TN TET · Child Development and Pedagogy
Major theories of learning and their classroom implications.
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Q1 · Learning Theories · EASY
A teacher arranges desks in groups and encourages students to discuss a maths problem together before presenting their solution. Which learning theory is primarily reflected in this practice?
Q2 · Learning Theories · MEDIUM
According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, a child in the concrete operational stage (7-11 years) can perform which of the following tasks that was not possible in the pre-operational stage?
Q3 · Learning Theories · MEDIUM
A student initially struggles with long division but gradually improves after the teacher breaks the problem into smaller steps, provides guided practice and slowly reduces help as the student gains confidence. This instructional approach is best explained by which concept?
Q4 · Learning Theories · MEDIUM
In Kohlberg's theory of moral development, a student justifies not copying in an exam by saying 'If I cheat, I will be punished by the teacher and my parents will be angry.' At which stage of moral reasoning is this student operating?
Q5 · Learning Theories · HARD
A teacher introduces the concept of 'democracy' by first showing pictures and videos (enactive), then using diagrams and flowcharts of democratic institutions (iconic), and finally discussing abstract principles like 'rule of law' and 'separation of powers' (symbolic). This sequence of instruction is based on whose theory?