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| 451. |
----- were among the first to coherently opine that the process of education should be concerned with educating the "whole child". |
| A. | Froebel and Pestalozzi |
| B. | Montessori and Rousseau |
| C. | Aurobindo and Tagore |
| D. | Froebel and Rousseau |
| Answer» B. Montessori and Rousseau | |
| 452. |
The psychosocial crisis of early childhood is |
| A. | Basic trust versus basic mistrust |
| B. | Intimacy versus Isolation |
| C. | Industry versus Inferiority |
| D. | Autonomy versus Shame and doubt |
| Answer» E. | |
| 453. |
During the formal operations stage, children begin to |
| A. | Accurately use concepts of time, space and number |
| B. | Think primarily about concrete objects or situations |
| C. | Develop the concept of object permanency |
| D. | Think in terms of abstract principles and hypothetical situations |
| Answer» E. | |
| 454. |
The purpose of evaluation is |
| A. | to label children as slow learner and gifted children |
| B. | to identify children who need remediation |
| C. | to diagnose learning difficulties and problem areas |
| D. | to provide feedback on the extent to which we have been successful in imparting education for a productive life |
| Answer» E. | |
| 455. |
Today is Monday, the day before after tomorrow will be_____. What type of test is this? |
| A. | General knowledge |
| B. | Understanding |
| C. | Mathematical research |
| D. | Vocabulary |
| Answer» C. Mathematical research | |
| 456. |
In preparing a fifth grade class to take a standardized reading test, the teacher is best advised to |
| A. | tell the children the test is very important and they should do the best they can |
| B. | mark key questions from a previous test and allow the pupils to answer them |
| C. | coach the below grade level readers, as the rest of the class will do well anyway |
| D. | give the pupils practice in answering questions similar to the type that will appear in the test |
| Answer» E. | |
| 457. |
VIBGYOR is a good example of |
| A. | abbrevation |
| B. | Mnemonics |
| C. | Easy learning |
| D. | monies |
| Answer» C. Easy learning | |
| 458. |
In which one of the following situations would constructivist models be LEAST applicable? |
| A. | Developing appreciation of science in seventh- graders |
| B. | Teaching basic math facts to fourth-graders |
| C. | Teaching English to eleventh-graders |
| D. | Teaching eight-graders to perform experiments in science |
| Answer» C. Teaching English to eleventh-graders | |
| 459. |
In comparative physical growth curves, female |
| A. | Develop more slowly than males |
| B. | Develop more rapidly than males |
| C. | Develop at the same rate as males |
| D. | Develop more rapidly than males during the first six years and more slowly thereafter |
| Answer» C. Develop at the same rate as males | |
| 460. |
Fluency, elaboration, originality and flexibility are the factors associated with |
| A. | giftedness |
| B. | talent |
| C. | divergent thinking |
| D. | acceleration |
| Answer» B. talent | |
| 461. |
Which one of the following is LEAST characteristic of the discovery learning approach? |
| A. | Allows students to proceed in their own way |
| B. | Encourages students to make intuitive guesses |
| C. | makes use of deductive rather than inductive reasoning |
| D. | Provides specific-to-general learning strategies |
| Answer» D. Provides specific-to-general learning strategies | |
| 462. |
Constructivism emphasizes that individuals learn best when they: |
| A. | Work in collaborative groups |
| B. | Actively put together knowledge and understanding |
| C. | Learn effective strategies for retrieving information |
| D. | Solve real world problems |
| Answer» C. Learn effective strategies for retrieving information | |
| 463. |
Researchers examining the effect of parenting style on elementary school children motivation have found that the highest achieving children are those whose parents use a (n) ____style. |
| A. | Authoritarian |
| B. | Authoritative |
| C. | Permissive |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Permissive | |
| 464. |
Which one of the following is an example for complex concept |
| A. | Square |
| B. | Rectangle |
| C. | Small Blue Coloured cube |
| D. | Circle |
| Answer» D. Circle | |
| 465. |
Ria does not agree with Rishabh about setting up a class picnic. She thinks that the rules can be revised to suit the majority. This kind of peer disagreement, according to Piaget, refers to |
| A. | Heteronomous morality |
| B. | Cognitive immaturity |
| C. | Reaction |
| D. | Morality of cooperation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 466. |
