Child Development & Pedagogy Quiz - Competitive Exams CTET

Free practice quiz: Child Development & Pedagogy (Competitive Exams CTET). 50 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

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1. According to Jean Piaget, the ability to understand that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight develops in which stage?

   1. Sensorimotor stage
   2. Concrete operational stage
   3. Formal operational stage
   4. Preoperational stage
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   Answer: A. Sensorimotor stage

2. Charles Spearman proposed that intelligence consists of:

   1. A general factor and specific factors
   2. Eight independent intelligences
   3. Three independent abilities
   4. Fluid and crystallized intelligence only
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   Answer: A. A general factor and specific factors

3. Formative assessment is primarily used to:

   1. Assign final grades at the end of a term
   2. Rank students for admission
   3. Monitor learning and provide feedback during instruction
   4. Compare schools on standardized scores
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   Answer: C. Monitor learning and provide feedback during instruction

4. Which of the following is a key characteristic of a child in Kohlberg's conventional level of moral reasoning?

   1. Moral decisions are based on social approval and maintaining relationships
   2. Moral decisions are based on self-interest and avoiding punishment
   3. Moral decisions are based on abstract ethical principles
   4. Moral decisions are based on fear of authority
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   Answer: A. Moral decisions are based on social approval and maintaining relationships

5. According to Piaget, the process of changing existing schemas to incorporate new information is called:

   1. Accommodation
   2. Organization
   3. Equilibration
   4. Assimilation
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   Answer: A. Accommodation

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