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Q 1: Students can be classified into four types on the basis of their learning. Which one of the following seeks meaning and reasoning to the learning?

A Innovative learner
B Analytic learner
C Common sense learner
D Dynamic learner

Q 2: The psychological aspects of the classroom are best managed by

A The class teacher
B The subject teacher
C The principal
D The student themselves

Q 3: The most important challenge before a teacher is

A To maintain discipline in the class
B To make students do their homework
C To prepare question paper
D To make teaching-learning process enjoyable

Q 4: Teachers knowledge on student’s needs and interests are covered by the subject

A Philosophy of education
B Psychology of education
C Sociology of education
D Politics of education

Q 5: The most appropriate meaning of learning is

A Inculcation of knowledge
B Modification of behaviour
C Personal adjustment
D Acquisition of skills

Q 6: Understanding theories and principles of children’s learning is of fundamental importance

A For effective teaching
B For effective curriculum planning
C For motivation of the learner
D All the above

Q 7: Instruction that takes into account various types of learners and learning styles and is adapted accordingly is said to be

A Teacher-centred
B Differentiated
C Direct instruction
D None of the above

Q 8: A heavy emphasis on measurable outcomes leads to

A Rote learning
B Memorization
C Both (a) and (b)
D None of the above

Q 9: Teachers who are enthusiastic in the classroom teaching

A Lack proficiency in the subjects, which stays hidden under their enthusiasm
B Simply dramatize to hold the student’s attention
C Involve their students in the teaching-learning process
D All the above

Q 10: Diversity in student demographics requires common academic standards to

A Provide a common benchmark for assessment
B Promote genuine learning for high-performing students
C Ensure that all states have the same requirements as required by the Central government
D None of the above

Q 11: Intuitive thinking

A Is part of the process of discovery
B Has been encouraged by traditional teaching
C Is not a cognitive process
D None of the above

Q 12: While presenting your ideas in a classroom it is better to
(i) Recognize that there can be other views

(ii) Recognize that students are not a homogenous mass

(iii) Take dissenting views also in consideration

A Both (i) and (iii)
B Only (iii)
C Only (ii) and (iii)
D (i), (ii) and (iii)

Q 13: Arrange the following experimental learning activities adopted by a teacher in cyclic order.
(i) Accommodation

(ii) Converging

(iii) Assimilation

(iv) Diverging
Codes:

A (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
B (iv), (iii), (ii) and (i)
C (ii), (iii), (iv) and (i)
D (iii), (i), (ii) and (iv)

Q 14: We usually say that no two students are alike. They may differ from each other in terms of

A Upbringing and social status
B Aptitude
C Attitude
D All the above

Q 15: Reinforcement is provided by any factor that increases the probability that a response will be repeated. Which of the following can be factor(s) of reinforcement?

A Praise
B Token reward
C Simply succeeding in a task
D All the above

Q 16: When you complete your math’s exercise, you can play the computer game. Using such kind of reinforcement wherein student’s favourite activity can be used to rein- force a student’s engagement in a less popular activity is termed as

A Premack principle
B Thorndike law
C Pavlov experiment
D None of the above

Q 17: The students or individuals may develop beliefs (positive or negative) about their own ability to cope effectively in a variety of situations. This can be termed as (

A Self-efficacy
B Self-regulation
C Ego
D Confidence

Q 18: The changes in behaviour (learning) are the net result of environmental influences, interacting with innate predispositions and processes within the learner

A Neo-behavioural theory
B Cognitive theory
C Behavioural theory
D None of the above

Q 19: The term which is used to refer to the variety of ways in which teachers and others help or support learners to move beyond their current level of understanding by giving them cues, suggestions or even direct guidance- at appropriate moments in their investigations or activities is known as

A Scaffolding
B Cognition
C Reinforcement
D None of the above

Q 20: The taking in of new information is termed as

A Assimilation
B Accommodation
C Cognition
D Reception

Q 21: Organized bodies of knowledge that we build up about particular objects, situations or phenomena are termed as

A Schemas or mental schemata
B Memory
C Cognition
D None of the above

Q 22: Which of the following description(s) apply in context of constructivist approach and cognitive theory of learning?

