Teaching Aptitude(S. Sc.): CUET Mock Test - 2 - CUET Humanities MCQ

Continuous improvement of the educational programme is a function of educational supervision. This may be done by periodic checking of teaching-learning material, advising on appropriateness of teaching-learning materials in use, assessing staff levels, advising on the school climate, promoting curriculum change and innovation, etc. Educational supervision means an all-out effort of the school officials directed towards providing leadership to teachers and other educational workers for the improvement of institution. The purpose of supervision is to achieve qualitative improvement in the teaching-learning situation of a school, that is, to bring about improvement in the education of the pupils and the professional growth of the teachers. Educational supervision involves both human and material elements. The human elements are the pupils, parents, teachers and other employees, the community and other officials of the state. On the material side, money, building, equipment, playgrounds, etc. are included. Besides these, the curriculum, methods and techniques of teaching also come under the scope of supervision.
The basic purpose of administration is to organise and operate the educational institution, so that instruction may take place. Administration also provides the physical and material conditions for education, such as building, equipment and the like.

NKC (National Knowledge Commission) was made by the government to improve the teacher education by improving all the other aspects related to education, excluding the teachers. It takes care of the infrastructure and enrollment side of the education department.

University of Allahabad is the oldest among all central Universities in India. The University of Allahabad, informally known as Allahabad University, is a public central university located in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Curriculum development at the primary level should focus on the foundation of subjects, covering subject disciplines, knowledge, skills and character development. Subject disciplines are the cores and foundations of language, science, humanities, the arts, technology, and social studies. Knowledge skills are personal skills and attributes, such as communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and judgement, which are developed through learning experiences based on the school's pedagogical practices. Character development is the implicit curriculum: the school's hidden agenda. Character traits and attributes include resilience, self-discipline, empathy, and compassion, focusing on the social and emotional development of each student.

The National Commission on Teacher Education-I, between 1983-1985, recommended the prescribed qualification for a person to work as teacher. Along with this, it also suggested that the teaching practice be called as "Internship" moving forward. It also advocated that there should be a 4 year integrated course after 12th and a teacher's recruitment competency should also be based on practical research.

Modification of teacher education programme was a post-independence India recommendation. This recommendation was made by the first Asian conference on teacher education held in 1971, that is, after India attained independence. Provision of research facilities was a recommendation of the Sargent report prepared in 1944.

In science, formulas are set for performing various measurements, whereas administration is an idea of imaginative or technical skill stemming from human agency and creation. Education management is more an art than a science because human relationships prevailed here can't be measured by any set formulas but quality education requires imagination and technical skills. An administrator has to coordinate his thoughts with actions.

The announcement of the first Asian conference on teacher education insisted that the programmes related to teacher education must be altered according to the current situation and challenges. In order to bring this into action IATE (Indian Association of Teacher Educators) took initiative efforts and modified the B.Ed programmes.

Audio-visual aids use all the five senses. The students love to watch movies, or moving pictures along with sounds. This creates interest in the subject, along with effective learning. Hence, audio-visual aids are best used for teaching Social Studies.

Students best learn by way of activities. 'Learning by doing' is the best way to make students understand the concepts more effectively. The students must be assigned tasks which engage them, and are of interest to them. This way, they will try to make the best use of available resources, along with effective learning.

The class consists of a number of students who differ in their learning abilities. The teacher must be aware of multiple approaches to pedagogy, so that she can address the learning abilities of all the students in the class. Besides, a trip to an industry provides real time experience to the students. The students are able to establish a link between theoretical knowledge, as well as practical knowledge of the subject. The discussion and debates in the class enhance participative learning. The teacher then, after discussions, can solve the queries, and sum up the conclusions.
Hence, this approach is the most appropriate since it addresses all the five senses of the students.

A timeline is a way of displaying a list of events in chronological order, sometimes described as a project artifact. Timelines can be best utilised for teaching ancient history, as the students need to be aware of the events and their dates, which can be better retained using timelines.

The book 'Our Pasts' deals with the past of India (and NOT of neighbouring countries). It talks not about only kings and queens, but also about the towns, traders, craftspersons, tribes, nomads, and communities.

Student achievement measures the amount of academic content a student learns in a determined amount of time. Each grade level has learning goals or instructional standards that educators are required to teach. Standards are similar to a 'to-do' list that a teacher can use to guide instruction. Hence, it is not suited for development of interest in social studies.
The use of maps, globe, bulletin board, conducting field trips etc. develops interest among students.

Application is the ability to use learned material, or to implement material in new and concrete situations. This is therefore the correct answer. The students, based on their learning, are able to give reasons for the downfall of Mauryan dynasty.

A standardised test is any form of test that requires all test-takers to answer the same question and is scored in a "standard" or "consistent" manner, which makes it possible to compare the relative performance of individual students or groups of students.

The students are able to link the concepts taught in class with the outside world. Hence, a field trip is the best option.

This is an inappropriate statement, and hence the correct answer. Social Science lets the students know about our pasts, and not about the lives of kings and battles. Without the knowledge of history we cannot have the background of our religion, customs institutions, administration and so on. Our present conditions are thus the result of the past problems.

An instructional objective is a statement that specifies in behavioural (measurable) terms what a learner will be able to do as a result of instruction. The expert must know what is expected from the students after his lecture.

Story boards have been used extensively to familiarise students with ideas in the textbook Social and Political Life published by the NCERT. They help in creation of interest in the students, and besides help in proper understanding of the topic.

Inclusive education celebrates diversity in the classroom. Inclusive teaching strategies refer to any number of teaching approaches that address the needs of students with a variety of backgrounds, learning styles, and abilities. These strategies contribute to an overall inclusive learning environment, in which students feel equally valued.

Madam Montessori stresses that senses are the gateways to knowledge. She attaches more importance to sensory training than even to reasoning and thinking. Various materials are employed to develop sensory training. Among them geometrical insets in metal, wood, a chest of drawers etc were used for teaching of the perception of form.

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an autonomous organisation of the Government of India which was established on September 1, 1961 as a literary, scientific and charitable society under the Societies Registration Act (Act XXI of 1860). Its headquarters is located at Sri Aurobindo Marg in New Delhi.

Creativity is an important facet of giftedness. Creativity is, however, very difficult to define and measure. Divergent thinking tests are often used to estimate the potential for creative thought.

Naturalism considers nature as the central idea of education. It considers natural environment as an important source of education. Pragmatism considers experience and problem solving ability as central idea of education.

As per Article 350A of the Constitution of India, it shall be the endeavour of every state and of every local authority within the state to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother-tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups; and the President may issue such directions to any state as he considers necessary or proper for securing the provision of such facilities.

People with learning disabilities are of average or above average intelligence. There often appears to be a gap between the individual's potential and actual achievement. This is why learning disabilities are referred to as "hidden disabilities": the person looks perfectly "normal" and seems to be a very bright and intelligent person, yet may be unable to demonstrate the skill level expected from someone of a similar age.

According to NCF 2005, the aim of education in social science should enable a student to analyze socio-political reality so that they can understand the role of people, government, media in society.

Narrative data is related to experiences or events with temporal and spatial orientation. Narratives can help construct individual or group identity, persuade, rationalise, make an argument, teach a lesson, remember, mobilise, offer perspective, entertain, cope with or make sense of disturbing events/misfortune.

The frequency polygons of several distributions may be plotted on the same graph, thereby making certain comparisons possible, whereas bar graphs cannot be usually employed in the same way.