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Which of the following duties is least likely to be required of all teachers? Options: A) Visiting the homes of the pupils B) Disciplining pupils in their care C) Keeping a record of text-books D) Preparing and grading examinations

Description : Which of the following duties is least likely to be required of all teachers? Options: A) Visiting the homes of the pupils B) Disciplining pupils in their care C) Keeping a record of text-books D) Preparing and grading examinations

Last Answer : A) Visiting the homes of the pupils 

Which of the following is not an aspect of learning? Options: A) The accumulation of knowledge B) Cue-reduction C) Modification of perceptions D) The sensitization of nerve fibres

Description : Which of the following is not an aspect of learning? Options: A) The accumulation of knowledge B) Cue-reduction C) Modification of perceptions D) The sensitization of nerve fibres

Last Answer : D) The sensitization of nerve fibres 

It is generally agreed that Options: A) Each educational group should have its own independent organization B) Administrators and teachers should have separate professional organization C) Any professional organization should included several levels of leadership D) All of the above are correct

Description : It is generally agreed that Options: A) Each educational group should have its own independent organization B) Administrators and teachers should have separate professional organization C) Any professional organization should included several levels of leadership D) All of the above are correct

Last Answer : C) Any professional organization should included several levels of leadership 

Which of the following best explains the phenomenon of forgetting? Options: A) The passage of time B) The phenomenon of reminiscence C) The phenomenon of interference D) Repression

Description : Which of the following best explains the phenomenon of forgetting? Options: A) The passage of time B) The phenomenon of reminiscence C) The phenomenon of interference D) Repression

Last Answer : C) The phenomenon of interference 

The teacher's primary responsibility lies in Options: A) Planning educational experiences B) Implementing and administering policies C) Promoting human relations with parents D) Experimenting with teaching techniques

Description : The teacher's primary responsibility lies in Options: A) Planning educational experiences B) Implementing and administering policies C) Promoting human relations with parents D) Experimenting with teaching techniques

Last Answer : A) Planning educational experiences 

Which of the following would constitute the most proper action to take, if a child continues to talk after the class. has been asked to be quiet? Options: A) Speak loudly enough to be heard by the student who is talking B) Have the whole class sit with hands folded for five minutes to impress on them the need for silence C) Make the whole class stay after school D) Arrange to speak to him privately

Description : Which of the following would constitute the most proper action to take, if a child continues to talk after the class. has been asked to be quiet? Options: A) Speak loudly enough to be heard by ... the need for silence C) Make the whole class stay after school D) Arrange to speak to him privately

Last Answer : D) Arrange to speak to him privately 

Which of the following procedures would be best from the stand point of efficiency of acquisition for a given degree of long-term retention? Options: A) A high level of over-learning B) Reviews spaced progressively further apart C) Trial and Error D) Cramming

Description : Which of the following procedures would be best from the stand point of efficiency of acquisition for a given degree of long-term retention? Options: A) A high level of over-learning B) Reviews spaced progressively further apart C) Trial and Error D) Cramming

Last Answer : B) Reviews spaced progressively further apart 

The best way to establish rapport with your class is to Options: A) Demand the respect due your age and status B) Remain aloof, be a figure of authority C) Impress your students with your knowledge and skill D) Play the role of a guide who desires to help them

Description : The best way to establish rapport with your class is to Options: A) Demand the respect due your age and status B) Remain aloof, be a figure of authority C) Impress your students with your knowledge and skill D) Play the role of a guide who desires to help them

Last Answer : D) Play the role of a guide who desires to help them 

Recitation in learning appears most profitable when introduced Options: A) At the beginning of the learning period B) Uniformity throughout the learning period C) Towards the end of the learning period D) Only as preparation for the testing period

Description : Recitation in learning appears most profitable when introduced Options: A) At the beginning of the learning period B) Uniformity throughout the learning period C) Towards the end of the learning period D) Only as preparation for the testing period

