CTET CDP Solved Question Paper - 2 (7 Jul - 2019) | Child Development and Pedagogy for CTET Preparation - CTET & State TET PDF Download

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Directions (Q. Nos. 1-30) Answer the following questions by selecting the correct most
appropriate options.
1. Children’s errors and misconceptions
(1) signify that children’s capabilities are far inferior
than that of adults.
(2) are a significant step in the teaching learning
process.
(3) are a hindrance and obstacle to the teaching
learning process.
(4) should be ignored in the teaching learning
process.
2. In the constructivist frame child is viewed as
(1) a ‘problem solver’ and a ‘scientific investigator’
(2) miniature adult who less than adult in all aspects
such as size, cognition, emotions
(3) ‘tabula rasa’ or ‘blank slate’ whose life is shaped
entirely by experience
(4) a ‘passive being’ who can be shaped and molded
into any form through conditioning
3. A teacher’s role while using co-operative
learning in her class
(1) is to support the group which has the ‘bright’
and ‘talented’ children.
(2) is to be a silent spectator and let children do
what they want.
(3) is to leave the class and let children work on
their own.
(4) is to be supportive and monitor each group.
4. According to Lev Vygotsky, basic mental
capacities are transformed into higher
cognitive processes primarily through
(1) adaptation and organisation
(2) rewards and punishment
(3) social interaction
(4) stimulus-response association
5. Which of the following statements denotes
the relationship between development and
learning correctly?
(1) Development and learning are inter-related and
inter-dependent
(2) Development and learning are not related
(3) Learning takes place irrespective of development
(4) Rate of learning far exceeds the rate of
development
6. According to Piaget, specific psychological
structures (organised ways of making sense
of experience) are called
(1) mental maps (2) mental tools
(3) schemas (4) images
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Directions (Q. Nos. 1-30) Answer the following questions by selecting the correct most
appropriate options.
1. Children’s errors and misconceptions
(1) signify that children’s capabilities are far inferior
than that of adults.
(2) are a significant step in the teaching learning
process.
(3) are a hindrance and obstacle to the teaching
learning process.
(4) should be ignored in the teaching learning
process.
2. In the constructivist frame child is viewed as
(1) a ‘problem solver’ and a ‘scientific investigator’
(2) miniature adult who less than adult in all aspects
such as size, cognition, emotions
(3) ‘tabula rasa’ or ‘blank slate’ whose life is shaped
entirely by experience
(4) a ‘passive being’ who can be shaped and molded
into any form through conditioning
3. A teacher’s role while using co-operative
learning in her class
(1) is to support the group which has the ‘bright’
and ‘talented’ children.
(2) is to be a silent spectator and let children do
what they want.
(3) is to leave the class and let children work on
their own.
(4) is to be supportive and monitor each group.
4. According to Lev Vygotsky, basic mental
capacities are transformed into higher
cognitive processes primarily through
(1) adaptation and organisation
(2) rewards and punishment
(3) social interaction
(4) stimulus-response association
5. Which of the following statements denotes
the relationship between development and
learning correctly?
(1) Development and learning are inter-related and
inter-dependent
(2) Development and learning are not related
(3) Learning takes place irrespective of development
(4) Rate of learning far exceeds the rate of
development
6. According to Piaget, specific psychological
structures (organised ways of making sense
of experience) are called
(1) mental maps (2) mental tools
(3) schemas (4) images
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7. ‘‘With an appropriate question/suggestion,
the child’s understanding can be extended
far beyond the point which she could have
reached alone.’’ Which construct does the
above statement highlight?
(1) Intelligence
(2) Zone of proximal development
(3) Equilibration (4) Conservation
8. Selecting and presenting stories and
clippings from newspaper that portray both
men and women in non-traditional roles is
an effective strategy to
(1) counter gender stereotypes
(2) promote gender bias
(3) promote gender constancy
(4) encourage stereotypical gender roles
9. Read the following description and identify
the stage of moral reasoning of Kohlberg.
Description
Right action is defined by self-chosen ethical
principles of conscience that are valid for all
humanity, regardless of law and social
agreement.
(1) The universal ethical principle orientation
(2) The instrumental purpose orientation
(3) The social-contract orientation
(4) The social-order maintaining orientation
10. One of the major accomplishments of
concrete operational stage is
(1) secondary circular reactions
(2) animistic thinking
(3) ability to conserve
(4) hypothetic deductive reasoning
11. Constructivists such as Jean Piaget and Lev
Vygotsky view learning as
(1) process of meaning making by active engagement
(2) acquisition of skills
(3) conditioning of responses
(4) passive repetitive process
12. Which of the following play an important
role in a child’s socialisation?
(i) Media (ii) School
(iii) Family (iv) Neighbourhood
(1) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (2) (iii), (i)
(3) (ii), (iii) (4) (i), (iii), (iv)
13. As per Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple
intelligence, how would the intelligence of a
person with the following characteristics be
categorised?
Characteristics :
‘‘Ability to detect and respond appropriately
to the moods, temperaments, motivations
and intentions of others.’’
