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(a) Encouraging multiple ideas and intuitive guesses
(b) Promoting mere reproduction of information
(c) Repeated drill and practice
(d) Ensuring that the teacher has absolute control over the children's learning
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Answer: (a) Encouraging multiple ideas and intuitive guesses
Explanation:
1. Critical and creative thinking grow when children are free to propose multiple ideas and make guesses.
2. Reproduction, drill and absolute teacher control suppress thinking.
Teacher's Note:
1. Open-ended tasks and divergent thinking support critical thinking.
2. Avoid options with rote work or rigid control.
(a) Giving strict punishment to the students to change their conceptions
(b) Offering physical rewards to change these theories
(c) Totally ignore them and carry on with one's lectures
(d) Analyse them and address them in the teaching-learning process
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Answer: (d) Analyse them and address them in the teaching-learning process
Explanation:
1. Naïve theories are children's prior conceptions and affect new learning.
2. The teacher should analyse them and address them through discussion and experiences so that conceptual change occurs.
Teacher's Note:
1. Never punish or ignore children's alternative conceptions.
2. Use their ideas as a starting point.
(i) Use diagrams to depict hierarchical relationships
(ii) Present problems that require hypothetical thinking
(iii) Avoid presenting abstract problems
(iv) Give opportunities to solve problems and reason scientifically
(a) (i) (iii) (iv)
(b) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(c) (i) (ii) (iii)
(d) (i) (ii) (iv)
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Answer: (d) (i) (ii) (iv)
Explanation:
1. Formal operational children can handle abstract, hypothetical and scientific reasoning.
2. So (i), (ii) and (iv) suit them while (iii), avoiding abstract problems, does not.
Teacher's Note:
1. Formal operations: hypothetical-deductive reasoning and abstraction (about 11 years onward).
2. Reject statements that avoid abstraction.
(a) Through direct instruction by the teachers
(b) From the textbooks
(c) By passive listening of the learners
(d) By exploration from diverse sources
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Answer: (d) By exploration from diverse sources
Explanation:
1. Child-centred education sees children as active learners.
2. They learn mainly by exploring diverse sources, not only from teachers or textbooks.
Teacher's Note:
1. Look for words such as exploration, activity and experience.
2. Lecture and textbook options are teacher-centred.
(a) Exploration
(b) Interaction
(c) Meta-cognition
(d) Passive observation
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Answer: (d) Passive observation
Explanation:
1. Meaningful learning needs active involvement through exploration, interaction and reflection on one's thinking.
2. Passive observation involves no active engagement, so it does not promote it.
Teacher's Note:
1. Active mental involvement is the key to meaningful learning.
2. Passive options are generally the wrong ones.
(a) Sensori-motor Stage
(b) Pre-operational Stage
(c) Concrete Operational Stage
(d) Formal Operational Stage
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Answer: (d) Formal Operational Stage
Explanation:
1. Hypothetical and abstract reasoning, such as with proportions, appears in Piaget's formal operational stage.
2. Earlier stages are tied to actions or concrete objects.
Teacher's Note:
1. Formal operational stage starts around 11 to 12 years.
2. Concrete operations deal only with concrete problems.
(a) based on norm-referenced testing
(b) based on criteria reference testing
(c) a reflection of relative performance of students in comparison to classmates
(d) a reflection of the progress as well as the uniqueness of the student
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Answer: (d) a reflection of the progress as well as the uniqueness of the student
Explanation:
1. NEP 2020 proposes a holistic, 360-degree multidimensional progress card.
2. It reflects each student's progress and uniqueness, not comparison with classmates.
Teacher's Note:
1. NEP 2020 stresses competency-based, holistic assessment.
2. Avoid options that rank students against peers.
(a) How to solve an oxidation-reduction equation?
(b) What are the components and structure of DNA?
(c) Which planet is closest to the sun?
(d) Who wrote Indian National Anthem?
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Answer: (a) How to solve an oxidation-reduction equation?
Explanation:
1. Procedural knowledge is knowing how to do something, a sequence of steps.
2. Only 'how to solve an equation' asks for a procedure; the others ask for facts.
Teacher's Note:
1. Declarative knowledge is 'what'; procedural knowledge is 'how'.
2. Spot 'how to' questions.
(a) continuous, life-long; at the time of conception
(b) continuous, life-long; at birth
(c) process during childhood; at the time of conception
(d) process during childhood; at birth
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Answer: (a) continuous, life-long; at the time of conception
Explanation:
1. Development continues throughout life, from infancy to old age.
2. It begins at conception, with prenatal development.
Teacher's Note:
1. Development is life-long, not limited to childhood.
2. Prenatal stage is part of development.
Reason (R): Learning is dependent upon 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: certain learning depends on readiness through maturation.