Negative reinforcement involves: |
| A. | Avoiding the aversive stimulus |
| B. | Receiving the aversive stimulus |
| C. | Punishment |
| D. | The concept of 'negative reinforcement' does not exist, as reinforces by definition are always positive. |
| Answer» B. Receiving the aversive stimulus | |
| 467. |
What is me name for the operant conditioning technique in which complicated behaviours are: taught by sequential reinforcement? |
| A. | instructing |
| B. | shaping |
| C. | scaffolding |
| D. | modeling |
| Answer» C. scaffolding | |
| 468. |
'Operation Black Board' is a symbolic name of the movement to - |
| A. | Provide basic facilities in primary schools |
| B. | Provide facility of blackboards |
| C. | Provide training to teachers to use blackboard properly |
| D. | Provide education to every child |
| Answer» B. Provide facility of blackboards | |
| 469. |
Which of the following is not the Goal of Inclusive Education 1. Recognizing Education for All children as a fundamental right 2. To ensure that no child is denied admission in mainstream education multiple choice questions 3. To provide for home based learning for persons with severe, multiple and intellectual disability 4. To emphasize job-training and job - oriented vocational training 5. To facilitate access of girls with disabilities and disabled students from rural and remote areas to government hostels |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 1 and 5 only |
| C. | 5 only |
| D. | none |
| Answer» E. | |
| 470. |
Most of the students who have been diagnosed with a learning disability have which type of disability? |
| A. | Emotional disturbances |
| B. | Autism |
| C. | Hearing impairments |
| D. | Speech & language impairments |
| Answer» E. | |
| 471. |
Inclusive education covers - |
| A. | children with learning disability |
| B. | children with hearing impairment |
| C. | children with visual impairment |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 472. |
Main aim of inclusive education is - |
| A. | to organize material to be targeted |
| B. | knowing the diversity of the class |
| C. | to conduct the test |
| D. | to prepare the result |
| Answer» C. to conduct the test | |
| 473. |
A teacher says to a student, "You've done well today." This type of praise may be ineffective because it is not |
| A. | specific. |
| B. | strong enough. |
| C. | an extrinsic reward. |
| D. | credible. |
| Answer» B. strong enough. | |
| 474. |
Which of the following is NOT recommended by the text author as a strategy for fostering intrinsic motivation? |
| A. | student involvement in setting learning goals |
| B. | employing a variety of presentation modes |
| C. | games or simulations |
| D. | using abstract, rather than concrete, examples |
| Answer» E. | |
| 475. |
The statement 'Men are generally more intelligent than women' |
| A. | Is true |
| B. | May be true |
| C. | Shows gender bias |
| D. | is true for different domains of intelligence |
| Answer» D. is true for different domains of intelligence | |
| 476. |
Which of the following statements regarding dyslexia is false? |
| A. | Dyslexia is the most commonly diagnosed learning disability |
| B. | Estimates of the prevalence of dyslexia range from 5 to 17.5% |
| C. | Dyslexia is heritable and runs in families |
| D. | Dyslexia affects boys more often than girls |
| Answer» E. | |
| 477. |
Centrally sponsored scheme of Integrated Education for disabled children aims at providing educational opportunities to children with disabilities in |
| A. | Regular schools |
| B. | Special schools |
| C. | Open schools |
| D. | Blind Schools |
| Answer» B. Special schools | |
| 478. |
According to Piaget theory, which one out of the following will not influence one's cognitive development? |
| A. | Language |
| B. | Social experiences |
| C. | Maturation |
| D. | Activity |
| Answer» C. Maturation | |
| 479. |
What is a major criticism of Kohlberg's theory? |
| A. | Kohlberg did not give clear cut stages of moral development. |
| B. | Kohlberg proposed a theory without any empirical basis. |
| C. | Kohlberg proposed that moral reasoning is developmental. |
| D. | Kohlberg did not account for cultural differences in moral reasoning of men and women. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 480. |
Which method is helpful in permanent learning? |
| A. | Listening |
| B. | Cramming |
| C. | Doing |
| D. | Reading |
| Answer» D. Reading | |
| 481. |
Knowledge of results is |
| A. | promoting learning |
| B. | discouraging learning |
| C. | stopping learning |
| D. | retarding learning |
| Answer» B. discouraging learning | |
| 482. |