(1) Therapeutic (2) Naturalistic
(3) Intrapersonal (4) Interpersonal
14. Which of the following should be the reasons
for assessment of children?
(i) To separate and label children into
non-achievers, ‘low achievers, ‘average’
and high achievers.
(ii) To improve teaching and learning
processes in the classroom.
(iii) To find out what changes and progress
in learning that takes place in the child
over a period of time.
(iv) To discuss the capabilities, potential,
strengths and challenging areas of the
child with the parents.
(1) (ii), (iv) (2) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii) (4) (ii), (iii), (iv)
15. Several research studies show that teachers
have more overall interaction with boys than
girls. What is the correct explanation for
this?
(1) Boys are easier to manage than girls in the
classroom.
(2) Boys have much more academic capabilities
than girls.
(3) Boys need more attention than girls.
(4) This is an example of gender bias in teaching.
16. Which of the following is central to the
concept of progressive education?
(1) Extrinsic motivation and uniform assessment
parameters
(2) Textbook centric learning
(3) Belief in the capability and potential of every
child
(4) Standard instruction and assessment
17. To understand individual differences in
development it is important
(1) to consider both inherited characteristics as well
as environmental factors and their interplay.
(2) to look at the inherited characteristics that give
each person a special start in life.
(3) to look at the environmental factors that affect
individuals.
(4) to consider maturation of the body and the
brain.
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Directions (Q. Nos. 1-30) Answer the following questions by selecting the correct most
appropriate options.
1. Children’s errors and misconceptions
(1) signify that children’s capabilities are far inferior
than that of adults.
(2) are a significant step in the teaching learning
process.
(3) are a hindrance and obstacle to the teaching
learning process.
(4) should be ignored in the teaching learning
process.
2. In the constructivist frame child is viewed as
(1) a ‘problem solver’ and a ‘scientific investigator’
(2) miniature adult who less than adult in all aspects
such as size, cognition, emotions
(3) ‘tabula rasa’ or ‘blank slate’ whose life is shaped
entirely by experience
(4) a ‘passive being’ who can be shaped and molded
into any form through conditioning
3. A teacher’s role while using co-operative
learning in her class
(1) is to support the group which has the ‘bright’
and ‘talented’ children.
(2) is to be a silent spectator and let children do
what they want.
(3) is to leave the class and let children work on
their own.
(4) is to be supportive and monitor each group.
4. According to Lev Vygotsky, basic mental
capacities are transformed into higher
cognitive processes primarily through
(1) adaptation and organisation
(2) rewards and punishment
(3) social interaction
(4) stimulus-response association
5. Which of the following statements denotes
the relationship between development and
learning correctly?
(1) Development and learning are inter-related and
inter-dependent
(2) Development and learning are not related
(3) Learning takes place irrespective of development
(4) Rate of learning far exceeds the rate of
development
6. According to Piaget, specific psychological
structures (organised ways of making sense
of experience) are called
(1) mental maps (2) mental tools
(3) schemas (4) images
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
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7. ‘‘With an appropriate question/suggestion,
the child’s understanding can be extended
far beyond the point which she could have
reached alone.’’ Which construct does the
above statement highlight?
(1) Intelligence
(2) Zone of proximal development
(3) Equilibration (4) Conservation
8. Selecting and presenting stories and
clippings from newspaper that portray both
men and women in non-traditional roles is
an effective strategy to
(1) counter gender stereotypes
(2) promote gender bias
(3) promote gender constancy
(4) encourage stereotypical gender roles
9. Read the following description and identify
the stage of moral reasoning of Kohlberg.
Description
Right action is defined by self-chosen ethical
principles of conscience that are valid for all
humanity, regardless of law and social
agreement.
(1) The universal ethical principle orientation
(2) The instrumental purpose orientation
(3) The social-contract orientation
(4) The social-order maintaining orientation
10. One of the major accomplishments of
concrete operational stage is
(1) secondary circular reactions
(2) animistic thinking
(3) ability to conserve
(4) hypothetic deductive reasoning
11. Constructivists such as Jean Piaget and Lev
Vygotsky view learning as
(1) process of meaning making by active engagement
(2) acquisition of skills
(3) conditioning of responses
(4) passive repetitive process
12. Which of the following play an important
role in a child’s socialisation?
(i) Media (ii) School
(iii) Family (iv) Neighbourhood
(1) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (2) (iii), (i)
(3) (ii), (iii) (4) (i), (iii), (iv)
13. As per Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple
intelligence, how would the intelligence of a
person with the following characteristics be
categorised?
Characteristics :
‘‘Ability to detect and respond appropriately
to the moods, temperaments, motivations
and intentions of others.’’
(1) Therapeutic (2) Naturalistic
(3) Intrapersonal (4) Interpersonal
14. Which of the following should be the reasons
for assessment of children?
(i) To separate and label children into
non-achievers, ‘low achievers, ‘average’
and high achievers.
(ii) To improve teaching and learning
processes in the classroom.
(iii) To find out what changes and progress
in learning that takes place in the child
over a period of time.
(iv) To discuss the capabilities, potential,
strengths and challenging areas of the
child with the parents.
