NTA NET Paper 1 December 2019 Teaching Aptitude

Teaching:

1. The sequence which correctly indicates the order for ensuring teaching-learning activities in a constructivist approach
   1. engage, explore, explain, evaluate and extend
      1. In constructivist method  emphasis is given on students as creator of knowledge.
2. From the list given below identify those competencies of an effective teacher which relates to the domains of personality and attitude
   1. Locus of control
   2. Self-efficacy
   1. Teacher enthusiasm
      1. Teacher enthusiasm relates to positive attitude to promote learning among students expectation along with one’s previous knowledge of a subject.
3. In the context of classroom teaching the foundation on which a warm and nurturing relationship with learners can be built is called teacher affect
   1. Nurturing relationship with learners also improves the engagement rate that contributes to effective teaching.
   2. A teacher becomes an effective classroom communicator by understanding his/her own students.
   3. This promotes autonomous development level of teaching, that leads to a sense of freedom.
4. Set-1(Levels of teaching) and Set-2(Focus of concern)
   1. Autonomous development level – affect and feelings
   2. memory level – Recall of facts and information
   3. Understanding Level – seeing of relationships among facts and their examples
   4. Reflective level – problem raising and problem-solving.
5. In which level of teaching lower level of learning outcomes get focussed?Memory level
   1. The emphasis in-memory level Organization of thoughts and ideas
   2. Systematic presentations to enable quick reproductions – The sequence of taught makes the student correctly reproduce.
   3. Mastery of correct sequencing of facts – Students immediately recall the facts taught.
6. Non-traditional teaching and learning strategies lay emphasis on 
   1. students need-based resources materials and learning standards.
   1. Developing skills attitude and values.
   2. Acquiring knowledge necessary to respond creatively.
      1. These are the features which makes  open universities as non-traditional universities.
      1. It includes innovative method of teaching and learning.
      2. Innovative method of admission, curriculum and evaluation.
      3. Modern communication techniques.
7. The statements which differentiate teaching from learning
   1. teaching is a social act while learning is a personal act
   2. teaching is like selling while learning is like buying in teaching,
   3. In teaching, influence is directed towards learning and learner while in learning it is usually towards oneself
      1. The main purpose of using ICT for classroom teaching is to  optimize learning outcomes of teaching.
8. Key teaching behavior belonging to the category of effectiveness
   1. Using meaningful verbal praise to get and keep students actively participating in the learning process.
9. Which of the learning outcomes are intended in teaching organized at understanding level –
   1. seeking of relationships and patterns among facts
      1. key behavior contributing to effective teaching explains the concepts in a logical step by step presentation.
      2. Thereby identifying examples of a given concept.
10. The emphasis in-memory level teaching is on which of the following?
    1. Organization of thoughts and ideas
    2. Systematic presentations to enable quick reproductions
    3. Mastery of concept by correct sequencing of facts
       1. In memory level lower level of learning outcomes get focussed.
       2. It includes learning facts and rules.

Learner’s characteristics:

1. For encouraging ‘learning to learn’ the emphasis on which of the following to be most appropriate?
   1. Organising teaching to increase opportunity for transfer of learning.
2. From the list of learning outcomes indicated below, identify those which are High-level outcomes of learning:
   1. Showing the ability to analyze and synthesize, articulation and naturalization and organization and characterization.
      1. Learning of concepts and abstractions  is an example of higher-order cognitive learning outcome.
      2. It requires some of the cognitive characteristics like the ability to analyse and synthesise the information.
      3. By organising one’s thinking one could also able to articulate the ideas obtained from learning of such concepts.
3. Classroom interactions are influenced largely by
   1. student’s commitment.
      1. social interaction among students is result oriented activity in the classroom. 
      2. the best option to ensure a teachers effective presence in the classroom is to promote peer group interaction of the learners.
      3. It helps in understanding concepts.
4. Identify the features of learner’s behavior which are associated with understanding level teaching:
   1. the student renders facts and information in his/her own words
   1. the student gives his/her own example in order to explain a point
   2. the student interprets the meanings in various ways
5. The two factors that do not affect the academic performance of students adversely
   1. Indifferent attitude towards politics,
   2. Belief in God.
      1. But which affects the performance includes
         1. High self – efficacy belief result in Motivation and higher order intelligence.
         2. Teacher’s low expectation from students.
6. Academic performance of students is determined by:
   1. Intelligence 
   2. Motivation
      1. for the academic success of students it is essential to have cognitive competence.
7. In a group setting which of the following factors hinder the creativity of its members?
   1. Norm to maintain consensus at any cost
   2. to criticize if somebody’s idea is not correct
      1. But those which promotes creativity includes
         1. To think without any fear of being ridiculed
         2. Not to criticize if somebody’s idea is not correct.
8. Identify the form of education having high potential for providing optimism, self-esteem, and commitment to personal fulfillment, ethical judgment, and social responsibility from the following
   1. Value education
9. Least important for the academic success of students 
   1. legal competence
   2. Others include

