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(a) Takes place in socio-cultural contexts.
(b) Can be accurately predicted after an assessment of their genetic composition.
(c) Can be facilitated by giving strict punishment.
(d) Is hindered by their development.
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Answer: (a) Takes place in socio-cultural contexts.
Explanation:
1. Children learn within their social and cultural settings.
2. Genes do not fix learning, punishment does not help, and development supports learning.
Teacher's Note:
1. Context matters in learning.
2. Avoid deterministic ideas.
Reason (R): Learning is social in character.
Choose the correct option
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) Both (A) and (R) are false.
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Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation:
1. Both are true.
2. Dialogue helps because learning is social, so R explains A.
Teacher's Note:
1. Talk helps share and refine ideas.
2. Learning with others is a Vygotskian idea.
(a) Learning a new skill out of interest.
(b) Participating in a quiz to win an award.
(c) Completing homework to avoid punishment.
(d) Studying to get praise of parents.
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Answer: (a) Learning a new skill out of interest.
Explanation:
1. Intrinsic motivation comes from interest in the activity itself.
2. The others depend on external rewards or punishment.
Teacher's Note:
1. Awards, praise and punishment are extrinsic.
2. Foster curiosity.
(a) Tension
(b) High Anxiety
(c) Curiosity
(d) Humiliation
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Answer: (c) Curiosity
Explanation:
1. Curiosity motivates exploration and attention.
2. Tension, anxiety and humiliation block learning.
Teacher's Note:
1. Positive emotions support learning.
2. Create a safe classroom.
(a) Rigid Curriculum
(b) Formative Assessment
(c) Constructive Pedagogy
(d) Flexible Time-table
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Answer: (a) Rigid Curriculum
Explanation:
1. A rigid curriculum cannot respond to diverse needs.
2. The other options support learning.
Teacher's Note:
1. Flexibility aids inclusion.
2. Formative assessment helps improve learning.
(a) reward
(b) avoidance of punishment
(c) social interaction
(d) conditioning
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Answer: (c) social interaction
Explanation:
1. Vygotsky held that learning occurs through social interaction.
2. Reward and conditioning are behaviourist.
Teacher's Note:
1. Language and culture mediate learning.
2. Source key (d) is wrong.
(i) Assessment before, during and after the teaching-learning
(ii) Self-assessment
(iii) Formal as well as informal procedures
(iv) Feedback for students and the process of teaching-learning
(a) (i) (iv)
(b) (i) (ii) (iv)
(c) (i) (iii) (iv)
(d) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
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Answer: (d) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Explanation:
1. Assessment for learning is continuous and uses varied methods.
2. It includes self-assessment, formal and informal procedures, and feedback, so all four are correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. It is a formative approach.
2. Using both formal and informal methods is standard.
(a) do not have any effect on learning.
(b) facilitate effective learning.
(c) have a negative effect on learning.
(d) intrinsically motivate students for learning.
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Answer: (c) have a negative effect on learning.
Explanation:
1. Excess anxiety and fear distract attention and lower performance.
2. They create stress rather than intrinsic motivation.
Teacher's Note:
1. Stress-free assessment is advised by NCF and RTE.
2. Only mild arousal can help.
Reason (R): Outcome of a severely deprived childhood can be easily changed in later years.
Choose the correct option.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) Both (A) and (R) are false.
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Answer: (c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
Explanation:
1. Lifelong plasticity makes A true.
2. Effects of severe early deprivation are hard to reverse, so R is false.
Teacher's Note:
1. Early experiences have lasting effects.
2. Plasticity does not mean easy change.
(a) reinforcement
(b) Conditioning
(c) modelling
(d) scaffolding
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Answer: (d) scaffolding
Explanation:
1. Scaffolding is adjusting support to the child's current level.
2. Support is reduced as competence grows.
Teacher's Note:
1. Bruner and Wood named scaffolding; it is linked to Vygotsky's ZPD.
2. Not the same as reinforcement.
(a) Keep punishing students till they make the required changes.
(b) Getting children to forget old concepts and learn new ones by rote memorization.
(c) Give a variety of examples and non-examples and encourage students to use reasoning.
(d) Rewarding students each time they make a conceptual change in their schema.
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Answer: (c) Give a variety of examples and non-examples and encourage students to use reasoning.
