Paper 1 · Teaching Aptitude
Which of the following statements are true?
- The behaviourist approach holds that learning is teacher centred, the teacher being the sole authority figure who leads the lesson.
- The theory of behaviourism in the classroom setting came from the pedagogical research of Thorndike.
- In the behaviourist approach one can expect a mixture of lecturing, modelling and demonstration, rote learning and choral repetition.
- The process of imbibing one's own culture into one's personality is called enculturation.
A1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓ Correct
B3 and 4
C2 and 4
D1, 2 and 3
Correct answer: (A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 — All four statements are correct, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★All four statements are correct, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
★Behaviourism treats learning as a change in behaviour produced by stimulus and response, so the teacher directs the lesson as the central authority.
★It grew from Thorndike's research, which showed that a response is strengthened when followed by a rewarding effect and by exercise or repetition.
★Its classroom style therefore relies on lecturing, modelling, demonstration, rote learning and choral repetition, all forms of drill and practice.
★Enculturation is correctly defined as the process by which the young take in their own culture and make it part of their personality.
★Since none of the four statements is false, every one of them is included in the answer.
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