UGC NET Teaching Aptitude MCQs

Instruction that takes into account various types of learners and learning styles and is adapted accordingly is said to be

A heavy emphasis on measurable outcomes leads to

Teachers who are enthusiastic in the classroom teaching

Diversity in student demographics requires common academic standards to

Intuitive thinking

While presenting your ideas in a classroom it is better to [December 2000]

(i) Recognize that there can be other views.
(ii) Recognize that students are not a homogenous mass.
(iii) Take dissenting views also in consideration.

‘Individual differences’ in learning process are given the least importance in

Arrange the following experimental learning activities adopted by a teacher in cyclic order.
(i) Accommodation (ii) Converging
(iii) Assimilation  (iv) Diverging
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We usually say that no two students are alike. They may differ from each other in terms of

Reinforcement is provided by any factor that increases the probability that a response will be repeated. Which of the following can be factor(s) of reinforcement?

When you complete your math’s exercise, you can play the computer game. Using such kind of reinforcement wherein student’s favourite activity can be used to reinforce a student’s engagement in a less popular activity is termed as

Morphographs is the term associated with

Which of the following description(s) apply in context of constructivist approach and cognitive theory of learning?

Organized bodies of knowledge that we build up about particular objects, situations or phenomena are termed as

The taking in of new information is termed as

The term which is used to refer to the variety of ways in which teachers and others help or support learners to move beyond their current level of understanding by giving them cues, suggestions or even direct guidance at appropriate moments in their investigations or activities is known as

The changes in behaviour (learning) are the net result of environmental influences, interacting with innate predispositions and processes within the learner

The students or individuals may develop beliefs (positive or negative) about their own ability to cope effectively in a variety of situations. This can be termed as

The ability of an individual to think about one’s own thought processes, self-monitor and modify one’s learning strategies as necessary is termed as

Teachers blame a student’s learning problems on

The memory that refers to our memory of meaningful facts, rules, definitions, concepts and principles is termed as

An individual’s awareness of his or her own memory processes and the ways in which storage and retrieval of information can be enhanced is termed as

Which of the following can impact process listening in an adverse manner?

The most important aspect of communication, which is listening can be improved by

Listening to a lecture is basically

The evaluative listening is basically about

According to Francis Gallon, heredity does not go to immediate parents but to remote ancestors. Only 50% of the heredity is due to

Arrange the following teaching processes in order.
(i) Relating the present knowledge with the previous knowledge.
(ii) Evaluation
(iii) Re-teaching
(iv) Formulation of teaching objectives.
(v) Presentation of materials.
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A student helps a teacher to solve the problem during the course of lecture in classroom. He is

The process of communication enhances through