Pedagogy MCQs (page 70 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 1381–1400.
- 1381.
A standardised test is one that:
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Answer: C. Has uniform procedures for giving and scoring, and established norms
Standardisation allows fair comparison across groups.
- 1382.
A rubric is:
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Answer: A. A scoring guide that describes criteria and levels of performance
Rubrics make marking of complex work more consistent and transparent.
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A holistic rubric gives:
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Answer: C. A single overall score for the whole piece of work
An analytic rubric scores each criterion separately.
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A portfolio in assessment is:
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Answer: D. A purposeful collection of a student's work over time
Portfolios show growth and allow reflection.
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Authentic assessment requires students to:
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Answer: B. Perform real-world tasks that show meaningful application of knowledge
Examples include projects, presentations and experiments.
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A checklist used in observation records:
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Answer: B. Whether specific behaviours or features are present or absent
A rating scale records how well, not just whether, something is done.
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Brief, factual descriptions of significant incidents in a student's behaviour are called:
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Answer: A. Anecdotal records
Teachers record what happened objectively, without interpretation.
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A cumulative record contains:
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Answer: A. Comprehensive information about a student collected over several years
It follows the student from class to class.
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Sociometry, used to study relationships within a group, was developed by:
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Answer: D. Jacob L. Moreno
A sociogram shows who chooses whom, revealing popular and isolated students.
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In a normal distribution, about what percentage of scores fall within one standard deviation of the mean?
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Answer: B. 68%
About 95% fall within two standard deviations and 99.7% within three.
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When a test is too difficult, the distribution of scores is likely to be:
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Answer: A. Positively skewed
Most scores bunch at the low end and the tail stretches towards high scores.
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A z-score has a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of:
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Answer: A. 1
A z-score shows how many standard deviations a score is from the mean.
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A stanine scale divides scores into:
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Answer: B. 9 bands with a mean of 5
"Stanine" stands for "standard nine".
- 1394.
The most effective classroom management is generally:
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Answer: C. Preventive, through planning, routines and engaging lessons
Well-planned lessons and clear routines prevent most behaviour problems.
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Classroom rules are most effective when they are:
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Answer: B. Few, clear, positively stated and consistently applied
"Raise your hand to speak" works better than a long list of "don'ts".
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Jacob Kounin's term "withitness" describes a teacher who:
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Answer: A. Is aware of everything happening in the classroom
Students believe a "with-it" teacher has eyes in the back of their head.
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Kounin's term "overlapping" means:
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Answer: D. Attending to two or more events at the same time
For example, helping one group while keeping an eye on the rest of the class.
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Kounin's "ripple effect" refers to:
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Answer: B. The effect of correcting one student on the behaviour of others who see it
How a teacher deals with one student influences the whole class.
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Assertive discipline was developed by:
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Answer: D. Lee and Marlene Canter
Teachers state clear expectations and follow through with consistent consequences.
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Choice theory and reality therapy are associated with:
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Answer: D. William Glasser
Glasser argued that students choose their behaviour to meet basic needs.