(1) (ii), (iv) (2) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii) (4) (ii), (iii), (iv)
15. Several research studies show that teachers
have more overall interaction with boys than
girls. What is the correct explanation for
this?
(1) Boys are easier to manage than girls in the
classroom.
(2) Boys have much more academic capabilities
than girls.
(3) Boys need more attention than girls.
(4) This is an example of gender bias in teaching.
16. Which of the following is central to the
concept of progressive education?
(1) Extrinsic motivation and uniform assessment
parameters
(2) Textbook centric learning
(3) Belief in the capability and potential of every
child
(4) Standard instruction and assessment
17. To understand individual differences in
development it is important
(1) to consider both inherited characteristics as well
as environmental factors and their interplay.
(2) to look at the inherited characteristics that give
each person a special start in life.
(3) to look at the environmental factors that affect
individuals.
(4) to consider maturation of the body and the
brain.
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18. Which of the following is not a principle of
development?
(1) Exact course and nature of development is
determined at the time of birth itself.
(2) Individuals develop at different rates.
(3) Development is relatively orderly.
(4) Development takes place gradually over a
period of time.
19. Which of the following is most important in
an inclusive classroom?
(1) Individualised education plan
(2) Uniform instruction
(3) Standardised testing
(4) Promoting competitive learning
20. Which of the following is a correctly matched
pair of learners and their primary
characteristics?
(1) Attention deficit learners – High motivation;
can sustain attention for long periods of time
(2) Hearing impaired learners – Cannot
comprehend visual information
(3) ‘Dyslexic’ learners – Lack reading and writing
fluency
(4) Creative leaners – Hyperactive; slow in
completing work
21. The ability to come up with original and
divergent solutions to a problem is a
primary characteristics of
(1) children with learning disability
(2) egocentric children
(3) impaired children
(4) creative children
22. What instructional adaptations should a
teacher make while working with students
who are ‘Visually Challenged’?
(1) Focus on a variety of written tasks especially
worksheets
(2) Speak clearly and use a lot of touch and feel
materials
(3) Use a variety of visual presentations
(4) Orient herself so that the students can watch her
closely
23. Co-operative learning and peer-tutoring
……… in an inclusive classroom.
(1) should not be used
(2) should be actively promoted
(3) should be actively discouraged
(4) should be occasionally used
24. Which of the following does not result in
meaningful facilitation of learning?
(1) Encouraging multiple ways of looking at a
problem
(2) Connecting new knowledge to pre-existing
knowledge
(3) Promoting repetition and recall
(4) Use of examples and non-examples
25. Which of the following would not be
consistent with a constructivist environment?
(1) Teachers employ specific end of the term
assessment strategies and give feedback on
products rather than processes.
(2) Students are given frequent opportunities to
engage in complex, meaningful, problem based
activities.
(3) Students work collaboratively and are given
support to engage in task-oriented dialogue
with each other
(4) Teachers elicit student's ideas and experiences
in relationship to key topics and plant teaching
learning to elaborate or restructure their current
knowledge.
26. A teacher should encourage students to set
……… rather than ………
(1) marks seeking goals; failure avoiding goals
(2) learning goals; performance goals
(3) performance goals; learning goals
(4) failure avoiding goals; marks seeking goals
27. Which of the following strategies would
promote meaning-making in children?
(1) Uniform and standardised testing
(2) Exploration and discussion
(3) Transmission of information
(4) Using punitive measures
28. Which of the following are examples of
effective learning strategies?
(i) Setting goals and time tables
(ii) Making organisational charts and
concept maps
(iii) Thinking of examples and non-examples
(iv) Explaining to a peer
(v) Self-questioning
(1) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) (2) (i), (ii), (iii)
(3) (i), (iv), (v) (4) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
29. Which of these is an example of extrinsic
motivation?
(1) I complete my homework because the teacher
gives us marks for each assignment.
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Directions (Q. Nos. 1-30) Answer the following questions by selecting the correct most
appropriate options.
1. Children’s errors and misconceptions
(1) signify that children’s capabilities are far inferior
than that of adults.
(2) are a significant step in the teaching learning
process.
(3) are a hindrance and obstacle to the teaching
learning process.
(4) should be ignored in the teaching learning
process.
2. In the constructivist frame child is viewed as
(1) a ‘problem solver’ and a ‘scientific investigator’
(2) miniature adult who less than adult in all aspects
such as size, cognition, emotions
(3) ‘tabula rasa’ or ‘blank slate’ whose life is shaped
entirely by experience
(4) a ‘passive being’ who can be shaped and molded
into any form through conditioning
3. A teacher’s role while using co-operative
learning in her class
(1) is to support the group which has the ‘bright’
and ‘talented’ children.
(2) is to be a silent spectator and let children do
what they want.
(3) is to leave the class and let children work on
their own.
(4) is to be supportive and monitor each group.
4. According to Lev Vygotsky, basic mental
capacities are transformed into higher
cognitive processes primarily through
(1) adaptation and organisation
(2) rewards and punishment
(3) social interaction
(4) stimulus-response association
5. Which of the following statements denotes
the relationship between development and
learning correctly?
