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

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

Kohlberg did not give clear cut stages of moral development.

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

Kohlberg proposed a theory without any empirical basis.

Kohlberg proposed that moral reasoning is developmental.

Question 1 of 25

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

Sensor motor stage

Pre – operational

Concrete operational stage

Formal operational stage

Question 2 of 25

3. A teacher wants to ensure that her students are motivated intrinsically. She would

specify uniform standards of achievement for all children.

plan learning activities which encourage convergent thinking.

offer tangible rewards.

focus on the processes of learning of individual children rather than on the final outcome.

Question 3 of 25

4. Development starts from

the stage of infancy

pre –childhood stage

post – childhood stage

pre – natal stage

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5. Creativity is usually associated with

Divergent thinking

Modeling

Convergent thinking

Imitation

Question 5 of 25

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

Development is synonymous with learning.

Learning and development are parallel processes.

Development process lags behind the learning process.

Development is independent of learning.

Question 6 of 25

7. 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.

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

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

Question 7 of 25

8. Inclusive education refers to a school education system that

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

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

includes children with disability

encourages the education of children with special needs through exclusive schools

Question 8 of 25

9. Gifted students will realize their potential when

they are segregated from other students

they attend private coaching classes

they are tested frequently

they learn with other students

Question 9 of 25

10. 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

Inability of hypothetico-deductive reasoning

Irreversibility of thought

Personal fable

Question 10 of 25

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

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

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

Questions increase the curiosity of the children.

Children need to practise their language skills.

Question 11 of 25

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

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

Question 12 of 25

13. Dyslexia students will realize their potential when

speaking

speaking and hearing

reading

hearing

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

Socialization

Aggression

Anxiety

Value conflicts

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

Moral reasoning

Moral realism

Moral dilemma

Morality co- operation

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

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

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

By giving tangible rewards for solving problems

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

Question 16 of 25

17. 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 17 of 25

18. 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

Higher order thinking skills

Psychomotor domain

Affective domain

Cognitive domain

Question 18 of 25

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

Reliability and validity of her assessment tool

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

Standardization of the assessment tool

Socio-cultural context of her students

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20. A teacher always helps her learners link the knowledge they have derived in one subject areas with the knowledge from other subject areas. This helps to promote

learner autonomy

correlation and transfer of knowledge

individual differences

reinforcement

Question 20 of 25

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

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.

children are born with certain capabilities and deficits.

Question 21 of 25

22. Ability to recognize and classify all varieties of animals , minerals and plants , according to multiple intelligences theory , is called

Logicoa- mathematical intelligence

Linguistic intelligence

spatial called

Naturalist intelligence

Question 22 of 25

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

Growth of intelligence

Distribution of differences

Intelligence and racial differences

Intelligence and sex differences

Question 23 of 25

24. According to Vygotsky, zone of proximal development is

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

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

zone demarking the support offered by the teacher.

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

Question 24 of 25

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

setting realistic expect expectations from students

not having any expectations from students

Setting extremely high expectations form students

setting uniform standard of expectations

Question 25 of 25

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