100 Pedagogy MCQs for SST test DOWNLOAD FREE URDU BOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL NOTES www.pdfstocks.net 1. According to Rousseau, at what age a person ready to have a companion of the opposite sex? a) b) c) d)
16 17 18 19
2. The field of study concerned with the construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving, and decision-making is called a) b) c) d)
Education Pedagogy Cognitive Development Epistemology
3. Jean Piaget proposed __________ stages of Cognitive Development. a) b) c) d)
3 4 5 6
4. The more often a particular ability is used the __________ it becomes. a) b) c) d)
More important Less important stronger weaker
5. The longer a particular ability is unused the __________ it becomes. a) b) c) d)
More important Less important Stronger weaker
6. As people grow older, the __________ of learning declines. a) b) c) d)
speed power quality quantity
7. Which from the following should be used to increase correct responses and appropriate behavior? a) b) c) d)
Praise Reward Ignorance Strictness
8. Which from the following should be used to decrease minor inappropriate behavior? a) b) c) d)
Praise Reward Ignorance Strictness
9. The book Emile or “On Education” on the nature of education and man is written by a) b) c) d)
Aristotle Plato John Dewey Rousseau
10. According to Emile, the noblest work in education is to make a/an a) b) c) d)
Good citizen Reasoning man Thinker Entrepreneur
11. Teachers should present information to the students clearly and in interesting way, and relate this new information to the things students a) b) c) d)
Don’t know Already know Willing to know Not willing to know
12. According to John Dewey, school is a __________ institution, and education is a __________ process. a) b) c) d)
Social, social Social, philosophical Philosophical, philosophical Environmental, psychological
13. According to John Dewey, schools must prepare students for a) b) c) d)
Present life Future life Entrepreneurship Research
14. Responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become __________ to occur again in that situation. a) b) c) d)
Not likely Equally likely Less likely More likely
15. Responses that produce a discomforting effect become __________ to occur again in that situation. a) b) c) d)
Not likely Equally likely Less likely More likely
16. The more parts of your brain you use, the more likely you are to __________ information. a) b) c) d)
use miss misuse retain
17. The conclusion of a deductive argument is a) b) c) d)
certain experience observation probable
18. The truth of the conclusion of an inductive argument is a) b) c) d)
Certain Experience Observation Probable
19. The process of reasoning from one or more given statements to reach a logically certain conclusion is called a) b) c) d)
Deductive Reasoning Inductive Reasoning Qualitative Reasoning Quantitative Reasoning
20. The reasoning in which the given statements are viewed as supplying strong evidence for the truth of the conclusion is called a) b) c) d)
Deductive Reasoning Inductive Reasoning Qualitative Reasoning Quantitative Reasoning
21. According to Jean Piaget, children develop abstract logic and reasoning skill during a) b) c) d)
Sensorimotor stage Preoperational stage Concrete operational stage Formal operational stage
22. Children are usually egocentric during __________ and __________ stages. a) b) c) d)
Sensorimotor, Preoperational Preoperational, Concrete operational Concrete operational, Formal operational Formal operational, Sensorimotor
23. According to Jean Piaget, children are no longer egocentric when entering a) b) c) d)
Sensorimotor stage Preoperational stage Concrete operational stage Formal operational stage
24. According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, the Concrete operational stage starts at age a) b) c) d)
3 7 11 15
25. According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, the Formal operational stage starts at age a) b) c) d)
3 7 11 15
26. Thet response is most likely to a) b) c) d)
forget compromised reoccur not occur again
27. Rousseau advocated an educational method which consisted of removing the child from a) b) c) d)
school burden past memory society
28. Who advocated removing children from their mothers’ care and raising them as wards of the state? a) Socrates b) Plato c) Aristotle
d) John Locke 29. The famous book “The Republic” was written by a) b) c) d)
Socrates Plato Aristotle John Locke
30. “All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.” This is the saying of a) b) c) d)
Aristotle Socrates Plato John Locke
31. The Waldorf education approach emphasizes a balanced development of a) b) c) d)
Head and heart Head and hands Heart and hands Head, heart, and hands
32. Plato believed that talent and intelligence are a) b) c) d)
Distributed genetically Not distributed genetically Distributed gender-wise Not distributed gender-wise
