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(a) children's participation is minimal.
(b) children memorize facts given in the textbooks.
(c) children work both individually and in groups.
(d) children are assessed through paper-pencil tests only.
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Answer: (c) children work both individually and in groups.
Explanation:
1. A progressive classroom stresses activity, participation and varied learning.
2. Children work individually and in groups; the other options describe a traditional classroom.
Teacher's Note:
1. Progressive means learner participation and flexible grouping.
2. Minimal participation, memorising and tests only are traditional features.
(a) Deficit approach to view students
(b) Medical model of disability
(c) Respect for individual differences
(d) Segregation of students
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Answer: (c) Respect for individual differences
Explanation:
1. Inclusive education welcomes all learners in the same school and values diversity.
2. The deficit approach, medical model and segregation go against it.
Teacher's Note:
1. Inclusion is a social model: change the system, not the child.
2. Respect for diversity is the key phrase.
(a) Use the same teaching-learning method for all.
(b) Make use of diverse teaching-learning methods.
(c) Use teacher-centered teaching.
(d) Practice exam directed teaching.
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Answer: (b) Make use of diverse teaching-learning methods.
Explanation:
1. Learners of mixed ability learn in different ways and at different paces.
2. Diverse methods meet these varied needs.
Teacher's Note:
1. Differentiated instruction is the key idea.
2. One method for all fails some learners.
(i) Allow students to stand while working
(ii) Break the task into small parts
(iii) Strictly enforce time limit to finish classwork
(iv) Give one task at a time
(a) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(b) (i), (ii), (iv)
(c) (i), (ii), (iii)
(d) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
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Answer: (b) (i), (ii), (iv)
Explanation:
1. Movement breaks, small task parts and one task at a time suit ADHD.
2. Strict time limits increase stress and are not helpful, so (iii) is excluded.
Teacher's Note:
1. Adapt tasks for ADHD by chunking and allowing movement.
2. Avoid pressure and strictness.
(a) Creative student - rigidity in approach to problem solving
(b) Autism - repetitive motor movements
(c) Students with learning disability - very poor memory
(d) Students with visual impairment - hard of hearing
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Answer: (b) Autism - repetitive motor movements
Explanation:
1. Repetitive motor movements are a recognised feature of autism.
2. Creative students are flexible, and the other pairs are wrong.
Teacher's Note:
1. Autism: social communication difficulty and repetitive behaviour.
2. Learning disability is not a general memory problem.
(a) Should be delivered via lecture method
(b) Should be connected to the real life experiences of the students.
(c) Should be presented in disconnected chunks.
(d) Should be very challenging and much above the learning level of students.
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Answer: (b) Should be connected to the real life experiences of the students.
Explanation:
1. Meaningful learning links new content to what learners already know and experience.
2. Disconnected or too difficult content hinders learning.
Teacher's Note:
1. Link learning to life is a core NCF idea.
2. Content should be within the reach of the learner.
Reason (R): Learning is an act of meaning-making and not the ability to reproduce textual knowledge.
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 and follow NCF's constructivist view.
2. Because learning is meaning-making, children need to question and investigate, so R explains A.
Teacher's Note:
1. Constructivism: learners build meaning rather than copy it.
2. Ask whether R gives the reason for A.
(a) Shame and hopelessness
(b) Fear and anxiety
(c) View of ability as fixed and uncontrollable
(d) View of ability as incremental and controllable
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Answer: (d) View of ability as incremental and controllable
Explanation:
1. Believing that ability can grow with effort encourages learners to try harder.
2. Shame, fear and a fixed view of ability discourage effort.
Teacher's Note:
1. This is Dweck's growth mindset.
2. Fixed mindset leads to giving up.
(i) They help in building connections of knowledge.
(ii) They are waste of time and resources.
(iii) They are not helpful in making the learning process effective.
(iv) They are positive and psychological initiative to prepare the students for learning.
(a) (i), (iv)
(b) (i), (ii)
(c) (iii), (iv)
(d) (ii), (iii)
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Answer: (d) (ii), (iii)
Explanation:
1. Evoking prior knowledge connects new learning with old and prepares learners.
2. So (i) and (iv) are correct, while (ii) and (iii) are not correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Read the 'NOT' carefully and pick the false statements.
