When learning in one area helps in the learning of another area, is called

• positive transfer of learning

• negative transfer of learning

• zero transfer of learning

• absolute transfer of learning

The most important quality of a good teacher is

• sound knowledge of subject matter

• good communication skills

• concern for students welfare

• effective leadership qualities

Which one of the following statements is true about ability and ability grouping?

• Children are intolerant and do not accept differences

• Teachers may use multi-level teaching to cater to different ability groups

• Students learn better in homogeneous groups

• For smooth and effective teaching, class should be homogeneous

Which one of the following represents the domain 'evaluating' in the Bloom's revised taxonomy?

• Evaluating the pertinence of the data provided

• Formulating a new way for categorising objects

• Creating a graph or chart using the data

• Judging the logical consistency of a solution

Problem solving more likely to succeed in schools where

• the emphasis is only on higher order academic achievement

• teacher-centric pedagogy is in effect

• a flexible curriculum is in place

• homogeneous groups of students are present in the classes

Cognitive apprenticeships and instructional conversations

• emphasise on systematic organisation of textual material

• highlight the need of practical training to achieve efficiency

• conceive learning as a social activity

• are based on application of inductive reasoning

Which of the following should be a right way for a teacher who intends to correct errors of his/her students?

• He/She should correct errors that interfere with the general meaning and understandability

• He/She should not correct errors if it irritates children

• He/She must correct every error of his/her students even if it requires late sitting in the school

• He/She should correct less-frequent errors more often than high-frequent and generality errors

Which of the following may be the best way to deal with an inattentive child in the classroom?

• Allow the child to stand while working, so as to enable the child to focus attention

• Provide the child frequent breaks to refresh her/his attention

• Nag the child as frequently in front of the class to make her/him realise

• Make the child sit in the most distraction reduced area

Teachers and students draw on one another's expertise while working on complex projects related to real world problems in _______ classroom.

• teacher-centric

• social-constructivist

• traditional

• constructivist

Which one of the following method has a process of reasoning from general to specific?

• Inductive

• Deductive

• Both (1) and (2)

• None of these