Pedagogy (Question Bank)

EDUCATION XII – OPTIONAL (B) : PEDAGOGY

Unit – I: Nature and Characteristics of Teaching

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Choose the most appropriate answer by putting a Tick (√) mark against it in the brackets

provided:

1. Pedagogy is a

(a) science of behavior ( )

(b) science of learning ( )

(c) science of teaching ( )

(d) science of testing ( )

2. The main aim of teaching is

(a) to disseminate information to the learners ( )

(b) to help the child in passing his examinations ( )

(c) to help the learners in getting employment easily ( )

(d) to help the child to respond to his environment in an effective way ( )

3. Teaching can be made effective by relating it to

(a) learning ( )

(b) reading ( )

(c) lecture ( )

(d) discussion ( )

4. Both teaching and learning aim at one and the same thing, that is,

(a) make the learner more intelligent ( )

(b) make the learner full of knowledge ( )

(c) bring changes in the behavior of the learner ( )

(d) deliver information to the learner ( )

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5. A good teaching must always be so designed and performed as to result in

(a) minimum learning ( )

(b) maximum learning ( )

(c) self-learning ( )

(d) self-control ( )

6. Teacher’s interest in teaching and the children can

(a) never help children in any way ( )

(b) motivate the learners to learn ( )

(c) help the learners to learn everything ( )

(d) never encourage the learners ( )

7. The soul of effective teaching is

(a) good command of the subject matter ( )

(b) salary ( )

(c) health ( )

(d) social status ( )

8. Which of the following statement is true of an effective teacher?

(a) He must be biased and try to influence the learners in accordance with his

personal views ( )

(b) His education is completed when he is certified to teach ( )

(c) He should not take into consideration the interests, abilities and limitations of

the learner ( )

(d) He should understand human developmental patterns ( )

9. Which one of the following is least important in teaching?

(a) lecturing in impressive ways ( )

(b) maintaining discipline in the class ( )

(c) punishing the students ( )

(d) drawing sketches and diagrams on the blackboard if needed ( )

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10. The main objectives to be achieved through memory level of teaching are

(a) acquisition of the body of facts with full understanding and application

( )

(b) development of higher cognitive abilities ( )

(c) the knowledge objectives ( )

(d) equipment of the learners with the ability of reflective thinking ( )

11. Teaching at memory level is based on

(a) S-R theory ( )

(b) field theory ( )

(c) Gestalt theory ( )

(d) cognitive field theory ( )

12. The method of teaching at memory level is

(a) subject centered ( )

(b) teacher centered ( )

(c) learner centered ( )

(d) problem-solving centered ( )

13. The main objectives to be achieved through understanding level of teaching are

(a) the knowledge objectives ( )

(b) acquisition of the body of facts with full understanding and application

( )

(c) acquisition of facts and information ( )

(d) equipment of students with problem solving ability and

skills of facing the problems ( )

14. Teaching at understanding level is based on

(a) Gestalt theory ( )

(b) cognitive field theory ( )

(c) S-R theory ( )

(d) field theory ( )

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15. The main objective of reflective level teaching is

(a) acquisition of the body of facts with full understanding ( )

(b) to provide knowledge to the learners ( )

(c) to equip the learners with the ability of reflective thinking ( )

(d) acquisition of facts and information ( )

16. The method of teaching at reflective level is

(a) teacher centered ( )

(b) learner centered ( )

(c) problem-solving centered ( )

(d) subject centered ( )

17. Which of the following level of teaching requires more active participation, more

imaginative and creative thinking?

(a) reflective level ( )

(b) memory level ( )

(c) understanding level ( )

(d) all levels ( )

18. The educational objective of pre-active phase of teaching is

(a) action and reaction ( )

(b) reinforcement and feedback ( )

(c) selection of the most appropriate techniques of evaluation ( )

(d) to define educational aims ( )

19. Pre-active phase of teaching includes

(a) feedback and reinforcement ( )

(b) sizing up of the class ( )

(c) presentation of stimuli ( )

(d) decision about the strategies of teaching ( )

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20. Inter-active phase of teaching includes

(a) fixation of goals ( )

(b) deployment of strategies ( )

(c) sizing up of the class ( )

(d) decision making about the subject matter ( )

21. In which phase of teaching the knowledge which is given to student is evaluated?

(a) interactive phase ( )

(b) post-active phase ( )

(c) pre-active and inter-active phases ( )

(d) pre-active phase ( )

22. Which of the following activity is considered in the post-active phase of teaching?

(a) distribution of teaching strategies ( )

(b) changing the strategies in terms of evidences gathered ( )

(c) diagnosis of the learners ( )

(d) sequencing the elements of content for presentation ( )

23. Educationists insist of learning by doing. This is called

(a) principle of activity ( )

(b) principle of motivation ( )

(c) principle of interest ( )

(d) principle of planning ( )

24. The educator cannot elicit any useful response from the learner in the absence of

(a) good physique ( )

(b) wealth ( )

(c) motivation ( )

(d) examination ( )

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25. The technique of teaching is determined by

