Pedagogy MCQs (page 91 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 1801–1820.
- 1801.
The school register that records important events, visits and decisions in the school's history is the:
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Answer: B. Log book
The log book is a permanent record of key events.
- 1802.
Which register records the daily presence of learners?
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Answer: D. Attendance register
Attendance registers track daily presence and absence.
- 1803.
Information that passes informally from person to person among staff, outside official channels, is called the:
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Answer: C. Grapevine
The grapevine is informal communication within an organisation.
- 1804.
A message passed from the head teacher to department heads and then to teachers follows:
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Answer: A. Downward communication
Downward communication flows from higher to lower levels.
- 1805.
Teachers sending suggestions to the head teacher through a staff representative is:
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Answer: C. Upward communication
Upward communication flows from lower to higher levels.
- 1806.
Two department heads coordinate their exam schedules directly. This is:
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Answer: C. Horizontal (lateral) communication
Lateral communication occurs between people at the same level.
- 1807.
The principle that each staff member should report to only one supervisor is:
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Answer: B. Unity of command
Fayol's unity of command avoids conflicting instructions.
- 1808.
The number of staff a supervisor can effectively manage is the:
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Answer: C. Span of control
A wide span means many subordinates; a narrow span means few.
- 1809.
A school ensures that only those who need to know about a learner's sensitive health issue are told. This follows the principle of:
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Answer: A. Need-to-know confidentiality
Sensitive information is shared only with those who must act on it.
- 1810.
In a school emergency plan, the person who directs actions during an incident is the:
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Answer: C. Incident commander (designated emergency lead)
A clearly named lead avoids confusion during emergencies.
- 1811.
A school forms a committee of teachers, parents and community members to oversee school development. In Pakistan, such a body is often called a:
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Answer: B. School Management Committee (or School Council)
School councils and SMCs involve communities in school governance.
- 1812.
In planning, the "Delphi technique" involves:
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Answer: B. Repeated rounds of anonymous expert opinion until consensus emerges
Experts revise their views after seeing anonymous group feedback.
- 1813.
A Gantt chart is used in school management to:
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Answer: C. Show tasks against a timeline
Gantt charts display schedules and task durations.
- 1814.
PERT in project planning is used mainly to:
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Answer: A. Estimate and schedule task times and identify the critical path
The Programme Evaluation and Review Technique supports scheduling complex projects.
- 1815.
Planning in which decisions are made at the top and passed down to schools is:
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Answer: B. Top-down (centralised) planning
Centralised planning is directed from higher authorities.
- 1816.
When teachers and community members help shape a school improvement plan, the approach is:
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Answer: D. Participatory (bottom-up) planning
Participation increases ownership and relevance.
- 1817.
Manpower planning in education mainly aims to:
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Answer: B. Match the supply of trained people with future workforce needs
It forecasts skills needed by the economy.
- 1818.
The "social demand approach" to educational planning bases provision on:
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Answer: C. The number of people who want education
It plans to meet public demand for school places.
- 1819.
A head teacher wants a fair judgement of a teacher's practice for annual appraisal. The best approach is to:
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Answer: D. Base it on several observations plus other evidence such as learners' work
Multiple sources and observations give a more reliable picture.
- 1820.
After observing a lesson, a supervisor meets the teacher to discuss what went well and agree next steps. This meeting is the:
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Answer: C. Post-observation (feedback) conference
The feedback conference turns observation into professional growth.