Explanation:
1. Examples and non-examples help children form precise concepts.
2. Reasoning builds understanding, whereas punishment and rote do not.
Teacher's Note:
1. Concept formation needs varied instances.
2. Do not rely on rewards or rote.
(a) Cognitive development
(b) Social development
(c) Emotional development
(d) Physical development
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Answer: (b) Social development
Explanation:
1. Learning social skills, values and relationships is social development.
2. Cognitive is thinking, emotional is feelings, physical is body growth.
Teacher's Note:
1. Match each domain with its key words.
2. Socialisation is the process behind it.
(i) Heredity
(ii) Physical environment
(iii) Social context
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii) and (iii)
(c) Only (i) and (ii)
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
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Answer: (d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Explanation:
1. Development results from both heredity and environment.
2. Physical and social surroundings are both part of environment.
Teacher's Note:
1. Nature and nurture interact.
2. Avoid options with 'only'.
(a) Invariation
(b) Conditioning
(c) Adaptation
(d) Equilibriation
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Answer: (c) Adaptation
Explanation:
1. Adaptation, through assimilation and accommodation, changes or creates schemas.
2. Equilibration is balancing between the two.
Teacher's Note:
1. Assimilation fits new information into existing schemas.
2. Accommodation changes schemas.
(a) Symbolic representation
(b) Tasks of conservation
(c) Hypothetico-deductive reasoning
(d) Tasks of seriation
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Answer: (c) Hypothetico-deductive reasoning
Explanation:
1. Concrete operational children handle conservation and seriation with real objects.
2. Abstract hypothetico-deductive reasoning develops in the formal operational stage.
Teacher's Note:
1. Concrete operations are tied to concrete objects.
2. Symbolic representation appears earlier.
(a) Punishment and obedience orientation.
(b) Social contract orientation.
(c) Universal ethical principles orientation.
(d) Good boy-good girl orientation.
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Answer: (a) Punishment and obedience orientation.
Explanation:
1. In stage 1, rules are seen as fixed and to be obeyed to avoid punishment.
2. Later stages treat rules more flexibly.
Teacher's Note:
1. Stage 1 is the pre-conventional level.
2. Stage 5 sees rules as changeable agreements.
(a) Conditioning
(b) Scaffolding
(c) Passive imitation
(d) Rote memorization
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Answer: (b) Scaffolding
Explanation:
1. The teacher gives temporary support (prompts, cues) and then withdraws it.
2. This is scaffolding, which operates within the learner's Zone of Proximal Development.
3. Conditioning, imitation and rote learning involve no such guided, fading support.
Teacher's Note:
1. Scaffolding = temporary, adjustable support that is gradually removed as the learner gains competence.
2. Do not confuse it with spoon-feeding, which gives answers instead of hints.
(i) Mobile teacher
(ii) Flexible grouping
(iii) Children's autonomy
(iv) Provisioning of a lot of materials
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
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Answer: (d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Explanation:
1. A progressive, child-centred classroom has a teacher who moves around and facilitates.
2. Children work in flexible groups, enjoy autonomy and use plenty of materials.
3. So all four statements are characteristics.
Teacher's Note:
1. Progressive education (Dewey) values learning by doing and learner choice.
2. Words like fixed, rigid or teacher-controlled signal a traditional classroom.
(a) Logico-mathematical intelligence
(b) Bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence
(c) Interpersonal intelligence
(d) Spatial intelligence
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Answer: (d) Spatial intelligence
Explanation:
1. Gardner's spatial intelligence is the ability to visualise and manipulate images and spaces.
2. It covers graphic skills and reasoning about multi-dimensional forms.
3. The other types deal with numbers and logic, body movement and relating to people.
Teacher's Note:
1. Spatial intelligence suits architects, sculptors, pilots and navigators.
2. Match each intelligence with its typical occupation to recall quickly.
(a) follow gender stereotypes.
(b) question 'traditional' gender roles.
(c) have gender constancy.
(d) be gender biased.
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Answer: (b) question 'traditional' gender roles.
Explanation:
1. Children learn by observing models, so non-conformist parents show alternatives to stereotypes.
2. The child is therefore likely to question traditional gender roles.
3. Gender constancy is only the understanding that sex stays the same and is unrelated to role models.
Teacher's Note:
1. Bandura's social learning theory: observation of models shapes behaviour and attitudes.
2. Gender constancy (Kohlberg) is a cognitive concept, not about role attitudes.
(a) Be sensitive to the socio-cultural background of the students.
(b) Give uniform instructions and disregard individual differences.
(c) Disregard the social context of the students completely.
(d) Label the children on the basis of their parents' occupation.
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Answer: (a) Be sensitive to the socio-cultural background of the students.
Explanation:
1. Diversity is addressed by understanding learners' social and cultural backgrounds.
2. Uniform instruction, ignoring context and labelling are exclusionary practices.
3. Hence being sensitive to socio-cultural background is correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Inclusive, culturally responsive teaching respects differences and builds on learners' experiences.
