Test: Problems of Teaching in Mathematics

Question 1

What is the role of the post stage of teaching?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

To define the behavioural change to be brought out

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To select technique of evaluation

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To bring change in teaching strategies

Question 2

Which point is not included in the professional skills of a teacher?

Accepted Answer

Knowledge of self

Answer

To experiment well

Answer

Dedication

Answer

Satisfactory knowledge of social matter

Question 3

Which of the following steps should be taken by a teacher to make the Mathematics class easy and interesting?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

Involving recreational activities in Mathematics

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Giving priority to operational objective

Answer

Providing opportunities for children to demonstrate knowledge

Question 4

The dependent variable of the teaching process is the student because

Accepted Answer

None of the above

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he plans teaching

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he arranges teaching

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he helps in teaching process

Question 5

For a Mathematics teacher, the significance of teaching activities is

Accepted Answer

in directing the teachers

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in understanding the teaching activities and variables

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in memory level to reflective level teaching

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None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following processes is responsible for creating fear and anxiety in the students in understanding Mathematics?

Accepted Answer

Visualisation and representation

Answer

Mathematical communications

Answer

Estimation of quantities

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Memorisation of important concept

Question 7

The mutual relationship between education and teaching is

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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education is a comprehensive concept while teaching is a narrow concept

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education is a life-long process but teaching is a classroom function

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education has national/international perspective but teaching gets its aim from it

Question 8

Problems faced by primary school teachers are due to

Accepted Answer

lack of pedagogic training

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lack of subject knowledge

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Both (A) and (B)

Answer

None of the above

Question 9

Teacher’s training courses generally provide

Accepted Answer

pedagogical training

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subject knowledge

Answer

Both (A) and (B)

Answer

None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following is the major problem in teaching Mathematics?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

A sense of fear of failure among students

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Crude ways of assessment

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Lack of teacher preparation

Question 11

The main aims of questioning in the classrooms are

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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to create interest and curiosity

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to motivate the students

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to test the previous knowledge

Question 12

In Class VII, a teacher taught the ‘properties of all types of quadrilaterals’. In the class test that followed after the unit, the teacher asked the problems on construction of quadrilateral. No one in the class was able to perform in the test, the reason may be

Accepted Answer

there is a gap between instructions given in class and the assessment conducted

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the teacher is not able to create the interest of the students in this unit

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the students were not serious about the class test and had not prepared well

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all students of the class are dull

Question 13

It is observed that to a problem like ‘show that the sum of two odd numbers is an even number', most of the students replied by quoting one example, say, 5 + 7 = 12. Students answered this question inappropriately as

Accepted Answer

students firmly believe that if a statement is true for one set of numbers, it is always true and hence, have developed strong strategy for making generalisations

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students have not understood that in Mathematics, ‘any’ is used to indicate generalisations and hence, are not able to answer correctly

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students have attained the formal operational stage as proposed by Piaget

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students have not learnt the logical proof for the statement in the class

Question 14

Which of the following is not a contributing factor responsible for Mathematics anxiety?

Accepted Answer

Gender

Answer

Nature of subject

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Examination system

Answer

Curriculum

Question 15

Which of the following steps should be taken by a teacher to make the Mathematics class easy and interesting?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

Involving recreational activities in Mathematics

Answer

Giving priority to operational objectives

Answer

Providing opportunities for children to demonstrate knowledge

Question 16

What is the role of the post stage of teaching?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

To define the behavioural change to be brought out

Answer

To select technique of evaluation

Answer

To bring change in teaching strategies

Question 17

Which point is not included in the professional skills of a teacher?

Accepted Answer

Knowledge of self

Answer

To experiment well

Answer

Dedication

Answer

Satisfactory knowledge of social matter

Question 18

Which of the following processes is responsible for creating fear and anxiety in the students in understanding Mathematics?

Accepted Answer

Visualization and representation

Answer

Mathematical communications

Answer

Estimation of quantities

Answer

Memorization of important concepts

Question 19

For a Mathematics teacher, the significance of teaching activities is

Accepted Answer

in directing the teachers

Answer

in understanding the teaching activities and variables

Answer

in memory level to reflective level teaching

Answer

None of the above

Question 20

The dependent variable of the teaching process is the student because

Accepted Answer

None of the above

Answer

he plans teaching

Answer

he arranges teaching

Answer

he helps in teaching process

Problems of Teaching in Mathematics - Free MCQ Practice Test with solutions,

MCQ Practice Test & Solutions: Test: Problems of Teaching in Mathematics (20 Questions)

What is the role of the post stage of teaching?

Which point is not included in the professional skills of a teacher?

Which of the following steps should be taken by a teacher to make the Mathematics class easy and interesting?

The dependent variable of the teaching process is the student because

For a Mathematics teacher, the significance of teaching activities is

Which of the following processes is responsible for creating fear and anxiety in the students in understanding Mathematics?

The mutual relationship between education and teaching is

Problems faced by primary school teachers are due to

Teacher’s training courses generally provide

Which of the following is the major problem in teaching Mathematics?

The main aims of questioning in the classrooms are

In Class VII, a teacher taught the ‘properties of all types of quadrilaterals’. In the class test that followed after the unit, the teacher asked the problems on construction of quadrilateral. No one in the class was able to perform in the test, the reason may be

It is observed that to a problem like ‘show that the sum of two odd numbers is an even number', most of the students replied by quoting one example, say, 5 + 7 = 12. Students answered this question inappropriately as

Which of the following is not a contributing factor responsible for Mathematics anxiety?

Which of the following steps should be taken by a teacher to make the Mathematics class easy and interesting?

What is the role of the post stage of teaching?

Which point is not included in the professional skills of a teacher?

Which of the following processes is responsible for creating fear and anxiety in the students in understanding Mathematics?

For a Mathematics teacher, the significance of teaching activities is

The dependent variable of the teaching process is the student because

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