(1) Development and learning are inter-related and
inter-dependent
(2) Development and learning are not related
(3) Learning takes place irrespective of development
(4) Rate of learning far exceeds the rate of
development
6. According to Piaget, specific psychological
structures (organised ways of making sense
of experience) are called
(1) mental maps (2) mental tools
(3) schemas (4) images
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 2 (CDP)
7 Ju l, 201 9
7. ‘‘With an appropriate question/suggestion,
the child’s understanding can be extended
far beyond the point which she could have
reached alone.’’ Which construct does the
above statement highlight?
(1) Intelligence
(2) Zone of proximal development
(3) Equilibration (4) Conservation
8. Selecting and presenting stories and
clippings from newspaper that portray both
men and women in non-traditional roles is
an effective strategy to
(1) counter gender stereotypes
(2) promote gender bias
(3) promote gender constancy
(4) encourage stereotypical gender roles
9. Read the following description and identify
the stage of moral reasoning of Kohlberg.
Description
Right action is defined by self-chosen ethical
principles of conscience that are valid for all
humanity, regardless of law and social
agreement.
(1) The universal ethical principle orientation
(2) The instrumental purpose orientation
(3) The social-contract orientation
(4) The social-order maintaining orientation
10. One of the major accomplishments of
concrete operational stage is
(1) secondary circular reactions
(2) animistic thinking
(3) ability to conserve
(4) hypothetic deductive reasoning
11. Constructivists such as Jean Piaget and Lev
Vygotsky view learning as
(1) process of meaning making by active engagement
(2) acquisition of skills
(3) conditioning of responses
(4) passive repetitive process
12. Which of the following play an important
role in a child’s socialisation?
(i) Media (ii) School
(iii) Family (iv) Neighbourhood
(1) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (2) (iii), (i)
(3) (ii), (iii) (4) (i), (iii), (iv)
13. As per Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple
intelligence, how would the intelligence of a
person with the following characteristics be
categorised?
Characteristics :
‘‘Ability to detect and respond appropriately
to the moods, temperaments, motivations
and intentions of others.’’
(1) Therapeutic (2) Naturalistic
(3) Intrapersonal (4) Interpersonal
14. Which of the following should be the reasons
for assessment of children?
(i) To separate and label children into
non-achievers, ‘low achievers, ‘average’
and high achievers.
(ii) To improve teaching and learning
processes in the classroom.
(iii) To find out what changes and progress
in learning that takes place in the child
over a period of time.
(iv) To discuss the capabilities, potential,
strengths and challenging areas of the
child with the parents.
(1) (ii), (iv) (2) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii) (4) (ii), (iii), (iv)
15. Several research studies show that teachers
have more overall interaction with boys than
girls. What is the correct explanation for
this?
(1) Boys are easier to manage than girls in the
classroom.
(2) Boys have much more academic capabilities
than girls.
(3) Boys need more attention than girls.
(4) This is an example of gender bias in teaching.
16. Which of the following is central to the
concept of progressive education?
(1) Extrinsic motivation and uniform assessment
parameters
(2) Textbook centric learning
(3) Belief in the capability and potential of every
child
(4) Standard instruction and assessment
17. To understand individual differences in
development it is important
(1) to consider both inherited characteristics as well
as environmental factors and their interplay.
(2) to look at the inherited characteristics that give
each person a special start in life.
(3) to look at the environmental factors that affect
individuals.
(4) to consider maturation of the body and the
brain.
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18. Which of the following is not a principle of
development?
(1) Exact course and nature of development is
determined at the time of birth itself.
(2) Individuals develop at different rates.
(3) Development is relatively orderly.
(4) Development takes place gradually over a
period of time.
19. Which of the following is most important in
an inclusive classroom?
(1) Individualised education plan
(2) Uniform instruction
(3) Standardised testing
(4) Promoting competitive learning
20. Which of the following is a correctly matched
pair of learners and their primary
characteristics?
(1) Attention deficit learners – High motivation;
can sustain attention for long periods of time
(2) Hearing impaired learners – Cannot
comprehend visual information
(3) ‘Dyslexic’ learners – Lack reading and writing
fluency
(4) Creative leaners – Hyperactive; slow in
completing work
21. The ability to come up with original and
divergent solutions to a problem is a
primary characteristics of
(1) children with learning disability
(2) egocentric children
(3) impaired children
(4) creative children
22. What instructional adaptations should a
teacher make while working with students
who are ‘Visually Challenged’?
(1) Focus on a variety of written tasks especially
worksheets
(2) Speak clearly and use a lot of touch and feel
materials
(3) Use a variety of visual presentations
(4) Orient herself so that the students can watch her
closely
23. Co-operative learning and peer-tutoring
……… in an inclusive classroom.
(1) should not be used
(2) should be actively promoted
(3) should be actively discouraged
(4) should be occasionally used
24. Which of the following does not result in
meaningful facilitation of learning?
(1) Encouraging multiple ways of looking at a
problem
(2) Connecting new knowledge to pre-existing
knowledge
(3) Promoting repetition and recall
(4) Use of examples and non-examples
25. Which of the following would not be
consistent with a constructivist environment?
