Managing Classroom Teaching-Learning — Practice

Q1. Classroom management and classroom discipline differ in that

• A. Both terms mean the same thing and can be used interchangeably.
• B. Management is a broad concept directed at effective teaching-learning, while discipline is used only in the context of the teacher's response to learners' misbehaviour.
• C. Discipline is a broad concept while management deals only with misbehaviour.
• D. Management deals with the school office and discipline deals with the classroom.

Q2. According to Hofmeister and Lubke (1990), the primary goal of effective classroom management is

• A. Reduction of misbehaviour.
• B. Creation of an orderly environment.
• C. Promoting learner learning by creating a learning environment.
• D. Strict enforcement of school discipline rules.

Q3. An upper-primary teacher in Rampur cannot answer her Class 7 learners' questions on the chapter she is teaching. Which principle of classroom management (Christian 1991) is she violating?

• A. Principle of flexibility
• B. Principle of clarity and mastery over content
• C. Principle of democratic behaviour
• D. Principle of personal attributes

Q4. The principle of involvement, requires that

• A. Only bright Class 8 learners participate in classroom activities.
• B. Active involvement of learners in instructional tasks — a condition of learning.
• C. The teacher involves only the parents and not the learners.
• D. Learners involve themselves only in extracurricular activities.

Q5. A Class 7 teacher in a government school solicits opinions from her learners on what to do and how to do it, and tries to achieve a group consensus. She is following the

• A. Principle of authoritarian control
• B. Principle of self-control
• C. Principle of democratic behaviour
• D. Principle of personal attributes

Q6. The personal attributes of warmth, sympathy and empathy in a teacher are important because they

• A. Replace the need for subject knowledge.
• B. Have a strong bearing on learners' behaviour and indirectly control undesirable behaviour.
• C. Allow the teacher to skip lesson planning.
• D. Eliminate the need for any classroom rules.

Q7. Crocker and Brooker (1986), suggest that classroom instruction should be undertaken

• A. In a casual manner without any rules.
• B. In a business-like manner — maximum learning within minimum time and without task disruption.
• C. Without setting any goals for the learners.
• D. Only in the last 15 minutes of the period.

Q8. The behaviour modification technique of classroom management is based on whose work?

• A. Piaget
• B. Vygotsky
• C. Skinner
• D. Bandura

Q9. Which Act made it compulsory that all children should learn in an inclusive set-up and every classroom should be an inclusive classroom?

• A. POCSO Act, 2012
• B. Right to Education Act, 2009
• C. Juvenile Justice Act, 2015
• D. Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995

Q10. Universal Design of Learning (UDL) means

• A. A single uniform lesson for every learner regardless of ability.
• B. A design which is easily interchangeable in different formats to suit different kinds of learners.
• C. A method of teaching only differently-abled learners separately.
• D. A universal textbook used across all states.

Q11. There is a three-fold strategy for managing behavioural problems in the classroom. The three measures are

• A. Punitive, suspensive, expulsive
• B. Preventive, supportive, corrective
• C. Verbal, written, physical
• D. Individual, group, whole-class

Q12. A Class 7 learner makes useless noises in class to seek attention. Following the supportive measure of 'extinction', the teacher should

• A. Send the learner immediately to the principal.
• B. Avoid (ignore) the attention-seeking behaviour because such behaviours are generally not very serious and harmful.
• C. Punish the learner physically.
• D. Stop teaching the entire class until the learner apologises.

Q13. 'Allotted time' in classroom time management refers to

• A. The total number of days in an academic year.
• B. The amount of time assigned for instruction in a content area.
• C. The time a learner is actively involved in learning tasks.
• D. The time taken to shift from one activity to another.

Q14. Academic Learning Time (ALT), is the amount of time a learner spends

• A. On any activity in the school, including lunch and recess.
• B. Performing relevant academic tasks with a high level of success, where the tasks are directly relevant to an academic outcome.
• C. Reading aloud from the textbook while others pretend to listen.
• D. Taking attendance and making announcements.

Q15. When a Class 8 teacher shifts from the presentation of new content to a practice activity in the same period, the time taken in this shift is called

• A. Allotted time
• B. Engaged time
• C. Transition time
• D. Academic learning time