Last Answer : C) Towards the end of the learning period 

Which of the following statements appears most accurate in the light of our present knowledge of the neurophysiology underlying learning? Options: A) Learning involves neural fibres in a telephonic type connection between a given receptor and a given effectors B) Learning appears independent of any neurophysiologic basis C) Learning capacity to be independent of the mass of the brain D) To date, Psychologists have not been able to discover the neurophysilogical changes occurring as a person learns

Description : Which of the following statements appears most accurate in the light of our present knowledge of the neurophysiology underlying learning? Options: A) Learning involves neural fibres in a ... Psychologists have not been able to discover the neurophysilogical changes occurring as a person learns

Last Answer : D) To date, Psychologists have not been able to discover the neurophysilogical changes occurring as a person learns

Which of the following is the least important aspect of the teacher's role in the guidance of learning? Options: A) The development of insight into what constitutes an adequate performance B) The development of insight into what constitute the pitfalls and dangers to be avoided C) The provision of continuous diagnostic and remedial help D) The fore-stalling of habits

Description : Which of the following is the least important aspect of the teacher's role in the guidance of learning? Options: A) The development of insight into what constitutes an adequate performance B) The ... avoided C) The provision of continuous diagnostic and remedial help D) The fore-stalling of habits

Last Answer : B) The development of insight into what constitute the pitfalls and dangers to be avoided

In which of the following areas do deaf children tend to show the greatest relative inferiority to normal children? Options: A) Intellectual development B) Socio-emotional development C) Academic progress D) Language development

Description : In which of the following areas do deaf children tend to show the greatest relative inferiority to normal children? Options: A) Intellectual development B) Socio-emotional development C) Academic progress D) Language development

Last Answer : D) Language development 

The first professional responsibility you must meet as a new teacher is to Options: A) Change the curriculum in the light of your training B) Seek to enrich the educational philosophy of other teachers C) Co-operate with your fellow teachers inspite of differences D) Change your mind as the conditions permit

Description : The first professional responsibility you must meet as a new teacher is to Options: A) Change the curriculum in the light of your training B) Seek to enrich the educational philosophy of ... Co-operate with your fellow teachers inspite of differences D) Change your mind as the conditions permit

Last Answer : C) Co-operate with your fellow teachers inspite of differences 

Forgetting can be considered to be Options: A) A passive process of fading B) The result of incorrect learning C) The result of insufficient learning D) A case of negative transfer

Description : Forgetting can be considered to be Options: A) A passive process of fading B) The result of incorrect learning C) The result of insufficient learning D) A case of negative transfer

Last Answer : A passive process of fading

Psychologists would consider the real criterion of whether or not learning has taken place to be Options: A) Increased sensitivity to appropriate stimuli B) Increased understanding C) Improved behaviour D) Speed of reaction

Description : Psychologists would consider the real criterion of whether or not learning has taken place to be Options: A) Increased sensitivity to appropriate stimuli B) Increased understanding C) Improved behaviour D) Speed of reaction

Last Answer : C) Improved behaviour 

For maximum efficiency in learning a given passage for one single production (for example a school play), it is best to have Options: A) Many relatively short practice periods distributed over a long period of time B) A few relatively long practice periods distributed over a long period of time C) Many short practice periods concentrated just before the performance is required D) Relatively long practice periods concentrated just before performance is required

Description : For maximum efficiency in learning a given passage for one single production (for example a school play), it is best to have Options: A) Many relatively short practice periods ... before the performance is required D) Relatively long practice periods concentrated just before performance is required

Last Answer : D) Relatively long practice periods concentrated just before performance is required

The function of a teacher primarily is that of a Options: A) Service-station attendant, filling students with knowledge B) Minister, tending to the personal and spiritual needs of children C) Guide, helping the child progress towards maximum growth D) Director, organizing and planning worth-while experiences for the class

