The meaning of unification of teaching skills is
To use all teaching skills in one lesson
To choose proper teaching skills in one lesson
To use more helpful teaching aid in one lesson
None of the above
Which of the following is not included in affective aspect?
Receiving
Organisation
Valuing
Analysis
The quality of creative students is
Lack of flexibility
Anxious
Unaware about problem
Lack of intelligence
A VIIIth class student makes the statement.
"Heavy objects sink in water and light objects float."
How is the science teacher of the VIII class best advised to react?
Present counter examples and arrange materials of different shapes, sizes and weights for the child to investigate
Explain that heavy and light are relative terms
Accept the statement as it indicates the child's ideas and needs to be respected
Explain to the child that it is not the weight but the density of an object that determines whether it is going to sink or float
Which one among the following situations gives the students, the best opportunity of 'discovery learning'?
Encouraging students to investigate factors affecting germination through experimentation
Instructing students through team teaching on the topic of 'components of food'
Students being first shown the demonstration of germination of seed followed by a detailed explanation
Elaborated and detailed session of programmed instruction on the topic of 'germination of seed'
A teacher places a lighted candle on the table in the classroom. He later covers it with a jar.
Of the above three statements
All the statements are observations
All the statements are inferences
Only Statement I is an observation
Statements I and II are observations
C.
Only Statement I is an observation
The candle stops burning after sometime is an observation but the other two statements can't be observed. Thus, statement II and III are inferences
Which one among the following questions would be an 'open-ended' question?
Why is it easier to roll a barrel than to slide it on a flat surface?
How do banked curves on roads prevent skidding?
Why do we slip on a banana peel?
What would happen if the force of friction ceased to exist?
A science teacher wishes to assess her students on different process skills. Which one among the following tools would be the most appropriate for her purpose?
Observation schedule
Paper-pencil test
Interview
Questionnaire