Child Development and Pedagogy

Child Development and Pedagogy for students appearing for CTET

39 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

All of the following are applicable in good motivation except that it

  1. Should be brief
  2. Should be relevant to the pupils
  3. Should be related to the lesson that follows
  4. Need not always come at the beginning of the lesson
  5. Should always come from the teacher
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When forming to develop the powers of creative thinking, the teacher should allow for all of the following experience except

  1. comparison of the treatment of a social studies topic in two textbooks
  2. failure of an experiment in science
  3. inability to locate a book in the school library
  4. failure to solve a problem because of insufficient information
  5. solving of all problems through use of a well practiced formula
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Of the following advice given by an experienced teacher to a new colleague, it would be best to ignore the one that state

  1. if you have a very shy child, don’t call on the child, wait until the child volunteers
  2. give praise to even the poorest achiever; you can always find something worthwhile to praise
  3. when a child misbehaves, first look for the reaction
  4. write an interesting question on the board for the pupils to answer as soon as they enter the room
  5. ask many “how” and “Why” questions and not too many “what and who questions
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

To be successful with an overactive child, the teacher should

  1. Give the child extra written work so he/she will have a reason for remaining in his/her seat
  2. Allow the child to leave his/her seat whenever he/she becomes restless
  3. Provide the child with purposeful activities that legitimize the need for movement
  4. Isolate the child from the class
  5. All the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A teacher notes poor attendance in class on Fridays, the day weekly tests are given. The teacher should

  1. call the parents of the absentees
  2. schedule tests throughout the week
  3. do nothing
  4. tell the pupils that missing two tests will result in a failing mark
  5. schedule all tests for Monday, after the children have had a restful weekend
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The teacher of a class with a sizeable number of Germans notices that the Germans and the other children form two separate groups on the school playground. The teacher is best advised to

  1. ignore the situation
  2. suggest that the principal organize a separate class of Germans
  3. call a meeting of the parents and ask them what they think should be done
  4. organize those playground games that promote co-mingling
  5. plan a unit on “America, the Melting Plot”
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

During the first parent teacher conference of the year, the teacher should do all to the following except

  1. take notes
  2. include the child, when appropriate
  3. encourage the parent to talk about her child
  4. disagree with the parent's philosophy of child reading
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following process does the child's mental framework starts obstructing with reality and his thinking becomes more complex?

  1. Conservation
  2. Assimilation
  3. Reversibility
  4. Accommodation
  5. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In comparing the lecture and developmental lessons, all of the following are true except that

  1. there is more pupil activity in the developmental lesson
  2. it is more difficult to ascertain pupil learning in a lecture lesson
  3. the lecture method is more conducive to larger classes
  4. slow children drive more benefit from a lecture than brighter children to
  5. motivation and summary are necessary in both lessons
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The operation of the school library should be the responsibility of

  1. Class teacher
  2. Volunteer parents
  3. The children who contributed the books
  4. Rotating committees of pupils
  5. The school librarian
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Test in which the same test is given in the same manner to all test takers is a _______________ test.

  1. School – wide finals
  2. Quizzes
  3. Standardized tests
  4. Class tests
  5. None of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following activities in a science class, is the one with least educational importance

  1. viewing a filmstrip
  2. constructing a model
  3. drawing a design
  4. reading about a simple experiment
  5. discussing a scientific principle
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Career education should begin

  1. in kindergarten
  2. in the third or fourth grades
  3. when the child enters junior high school
  4. in high school economics classes
  5. when the child begins to ask questions about jobs
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An example of a Developmental Disorder is _________.

  1. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  2. dyslexia
  3. mental retardation
  4. autistic spectrum disorders
  5. none of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

We face a specific psychosocial dilemma at each stage of life. This statement was given by ________.

  1. James Coleman
  2. Lawrence Kohlberg
  3. Erik Erikson
  4. Sigmund Freud
  5. None of these
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A student misses the place where he/she was reading. How can teacher temporarily help the student?

  1. By allowing him/her to fingerpoint
  2. By giving him/her a card to place under each line being read
  3. By providing him/her with a large-print reader such as those used by the visually handicapped
  4. By letting him/her listen to taped stores
  5. By telling his/her parents that he/she needs glasses
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A sixth-grade class includes a group of students studying on the fourth-grade level. Of the following, the best material to use with this group is a

  1. fourth-grade basal reader
  2. tape recorder
  3. high interest, low level book of stories
  4. sixth grade workbook
  5. local newspaper
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which statements regarding to preschool-stage children is MOST correct?

