Teaching Aptitude(S. Sc.): CUET Mock Test - 1 - 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.

Group discussions enhance social learning as the students interact with each other. It results in socialisation, and eventually learning of rules, regulations and values.

According to NCF 2005, Social Science teaching needs to be revitalised towards helping the learner acquire knowledge and skills in an interactive environment. The teaching of Social Sciences must adopt methods that promote creativity, aesthetics, and critical perspectives, and enable children to draw relationships between past and present. Problem solving, dramatisation and role play are some hither-to underexplored strategies that could be employed.
Hence, this is the correct answer.

Foreign policy analysis (FPA) is a branch of political science dealing with theory development. It involves goals, strategies, measures, methods and guidelines. So, the most efficient method of teaching foreign policy of India is discussion method.

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 the right answer. The students are able to express themselves better. They keep their view points in front of other students. This clarifies their doubts.

The discussion on the Indian Constitution is situated within a historical context. This has been done with the express intent that students become aware of the major influence that our anti-colonial struggle had on Indian democracy.

The question will help students place themselves in new situations to gain a better understanding of the concepts involved. The student will be able to place herself/himself in the same situation, and hence will be able to the complexities involved in lives of nomads.

The best suited method while teaching 'Regional Inequality' is field trip method as the student will come to know about the people living in different regions and what kind of inequality they are suffering from.

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.