AP DSC 2025 School Assistant (SA) Child Development and Pedagogy English Mock Test

1. Failure of a child to perform well in class tests leads us to believe that

children are born with certain capabilities and deficits.

there is a need to reflect upon the syllabus, pedagogy and assessment processes.

assessment is objective and can be used to clearly identify failures.

some children are deemed to fail irrespective of how hard the system tries.

Question 1 of 25

2. How can a teacher help children become better problem solvers?

By encouraging children to look for answers to the problems in the textbook

By giving children a variety of problems to solve and support while solving them

By providing correct solutions to all the problems they pose to students

By giving tangible rewards for solving problems

Question 2 of 25

3. According to Vygotsky, zone of proximal development is

zone demarking the support offered by the teacher.

what the child can do on her own which cannot be assessed.

the gap between what the child can do independently and with assistance.

the amount and nature of support provided to the child to achieve her potential.

Question 3 of 25

4. The major frustration that children with hearing loss face in the classroom is

the inability to communicate or share information with others

the inability to take examinations with other students

the inability to read the prescribed text & book

the inability to participate in sports and games

Question 4 of 25

5. Gifted students will realize their potential when

they attend private coaching classes

they are tested frequently

they learn with other students

they are segregated from other students

Question 5 of 25

6. Teachers are advised to involve their learners in group activities because, besides facilitating learning. They also help in

Anxiety

Value conflicts

Socialization

Aggression

Question 6 of 25

7. Socialization is a process of

assimilation and accommodation.

socializing with friends.

acquiring values, beliefs and expectations.

learning to critique the culture of a society.

Question 7 of 25

8. he statement “Majority of the people are average, a few very bright and a few very dull “is based on the established principle of

Distribution of differences

Growth of intelligence

Intelligence and racial differences

Intelligence and sex differences

Question 8 of 25

9. A teacher can effectively respond to the needs of children from ‘disadvantaged sections’ of society by

reflecting on the school system and herself about various ways in which biases and stereotypes surface.

telling the ‘other children’ to co-operate with the ‘disadvantaged children’ and help them learn the ways of the school.

sensitizing the disadvantaged children to the norms and strictures of schools so that they can comply with those.

ensuring that the children do not get a chance to interact with each other to minimize the chances of their being bullied.

Question 9 of 25

10. Inclusive education refers to a school education system that

encourages the education of children with special needs through exclusive schools

emphasizes the need to promote the education of the girl child only

includes children regardless of physical, intellectual, social, linguistic of other differently a baled conditions

includes children with disability

Question 10 of 25

11. Which one of the following assessment practices will bring out the best in students?

When students are required to reproduce facts as tested via multiple choice questions

When the marks obtained and the position securcd by the student in the class are the ultimate determinants of success

When the emphasis is laid upon positive correlation between test scores and student ability

When conceptual change and students’ alternative solutions are assessed through several different methods of assessment

Question 11 of 25

12. A student is aggressive in his behavior towards his peer group and does not conform to the norms of the school. This student needs help in

Psychomotor domain

Higher order thinking skills

Affective domain

Cognitive domain

Question 12 of 25

13. According to Kohlberg , the thinking process involved in judgments about questions of right ans wrong is called

Moral dilemma

Morality co- operation

Moral reasoning

Moral realism

Question 13 of 25

14. Creativity is usually associated with

Modeling

Convergent thinking

Divergent thinking

Imitation

Question 14 of 25

15. A good text – book avoids

gender sensitivity

gender equality

gender bias

social responsibility

Question 15 of 25

16. According to theories of motivation, a teacher can enhance learning by

setting uniform standard of expectations

not having any expectations from students

setting realistic expect expectations from students

Setting extremely high expectations form students

Question 16 of 25

17. Which one of the following statements best describes why children should be encouraged to ask questions in the class?

Questions increase the curiosity of the children.

Questions take learning forward by interactions and lead to conceptual clarity.

Children need to practise their language skills.

Children can be made to realize that they lack intelligence by making them think of all the things they don’t know about.

Question 17 of 25

18. The stage of cognitive development, according to Piaget, in which a child displays ‘objects permanence ‘is

Sensor motor stage

Concrete operational stage

Pre – operational

Formal operational stage

Question 18 of 25

19. According to Piaget’s theory, children learn by

changing their behaviour when offered appropriate rewards.

memorizing information by paying due attention.

processes of adaptation.

scaffolding provided by more able members of the society.

Question 19 of 25

20. Dyslexia students will realize their potential when

hearing

reading

speaking and hearing

speaking

Question 20 of 25

21. Which one of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between development and learning as proposed by Vygotsky?

Development process lags behind the learning process.

Learning and development are parallel processes.

Development is independent of learning.

Development is synonymous with learning.

Question 21 of 25

22. Development starts from

post – childhood stage

pre –childhood stage

the stage of infancy

pre – natal stage

Question 22 of 25

23. A teacher in a multi-cultural classroom would ensure that the assessment considers the following :

Standardization of the assessment tool

Reliability and validity of her assessment tool

Expectations of the school administration by complying with the minimum levels of learning

Socio-cultural context of her students

Question 23 of 25

24. What is a major criticism of Kohlberg’s theory?

Kohlberg did not account for cultural differences in moral reasoning of men and women.

Kohlberg did not give clear cut stages of moral development.

Kohlberg proposed that moral reasoning is developmental.

Kohlberg proposed a theory without any empirical basis.

Question 24 of 25

25. Piaget proposes that pre-operational children tire unable to conserve. He attributes this inability to which one of the following factors?

Lack of high-level abstract reasoning

Irreversibility of thought

Personal fable

Inability of hypothetico-deductive reasoning

Question 25 of 25

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