(1) Teachers employ specific end of the term
assessment strategies and give feedback on
products rather than processes.
(2) Students are given frequent opportunities to
engage in complex, meaningful, problem based
activities.
(3) Students work collaboratively and are given
support to engage in task-oriented dialogue
with each other
(4) Teachers elicit student's ideas and experiences
in relationship to key topics and plant teaching
learning to elaborate or restructure their current
knowledge.
26. A teacher should encourage students to set
……… rather than ………
(1) marks seeking goals; failure avoiding goals
(2) learning goals; performance goals
(3) performance goals; learning goals
(4) failure avoiding goals; marks seeking goals
27. Which of the following strategies would
promote meaning-making in children?
(1) Uniform and standardised testing
(2) Exploration and discussion
(3) Transmission of information
(4) Using punitive measures
28. Which of the following are examples of
effective learning strategies?
(i) Setting goals and time tables
(ii) Making organisational charts and
concept maps
(iii) Thinking of examples and non-examples
(iv) Explaining to a peer
(v) Self-questioning
(1) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) (2) (i), (ii), (iii)
(3) (i), (iv), (v) (4) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
29. Which of these is an example of extrinsic
motivation?
(1) I complete my homework because the teacher
gives us marks for each assignment.
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1. (2) Children’s errors and
misconceptions are the integral part of
learning.Teacher in class tries to give
best of her efforts to make student
understand the topic. But, despite
being presenting best of the
knowledge, students lack the
fundamental concept. This leads to the
failure and misconception.
Thus, the role of the teacher is not only
to present the concept, but have to do an
effort to make it clear to the student.
This makes it clear that children’s errors
and misconceptions are significant step
in teaching learning process.
2. (1) The theory of cognitivist deals
with the nature of knowledge and
how humans gradually come to
acquire, construct and use it. In
constructivist frame or approach, child
is viewed as a ‘problem solver’ and a
‘scientific investigator’.
3. (4) Co-operative learning is an
educational approach which aims to
organise classroom activities into
academic and social learning
experiences.
A teacher’s role while using
co-operative learning in her class is to
be supportive and monitor each group.
Due to this, students get the habit to
work in groups to complete tasks and
collectively achieve academic goals.
4. (3) Lev Vygotsky was psychologist
who founded the theory of
socio-cultural development. He
believed in cognitive apprenticeship
where according to him, the thinking
process of the child is governed by
three major faculties i.e. Language,
culture and society. Thus, it is true to
say that the mental cognitive
development of the child is the result
of social interaction.
5. (1) Development refers to both
quantitative as well as qualitative
changes. Learning is the on going
process throughout the life span. Both
the terms are inter-related and
inter-dependent.
6. (3) According to Piaget, specific
psychological structures (organised
ways of making sense of experience)
are called schemas. He believed that
schemas are the basic building blocks
of such cognitive models and enable us
to form a mental representation of the
world.
7. (2) The statement given in question
highlight about the zone of proximal
development was given by Vygotsky.
8. (1) Our society is formulated on
the basis of gender stereotype, which
says that the role of men and women
is fixed and they cannot intermingle
with others. But in school education
through stories or potrays or clipping
we try to showcase that both men
and women are equal. There is a
break in traditional role hierarchy
among the both genders. Thus, the
ultimate aim is to eradicate and
counter gender stereotypes and
society free from gender hierarchical.
9. (1) Kohlberg presented three stages
of moral development. i.e.
preconventional, conventional and
postconventional.
He believed that the development of
the child tend to place in different
levels. When it is about the abstract
principles rather than concrete to
follow the universal ethical principle
orientation.
10. (3) One of the major
accomplishments of concrete
operational stage is ability to conserve.
Concrete operational stage is one
where student is moving towards the
adolescent stage i.e. 7-14 years. On
this stage he tries to understand
various issues like mass, weight,
volume and other basic terms.
11. (1) Constructivists such as Jean
Piaget and Lev Vygotsky view
learning as process of meaning making
by active engagement.
Constructivists deal with the
development in learning processes
through knowledge.
12. (1) Media, Neighbourhood,
School and family play an important
role in child’s socialisation.
13. (4) Gardner categories that people
do not just having intellectual capacity
but have many other kinds of
intelligence. One among them is
interpersonal intelligence. It is
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21 (4) 22 (2) 23 (2) 24 (3) 25 (1) 26 (2) 27 (2) 28 (1) 29 (1) 30 (4)
(2) I enjoy doing my homework because it is so
much fun.
(3) I learn so much when I do my homework.
(4) Doing homework makes me understand my
concepts better
30. In a primary classroom a teacher should
(1) not give any example and non-example
(2) give only examples
(3) give only non-examples
(4) give both examples and non-examples
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Directions (Q. Nos. 1-30) Answer the following questions by selecting the correct most
appropriate options.
1. Children’s errors and misconceptions
(1) signify that children’s capabilities are far inferior
than that of adults.
(2) are a significant step in the teaching learning
process.
(3) are a hindrance and obstacle to the teaching
learning process.
