Multiple Choice QuestionsA teacher's most important role in an inclusive classroom is
to ensure that the teacher gives standard instructions to the class
to find out the occupations of parents of children so that the teacher knows what each child's future
to ensure that child gets an opportunity to realise her potential
to plan for the class so that every child progresses at the same pace
How would you help children in your class to make changes in their concepts?
By dictating the information to the children and then asking them to memorize it
By punishing children if their concepts are wrong
By giving factual information
By giving children an opportunity to express their own understanding of the concept
A certificate is given to children when they read a specific number of books. In the long run this strategy might not work since
this might lead to children reading only for getting the certificates
the library would need to buy a lot of books
a large number of certificates would have to be given when more children start reading
reading books would distract children from completing their homework
Role of a teacher in a class is to
follow the time-table strictly and stick to the course
provide authentic learning situations and facilitate independent thinking in students
fill the students with her own knowledge and prepare them for examinations
transmit knowledge in a straight fashion and prepare students for right answers
Which of the following statements is most appropriate about children making errors?
To avoid making errors, children need to imitate the teacher
Children's errors need to be taken seriously and they should be punished severely so that they do not repeat the mistakes
Children commit errors since they do not have the capacity to think
Children's errors are a window into how they think
Assessment is an integral part of teaching-learning process because
assessment helps the teacher to understand children's learning and serves as a feedback for her own teaching
assessment is the only way to ensure that teachers have taught and students have learnt
in today's time marks are the only important thing in education
children need to be marked so that they know where they stand in comparison to their peers
"The curriculum must enable children to find their voices, nurture their curiosity-to do things, to ask questions and to pursue investigations, sharing and integrating their experiences with school knowledge - rather than their ability to reproduce textual knowledge." National Curriculum Framework 2005, p-13
Against this backdrop, what should be the primary role of the teacher?
to give plenty of opportunities to children to share their own understanding and knowledge
to discard the experiences of the children and focus on the textbook
to do the chapters of the textbooks sequentially
to ensure that the teacher asks good questions and the children write the answers in their notebooks
To encourage children to put in efforts in their studies teachers need to
control the child
compare the child with others
motivate the child
scold the child
Which one of these statements in the context of emotions, learning, and motivation is most appropriate?
Emotions need to be pushed aside to allow for learning to take place
Emotions are inextricable intertwined with motivation and learning
Emotions do not play any role in motivating us to learn
Learning something new is dependent on how good we are at that
Multiple Choice Questions assess the child's ability to
construct the correct answer
explain the correct answer
recognize the correct answer
recall the correct answer