2. Prior knowledge is the base of constructivist teaching.
(a) by giving them severe punishment.
(b) by offering rewards.
(c) by telling them to do repeated practice through recall.
(d) by talking to them about their feelings and helping them.
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Answer: (d) by talking to them about their feelings and helping them.
Explanation:
1. Anxiety is eased by understanding and emotional support.
2. Punishment raises anxiety, and rewards or drill do not deal with the feelings.
Teacher's Note:
1. Counselling and a supportive talk are best.
2. Never use punishment for emotional problems.
(a) By praising high achievers
(b) By punishing low achievers
(c) By promoting them to copy the teacher
(d) By inculcating a sense of joy in learning
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Answer: (d) By inculcating a sense of joy in learning
Explanation:
1. Intrinsic motivation comes from interest and enjoyment in the task itself.
2. Praise, punishment and copying depend on external factors.
Teacher's Note:
1. Intrinsic means from within; extrinsic means rewards and punishment.
2. Interest and joy are the keys.
Reason (R): Think-aloud demonstration to students is an effective teaching strategy.
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. Going through all the steps aloud is a think-aloud demonstration.
2. It models expert thinking and is an effective strategy, so R explains A.
Teacher's Note:
1. Think-aloud makes hidden thinking visible.
2. It is a form of cognitive modelling.
Reason (R): Cognition and emotions are inter-related.
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. Emotions and thinking are linked, so mood influences attention and learning.
2. That explains why emotional state affects school performance.
Teacher's Note:
1. Domains of development influence one another.
2. Emotional security aids learning.
(a) Barriers in process of learning
(b) Defects among children
(c) Irrelevant to the process of learning
(d) Strengths to build upon
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Answer: (d) Strengths to build upon
Explanation:
1. Cultural diversity brings varied experiences into the classroom.
2. A good teacher uses them as a resource for learning.
Teacher's Note:
1. NCF stresses valuing diversity.
2. Never treat difference as deficit.
(a) the child wants to please and help others.
(b) the child understands the social system is dependent on the performance of one's duties to maintain social order.
(c) right actions are defined according to the norms, needs and rights which are unanimously accepted by society.
(d) the child not only keeps in mind the norms of the society but also the limits to which the universal principles are applicable.
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Answer: (a) the child wants to please and help others.
Explanation:
1. Stage 3 is the 'good boy-good girl' orientation.
2. The child wants approval and tries to please and help others.
Teacher's Note:
1. Stage 3 is interpersonal and about approval.
2. Stage 4 is law and order.
(a) Dyspraxia
(b) Dyscalculia
(c) Dyslexia
(d) Dysgraphia
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Answer: (c) Dyslexia
Explanation:
1. Difficulty with reading, sounds and spelling is dyslexia.
2. Dyscalculia is maths, dysgraphia is writing and dyspraxia is coordination.
Teacher's Note:
1. Dyslexia is a language-based reading disability.
2. Intelligence is usually normal.
(i) Taking care of emotional needs of students.
(ii) Adapting curriculum and assessments to the student's needs.
(iii) Flexible grouping for peer interaction.
(iv) Employing rigid classroom management strategies.
(a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(b) (i), (ii), (iii)
(c) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(d) (i), (iii), (iv)
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Answer: (b) (i), (ii), (iii)
Explanation:
1. Emotional care, adaptation and flexible grouping are features of effective teaching.
2. Rigid management is not, so (iv) is excluded.
Teacher's Note:
1. Effective teaching is flexible and learner-sensitive.
2. Rigidity is a warning sign.
(a) language
(b) equilibration
(c) adaptation
(d) organization
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Answer: (a) language
Explanation:
1. Vygotsky saw language as the key tool through which higher mental functions develop.
2. Equilibration, adaptation and organisation are Piaget's terms.
Teacher's Note:
1. Language for Vygotsky; schema processes for Piaget.
2. Private speech becomes inner thought.
(a) Multi-sensory pedagogical approaches
(b) Standardized assessments
(c) Individualized goal sets
(d) Flexible curriculum
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Answer: (b) Standardized assessments
Explanation:
