Child Development and Pedagogy Quiz 22

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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. Which one of the following may be the criteria of gender parity in a society? 

•  Comparison of number of male and female teachers in school
•  Equal number of distinctions achieved by boys and girls in class XII
•  Comparison of number of boys and girls who survive upto class XII
•   Whether the girl students are allowed to participate in competitions organised outside the school

Solution
Comparison of number of boys and girls who survive upto class XII

Q2. Gender discrimination in a classroom 

•  does not affect the performance of the students
•  may lead to diminished effort or performance of the students
•  may lead to enhanced effort or performance of the male students
•  is done more by the male teachers than their female counterparts

Solution
may lead to diminished effort or performance of the students

Q3. Girl students 

•  learn questions on Mathematics well but face difficulty only when they are asked to reason them out
•  are as good in Mathematics as boys of their age
•  perform less competently in spatial concepts than boys of their age
•  possesses more linguistic and musical abilities

Solution
are as good in Mathematics as boys of their age
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Q4. Given below are some statements about boys and girls. According to you, which one of them is true? 

•  Boys should help in activities outside the home
•  Boys should help in household chores
•  All boys should be taught Science and girls, Home Science
•  Girls should help in household chores

Solution
Boys should help in household chores

Q5. A lot of debate surrounds whether girls and boys have specific sets of abilities due to their genetic materials. Which one of the following are you most likely to agree with in this context? 

•  Girls are socialised to be caring while boys are discouraged to show emotions such as crying
•   Boys cannot be caring since they are born that way 
•   After puberty boys and girls cannoi play with each other since their interests are completely opposites
•  All girls have inherent talent for arts while boys are genetically programmed to be better at aggressive sports

Solution
Girls are socialised to be caring while boys are discouraged to show emotions such as crying

Q6. When a teacher considers boys as naturally better at Mathematics than girls, it shows that the teacher is

•  gender biased
•  moralistic
•  right-minded
•  ethical

Solution
gender biased

Q7. Gender bias refers to 

•  genetic differences that exist between boys and girls
•  perception of self as relatively feminine and masculine in characteristics
•  acknowledgement of differences between boys and girls due to their physiology
•  differential treatment of boys and girls based on expectations due to cultural attitudes

Solution
differential treatment of boys and girls based on expectations due to cultural attitude

Q8. A textbook of class VIII has the following illustrations: women as teachers and maids while men as doctors and pilots. This type of depiction is likely to promote 

•  gender role play
•  gender constancy
•  gender empowerment
•  gender stereotyping

Solution
gender stereotyping

Q9. A teacher remarks in a co-education class to boys, “Be boys and don't behave like girls.” This Remark 

•  reflects caste discrimination
•  is a good example of dealing with boys and girls
•   reflects stereotypical behaviour of discrimination between boys and girls
•  highlights the biological superiority of boys over girls

Solution
reflects stereotypical behaviour of discrimination between boys and girls

Q10. 'Gender' is a/an 

•  physiological construct
•  innate quality
•  social construct
•  biological entity

Solution
social construct