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

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

not having any expectations from students

setting uniform standard of expectations

setting realistic expect expectations from students

Setting extremely high expectations form students

Question 1 of 25

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

Sensor motor stage

Formal operational stage

Pre – operational

Concrete operational stage

Question 2 of 25

3. 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

correlation and transfer of knowledge

learner autonomy

reinforcement

individual differences

Question 3 of 25

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

offer tangible rewards.

plan learning activities which encourage convergent thinking.

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

specify uniform standards of achievement for all children.

Question 4 of 25

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

Kohlberg proposed a theory without any empirical basis.

Kohlberg proposed that moral reasoning is developmental.

Kohlberg did not give clear cut stages of moral development.

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

Question 5 of 25

6. Creativity is usually associated with

Divergent thinking

Imitation

Modeling

Convergent thinking

Question 6 of 25

7. Inclusive education refers to a school education system that

includes children with disability

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

encourages the education of children with special needs through exclusive schools

Question 7 of 25

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

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

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

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

children are born with certain capabilities and deficits.

Question 8 of 25

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

Learning and development are parallel processes.

Development is synonymous with learning.

Development is independent of learning.

Development process lags behind the learning process.

Question 9 of 25

10. 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 10 of 25

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

Irreversibility of thought

Personal fable

Lack of high-level abstract reasoning

Inability of hypothetico-deductive reasoning

Question 11 of 25

12. Research has pointed out that several levels of discrimination exist in the schools. Which of these is not an example of discrimination at upper primary level?

Teachers have low expectations of children from lower socio-economic strata.

Many teachers use only lecture method to teach.

Girls are not encouraged to take up maths and science.

Dalit children are made to sit separately during mid-day meals.

Question 12 of 25

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

By giving tangible rewards for solving problems

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

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

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

Question 13 of 25

14. 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 14 of 25

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

Moral realism

Morality co- operation

Moral reasoning

Moral dilemma

Question 15 of 25

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

Naturalist intelligence

Linguistic intelligence

spatial called

Logicoa- mathematical intelligence

Question 16 of 25

17. 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

Cognitive domain

Higher order thinking skills

Psychomotor domain

Affective domain

Question 17 of 25

18. A good text – book avoids

gender bias

social responsibility

gender equality

gender sensitivity

Question 18 of 25

19. Which of these is a characteristic of a child with learning disability?

Difficulty in reading fluently and reversing words

Doing the same motor action repeatedly

Bullying other children and engaging in aggressive acts

An IQ below 50

Question 19 of 25

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

Value conflicts

Aggression

Anxiety

Socialization

Question 20 of 25

21. 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 21 of 25

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

memorizing information by paying due attention.

changing their behaviour when offered appropriate rewards.

scaffolding provided by more able members of the society.

processes of adaptation.

Question 22 of 25

23. Dyslexia students will realize their potential when

speaking

hearing

speaking and hearing

reading

Question 23 of 25

24. Development starts from

pre – natal stage

pre –childhood stage

post – childhood stage

the stage of infancy

Question 24 of 25

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

Reliability and validity of her assessment tool

Socio-cultural context of her students

Standardization of the assessment tool

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

Question 25 of 25

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