Description : The function of a teacher primarily is that of a Options: A) Service-station attendant, filling students with knowledge B) Minister, tending to the personal and spiritual needs of children ... progress towards maximum growth D) Director, organizing and planning worth-while experiences for the class

Last Answer : C) Guide, helping the child progress towards maximum growth 

The term intra-individual differences refers to Options: A) Differences among the various in a given individual B) Differences in a given trait between two or more individuals C) Differences in a given trait individual associated with the passage of time (maturation and learning)errant curricula D) Differences in a given trait in a given individual associated with errors of measures

Description : The term intra-individual differences refers to Options: A) Differences among the various in a given individual B) Differences in a given trait between two or more individuals C) Differences in a ... curricula D) Differences in a given trait in a given individual associated with errors of measures

Last Answer : A) Differences among the various in a given individual 

The most critical factor needed to make teaching a true profession is Options: A) An improved salary scale B) A longer period of training C) Improved school-buildings D) Discipline of its own members

Description : The most critical factor needed to make teaching a true profession is Options: A) An improved salary scale B) A longer period of training C) Improved school-buildings D) Discipline of its own members

Last Answer : D) Discipline of its own members 

The mental changes involved as the learner acquires new ways of perceiving or apprehending the things are referred to as Options: A) Cognitive B) Affective C) Co native D) Tautological

Description : The mental changes involved as the learner acquires new ways of perceiving or apprehending the things are referred to as Options: A) Cognitive B) Affective C) Co native D) Tautological

Last Answer : A) Cognitive

The main argument against teacher's strikes has been that Options: A) Teacher's strikes generally have been unsuccessful B) Salaries have risen faster than the cost of living C) Teachers contract should not be violated D) The public is sympathetic to the teacher

Description : The main argument against teacher's strikes has been that Options: A) Teacher's strikes generally have been unsuccessful B) Salaries have risen faster than the cost of living C) Teachers contract should not be violated D) The public is sympathetic to the teacher

Last Answer : C) Teachers contract should not be violated 

Which of the following is the most adequate definition of learning? Options: A) The acquisition and organization of knowledge B) The development of skills C) The solving of problems D) The modification of behaviour

Description : Which of the following is the most adequate definition of learning? Options: A) The acquisition and organization of knowledge B) The development of skills C) The solving of problems D) The modification of behaviour

Last Answer : D) The modification of behaviour 

A series of progressive approximations to a successful performance best defines Options: A) Developmental Tasks B) Learning C) Maturation D) The Scientific Method

Description : A series of progressive approximations to a successful performance best defines Options: A) Developmental Tasks B) Learning C) Maturation D) The Scientific Method

Last Answer : B) Learning 

It has been seen that the students lose much of their learning during summer vacation, which one of following shows the least depreciation over the summer months? Options: A) Arithmetic computation B) Arithmetic reasoning C) Historical dates and places D) Rules of punctuation and grammar

Description : It has been seen that the students lose much of their learning during summer vacation, which one of following shows the least depreciation over the summer months? Options: A) Arithmetic computation B) Arithmetic reasoning C) Historical dates and places D) Rules of punctuation and grammar

Last Answer : B) Arithmetic reasoning 

The most important function of the teacher is to Options: A) Maintain a order B) Impart subject-matter C) Teach problem-solving techniques D) Guide pupil's growth

Description : The most important function of the teacher is to Options: A) Maintain a order B) Impart subject-matter C) Teach problem-solving techniques D) Guide pupil's growth

Last Answer : D) Guide pupil's growth 

If a learner is 'ready’ when he begins a new task and the first teaching is good, his learning curve will probably rise Options: A) Rapidly with wide fluctuations B) Rapidly with slight fluctuations C) At a moderate but very uniform rate of speed D) Slowly but steadily

Description : If a learner is 'ready’ when he begins a new task and the first teaching is good, his learning curve will probably rise Options: A) Rapidly with wide fluctuations B) Rapidly with slight fluctuations C) At a moderate but very uniform rate of speed D) Slowly but steadily

