B.ED MCQs (Pedagogy) – DEFINITIONS OF TEACHING

1. Teaching is best described as:
(A) A method for teachers to complete the syllabus quickly
(B) A way for students to learn without guidance
(C) An art and an academic process that motivates students to learn
(D) A process where students only memorize facts

2. According to Good & Brophy (2000), teaching involves:
(A) Providing initial structure to clarify outcomes and giving improvement-oriented feedback
(B) Leaving students to learn independently without guidance
(C) Only focusing on rote memorization
(D) Discouraging questions from students

3. An effective teacher contributes to the learning environment by:
(A) Ignoring students’ prior knowledge
(B) Increasing the students’ keen interest in learning
(C) Limiting classroom discussion to textbooks
(D) Focusing solely on discipline

4. Which of the following is NOT a role of a teacher?
(A) Student-centered mentor
(B) Subject matter expert
(C) Pedagogical expert
(D) Passive observer

5. A teacher as a subject matter expert:
(A) Focuses on disciplinary punishment
(B) Avoids student questions
(C) Possesses deep knowledge and develops original ideas in the subject
(D) Only teaches what is in the textbook

6. A pedagogical expert teacher:
(A) Sets learning goals and communicates them clearly
(B) Avoids giving feedback
(C) Ignores students’ difficulties in understanding
(D) Focuses only on content delivery

7. An excellent communicator in teaching:
(A) Focuses only on grading
(B) Demonstrates effective oral and written communication
(C) Uses teaching tools ineffectively
(D) Avoids interaction with students

8. A student-centered mentor:
(A) Encourages student participation and intellectual growth
(B) Promotes rote memorization
(C) Limits discussion to lecture only
(D) Ignores individual differences

9. A systematic and continual assessor:
(A) Ignores feedback from students
(B) Avoids self-reflection
(C) Never changes teaching methods
(D) Assesses student outcomes and improves learning experiences

10. According to Alton-Lee (2003), quality teaching requires:
(A) Ignoring student feedback
(B) Focusing solely on textbooks
(C) Focus on student achievement
(D) Avoiding learning opportunities

11. Which is part of Alton-Lee’s 10-point model for quality teaching?
(A) Teaching without assessment
(B) Pedagogy scaffolds feedback on students’ task engagement
(C) Limiting student interaction
(D) Focusing only on teacher’s preferences

12. In Vygotsky’s theory, the developmental level of a child is determined by:
(A) The child’s age only
(B) How fast the child memorizes facts
(C) What the child can do alone
(D) What the child can do with adult guidance

13. The “zone of proximal development” refers to:
(A) Tasks a child can do independently
(B) Tasks a child can do only with assistance
(C) Tasks impossible for the child
(D) Tasks requiring rote memorization

14. Teaching in the proximal zone means:
(A) Allowing students to struggle without support
(B) Assisting students to perform tasks beyond their independent ability
(C) Ignoring student errors
(D) Only teaching facts

15. Modeling as a teaching technique:
(A) Focuses only on memorization
(B) Avoids demonstrating tasks
(C) Encourages guessing
(D) Offers behavior for imitation

16. Feeding back helps learners by:
(A) Encouraging rote learning
(B) Ignoring errors
(C) Providing performance information for self-correction
(D) Punishing mistakes only

17. Contingency managing in teaching involves:
(A) Using rewards and punishments to shape behavior
(B) Limiting classroom activities
(C) Ignoring student performance
(D) Only giving verbal instructions

18. Directing as a teaching method:
(A) Specifies correct responses and clarifies actions
(B) Allows students complete freedom
(C) Focuses on group discussion only
(D) Avoids giving instructions

19. Questioning in teaching is used to:
(A) Limit student interaction
(B) Focus solely on memorization
(C) Check attendance only
(D) Stimulate mental operations that learners cannot do alone

20. Explaining as a method assists learners by:
(A) Organizing and justifying new concepts
(B) Encouraging rote memorization
(C) Avoiding complex ideas
(D) Ignoring student questions

21. Task structuring involves:
(A) Randomly assigning tasks
(B) Chunking, segregating, and sequencing tasks for easier learning
(C) Ignoring task difficulty
(D) Limiting tasks to memorization

22. Properly organized classroom activities may include:
(A) Lectures, demonstrations, cooperative learning, and textbook reading
(B) Only lectures
(C) Ignoring student participation
(D) Limiting activities to rote memorization

23. Scripted teaching emphasizes:
(A) Student-centered exploration
(B) Collaborative inquiry
(C) Rote learning, student passivity, facts, and low-level questions
(D) Creative problem-solving

24. Modern effective teaching emphasizes:
(A) Student engagement, critical thinking, and interaction
(B) Minimal classroom assessment
(C) Avoiding student questions
(D) Teacher-centered rote instruction only

25. Learning is natural for small children but becomes difficult as they grow older because:
(A) Children stop listening to teachers
(B) Memorization becomes unnecessary
(C) Older children have less life experience to relate learning to
(D) Learning is impossible after age 10

26. Which statement reflects Vygotsky’s idea of assisted performance?
(A) Teaching occurs when students memorize alone
(B) Teaching occurs when students perform with guidance
(C) Teaching is successful without teacher involvement
(D) Teaching ignores the ZPD

27. A teacher’s feedback is considered effective when it:
(A) Helps students compare performance to standards and self-correct
(B) Focuses only on grades
(C) Ignores student improvement
(D) Punishes mistakes without explanation