Child Development and Pedagogy Quiz 25

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. Area of individual differences is

•  gender difference
•  body structure
• mental abilities
• All of these

Solution
gender difference

Q2.The knowledge of individual differences helps teachers in

•  understanding the futility of working hard with backward students as they can never be at par with the class
•  accepting and attributing the failure of students to their individual differences
•  making their presentation style uniform to benefit all students equally
•  assessing the individual needs of all students and teaching them accordingly

Solution
assessing the individual needs of all students and teaching them accordingly

Q3.  What is the meaning of individual differences?

•  Differences in the physique of two individuals
•  Any two individual are not equal and similar in respect of physique, mental ability and emotional status
•  Any two individuals are equal and similar in respect of physique and mental ability
• None of the above

Solution
Any two individual are not equal and similar in respect of physique, mental ability and emotional status
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Q4. We all differ in terms of our intelligence, motivation, interest etc. This principle refers to

•  individual differences
•  theories of intelligence
•  heredity
•  environment

Solution
individual differences

Q5.  Difference in learning styles among learners may be attributed to 

•  socialisation process of learner
•  thinking strategies adopted by learner
•  economic condition of the family
•  parenting of the child

Solution
thinking strategies adopted by learner

Q6. Learners, display individual differences. So, a teacher should 

•  insist on uniform pace of learning
•  enforce strict discipline
•  increase number of tests
•  provide a variety of learning experiences

Solution
provide a variety of learning experiences

Q7. ......... plays a significant role in the development of personality. 

•  A blend of heredity and environment
•  Number of examinations
•  Heredity
•  Environment

Solution
A blend of heredity and environment

Q8. Regarding learners' individual differences, the teacher should be

•  solve the problems based on deductive method
•  use algorithms most of the time
•  provide facts to students to memorise
•  provide a variety of learning situations

Solution
provide a variety of learning situations

Q9. Why do individuals differ from one another?

•  Because of the impact of the environment
•  Due to the inborn characteristics
•  Due to the interplay between heredity and environment
•  Because each individual has received a different gene set from his/her parents

Solution
Due to the interplay between heredity and environment

Q10. There are vast differences among the students. Of these, a teacher needs to be sensitive to 

I. differences based on cognitive capabilities and learning levels.

II. differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, religion, community.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

•  Only II
•  Only I
•  Both I and II
•  Neither I nor 11

Solution
Both I and II