2. Needing neuromotor maturation before catching a ball is an example of learning depending on development, so R explains A.
Teacher's Note:
1. Readiness: some learning is possible only after maturation.
2. Development and learning influence each other.
(a) Sensorimotor
(b) Pre-operational
(c) Concrete operational
(d) Formal operational
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Answer: (c) Concrete operational
Explanation:
1. In the concrete operational stage (about 7 to 11 years) children reason logically about concrete objects and events.
2. Hypothetical thinking develops only in the formal operational stage.
Teacher's Note:
1. Concrete operations: conservation, classification, reversibility.
2. Formal operations: abstract and hypothetical reasoning.
(a) through the process of conditioning of stimuli and response.
(b) when offered rewards and punishment.
(c) when adults take control and provide explanations.
(d) through self-initiated activity and discovery.
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Answer: (d) through self-initiated activity and discovery.
Explanation:
1. Piaget saw the child as an active scientist who constructs knowledge.
2. Learning is meaningful through self-initiated activity and discovery, not conditioning or adult control.
Teacher's Note:
1. Piaget: discovery learning. Skinner: reinforcement.
2. Adult-controlled explanation is not Piaget's view.
(a) All aspects of cognitive change in an integrated fashion, following a similar course.
(b) Stages can be skipped.
(c) Stages occur in a fixed order.
(d) Stages are universal; they are assumed to characterize children everywhere.
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Answer: (b) Stages can be skipped.
Explanation:
1. Piaget held that stages occur in a fixed order and are universal.
2. Stages cannot be skipped, so 'stages can be skipped' is incorrect.
Teacher's Note:
1. Piaget's sequence: sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational.
2. Ages may vary but the order never does.
(a) is a measurable change in behaviour.
(b) cannot be separated from its social context.
(c) depends on positive and negative reinforcement.
(d) includes attentional processes and stores of memory.
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Answer: (b) cannot be separated from its social context.
Explanation:
1. For Vygotsky, learning and development are socially and culturally situated.
2. Behaviour change and reinforcement are behaviourist; attention and memory stores are information-processing ideas.
Teacher's Note:
1. Vygotsky: social context, language, ZPD.
2. Link each option to its theorist.
(a) capacity to think in images and pictures, to visualise accurately and abstractly.
(b) awareness of one's feelings and knowing one's capabilities.
(c) sensitivity to rhythm, pitch, meter, tone, melody.
(d) ability to distinguish between specific pitches, tones and rhythms that others may miss.
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Answer: (b) awareness of one's feelings and knowing one's capabilities.
Explanation:
1. Gardner's intrapersonal intelligence is self-knowledge: awareness of one's own feelings, strengths and capabilities.
2. The other options describe spatial and musical intelligences.
Teacher's Note:
1. Intrapersonal = self; interpersonal = others.
2. Images are spatial; rhythm and pitch are musical.
(a) is rigid and highly structured without giving any autonomy to the child.
(b) is organized into fragmented subjects with no correlation amongst them.
(c) is organized according to the capabilities and interests of the children.
(d) is presented in disconnected chunks of information.
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Answer: (c) is organized according to the capabilities and interests of the children.
Explanation:
1. Progressive education is child-centred.
2. Its curriculum is flexible and built around children's capabilities and interests.
Teacher's Note:
1. Progressive means flexible, integrated and learner-focused.
2. Rigid or fragmented curricula are traditional.
(a) Asking the student to recite the definition
(b) Asking the student to think of application of the concept to daily life
(c) Asking the student to copy from the board
(d) Asking the student to memorize another student's response
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Answer: (b) Asking the student to think of application of the concept to daily life
Explanation:
1. Conceptual clarity is shown when a learner can apply an idea in new, real-life situations.
2. Reciting, copying and memorising show only recall.
Teacher's Note:
1. Application questions test understanding.
2. Recall tasks test memory only.
(a) Accept multiple perspectives
(b) Discourage discussions
(c) Be intolerant to dissent
(d) Emphasise convergent thinking
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Answer: (a) Accept multiple perspectives
Explanation:
1. Critical thinking requires weighing different viewpoints.
2. Accepting multiple perspectives encourages this, while the other options close discussion.
Teacher's Note:
1. Open discussion and divergent ideas support critical thinking.
2. Reject options that discourage dissent.
(i) Instability of score
(ii) Cultural bias in tests
(iii) Product-orientedness of tests
(iv) Labelling of children
(a) ii, iii, iv
(b) i, ii, iii, iv
(c) i, ii, iv
(d) i, iii, iv
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Answer: (b) i, ii, iii, iv
Explanation:
1. IQ scores can change over time, so they are unstable.
2. IQ tests can be culturally biased, focus on products rather than process, and lead to labelling, so all four are concerns.