Motivation to be in charge, have high status & exert influence over others is |
| A. | Achievement motivation |
| B. | Aggressive motivation |
| C. | Power motivation |
| D. | intrinsic motivation |
| Answer» D. intrinsic motivation | |
| 483. |
The detailed sequence of stages of moral reasoning or judgments about right or wrong was proposed by |
| A. | Kohlberg |
| B. | Erikson |
| C. | Piaget |
| D. | Vygotsky |
| Answer» B. Erikson | |
| 484. |
The pattern of physical development which is genetically determined is |
| A. | Habitual |
| B. | Environmental |
| C. | Situational |
| D. | Hereditary |
| Answer» E. | |
| 485. |
One of the three stages during the prenatal growth is |
| A. | Embryo |
| B. | Infancy |
| C. | Puberty |
| D. | Multi-cellular growth |
| Answer» B. Infancy | |
| 486. |
Early childhood is a period of |
| A. | Eruption of milk teeth |
| B. | Straightening of head |
| C. | Progress in neuromuscular development |
| D. | Rapid growth of bodily systems |
| Answer» B. Straightening of head | |
| 487. |
Which represents the correct order of Piaget's stages of intellectual development? |
| A. | Sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational, postoperational |
| B. | Preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor |
| C. | Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational |
| D. | Preoperational, informal operational, formal operational, postoperational |
| Answer» D. Preoperational, informal operational, formal operational, postoperational | |
| 488. |
Which stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, language development starts? |
| A. | Sensorimotor |
| B. | Pre-operational |
| C. | Concrete operational |
| D. | Formal operational |
| Answer» C. Concrete operational | |
| 489. |
How many stages of cognitive development are associated with Piaget? |
| A. | Seven stages |
| B. | Four stages |
| C. | Two stages |
| D. | six stages |
| Answer» C. Two stages | |
| 490. |
Robert Gagne's theory of Hierarchial learning includes _____ types of learning |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» D. 6 | |
| 491. |
Children in pre-primary get satisfaction from being allowed to discover. They become distressed/ when they are discouraged. They do so due to their motivation to |
| A. | reduce their ignorance |
| B. | affiliate with the class |
| C. | create disorder in the class |
| D. | exercise their power |
| Answer» B. affiliate with the class | |
| 492. |
Extinction of a response is more difficult following |
| A. | partial reinforcement |
| B. | continuous reinforcement |
| C. | punishment |
| D. | verbal reproach |
| Answer» B. continuous reinforcement | |
| 493. |
One of the very important agencies of socialization is |
| A. | Family |
| B. | Neighborhood |
| C. | Relatives |
| D. | Informal groups |
| Answer» B. Neighborhood | |
| 494. |
A status is |
| A. | a position in the social structure |
| B. | a social class |
| C. | value judgment |
| D. | formal pattern of relations |
| Answer» B. a social class | |
| 495. |
----- was of the view that mothers and KG teachers needed to be fully educated about the child's development stages. |
| A. | Tagore |
| B. | Vivekananda |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Froebel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 496. |
The kindergarten designed by Froebel had a lot of |
| A. | gifts and occupations |
| B. | books and diaries |
| C. | plants and animals |
| D. | songs and dances |
| Answer» B. books and diaries | |
| 497. |
Who stated that in nature we allow plants and animals space and time to grow because their internal laws suggest they will develop properly only in this manner. |
| A. | Froebel |
| B. | Montessori |
| C. | Dewey |
| D. | Rousseau |
| Answer» B. Montessori | |
| 498. |
Which of the following statements is not correct about development? |
| A. | Each phase of the development has hazards |
| B. | Development is not aided by stimulation |
| C. | Development is affected by cultural changes |
| D. | Each phase of the development has characteristic behavior. |
| Answer» C. Development is affected by cultural changes | |
| 499. |
Which one of the following is the true statement corresponding to Cephalocaudal Principle of Child's Development: |
| A. | Development is from head to foot |
| B. | Development is from foot to head |
| C. | Development is form middle to periphery |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Development is from foot to head | |
| 500. |
Development of human values which are universal in nature means |
| A. | indoctrination |
| B. | adoption |
| C. | imitation |
| D. | manifestation |
| Answer» C. imitation | |