1. The factor which is a deterrent for the students to do well in higher education:political orientation
   1. academic strategies
   2. comprehension ability
   3. Academic discourse
2. Match correctly the items of column I with the items of column II
   1. Dyslexia –  Difficulty in reading
   2. Dysgraphia –  Difficulty in Writing
   3. Dyscalculia –  Difficulty in doing mathematics
   4. ADHD –  Difficulty in concentrating
3. which of the following factors have been labeled as ‘social competence’ in influencing learning –
   1. socio-economic status
   2. motivation
   3. emotional well being
      1. Learner’s level of motivation ensures the effectiveness of teaching.

Factors affecting teaching:

1. Values related to organisational ethos
   1. Team work in the approach
   2. Productivity of the task
   3. Humility in dealing with others concern.
2. The key behavior in teaching to make an effective teacher?Engagement of students in the learning process
   1. A teacher  should first understand the students inorder to become an effective classroom communicator.
   2. Thereby  contributing to increased levels of students self-esteem, and a positive attitude.
   3. Therefore teacher adhere to linear patterns of communication by posing questions to check the understanding of students.
3. The factors affecting teaching related to positive learning environment in an institution.
   1. The scope for sharing and discussions within the classroom and the institution as such.
   2. Frequent use of positive reinforce-rs either in the institution or classroom.
4. A: If a teacher wants to improve his or her abilities as an effective classroom communicator he or she should first understand the students
   1. R: The ability to understand students and intended listening are disjointed proposition
   2. A is true but R is false
   3. The key behavior in effective teaching as evident from researches is the improved engagement in learning.
   4. It facilitates students to do their task.
   5. By understanding students, teachers  contribute to increased levels of students self-esteem, and a positive attitude.
5. The following is a key to effective teaching behavior promoting a low error rate (high success) contribute to increased levels of students self-esteem, and a positive attitude
   1. key behavior in effective teaching as evident from researches is the improved engagement in learning by students to do their task.
6. which of the following sequence depicts outcome based curriculum design for college-level teaching program
   1. desired learning outcomes,
   2. content,
   3. teaching-learning assessment, and
   4. evaluation for a teacher to be effective.
      1. When the learning outcome of students is ensured with employment of less resources and effort on the part of a teacher and more initiative for self-learning is evident
7. Which of the following are classroom related factors that influence the effectiveness of teaching?
   1. prior task-related behavior of students
   2. Adherence to linear patterns of communication by the teacher.
   3. Inappropriate use of technological resources by the teacher
      1. Behavioral competencies for becoming an effective teachers are
         1. Communicating
         2. Managing and monitoring
         3. evaluating and providing feedback

