Intelligence is multi-dimensional involving several abilities
Intelligence is the ability to think convergently
Intelligence is a relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of experiences
Intelligence is a hereditary trait that involves mental activities such as memory and reasoning

Option 1 – Intelligence is multi-dimensional involving several abilities

04 Which of the following is the primary socialising agency?

Media
Family
School
Government

Option 2 – Family

05 The major proposition of Jean Piaget’s theory is that

Children’s thinking is qualitatively different from adults
Children’s thinking is inferior to adults
Children’s thinking is superior to adults
Children’s thinking is quantitatively different from adults

Option 1 – Children’s thinking is qualitatively different from adults

06 Which of the following characteristics a child in the pre-operational stage?

Irreversibility of thought
Circular reactions
Goal-directed behavior
Deferred imitation

Option 1 – Irreversibility of thought

07 Which of the following statements regarding children and their learning is correct? ( Pedagogy Child Development )

Children have to be rewarded and punished to make them motivated for learning
All children are naturally motivated to learn and are capable of learning
Children’s motivation to learn and their capability to learn is pre-determined by heredity only
Children’s socio-economic background determines and limits their motivation and learning capability

Option 2 – All children are naturally motivated to learn and are capable of learning

08 In progressive education children are seen as

blank slates
miniature adults
passive imitators
active explores

Option 4 – active explores

09 According to Lev Vygotsky, learning is

a conditioned activity
a social activity
an individual activity
a passive activity

Option 2 – a social activity

10 According to Jean Piaget, children

can be thought to behave and learn in a specific manner using principles of rewards and punishment
actively construct knowledge as they manipulate and explore the world
learn by observing others following a process of observational learning
can be conditioned to behave in particular ways by carefully controlled stimulus response associations

Option 2 – actively construct knowledge as they manipulate and explore the world

11 There are individual variations in the rate of motor development, yet the sequence of motor development is from ……… to ……….

fine motor development; gross motor development
cephalocaudal; proximodistal
proximodistal; cephalocaudal
gross motor development; fined motor development

Option 4 – gross motor development; fined motor development

12 The period that initiates the transition to adulthood is

End childhood
Adolescence
Middle childhood
Pre-operational period

Option 2 – Adolescence

13 In an elementary classroom it is important to …….. the experiences that a child bring with her.

build on
deny
neglect
ignore

Option 1 – build on

14 A child argues that Heinz shouldn’t steal the drug ( medicine that can save his wife) because he will be caught and sent to jail if he does so. According to Kohlberg, which stage of moral understanding does the child fall under?

The universal ethical principle orientation
The instrumental purpose orientation
The social-order maintaining orientation
The punishment and obedience orientation

Option 4 – The punishment and obedience orientation

15 Lev Vygotsky refers to the verbal dialogues that children’s have with themselves as

problematic speech
egocentric speech
private speech
distorted speech

Option 3 – private speech

16 Associating toys, articles of clothing, household items, occupations and colours with specific sex, is a demonstration of

gender relevance
evolved gender identity
gender stereotyping
gender theory

Option 3 – gender stereotyping

17 A teacher should

communicate that she respects and values all cultures in the classroom
maximize comparison amongst students
promote students belonging to certain cultures
ignore cultural differences and diversity amongst students

Option 1 – communicate that she respects and values all cultures in the classroom

18 Which of the following constructs does Right to Education Act, 2009 advocate?

Mainstreaming
Integrated education
Inclusive education
Segregation

Option 3 – Inclusive education

19 …….. is the philosophy that all children have a right to get equal education in a regular school system

Multi-culture education
Inclusion
Mainstreaming
Special education

Option 2 – Inclusion

20 Which of the following is NOT a key process through which meaningful learning occurs?

Exploration and interaction
Memorisation and recall
Repetition and practice
Instruction and direction

Option 2 – Memorisation and recall

22 Children learn effectively when

they actively participate in different activities and tasks
the teacher fully controls everything that happens in the class including the children
they memorise facts given in the textbook
they copy answers written by the teacher on the blackboard

Option 1 – they actively participate in different activities and tasks

23 Children should ……. questions in the class

be stopped from asking
be encouraged to ask
be discouraged to ask
not be allowed to ask

Option 2 – be encouraged to ask

24 In a constructivist frame, learning is

a change in behaviour as a result of experience
active and social in its character
passive and individualistic
the process of acquisition of knowledge

Option 2 – active and social in its character

25 When teachers have positive beliefs about students and their abilities, the students

are not affected in any way
are eager and motivated to learn
become relaxed and stop putting in any efforts to learn
become demotivated and stressed

Option 2 – are eager and motivated to learn

26 Children’s errors

are insignificant in the teaching learning process
reflect how careless children are
should be immediately corrected by asking them to do repeated practice
are a part of learning and give an insight into their thinking

Option 4 – are a part of learning and give an insight into their thinking

27 Assessment ( Pedagogy Child Development )

should be based on objective type is written tasks
should be undertaken as a separate activity
should be a part of the teaching learning process
should be done only in terms of marks

Option 3 – should be a part of the teaching learning process

28 What principle does the following highlight? ” Students who do not perform well, feel that they are not ‘ good enough ‘ and feel demotivated. They are then likely to give up easily without trying or persisting in doing tasks “.

Heredity and environment are not related
Cognition and emotions are not separable
Cognition and emotions are not related
Heredity and environment are not separable

Option 2 – Cognition and emotions are not separable

29 A teacher can encourage children to become effective problem solver by

encouraging children to make guesses and to look at multiple solutions to the problem
writing step-by-step solution to all the questions in the textbook
giving them plenty of opportunities to answer similar kinds of questions from the textbook
emphasising on rote memorisation of the information given in the textbook

Option 1 – encouraging children to make guesses and to look at multiple solutions to the problem

30 Use of methods where learner’s own initiative and efforts are involved is an example of

Traditional method
Inter-personal intelligence
Deductive method
Learner centered method

Option 4 – Learner centered method

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02 Which of the following correctly identifies the broad domains of development?

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