CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY // IMPORTANT 30 QUESTIONS FOR CTET, WBTET,ALL-TET EXAMS
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Directions: Answer the following questions by selecting the correct/most appropriate option.
1. Which of the following questions promotes critical
and creative thinking in children?
(1) Which
can be the best way to save water and why?
(2) Where does water come from in your city?
(3) How many states and how many capitals are there in your
country?
(4) What is the name of your country and its geographical location
on the map?
2. What is the role of evidence in critical thinking?
(1) Evidence should be evaluated in a logical and systematic way.
(2) Evidence should be accepted without analysis.
(3) Evidence is irrelevant to critical thinking.
(4) Evidence should be ignored in favour of personal opinion.
3. What does inclusive education entail?
(1) Standard curriculum for all learners
(2) Segregation and categorisation of students on the basis of
their abilities
3) Provisioning of only vocational education to learners with
special needs
(4) Flexibility in the curriculum as a result of recognition of
individual differences
4. Read the following statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A):
Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky differ in their perspective on the
influence of language cognitive development in children. on
Reason (R):
In discovery learning, teacher provides opportunities and students
derive information for themselves.
(1)/(A) is true, but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct
explanation of (A)
(3) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation
of (A).
5. Which of the following set correctly mentions 5. the
characteristics on which students who are gifted typically differ from other
students in the class?
A. Advanced depth of understanding
B. Fast pace of learning
C. Higher dependence understanding on others for
D. Rapid physical development
Choose the correct option:
(1) A, B and C
(2) B and C
(3) B, C and D
(4) A and B
6. Which of the following statements is correct in 6. the context
of hearing impairment?
(1) Hearing impairment can affect a child's ability to communicate
effectively.
(2) All children with hearing impairment need to use 'sign
language' communicate. to
(3) Hearing impairment of a child can be reliably tested by making
loud noises near the child.
(4) Hearing impairment is always due to a physical problem with
the ear.
7. In the context of inclusion, curriculum learning expectations
are the same in while in they are different.
(1) enrichment; acceleration
(2) modification; accommodation
(3) acceleration; enrichment
(4) accommodation; modification
8. According to constructivist theorists, which of the following
statements would not be correct?
(1) Knowledge is subjective.
(2) Learners construct knowledge in their social and cultural
context.
(3) Learners need to be extrinsically motivated to ensure effective
learning.
(4) Knowledge is pluralistic and multiple.
9. Which of the following is an example of 9. intrinsic
motivation?
(1) Completing the project to impress the teacher
(2) Playing a musical instrument for personal enjoyment
(3) Studying to avoid being scolded
(4) Participating in a competition for the prize money
10. Read the following statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A):
Teachers should work hard to break down students' stereotypes of
particular ethnic groups.
Reason (R):
A key educational objective is to enable students to engage in
critical self-reflection.
(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of
(A).
11. What is the difference between mastery goals and performance
goals?
(1) Mastery goals are focused on avoiding failure, while
performance goals are focused on gaining approval and recognition from others.
(2) Mastery goals are focused on improving one's own skills and
understanding of a task, while performance goals are focused on achieving a
high grade or receiving external rewards.
(3) Mastery goals are focused on gaining approval from others,
while performance goals are focused on avoiding failure.
(4) Mastery goals are focused on achieving a certain level of performance
for competing with others, while performance goals are focused on improving
one's own skills and understanding of a task.
12. Sibling relationships:
(1) are different than relationships with parents and peers and play
an important role in childhood. socialization throughout
(2) are similar to relationships with parents and peers and play
an important role in socialization throughout childhood.
(3) play an important role only during early childhood.
(4) do not have much role in socialization
13. Read the following statements and choose the correct option:
13..
Assertion (A):
Considerable variations exist developmental rates among children. ✓
in
Reason (R):
Developmental differences are an inevitable result of complex
interaction of genetic and experiential variations.
(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of
(A).
14. Which principle of development is illustrated in the following
statement?
"Children who are deprived of a conducive environment for
learning language in their early years have some difficulty in picking language
later in life."
(1) Development of language is totally dependent on genetics.
(2) Language and cognition are complexly interrelated.
(3) Development unpredictable. is disorderly and
(4) There is a sensitive period of language development.
15. Students struggling with 'dyslexia' can be taught to read:
(1) by encouraging them to study in multiple distractions.
(2) by providing higher grade level reading texts.
(3) through use of strict punishment to ensure corrective reading.
(4) through systemic phonological training.
