Child Development and Pedagogy Quiz 21

Dear Readers,

Child Development and Pedagogy is an important subject in CTET & other TET Exam. In any of teaching exam, CDP carries weightage of 30-40 %  of questions, with focused practice good marks can be fetched from this section. These questions are very important in achieving your success in CTET and Other TET Exams.

Q1.  The statement "Men are generally more intelligent than women.” 

•  May be true
•  Shows gender bias
•  Is true for different domains of intelligence
•  Is true

Solution
Shows gender bias

Q2. A good textbook avoids 

•  gender equality
•  social responsibility
•  gender bias
•  gender sensitivity

Solution
gender bias

Q3. A school gives preference to girls while preparing student for a state level solo-song competition. This reflect

•  gender bias
•  global trends
•  pragmatic approach
•  programme thinking

Solution
gender bias

Q4. The best way to avoid gender discrimination in a school may be

•  recruitment of equal number of male and female teachers
•  formation of a rule to shun gender discrimination in the school and enforce it strictly
•  selection of more boys than girls for a music competition
•  metacognition of their gender-biased behaviours by teachers

Solution
metacognition of their gender-biased behaviours by teachers

Q5. Monika, a Maths teacher asks Radhika a question. On not getting any answer from Radhika, she quickly moves on and asks Mohan another question. She rewords her question after realising that Mohan is struggling to find the answer. This tendency of Monika reflects that she is 

•  slightly nervous about her question
•  supporting gender stereotyping of roles by favouring Mohan
•  trying not to put Radhika in an embarrassing situation
•  well aware of the fact that Radhika is not capable of answering

Solution
supporting gender stereotyping of roles by favouring Mohan

Q6. How  teachers  and  students  ......  gender  in  the  classroom

•  adapt, perturbs
•  define, vitiates
•  interpret, does not affect
•  construct, impacts

Solution
construct, impacts

Q7.  In Science practicals, boys generally take control of apparatus and ask girls to record data or wash utensils. This tendency reflects that

•  stereotyping of masculine and feminine roles takes place in schools also
•  boys can handle equipment more efficiently as they are naturally endowed for doing such things
•  girls being delicate prefer such less energy consuming tasks
•  girls are excellent observers and record data flawlessly

Solution
stereotyping of masculine and feminine roles takes place in schools also

Q8. In order to avoid gender stereotyping in class, a teacher should

•  encourage boys to take risk and be bold
•  try to put both boys and girls in non-traditional roles
•  appreciate students' good work by saying good girl or good boy'
•  discourage girl from taking part in wrestling

Solution

 try to put both boys and girls in non-traditional roles

Q9.  Features assigned due to social roles and not. due to biological endowment are called 

•  gender role attitudes
•  gender role strain
•  gender role stereotypes
•  gender role diagnosticity

Solution
gender role stereotypes

Q10. A statement “Generally girls are poor in Mathematics” this is

•  research based judgement
•  a gender biased judgement
•  true judgement
•  All of the above

Solution
a gender biased judgement