  1. The preschool age begins after the child turns 2 years old
  2. They realize that injuries are not a form of punishment
  3. They can usually identify painful areas when questioned
  4. Preschoolers are usually not fearful of pain or separation
  5. None of these
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

All of the following are examples of intrinsic motivation except

  1. encouraging pupils to help develop the aim of a lesson
  2. permitting pupils to evaluate each other's answers
  3. utilizing pupils backgrounds and experiences
  4. giving short quizzes at the beginning of a lesson
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In dealing with a class that is misbehaving, the teacher’s least effective course of action is to

  1. ask the principal to observe him/her and make recommendations
  2. lower the grades of pupils who create the most serious infractions
  3. isolate those most responsible for the misbehaviour
  4. ascertain the extent to which his/her methods and/or curriculum are responsible
  5. ask the advice of his/her grade leader
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

All of the following statements about children are correct except that

  1. Older children in elementary schools are less prone to illness than younger children
  2. Many children do not eat proper breakfasts
  3. A child with an auditory handicap may be completely unaware of it
  4. Children like teachers who are firm and consistent
  5. Girls are superior to boys of the same age in mathematical abilities
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The National Curriculum Framework, 2005 suggests, which of the following examination reforms?

  1. Class X examination optional
  2. State level exams to be conducted at different stages of school education
  3. Competitive entrance examinations optional
  4. Class XII examination optional
  5. All the above
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The most important objective of committee work is to have children

  1. practice parliamentary procedure
  2. develop the leadership skills of the high achievers
  3. develop skills of cooperative learning and problem solving
  4. acquire factual information efficiently
  5. learn socialization skills
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A fourth grade child takes the belongings of pupils who sit near her. The teacher's best initial step is to

  1. isolate the child in a corner of the room
  2. make a note of this behaviour in the child's permanent record
  3. ignore the behaviour, as it will eventually disappear
  4. arrange a parent conference to try to determine causation
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A parent of a fourth grader refuse to give approval for her child to go on a school trip. The teacher should first:

  1. refer the matter to the guidance counselor
  2. confer with the parent to discuss the educational purpose of the trip
  3. give the class a homework assignment for all parents to sign, giving reasons why each child wants to go on the trip
  4. ask another teacher in the same grade to take that child on the day of the trip
  5. tell the class that the trip will be cancelled if any child does not receive parental permission
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

All of the following are evidence of a good class audio-visual programme except

  1. using globes and maps to teach geographic skills and concepts
  2. developing a weekly list of recommended television programmes for home viewing
  3. teacher previewing of all fimstrips to be shown to the class
  4. allowing children to decide which educational television programmes they will view in class
  5. none of these
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is phrenology?

  1. Phrenology is the theory that differences in bodily secretions correspond to personality.
  2. Phrenology is the theory that differences in body shape may correspond to personality.
  3. Phrenology is the theory that differences in cranial size correspond to personality.
  4. Phrenology is the theory that differences in diet and blood group correspond to personality.
  5. None of these
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Neha's incorrect responses to the checkers problem indicate that she is still in the ________ stage of cognitive development.

  1. formal operational
  2. preoperational
  3. concrete operational
  4. sensorimotor
  5. none of these
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When does senescence occurs?

  1. When a person enters late adulthood and experiences mental decline.
  2. As soon as overall growth stops.
  3. At puberty.
  4. At middle age when the first signs of physical decline begin to appear.
  5. All of these
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An increase in comprehension skill is most likely to result from

  1. guided silent reading
  2. guided oral reading
  3. unstructured silent reading
  4. the teacher reading to the class
  5. listening to tapes of children’s stories
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who described the three levels of personality as conscious, unconscious and the collective unconscious?

  1. Cattell
  2. Jung
  3. Erikson
  4. Kelly
  5. None of these
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statement is least educationally valid?

  1. Drill periods should be brief
  2. Study habits should be taught
  3. Over learning constitutes a waste of time
  4. The quality of a student’s notes book should be a factor in formulating the student’s mark
  5. None of these
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When the majority of pupils in a science class is well below grade level in reading, the teacher should

  1. read to the class from the text book
  2. plan many hands-on activities
  3. show many filmstrips
  4. lecture to the class, using simple language
  5. all the above
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Marry is an 18 year old girl. She is flabberghasted to see her elder brother's determination towards his religious beliefs. She has been studying about different religions but she certainly hasn't made up her mind about what she believes in. Marry would say that she is in the ________ category of identity formation.

  1. moratorium
  2. foreclosure
  3. diffusion
  4. identity achievement
  5. none of these
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The trial and error method of instruction is best developed by:

  1. role playing
  2. programmed instruction
  3. the developmental lesson
  4. an audio visual lesson
  5. independent study
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Martin Luther’s greatest contribution to education was his:

  1. Ninety – Five Theses
  2. Translation of the Bible into German
  3. Advocacy of science curriculum for the universities
  4. Concept of justification by good works
  5. None of these
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a kindergarten class it would be unreasonable to expect a child to

  1. care for plants
  2. clean up after clay work
  3. bring an old shirt for painting activities
  4. know when it is time to clean up
  5. return a class library book to the shelf
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is represented through the logical use of symbols related to abstract thinking?

  1. Egocentrism
  2. Schema
  3. Formal operational stage
  4. Cognitive development
  5. None of these
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the meaning of the sentence 'child belonging to weaker section'?

  1. A child belonging to such parents whose annual income is low.
  2. A child belonging to such parents who come under the disadvantaged group.
  3. A child belonging to such parents who come under the category of below poverty line.
  4. A child belonging to such parents whose annual income is lower than the minimum limit specified by the appropriate government.
  5. None of these