UGC NET Paper1 Previous Year Solved Papers - 20th June 2019 Morning Shift
6. Which of the following is a social characteristic of a learner?
- Option : D
- Explanation : The ability to relate oneself with others in the society is a social characteristic. The other given characteristics are related to the mind.
7. Which is the characteristic of formative evaluation?
- Option : D
- Explanation : Evaluation for judging the worth of a program
while the program activities are in progress
is Formative evaluation.
Evaluation done before program design is Program evaluation.
Evaluation done at the end of the program activities with focus on the outcome is Summative evaluation.
8. Which among the following is a non-cognitive characteristic of learner?
- Option : D
- Explanation : Recalling, problem-solving, identifying sensory inputs involve cognition or activation of the mind and the senses.
- Option : B
- Explanation : Pedagogy is the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept. Andragogy is the method and practice of teaching adult learners. Anthropology is the study of people across the world, their evolutionary history; and how they behave, adapt to different environments, communicate and socialise with one another. Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behaviour.
10. Which of the following research formats focusses on hypothesis testing and generalizations’?
- Option : A
- Explanation : Experimental research is a systematic and scientific approach to research in which the researcher manipulates one or more variables, and controls and measures any change in other variables. An ex post facto research design is a method in which groups with qualities that already exist are compared on some dependent variable. Both these are quantitative research formats that work to test a pre formulated hypothesis and use the data and results to generalize, i.e., extend them to a wider or universal set to draw broad inferences. Phenomenology, narrative research and case study are qualitative research formats aiming to provide a rich, contextualized understanding of some aspect of human experience through the intensive study of particular cases. They test their hypotheses but do not generalise their results. Action research uses both qualitative and quantitative methods for a self-reflective enquiry aimed at understaoding and improving existing practices. This doesn't generalise its results, either.