(a) the behavior of the teacher ( )

(b) the educational institution ( )

(c) the evaluation system ( )

(d) the objective of the lesson ( )

26. Educational psychology tells the educator that he cannot make his teaching effective

unless

(a) he arouses the pupil’s interest in the subject being taught ( )

(b) the pupils behave accordingly ( )

(c) he is satisfied with his salary ( )

(d) the classroom is big ( )

27. After selecting a topic, teacher should

(a) rest for a while ( )

(b) do the planning of the chapter ( )

(c) concentrate on student’s evaluation ( )

(d) deliver information to students ( )

28. Modern educationists suggest that the process of teaching must be

(a) dull ( )

(b) clumsy ( )

(c) creative and entertaining ( )

(d) unimaginative ( )

29. The teacher should select the teaching material in such a way so that

(a) he can achieve a high level of mental development ( )

(b) he can produce citizens capable of living in a democratic society ( )

(c) he can easily attain the fundamental principles of education ( )

(d) he can help the learner in his later adjustment with life ( )

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30. According to the principle of division, the subject matter should be divided into different

steps so that

(a) it can easily be presented to the class in an ordered and systematic manner

( )

(b) children are motivated to take interest in their lesson ( )

(c) the teacher can use different strategies ( )

(d) children can learn by themselves ( )

31. Teacher must bear the principle of individual difference in his mind in order to

(a) distribute study materials ( )

(b) complete a course on time ( )

(c) assess student performance ( )

(d) adopt a suitable technique and standard ( )

32. Maxims of teaching are

(a) fundamental principles to teach children in an accurate manner ( )

(b) rules for presenting difficult terms and concepts to make

them easy to comprehend in classroom teaching ( )

(c) learning levels which can be affected with the acquisition

of various teaching objectives ( )

(d) learning experiences which are acquired in a natural way ( )

33. The most natural and simple way of teaching a lesson is to proceed from

(a) something that the students already know ( )

(b) those facts which are unknown to the learners ( )

(c) examples ( )

(d) illustrations ( )

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34. It is best for teachers to teach

(a) from the viewpoint of adults ( )

(b) complex task first ( )

(c) simple topic first ( )

(d) from the viewpoint of experts ( )

35. Particular facts and examples should be presented to the children before giving them

(a) abstract rules and principles ( )

(b) general rules and principles ( )

(c) complex rules and principles ( )

(d) difficult rules and principles ( )

36. Empirical knowledge is that a pupil gains through

(a) reading ( )

(b) fantasy ( )

(c) teacher’s lecture ( )

(d) his own observation ( )

37. Rational knowledge implies

(a) observation and experience ( )

(b) action and performance ( )

(c) a bit of abstraction and argumentative approach ( )

(d) achievement and accomplishment ( )

38. Gestalt psychologists proved that

(a) the child perceives the object as a whole and then its parts ( )

(b) the child gains knowledge about the ‘parts’ first and then about the ‘whole’

( )

(c) part learning is more meaningful because the material to be learnt makes sense

( )

(d) part learning should be followed by whole approach ( )

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39. Rousseau has given the concept of Follow Nature. The meaning of this maxim is

(a) to give full freedom to the teacher ( )

(b) to regulate the education of a pupil according to his nature ( )

(c) the teacher should follow his discretion ( )

(d) knowledge should be given according to the teacher’s nature ( )

40. Maxims are meant

(a) to be followed strictly ( )

(b) for learners and parents ( )

(c) for supervisors and administrators ( )

(d) to be our servants and not masters ( )

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FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. Pedagogy is a science of __________.

2. Teaching is helping a child to adjust himself to his __________.

3. Teaching can be made effective by relating it to __________.

4. Both teaching and learning aim at one and the same thing, that is, bring changes in the

__________ of the learner.

5. As teaching and learning are interlinked, we cannot think of __________ without

learning.

6. The initial stage of teaching is the __________ level.

7. Memory level of teaching is based on __________ theory of learning.

8. The main objectives to be achieved through memory level of teaching are the

__________ objectives.

9. Understanding level of teaching is based upon prescription of __________ theorists of

learning.

10. The main objectives to be achieved through understanding level of teaching are

acquisition of the body of facts with full understanding and __________.

11. Reflective level of teaching is based upon __________ of learning as new insights are

developed.

12. Teaching at the __________ level helps in the development of higher cognitive abilities

in students.

13. The __________ phase of teaching includes all those activities which a teacher performs

before classroom teaching or before entering the classroom.

14. In the __________ phase of teaching, all those activities are included which a teacher

carries over right from entering the classroom till the presentation of the contents.

15. The knowledge which is given to student and which is really required by student is

evaluated in the __________ phase of teaching.

16. A child always feels joy in activities and learns by __________.

17. The subject material should be connected with __________ because a child learns a

subject more effectively and in an easier way which leads his life.

18. In determining what is easy and what is difficult teachers have to take into account the

psychological make-up of the __________.

19. Known to unknown is a __________.

20. A teacher should always proceed from induction to __________ in his teaching.

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