(4) should be ignored in the teaching learning
process.
2. In the constructivist frame child is viewed as
(1) a ‘problem solver’ and a ‘scientific investigator’
(2) miniature adult who less than adult in all aspects
such as size, cognition, emotions
(3) ‘tabula rasa’ or ‘blank slate’ whose life is shaped
entirely by experience
(4) a ‘passive being’ who can be shaped and molded
into any form through conditioning
3. A teacher’s role while using co-operative
learning in her class
(1) is to support the group which has the ‘bright’
and ‘talented’ children.
(2) is to be a silent spectator and let children do
what they want.
(3) is to leave the class and let children work on
their own.
(4) is to be supportive and monitor each group.
4. According to Lev Vygotsky, basic mental
capacities are transformed into higher
cognitive processes primarily through
(1) adaptation and organisation
(2) rewards and punishment
(3) social interaction
(4) stimulus-response association
5. Which of the following statements denotes
the relationship between development and
learning correctly?
(1) Development and learning are inter-related and
inter-dependent
(2) Development and learning are not related
(3) Learning takes place irrespective of development
(4) Rate of learning far exceeds the rate of
development
6. According to Piaget, specific psychological
structures (organised ways of making sense
of experience) are called
(1) mental maps (2) mental tools
(3) schemas (4) images
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7. ‘‘With an appropriate question/suggestion,
the child’s understanding can be extended
far beyond the point which she could have
reached alone.’’ Which construct does the
above statement highlight?
(1) Intelligence
(2) Zone of proximal development
(3) Equilibration (4) Conservation
8. Selecting and presenting stories and
clippings from newspaper that portray both
men and women in non-traditional roles is
an effective strategy to
(1) counter gender stereotypes
(2) promote gender bias
(3) promote gender constancy
(4) encourage stereotypical gender roles
9. Read the following description and identify
the stage of moral reasoning of Kohlberg.
Description
Right action is defined by self-chosen ethical
principles of conscience that are valid for all
humanity, regardless of law and social
agreement.
(1) The universal ethical principle orientation
(2) The instrumental purpose orientation
(3) The social-contract orientation
(4) The social-order maintaining orientation
10. One of the major accomplishments of
concrete operational stage is
(1) secondary circular reactions
(2) animistic thinking
(3) ability to conserve
(4) hypothetic deductive reasoning
11. Constructivists such as Jean Piaget and Lev
Vygotsky view learning as
(1) process of meaning making by active engagement
(2) acquisition of skills
(3) conditioning of responses
(4) passive repetitive process
12. Which of the following play an important
role in a child’s socialisation?
(i) Media (ii) School
(iii) Family (iv) Neighbourhood
(1) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (2) (iii), (i)
(3) (ii), (iii) (4) (i), (iii), (iv)
13. As per Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple
intelligence, how would the intelligence of a
person with the following characteristics be
categorised?
Characteristics :
‘‘Ability to detect and respond appropriately
to the moods, temperaments, motivations
and intentions of others.’’
(1) Therapeutic (2) Naturalistic
(3) Intrapersonal (4) Interpersonal
14. Which of the following should be the reasons
for assessment of children?
(i) To separate and label children into
non-achievers, ‘low achievers, ‘average’
and high achievers.
(ii) To improve teaching and learning
processes in the classroom.
(iii) To find out what changes and progress
in learning that takes place in the child
over a period of time.
(iv) To discuss the capabilities, potential,
strengths and challenging areas of the
child with the parents.
(1) (ii), (iv) (2) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii) (4) (ii), (iii), (iv)
15. Several research studies show that teachers
have more overall interaction with boys than
girls. What is the correct explanation for
this?
(1) Boys are easier to manage than girls in the
classroom.
(2) Boys have much more academic capabilities
than girls.
(3) Boys need more attention than girls.
(4) This is an example of gender bias in teaching.
16. Which of the following is central to the
concept of progressive education?
(1) Extrinsic motivation and uniform assessment
parameters
(2) Textbook centric learning
(3) Belief in the capability and potential of every
child
(4) Standard instruction and assessment
17. To understand individual differences in
development it is important
(1) to consider both inherited characteristics as well
as environmental factors and their interplay.
(2) to look at the inherited characteristics that give
each person a special start in life.
(3) to look at the environmental factors that affect
individuals.
(4) to consider maturation of the body and the
brain.
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18. Which of the following is not a principle of
development?
(1) Exact course and nature of development is
determined at the time of birth itself.
(2) Individuals develop at different rates.
(3) Development is relatively orderly.
(4) Development takes place gradually over a
period of time.
19. Which of the following is most important in
an inclusive classroom?
(1) Individualised education plan
(2) Uniform instruction
(3) Standardised testing
(4) Promoting competitive learning
20. Which of the following is a correctly matched
pair of learners and their primary
characteristics?
(1) Attention deficit learners – High motivation;
can sustain attention for long periods of time
(2) Hearing impaired learners – Cannot
comprehend visual information
(3) ‘Dyslexic’ learners – Lack reading and writing
fluency
(4) Creative leaners – Hyperactive; slow in
completing work
21. The ability to come up with original and
divergent solutions to a problem is a
primary characteristics of
(1) children with learning disability
(2) egocentric children
(3) impaired children
(4) creative children
22. What instructional adaptations should a
teacher make while working with students
who are ‘Visually Challenged’?
