A teacher found that a student is facing difficulty in drawing a square. He/she assumes that this student would also find it difficult to draw a diamond. Does he/She apply which of the following principles to arrive at his/her assumption?
Development is gradual
Development is different for different people
Development tends to follow an orderly sequence
Development is saltatory
Which one of the following statements is true regarding the role of heredity and environment in human development?
The relative effects of heredity and environment vary in different areas of development
The policy of compensatory discrimination of the Government of India is based on the role of 'nature' in human development
The role of environment is almost fixed, whereas the impact of heredity can be altered
The theories based on the 'behaviourism' are largely based on the role of 'nature' in human development
In the context of socialisation, schools often have a hidden curriculum which consists of
negotiating and resisting socialisation of students through their families
teaching and assessment of values and attitudes
forcible learning, thinking and behaving in particular ways by imitating peers and teachers
the informal cues about social roles presented in schools through interaction and materials
Which of the following implications cannot be derived from Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
Discovery learning
Need of verbal teaching
Sensitivity to children's readiness to learn
Acceptance of individual differences
Which of the following is a characteristic of Kohlberg's stages of moral development?
Universal sequences of stages across all cultures
Stages proceed in a non-hierarchic manner
Variable sequence of stages
Stages are isolated responses and not general pattern
A.
Universal sequences of stages across all cultures
Kohlberg's stages of moral development theory hold that moral reasoning the basis of ethical behavior has six identifiable developmental stages, the six stages of moral development are grouped into three levels i.e. preconventional, conventional and post-conventional level.
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
In the context of progressive education, the term 'equal educational opportunity' implies that all students should
be provided an education by using the same methods and materials without any distinction
be provided an education which is most appropriate to them and their future life at work
receive equal education irrespective of their caste, creed, colour, region and religion
be allowed to prove their capability after receiving an equal education
In the context of language development, which of the following areas was underestimated by Piaget?
Ego-centric speech
Active construction by the child
Heredity
Social interact
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%
Which of the following observations supports Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?
Different intelligences are hierarchical in nature
Teachers should follow one specific theory of educational innovation at the time of designing instruction
Damage to one part of the brain affects only a particular ability sparing others
Intelligence is an interaction of analytical, creative and practical intelligences