33. A priori knowledge is knowledge that is known independently of a) b) c) d)
analysis information experience evidence
34. A posteriori knowledge is knowledge that is known by a) b) c) d)
analysis information experience evidence
35. According to John Locke, a child’s mind does not contain any a) b) c) d)
Innate ideas Memory Observation Imagination
36. The philosopher who for the first time mentioned the importance of play (or sports) in education was a) b) c) d)
Socrates Plato Aristotle John Locke
37. The process of selecting units from a population to estimate characteristics of the population is called a) b) c) d)
analyzing inference research sampling
38. We calculate average marks of a student in the way as we calculate a) b) c) d)
arithmetic mean geometric mean standard deviation variance
39. The __________ is a measure of how spreads out points are from the mean. a) b) c) d)
arithmetic mean geometric mean standard deviation variance
40. The standard deviation is the __________ of the variance. a) b) c) d)
square square root cube cube root
41. The concept of pragmatism in educational philosophy says that education should be about a) b) c) d)
obedience virtue life and growth shaping good citizens
42. The idea of practical learning means education should apply to the a) b) c) d)
practice society abstract knowledge real world
43. An aspect of pragmatism is experiential learning, which says, education should come through a) b) c) d)
experience practice knowledge observations
44. According to Aristotle, virtue is a/an __________ state between excess and deficiency. a) b) c) d)
natural intermediate real artificial
45. In case of spending money, the virtue is __________ between wastefulness and stringiness. a) b) c) d)
generosity penury lavishness prodigal
46. The concept of perennialism in education means school curricula should focus on what is a) b) c) d)
important everlasting in demand in need
47. According to John Dewey, children should experience __________in school to make them better citizens. a) b) c) d)
rules discipline democracy practical implementation
48. Progressivism believes that education comes from the experience of the a) child b) teacher
c) principal d) society 49. The idea of teaching the whole child in the “philosophy of pragmatism in education� means teaching students to be good a) b) c) d)
learners thinkers scientists citizens
50. Progressivism believes that children learn in a/an a) b) c) d)
community competition isolation closed environment
51. A normal human being has __________ senses. a) b) c) d)
4 5 6 7
52. Which from the following is NOT among the five senses? a) b) c) d)
vision touch smell thought
53. The application of ideas, knowledge and skills to achieve the desired results is called a) problem solving b) critical thinking c) reasoned arguments
d) deductive method 54. According to Socrates of Meno, virtue is a) b) c) d)
teachable unteachable reachable unreachable
55. The curriculum of educational institutes should be based on a) b) c) d)
theory practice theory and practice theory, practice and research
56. The new curriculum should be introduced a) b) c) d)
abruptly continuously gradually relatively
57. Evaluation of the process of curriculum development should be made a) b) c) d)
abruptly continuously gradually relatively
58. Curriculum revision should be a/an __________ process. a) b) c) d)
abrupt continuous gradual relative
59. The term heuristic means __________ in decision making.
a) b) c) d)
brain storming calculations thoroughness mental shortcuts
60. Robert Sternberg, a famous psychologist, argued that creativity requires __________ different types of intelligence. a) b) c) d)
3 4 5 6
61. According to Robert Sternberg, the three different types of required intelligence for creativity are a) b) c) d)
synthetic, analytical, and practical analytical, observational and practical analytical, critical and practical abstract, synthetic and analytical
62. A common technique to help people begin the creative process is a) b) c) d)
calculations brain storming thoroughness mental shortcuts
63. According to Plato, the highest goal in all of education is knowledge of the a) b) c) d)
science mathematics philosophy good
64. Plato argued that __________ are fit to rule. a) educationists and philosophers
b) only educationists c) only philosophers d) only psychologists 65. The book “A Brief History of Time� is written by a) b) c) d)
Aristotle John Dewey Robert Sternberg Stephen Hawking
66. The branch of philosophy focuses on the nature of reality is a) b) c) d)
Connectionism Epistemology Metaphysics Pedagogy
67. Idealism is a philosophical approach that argues that __________are the only true reality, and the only thing worth knowing. a) b) c) d)
ideas experiences observations physical objects
68. Realism is a philosophical approach that argues that ultimate reality is the world of a) b) c) d)
ideas experiences observations physical objects