Teacher's Note:
1. IQ tests are criticised for narrowness and labelling.
2. When all statements are valid, choose 'all of the above'.
(a) Originality
(b) Tolerance of ambiguity
(c) Convergent thinking
(d) Flexibility in thinking
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Answer: (c) Convergent thinking
Explanation:
1. Creativity involves originality, flexibility and comfort with ambiguity.
2. Convergent thinking narrows to one correct answer and so does not facilitate creativity.
Teacher's Note:
1. Creativity = divergent thinking (Guilford).
2. Convergent thinking suits single-answer problems.
(a) Emotions distract children from learning and therefore need to be controlled
(b) There needs to be a clear disconnect between cognition and emotions of children for effective learning
(c) Emotions give meaning to learning experiences and need to be integrated within learning process
(d) Emotions make learning process 'messy' and unpredictable.
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Answer: (c) Emotions give meaning to learning experiences and need to be integrated within learning process
Explanation:
1. Cognition and emotion are closely linked in learning.
2. Emotions give meaning to experiences, so they should be integrated into the learning process.
Teacher's Note:
1. Positive emotions support attention, memory and motivation.
2. Avoid options that separate thinking from feeling.
(a) intelligence is a unitary construct.
(b) intelligence is a generic ability that depends on accumulated knowledge and experience.
(c) intelligence can be categorized into three primary mental abilities.
(d) intelligence can be divided into several independent intelligences each one of which has a unique biological basis.
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Answer: (d) intelligence can be divided into several independent intelligences each one of which has a unique biological basis.
Explanation:
1. Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences proposes several relatively independent intelligences.
2. Each has its own biological basis, which rejects the unitary view.
Teacher's Note:
1. Gardner: multiple, independent intelligences. Spearman: general factor g.
2. Three abilities refers to Sternberg's triarchic theory.
(a) Use a lot of fine print material
(b) Give a lot of verbal cues to create opportunities to imagine.
(c) Give a lot of visual demonstrations.
(d) Do a lot of blackboard work.
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Answer: (b) Give a lot of verbal cues to create opportunities to imagine.
Explanation:
1. A student with visual impairment cannot depend on seeing, so verbal descriptions and cues help.
2. Fine print, visual demonstrations and blackboard work all need sight.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use verbal, tactile and auditory input.
2. Avoid material that depends on vision.
(a) Focus only on emotions of students and ignore cognitive aspects.
(b) Focus only on cognitive aspects and ignore emotions of students.
(c) Consider that emotional and cognitive aspects influence each other.
(d) Consider that there is no relationship between emotions and cognitive aspects.
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Answer: (c) Consider that emotional and cognitive aspects influence each other.
Explanation:
1. Emotions and cognition are interlinked in learning.
2. A conducive environment attends to both.
Teacher's Note:
1. Avoid options with 'only' or 'ignore'.
2. A safe emotional climate supports thinking.
(a) Dyscalculia
(b) Dyslexia
(c) Dysgraphia
(d) Autism
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Answer: (a) Dyscalculia
Explanation:
1. Dyscalculia is the learning disability related to mathematics.
2. Dyslexia is reading, dysgraphia is writing.
Teacher's Note:
1. Match prefix with skill.
2. Autism is a developmental condition, not a maths-specific disability.
(a) Large print worksheets
(b) Voice activated computer
(c) Calculators
(d) Magnifying glass
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Answer: (b) Voice activated computer
Explanation:
1. Voice-activated computers (with screen readers) are assistive technology that lets people with visual impairment use information.
2. Large print worksheets and a magnifying glass are simple aids, and calculators are general tools.
Teacher's Note:
1. Assistive technology usually means electronic or technological devices.
2. Magnifier is a low-tech aid and arguably debatable.
(a) Flexibility, fluency and originality of ideas
(b) High intellectual, social and emotional maturity
(c) Preference for simple tasks and low risk taking
(d) Convergent and rigid thinking
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Answer: (a) Flexibility, fluency and originality of ideas
Explanation:
1. Creativity is marked by fluency, flexibility and originality of ideas.
2. Rigid thinking and low risk taking oppose creativity.
Teacher's Note:
1. Guilford's divergent thinking: fluency, flexibility, originality, elaboration.
2. Maturity describes giftedness, not creativity.
(a) Exploration and experimentation
(b) Metacognition
(c) Discussion and debate
(d) Passive listening
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Answer: (d) Passive listening
Explanation:
1. Exploration, metacognition and discussion all make learners active.
2. Passive listening does not engage thinking, so it does not promote meaningful learning.
Teacher's Note:
1. Read the negative wording carefully.
2. Passive learning is the stock wrong option.
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