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 statements is true?

• The major objective of the formative assessment is to grade the achievement of students

• The formative assessment summarises the development of learners during a time interval

• The formative assessment can sometimes be summative assessment and vice-versa

• The summative assessment implies that assessment is a continuous and integral part of learning

A teacher asks his/her students to draw a concept map to reflect their comprehension of a topic. He/she is

• testing the ability of the students to summarise the main points

• trying to develop rubrics to evaluate the achievement of the students

• jogging the memory of the students

• conducting formative assessment

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

Teachers must believe in which of the following values in the context of dealing with disadvantaged learners?

• No demands of any sort on the student

• For immediate compliance of students, use of being shocked and angry

• Personal accountability for students' success

• High expectations of appropriate behaviour

Stuttering problems in students can be dealt by applying which of the following methods?

• Pragmatic speech

• Protracted speech

• Dictated speech

• Prolonged speech

In the context of learning-disabled children, providing immediate connections, stressing collaboration and leveraging non-learningtechnologies such as instant messaging, intelligent search and content management are associated with which of the following designs?

• Reply to remediation

• Universal design for learning

• Embedded learning

• Interventionist learning

An inclusive classroom is that where

• there is an active involvement of children in solving as many problems as possible

• teachers create diverse and meaningful learning experiences for every learner

• assessments are repeated till the time every learner achieves minimum grades

• teachers teach from only prescribed books to lessen the burden of the students

Which one of the following is an appropriate assignment for a gifted student?

• Create a prototype of a new Science book based on different themes

• Letting him/her finish the textbook on his/her own before the entire class

• Many more exercises of the same type in comparison to other students

• Asking him/her to tutor the peers to channelise the energy and keep him/her busy

Many measures have been taken at institutional level to check the dropout cases in the schools run by government agencies. Which of the following is an institutional reason for children dropping out of these schools?

• Teachers have not been sensitised about the need of treating children well

• There is no alternative curriculum for children who reject the compulsory curriculum offered

• There is a lack of infrastructure, such as blackboards and toilets

• Teachers are not having appropriate qualifications and are paid lesser salaries