Pedagogy MCQs (page 60 of 100)
Learning theories, child development, motivation, philosophy of education, teaching methods, curriculum and assessment, measurement and evaluation, classroom management, guidance and counselling, inclusive education, research, planning and school leadership, and Pakistan's education system. Includes applied, scenario-based questions in the style of recent FPSC SST (General) papers. For educator, SST, ESE, lecturer and other teaching posts.
1,997 questions. Select an option to check your answer, or open "Show answer". Showing 1181–1200.
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The "Big Five" personality traits are openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and:
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Answer: C. Neuroticism
They are often remembered as OCEAN.
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The Rorschach inkblot test is an example of a:
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Answer: A. Projective test
People project their thoughts and feelings onto ambiguous images.
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The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) was developed by:
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Answer: A. Henry Murray and Christiana Morgan
People tell stories about ambiguous pictures, revealing needs and motives.
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A test that predicts how well a person will do in a future activity is called:
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Answer: D. An aptitude test
Aptitude tests measure potential; achievement tests measure what has already been learned.
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A test that measures how much a student has learned in a subject is:
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Answer: D. An achievement test
End-of-term exams are achievement tests.
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Creativity is best encouraged by:
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Answer: A. Open-ended tasks and acceptance of unusual ideas
Creative thinking needs freedom to explore and permission to make mistakes.
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Gifted children are best served by:
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Answer: A. Enrichment and acceleration suited to their abilities
Enrichment deepens learning; acceleration lets them move ahead faster.
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Attention that is directed deliberately by effort and will is called:
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Answer: D. Voluntary attention
Involuntary attention is captured by sudden or striking stimuli.
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The span of attention of young children is generally:
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Answer: D. Shorter than that of adults
Lessons for young children work best in short, varied segments.
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Transfer of learning means:
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Answer: C. Applying learning from one situation to another
Learning algebra that helps with physics is positive transfer.
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When earlier learning makes new learning harder, it is called:
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Answer: D. Negative transfer
For example, driving on the left can interfere with learning to drive on the right.
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The theory of identical elements in transfer of learning was proposed by:
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Answer: C. E. L. Thorndike
Transfer occurs to the extent that two tasks share identical elements.
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Charles Judd's theory of transfer emphasised:
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Answer: C. Generalisation of principles
In his dart-throwing experiment, boys who understood refraction adapted better to changes in water depth.
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The idea that studying subjects like Latin "trains the mind" generally is called:
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Answer: C. The theory of formal discipline
Research by Thorndike and others largely discredited this theory.
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A self-fulfilling prophecy in the classroom occurs when:
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Answer: A. A teacher's expectations influence students' performance
Rosenthal and Jacobson's "Pygmalion in the Classroom" (1968) studied this effect.
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Philosophy of education deals with questions about:
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Answer: C. The aims, values and nature of education
It asks what education is for and how it should be carried out.
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The branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge is:
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Answer: C. Epistemology
Epistemology asks what knowledge is and how we come to know.
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The branch of philosophy that studies the nature of reality is:
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Answer: B. Metaphysics
Metaphysics asks what is ultimately real.
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The branch of philosophy that studies values, including ethics and aesthetics, is:
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Answer: A. Axiology
Axiology covers moral values (ethics) and beauty (aesthetics).
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Idealism as a philosophy of education is most associated with:
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Answer: A. Plato
Idealists hold that ideas and the mind are the ultimate reality.