Child Thinking and Learning

The process of changing the existing schemas to include new information is called _____.

A trainee teacher writes one of the instructional objectives as 'students shall be able to describe the meaning of democracy'. In which domain shall this objective fall?

When a child gets bored while doing a task, it is a sign that _____.

Which of the following does not deter problem solving?

Directions: Read the following paragraph and the figure given alongside to answer the following questions.

In radioactive decay, a nucleus decays into components. The atomic mass of the nucleus must be equal to the sum of the atomic masses of the components. Also, the atomic number of the nucleus must be equal to the sum of the atomic numbers of the components. A component of decay may be a beta particle that has an atomic number - $1$ and atomic mass $0$ (zero). The particle is denoted as Ceo), where the subscript refers to the atomic number and the superscript refers to the atomic mass. Another example of a decay particle is an alpha particle which is denoted as ₂He⁴ . The graph given here represents a nucleus (a) undergoing many stages of decay.

The scheme indicates that a stable nucleus may be formed which has a mass of:

Which of the following stages are not related to Kolb’s Stages of Learning?

How many stages Kolb described in the cycle of experiential learning?

You are an IPS officer who has completed two years of service after his posting in a state cadre. You were given a headquarter posting for the last two years and in the third year's transfer posting orders you continue to be in the headquarters. Your other batchmates who joined the same state cadre along with you are doing field posting in the various districts or have done at least a year of field posting. For proper development of career profile and exposure to the real challenges of the job, field posting in districts is considered very important. Although it is not a rule but as a matter of norm, generally officers are not retained in the headquarters for a period more than two years as such you are surprised at you not getting a field posting. Although you are handling important work in the headquarters you would like to do a stint in the field.

You want to speak to Inspector General (I. G) headquarter police, who handles the transfer and posting and whom you occasionally meet in the course of work. But you are not sure whether it is proper to do so as he is very senior to you. You seek advice of a senior who feels that meeting the I.G would be of no help and you should file a case against this injustice in Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) (which deals with the service matters). In his own matter of promotion he got relief from CAT. 

An MLA whom you had helped earlier, has also approached you. He expressed dismay on your not getting field posting and offered to speak to the I. G (HQ) directly and also through his party high command for your appropriate field posting. What would you do in such a situation?

Your company an MNC has made you the general manager of a production unit which is in a remote area of the country. Its production is least and cost of per unit production is highest amongst all the units of the company. Considering you past career record the company expects you to improve the performance of the unit especially as it is located in an area rich in iron ore and coal, the two key inputs of its manufacturing process.

On joining the unit you realise that the attendance of workers is very poor and their frequent absence (without taking leave) and poor punctuality is the root cause of low efficiency. You get installed biometric attendance system (BAS) which is already there in other units of the MNC but was earlier resisted in this unit. You alsofind that due to existence of a cartel of suppliers, the raw materials are supplied at a very high cost. The tenders for supply is advertised only in the local newspapers as such many bigger supplier do not even come to know of it. You advertise the tenders in several national newspapers as well as on the company s website. This has elicited good response from other suppliers.

These two, along with some other measures have made you very unpopular with the union leaders, some of whom had stakes in the tender cartel. They have filed several complaints with the headquarters against you ,alleging that you are demanding money in promotion of the staff and doing favouritism in posting of officials in the unit. They have demanded an inquiry and your immediate recall as the general manager. They have also approached you with an offer that they would withdraw the complaints if you at/east withdraw the bio-metric attendance system.

Under such a situation evaluate which amongst the following course of action is most appropriate for you?

The fact that 'fish cannot fly and owls cannot learn to swim' is an indication of _____.

Failure in retention and recall of learnt content is _____.

"Plateaus of learning are a characteristic feature of the learning process indicating a period where no improvement in performance is made". Who said this?

Learning plateau is _____.

Plateau in learning curve is caused due to _____.

Which of the following options is not correct about learning?

Education is helpful to children in their: