Maintenance is the specific stage of learning which is antecedent to stage of learning.

• motivation
  
  

• generalisation
  
  

• independent
  
  

• acquisition

2.

Which is not included in the levels of inductive reasoning?

• Observation
  
  

• Generalisation
  
  

• Experiment
  
  

• Imagination

Development of concepts is primarily a part of

• intellectual development
  
  

• physical development
  
  

• social development
  
  

• emotional development

For the development or formation of concept in the student, the teacher should

• follow simple to complex method of teaching

• provide opportunity to the student for ample experience

• provide opportunity to the student for transfer of formed concepts

• follow all the above activities

How would you help children in your class to make changes in their concepts?

• By dictating the information to the children and then asking them to memorize it

• By punishing children if their concepts are wrong

• By giving factual information

• By giving children an opportunity to express their own understanding of the concept

Formation of concepts is a _______ process.

• difficult

• irregular

• periodical

• cumulative

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

Knowing the naive conceptions that students bring to the classroom

• does not serve any purpose of the teacher

• pulls down the teacher's morale, since it increases his work

• helps the teacher to plan teaching more meaningfully

• hampers the teacher's planning and teaching