2. Avoid options that label, stereotype or treat all alike.
Reason (R): No single method of assessment is capable of providing comprehensive information about a child in different areas of development.
Choose the correct option:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) Both (A) and (R) are false.
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Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation:
1. Both statements are true.
2. Since no single method gives complete information, many methods and tools are needed.
3. So (R) explains (A).
Teacher's Note:
1. Comprehensive assessment uses observation, portfolios, projects, tests and so on.
2. For A-R questions first check each statement, then test whether R answers 'why' for A.
(a) Tasks that are challenging and allow critical thinking.
(b) Tasks that are repetitive and mechanical
(c) Tasks based on recalling the text
(d) Tasks that do not permit questioning by the child.
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Answer: (a) Tasks that are challenging and allow critical thinking.
Explanation:
1. Socio-constructivism wants learners to construct knowledge through challenge, dialogue and thinking.
2. Repetitive, recall-based tasks or tasks that bar questioning prevent this.
3. So challenging tasks that foster critical thinking are preferred.
Teacher's Note:
1. Tasks should lie within the learner's ZPD: challenging but achievable with support.
2. Rote and drill options are typically distractors.
(a) Proximodistal
(b) Interrelation
(c) Cephalocaudal
(d) Continuity
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Answer: (c) Cephalocaudal
Explanation:
1. Cephalocaudal means development proceeds from head to foot along the longitudinal axis.
2. Proximodistal is from the centre of the body outwards.
3. Interrelation and continuity are different principles.
Teacher's Note:
1. Remember: cephalo = head, caudal = tail; proximo = near, distal = far.
2. A baby holds up the head before sitting and walking.
(a) Multiple choice based Quiz
(b) One-word fill in the blanks for definitions
(c) Contextualized reflection based Questions
(d) Recall based short Questions
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Answer: (c) Contextualized reflection based Questions
Explanation:
1. Critical thinking requires analysing, evaluating and justifying in a context.
2. Contextualised, reflection-based questions call for these higher-order skills.
3. Quizzes, fill-ups and recall questions mostly test memory.
Teacher's Note:
1. Higher-order questions ask why, how and what if.
2. Recall-type items measure the lowest level of Bloom's taxonomy.
(a) Functional fixedness
(b) Use of analogies
(c) Establishing cause-effect relationships
(d) Means-end analysis
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Answer: (a) Functional fixedness
Explanation:
1. Functional fixedness is the inability to see an object or idea being used in a new way.
2. It blocks creative solutions.
3. Analogies, cause-effect reasoning and means-end analysis are helpful strategies.
Teacher's Note:
1. Other barriers are mental set and rigid thinking.
2. Classic example: Duncker's candle problem.
(a) irrelevant.
(b) relevant only for students.
(c) relevant only for teachers.
(d) relevant for students as well as teachers.
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Answer: (d) relevant for students as well as teachers.
Explanation:
1. Errors reveal how learners think and where misconceptions lie.
2. Teachers use them to plan remediation, and students use them to learn from mistakes.
3. So error analysis is useful for both.
Teacher's Note:
1. Errors are learning opportunities, not failures.
2. Reject 'only' options.
(a) children should not be given any help while doing tasks even when the tasks are new for them.
(b) children should be scaffolded while solving problems by giving them hints or asking leading questions.
(c) children should be allowed to work on problems on their own without any interaction with adults.
(d) children should be encouraged by the teacher to work on tasks offering them appropriate material rewards.
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Answer: (b) children should be scaffolded while solving problems by giving them hints or asking leading questions.
Explanation:
1. Vygotsky stressed learning through social interaction and guided support.
2. Scaffolding with hints and leading questions helps children in their ZPD.
3. Options (a) and (c) deny help and (d) is behaviourist.
Teacher's Note:
1. Support is temporary and is withdrawn gradually.
2. Rewards belong to Skinner, not Vygotsky.
(a) Encourage the student to ask questions and analyze their responses.
(b) Test accuracy of repetition and recall by the students.
(c) Observe how closely children listen to direct instructions of the teacher.
(d) Analyze students' errors in copying of passages from the textbook.
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Answer: (a) Encourage the student to ask questions and analyze their responses.
Explanation:
1. Critical thinking shows in questioning and analysing.
2. Questioning and analysing responses reveals reasoning ability.
3. Repetition, listening and copying do not reveal it.
Teacher's Note:
1. Open-ended, reasoned discussion is a good way to assess thinking.
2. Recall and copying tasks test only memory and accuracy.
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