Child Development and Pedagogy Quiz 13

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CTET Child Development and Pedagogy is an important subject in CTET & other TET Exam. In any of teaching exam, CDP carries weightage of 30-40 %  of questions, with focused practice good marks can be fetched from this section. These questions are very important in achieving your success in CTET and Other TET Exams.

Q1.  According to Piaget's stages of cognitive development, the sensorimotor stage is associated with 

•  concerns about social issues
•  imitation, memory and mental representation
•  ability to solve problems in logical fashion
•  ability to interpret and analyse options

Solution
imitation, memory and mental representation

Q2.  According to Kohlberg, a teacher can instill moral values in children by 

•  giving strict instructions on 'how to behave'
•  giving importance to religious teachings
•  laying clear rules of behavior
•  involving them in discussions on moral issues

Solution
involving them in discussions on moral issues

Q3.  Vygotsky's theory implies 

•  after initial explanation, do not support a child in solving difficult questions
•  child will learn best in the company of children having IQ lesser than his/her own
•  collaborative problem solving
•  individual assignments to each student

Solution
collaborative problem solving
.

Q4.   Scaffolding in the context of learning theories refers to 

•  temporary support in learning by adults
•  ascertaining the causes of mistakes done by students
•  simulation teaching
•  recapitulation of previous learning

Solution
temporary support in learning by adults

Q5.   Children in primary schools follow which of the following stages as proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg? 

I. Obedience and punishment orientation.

II. Individualism and exchange.

III. Good interpersonal relationships.

IV. Social contract and individual rights.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

•  I and II
•  II and IV
•  I and IV
•  I and III

Solution
I and II

Q6.  Knowledge of ...... will be most significant for a teacher dealing with a class comprising students of mixed age goups. 

•  occupation of their parents
•  socio-economic background
•  cultural background
•  developmental stages

Solution
developmental stages

Q7.  According to Kohlberg, the level in which the child's morality is controlled by the fear of punishment is called 

•  pre-moral level
•  conventional morality level
•  self-accepted moral principle level
•  morality level

Solution
pre-moral level

Q8.  Rohit returned the pencil, he took from Ajay's desk because he was afraid of the punishment, if he got caught. This illustrates Kohlberg's

•  Pre-conventional level
•  conventional level
•  post-conventional level
•  pre-operational level

Solution
pre-conventional level

Q9.  According to Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory, accommodation is referred to ES

•  a find of matching between the already existing cognitive structures and the environmental needs as they arise
•  adjust to new ways of thinking and behaving by making modifications in one's existing cognitive structures
•  equilibrium between previous knowledge and new knowledge
•  arrangement of perceptual and cognitive in formations in meaningful patterns

Solution
equilibrium between previous knowledge and new knowledge

Q10.   Concrete operational stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory is not characterised by the following abilities.

•  Reversibility of thoughts
•  Mental conflict
•  Conservation
•  Use of serial ordering and part whole concepts

Solution
Reversibility of thoughts