PYPs 2024 – TET Paper 2 | Child Development and Pedagogy

1. In progressive education, children are perceived as:

2. Feedback to students in a classroom is most effective when:

3. Assertion (A): During adolescence, the pressure to conform to gender expectations increases. Reason (R): Gender and gender roles are determined biologically.

4. Sunita, a 12-year-old girl, shows exceptional musical ability. Her abilities are most likely the result of an interaction between:

5. Sensitive periods are those time periods during which certain __________ are especially important for normal development:

6. To develop critical thinking among students, a teacher should:

7. A teacher asks herself how to provide experiences requiring students to classify different objects and analyze them. Which intelligence is she trying to promote?

8. Setting mastery goals impacts a student’s motivation and views of ability by:

9. A student struggles during a group task. According to Vygotsky’s theory, the most effective help would be:

10. Assertion (A): Teachers should encourage debates and collaboration. Reason (R): Knowledge production is inactive and group activities hinder learning.

11. Which of the following is a primary task of a teacher in a child-centered classroom?

12. Assessment should be a/an __________ part of the teaching-learning process.

13. Gifted children are most creative when:

14. Which of the following is least important in the process of problem-solving?

15. In learning, the role of motivation is to:

16. The main implication of Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences is that:

17. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a constructivist classroom?

18. Assertion (A): Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) is learner-centered. Reason (R): CCE aims at overall development of a child’s personality.

19. Learning disabilities are:

20. In the classroom, a teacher supports peer learning. This practice is based on the theory of:

21. A child who can recognize patterns and relationships between concepts demonstrates:

22. Cognitive development means:

23. The “zone of proximal development” refers to:

24. Scaffolding in education involves:

25. According to Kohlberg, moral development in children is based on:

26. In inclusive education, a major focus is on:

27. A constructivist approach emphasizes:

28. Critical pedagogy emphasizes:

29. In a child-centered classroom, assessment should primarily:

30. Which of the following is NOT associated with meaningful learning?