Last Answer : B) Rapidly with slight fluctuations 

Which of the following is not characteristic of the mentally retarded child? Options: A) He is generally above average in sensor motor and artistic aptitude B) He tends to display socially undesirable traits more frequently than normal children C) He tends to be retarded in his physical development D) He is relatively lacking in ability to abstract and generalize

Description : Which of the following is not characteristic of the mentally retarded child? Options: A) He is generally above average in sensor motor and artistic aptitude B) He tends to display socially ... retarded in his physical development D) He is relatively lacking in ability to abstract and generalize

Last Answer : A) He is generally above average in sensor motor and artistic aptitude 

In the final analysis, teaching must be thought of mainly as a process of Options: A) Directing the activities of people B) Asking questions and appraising answers C) Hearing the recitation of pupils D) Indoctrinating pupils with adult ideas

Description : In the final analysis, teaching must be thought of mainly as a process of Options: A) Directing the activities of people B) Asking questions and appraising answers C) Hearing the recitation of pupils D) Indoctrinating pupils with adult ideas

Last Answer : A) Directing the activities of people 

The best evidence of the professional status of teaching is the Options: A) Publication of journal B) Fixing of salary schedules C) Enforcement of high standards D) Establishment of retirement systems

Description : The best evidence of the professional status of teaching is the Options: A) Publication of journal B) Fixing of salary schedules C) Enforcement of high standards D) Establishment of retirement systems

Last Answer : C) Enforcement of high standards 

Attitude, once established Options: A) Generally continue to exist even if they do not provides satisfaction for one's motives B) Can be changed relatively easily by introducing logical proof of contrary view point’s C) Can be changed more effectively by intellectual appeal than by emotional appeal D) Are often maintained through selective perception

Description : Attitude, once established Options: A) Generally continue to exist even if they do not provides satisfaction for one's motives B) Can be changed relatively easily by introducing ... effectively by intellectual appeal than by emotional appeal D) Are often maintained through selective perception

Last Answer : D) Are often maintained through selective perception

Underlying the construction of intelligence tests is the assumption that the people to be tested Options: A) Are of normal intelligence B) Are of the same stock from the biological point of view of heredity C) Have gained the same amount of knowledge D) Can be measured as to intelligence without undue interference from the factor of differences in experience

Description : Underlying the construction of intelligence tests is the assumption that the people to be tested Options: A) Are of normal intelligence B) Are of the same stock from the biological point ... ) Can be measured as to intelligence without undue interference from the factor of differences in experience

Last Answer : D) Can be measured as to intelligence without undue interference from the factor of differences in experience

Which of the following best explains the pattern of mental growth? Options: A) A steady and uniform growth from birth to early adulthood B) A growth pattern paralleling the physical growth curve C) A uniform rise to the middle teens and a gradual levelling off to the middle twenties D) An erratic pattern from individual to individual precluding any generalization

Description : Which of the following best explains the pattern of mental growth? Options: A) A steady and uniform growth from birth to early adulthood B) A growth pattern paralleling the physical ... off to the middle twenties D) An erratic pattern from individual to individual precluding any generalization

Last Answer : C) A uniform rise to the middle teens and a gradual levelling off to the middle twenties

Political responsibilities make demands upon many people. Teachers should Options: A) Take a film stand on political issue and support their side in any way, they can B) Refuse to take a stand C) Accept civic responsibilities, but refuse to be drawn into fractional disputes D) Never mention politics in class

Description : Political responsibilities make demands upon many people. Teachers should Options: A) Take a film stand on political issue and support their side in any way, they can B) Refuse to take a ... civic responsibilities, but refuse to be drawn into fractional disputes D) Never mention politics in class

Last Answer : C) Accept civic responsibilities, but refuse to be drawn into fractional disputes 

The development of desirable person's characteristics is largely a matter of Options: A) Social pressures B) Habit-formation C) Motivation D) Opportunity for learning

