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1. The act of imparting knowledge is:

  • A. Politics
  • B. Teaching
  • C. Trade
  • D. Sports

Answer: B

2. Learner-centred approach focuses on:

  • A. Teacher only
  • B. Student needs and pace
  • C. Time
  • D. Hardware

Answer: B

3. Lesson plan should include:

  • A. No objective
  • B. Clear objectives + activities + assessment
  • C. Only date
  • D. Only title

Answer: B

4. Continuous assessment helps to:

  • A. Replace exams
  • B. Monitor learning over time
  • C. Punish students
  • D. Reduce teaching

Answer: B

5. A teacher's scheme of work is a:

  • A. Daily diary
  • B. Planned breakdown of topics over a term
  • C. Mark sheet
  • D. Salary record

Answer: B

6. Audio-visual aids are used to:

  • A. Waste time
  • B. Enhance understanding
  • C. Replace teachers
  • D. Punish learners

Answer: B

7. Bloom's taxonomy classifies:

  • A. Plants
  • B. Learning objectives
  • C. Schools
  • D. Teachers

Answer: B

8. Teaching that involves students doing is called:

  • A. Passive
  • B. Activity-based
  • C. Silent
  • D. Remote

Answer: B

9. A test that measures what it claims to measure is:

  • A. Reliable
  • B. Valid
  • C. Long
  • D. Easy

Answer: B

10. Lesson objectives should be:

  • A. Vague
  • B. Specific and measurable
  • C. Hidden
  • D. Optional

Answer: B

11. Group work promotes:

  • A. Isolation
  • B. Collaboration
  • C. Silence
  • D. Cheating

Answer: B

12. Formative assessment happens:

  • A. Only at the end
  • B. During learning
  • C. After graduation
  • D. Never

Answer: B

13. The father of modern education is widely considered:

  • A. Plato
  • B. John Dewey
  • C. Pestalozzi
  • D. Comenius

Answer: B

AI Explanation

John Dewey is widely regarded as the father of modern progressive education.

14. Pedagogy refers to:

  • A. the science of curriculum design only
  • B. the art and science of teaching
  • C. school administration
  • D. examination methods

Answer: B

AI Explanation

Pedagogy = the method and practice of teaching.

15. Andragogy is the:

  • A. education of children
  • B. education of adults
  • C. study of plants
  • D. study of arts

Answer: B

AI Explanation

Andragogy — Malcolm Knowles — focuses on adult learning.

16. Bloom's Taxonomy classifies learning into:

  • A. cognitive, affective, psychomotor domains
  • B. only cognitive
  • C. physical only
  • D. emotional only

Answer: A

AI Explanation

Three domains: cognitive (thinking), affective (feeling), psychomotor (doing).

17. The highest level of Bloom's revised cognitive taxonomy is:

  • A. remember
  • B. understand
  • C. evaluate
  • D. create

Answer: D

AI Explanation

Revised order (Anderson 2001): Remember < Understand < Apply < Analyze < Evaluate < Create.

18. A 'lesson plan' is:

  • A. a teacher's daily attendance list
  • B. a detailed outline of objectives and activities for a lesson
  • C. a school timetable
  • D. a parents' meeting

Answer: B

AI Explanation

Lesson plan specifies objectives, content, methods, materials and assessment for a class.

19. Continuous assessment means:

  • A. one-off exam
  • B. regular ongoing evaluation throughout a course
  • C. informal chats
  • D. self-marking only

Answer: B

AI Explanation

Continuous assessment evaluates learners progressively (tests, projects, participation) over a course.

20. Formative assessment is conducted:

  • A. only at the end
  • B. during instruction to inform teaching
  • C. only by parents
  • D. only at promotion

Answer: B

AI Explanation

Formative = during learning, used to improve teaching/learning. Summative = end-of-unit judgement.

21. Summative assessment is:

  • A. before teaching
  • B. during teaching
  • C. after teaching to measure achievement
  • D. informal

Answer: C

AI Explanation

Summative assessment occurs at the end of a unit/term to grade performance.

22. Inclusive education refers to:

  • A. selective admissions only
  • B. educating learners of all abilities together where possible
  • C. boarding schools only
  • D. religious schools only

Answer: B

AI Explanation

Inclusive education ensures all children (including those with special needs) learn together with appropriate support.

23. A 'curriculum' is BEST described as:

  • A. only textbooks
  • B. all planned learning experiences in a school
  • C. only timetable
  • D. school rules

Answer: B

AI Explanation

Curriculum = the total of all planned learning experiences a school provides.

24. Piaget identified how many stages of cognitive development?

  • A. 2
  • B. 3
  • C. 4
  • D. 5

Answer: C

AI Explanation

Four: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational.

25. Vygotsky's 'Zone of Proximal Development' (ZPD) refers to:

  • A. the classroom layout
  • B. the gap between what a learner can do alone and what they can do with guidance
  • C. the headteacher's office
  • D. an exam zone

Answer: B

AI Explanation

ZPD = the range of tasks a learner can perform with help but not yet independently.

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