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251.

Anything that causes a reaction is called______________?

A. learning
B. stimulus
C. connectionism
D. physical objects
Answer» C. connectionism
252.

True or false items cannot provide accurate criterion of evaluation because?

A. Chance of guessing on the part of examines is at highest probability
B. They generally inflate actual scores due to guessing or cheating
C. They do not require thorough study to attempt
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
253.

Who is called the father of both Realism and the scientific method?

A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. Socrates
D. Edward Thorndike
Answer» B. Plato
254.

Realism is a philosophical approach that argues that ultimate reality is the world of___________?

A. ideas
B. experiences
C. observations
D. physical objects
Answer» E.
255.

Condition necessary for micro teaching is___________?

A. Controlled environment
B. Repeated manifestation of only one skill
C. Observation and criticism
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
256.

Which of the following is an important fear causing stimuli?

A. Fear of failure in the examination
B. Fear of social situations like meeting with people in high offices , being lonely in the house
C. Fear of wild animals
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
257.

Which of the following techniques is used in educational surveys?

A. Tests
B. Interview
C. Questionnaires
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
258.

All round development means:

A. Developments of all the aspects of personality
B. Shapely development of physique
C. All students should develop
D. One can take as many rounds as possible
Answer» B. Shapely development of physique
259.

Teaching by small steps and frequent short assignment techniques are useful for__________?

A. Learning disabled
B. Slow learners
C. Educationally backward children
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
260.

The technique of classroom management where the teacher punishes negative behaviors by removing an unruly student from the rest of the class is called___________?

A. extinction technique
B. satiation technique
C. time out technique
D. corporal punishment
Answer» D. corporal punishment
261.

A scoring guide use to evaluate the quality of students is called____________?

A. rubrics
B. checklists
C. inventories
D. rating scales
Answer» B. checklists
262.

The teacher wants students to practice by repetition of some learning content, he normally uses ____________ method?

A. Drill
B. Recitation
C. Skill
D. None of these
Answer» B. Recitation
263.

According to Robert Sternberg, the three different types of required intelligence for creativity are_____________?

A. synthetic, analytical, and practical
B. analytical, observational and practical
C. analytical, critical and practical
D. abstract, synthetic and analytical
Answer» B. analytical, observational and practical
264.

The study of the physical, social and mental aspects of aging is called____________?

A. Esthetics
B. Genetics
C. Gerontology
D. Clinical psychology
Answer» D. Clinical psychology
265.

Which of the following is an important anger arousing situation during adolescence?

A. Biased attitude against them
B. Not getting the needs fulfilled
C. Unfair and insulting attitude towards them
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
266.

One of the basic principles of socializing individuals is____________?

A. Education
B. Caste
C. Imitation
D. Religion
Answer» B. Caste
267.

According to Rousseau, at what age a person ready to have a companion of the opposite sex?

A. 16
B. 17
C. 18
D. 19
Answer» B. 17
268.

Validity of an assessment relates to the ___________ of an assessment?

A. usefulness
B. quality
C. consistency
D. relevance
Answer» E.
269.

When the teacher is restating the information to show basic principles in the classroom, he is actually?

A. Making diagrams
B. Pinpointing
C. Generalizing
D. Criticizing
Answer» D. Criticizing
270.

“All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.” This is the saying of___________?

A. Aristotle
B. Socrates
C. Plato
D. John Locke
Answer» B. Socrates
271.

Jean Piaget proposed ___________ stages of Cognitive Development?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer» C. 5
272.

___________ are visual frameworks to help the learner make connections between concepts?

A. Graphic representations
B. Graphic organizers
C. Graphic charts
D. None of these
Answer» C. Graphic charts
273.

Providing temporary support and encouragement to students until help in no longer needed is called_____________?

A. Scaffolding
B. Criticizing
C. Appreciating
D. None of these
Answer» B. Criticizing
274.

The concept of pragmatism in educational philosophy says that education should be about___________?

A. obedience
B. virtue
C. life and growth
D. shaping good citizens
Answer» D. shaping good citizens
275.

Responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become __________ to occur again in that situation?

A. not likely
B. equally likely
C. less likely
D. more likely
Answer» E.
276.

Conferences may occur between____________?

