MCQs of Education- TET Child development and Pedagogy

Question 1 of 28

1. Question

A major strength of ecological theory is its framework for explaining.

Environmental influences on development
Biological influences on development
Cognitive development
Affective processes in development

Question 2 of 28

2. Question

The process whereby the genetic factors limit an individual,s responsiveness to the environment is known as.

Canalization
Discontinuity
Differentiation
Range of

Question 3 of 28

3. Question

In order to develop the spirit of labour in students.

The teacher himself should indulge in labour
The teacher should deliver lectures on the importance of labour
Students should be given opportunities to do labour from time to time
Students should be given examples of labouring people

Question 4 of 28

4. Question

A child has been admitted to your school who belongs to a backward family/background from the cultural viewpoint You will.

Keep him in a class in which there are many more students of backward background from the cultural viewpoint
Send a teacher to know more about the backward cultural background of the child
Keep him in a normal class but will make special arrangements for teaching him keeping his special needs in view
Advise him to take up vocational education

Question 5 of 28

5. Question

All of the following can be the sings that a child is gifted except.

Early development of a sense of time
Interest in encyclopaedias and dictionaries
Uneasy relationships with peers
Easy retention of facts

Question 6 of 28

6. Question

If heredity is an important determinant of a specific behaviour what predication can we make about expression of the behavior in identical twins reared apart compared to its expression in fraternal twins reared apart?

Fraternal twins will express the behaviour more similarly than identical twins
There will be little similarity in the expression of the behaviour in either set of twins
Identical twins will express the behaviour more similarly than fraternal twins
The behaviour will be expressed as similarly by identical twins as it is by fraternal twins

Question 7 of 28

7. Question

Frobel,s most important contribution to education was his development of the.

Vocational school
Public high school
Kindergarten
Latin School

Question 8 of 28

8. Question

Of the following the main purpose of state certification of teachers is to.

Monitor the quality of teacher training institutions
Provide for a uniform standard of entry-level teacher competency throughout the state
Exclude from the profession those not trained in pedagogy
Exclude from the profession those who are mentally unhealthy

Question 9 of 28

9. Question

The key difference between evolutionary and cultural change is that evolutionary change alters __________ whereas cultural change alters _______.

Reproduction environment
Heredity environment
Environment behavior
Development learning

Question 10 of 28

10. Question

The current view of childhood assumes that.

Children are similar to adults most ways
Children are best treated as young adults
Childhood is basically a "waiting period
Childhood is a unique period of growth and change

Question 11 of 28

11. Question

In preparing a fifth grade class to take a standardized reading test the teacher is best advised to.

Tell the children the test is very important and they should do the best they can
Ditto key questions from a previous test and allow the pupils to answer them
Coach the below grade level readers as the rest of the class will do well anyway
Give the pupils practice in answering questions similar to the type that will appear on the test

Question 12 of 28

12. Question

A normal child of twelve years of age is most likely to.

Have difficulty with gross motor coordination
Have feelings of anxiety about pleasing adults
Confine his/her interests to here and now
Be eager for peer approval

Question 13 of 28

13. Question

Creative writing should be an activity planned for.

Only those children reading on grade level
Only those children who can spell and also can write cohesive sentences
Only those children who want to write for the newspaper of the class
All children

Question 14 of 28

14. Question

Of the following the most promising step for a teacher to take in order to improve class discipline is to.

None specific infractions of class rules in the marking book
Evaluate his/her materials methods and approaches to children
Consult the class and agree upon a graduated series of punishments
Call parent teacher meeting to discuss the situation

Question 15 of 28

15. Question

The question Will the shy child who never speaks turn into a quiet shy adult or will the child become a sociable talkative person?is concerned with which developmental issue?

Maturation
Continuity and discontinuity
Cultural universals versus cultural relativism
Nature and nurture

Question 16 of 28

16. Question

A child from a disorganized home will experience the greatest difficulty with.

Well-structured lessons
Independent study
Programmed instruction
Workbooks

Question 17 of 28

17. Question

Most psychologists believe that development is due.

Largely to nature
Largely to nurture
To nature and nurture acting separately
To an interaction of nature and nurture

Question 18 of 28

18. Question

The normal twelve year old child is most likely to.

Have difficulty with gross motor coordination
Have anxiety feelings about pleasing adults
Confine his/her interests to the here and now
Be eager for peer approval

Question 19 of 28

19. Question

The reason why students run from school is.

Lack of interesting class teaching work
Lack of interest in studies on the part of students
Not giving punishment to students
Callous attitude of teachers towards the problem

Question 20 of 28

20. Question

You find a student to be intelligent You will.

Remain pleased with him
Not give him additional homework
Motivate him so that he can make more progress
Inform his parents about the fact that he is intelligent

Question 21 of 28

21. Question

If some students are not in a mood to study in the class you will.

Force them to study
Tell those students to leave the class and enjoy
Warn them that they must study else you will report the matter to the Principal
Tell them some interesting things related to their interests or your own subject

Question 22 of 28

22. Question

The term identical elements is closely associated with.

Group instruction
Transfer of learning
Jealousy between twins
Accounts for the gradual evolution of the child,s cognitive social and other capacities
Similar test questions

Question 23 of 28

23. Question

Organismic theories of development hold that.

Psychological structures and processes within the child help determine his/her development
Physical structures and processes within the child do not help determine his/her development
Passively developed structures and processes within the child help determine his/her development
Slowly developed structures and processes within the child help determine his/her development

Question 24 of 28

24. Question

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

Genetic factors
Exposure to peers
The types of toys at home
The warmth displayed by the parents

Question 25 of 28

25. Question

If student is too shy to participate in the class you will.

Not ask questions to him
Ask only those questions from him whose answers can be given by him
Not ask those questions from him whose answers are beyond his means and due to which he may become an object of ridicule in the class
Ask questions to him only when he is keen to answer them

Question 26 of 28

26. Question

How will you bring a hyperactive child on the right path?

Make him sit in front of the class and keep a strict vigil on him
Allocate a seat for him in a corner or the class
Give him tasks of watering trees cleaning the blackboard making toys of clay etc
None of above

Question 27 of 28

27. Question

Knowledge of child psychology is a must for a primary teacher That is because.

It helps in making children disciplined
The examination result is improved
It becomes a convenient mode for motivating children
It helps the teacher in understanding the behavior of children

Question 28 of 28

28. Question

The current movement of behavior modification wherein tokens are awarded for correct responses is a reflection of.

Herbart,s Five Steps
Lock,s Tabula rasa
Thorndike,s Law of Effect
Thorndike,s Law of Exercise

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