Multiple Choice QuestionsMany measures have been taken at institutional level to check the dropout cases in the schools run by government agencies. Which of the following is an institutional reason for children dropping out of these schools?
Teachers have not been sensitised about the need of treating children well
There is no alternative curriculum for children who reject the compulsory curriculum offered
There is a lack of infrastructure, such as blackboards and toilets
Teachers are not having appropriate qualifications and are paid lesser salaries
An 11 yr old child's score on Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale is 130. By assuming µ = 100 and = 15 in a normal probability curve, calculate the percentage of 11 yr old children this child has scored better than.
78%
80%
98%
88%
The measure representing the total frequency distribution is called.
measure of reliable variation
measure of central tendency
measure of representative correlation
measure of representative cumulative percentage
Who has central place in Education according to Child Psychology?
The Child
The Teacher
The Guardian
The Administrator
The following are the marks obtained by seven students 40, 38, 36, 50, 51, 54, 23
Median of the above will be
36
50
40
23
At the state level the curriculum of Class I to VIII is developed by
SCERT
NCERT
NCTE
SIEMAT
A.
SCERT
The SCERTs were set-up to provide academic leadership within the state and act as a hub of academic research innovation, inspiration, and motivation. These institutions were to be a symbol of quality and provide philosophical and sociological insights into education for the transformation of society. Although the responsibilities of SCERTs vary across states, in most states, they are responsible mainly for designing the curriculum, production of textbooks, supervision of DIETs and teacher training.
"The curriculum must enable children to find their voices, nurture their curiosity-to do things, to ask questions and to pursue investigations, sharing and integrating their experiences with school knowledge - rather than their ability to reproduce textual knowledge." National Curriculum Framework 2005, p-13
Against this backdrop, what should be the primary role of the teacher?
to give plenty of opportunities to children to share their own understanding and knowledge
to discard the experiences of the children and focus on the textbook
to do the chapters of the textbooks sequentially
to ensure that the teacher asks good questions and the children write the answers in their notebooks
Which of the following is called the master gland?
Thyroid gland
Adrenal gland
Endocrine gland
Pituitary gland
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