CDP MCQ – Child Development Pedagogy
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01 The most critical period of acquisition and development of language is
- pre-natal period
- early childhood
- middle childhood
- adolescence
Option 2 – early childhood
02 Which of the following is a stage of moral development proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg?
- Latency stage
- The social contract orientation
- Concrete operational stage
- Industry vs Inferiority stage
Option 2 – The social contract orientation
03 During classroom discussions, a teacher often pays more attention to boys than girls. This is an example of
- gender bias
- gender identity
- gender relevance
- gender constancy
Option 1 – gender bias
04 Which of the following is an effective strategy to reduce children’s gender stereotyping and gender-role conformity?
- Discussion about gender bias
- Emphasizing gender-specific roles
- Gender-segregated play groups
- Gender-segregated seating arrangement
Option 1 – Discussion about gender bias
- John B Watson
- Lev Vygotsky
- Jean Piaget
- Lawrence Kohlberg
Option 2 – Lev Vygotsky
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
- private speech
- talk aloud
- scaffolding
- egocentric speech
Option 1 – private speech
07 Giving cues to children and offering support as and when needed is an example of
- reinforcement
- conditioning
- modelling
- scaffolding
Option 4 – scaffolding
08 Which of the following behaviors characterise the ‘ concrete operational stage ‘ as proposed by Jean Piaget?
- Hypothetico-deduction reasoning; propositional thought
- Conservation; class inclusion
- Deferred imitation; object permanence
- Make-believe play; irreversibility of thought
Option 2 – Conservation; class inclusion
09 Which of the following is a Piagetian construct in the context of the cognitive development of children?
- Schemas
- Observational learning
- Conditioning
- Reinforcement
Option 1 – Schemas
10 Primary objective of Assessment should be
- assigning rank to students
- understanding children’s clarity and confusions about related concepts
- labelling students as per their score
- marking pass or fail in the report cards
Option 2 – understanding children’s clarity and confusions about related concepts
11 Which of the following statements about intelligence is correct?
- Intelligence is a fixed ability determined at the time of birth only
- Intelligence can be accurately measured and determined by using standardised tests
- Intelligence is a unitary factor and a single trait
- Intelligence is multi-dimensional and a set of complex abilities
Option 4 – Intelligence is multi-dimensional and a set of complex abilities
12 Ruhi always thinks of multiple solutions to a problem many of which are original solutions. Ruhi is displaying characteristics of a/an
- creative thinker
- convergent thinker
- rigid thinker
- egocentric thinker
Option 1 – creative thinker
13 In a situation of less participation of students belonging to a deprived group in teaching learning process, a teacher should
- ask the children to withdraw from school
- accept this situation as it is
- lower her expectations from such students
- reflect on her own teaching and find ways to improve student’s involvement
Option 4 – reflect on her own teaching and find ways to improve student’s involvement
14 In an inclusive classroom, a teacher ……. Individualised Education Plans ( Child Development Pedagogy )
- should not prepare
- should occasionally prepare
- should actively prepare
- should discourage the preparation of
Option 3 – should actively prepare
15 The primary characteristics of children with ‘ dyslexia ‘ includes
- attention deficit disorders
- divergent thinking; fluency in reading
- inability to read fluently
- engaging in repetitive locomotor actions
Option 3 – inability to read fluently
16 The concept of ‘ Inclusive Education ‘ as advocated in the Right to Education Act, 2009 is based on
- the behaviouristic principles
- a sympathetic attitude towards disabled
- a rights-based humanistic perspective
- mainstreaming of the disabled by offering them primarily vocational education
Option 3 – a rights-based humanistic perspective
17 In the constructivist framework, learning is primarily
- based on rote-memorisation
- centered around reinforcement
- acquired through conditioning
- focused on the process of meaning making
Option 4 – focused on the process of meaning making
18 ‘ Native theories ‘ that children construct about various phenomenon
- should be ignored by the teacher
- should be punished by the teacher
- should be ‘ replaced ‘ by correct one through repetitive memorisation
- should be challenged by presenting counter evidence and examples
Option 4 – should be challenged by presenting counter evidence and examples
19 Child-centered pedagogy promotes
- exclusive reliance on text books
- giving primacy to children’s experiences
- rote memorisation
- labelling and categorisation of students base on ability
Option 2 – giving primacy to children’s experiences
20 Emotions and cognition are ……. each other ( Child Development Pedagogy )
- completely separate from
- independent of
- inter-woven with
- not related to
Option 3 – inter-woven with
21 Which of the following statements about learning is correct from a constructivist perspective?
- Learning is the process of reproduction and recall
- Learning is the process of rote memorisation
- Learning is conditioning of behaviours by repetitive association
- Learning is the process of construction of knowledge by active engagement
Option 4 – Learning is the process of construction of knowledge by active engagement
22 Presenting students with clear examples and non-examples
- is an effective way to encourage conceptual change
- leads to confusion in the minds of students
- causes gaps in their understanding of concepts
- focuses on procedural knowledge rather than conceptual understanding
Option 1 – is an effective way to encourage conceptual change
23 Repeatedly asking children to engage in learning activities either to avoid punishment or to gain a reward
- decreases extrinsic motivation
- increase intrinsic motivation
- would encourage children to focus on mastery rather than performance goals
- decreases children’s natural interest and curiosity involved in learning
Option 4 – decreases children’s natural interest and curiosity involved in learning
24 How can teachers facilitate understanding of complex concepts in children?
- By delivering a lecture
- By organising competitive events
- By repetitive mechanical drill
- By providing opportunities for exploration and discussion
Option 4 – By providing opportunities for exploration and discussion
25 A primary school teacher can encourage children to become effective problem solvers by
- offering materialistic rewards for every small tasks
- emphasising only on procedural knowledge
- dismissing and penalising ‘ incorrect answers ‘
- encouraging children to make intuitive guesses and then brainstorming on the same
Option 4 – encouraging children to make intuitive guesses and then brainstorming on the same
26 In which of the following periods does physical growth and development occur at a rapid pace?
- Infancy and early childhood
- Early childhood and middle childhood
- Middle childhood and adolescence
- Adolescence and adulthood
Option 1 – Infancy and early childhood
27 Which of the following is not a principle of development?
- Development is lifelong
- Development is modifiable
- Development is influenced by both heredity and environment
- Development is universal and cultural contents do not influence it
Option 4 – Development is universal and cultural contents do not influence it
28 The primary cause of individual variations is
- the genetic code received by the individuals from birth parents
- the inborn characteristics
- the environmental influences
- the complex interplay between the heredity and the environment
Option 4 – the complex interplay between the heredity and the environment
- Family and neighbourhood
- Family and media
- School and media
- Media and neighbourhood
Option 3 – School and media
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