QUESTION BANK

  

 

 EDU 07: PERSPECTIVES OF LEARNING AND TEACHING

 

1) A graphical representation of how learning takes place in a praticular situation is _________.

a) Learning plateau
b) Learning curve
c) Curve of forgetting
d) Curve of retension

2) When learning of a task neither facilitates nor interferes with the learning of a subsequent task is called_______.

a) Positive transfer.
b) General transfer
c) Zero transfer
d) Specific transfer

3)  The motivation associated with activities that carry an external reward is called_______.

a) Achievement motivation.
b) Intrinsic motivation.
c) Extrinsic motivation.
d) Entrinsic motivation.

4) Atkinson-Shiffrin model of information processing was developed in which year?

a) 1967
b) 1975
c) 1958
d) 1968

5) Which one of the following is not a technique of memorization?

a) Association
b) Chunking
c) Mnemonics
d) Role play 

6) An act of thinking about thinking can be called_____.

a) Learning
b) Memorising
c) Metacognition
d) Remembering

7)  Skinner's theory of operant conditioning is also known as___________.

a) Drive reduction theory
b) Need reduction theory
c) Respondent conditioning
d) Instrumental conditioning

8) Who developed brain storming - a method for creative problem solving?

a) Alex Osborn
b) Bruner
c) Joolingen
d) Wintz

9) A neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication and restricted and repetitive behaviour is known as_________.

a) Dyspraxia
b) Dysgraphia
c) Dyscalculia
d) Autism

10) The educational programme in which exceptional children attend classes with normal children on either a part or full time basis is_________.

a) Inclusive education
b) Imported education
c) Integrated education
d) Exclusive education

Answer key 

1)  Learning curve
2)  Zero transfer
3)  Extrinsic motivation.
4)  1968
5)  Role play
6)  Metacognition
7)  Instrumental conditioning
8)  Alex Osborn
9)  Autism
10)  Integrated education