Pedagogy MCQs (page 83 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.
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A science teacher asks learners to predict what will happen when ice is heated, then shows the experiment, then asks them to explain any difference. This strategy is:
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Answer: A. Predict–Observe–Explain (POE)
POE surfaces prior ideas, tests them and helps learners revise misconceptions.
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In a lesson using "I do, we do, you do", the "we do" stage means:
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Answer: B. Teacher and learners work through examples together
Guided practice comes between modelling and independent practice.
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A teacher gradually withdraws support as learners become more capable. This is called:
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Answer: A. Fading the scaffold (gradual release of responsibility)
Support is reduced step by step until learners can work independently.
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In reciprocal teaching of reading, learners take turns leading four strategies. Which set is correct?
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Answer: A. Predicting, questioning, clarifying, summarising
These four comprehension strategies are modelled and then led by learners.
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A teacher shows examples and non-examples of "mammals" and asks learners to work out the defining features. This strategy is:
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Answer: D. Concept attainment
Learners infer the concept's attributes by comparing examples and non-examples.
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A teacher responds to a learner's claim with "What makes you think that?" and "What would happen if…?" This is:
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Answer: D. Socratic questioning
Probing questions push learners to examine reasons and implications.
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In peer instruction, after learners answer a conceptual question individually, the teacher asks them to:
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Answer: D. Discuss with a neighbour and answer again
Discussion between learners who disagree often improves understanding.
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A teacher plans the same objective for all learners but gives some a worked example, others a hint card and others an extension problem. This is:
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Answer: D. Differentiated instruction
Differentiation varies support and challenge while keeping the shared goal.
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A Grade 8 class tests whether the length of a pendulum affects its swing time, changing only the length. This teaches the idea of a:
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Answer: B. Fair test (controlling variables)
Changing one variable while keeping others constant makes the comparison fair.
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Learners are given a real community problem, such as poor drainage near the school, and investigate solutions over several weeks. This is:
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Answer: B. Problem-based (project-based) learning
Learning is organised around an authentic problem.
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In the jigsaw method, each member of a group:
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Answer: B. Becomes an expert on one part and teaches it to the group
Jigsaw creates interdependence because each learner holds part of the content.
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Cooperative learning differs from simple group work mainly because it includes:
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Answer: A. Positive interdependence and individual accountability
Each member must contribute and is responsible for learning.
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A teacher gives learners the rule for finding the area of a rectangle, then gives examples to apply it. This approach is:
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Answer: A. Deductive
Deductive teaching moves from rule to examples.
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A teacher gives several examples of past-tense verbs and asks learners to work out the rule. This approach is:
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Answer: C. Inductive
Inductive teaching moves from examples to the general rule.
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Learners role-play a meeting between a shopkeeper and a customer in an English lesson. The main purpose is to:
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Answer: D. Practise language in a realistic context
Role play builds communicative competence.
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A teacher wants learners to understand multiple viewpoints on building a dam. Which method fits best?
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Answer: B. Structured debate or discussion
Debate makes learners examine and argue different perspectives.
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A Mathematics teacher shows a fully solved problem, then gives a partly solved one for learners to complete. This uses:
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Answer: C. Worked examples with faded steps
Faded worked examples move learners from studying solutions to solving independently.
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A teacher starts a lesson on electricity by asking, "Why does a bulb light up only when the switch is on?" The purpose is to:
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Answer: A. Arouse curiosity and activate prior knowledge
An engaging opening question motivates and connects with what learners know.
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At the end of a lesson, learners write one thing they learned and one question they still have on a slip. This is:
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Answer: B. An exit ticket
Exit tickets give quick evidence of learning to plan the next lesson.
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A lesson plan states: "By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to label the parts of a flower." This is a:
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Answer: A. Learning objective stated in behavioural terms
Behavioural objectives describe observable learner performance.