CTET CDP QUIZ 5

Question 1:

Creativity in a classroom can be encouraged by providing opportunities for students to:

Join special achievement sections

Encouraging original discovery and thinking

developing good test-taking skills

learning convergent thinking

Question 2:

Deep seated teacher prejudices about disadvantaged groups can often be revealed through an analysis of which of the following classroom processes ?

Seating arrangements done on the basis of gender, caste and class.

Encouragement of ‘mastery oriented’ motivational style by the teacher.

Making reasonable accommodations for children with learning difficulties by the teacher.

Encouragement children to examine, resist and challenge the mechanical aspects of the education.

Question 3:

“Men generally think with their heads and women with their hearts”. This statement reflects:

gender discrimination

gender stereotypes

genetic differences between two sexes

gender constancy

Question 4:

It is important that the teacher does not segregate children into fixed groups based upon intelligence quotient (IQ) as-

it is inconvenient for teachers

it is inconvenient for schools

it does not allow children to complete among themselves across groups

the concept of IQ. Is not stable and it also leads to labeling of children

Question 5:

The Classroom environment of progressive classroom will NOT have which of the following attitudes ?

Invlovment of children in decision making

Creation of a fear-free learning environment

Assessing individualdifferences of learners

Maintaining external discipline by the teacher

Question 6:

The Kohlberg’s model of moral development has which of the following characteristics ?

Stages of moral development are universal in nature.

There is continuity in development of moral thinking.

Moral development is not an orderly process; it is entirely dependent on environmental factors.

Moral development is dependent primarily on cultural values.

Question 7:

Problem - solving skills can be enhanced by -

Fixating on conventional use of materials.

Representing problems in standardised format.

Considering alternative ways of solution.

Rote memorisation.

Question 8:

Which of the following is primary agent of socialisation for children?

Books and magazines

Immediate family

Parent's work place

Staff at hospital

Question 9:

A progressive classroom -

Gives primacy to silent listening only.

Respects individual differences among learners.

Is marks - oriented.

Is based on behaviouristic principles of learning.

Question 10:

Language development among children gets influenced by -

Genetics only.

Environment only.

Genetics as well as environment.

Neither genetics nor environment.