Which one of the following is a critique of theory of multiple in

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Child Development and Pedagogy

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TET Class 12

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1.

Which one of the following is a critique of theory of multiple intelligences?

  • Multiple intelligences are only the 'talents' present in intelligence as a whole

  • Multiple intelligences provides students to discover their propensities

  • It overemphasises practical intelligence

  • It cannot be supported by empirical evidence at all


A.

Multiple intelligences are only the 'talents' present in intelligence as a whole

The Multiple Intelligence Theory was propounded by Gardner in Eightfold. But he received many critics regarding his theory. These critics argue criticism that Gardner's definition of intelligence is too broad and that his eight different bits of intelligence simply represent talents, personality traits, and abilities.


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2.

Which one of the following pair is least likely to be a correct match?

  • Children enter in the world with certain knowledge about language- Chomsky

  • Language and thought are initially two different activities - Vygotsky

  • Language is contingent on thought- Piaget

  • Language is a stimuli in environment- B F Skinner


3.

Features assigned due to social roles and not due to biological endowment are called

  • gender role attitudes

  • gender role strain

  • gender role stereotype

  • gender role diagnosticity


4.

Which of the following will be most appropriate to maximise learning?

  • Teacher should identify her cognitive style as well as of her students' cognitive style

  • Individual difference in students should be smoothened by pairing similar students

  • Teacher should focus on only one learning style to bring optimum result

  • Students of similar cultural background should be kept in the same class to avoid difference in opinion


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5.

All of the following promote assessment as learning except

  • telling students to take internal feedback

  • generating a safe environment for students to take chances

  • tell students to reflect on the topic taught

  • testing students as frequently as possible


6.

When a cook tastes a food during cooking it may be akin to

  • assessment of learning

  • assessment for learning

  • assessment as learning

  • assessment and learning


7.

Differentiated instruction is

  • using a variety of groupings to meet student needs

  • doing something different for every student in the class

  • disorderly or undisciplined student activity

  • using groups that never change


8.

In a culturally and linguistically diverse classroom, before deciding whether a student comes under special education category, a teacher should

  • not involve parents as parents have their own work

  • evaluate student on her/his mother language to establish disability

  • use specialised psychologists

  • segregate the child to neutralise environmental factor


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9.

Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the following except

  • teachers way of teaching

  • prenatal use of alcohol

  • mental retardation

  • meningitis during infancy


10.

An inclusive school reflects on all the following questions except

  • do we believe that all students can learn

  • do we work in teams to plan and deliver learning enabling environment

  • do we properly segregate special children from normal to provide better care

  • do we adopt strategies catering for the diverse needs of students


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