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(a) Activity
(b) Conditioning
(c) Imitation
(d) Reinforcement
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Answer: (a) Activity
Explanation:
1. Piaget held that children learn by acting on their environment.
2. Activity drives cognitive development, while conditioning and reinforcement are behaviourist ideas.
Teacher's Note:
1. Piaget: the child as a little scientist.
2. Learning through doing is his core idea.
(a) Instrumental purpose orientation
(b) Punishment and obedience orientation
(c) Universal ethical principles
(d) Good boy-good girl orientation
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Answer: (b) Punishment and obedience orientation
Explanation:
1. Umed avoids the act only out of fear of being caught and punished.
2. This is stage 1, the punishment and obedience orientation.
Teacher's Note:
1. Stage 1: avoid punishment.
2. Stage 2: act for personal gain.
(a) scaffolding
(b) direct instruction
(c) conditioning
(d) reinforcement
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Answer: (a) scaffolding
Explanation:
1. Scaffolding is temporary guided support, such as prompts and hints.
2. It helps the child reach the answer herself.
Teacher's Note:
1. Scaffolding is withdrawn as the learner improves.
2. The term comes from Bruner and Vygotsky's ideas.
(a) is constructed by the students themselves who play an active role.
(b) is dictated by the teacher and students are passive recipients of the same.
(c) happens by pairing of a stimulus and response.
(d) takes place when the students are offered positive reinforcement.
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Answer: (a) is constructed by the students themselves who play an active role.
Explanation:
1. In a progressive classroom the learner actively builds knowledge.
2. The other options describe teacher-centered or behaviourist views.
Teacher's Note:
1. Progressive means constructivist.
2. Behaviourist options are distractors.
(a) intelligence is pre-determined and fixed.
(b) intelligence is a broad concept that is not unitary.
(c) there are multiple forms of intelligence.
(d) individuals possess different types of intelligence in varying degrees.
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Answer: (a) intelligence is pre-determined and fixed.
Explanation:
1. Options (b), (c) and (d) are Gardner's own claims.
2. He challenged the traditional view that intelligence is a single, fixed, pre-determined ability.
Teacher's Note:
1. Gardner opposed the single general intelligence (g) view.
2. He proposed multiple intelligences.
(a) private speech; encouraged
(b) egocentric speech; encouraged
(c) private speech; discouraged
(d) egocentric speech; discouraged
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Answer: (a) private speech; encouraged
Explanation:
1. Vygotsky called self-talk private speech and saw it as a tool for self-regulation.
2. It should be encouraged because it later becomes inner speech.
Teacher's Note:
1. Piaget called it egocentric speech and saw it as immature.
2. Vygotsky saw it as useful for thinking.
Reason (R): Boys do not have the inherent abilities to study languages.
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: (d) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Explanation:
1. Research shows no inborn gender difference in language or maths ability, so (R) is false.
2. Steering boys towards some subjects is gender stereotyping, so (A) is false too.
Teacher's Note:
1. Inclusive teachers give all genders equal subject opportunities.
2. Be wary of any statement that links ability to gender.
(a) To find out the readiness levels of children
(b) To reflect upon and modify teaching - learning
(c) To induce fear and stress of learning among children
(d) To support and improve children's learning
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Answer: (c) To induce fear and stress of learning among children
Explanation:
1. Assessment is meant to support learning and guide teaching.
2. Creating fear and stress works against this purpose.
Teacher's Note:
1. NCF and RTE call for stress-free, child-friendly assessment.
2. In NOT questions, pick the option that harms the child.
(a) only physical development
(b) only cognitive development
(c) physical and cognitive development
(d) physical, social and cognitive development
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Answer: (d) physical, social and cognitive development
Explanation:
1. Heredity and environment interact in every domain of development.
2. So physical, social and cognitive development are all shaped by both.
Teacher's Note:
1. Avoid options with the word 'only' in development questions.
2. Nature and nurture work together, not separately.
(a) Universal ethical principles - avoidance of punishment
(b) Good-boy - Good-girl orientation - ideal reciprocity
(c) Law and Order Orientation - equal exchange of favours
(d) Social Contract orientation - self-chosen ethical principles of conscience
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Answer: (b) Good-boy - Good-girl orientation - ideal reciprocity
Explanation:
1. Stage 3 (good boy-good girl) rests on interpersonal concordance, the idea of ideal reciprocity (the golden rule).
2. Avoiding punishment is stage 1, equal exchange of favours is stage 2, and self-chosen principles are stage 6, so the other pairs are mismatched.