1. Modes of communication can be employed in classroom for effective teaching
   1. Iconic
   1. Associational
   2. Symbolic
      1. Verbal and non-verbal communication skills of the teacher  specify the factors affecting teaching.
2. Identify the factors that do not contribute to the effectiveness of teaching
   1. socio-economic background of the teacher
   2. teachers skill in pleasing the students
   3. teachers personal contact with students.
      1. However subject knowledge of the teacher would influence the effectiveness of communication in classroom instruction in a critical way.
3. Not the component of effective teaching –reactive mode of student’s behavior
   1. However it includes,
      1. questioning to check for the understanding of students
      2. Providing students with feedback
      3. Being flexible about how long it takes to learn
4. The most characteristic feature of an adolescent learner which determines his/her social and moral development is the 
   1. concern for hero worshiping for emulating values and standards
      1. Adolescent learners are at an active stage of building formal abstractions of learned concepts.
      2. As the memory functions are more active during early adolescents, there is a tendency to recall information.
      3. It enables them to build their own values.
5. Set-1 (Behavior modification technique) and set-2(Example)
   1. Positive reinforcement – the behavior increases in frequency after the presentation of a stimulus
   2. Negative reinforcement – the behavior increases in frequency after the removal of the stimulus
   3. Punishment – painful or aversive stimulus is presented to stop the occurrence of a behavior
   4. Extinction – withdrawal of a pleasant stimulus or application of an aversive stimulus to stop the behavior.
      1. Engagement of students in the learning process happens by Using meaningful verbal praise.
      2. In-order to be a stimulant of learning behaviour active participation in the learning process becomes an effective way.
6. The following will be considered key teaching behavior belonging to the category of effectiveness?
   1. making ideas clear to learners who may be at a different level of understanding
   2. showing enthusiasm and animation through variation in eye contact, voice, and gestures
   3. Using meaningful verbal praise to get and keep students actively participating in the learning process.
7. A: Pedagogy and social interaction are two major result-oriented activities of a teacher
   1. R: Communication has a limited role in both these activities
   1. A is true but R is false.
      1. learner works as team member of the peers so communication plays a significant role.

Methods of teaching in institutions of higher learning:

1. The basic requirement of teaching for organizing teaching at reflective level deal with Helping explore and explain problems and their solutions by students.
   1. The learners today need considerable freedom to explore, enquire and investigate.
   2. Focus of concern is problem raising and problem-solving.
   3. So, the basic requirement of teaching is  to encourage critical thinking based cognitive interchange at reflective level.
2. A teacher tells his students “when you learn this, you will be able to carry out your project’.What does this communication suggest?
   1. Positive reinforcement
      1. This behavior increases in frequency after the presentation of a stimulus.
      2. It is called reward based training.
      3. Hence,the  basic  competencies  needed  for  an  effective  teacher  is to stay positive to bring out the intended learning behavior.
3. The following which belongs to the category of learner centered approaches Swayam and MOOC’s.
   1. A shift in focus from teacher – centric to student-centric education  is the best advantage of the Choice Based Credit System.
   2. Student-Centric Classroom is meant for – Addressing the individual differences.
4. The evolution of educational technology support in higher education –
   1. Textbook supplementation, programmed learning material, Modular material and online methods.
5. The purpose of ICT is used in education to Optimize learning outcomes.
6. In the spectrum of teaching methods which of the following will be called “dialogue”?
   1. problem-solving method,
   2. interactive presentation and
   3. Tutorials.
      1. In dialogic presentations involving teachers, students, and the content ^{there is more scope for} critical and creative interchange.
7. The alternative features which make open universities as non-traditional universities
   1. Innovative method of teaching and learning
   2. Innovative method of admission, curriculum and evaluation
   3. Modern communication techniques.
      1. Non-traditional teaching and learning strategies lay emphasis on developing skills attitude and values.
8. The following contribute to learning mathematical concepts
   1. real-life events
   2. assessing the existing mathematical knowledge of the learner before deciding the syllabus
   3. Narrating the life experience of a mathematician who has given the concept.
   4. Prior knowledge and experience of learner helps the learner to understand the concept effectively.
   5. but not teaching mathematics and history together
9. In the spectrum of teaching methods which of the following will be called “dialogic”
   1. problem-solving method,
   2. interactive presentation and
   3. tutorials
      1. Interactive presentation is contributive to direct learning that includes
      2. simulation and role-playing, participation in workshop and assignments.
10. The following teaching method is contributive to direct learning?
    1. simulation and role-playing
    2. participation in workshop and assignments
    3. MOOC’s and Heuristics
       1. Direct Teaching Methods
          1. Tutorials, Group discussions, and Question answer sessions
       2. Indirect teaching Methods
          1. Interactive presentation
          2. Team teaching and Lecturing
          3. Lecturing with or without audio-visuals

