NPTEL Week-10 assignment-2023

Psychology of Learning

1) Which of the following is not an essential skill needed for today's teacher (post pandemic
era)
a. digital skills
b. communication
c. life skills
d. non-inclusive education
e. participate education
Ans.= d
Solution: Please go through lecture notes of week-10 (slide no.05-07) for better
understanding.

2) The following psychological principles about how students think and learn are true except
___
a. Students’ cognitive development and learning is not limited by the general stages of
development
b. Students existing knowledge is not related to and does not impact their present
learning
c. The beliefs or perceptions students have about their intelligence and ability affect
their learning and cognitive functioning
d. Learning is context-based
Ans.= b
Solution: Please go through lecture notes of week-10 (slide no.10-12) for better
understanding.

3) Which of the following is true regarding the social and emotional learning of students?
a. Learning is situated in a single isolated social context
b. Interpersonal relationships are unimportant for development of students
c. Emotional well-being impacts students' educational performance
d. None of the above
Ans.= c
Solution: Please go through lecture notes of week-10 (slide no.14-15) for better
understanding.

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4) Learners who have a ___ believe that intelligence is malleable and success is related to effort
level
a. communication
b. academic intelligence
c. fixed mindset
d. intelligent mindset
e. growth mindset
Ans.= e
Solution: Please go through lecture notes of week-10 (slide no.21-22) for better
understanding.

5) Acquiring long-term knowledge and skill is largely dependent on ___

a. practice
b. good luck
c. genes
d. money
e. None of the above
Ans.= a
Solution: Please go through lecture notes of week-10 (slide no.23-24) for better
understanding.

6) Use of ___ goals increase self-efficacy and competency towards larger goals.
a. ambiguous
b. extremely challenging
c. extremely non-challenging
d. proximal
e. none of the above
Ans.= d
Solution: Please go through lecture notes of week-10 (slide no.27-29) for better
understanding.

7) The following are examples of formative assessment except ___

a. anecdotal records
b. essays
c. lab reports
d. entrance tests
Ans.= d
Solution: Please go through lecture notes of week-10 (slide no.42-26) for better
understanding.

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8) Summative assessment is conducted ___
a. during instruction
b. before instruction
c. before and during instruction
d. after instruction
Ans.= d
Solution: Please go through lecture notes of week-10 (slide no.48-49) for better
understanding.

9) Which of the following is not an appropriate principle of good feedback practice?

a. Aims to hamper self-reflection
b. Provides opportunities to close the gap between current and desired performance
c. Helps clarify what good performance is
d. Provides information to teachers that can be used to help shape the teaching
e. Encourages positive motivational beliefs and self-esteem
Ans.= a
Solution: Please go through lecture notes of week-10 (slide no.55-57) for better
understanding.

10) Which of the following is not one of the levels of feedback?

a. Task-level
b. Process-level
c. Facilitator-level
d. Personal-level
Ans.= c
Solution: Please go through lecture notes of week-10 (slide no.76-78) for better
understanding.

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