Teachers can encourage children to think creatively by

• asking them to memorise answers

• asking them recall-based questions

• giving them multiple-choice questions

• asking them to think of different ways to solve a problem

Learner-centred approach means

• that teachers draw conclusions for the learners

• traditional expository methods

• use of methods in which teacher is the main actor

• methods where learners' own initiative and efforts are involved in learning

Which one of the following is central to learning?

• Conditioning

• Rote memorisation

• Imitation

• Meaning-making

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

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 is an important activity to enable children to learn?

• Lecture

• Instruction

• Reward

• Dialogue

Child-centred' pedagogy means

• giving primacy to children's experiences and their voices

• the teacher dictating the children what should be done

• enabling the children to follow prescribed information

• the teacher leading all the learning in the classroom

Two students read the same passage yet construct entirely different interpretations of its meaning. Which of the following is true about them?

• It is possible because the teacher has not explained the passage

• It is not possible and the students need to re-read the passage 

• It is possible because different factors affect learning of individuals in varied ways

• It is not possible because learning is not meaning-making

To enable students to think independently and become effective learners, it is important for a teacher to

• teach students how to monitor their own learning

• offer rewards for each success achieved by the students

• give information in small units or chunks

• present information in an organised manner to make it easier to recall

If a teacher wants her students to acquire problem-solving skills, the students should be engaged in activities that involve

• recall, memorisation, and comprehension

• structured worksheets containing multiple choice questions

• drill and practice

• inquiring, reasoning and decision making