1. Dyslexic learners need multi-sensory teaching, individual goals and a flexible curriculum.
2. Uniform standardised assessments disadvantage them and should be avoided.
Teacher's Note:
1. Inclusion needs adapted assessment.
2. Use oral and alternative modes.
(a) Anxiety
(b) Boredom
(c) Frustration
(d) Shame
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Answer: (c) Frustration
Explanation:
1. In Pekrun's control-value theory, high value with low control produces frustration or anxiety about failure.
2. Here the task is valued but he cannot act on it, so frustration is the best fit.
Teacher's Note:
1. Boredom comes with low value.
2. High value and high control gives enjoyment.
(a) Development is uniform
(b) Development is entirely unpredictable
(c) There are individual differences in development
(d) Development proceeds from specific to general
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Answer: (c) There are individual differences in development
Explanation:
1. Children differ in rate and pattern of development.
2. Development is not uniform, and it goes from general to specific.
Teacher's Note:
1. Individual differences are a key principle of development.
2. Remember general to specific.
Reason (R): Environmental factors do not play any role in shaping an individual since growth is determined only by heredity.
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. (A) is true: mid-day meals improve nutrition.
2. (R) is false because environment strongly influences growth.
Teacher's Note:
1. Statements with 'only' or 'do not' are often false.
2. Nutrition is an environmental factor.
(a) Assimilation
(b) Organization
(c) Metacognition
(d) Scaffolding
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Answer: (a) Assimilation
Explanation:
1. Assimilation fits new information into existing schemas.
2. Changing schemas for new information is accommodation.
Teacher's Note:
1. Assimilation uses old schema; accommodation changes it.
2. Scaffolding is Vygotskian.
(a) Sensorimotor
(b) Concrete operational
(c) Pre-operational
(d) Formal operational
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Answer: (b) Concrete operational
Explanation:
1. Concrete operational children solve concrete problems logically.
2. Hypothetical and abstract thought appears only in the formal operational stage.
Teacher's Note:
1. Concrete stage: ages 7 to 11.
2. Hypothetical-deductive reasoning marks the formal stage.
(a) Focus on how cultural factors and gender influence moral development
(b) Good or bad is determined by the consequences of obeying or disobeying rules
(c) The individual strives to maintain the expectations of others rather than focus on the consequences of one's actions.
(d) Self-chosen ethical principles that are universal
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Answer: (b) Good or bad is determined by the consequences of obeying or disobeying rules
Explanation:
1. At the pre-conventional level morality depends on punishment and reward.
2. Right and wrong are judged by consequences.
Teacher's Note:
1. Pre-conventional: stages 1 and 2; conventional: 3 and 4; post-conventional: 5 and 6.
2. Option (c) is conventional, (d) post-conventional.
(a) Outside
(b) Within
(c) Beneath
(d) Ahead of
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Answer: (b) Within
Explanation:
1. The ZPD is the range of tasks a child can do with help.
2. Co-construction with an adult happens within it.
Teacher's Note:
1. Tasks outside the ZPD are too hard even with help.
2. ZPD lies between independent and assisted performance.
(a) Use of digital technology and teaching-learning materials
(b) Emphasising learning from activities, experiences, and playful exploratory manner
(c) Emphasis only on course completion with structured curriculum
(d) Active participation of students with democratic and free expression
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Answer: (c) Emphasis only on course completion with structured curriculum
Explanation:
1. Progressive education values activity, exploration and participation.
2. Emphasis only on completing a structured course is not child-centered.
Teacher's Note:
1. Look for the option that is rigid or syllabus-driven.
2. 'Only' is a warning word.
(a) are not culturally fair
(b) give only qualitative analysis
(c) measure intelligence comprehensively
(d) account for individual differences
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Answer: (a) are not culturally fair
Explanation:
1. Standardized IQ tests are often built around one culture's language and experiences.
2. Children from other backgrounds may therefore be disadvantaged, which makes the tests culturally unfair.
Teacher's Note:
1. Cultural bias is the main criticism of IQ tests.
2. They give a number, so they are quantitative, not qualitative.
Reason (R): Gender is a purely biological construct.
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. (A) is true: social learning theory says children imitate same-sex models.
2. (R) is false: gender is largely socially constructed, not purely biological.
Teacher's Note:
1. Sex is biological; gender roles are learned socially.
2. Bandura's observational learning explains (A).
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