A Learners as active participants in learning process
B Seeking to interpret
C Using multiple sources of information
D All the above

Q 23: Morphographs is the term associated with

A Corrective spelling
B Corrective reading
C Corrective learning
D Corrective behaviour

Q 24: The ability of an individual to think about one’s own thought processes, self-monitor and modify one’s learning strategies as necessary is termed as

A Metacognition
B Self-regulation
C Simple cognition
D None of the above

Q 25: The process of communication enhances through

A The feeling of belongings and commonness
B Security and freedom to make choices
C Informal environment
D All the above

Q 26: A student helps a teacher to solve the problem during the course of lecture in classroom. He is

A An emphatic listener
B An evaluative listener
C A realistic listener
D None of the above

Q 27: Arrange the following teaching processes in order.
(i) Relating the present knowledge with the previous knowledge.

(ii) Evaluation
(iii) Re-teaching

(iv) Formulation of teaching objectives.

(v) Presentation of materials.
Codes:

A (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
B (ii), (i), (iii), (iv), (v)
C (v), (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
D (iv), (i), (v), (ii), (iii)

Q 28: According to Francis Gallon, heredity does not go to immediate parents but to remote ancestors. Only 50% of the heredity is due to

A Parents
B Great-grandparents
C Grand parents
D None of the above

Q 29: The evaluative listening is basically about

A To accept or reject an idea given to the listener
B To evaluate the speaker’s credibility and personality
C Both (a) and (b).
D None of the above

Q 30: Listening to a lecture is basically

A Informational listening
B Evaluative listening
C Emphatic listening
D Dynamic Listening

Q 31: The most important aspect of communication, which is listening can be improved by

A Linking listening to monetary reward system
B Making the contents interesting and need based
C Enhancing voice effectiveness and impressiveness
D All the above

Q 32: Which of the following can impact process listening in an adverse manner?

A Excess of listened material message overload
B Very high speed of speaking
C A good amount of hearing loss
D All the above

Q 33: An individual’s awareness of his or her own memory processes and the ways in which storage and retrieval of information can be enhanced is termed as

A Semantic memory
B Episodic memory
C Procedural memory
D Meta memory

Q 34: The memory that refers to our memory of meaningful facts, rules, definitions, concepts and principles is termed as

A Semantic memory
B Episodic memory
C Procedural memory
D None of the above

Q 35: Teachers blame a student’s learning problems on

A Lack of motivation
B Lack of intelligence
C Casual parental attitude
D None of the above

Q 36: Which one of the following is a product of learning?

A Intelligence
B Maturation
C Skills
D Memory

Q 37: Which of the following explains the mental growth most suitably?

A A growth pattern runs parallel to the physical growth
B It is an erratic pattern
C It is not an erratic pattern
D Uniform rise to the middle teens and gradual levelling off during middle twenties

Q 38: While comparing hearing and listening, we can say that

A Hearing is a physical process and listening is a psychological process
B Hearing is a psychological process and listening is a physical process
C Both are mainly physical processes
D Both are biological processes

Q 39: Which of the following statements is true?

A The human relationships are not affected by listening
B When communicating, college students spend over half of their lives listening
C Listening constitutes just a small fraction of our overall communication
D None of the above

Q 40: When a person listens and attempts to understand the other person’s viewpoint, it can be termed as

A Active listening
B Empathetic listening
C Critical listening
D None of the above

Q 41: Which gender tends to listen in order to solve problems, is less attentive to nonverbal cues and interrupts to switch topics?

