A teacher can address diversity in her class by
A. accepting and valuing differences.
B. using socio-cultural background of children as a pedagogic resource.
C. accommodating different learning styles.
D. giving standard instruction and setting uniform benchmarks for performance.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
A, B and D
A, B, C and D
B, C, and D
A, B, and C
A teacher asks her class to cover sharp edges of furniture with cotton and use 'Touch and Feel' notice boards and books. The needs of which category of special learners is she attempting to cater to?
Hearing-impaired learners
Visually-impaired learners
Learning-impaired learners
Socially disadvantaged learners
Gifted children are best catered to by educational programmes that
emphasise mastery of knowledge by recall
make use of gifts and rewards to motivate them to perform according to minimum standards of learning
stimulate their thinking and give them opportunities to engage in divergent thinking
control their aggressive behaviour
Which of the following statements about student's failure in schools are correct?
A. Students belonging to certain castes and communities fail, since they do not have ability.
B. Students fail in schools because appropriate rewards are not offered for their learning.
C. Students fail because teaching is not done in a manner in which it is meaningful to them.
D. Students fail because school system does not cater to individual child's needs and interests.
A and B
C and D
B and C
B and D
B.
C and D
Students fail because teaching is not done in a manner in which it is meaningful to them and the school system does not cater to individual child's needs and interests.
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
According to the National Curriculum Framework, 2005, learning is ........ and ............ in its character.
passive, simple
active, social
passive, social
active, simple
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
Knowing the naive conceptions that students bring to the classroom
does not serve any purpose of the teacher
pulls down the teacher's morale, since it increases his work
helps the teacher to plan teaching more meaningfully
hampers the teacher's planning and teaching
Which of the following factors affect learning?
A. Motivation of the learner
B. Maturation of the learner
C. Teaching strategies
D. Physical and emotional health of the learner
A and B
A, B, C and D
A and C
A, B and C