"Environmental factors do not play any role in shaping an individual, since growth of each individual is determined by his genetic makeup." This statement is
correct, since there have been several researches to prove that genetic material alone predicts an individual's development
incorrect, since environmental factors contribute little in an individual's growth and development
incorrect, since there have been several researches to prove that environment can have a major influence on development
correct, since genetic makeup of an individual is very strong
C.
incorrect, since there have been several researches to prove that environment can have a major influence on development
Human growth and development is influenced by several factors, many of which are beyond our control. Heredity and genetic makeup or genes certainly play a large role in terms of determining sex and health, there are also environmental factors at play.
Which one of the following is a good example of 'scaffolding' (learning of a problem-solving task till the student is able to do it by herself)?
Providing a half-solved example
Telling her she cannot go home till she solves the problem
Offering a reward for solving the problem quickly
Telling her that she can do it by trying again and again
Your class has learners with different learning styles. To assess them, you would give them
a variety of tasks and tests
the same time to perform on the tests
a uniform set of instructions and subsequently label the children according to their marks in the test
the same set of tasks and tests
Nowadays, there is a tendency to refer to 'wrong concepts' of children as 'alternative conceptions'. This could be attributed to
using fancy terms to describe children's errors
children being thought of as adult-like in their thinking
children's understanding being nuanced and their being passive in their own learning
recognition that children are capable of thinking and their thinking is different from that of adults
Which one of the following best describes a teacher's role in a middle school classroom?
Providing opportunities for discussions
Promoting students to compete amongst themselves for the first position
Discouraging multiple perspectives and focusing on the uni-dimensional perspective
Using Powerpoint presentations to give lectures
Which one of the following statements about motivation and learning is correct?
Learning is effective only when the students have intrinsic motivation - a desire to learn from inside
Learning is effective only when the students are extrinsically motivated - motivated by external factors
Motivation does not have any role to play in learning
Learning is effective only when the students are motivated using external rewards
Which one of the following statements about learning is correct?
Learning is equivalent to acquisition of skills
Learning is facilitated by social actions
Learning is a passive receptive process
Learning does not depend on learner's previous knowledge
Which one of the following is an important activity to enable children to learn?
Lecture
Instruction
Reward
Dialogue
Which one of the following statements about development is correct?
Development occurs at a different rate among different individuals
Development occurs at a very fast pace from birth till adolescence and then it stops
Development proceeds from birth to adolescence in a forward manner and then it goes backwards
Developmental changes go forward in a straight line