A. Students and students
B. Teachers and students
C. Parents and teachers
D. All of these
Answer» E.
277.

When a learner is studying simply because work is assigned by the teacher, he is doing___________?

A. Experiential learning
B. Sensory learning
C. Cognitive memorizing
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
278.

_________ is a form of discussion that starts with individual response if the students then formulate student’s pairs then the pairs are used to form groups of four.

A. Discussion Web
B. Concept Web
C. Creativity Web
D. None of these
Answer» B. Concept Web
279.

Round Table Discussion involves:__________participants?

A. 2-3 participants
B. 2-8 participants
C. 3-7 participants
D. 4-5 participants
Answer» E.
280.

Rousseau advocated an educational method which consisted of removing the child from___________?

A. school
B. burden
C. society
D. past memory
Answer» D. past memory
281.

The satiation technique of classroom management is a technique where instead of punishing negative behaviors, the teacher might decide to actually __________ the negative behavior.

A. encourage
B. discourage
C. ignore
D. divert
Answer» B. discourage
282.

Bloom’s taxonomy is a set of __________ learning domains?

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
Answer» C. four
283.

Plato believed that talent and intelligence are:

A. distributed genetically
B. not distributed genetically
C. distributed gender-wise
D. not distributed gender-wise
Answer» C. distributed gender-wise
284.

To break information into parts and to examine the information is called____________?

A. analyzing
B. evaluating
C. synthesizing
D. originating
Answer» B. evaluating
285.

The most important duty of a teacher is___________?

A. Complete the syllabus
B. Maintain discipline in the class
C. Understand the student
D. Teach well
Answer» B. Maintain discipline in the class
286.

An assessment is __________ if it consistently achieves the same results with the same (or similar) students.

A. Valid
B. Invalid
C. Reliable
D. Unreliable
Answer» D. Unreliable
287.

A successful teacher’s most important function is____________?

A. Helping students to become good played
B. To develop love for books among children
C. Helping students to pass examination
D. To develop thinking abilities among children
Answer» E.
288.

The Law of Effect can be effectively used in____________?

A. accelerate learning
B. curriculum development
C. classroom management
D. teaching methods
Answer» D. teaching methods
289.

A posteriori knowledge is knowledge that is known by_________?

A. analysis
B. information
C. experience
D. evidence
Answer» D. evidence
290.

What was the relation between Plato and Aristotle?

A. Plato was student of Aristotle
B. Aristotle was student of Plato
C. Plato and Aristotle were brothers
D. Plato and Aristotle were colleagues
Answer» C. Plato and Aristotle were brothers
291.

Good reading aims at developing:_____________?

A. Understanding
B. Sensitivity
C. Pronunciation
D. Increasing factual knowledge
Answer» B. Sensitivity
292.

The cognitive domain involves____________?

A. learning
B. knowledge
C. manner
D. physical movement
Answer» C. manner
293.

All the verbal and non-verbal communications between teachers and students are called_____________?

A. Signals
B. Gestures
C. Hints
D. Dialogues
Answer» B. Gestures
294.

An old but effective teaching strategy is____________?

A. Read Aloud
B. Reading
C. Silent Reading
D. All of these
Answer» B. Reading
295.

What was the relation between Socrates and Plato?

A. Socrates was student of Plato
B. Plato was student of Socrates
C. Socrates and Plato were brothers
D. Socrates and Plato were colleagues
Answer» C. Socrates and Plato were brothers
296.

How does an effective teacher make students attentive in class?

A. By distributing sweets
B. By punishing naughty children
C. By making one’s teaching interesting
D. By telling stories
Answer» D. By telling stories
297.

The affective domain involves_____________?

A. learning
B. knowledge
C. manner
D. physical movement
Answer» D. physical movement
298.

_____________ is a method where the students ask questions each other during presentations.

A. Peer Classification
B. Oral Questioning
C. Peer Questioning
D. Peer Tutoring
Answer» D. Peer Tutoring
299.

As people gets older, the ability of applying or maintain attention_____________?

A. increases
B. decreases
C. stays constant
D. remains unaffected
Answer» C. stays constant
300.

According to the __________, the more you do something, the better you are at it.

A. law of effect
B. law of exercise
C. law of readiness
D. law of connectionism
Answer» C. law of readiness