16. The underlying principle of 'understanding-based teaching is
the belief that:
(1) learners' abilities and needs are diverse which cannot be
catered to without focusing on standard instructions.
(2) learners are passive recipients and the teacher has the 'right'
knowledge.
(3 learners can construct knowledge when provided with a
facilitative environment to do so.
(4) learners know little and teaching involves transmission of
facts to students.
17. How can a teacher help Aman who is struggling with complex problems
develop problem-solving skills?
(1) Encourage him to brainstorm and generate ideas
(2) Tell him to give up on the problem
(3) Discourage him from experimenting and taking risks
(4) Provide him with the answers
18. A conducive classroom environment for learning in middle
classes centres around
(1) fear of punishment and embarrassment
(2) co-operative learning
(3) competitive ethos
(4) conditioning and reinforcement
19. Lev Vygotsky believed that development:
(1) is discontinuous in nature.
(2) is an unfolding of genetic programming.
(3) results directly from maturation.
(4) results directly from social interaction.
20. According to Piaget, the four qualitatively different stages:
(1) vary vastly across the various cultures in the world.
(2) illustrate that children's minds are miniature adult minds.
(3) are dependent upon the genetic codes of the children.
(4) represent universal development of children.
21. Which of the following is a limitation of Piaget's theory of
cognitive development?
(1) It overemphasizes the role of language in cognitive
development. X
(2) It does not account for individual differences in cognitive
development.
(3) It does not account for the role of biological factors
development. in cognitive
(4) It does not account for the influence of culture and social
factors on cognitive development.
22. Read the following statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A):
Every year Lata, a Class VII teacher invites a female maths
professor and a male nurse to her class to discuss careers in these fields.
Reason (R):
Gender differences are innate and not acquired through society.
(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation
of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation
of (A)
23. In a progressive classroom, the students:
A. do not ask many questions.
B. ask questions to the teacher.
C. ask questions to each other.
D. ask themselves questions.
Choose the correct option:
(1) B and D
(2) B and C
(3) B, C and D
(4) A
24. Expectations associated with being male or female are referred
to as are learned and these
(1) gender roles; throughout childhood and into adulthood
(2) gender constancy; initially during adolescence
(3) gender stereotypes; only during middle childhood
(4) gender bias; mainly during early childhood
25. Which of the following views about intelligence supports the
respectful consideration of diversity among learners?
(1) Intelligence is not influenced by environmental factors.
(2) Intelligence is not influenced by genetic factors.
(3) IQ tests are the only measure of intelligence.
(4) Intelligence is multidimensional and can change over time.
26. Who among the following critiqued the concept of 'general'
intelligence and proposed an alternative theory of intelligence?
(1) Jean Piaget
(2) Howard Gardner
(3) Lev Vygotsky
(4) Charles Spearman
27. Lawrence Kohlberg's theory has been critiqued by Carol
Gilligan for:
(1) ignoring gender differences in moral reasoning.
(2) not applying quantitative methods of analysis.
(3) presenting a stage-theory of moral development.
(4) collecting data by means of real-life situations.
28. A teacher wants to help her students develop metacognitive
skills. Which of the following strategies would be most effective?
(1) Providing frequent grades and feedback to motivate students
(2) Encouraging students to reflect on their own learning and
evaluate their progress
(3) Assigning texts to students to memorize and encouraging them
to repeat information from the textbook
(4) Providing students with detailed and prescriptive instructions
for all learning tasks
29. Read the following statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A):
Teachers should ask students to identify their own examples and
non-examples of the concept for strengthening the concept.
Reason (R):
Thinking of examples leads to strengthening of the concept while
non-examples tend to confuse the students.
(1)(A) is true, but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation
of (A).
30 General principles of learning suggest that students learn
better if a teacher:
(1) first introduces the concept in its symbolic form and then
moves to its physical form.
(2) first discusses what is not known to the student and then
comes to what the student already knows.
(3) first introduces the concept overall and then moves on to the
intricacies of it.
(4) first discusses the concepts in terms of logic and reason and
then grants opportunity to verify the ideas.
CDP NOTES 👇
1. CURRICULUM : 👉 CLICK HERE
2.INCLUSIVE EDUCATION 👉 CLICK HERE
3.GROSS MOTOR AND FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT 👉 CLICK HERE
4. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 👉 CLICK HERE
5. CTET SYLLBUS 👉 CLICK HERE
6. RRB TGT UNIT 1 PHILOSOPHICAL EDUCATION👉 CLICK HERE
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