Subject

Child Development and Pedagogy

Class

TET Class 12

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 Multiple Choice QuestionsMultiple Choice Questions

1.

There are a few children in your class who make errors. Which of these is most likely to be your analysis of the situation?

  • The children have poor intelligence

  • The children have not yet gained conceptual clarity and there is need for you to reflect on your pedagogy

  • The children are not interested in studies and want to create indiscipline

  • The children should not have been promoted to your class


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2.

Failure of a child to perform well in class tests leads us to believe that

  • assessment is objective and can be used to clearly identify failures

  • children are born with certain capabilities and deficits

  • there is a need to reflect upon the syllabus, pedagogy and assessment processes

  • some children are deemed to fail irrespective of how hard the system tries


C.

there is a need to reflect upon the syllabus, pedagogy and assessment processes

There is a need to reflect upon the syllabus, pedagogy and assessment process if the child is unable to perform well in class tests syllabus pedagogy and assessment process are the main criteria for the class test.


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3.

A teacher wants to ensure that her students are motivated intrinsically. She would

  • specify uniform standards of achievement for all children

  • plan learning activities which encourage convergent thinking

  • focus on the processes of learning of individual children rather than on the final outcome

  • offer tangible rewards


4.

Which one of the following statements best describes why children should be encouraged to ask questions in the class?

  • Questions increase the curiosity of the children

  • Children can be made to realize that they lack intelligence by making them think of all the things they don't know about

  • Questions take learning forward by interactions and lead to conceptual clarity

  • Children need to practice their language skills


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5.

Which of these is a characteristic of a child with learning disability?

  • An IQ below 50

  • Difficulty in reading fluently and reversing words

  • Bullying other children and engaging in aggressive acts

  • Doing the same motor action repeatedly


6.

Which one of the following assessment practices will bring out the best in students?

  • When students are required to reproduce facts as tested via multiple choice questions

  • When the emphasis is laid upon positive correlation between test scores and student ability

  • When conceptual change and students' alternative solutions are assessed through several different methods of assessment

  • When the marks obtained and the position secured by the student in the class are the ultimate determinants of success


7.

According to Vygotsky, zone of proximal development is

  • zone demarking the support offered by the teacher

  • what the child can do on her own which cannot be assessed

  • the gap between what the child can do independently and with assistance 

  • the amount and nature of support provided to the child to achieve her potential


8.

According to Piaget' s theory, children learn by

  • memorizing information by paying due attention

  • changing their behaviour when offered appropriate rewards

  • scaffolding provided by more able members of the society

  • processes of adaptation


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9.

Piaget proposes that pre-operational children are unable to conserve. He attributes this inability to which one of the following factors?

  • Inability of hypothetico-deductive reasoning

  • Lack of high-level abstract reasoning

  • Personal fable

  • Irreversibility of thought


10.

Socialization is a process of

  • acquiring values, beliefs and expectations

  • socializing with friends

  • assimilation and accommodation

  • learning to critique the culture of a society


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