Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad
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Solved Quiz
CRITICAL THINKING & REFLECTIVE
PRACTICES
1. By building communities of knowledge individuals encourage following
activities except;
(a). give members a networking platform to share personal knowledge
(b). information and experience
(c). provide a platform for turning knowledge and research into practice
(d). open only to explicit (published) knowledge ✓
2. Mentoring by the individual at the same level is .......
(a). Formal Mentoring
(b). Situational Mentoring
(c). Peer Mentoring ✓
(d). Supervisory Mentoring
3. The term class first came into wide use in the early ........... century
(a). 16th
(b). 17th
(c). 18th
(d). 19th ✓
4. Practical action research promotes autonomous, deliberative action that
was given the name of...
(a). Idea
(b). Judgement
(c). Praxis ✓
(d). Event
5. Observation, check lists and questionnaire are used for data....
(a). Reflection
(b). Collection ✓
(c). Selection
(d). Analysis
6. Reflective practice helps teachers to understand their own?
(a). Theories
(b). Beliefs ✓
(c). Paradigms
(d). Philosophies
7. Knowledge management systems help to individuals to knowledge and
other people regardless of physical distance
(a). SEPARATE
(b). DIVIDE
(c). DISJOIN
(d). CONNECT ✓
8. Critical thinking is a new subject in research paradigm.
(a). Yes ✓
(b). No
(c). Don't Know
(d). None of the above
9. Journal can be used as a general record of -------------
(a). images
(b). mind activities
(c). daily life ✓
(d). actions
10. It is a theoretical model that is extensively used by teachers and students
as a framework wherever they require reflective writing
(a). Brookfield 4 Critical Lenses Mona
(b). Peter's Four Step Data
(c). Gibbs reflective Model ✓
(d). Rolfe's Model of Professional Development
11. The learners can link theory and practice through engaging in a cyclical
sequence of activities during
(a). Gibbs Reflective cycle ✓
(b). Teaching online
(c). Blended Learning
(d). Distance Learning
12. What are summative assessments?
(a). Assessments of content knowledge only
(b). Overall assessment of cognitive, psychomotor and affective domain ✓
(c). Assessment of every task in classroom
(d). Assessment of higher order in skills thing
13. The ------------- is a writing log of your thoughts, experiences and
observations.
(a). book
(b). Journal ✓
(c). article
(d). essay
14. Which is not a part of Reflective teaching and learning?
(a). Reflective journal
(b). Portfolio
(c). Counseling ✓
(d). Feedback
15. The ......... portfolio represents a completed selection of student work.
(a). The Development Portfolio ✓
(b). The Showcase Portfolio
(c). The Working Portfolio
(d). None of the above
16. What are the essential steps for cooperative learning and thinking?
(a). Understand the task and distribute
(b). Exchange ideas and propose solutions ✓
(c). Make plans and implement
(d). Follow the group leader
17. By adopting this elaboration of critical thinking and applying their
learning in education contexts, students can:
(a). Think about and evaluate their own thinking and behavior ✓
(b). Make reasonable and defensible decisions about issue
(c). None of the above
(d). All of the above
18. What does reflection mean in education?
(a). Ability to express ✓
(b). Ability to co-ordinate
(c). Ability to organize
(d). Ability to learn
19. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the distribution of printed
works such as.
(a). Books
(b). Newspapers
(c). Social networks
(d). 1 & 2 ✓
20. Early middle age scholars include:
(a). Al-Farabi
(b). Thomas Aqinas
(c). None of above
(d). All of the above ✓
21. The portfolio is intended to encourage the ............ to become actively
involved in the monitoring and reflecting on their development.
(a). teacher
(b). students ✓
(c). parent
(d). principal
22. Community of practice are group of --------- who share a passion for
something that they know how to do and who interact regularly to learn
how to do it better.
(a). People ✓
(b). negotiators
(c). agents
(d). managers
23. Practical action research promotes autonomous, deliberative action that
was given the name of -----
(a). Idea
(b). Event
(c). Judgement
(d). Praxis ✓
24. The planners look with a critical eye at the educational -------- stated in
the national plan.
(a). Aims ✓
(b). Objective
(c). Goals
(d). Ideology
25. First step for designing action research is --------------
(a). Collection of data ✓
(b). Recording the result
(c). Interpretation of data
(d). Identification of problem
26. There are ------------ principles identified by Wenger, McDermott &
Snyder (2002) for building a community of knowledge and practice.
(a). 4
(b). 7 ✓
(c). 5
(d). 9
27. Knowledge sharing and publishing is important because of increasing
need of and increased globalization.
(a). imitation
(b). innovation ✓
(c). emulation
(d). simulation
28. According to Grundy modes of action research are ---------------
(a). 2
(b). 3 ✓
(c). 4
(d). 5
29. Social exclusion' has been conceptualized as a ..................of dominating
social groups affecting a subgroup of the population and keeping them
outside mainstream social systems and relationship.
