Individual Differences Among Learners CTET MCQ
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- this will increase conflict between the teacher and students
- it hinders the learning process
- it creates a challenge for the teacher to involve all the learners
- it provides space to discuss wider perspective in the class
Option 4 – it provides space to discuss wider perspective in the class
02 Individual attention to students is important in the classroom because it
- helps the teacher to take care of individual differences between students
- it creates homogeneity in class
- it is taught in the teacher education programme
- it checks the teacher’s ability to handle individual differences successfully
Option 1 – helps the teacher to take care of individual differences between students
03 Sarita, an English teacher, observed that her students show differences in learning what she teaches. So Sarita should
- follow a uniform way of teaching so that individual differences in learning are reduced
- make very strict rules for the students to follow
- incorporate a variety of experiences in her teaching to improve learning
- not worry about these differences
Option 3 – incorporate a variety of experiences in her teaching to improve learning
04 How can studying individual differences between students help a teacher?
- it will help develop a competitive feeling among his students
- it will help him to devise the best instructional strategies
- it will help him in avoiding cultural conflicts
- none of the above
Option 2 – it will help him to devise the best instructional strategies
05 What should be the role of the teacher in reducing the effects of individual differences?
- the teacher should try to adjust the curriculum as per the individual’s needs
- the teacher should try to understand the abilities, aptitudes, and interests of the students
- both (1) and (2)
- neither (1) nor (2)
Option 3 – both (1) and (2)
06 Learners display individual differences, So, a teacher should
- insist on a uniform pace of learning
- provide a variety of learning experiences
- enforce strict discipline
- increase number of tests
Option 2 – provide a variety of learning experiences
07 Schools should cater to individual differences to
- make individual students feel exclusive
- narrow the gap between individual students
- even out abilities and performance of students
- understand why students are able or unable to learn
Option 4 – understand why students are able or unable to learn
08 The individual differences of students in a classroom are
- disadvantageous as teachers need to control a diverse classroom
- detrimental as they lead to student-student conflicts
- inexpedient as they reduce the speed of the curriculum transaction to the level of the slowest student
- advantageous as they lead teacher to explore a wider pool of cognitive structures
Option 4 – advantageous as they lead teacher to explore a wider pool of cognitive structures
09 We all differ in terms of our intelligence, motivation, interest, etc. This principle refers to
- individual differences
- theories of intelligence
- heredity
- environment
Option 1 – individual differences
10 Regarding learners’ individual differences, the teacher should
- solve the problems based on the deductive method
- use algorithms most of the time
- provide facts to students to memorize
- provide a variety of learning situations
Option 4 – provide a variety of learning situations
11 Why do individuals differ from one another?
- because of the impact of the environment
- due to the inborn characteristics
- due to the interplay between heredity and environment
- because each individual has received a different gene set from his/her parents
Option 3 – due to the interplay between heredity and environment
12 To cater to individual differences in his classroom, a teacher should
- segregate and label children based on their marks
- engage in a dialogue with students and value their perspectives
- impose strict rules upon his students
- have a uniform and standard ways of teaching and assessment
Option 2 – engage in a dialogue with students and value their perspectives
13 Research suggests that in a diverse classroom, a teacher’s expectations from her students ………. their learning
- are the sole determinant of
- should not be correlated with
- do not have any effort on
- have a significant impact on
Option 4 – have a significant impact on
- correct, because children learn many skills from their peers
- correct, because it makes the classroom more hierarchical
- incorrect, because it leads to unnecessary competition
- incorrect, because it can confuse the children and they may feel lost
Option 1 – correct, because children learn many skills from their peers
15 The determinants of individual differences in humans relate to
- differences in their environment
- differences in their heredity
- differences in both heredity and environment
- an interaction between the factors of heredity and factors of the environment
Option 4 – an interaction between the factors of heredity and factors of environment
16 Which of the following is not an acquired trait of a learner?
- height
- cultural outlook
- education
- manners
Option 1 – height
17 The statement “Every learner is unique.” means that
- it is not possible to develop the learners’ potential in a heterogeneous class
- learners do not share common goals
- making a common curriculum for all learners in a class is impossible
- no two learners are alike in their capabilities, interests, and talent
Option 4 – no two learners are alike in their capabilities, interests, and talent
18 Sarla is usually not able to follow the examples given by her science teacher to explain a principle. The teacher tells her, “You do not even understand simple things.” The teacher
- motivates Sarla
- humiliates Sarla
- uses a differentiated method of instruction
- understands individual differences in her class
Option 2 – humiliates Sarla
19 A teacher usually assigns different tasks to different stduents. She believes that
- students do not like the same kind of work being assigned to all
- there exist individual differences between students
- it promotes competition among the students
- with this method, the students will not be able to copy each other’s work
Option 2 – there exist individual differences between students
20 It is necessary to value individual differences in the classroom because it is
- necessary for proper development for all the children
- the learners’ right
- the teacher’s responsibility
- all of the above
Option 4 – all of the above
21 The reason for a learner facing difficulty in understanding a lesson in a literature textbook is
- not clear about the scope of the language
- not comprehending the structure of the language
- both (1) and (2)
- neither (1) nor (2)
Option 3 – both (1) and (2)
- gender
- culture
- aesthetic sense
- memory
Option 1 – gender
23 Which one of the following may not be attributable to individual differences?
- social status
- cognitive abilities
- number of family members
- none of the above
Option 3 – number of family members
24 A person having a highly structured attitude will ( Individual Differences Among Learners CTET MCQ )
- give a poor cognitive response to a stimulus
- give a quick cognitive response to a stimulus
- have feelings and beliefs which are in conflict with his/her attitude
- none of the above
Option 2 – give a quick cognitive response to a stimulus
25 Individual differences between two persons can be due to
- dissimilarities between their personalities
- similarities between their personalities
- conflicts between them
- uniformity of personality among human beings
Option 1 – dissimilarities between their personalities
26 Variations in personality among different people are due to
- their different experiences in life
- differences in their heredity
- both (1) and (2)
- neither (1) nor (2)
Option 3 – both (1) and (2)
27 Ram understands a chapter quickly while Shyam takes much more time. This happens because
- they are individually different
- ram is more intelligent than Shyam
- Shyam’s grasping power is less than Ram’s
- all of the above
Option 4 – all of the above
28 Variations in acquisition of manual skills are usually due to variations in
- psychomotor speed
- the ability for and quickness in understanding procedures
- general intelligence
- all of the above
Option 4 – all of the above
29 It is important for teachers to understand individual differences among learners so that
- they can ensure that all students pass the examinations
- they can create an atmosphere taking care of the learners’ differences
- their work becomes easy
- they can create a happy classroom
Option 2 – they can create an atmosphere taking care of the learners’ differences
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