Description : The development of desirable person's characteristics is largely a matter of Options: A) Social pressures B) Habit-formation C) Motivation D) Opportunity for learning

Last Answer : C) Motivation

In the following list of the aspects of the guidance of learning activities, which is the most fundamental and should occur first from the stand point of time? Options: A) Determination of methods of evaluation B) Determination of methods of presentation C) Determination of objectives D) Selection of the learning activities

Description : In the following list of the aspects of the guidance of learning activities, which is the most fundamental and should occur first from the stand point of time? Options: A) ... Determination of methods of presentation C) Determination of objectives D) Selection of the learning activities

Last Answer : C) Determination of objectives 

In order to give effective guidance to the learning of a skill, the instructor must necessarily be able Options: A) To execute the skill with a high degree of perfection B) To execute the skill with a higher degree of perfection than the person he is trying to instruct C) To develop in the student's insight into the nature of the skill to be learned D) To foresee and forestall the development of bad habits, the occurrence of plateaus, etc

Description :  In order to give effective guidance to the learning of a skill, the instructor must necessarily be able Options: A) To execute the skill with a high degree of perfection B) To execute the skill ... be learned D) To foresee and forestall the development of bad habits, the occurrence of plateaus, etc

Last Answer : C) To develop in the student's insight into the nature of the skill to be learned 

Which of the following the teacher is not expected to do? Options: A) Participate in community activities such as Red Cross B) Give help to pupils in their personal and school problems C) Keep pupil's attendance and achievement records D) None of the abov

Description : Which of the following the teacher is not expected to do? Options: A) Participate in community activities such as Red Cross B) Give help to pupils in their personal and school problems C) Keep pupil's attendance and achievement records D) None of the above

Last Answer : D) None of the above 

The most valid criterion, on the basis of which of judge whether teaching is a profession, is the teacher's Options: A) Love for children B) Broad and thorough knowledge of subject matter C) Exemplification of dominant values of our culture D) Observance of professional ethics

Description : The most valid criterion, on the basis of which of judge whether teaching is a profession, is the teacher's Options: A) Love for children B) Broad and thorough knowledge of subject matter C) Exemplification of dominant values of our culture D) Observance of professional ethics

Last Answer : D) Observance of professional ethics 

Teaching would come in which of the following classification of work? Options: A) Clerical B) Managerial C) Professional D) Service

Description : Teaching would come in which of the following classification of work? Options: A) Clerical B) Managerial C) Professional D) Service

Last Answer : C) Professional

Purposeful group-learning in the class-room generally begins with Options: A) Intelligent trial and error activity B) Motives and a clarification of objectives C) Hypothesis and generalisations D) Delegation of responsibility to the members

Description : Purposeful group-learning in the class-room generally begins with Options: A) Intelligent trial and error activity B) Motives and a clarification of objectives C) Hypothesis and generalisations D) Delegation of responsibility to the members

Last Answer : B) Motives and a clarification of objectives 

In a democracy, individual-differences are encouraged because Options: A) Individuals will all tend to act and think alike in the long run B) Individuals will place the good of India ahead of their own preferences C) Individual-differences make for diverse beneficial contribution to the common cause D) The Constitution guarantees the right of the individual to act as he pleases

Description : In a democracy, individual-differences are encouraged because Options: A) Individuals will all tend to act and think alike in the long run B) Individuals will place the good of India ahead of their ... the common cause D) The Constitution guarantees the right of the individual to act as he pleases

Last Answer : C) Individual-differences make for diverse beneficial contribution to the common cause

Probably the most important of the following determinants of the effectiveness of learning is Options: A) The method of presentation B) The need of meaningfulness and understanding C) The concentration of the learning periods D) The degree of over-learning

Description : Probably the most important of the following determinants of the effectiveness of learning is Options: A) The method of presentation B) The need of meaningfulness and understanding C) The concentration of the learning periods D) The degree of over-learning

