Learning in Various Contexts — Practice

Q1. According to Bonwell and Eison (1991), active learning is anything that involves students in

• A. Listening quietly to the teacher's lecture
• B. Memorising the textbook word by word
• C. Doing things and thinking about the things they are doing
• D. Writing the teacher's notes neatly in their copies

Q2. In the Pausing technique suggested by Rowe (1980), how many times is a pause given during a lecture and for how long each time?

• A. Three times, two minutes each
• B. Two times, three minutes each
• C. Five times, one minute each
• D. Once, ten minutes long

Q3. John Dewey's (1924) Decision-Making Model used in problem-solving teaching has how many steps?

• A. Two
• B. Three
• C. Four
• D. Six

Q4. Ms. Anjali, a Class 3 teacher in Rampur, asks her pupils to act out the story of 'The Thirsty Crow' to help them understand the lesson. Which strategy for promoting active learning is she using?

• A. Visual-based instruction
• B. Computer-based instruction
• C. Drama
• D. Pausing

Q5. In simple terms, observational learning means

• A. Learning by reading the textbook silently
• B. Learning by observation or imitation
• C. Learning by giving an oral examination
• D. Learning by writing the same word ten times

Q6. In Bandura's Bobo doll experiment, kindergarten students were shown

• A. One film of a person hugging the doll
• B. Two films — one rewarded, one punished
• C. Three films of beating the doll — one rewarded, one criticised, one neutral
• D. Four films of feeding the doll

Q7. According to Bandura, the FIRST element of observational learning is

• A. Retention
• B. Production
• C. Attention
• D. Motivation

Q8. Situated learning as a systematic model of learning for 'Community of Practice' was propounded by

• A. Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger (1991)
• B. Albert Bandura (1977)
• C. Lev Vygotsky (1978)
• D. John Dewey (1924)

Q9. Which is NOT one of the four major components of situated learning given in the material?

• A. Content
• B. Context
• C. Community
• D. Curriculum

Q10. The idea of collaborative learning has been developed on the basis of which concept, and by whom?

• A. Bobo doll experiment by Bandura
• B. Zone of Proximal Development by Lev Vygotsky
• C. Community of Practice by Lave and Wenger
• D. Decision-Making Model by John Dewey

Q11. What is the chief difference between collaborative learning and cooperative learning as given in the material?

• A. Collaborative learning is for school, cooperative learning is for workplace
• B. In collaborative learning the whole group solves the problem together; in cooperative learning members take responsibility for different aspects
• C. Collaborative learning is online only; cooperative learning is face-to-face only
• D. Collaborative learning is for adults; cooperative learning is for children

Q12. Mr. Rakesh of Class 5 in rural Bihar poses a higher-order problem, gives every child five minutes to think alone, then asks pairs to share their answers and reach consensus, and finally takes follow-up discussion. Which collaborative learning strategy is this?

• A. Catch Up
• B. Fishbowl Debate
• C. Think-Pair-Share
• D. Case Study

Q13. The concept of 'Learning in school and out' was proposed in which year and in which forum?

• A. By Lauren B. Resnick in 1987, in her presidential address at AERA
• B. By Albert Bandura in 1977, in a paper at APA
• C. By Jean Lave in 1991, in her Cambridge book
• D. By Lev Vygotsky in 1978, in 'Mind in Society'

Q14. According to Banks et al. (1997), 'Life-deep learning' includes

• A. Skills for adjusting to time, place and situation
• B. Religion, values, morality and ethics that control faith and behaviour
• C. Curiosity about new knowledge that lasts from childhood to death
• D. Knowledge of school subjects like Mathematics and Science

Q15. Ms. Priya, a primary teacher in Lucknow, plans a weekend visit to the museum and a residential study week so that her Class 4 children can learn beyond the classroom. the material lists this kind of activity as an example of

• A. Pausing technique
• B. Bobo doll modelling
• C. Out-of-school learning opportunity
• D. Computer-based instruction