CTET Solved Paper - CTET September 2015
86. A key feature of a child-centered classroom is that in which
- A
the teacher's role is to present the knowledge to be learned and to assess the students on standard parameters
- B
the students with the teacher's guidance are made responsible for constructing their own understanding
- C
there's coercive and psychological control of the teacher who determines the learning trajectory and the behaviour of the children
- D
the teacher lays down uniform ways of behaviour for children and gives them appropriate rewards when they do the same
- Option : B
- Explanation : Child-centered classroom means a classroom which gives emphasis on children and their development in every aspect. It gives freedom to children to enhance their skills and ideas by helping through guidance and participation process of teacher and students. In this type of classroom, children can develop their own understanding rather than using setup standards or coercive methods.
87. Which one of the following statements is most appropriate about intelligence?
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Intelligence can be reliably determined only by administering standardized IQ tests
- B
Intelligence is fundamentally neurological functioning, for example speed of processing, sensory discrimination etc.
- C
Intelligence is the ability to do well in school
- D
Intelligence is multi-dimensional having several aspects to it
- Option : D
- Explanation : Intelligence is something which involves quick response to the problem and it involves any facts to it. It is not limited to any particular topic or subject or field, nor it depends upon IQ score. So, it is multi-dimensional having several aspects to it.
- A
genetic differences that exist between boys and girls
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perception of self as relatively feminine and masculine in characteristics
- C
acknowledgement of differences between boys and girls due to their physiology
- D
differential treatment of boys and girls based on expectations due to cultural attitides
- Option : D
- Explanation : Gender bias means to favour one particular gender over other gender. In this case, we refer to the preference of male gender over female gender. And this is due to orthodox thinking, which did not believe in equality of male and female and believed in female subjugation.
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Provide satisfaction and other kinds of support during classroom activities and for homework
- B
Give them homework of memorising and copying the answers in their notebooks five times
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Tell the children that they do not have the capability to study further and they should now help their parents at work
- D
Call the parents and gently ask them to enroll their children for tuition
- Option : A
- Explanation : If we find any first generation school goers children, we should help and encourage them to continue education and coming to schools despite his/her problem. Since, being first generation school goers implies they are poor and finds difficulty in coming to school. By providing scaffolding and others kinds of support, we motivate them to come to school.
- Option : D
- Explanation : Children of same age vary greatly in various things. They all come to school to learn and for the development. So, school plays a vital role in it. But school should provide such opportunity to everyone so that everyone can develop as per his/her potential. If any standard is fixed to develop, it can cause stress among children. Since, various children have different capacity to tackle the things.
