Methods of Studying Adolescents — Hard

Q1. Read the two statements about Reshmi's case (Class VIII, Navin): I. Reshmi is justified in working on a single guess about Navin without further inquiry, because she is an experienced teacher. II. The case is given specifically to show that a teacher of adolescents needs a systematic inquiry, not guesswork, before responding. Which is/are correct?

• A. Only I
• B. Only II
• C. Both I and II
• D. Neither I nor II

Q2. A B.Ed. trainee claims, 'Because classroom research is systematic and scholarly, its findings from one Class VII in Rampur can be generalised to all Class VII classrooms in India.' Which is the best critique?

• A. The claim is correct — systematic methods always produce generalisable results.
• B. The claim is wrong — classroom research is context-specific to a unique group of learners and the situation may differ in another classroom.
• C. The claim is wrong because classroom research uses only qualitative tools, which never give findings.
• D. The claim is correct provided the same textbook is used in all schools.

Q3. Assertion (A): The 1946 paper 'Action Research and Minority Problems' is regarded as the origin point of the term 'action research'. Reason (R): Its author, Kurt Lewin, defined action research as 'learning by doing' — a group identifies a problem, tries something to resolve it, reviews success and if not satisfied tries again. Choose the correct option

• A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
• B. Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
• C. A is true, R is false.
• D. A is false, R is true.

Q4. After identifying that her Class IX students lack thinking skills and devising a board-based gender-inequality lesson, Anita next decides she will conduct that lesson through group work, with three groups of mixed-ability students. As per the eight-step action-research process, this decision corresponds to

• A. Step 2 — Devise a plan
• B. Step 3 — Selecting a course of action
• C. Step 5 — Analysis
• D. Step 7 — Incorporating the results

Q5. Six months after switching from lecture to inquiry-based teaching, Anita writes a reflective note asking — Did students' thinking skills actually improve? Are reluctant speakers now contributing? Should I refine the strategy further? In the eight-step action-research process, this activity is best classified as

• A. Step 4 — Data collection
• B. Step 6 — Organising data and writing
• C. Step 8 — Review
• D. Step 1 — Identifying a new problem

Q6. In the case-study procedure, 'determining the antecedent' means

• A. Listing the academic marks the child has scored in past tests.
• B. Identifying the prior factor or cause that produced the present behaviour or problem of the child.
• C. Predicting which class the child will reach next year.
• D. Writing the appendices of the final report.

Q7. Among the situations in which a case study is the appropriate method, which of the following is NOT one of them?

• A. A child with a physical or sensorial disability
• B. A child showing autistic features or a specific learning disability
• C. A child with a behavioural problem such as truancy or stealing
• D. Routine end-of-term grading of every child in the class

Q8. A case-study report on a Class VIII adolescent in Rampur ends with a section titled 'Suggestions for remediation'. This section should

• A. List only the marks scored by the child in monthly tests.
• B. Reproduce verbatim the entire interview transcript without analysis.
• C. Recommend specific remedial measures linked to the identified antecedent and the determined status of the child.
• D. Be filled with general moral advice unrelated to the data collected.

Q9. Without setting up any artificial task, a teacher in a rural Bihar school silently records — using systematic rules — what Class VII students do during the daily morning assembly, taking care to be objective and to limit her own interpretation. Which type of observation best matches this description?

• A. Controlled observation
• B. Natural observation
• C. Participant observation
• D. Structured interview

Q10. Read the two statements about a semi-structured interview: I. The interviewer carries a list of guiding questions but may add, omit or re-order them depending on the adolescent's responses. II. Like a structured interview, the responses given by the interviewee never affect the next question that is asked. Which is/are correct?

• A. Only I
• B. Only II
• C. Both I and II
• D. Neither I nor II

Q11. An upper-primary teacher in Rampur frames items like 'Describe in your own words why you stay away from group work in our class.' Adolescents answer in free, written prose with no fixed options. This is best classified as

• A. A closed-ended questionnaire
• B. An open-ended questionnaire (a type of self-report)
• C. A controlled observation
• D. An anecdotal record

Q12. Reflective journals as a method that primarily develops which kind of skill in the teacher?

• A. Typing speed and digital literacy
• B. Standardised test-construction skills
• C. Meta-cognitive skills — thinking about one's own thinking and teaching
• D. Administrative file-keeping skills

Q13. Which of the following is NOT part of a Cumulative Record Card (CRC)?

• A. Personality traits and counselling remarks of teachers
• B. Co-curricular participation across the school years
• C. Health and academic data of the student
• D. The board-exam question paper of the previous year

Q14. Rohan, a Class VII student in a Rampur school, scores below the class average in fractions in three successive tests. His teacher arranges remedial small-group classes after school and pairs him with a peer tutor from Class VIII who is strong in maths. Among the three categories of effective teacher-student interaction, this falls under

• A. Emotional support
• B. Classroom organisation
• C. Instructional support
• D. Anecdotal recording

Q15. Radha, a biology teacher, is doing a case study on Dhaj of Class VIII C. She uses classroom observation, a self-report questionnaire filled by Dhaj, an interview with his earlier teachers, his cumulative record card and a parent interview. The reason for using multiple tools on the same child is best captured by

• A. It saves time compared to using a single tool.
• B. It is required by the school timetable.
• C. Different tools cross-check each other, build a fuller picture and reduce the risk of acting on a single misleading source.
• D. Only one tool is reliable, but the others impress parents.