Teaching-Learning Resources — Quiz

Q1. Tamakloe, Amedahe and Atta (2005) define teaching-learning resources as a material that the teacher uses to facilitate

• A. the discipline and seating order of the classroom
• B. the learning, understanding and acquisition of knowledge, concepts, principles or skills by his learners
• C. the marking and grading of learner work
• D. the parents' satisfaction with the school

Q2. When learners use more than one sense organ during a lesson, the learning becomes permanent because the resources help to develop the proper

• A. examination score
• B. mental image
• C. social network
• D. vocabulary list

Q3. A class 7 teacher writes the main points of a history lesson on the chalkboard. In the classification of teaching-learning resources, chalkboard is grouped with

• A. audio resources
• B. visual resources
• C. audio-visual resources
• D. ICT input devices

Q4. On what basis are audio, visual and audio-visual teaching-learning resources separated?

• A. Cost of the resource in rupees
• B. Sense organ involved in using the resource
• C. Whether the resource is teacher-made or factory-made
• D. Whether the resource is digital or analogue

Q5. A class 8 teacher pairs a small class size with her own expertise in using a smart board to teach algebra. In Grubb's (2008) classification, this joint use is best called a

• A. Simple resource
• B. Compound resource
• C. Complex resource
• D. Abstract resource

Q6. Which set of school features does Grubb (2008) place under 'abstract' classroom resources?

• A. Textbook, blackboard and chalk
• B. Class size and teacher preparation together
• C. Collegial decision-making, internal teacher accountability, distributed leadership
• D. Television, film projector and audio-video CDs

Q7. A teacher who calls every class 7 learner by name turns the environment into a learning resource because the learners

• A. memorise content faster through repetition
• B. feel more attached to the teacher and engage more in learning
• C. score higher marks in objective tests
• D. stop talking to peers during class

Q8. A smart board in an Indian classroom acts as a learning resource because it is an interactive whiteboard that uses ____ for user input.

• A. voice recognition
• B. touch detection
• C. infrared remote
• D. magnetic stylus

Q9. Class 8 learners in Rampur create a short documentary on water pollution to influence opinion in their village. This use of community resource is called

• A. Guidance services
• B. Lecture of guests
• C. Citizen action
• D. Museums and historical sites

Q10. Visiting a local fort or temple gives upper-primary learners which kind of community-resource experience?

• A. Apprenticeship in handicrafts
• B. Living history experience
• C. Robotics programme
• D. Career guidance

Q11. When class 7 learners volunteer in community celebrations, they learn basic human values such as

• A. speed reading and shorthand
• B. tolerance, fraternity, healthy competition, cooperation, sympathy and empathy
• C. trigonometry and algebra
• D. industrial safety procedures

Q12. Tikon (2006) defines improvisation in teaching as

• A. the act of using alternative resources to facilitate instructions wherever there is lack or specific first-hand teaching aids
• B. the act of buying readymade audio-visual aids from the open market
• C. the act of preparing examination question papers in advance
• D. the act of arranging the classroom seats in rows and columns

Q13. A class 8 science teacher in a school with no glassware improvises a round-bottom flask from a used light bulb. This is an example of

• A. audio resource
• B. improvised resource through teacher skill
• C. ICT learning about technology
• D. abstract classroom resource

Q14. A teacher of class 7 in rural Bihar collects newspapers and cardboard with her learners and lets them help build a model planetarium. Which advantage of improvised resources is she utilising?

• A. Improvised resources guarantee perfect scientific accuracy.
• B. Improvised resources encourage class participation because raw materials can be sourced by learners themselves.
• C. Improvised resources are always digital.
• D. Improvised resources replace the need for any teacher training.

Q15. ICT can be used as 'an object of study', as 'an aspect of a discipline or profession', and as 'a medium for teaching and learning'. The third use, ICT as medium, focuses on

• A. developing ICT skills for a future career
• B. the use of ICT for the enhancement of the teaching and learning process itself
• C. studying the history of computers
• D. manufacturing electronic hardware