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Instructional approaches determine how teachers present content, involve learners and achieve lesson objectives. Coverage includes lecture, discussion, demonstration, questioning, problem-solving, cooperative learning, project and activity methods, along with teacher-centred and learner-centred approaches. Method selection depends on the subject, learners, available resources and intended learning outcome.
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- A. Learn earnestly
- B. Avoid evil deeds
- C. Avoid unnecessary use of luxuries
- D. All of the following
Explanation: Avicenna's educational advice combined serious study with moral discipline and a simple, controlled lifestyle.
Correct answer: All of the following- A. Al-Ghazali
- B. Ibn-e-Khaldun
- C. Zarnoogi
- D. Shah Wali Ullah
Explanation: Ta'lim-ul-Muta'allim, a classic guide on the conduct of students and teachers, was written by Burhan al-Din al-Zarnuji.
Correct answer: Zarnoogi- A. 1703
- B. 1704
- C. 1705
- D. 1706
Explanation: Shah Waliullah was born in 1703 at Phulat near Delhi. His birth year is distinct from his death year, commonly given as 1762.
Correct answer: 1703- A. Rousseau
- B. Pestalozzi
- C. John Dewey
- D. Zarnoogi
Explanation: Al-Zarnuji advised learners to follow moderation in study, conduct, and worldly habits rather than adopting extremes.
Correct answer: Zarnoogi- A. Shah WaliAllah
- B. Ibn-e-Khaldun
- C. Al-Ghazali
- D. Akbar
Explanation: Shah Waliullah viewed education as developing the learner's capacity to understand the universe and recognize its order and purpose.
Correct answer: Shah WaliAllah- A. Alim
- B. Teacher
- C. Mujaddid
- D. Politician
Explanation: Shah Waliullah is widely regarded as a mujaddid, or religious renewer, of the eighteenth century.
Correct answer: Mujaddid- A. Ibn-Arabi
- B. Shaaikh Ahmad Sirhindi
- C. A&B
- D. None of these two
Explanation: Shah Waliullah's mystical thought reflected both the tradition of Ibn Arabi and the reformist influence of Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi.
Correct answer: A&B- A. His Helper
- B. His students
- C. His colleagues
- D. Headmaster
Explanation: The described practice reflects a learner-centred approach in which students first read or prepare the lesson before the teacher develops…
Correct answer: His students- A. Universe
- B. Deen
- C. Philosophy
- D. Psychology
Explanation: Shah Waliullah was especially renowned for his profound knowledge of Deen, or Islamic religious sciences.
Correct answer: Deen- A. Tafseer, Hadith
- B. Fiqha
- C. Logic
- D. All of these
Explanation: Shah Waliullah taught several Islamic and intellectual disciplines, including Tafseer, Hadith, Fiqh, and logic.
Correct answer: All of these- A. At home by his mother
- B. At home by a tutor
- C. At a local Madarasa
- D. At a primary school
Explanation: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan began his education at home, where his mother gave him his early religious and basic instruction; tutors later helped…
Correct answer: At home by his mother- 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 Mann196. 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: Special