Teaching Support System:

1. The following types of learning materials the presentations are highly structured and individualized programmed instructional and modular learning material,
   1. Essential features of personalised teaching in module learning includes self learning, self-sufficient, self evaluation and statements of learning outcomes.
2. A: Through On-line teaching a large number of students can be taught by very competent faculty
   1. R: Online teaching helps students in developing critical thinking more than off line teaching can do
   2. A is true but R is false
      1. Only in reflective level of teaching and learning encourages critical thinking based cognitive interchange.
3. Study skills and learning techniques
   1. elaborative interrogation – answering why a fact is true.
   2. practice testing – testing yourself on the material you are trying to learn
   3. self-explanation – explaining what a section of text or an example problem means
   4. Interleaved practice – Mixing different kinds of problems together when studying
      1. Essential features of module learning includes self learning, self-sufficient, self evaluation and statements of learning outcomes.
4. Assertion (A):Use of slang in formal teaching makes communication lively and interesting.
   1. Reasons (R):Academic decency demands the avoidance of slang in the classroom environment.
   2. (A) is false, but (R) is true
5. Mini-summaries at the end of each class is called Verbal signposting.

Evaluation Systems:

1. Which of the following evaluation systems belongs to the category of being an innovative practice?
   1. learning outcome based evaluation and
2. In which of the following modes of assessing the potential for increasing intrinsic motivation is optimum?
   1. Formative assessment based evaluation
      1. The teacher asks questions to motivate students
      2. The teacher encourages students to answer
      3. The teacher provides prompts to help students to avoid incorrect responses.
3. The concept of proximal development related to educational communication was developed by Lev vygotsky.
   1. Zone of Proximal Development concept explains  What a learner can do with help and without help.
4. the following types of assessment are conducted periodically with an eye on standards – summative assessment
   1. Standardized summative assessment are conducted to evaluate performance of learning activity.
   2. It is also helpful to know the performance appraisal for teachers and institutions.
5. The following factors that doesn’t contribute to Assessment bias.
   1. If assessment procedures are flexible and diverse to make disadvantaged students comfortable.
      1. In learner centered approach the curriculum is made flexible according to the needs of learner.
      2. Being flexible is about how long it takes to learn, So to value individual difference of the learners.
6. The type of assessment which is conducted with an eye on standard – Summative assessment.
   1. Grading the final learning outcome is done through summative evaluation.
7. Which among the following is not an alternative to traditional assessment?
   1. MCQ’s
      1. Portfolios – For creative and innovative assessment
      2. Performance test – Standardised summative assessment.
8. A college teacher conducts a quiz session with a view to accelerating the tempo of motivational participation. This will form part of which type of evaluation?
   1. formative evaluation
      1. Formative evaluation identifies the scope for improvement
      2. the following modes of assessing the potential for increasing intrinsic motivation is optimum –  formative assessment based evaluation
9. In a developing country like India which among the following statements is indicative of challenges in the context of computer-based testing?
   1. In remote locations availability of computer and electricity is not feasible
10. In educational institutions, students usually have group journals/magazines and write in them on a regular basis. The following statements that are the correct method of informal assessment
    1. As a tool that provides an opportunity for the students to express their thoughts and ideas
    2. As an opportunity to showcase what they have learned.
11. The main purpose of using ICT for classroom teaching is to optimize learning outcomes of teaching
12. The compositional skills and creativity in the presentation of students can be most effectively evaluated by the following tests –
    1. essay type tests
13. the following is an example of maximum performance test
    1. ^{Aptitude tests}
       1. As a teacher one wish to predict the capacity and potential success in any subject.
       2. The main purpose is to predict or to identify individuals who have the greatest potential for development along special lines or who are likely to profit most by special training.