CTET Sample Question Paper on Child Development and Pedagogy

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1. The term 'curriculum' in the field of education refers to

(1) methods of teaching and the content to be taught (2) overall programme of the school which students experience on a day-to-day basis (3) evaluation process (4) text-material to be used in the class

2. At lower classes, play-way method of teaching is based on

(1) theory of physcial education programmes (2) principles of methods of teaching (3) psychological principles of development and growth (4) sociological principles of teaching

3. "A young child responds to a new situation on the basis of the response made by him/her in a similar situation as in the past." This is related to

(1) 'Law of Analogy' of learning (2) 'Law of Effect' of learning (3) 'Law of Attitude' of learning process (4) 'Law of Readiness' of learning

4. 'Dyslexia' is associated with

(1) Mental disorder (2) Mathematical disorder (3) Reading disorder (4) Behavioural disorder

5. Education of children with special needs should be provided

(1) along with other normal children(2) by methods developed for special children in special Schools (3) in special school (4) by special teachers in special schools

6. To make assessment a 'useful and interesting' process, one should be careful about

(1) making comparisons between different students (2) labelling students as intelligent or average learners (3) using a variety of ways' to collect information about the student's learning across the scholastic and co-scholastic boundaries (4) using technical language to give feedback

7. ____ is not considered a sign of 'being gifted'.

(1) Creative ideas (2) Fighting with others (3) Novelty in expression (4) Curiosity

8."Children actively construct their understanding of the world" is a statement attributed to

(1) Piaget (2) Pavlov (3) Kohlberg (4) Skinner

9. Kritika who does not talk much at home, talks a lot at school. It shows that

(1) the school provides opportunities to children to talk a lot (2) teachers demand that children should talk a lot at school (3) she does not like her home at all (4) her thoughts get acknowledged at school

10. A teacher should make an attempt to understand the potentialities of herlhis students. Which of the following fields is related to this objective?

(1) Educational Sociology (2) Social Philosophy (3) Media - Psychology (4) Educational Psychology

11. Motivation, in the process of learning,

(1) sharpens the memory of learners (2) differentiates new. learning from old learning (3) makes learners think unidirectionally (4) creates interest for learning among young learners

12. Learning can be enriched if

(1) situations from the real world are brought into the class in which students interact with each other and the teacher facilitates (2) more and more teaching aids are used in the class (3) teachers use different types of lectures and explanation (4) due attention is paid to periodic tests in the class

13. Which of the following statements cannot be considered as a feature of the process of learning?

(1) Educational institutions are the only place where learning takes place (2) Learning is a comprehensive process (3) Learning is goal-oriented (4) Unlearning is also a learning process

14. A student of V-grade with 'visual deficiency' should be

(1) excused to do a lower level of work(2) helped with hislher routine-work by parents and friends (3) treated normally in the classroom and provided support through Audio CDs (4) given special treatment III the classroom

15. Which of the following should be considered the most important quality of a teacher at primary level ?

(1) Eagerness to teach (2) Patience and perseverance (3) Competence in methods of teaching and knowledge of subjects (4) Competence to teach in highly standardised language

16. A major strength of ecological theory is its framework for explaining
(a) Environmental influences on development., (b) Biological influences on development. (c) Cognitive development., (d) Affective processes in development.

17. All of the following advanced principles of child development that are closely allied to the stimulus response learning theory, except
(a) Pavilov (b) J B Waston, (c) Hull (d) Gesell

18. The process whereby the genetic factors limit an individual's responsiveness to the environment is known as
(a) Canalization., (b) Discontinuity., (c) Differentiation., (d) Range of reaction.

19. In order to develop the spirit of labour in students
(a) The teacher himself should indulge in labour, (b) The teacher should deliver lectures on the importance of labour, (c) Students should be given opportunities to do labour from time to time, (d) Students should be given examples of laboring people

20. A child has been admitted to your school who belongs to a back ward family/background from the cultural viewpoint. You will
(a) Keep him in a class in which, there are many more students of backward background from the cultural viewpoint, (b) Send a teacher to know more about the backward cultural background of the child, (c) Keep him in a normal class but will make special arrangements for teaching him, keeping his special needs in view, (d) Advise him to take up vocational education

21. All of the following can be signs that a child is gifted, except
(a) Early development of a sense of time, (b) Interest in encyclopaedias and dictionaries, (c) Uneasy relationships with peers., (d) Easy retention of facts

22. If heredity is an important determinant of a specific behaviour, what prediction can we make about expression of the behaviour in identical twins reared apart compared to its expression in fraternal twins reared apart?
(a) Fraternal twins will express the behaviour more similarly than identical twins., (b) There will be little similarity in the expression of the behaviour in either set of twins., (c) Identical twins will express the behaviour more similarly than fraternal twins., (d) The behaviour will be expressed as similarly by identical twins as it is by fraternal twins.

23. Frobel’s most important contribution to education was his development of the
(a) Vocational school (b) Public high school, (c) Kindergarten (d) Latin School

24. Of the following, the main purpose of state certification of teachers is to
(a) Monitor the quality of teacher training institutions, (b) Provide for a uniform standard of entry-level teacher competency throughout the state, (c) Exclude from the profession those not trained in pedagogy, (d) Exclude from the profession those who are mentally unhealthy

25. The key difference between evolutionary and cultural change is that evolutionary change alters __________ whereas cultural change alters ____________.
(a) Reproduction; environment (b) Heredity; environment, (c) Environment; behavior (d) Development; learning

26. Which of the following can be taken as a reflection of meaningful learning?

(1) A good score in the examination (2) A high degree of retention (3) The capability of transferring/using learning in different situations (4) The ability to recall as and when needed

27. The most important thing for a student to gain a better insight in the subject is / are?

(1) the notes given by the subject teacher in the class (2) the discussion facilitated by the teacher and held by the students for comprehending various aspects of the topic under reference (3) the source material arranged by the teacher for the students (4) the scholarship of the teacher

28. Schools should arrange co-curricular activities for the students, because?

(1) curricular experiences are incomplete without supplements (2) interplay of curricular and co-curricular experiences gives a better insight into the content and its context (3) everybody wants co curricular activities these days (4) co-curricular activities make the school’s program attractive.

29. You are teaching in your class and it is almost the end of your session. A child of your class comes late and seeks your permission to enter the class. Being a good teacher, you will?

(1) not permit the child, as it makes little sense coming to class so late (2) get annoyed, as you are disturbed (3) ask the child to explain his/her position before you take an appropriate decision (4) allow him/her to enter and ask him/her the reasons for being so late when the class gets over

30. You enter your regular class to discover the children not in a mood to study that particular day. You will

(1) value the child’s precious time and world, therefore, teach as per your plan (2) feel disturbed seeing the reluctance of the children to study (3) ask the children to mend their ways (4) allow students the freedom to come up with what they want and gradually connect them to your plan

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ANSWERS
1(2), 2 (3), 3 (2), 4 (3), 5 (1), 6 (3), 7 (2), 8 (1), 9 (4) , 10 (4), 11 (4), 12 (1), 13 (1), 14 (3), 15 (2)

16. (a), 17. (d), 18. (d), 19 (c), 20(c), 21. (c), 22. (c), 23. (c), 24. (b), 25 (b), 26(3),  27(2 ), 28 (2), 29 (4 ), 30 (4)