Teacher's Note:
1. Learn the six stages with their one-line orientation.
2. Avoidance of punishment is the preconventional level.
(a) Autism
(b) Dyscalculia
(c) Dyslexia
(d) Visual Impairment
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Answer: (a) Autism
Explanation:
1. Autism spectrum disorder involves difficulty in social communication and restricted, repetitive behaviours.
2. Dyscalculia and dyslexia are learning disabilities in maths and reading.
Teacher's Note:
1. Remember autism = social communication difficulty plus repetitive behaviour.
2. Do not confuse learning disabilities with developmental disorders.
(a) simple process of passing on customs and ritual of the society.
(b) complex process that takes places in overt as well as covert manner.
(c) linear process that happens in an orderly manner
(d) formal process that is planned by the family only.
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Answer: (b) complex process that takes places in overt as well as covert manner.
Explanation:
1. Children learn social norms through direct teaching and through subtle, hidden messages.
2. It involves many agencies, so it is neither simple, linear nor only formal.
Teacher's Note:
1. Socialization is lifelong, multi-dimensional and two-way.
2. Words like simple, linear, only are usually wrong.
(a) Conceptual understanding
(b) Decontextualized content
(c) Rote learning
(d) Learning - for exams
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Answer: (a) Conceptual understanding
Explanation:
1. NEP 2020 calls for a shift from rote learning to conceptual understanding and critical thinking.
2. The other options go against this vision.
Teacher's Note:
1. NEP 2020 stresses competency-based, experiential learning.
2. Rote and exam-oriented learning are discouraged.
(a) Emphasize more on the differences than sameness across religions.
(b) Present the examples of harmony among members of different religions.
(c) Promote the biases about beliefs, and practices in particular religions.
(d) Strengthen the stereotypes related to particular religions.
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Answer: (b) Present the examples of harmony among members of different religions.
Explanation:
1. Inclusion needs respect and a sense of belonging for every child.
2. Showing examples of harmony builds mutual respect, while biases and stereotypes exclude.
Teacher's Note:
1. A secular classroom values all faiths equally.
2. Never choose options that strengthen bias.
(i) Newspapers
(ii) Peers
(iii) Textbooks
(iv) Folktales
Choose the correct option.
(a) (ii), (iii)
(b) (i), (ii), (iii)
(c) (i), (iii), (iv)
(d) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
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Answer: (d) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Explanation:
1. Socio-constructivism sees knowledge as built through social interaction and varied experiences.
2. Newspapers, peers, textbooks and folktales are all valid sources.
Teacher's Note:
1. Textbook is not the only source of knowledge (NCF).
2. Local knowledge and peers also count.
(a) assimilative knowledge
(b) conditional knowledge
(c) declarative knowledge
(d) procedural knowledge
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Answer: (d) procedural knowledge
Explanation:
1. Procedural knowledge is knowing how to perform a task.
2. Declarative knowledge is knowing that (facts); conditional knowledge is knowing when and why.
Teacher's Note:
1. Declarative = what, procedural = how, conditional = when/why.
2. Assimilation is a Piagetian process, not a knowledge type.
(a) totally ignore individual differences.
(b) work towards eliminating all cultural differences.
(c) recognize that differences are not 'deficits'.
(d) identify children who can learn and focus on them only.
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Answer: (c) recognize that differences are not 'deficits'.
Explanation:
1. Diversity is a resource, and cultural difference is not a deficiency.
2. Ignoring, eliminating or selecting children goes against equity and inclusion.
Teacher's Note:
1. Avoid the deficit view of disadvantaged children.
2. Build on the knowledge children bring from home.
(a) Competitive ethos
(b) Collaborative learning
(c) Standardized instruction
(d) Rigid assessment strategies
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Answer: (b) Collaborative learning
Explanation:
1. Collaborative learning lets children with different abilities learn from each other.
2. Competition, standardisation and rigid assessment exclude many learners.
Teacher's Note:
1. Inclusive classrooms need flexible methods.
2. Peer support benefits all children.
(i) Provision of barrier - free environment
(ii) Ensure free movement by placing furniture in less restrictive manner
(iii) Follow multiple methods of assessment
(a) (i), (ii)
(b) (i), (iii)
(c) (ii), (iii)
(d) (i), (ii), (iii)
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Answer: (d) (i), (ii), (iii)
Explanation:
1. Ramps and barrier-free access, uncluttered movement space and flexible assessment all help these learners.
2. So all three accommodations are effective.
Teacher's Note:
1. Accommodations cover physical space and assessment.
2. Multiple modes of assessment let children show learning in their own way.
(a) Mobile; moveable
(b) Mobile; fixed
(c) Dictator; fixed
(d) Dictator; moveable
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Answer: (a) Mobile; moveable
Explanation:
1. The teacher moves around as a facilitator and guide.
2. Moveable furniture permits flexible groupings.
Teacher's Note:
1. The teacher is a facilitator, never a dictator.
2. Flexible seating supports collaboration.
Reason (R): Learning is a complex activity that includes processes that take place internally.
