, yet the sequence of motor development is from ......... to ..........

1. fine motor development; gross motor development
2. cephalocaudal; proximodistal
3. proximodistal; cephalocaudal
4. gross motor development; fined motor development

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42 The period that initiates the transition to adulthood is

1. End childhood
2. Adolescence
3. Middle childhood
4. Pre-operational period

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43 In an elementary classroom it is important to ........ the experiences that a child bring with her.

1. build on
2. deny
3. neglect
4. ignore

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44 A child argues that Heinz shouldn't steal the drug ( medicine that can save his wife) because he will be caught and sent to jail if he does so. According to Kohlberg, which stage of moral understanding does the child fall under?

1. The universal ethical principle orientation
2. The instrumental purpose orientation
3. The social-order maintaining orientation
4. The punishment and obedience orientation

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45 Lev Vygotsky refers to the verbal dialogues that children's have with themselves as

1. problematic speech
2. egocentric speech
3. private speech
4. distorted speech

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46 Associating toys, articles of clothing, household items, occupations and colours with specific sex, is a demonstration of

1. gender relevance
2. evolved gender identity
3. gender stereotyping
4. gender theory

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47 A teacher should

1. communicate that she respects and values all cultures in the classroom
2. maximize comparison amongst students
3. promote students belonging to certain cultures
4. ignore cultural differences and diversity amongst students

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48 Which of the following constructs does Right to Education Act, 2009 advocate?

1. Mainstreaming
2. Integrated education
3. Inclusive education
4. Segregation

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49 ........ is the philosophy that all children have a right to get equal education in a regular school system

1. Multi-culture education
2. Inclusion
3. Mainstreaming
4. Special education

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50 Which of the following is NOT a key process through which meaningful learning occurs?

1. Exploration and interaction
2. Memorisation and recall
3. Repetition and practice
4. Instruction and direction

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51 Children learn effectively when

1. they actively participate in different activities and tasks
2. the teacher fully controls everything that happens in the class including the children
3. they memorise facts given in the textbook
4. they copy answers written by the teacher on the blackboard

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52 Children should ....... questions in the class

1. be stopped from asking
2. be encouraged to ask
3. be discouraged to ask
4. not be allowed to ask

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53 In a constructivist frame, learning is

1. a change in behaviour as a result of experience
2. active and social in its character
3. passive and individualistic
4. the process of acquisition of knowledge

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54 When teachers have positive beliefs about students and their abilities, the students

1. are not affected in any way
2. are eager and motivated to learn
3. become relaxed and stop putting in any efforts to learn
4. become demotivated and stressed

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55 Children's errors

1. are insignificant in the teaching learning process
2. reflect how careless children are
3. should be immediately corrected by asking them to do repeated practice
4. are a part of learning and give an insight into their thinking

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56 Assessment ( Pedagogy Child Development )

1. should be based on objective type is written tasks
2. should be undertaken as a separate activity
3. should be a part of the teaching learning process
4. should be done only in terms of marks

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57 What principle does the following highlight? " Students who do not perform well, feel that they are not ' good enough ' and feel demotivated. They are then likely to give up easily without trying or persisting in doing tasks ".

1. Heredity and environment are not related
2. Cognition and emotions are not separable
3. Cognition and emotions are not related
4. Heredity and environment are not separable

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58 A teacher can encourage children to become effective problem solver by

1. encouraging children to make guesses and to look at multiple solutions to the problem
2. writing step-by-step solution to all the questions in the textbook
3. giving them plenty of opportunities to answer similar kinds of questions from the textbook
4. emphasising on rote memorisation of the information given in the textbook

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59 Use of methods where learner's own initiative and efforts are involved is an example of

1. Traditional method
2. Inter-personal intelligence
3. Deductive method
4. Learner centered method

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