Directions : Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option.
1. “Development is a never ending process.” This idea is associated with ?
(1) Principle of integration
(2) Principle of interaction
(3) Principle of interrelation
(4) Principle of continuity
2. Four distinct stages of children’s intellectual development are identified by ?
(1) Skinner
(2) Piaget
(3) Kohlberg
(4) Erikson
3. In which of the following stages do children become active members of their peer group ?
(1) Early childhood
(2) Childhood
(3) Adolescence
(4) Adulthood
4. Which of the following is not related to the socio-psychological needs of the child ?
(1) Regular elimination of waste products from the body
(2) Need for company
(3) Need for appreciation or social approval
(4) Need for emotional security
5. Which of the following is not a sign of an intelligent young child ?
(1) One who carries on thinking in an abstract manner
(2) One who can adjust oneself in a new environment
(3) One who has the ability to cram long essays very quickly
(4) One who has the ability to communicate fluently and appropriately
6. The stage in which a child begins to think logically about objects and events is known as ?
(1) Pre-operational stage
(2) Concrete operational stage
(3) Sensori·motor stage
(4) Formal operational stage
7. Which of the following will foster creativity among learners ?
(1) Emphasizing achievement goals from the beginning of school life
(2) Coaching students for good marks in examination
(3) Teaching the students the practical value of good education
(4) Providing opportunities to question and to nurture the innate talents of every learner
8. ‘Dyslexia’ is associated with
(1) Reading disorder
(2) Behavioural disorder
(3) Mental disorder
(4) Mathematical disorder
9. Education of children with special needs should be provided ?
(1) in special schools
(2) by special teachers in special schools
(3) along with other normal children
(4) by methods developed for special children in special schools
10. A student of V·grade with ‘visual deficiency’ should be ?
(1) treated normally in the classroom and provided support through Audio CDs
(2) given special treatment in the classroom
(3) excused to do a lower level of work
(4) helped with his/her routine·work by parents and friends
11. Which of the following statements cannot be considered as a feature of the process of learning ?
(1) Learning is goal·oriented
(2) Unlearning is also a learning process
(3) Educational institutions are the only place where learning takes place
(4) Learning is a comprehensive process
12. To make assessment a useful and interesting process, one should be careful about ?
(1) using a variety of ways to collect information about the student’s
learning across the scholastic and coscholastic boundaries
(2) using technical language to give feedback
(3) making comparisons between different students
(4) labelling students as intelligent or average learners
13. Which of the following should he considered the most important quality of a teacher at primary level ?
(1) Competence in methods of teaching and knowledge of subjects
(2) Competence to teach in highly standardised language
(3) Eagerness to teach (4) Patience and perseverance
14. ________is considered a sign of motivated teaching ?
(1) Questioning by students
(2) Pin drop silence in the class
(3) Maximum attendance in the class
(4) Remedial work given by the teacher
15. Learning can be enriched if ?
(1) teachers use different types of lectures and explanation
(2) due attention is paid t0 periodic tests in the class
(3) situations from the real world are brought into the class in which students interact with each other and
the teacher facilitates
(4) more and more teaching aids are used in the class
16. At lower classes, play·way method of teaching is based on
(1) psychological principles of development and growth
(2) sociological principles of teaching
(3) theory of physical education programmes
(4) principles of methods of teaching
17. The term ‘curriculum’ in the field of education refers to ?
(1) evaluation process
(2) text·material to be used in the class
(3) methods of teaching and the content to be taught
(4) overall programme of the school which students experience on a day·to·day basis
18. According to Piaget, at which of the following stages does a child begin to think logically about abstract propositions ?
(1) Sensorrniotor stage (Birth – 02 years)
(2) Pre·0perational stage (02 – 07 years)
(3) Concrete operational stage (07 – 11years)
(4) Formal operational stage (11 years and up)
19. A teacher should make an attempt to understand the potentialities of her/his students. Which of the following fields is related to this objective ?
(1) Media – Psychology
(2) Educational Psychology
(3) Educational Sociology
(4) Social Philosophy
20. “Children actively construct their understanding of the world” is a statement attributed to ?
(1) Kuhlberg
(2) Skinner
(3) Piaget
(4) Pavlov