(1) Focus on a variety of written tasks especially
worksheets
(2) Speak clearly and use a lot of touch and feel
materials
(3) Use a variety of visual presentations
(4) Orient herself so that the students can watch her
closely
23. Co-operative learning and peer-tutoring
……… in an inclusive classroom.
(1) should not be used
(2) should be actively promoted
(3) should be actively discouraged
(4) should be occasionally used
24. Which of the following does not result in
meaningful facilitation of learning?
(1) Encouraging multiple ways of looking at a
problem
(2) Connecting new knowledge to pre-existing
knowledge
(3) Promoting repetition and recall
(4) Use of examples and non-examples
25. Which of the following would not be
consistent with a constructivist environment?
(1) Teachers employ specific end of the term
assessment strategies and give feedback on
products rather than processes.
(2) Students are given frequent opportunities to
engage in complex, meaningful, problem based
activities.
(3) Students work collaboratively and are given
support to engage in task-oriented dialogue
with each other
(4) Teachers elicit student's ideas and experiences
in relationship to key topics and plant teaching
learning to elaborate or restructure their current
knowledge.
26. A teacher should encourage students to set
……… rather than ………
(1) marks seeking goals; failure avoiding goals
(2) learning goals; performance goals
(3) performance goals; learning goals
(4) failure avoiding goals; marks seeking goals
27. Which of the following strategies would
promote meaning-making in children?
(1) Uniform and standardised testing
(2) Exploration and discussion
(3) Transmission of information
(4) Using punitive measures
28. Which of the following are examples of
effective learning strategies?
(i) Setting goals and time tables
(ii) Making organisational charts and
concept maps
(iii) Thinking of examples and non-examples
(iv) Explaining to a peer
(v) Self-questioning
(1) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) (2) (i), (ii), (iii)
(3) (i), (iv), (v) (4) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
29. Which of these is an example of extrinsic
motivation?
(1) I complete my homework because the teacher
gives us marks for each assignment.
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1. (2) Children’s errors and
misconceptions are the integral part of
learning.Teacher in class tries to give
best of her efforts to make student
understand the topic. But, despite
being presenting best of the
knowledge, students lack the
fundamental concept. This leads to the
failure and misconception.
Thus, the role of the teacher is not only
to present the concept, but have to do an
effort to make it clear to the student.
This makes it clear that children’s errors
and misconceptions are significant step
in teaching learning process.
2. (1) The theory of cognitivist deals
with the nature of knowledge and
how humans gradually come to
acquire, construct and use it. In
constructivist frame or approach, child
is viewed as a ‘problem solver’ and a
‘scientific investigator’.
3. (4) Co-operative learning is an
educational approach which aims to
organise classroom activities into
academic and social learning
experiences.
A teacher’s role while using
co-operative learning in her class is to
be supportive and monitor each group.
Due to this, students get the habit to
work in groups to complete tasks and
collectively achieve academic goals.
4. (3) Lev Vygotsky was psychologist
who founded the theory of
socio-cultural development. He
believed in cognitive apprenticeship
where according to him, the thinking
process of the child is governed by
three major faculties i.e. Language,
culture and society. Thus, it is true to
say that the mental cognitive
development of the child is the result
of social interaction.
5. (1) Development refers to both
quantitative as well as qualitative
changes. Learning is the on going
process throughout the life span. Both
the terms are inter-related and
inter-dependent.
6. (3) According to Piaget, specific
psychological structures (organised
ways of making sense of experience)
are called schemas. He believed that
schemas are the basic building blocks
of such cognitive models and enable us
to form a mental representation of the
world.
7. (2) The statement given in question
highlight about the zone of proximal
development was given by Vygotsky.
8. (1) Our society is formulated on
the basis of gender stereotype, which
says that the role of men and women
is fixed and they cannot intermingle
with others. But in school education
through stories or potrays or clipping
we try to showcase that both men
and women are equal. There is a
break in traditional role hierarchy
among the both genders. Thus, the
ultimate aim is to eradicate and
counter gender stereotypes and
society free from gender hierarchical.
9. (1) Kohlberg presented three stages
of moral development. i.e.
preconventional, conventional and
postconventional.
He believed that the development of
the child tend to place in different
levels. When it is about the abstract
principles rather than concrete to
follow the universal ethical principle
orientation.
10. (3) One of the major
accomplishments of concrete
operational stage is ability to conserve.
Concrete operational stage is one
where student is moving towards the
adolescent stage i.e. 7-14 years. On
this stage he tries to understand
various issues like mass, weight,
volume and other basic terms.
11. (1) Constructivists such as Jean
Piaget and Lev Vygotsky view
learning as process of meaning making
by active engagement.
Constructivists deal with the
development in learning processes
through knowledge.
12. (1) Media, Neighbourhood,
School and family play an important
role in child’s socialisation.
