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- A. October 27, 1817
- B. December 17, 1718
- C. Aug-19 1917
- D. None of these
Explanation: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was born on 27 October 1817 in Delhi. The other dates either change the year or are historically incorrect.
Correct answer: October 27, 1817- A. Non-Sectarian
- B. Sectarian
- C. Homelike
- D. None of these
Explanation: Antioch College was both coeducational and non-sectarian, meaning it admitted male and female students without being controlled by a…
Correct answer: Non-Sectarian- A. 18 years
- B. 12 years
- C. 10 years
- D. 14 years
Explanation: Horace Mann served as secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education from 1837 to 1848, a period of approximately 12 years.
Correct answer: 12 years- A. Maria Montessori
- B. Walt Whitman
- C. Horace Mann
- D. Jhon Dewey
Explanation: Horace Mann is called the father of American public school education because he promoted tax-supported, universal and professionally…
Correct answer: Horace Mann3305. Montessori curriculum included three types of activities and experiences________________________?
- A. Sensory
- B. Practical
- C. Formal skills and studies
- D. All of these
Explanation: The Montessori curriculum combines sensory activities, practical-life activities and formal skills or studies.
Correct answer: All of these- A. Free self-activity
- B. Social participation and creativity
- C. Motor Expression
- D. All of these
Explanation: Froebel’s philosophy emphasized free self-activity, social participation, creativity and learning through motor expression.
Correct answer: All of these- A. Gifts
- B. Occupations
- C. Natural objects
- D. All of these
Explanation: In Froebel’s kindergarten, materials such as clay, sand, cardboard and sticks were used in children’s constructive activities called…
Correct answer: Occupations- A. F. Froebel
- B. Melville Dewey
- C. Pestalozzi
- D. Plato
Explanation: Friedrich Froebel established the kindergarten school in Germany and developed its play-based, activity-centred programme.
Correct answer: F. Froebel- A. Experimental
- B. Experience based
- C. Deductive
- D. Special
Explanation: Pestalozzi organized his teaching approach into general methods, which apply broadly, and special methods, which address particular…
Correct answer: Special3310. For what purposes Pestalozzi established schools at Bergdorf and Yverdon___________________________?
- A. To impart basic education
- B. To enhance literacy rate
- C. To improve awareness
- D. To educate children and prepare teachers
Explanation: Pestalozzi’s institutions at Burgdorf and Yverdon served both children and prospective teachers.
Correct answer: To educate children and prepare teachers- A. Aristotle
- B. J. H. Pestalozzi
- C. Melville Dewey
- D. Plato
Explanation: Pestalozzi introduced the object lesson, in which learners study real objects through observation and the senses before moving to abstract…
Correct answer: J. H. Pestalozzi- A. Rousseau
- B. Friedrich Herbart
- C. Maria Montessori
- D. Pestalozzi
Explanation: Pestalozzi followed Rousseau’s naturalistic outlook and gave strong importance to feelings and emotional development.
Correct answer: Pestalozzi- A. Germany
- B. United States
- C. Indian
- D. Italian
Explanation: Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator. Her nationality is sometimes confused with the country where Montessori schools…
Correct answer: Italian- A. Gifts
- B. Occupations
- C. Colored rods
- D. Clay and mud
Explanation: Montessori’s colored rods give children a concrete way to compare length and associate quantities with number, making them suitable for…
Correct answer: Colored rods- A. Friedrich Herbart
- B. Abraham Lincoln
- C. John Milton
- D. Horace Mann
Explanation: Horace Mann promoted teacher training and helped establish the first state normal school at Lexington, Massachusetts, in 1839.
Correct answer: Horace Mann- A. 12
- B. 11
- C. 13
- D. 14
Explanation: Horace Mann issued twelve annual reports during his service as Massachusetts Secretary of Education, and these reports became influential…
Correct answer: 12- A. Assignment method
- B. Reading and writing
- C. Lecture method
- D. Scientific method
Explanation: Dewey advocated inquiry based on the scientific method: learners identify a problem, form ideas, test them, and draw conclusions.
Correct answer: Scientific method- A. The thid level
- B. The second level
- C. The first level
- D. All of these
Explanation: In the Dalton Plan, the second level uses projects in history and geography to broaden learners’ understanding of time and space.
Correct answer: The second level- A. Teacher
- B. Pupil
- C. Peer
- D. The house advisor
Explanation: The house advisor in the Dalton Plan supervises a small group and provides guidance and personal support, functioning like an extra…
Correct answer: The house advisor- A. German
- B. American
- C. Greece
- D. Ireland
Explanation: Friedrich Froebel was a German educationist who founded the kindergarten and emphasized learning through play and activity.
Correct answer: German