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. Learning also involves internal processes like thinking and understanding that cannot be directly measured.
2. So defining it only as observable behaviour change is limiting; (R) explains (A).
Teacher's Note:
1. The behaviourist view ignores mental processes.
2. Cognitive and constructivist views include internal processes.
(a) The role of reinforcement in learning
(b) Importance of hands-on learning
(c) That learning is a product rather than a process
(d) Drill and mechanical practice
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Answer: (b) Importance of hands-on learning
Explanation:
1. Experiential learning means learning by doing and reflecting on direct experience.
2. Hence it stresses hands-on learning.
Teacher's Note:
1. Associated with Kolb and Dewey's learning by doing.
2. Reinforcement and drill belong to behaviourism.
(a) A step-by step procedure for achieving as goals is prescribed.
(b) The problem is divided into a number of intermediate goals and then focus on solving each sub-goal.
(c) The students begin at the goal and move back to the unsolved initial problem.
(d) The student limits her search for solutions to situations that have something in common with the one you currently face.
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Answer: (b) The problem is divided into a number of intermediate goals and then focus on solving each sub-goal.
Explanation:
1. Option (a) describes an algorithm, which guarantees a solution step by step.
2. Heuristics are rules of thumb; dividing the problem into sub-goals (means-end analysis) is a classic heuristic.
Teacher's Note:
1. Algorithm = fixed steps, heuristic = rule of thumb.
2. Note that working backwards is also a heuristic, but the sub-goal option is the standard textbook one.
(a) Helping students recognize and express their feelings
(b) Discussing strategies for coping with emotions
(c) Helping students recognize cultural differences in emotional expression
(d) Encouraging students to compete with each other and constantly make comparisons creating a climate of mistrust
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Answer: (d) Encouraging students to compete with each other and constantly make comparisons creating a climate of mistrust
Explanation:
1. Recognising feelings, coping strategies and cultural awareness all build self-regulation.
2. Competition and comparison creating mistrust increase stress and hinder it.
Teacher's Note:
1. Emotional regulation needs a safe, trusting climate.
2. Comparison between children is rarely helpful.
(a) to pressurise them to score well in exams
(b) to constantly compare their performance with peers
(c) to offer rewards or punishment for every behaviour
(d) to inculcate love, joy and curiosity for learning
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Answer: (d) to inculcate love, joy and curiosity for learning
Explanation:
1. Learning goals (mastery) are driven by interest and curiosity.
2. Pressure, comparison and rewards/punishment build performance goals and extrinsic motivation.
Teacher's Note:
1. Mastery goals mean learning for understanding.
2. Intrinsic motivation lasts longer than extrinsic.
(a) Asking students if they are sure they understand the problem accurately
(b) Encouraging the students to think of analogies
(c) Asking the students to think rather than doing the thinking for them
(d) Encouraging the students to see only one way of seeing the problem and focus on a prescribed given solution
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Answer: (d) Encouraging the students to see only one way of seeing the problem and focus on a prescribed given solution
Explanation:
1. Checking understanding, using analogies and independent thinking build problem-solving.
2. Insisting on one view and one prescribed solution blocks flexibility and creativity.
Teacher's Note:
1. Critical thinking needs multiple perspectives.
2. Fixed approaches lead to functional fixedness.
(a) Encouraging competition
(b) Punishing undesirable behavior
(c) Inculcating joy for learning
(d) Offering materialistic rewards
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Answer: (c) Inculcating joy for learning
Explanation:
1. Intrinsic motivation comes from within, from interest and enjoyment.
2. Competition, punishment and material rewards are external.
Teacher's Note:
1. Extrinsic rewards can reduce intrinsic interest.
2. Make tasks meaningful and enjoyable.
(a) infancy
(b) early childhood
(c) middle childhood
(d) adolescence
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Answer: (b) early childhood
Explanation:
1. Primary socialisation occurs in the family during infancy.
2. Secondary socialisation begins when the child enters pre-school or school in early childhood.
Teacher's Note:
1. Family = primary agent, school and peers = secondary agents.
2. Early childhood spans roughly 2 to 6 years.
(a) each and every student
(b) students from religious minorities only
(c) students with disabilities only
(d) students with giftedness only
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Answer: (a) each and every student
Explanation:
1. Inclusive education aims to address the diverse needs of all learners.
2. It is not limited to one group.
Teacher's Note:
1. Inclusion is about all children, not only those with disabilities.
2. 'Only' options are usually wrong.
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