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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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301. Who emphatically said "Man is born free and everywhere he/she is in chains"_____________________?
- A. J. J. Rousseau
- B. Aristotle
- C. Socrates
- D. Kilpatrick
Explanation: The statement comes from Rousseau’s Social Contract and expresses his belief that people are naturally free but are restricted by social…
Correct answer: J. J. Rousseau- A. Helen Parkhurst
- B. Socrates
- C. William James
- D. Horace Mann
Explanation: Horace Mann regarded professional, well-trained teachers as essential to an effective public school system.
Correct answer: Horace Mann- A. Horace Mann
- B. Maria Montessori
- C. Froebel
- D. None of these
Explanation: These works are attributed to Horace Mann, the American education reformer known for promoting public schooling and improving teacher…
Correct answer: Horace Mann- A. Helen Parkhurst
- B. Horace Mann
- C. John Russell
- D. John Dewey
Explanation: Horace Mann advocated free, non-sectarian public education funded by the state, making schooling accessible to all children.
Correct answer: Horace Mann- A. Fredrick Harbert
- B. Froebel
- C. Maria Montessori
- D. John Dewey
Explanation: Helen Parkhurst studied under Maria Montessori and later adapted Montessori principles in developing the Dalton Plan.
Correct answer: Maria Montessori- A. Ibne-e-Khaldun
- B. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
- C. Alexander Pop
- D. Maria Montessori
Explanation: Maria Montessori wrote The Montessori Method, The Discovery of the Child, The Secret of Childhood, and The Absorbent Mind.
Correct answer: Maria Montessori- A. Naturalism
- B. Perrenialism
- C. Pragmatism
- D. Traditionalism
Explanation: John Dewey is identified with pragmatism, which judges ideas by their practical consequences and emphasizes learning through experience.
Correct answer: Pragmatism- A. London
- B. New York
- C. Washington
- D. Chicago
Explanation: Dewey established his Laboratory School at the University of Chicago, where children learned through practical activities and…
Correct answer: Chicago- A. Facilitator and guide
- B. Authorization
- C. Helper
- D. Friendly behavior
Explanation: In Montessori education, the teacher is a facilitator and guide who prepares the environment and introduces suitable materials.
Correct answer: Facilitator and guide- A. American
- B. British
- C. Swiss
- D. German
Explanation: Rousseau was Swiss by origin, although he spent much of his intellectual life in France and wrote in French.
Correct answer: Swiss- A. Aristotle
- B. J. H. Pestalozzi
- C. Julia Melville
- D. Fredrick Froebel
Explanation: The author is Friedrich Froebel, the founder of the kindergarten movement.
Correct answer: Fredrick Froebel- A. Indian
- B. German
- C. Australian
- D. American
Explanation: John Dewey was an American philosopher and educationist whose progressive ideas influenced schools worldwide.
Correct answer: American- A. Cooperation
- B. Division
- C. Uninterrupted
- D. None of these
Explanation: The Dalton Plan combined freedom with cooperation: students received freedom to manage their work while cooperating with teachers and…
Correct answer: Cooperation- A. Lessons
- B. Assignment
- C. Project work
- D. Practices
Explanation: An assignment is a specified piece of study given for completion, often outside regular class time, so it is closely related to homework.
Correct answer: Assignment- A. Japan
- B. America
- C. China
- D. Pakistan
Explanation: In the Dalton Plan, the house is a wider social and cooperative unit that supports student responsibility and group life.
Correct answer: Japan- A. Making and doing
- B. Science-based
- C. Democratic
- D. All of these
Explanation: The making-and-doing level develops learning through practical activity, including sensory-motor skills and cooperation in group projects.
Correct answer: Making and doing- A. F. Froebel
- B. John Dewey
- C. Pestalozzi
- D. Ibn-e-Khaldun
Explanation: John Dewey’s experiential approach is summarized by learning through doing, in which activity and reflection replace passive memorization.
Correct answer: John Dewey- A. Ibn-e-Khaldun
- B. Sussure
- C. Aristotle
- D. Copernicus
Explanation: Ibn-e-Khaldun criticised the harsh and ineffective instructional practices of his time and advocated gradual teaching suited to learners’…
Correct answer: Ibn-e-Khaldun- A. Non-Formal education
- B. Informal education
- C. Formal education
- D. None of the above
Explanation: Informal education occurs through family, community, work, media, and everyday social interaction rather than through formal or non-formal…
Correct answer: Informal education- A. Formal
- B. Non-formal
- C. Informal
- D. Distance
Explanation: Formal education operates through established institutions, so it normally has fixed admission, attendance, progression and exit rules.
Correct answer: Formal