69. Who is called the father of both Realism and the scientific method? a) Aristotle b) Plato
c) Socrates d) Edward Thorndike 70. The philosopher who is called the father of Idealism is a) b) c) d)
Aristotle Plato Socrates Edward Thorndike
71. The philosopher who for the first time taught logic as a formal discipline was a) b) c) d)
Aristotle Plato Socrates Edward Thorndike
72. The advocators of philosophy of Pragmatism believe that reality is a) b) c) d)
imagination stagnant constantly changing related to mind
73. The psychologist who for the first time proposed the concept of connectionism in learning was a) b) c) d)
Aristotle Plato Robert Sternberg Edward Thorndike
74. According to Edward Thorndike, learning is about responding to a) b) c) d)
analysis change experiment stimuli
75. Anything that causes a reaction is called a) b) c) d)
learning stimulus connectionism physical objects
76. The connection between stimulus and response is called a) b) c) d)
stimulus-response bond receiving-accepting bond stimulus-response paradigm receiving-accepting paradigm
77. The __________ the stimulus-response bond (S-R bond), the better a person has learned the lesson. a) b) c) d)
stable unstable stronger weaker
78. There are __________ laws of connectionism. a) b) c) d)
2 3 4 5
79. The three laws of connectionism are the laws of a) b) c) d)
effect, stimulus and response stimulus, response and exercise exercise, readiness and response effect, exercise and readiness
80. According to the law of effect, if a stimulus results in a positive outcome, the S-R bond is
a) b) c) d)
strengthened weakened stabilized unsterilized
81. According to the __________, the more you do something, the better you are at it. a) b) c) d)
law of effect law of exercise law of readiness law of connectionism
82. According to the __________, S-R bonds are stronger if an individual is ready to learn. a) b) c) d)
law of effect law of exercise law of readiness law of connectionism
83. The __________ says, we are motivated to gain rewards and avoid punishments. a) b) c) d)
law of effect law of exercise law of readiness law of connectionism
84. The Law of Effect can be effectively used in a) b) c) d)
accelerate learning curriculum development classroom management teaching methods
85. For an effective teaching, the teacher must be a subject matter expert that includes I. II. III. a) b) c) d)
command over the subject the ability to convey knowledge the ability to apply ideas from one discipline to another I only II only I and II only I, II and III
86. The satiation technique of classroom management is a technique where instead of punishing negative behaviors, the teacher might decide to actually __________ the negative behavior. a) b) c) d)
encourage discourage ignore divert
87. The extinction technique of classroom management is a technique where teacher __________ any negative behavior. a) b) c) d)
divert ignore encourage discourage
88. The use of a physical punishment for class management is called a) b) c) d)
extinction technique satiation technique time out technique corporal punishment
89. The technique of classroom management where the teacher punishes negative behaviors by removing an unruly student from the rest of the class is called a) b) c) d)
extinction technique satiation technique time out technique corporal punishment
90. The study of the physical, social and mental aspects of aging is called a) b) c) d)
Esthetics Genetics Gerontology Clinical psychology
91. As people gets older, the ability of applying or maintain attention a) b) c) d)
increases decreases stays constant remains unaffected
92. The brain __________ as people gets older. a) b) c) d)
shrinks expands stays constant remains unaffected
93. There is __________ in working memory as people gets older. a) b) c) d)
upgradation degradation no change a slight change
94. According to the philosophy of Idealism in education, the subject matter of curriculum should be a) b) c) d)
mathematics science physical world mind
95. In education, __________ is used to make inference about the learning and development of students. a) b) c) d)
assessment evaluation measurement diagnosis
96. An assessment that is conducted prior to the start of teaching or instruction is called a) b) c) d)
Initial assessment formal assessment formative assessment summative assessment
97. An assessment that is carried out through the course is called a) b) c) d)
Initial assessment diagnostic assessment formative assessment summative assessment
98. An assessment is __________ if it consistently achieves the same results with the same (or similar) students.
a) b) c) d)
Valid Invalid Reliable Unreliable
99. A/An __________ assessment is one which measures what it is intended to measure. a) b) c) d)
Valid Invalid Reliable Unreliable
100. A choice made between two or more alternative is called a) b) c) d)
Assumption Decision Reporting None