Kerala PSC Lecturer in District Resource Centre (DIET) Previous Question Paper – 212/2023

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1. Explain briefly the social, economic, political and cultural framework of the rural society. (4)

2. How does augmented reality differ from virtual reality ? (4)

3. Differentiate between positivism and empiricism. (4)

4. "Teaching is an Art as well as a Science" Based on the above statement, how will you enumerate the general characteristics of teaching ? (4)

5. Research is a human activity based on intellectual investigation, discovering, interpreting and revising human knowledge. Explain. (4)

6. What are the main practices for community engagement ? (6)

7. What is Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) ? Bring out the challenges of MOOCs. (6)

8. Describe the pattern of emotional development during childhood. (6)

9. Suggest and explain three major teacher centred teaching strategies and three mixed strategies as your favourite teaching methods. (6)

10. What are the important steps that you would follow while preparing a research design ? (6)

11. Continuous and comprehensive evaluation is an emerging trend in education. Comment. (4)

12. How can we use co-operative and collaborative learning in conjunction with other educational techniques ? (4)

13. What do you mean by 'Sampling' ? How will you differentiate 'Probability Sampling' from 'Non-probability Sampling' ? (4)

14. Briefly explain qualitative research approaches. (4)

15. Stufflebeam's CIPP model is considered as a decision-oriented model. Explain. (4)

16. "Open Book Assessment" aims to assess critical application. How can you justify it ? (4)

17. Write a short note on the advantages of 'Open Universities'. (4)

18. What are the important aims of special education for exceptional children ? Mention the important diverged needs of exceptional children. (4)

19. Points out your suggestions for building inclusive learning friendly classrooms. (4)

20. What do you mean by 'ICT integrated pedagogy' ? Briefly explain the major objectives of ICT integrated pedagogy. (4)

21. Why is e-content development important in education ? What are the challenges in e-content development ? (4)

22. Jiddu Krishnamurti's educational philosophy is against traditional system of education. How will you support Jiddu Krishnamurthi with his aims of education ? (6)