13. (4) Gardner categories that people
do not just having intellectual capacity
but have many other kinds of
intelligence. One among them is
interpersonal intelligence. It is
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1 (2) 2 (1) 3 (4) 4 (3) 5 (1) 6 (3) 7 (2) 8 (1) 9 (1) 10 (3)
11 (1) 12 (1) 13 (4) 14 (4) 15 (4) 16 (3) 17 (1) 18 (1) 19 (1) 20 (3)
21 (4) 22 (2) 23 (2) 24 (3) 25 (1) 26 (2) 27 (2) 28 (1) 29 (1) 30 (4)
(2) I enjoy doing my homework because it is so
much fun.
(3) I learn so much when I do my homework.
(4) Doing homework makes me understand my
concepts better
30. In a primary classroom a teacher should
(1) not give any example and non-example
(2) give only examples
(3) give only non-examples
(4) give both examples and non-examples
interpersonal intelligence are able to
pick up on the mood, characteristics,
emotions and intentions of those
around them.
14. (4) Assessment is the major part of
teaching curriculum. Various reasons
for assessment of children are
(ii) To improve teaching and learning
processes in the classroom.
(iii) To find out what changes and
progress in learning that takes
place in the child over a period of
time.
(iv) To discuss the capabilities,
potential, strengths and challenging
areas of the child with the parents.
15. (4) If the research says that in the
classroom interaction teacher is more
interactive towards boy than girl then
it shows that itisnothingotherthan
thegenderbiaswhere more favour is
towards boys than girls. This kind of
attitude is not appreciable in the
teaching curriculum since both girl and
boy are equal for teacher.
16. (3) Progressive education is a
reaction to the traditional style of
teaching. Belief in the capability and
potential of every child is central to the
concept of progressive education.
17. (1) In the development of an
individual, the two major factors are
hereditary effect and environment.
To understand individual differences in
development it is important to consider
both inherited characteristics as well as
environmental factors and their
interplay.
18. (1) Development is evolving and
ongoing process that creates growth,
progress, positive change or the
addition of physical, economic,
environmental, social and demographic
components. Thus, it is incorrect to say
that nature of development is
determined at the time of birth.
19. (1) Individualised education plan is
most important in an inclusive
classroom An inclusive classroom is to
promote co-operative and
peer-oriented learning.
20. (3) Dyslexia refers to a cluster of
symptoms, which result in people
having difficulties with specific
language skills, particularly reading.
Dyslexic students in education have
learning differences. Their brain
cannot hold information as
efficiently as non-dyslexics, often
making their learning a slow, difficult
and at times impossible process.
Thus, it is clear that the person facing
dyslexia have language based learning
disability.
21. (4) Creative children are one that
have the ability or capacity to create
and produce something new from
the existing resources.
The ability to come up with original
and divergent solutions to a problem
is a primary characteristics of creative
children.
22. (2) Students with disability like
‘visually challenged’ face many
problems in educational process. So,
it is important for a teacher to be
speak clear and use a lot of touch and
feel material.
23. (2) Co-operative learning and
peer-tutoring should be actively
promoted in an inclusive classroom.
The most efficient way to do
inclusive classroom learning is to
promote co-operative and
peer-oriented learning.
24. (3) Learning is the continuous
process and it tends to provide new
knowledge.
Among the given options except
option (3) i.e. promoting repetition
and recall all shows meaningful
facilitation of learning.
25. (1) Constructive environment
theory provides a comprehensive set
of methods to promote constructivist
learning environment. The theory
focuses on problem solving and
conceptual development in
ill-defined and ill-structured domain.
They don’t believe in the end result
of the learner. So, in such a case
teacher employ specific end of the
term assessment strategies and give
feedback or rather than process.
26. (2) A teacher should encourage
students to set learning goals rather
than performance goals. While only
focussing on performance goals
students may distract from achieving
their learning goals.
27. (2) Meaning-making is a process
of people understand or make sense
of life events, relationships and the
self. When we talk about
meaning-making in children,
exploration and discussion are the best
strategies to promote in children.
28. (1) There are many strategies of
effective learning, but the best one
which a teacher should inculcate in
students are the following such as:
(i)Settinggoalsandtime-tables :
These help students to be
organised and do their task on
time without any delay.
(ii)Makingorganisationalcharts
andconceptmaps : These help
students to be on the right track
while achieving their aims.
(iii)Thinkingofexamplesand
non-examples: These help
students to further extend their
study.
(iv)Explainingtoapeer: It helps
students to recall and make
concept clear.
(v) Self-questioning: It helps
students to clear their doubts.
29. (1) Extrinsic motivation refers to
behaviour that is driven by external
rewards such as money, fame, grades
and praise. Some examples of Extrinsic
motivation are
—
Learning a new language because
you like experiencing new things,
not because your job requires it.
—
Playing cards because you enjoy
the challenge instead of playing to
win money.
—
I complete my homework because
the teacher gives us marks for each
assignment.
30. (4) In the primary classroom
i.e. the class of students from age
5 to 9 years tries to learn At this age it
is important to perform the both
learning in the form of example and
non-example because it will make
things retained in mind.
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