Learner characteristics - Quiz

Critical thinking

  • A Focuses solely on the details instead of the main point
  • B Ignores the context in which communication is occurring
  • C Is important when making judgments about the message being presented
  • D Is only associated with listening

Which of the following statements is true?

  • A The human relationships are not affected by listening
  • B When communicating, college students spend over half of their lives listening
  • C Listening constitutes just a small fraction of our overall communication
  • D None of the above

The problem of absenteeism can be tackled in a better way through

  • A Reduction of the weight of curriculum
  • B Sympathy of teachers
  • C Attractive environment of the school
  • D Motivation of the students

The changes in behaviour (learning) are the net result of environmental influences, interacting with innate predispositions and processes within the learner

  • A Neo-behavioural theory
  • B Cognitive theory
  • C Behavioural theory
  • D None of the above

Planning or arranging the student’s environment in order to predict the consequences of a student’s behav- iour is referred to as

  • A Prompting
  • B Reinforcement
  • C Shaping
  • D Stimulus control

Understanding theories and principles of children’s learning is of fundamental importance

  • A For effective teaching
  • B For effective curriculum planning
  • C For motivation of the learner
  • D All the above

A heavy emphasis on measurable outcomes leads to

  • A Rote learning
  • B Memorization
  • C Both (a) and (b)
  • D None of the above

The taking in of new information is termed as

  • A Assimilation
  • B Accommodation
  • C Cognition
  • D Reception

Which aspect of evaluation is used when a teacher ensures that students complete an exercise in mathematics and also makes sure that instructions are clear and specific?

  • A Validity
  • B Practicality
  • C Reliability
  • D Consistency

The memory that refers to our memory of meaningful facts, rules, definitions, concepts and principles is termed as

  • A Semantic memory
  • B Episodic memory
  • C Procedural memory
  • D None of the above