Sep 18, 2015

Child Development & Pedagogy MCQ for CTET, WBPTET, WBSSCTET Exmas

Q1: In the context of education, socialization means
(a) creating one's own social norms
(b) respecting elders in society
(c) adapting and adjusting to social environment
(d) always following social norms

Q2: A school gives preference to girls while preparing students for a State level solo-song competition. This reflects
(a) Global trends
(b) Pragmatic approach
(c) Progressive thinking
(d) Gender bias

Q3: Vygotsky emphasized the significance of the role played by which of the following factors
in the learning of children ?
(a) Hereditary
(b) Moral
(c) Physical
(d) Social

Q4: A teacher makes use of a variety of tasks to cater to the different learning styles of her learners. She is influenced by
(a) Kohlberg's moral development theory
(b) Gardner's multiple intelligence theory
(c) Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory
(d) Piaget's cognitive development theory

Q5: A teacher never gives answers to questions herself. She encourages her students to suggest answers, have group discussions and adopt collaborative learning. This approach is based on the principle of

(a) proper organization of instructional material
(b) setting a good example and being a role-model
(c) readiness to learn
(d) active participation

Q6: Which of the following is a teacher-related factor affecting learning?
(a) Proper seating arrangement
(b) Availability of teaching -learning resources
(c) Nature of the content or learning experiences
(d) Mastery over the subject-matter

Q7: According to Kohlberg, a teacher can instill moral values in children by
(a) giving importance to religious teachings
(b) laying clear rules of' behaviour
(c) involving them in discussions on moral issues
(d) giving strict instructions on 'how to behave'

Q8: Young learners should be encouraged to interact with peers in the classroom so that
(a) they can learn answers to questions from each other
(b) the syllabus can be covered quickly
(c) they learn social skills in the course of study
(d) the teacher can control the classroom better

Q9: When a child with a disability first comes to school, the teacher should
(a) refer the child to a special school according to the disability
(b) seclude him from other students
(c) discuss with the child's parents to evolve collaborative plans
(d) conduct an admission test

Q10: According to Piaget's stages of Cognitive Development, the sensori-motor stage is associated with
(a) imitation, memory and mental representation
(b) ability to solve problems in logical fashion
(c) ability to interpret and analyse options
(d) concerns about social issues

Q11: Human personality is the result of
(a) upbringing and education
(b) interaction between heredity and environment
(c) only environment
(d) only heredity

Q12: Individual attention is important in the teaching - learning process because
(a) learners always learn better in groups
(b) teacher training programmes prescribe it
(c) it offers better opportunities to teachers to discipline each learner
(d) children develop at different rates and learn 'differently

Q13: Which of the following is the first step in the scientific method of problem-solving?
(a) Verification of hypothesis
(b) Problem awareness
(c) Collection of relevant information
(d) Formation of hypothesis


Q14: Which of the following is a domain of learning?
(a) Experiential
(b) Affective
(c) Spiritual
(d) Professional

Q15: When a child gets bored while doing a task, it is a sign that
(a) the task may have become mechanically repetitive
(b) the child is not intelligent
(c) the child is not capable of learning
(d) the child needs to be disciplined

Q16: Errors of learners often indicate
(a) how they learn
(b) the need for mechanical drill
(c) absence of learning
(d) socio-economic status of the learners

Answers:
1: (c) adapting and adjusting to social environment
2: (d) Gender bias
3: (d) Social

[Note: Lev Vygotsky theory on cognitive development is called Social Development Theory. It stresses on stress the fundamental role of social interaction (community) in the development of cognition.

The following youtube video nicely summarizes Vygotsky's Social development Theory]


4: (b) Gardner's multiple intelligence theory

[Note: Gardner published his book in 1983 called "Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences". He proposed that intelligence is not just a single type but there are multiple kinds of intelligence that people can possess. He specifies eight different kinds of intelligence:

Visual: Good with art and design

Linguistic: Good with words

Logical: Good with numbers and math

Bodily: Good at action, movement and sports

Musical: Good with music, tone and rhythm

Interpersonal: Good at communicating with others

Intrapersonal: Good at self-reflection

Naturalistic: Good at appreciating the world and nature ]

5: (d) active participation

6: (d) Mastery over the subject-matter

7: (c) involving them in discussions on moral issues

8: (c) they learn social skills in the course of study

9: (c) discuss with the child's parents to evolve collaborative plans

10: (a) imitation, memory and mental representation

[Note: Senori-Motor stage is birth to Age 2 stage. In this stage the infant learns by seeing and hearing. Infant builds the initial schema (mental representations) and late apply it]

11: (b) interaction between heredity and environment

12:(d) children develop at different rates and learn 'differently

13: (b) Problem awareness

14: (b) Affective


15: (a) the task may have become mechanically repetitive

16: (b) the need for mechanical drill



[Note: Mechanical drills are the least useful because they have little resemblance to real communication. Students only do cramming or parroting of a pattern or rule. Meaningful drills help students develop understanding the working because students make form-meaning correlations. Their resemblance to real communication. In communicative drills, students test and develop their ability to use language to convey ideas and information. Good textbooks should have more meaningful and communicative drills.]


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Q1: In which stage is the Physical growth is rapid
(a) Early childhood
(b) Infancy
(c) Adolescence
(d) School age

Q2: The Stage in which the “Self Initiative Skill” of a child develops when it is let free
(a) 2-3 years
(b) First year
(c) 6th year onwards
(d) 4-6 years

Q3: An apparatus to find the span of visual attention is:
(a) Tachitoscope
(b) Telescope
(c) Learning Cards
(d) Ink Blot Test


Q4: The two factor theory of intelligence was proposed by
(a) Spearman
(b) Wechsler
(c) Piaget
(d) Binet

Q5: The term that does not coincide with the styles of learning
(a) Oral learning
(b) Continuous learning
(c) Comparative learning
(d) Rote learning


Q6: “Child should be treated as child” - was said by
(a) Roussoue
(b) Wechsler
(c) Binet
(d) Gagne

Q7: Piaget’s principle is related to child’s _____________


(a) Psychological Development
(b) Emotional feelings
(c) Cognitive Development
(d) Physical Development

Q8: A Person believes that nurture strongly influences the development of his child. He
would not agree with the importance of:

(a) Genetic factors
(b) Exposure to peers
(c) The types of toys at home
(d) The warmth displayed by the parents

Q9: Long term memory is through
(a) Learning by Reading
(b) Learning by Listening
(c) Learning by multi sensory organs
(d) Learning by visualizing

Q10: Child development is defined as a field of study that
(a) Examines change in human abilities.
(b) Seeks to explain behaviour across the life span.
(c) Compares children to adults to senior citizens.
(d) Accounts for the gradual evolution of the child's cognitive, social, and other capacities.


Answers:
1: (b) Infancy
2: (a) 2-3 years
3: (a) Tachitoscope
4: (a) Spearman
5: (d) Rote learning
6: (b) Wechsler
7: (c) Cognitive Development
8: (a) Genetic factors.
9: (c) Learning by multi sensory organs
10: (d) Accounts for the gradual evolution of the child's cognitive, social, and other capacities.

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