Last Answer : B) The need of meaningfulness and understanding 

Trial-Error Learning in men and animals differ chiefly in that man places greater dependence upon Options: A) Overt activity B) Rapid and energetic action C) Symbolic manipulation D) The uniqueness of each problem

Description : Trial-Error Learning in men and animals differ chiefly in that man places greater dependence upon Options: A) Overt activity B) Rapid and energetic action C) Symbolic manipulation D) The uniqueness of each problem

Last Answer : C) Symbolic manipulation

If the school is to effective in promoting proper attitudes in children a wide variety of situations, if needs to place a major emphasis upon Options: A) Training children to choose their attitudes on the basis of rational discrimination B) Providing hero’s with positive attitudes with which children can identify C) Rewarding the display of positive attitudes D) Punishing the display of negative attitudes

Description : If the school is to effective in promoting proper attitudes in children a wide variety of situations, if needs to place a major emphasis upon Options: A) Training children to choose their ... can identify C) Rewarding the display of positive attitudes D) Punishing the display of negative attitudes

Last Answer : C) Rewarding the display of positive attitudes 

A teacher is introducing a new subject when meeting the class for the first time it would be best to Options: A) Begin with the first lesson without delay B) Give a class a broad outline of the subject C) Begin at once with the review of the relevant material of the previous grades D) Concentrate on identifying potential trouble-makers and leaders of the classroom mischief

Description : A teacher is introducing a new subject when meeting the class for the first time it would be best to Options: A) Begin with the first lesson without delay B) Give a class a ... of the previous grades D) Concentrate on identifying potential trouble-makers and leaders of the classroom mischief

Last Answer : B) Give a class a broad outline of the subject 

The initials PTA refer to what organization Options: A) Progressive Teacher Association B) Parent-Teacher Association C) Private Tutors Association D) Principal Teacher Administration

Description : The initials PTA refer to what organization Options: A) Progressive Teacher Association B) Parent-Teacher Association C) Private Tutors Association D) Principal Teacher Administration 

Last Answer : B) Parent-Teacher Association 

Segregation into special classes for the educable is generally recommended for approximately the lowest per cent of the general school population Options: A) One-half of one B) Two C) Five D) Ten

Description : Segregation into special classes for the educable is generally recommended for approximately the lowest per cent of the general school population Options: A) One-half of one B) Two C) Five D) Ten

Last Answer : C) Five

The extent of community restriction placed on the personal life of the teacher is Options: A) Virtually nil in all types of communities B) Greater in metropolitan areas C) Growing with each generation of teachers D) Greater in rural communities

Description : The extent of community restriction placed on the personal life of the teacher is Options: A) Virtually nil in all types of communities B) Greater in metropolitan areas C) Growing with each generation of teachers D) Greater in rural communities

Last Answer : D) Greater in rural communities 

The most basic cause of teacher's failure in maintaining discipline is the teacher's lack of Options: A) Competence in teaching methods B) Knowledge of his subject C) A constructive programme of meaningful things to be learnt and done D) Knowledge of educational psychology

Description : The most basic cause of teacher's failure in maintaining discipline is the teacher's lack of Options: A) Competence in teaching methods B) Knowledge of his subject C) A constructive programme of meaningful things to be learnt and done D) Knowledge of educational psychology

Last Answer : C) A constructive programme of meaningful things to be learnt and done 

When a disciplinary action is necessary with a preschool child, the least acceptable technique would generally be Options: A) To isolate him by sending him to his room B) To take away some of his privileges C) To scold him D) To make him feel sorry for having hurt your feelings

Description : When a disciplinary action is necessary with a preschool child, the least acceptable technique would generally be Options: A) To isolate him by sending him to his room B) To take away some of his privileges C) To scold him D) To make him feel sorry for having hurt your feelings

Last Answer : D) To make him feel sorry for having hurt your feelings

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