A Men
B Women
C Both genders
D Neither gender

Q 42: Critical thinking

A Focuses solely on the details instead of the main point
B Ignores the context in which communication is occurring
C Is important when making judgments about the message being presented
D Is only associated with listening

Q 43: Asking questions to clarify information, paraphrasing messages and identifying confusing areas are basically

A Barriers to listening
B Listening for fun
C Techniques for checking your understanding of a message
D None of the above

Q 44: Suggestions for lecture listening include

A Focusing on the delivery part and avoiding summarizing and reviewing the information
B Poor attention in order to think creatively, listening for details and ignoring lecture cues
C Not to make notes so as to focus better on lecture and message delivery
D Finding areas of interest to you, avoiding distractions and listening for main ideas

Q 45: The ability to locate, evaluate and effectively use information is an important trait known as

A Critical thinking
B Information literacy
C Hearing
D Selective attention

Q 46: Practical knowledge of language is learnt at

A School
B Language laboratory
C Language teaching
D Language instruction

Q 47: The main proponent of the cognitive theory of teaching is

A N. L. Gage
B Shiv Kumar Mitra
C B. F. Skinner
D McDonald

Q 48: Who among the following is described as ‘Father of Psychoanalysis’?

A Erik H. Erikson
B Jean Piaget
C Jerome S. Bruner
D Sigmund Freud

Q 49: Emotional adjustment of students is effective in

A Personality formation
B Class teaching
C Discipline
D All the above

Q 50: The best remedy of a student’s problems related with learning is

A Suggestion for hard work
B Supervised study in library
C Suggestion for private tuition
D Diagnostic teaching

Q 51: The problem of absenteeism can be tackled in a better way through

A Reduction of the weight of curriculum
B Sympathy of teachers
C Attractive environment of the school
D Motivation of the students

Q 52: How the students should be motivated to get success in life?

A Selected study
B Incidental study
C Intensive study
D Rote learning

Q 53: The best way a teacher can try to inculcate good values among students is

A Storytelling
B By developing sense of discipline
C Ideal behaviour of teacher themselves
D To take their parents into confidence

Q 54: The best approach to motivate students is by

A Giving them suitable prizes
B Providing them proper guidance
C Giving examples all the time
D Delivering speech in class

Q 55: At primary level, it is better to teach in mother language because

A It develops self-confidence in children
B It makes learning easy
C It is helpful in intellectual development
D It helps children to learn in natural atmosphere

Q 56: Some students in a class exhibit great curiosity for learning. It may be because such children

A are gifted
B come from rich families
C show artificial behaviour
D create indiscipline in the class

Q 57: Which of the following is not a product of learning?

A Attitudes
B Concepts
C Knowledge
D Maturation

Q 58: Attitudes, concepts, skills, and knowledge are products of

A Learning
B Research
C Heredity
D Explanation

Q 59: The best way to memorize is

A Study for long time
B To understand the concept
C To read loudly
D To write the concept

Q 60: A teacher used the following statement to change the behaviour of a student who was a smoker. ‘Smoking is healthy for the nation’. This is an example of:

A Cognitive dissonance
B Conceptual conflict
C Meaningful learning
D Challenge

Q 61: Which of the following is not a characteristic of a slow learner?

A Limited vocabulary
B Short span of attention
C Abstract thinking
D Limited range of interests

Q 62: Which aspect of evaluation is used when a teacher ensures that students complete an exercise in mathematics and also makes sure that instructions are clear and specific?

A Validity
B Practicality
C Reliability
D Consistency

Q 63: Which theory of learning has found that knowledge of internal processes is crucial to the understanding of learning?

A Cognitive theory
B Stimulus–response theory
C Operant conditioning theory
D Classical conditioning theory

Q 64: Planning or arranging the student’s environment in order to predict the consequences of a student’s behav- iour is referred to as

A Prompting
B Reinforcement
C Shaping
D Stimulus control

Q 65: In which domain does the following objective fall? At the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to hit the football using the head.

A Affective domain
B Cognitive domain
C Psychomotor domain
D Both (a) and (c)