(a). Psychological behaviours
(b). Social behaviours ✓
(c). Political behaviours
(d). Physiological behaviours
30. To be critical is not to be --------
(a). positive
(b). agree
(c). dull
(d). disagree ✓
31. The perspective of communities of knowledge and practice affects
educational practices along three dimensions:
(a). Over the lifetime of students:
(b). Internally
(c). externally
(d). All of the above ✓
32. A mentor is..........
(a). Member of society
(b). Psychologist
(c). Some who supports and encourage people to manage ✓
(d). A very smart person
33. Critical writing involves writing which evaluates and analyzes more
than one source in order to develop an -------------
(a). Arguments ✓
(b). issue
(c). reflection
(d). none
34. What is Assimilation learning style according to Kolb?
(a). Observation and Reflection
(b). Conceptualization and reflective observation
(c). Reflective observation and theory building ✓
(d). Conservation and theory building
35. In order to help their students to develop critical thinking skills and to
take critical action, teachers need to:
(a). Forbid students asking irrelevant questions
(b). Be prepared to listening voices that originate in the classroom ✓
(c). Give them loads of homework to keep them committed
(d). None of the above
36. The correct order of the Gibbs reflection cycle is
(a). Evaluations- Analysis- Description-Feeling- Conclusion-Action Plan
(b). Description-Feeling-Evaluation-Analysis-Conclusion-Action Plan ✓
(c). Description-Analysis-Evaluation-Feelings-Conclusion-Action Plan
(d). Description Plan scription-Analysis- Evaluations
(e). Evaluation-Feelings-Description-Analysis-Action Plan-Conclusion
37. A teacher needs to recognize that teaching in a critical manner is
essential for:
(a). Skilled
(b). reading, writing, Speaking, and listening ✓
(c). Skilled Engineering and medical work
(d). None of them
38. In practical action research' the number of research goals are ....
(a). 3
(b). 5
(c). 2✓
(d). 4
39. For Bourdieu, the education system of developed societies are
functioning in such a way that they justify ............... inequalities.
(a). Religious
(b). Cultural
(c). Political
(d). Class ✓
40. ----------- among people, institutions, enterprises and groups can
potentially generate a social network for knowledge sharing.
(a). Disunion
(b). Contention
(c). Cooperation ✓
(d). Division
41. There are ------- core components of community are practices
(a). 3✓
(b). 4
(c). 2
(d). 5
42. The process of ................. where individuals or group of people are
systematically denied the full access to different rights, opportunities
and resources that are supposed to be available to all members of
society.
(a). Social confusion
(b). Social illusion
(c). Social exclusion ✓
(d). Social inclusion
43. The planners look with a critical eye at the educational ........... stated in
the national plan.
(a). Aims ✓
(b). Ideology
(c). Objective
(d). Goals
44. What reflective practice implies to use?
(a). Recognition
(b). Meta cognition ✓
(c). Reinforcement
(d). Cognition
45. The sources of scientific action or how to know is....
(a). Practical
(b). Episteme ✓
(c). Phronesis
(d). Techne
46. The techniques of mind mapping include
(a). The flow
(b). The big picture
(c). Brainstorming
(d). All of the above ✓
47. Self-evaluation is important aspect of ------------
(a). Applied research
(b). Action research ✓
(c). Reaction research
(d). Pure research
48. Critical thinking goes back at least 2500 years in the era of:
(a). Plato
(b). Al-Farabi
(c). Socrates ✓
(d). Ibn Ul Haisam
49. This particular stage is the analytical stage in the Bloom's Taxonomy.
(a). Action Plan
(b). Evaluations ✓
(c). Feelings
(d). Description
50. Educational concerns may motivate professional' organizations and
educational .............. to work toward particular goals.
(a). Decision makers
(b). Planners ✓
(c). Policy makers
(d). Evaluators
51. Which schools of thought contributed most to cooperative teaching?
(a). Behaviorism
(b). Pragmatis
(c). Essentialism
(d). Connectivism ✓
52. Which is the Reflective thinking level?
(a). Application
(b). Memory level
(c). Analytical level ✓
(d). Understanding
53. Reflective writing begins with
(a). self-assessment ✓
(b). essay writing
(c). inquiring
(d). mind mapping
54. A formal contest of argumentation between two individuals or teams is
called
(a). Discussion
(b). Debate ✓
(c). Conference
(d). Seminar
55. Learning in a community of practice is not ----------- to learner.
(a). Infinite
(b). Limited ✓
(c). Unlimited
(d). Ample
56. All of the following statements are true for description stage-1 except
(a). It is the third step of reflection ✓
(b). Everyone reflects in different ways, styles and means
(c). It is first step of reflection
(d). You may include background information in this cycle
57. How effective learning occurs?
(a). By reflecting on experience ✓
(b). By taking lectures
(c). By cramming
(d). By reading a book
58. Teacher education program may include basic courses so that it may:
(a). Lay a foundation for follow-up workshops
(b). Function to heighten the awareness of faculty to the challenge of bringing
critical thinking substantively into instruction
(c). Provide some strategies for grading the effectiveness of instruction
(d). All of the above ✓
59. Choose the correct parts of Peter's model
(a). Describe Analyze Theorize Act ✓
(b). Describe Theorize, Act Analyze
(c). Describe Theorize Analyze Act
(d). Describe Act Theorize Analyze
60. A process that invites the practitioner to become a thinker and build the
bridge from its knowledge is
(a). Description
(b). Feelings
(c). Reflection ✓
(d). Observation
61. Which stage of reflective cycle will help in the development of cognitive
abilities, communication skills and expression of thoughts?
(a). Description
(b). Conclusion
(c). Feelings ✓
(d). Evaluations
62. Renaissance period falls between:
(a). 14th and 15th Century
(b). 13th and 14th Century
(c). 15th and 16th Century ✓
(d). 12th and 13th Century
63. Publishing includes the following stages of development:
(a). copy editing, printing and marketing, distribution, acquisition and
production
(b). acquisition, printing and marketing, copy editing, production, and
distribution
(c). acquisition, copy editing, production, printing and marketing and
distribute ✓
(d). copy editing, production, printing and marketing, distribution and
acquisition
64. Gibb's cycle is not only limited to the curriculum, it is not confined in
teaching only; It is actually the preparation for
(a). Blended mode of Learning
(b). Classroom Teaching
(c). Life ✓
(d). Online Teaching
65. Who claimed that “it is teachers who, in the end will change the world of
the school by understanding it”?
(a). Kemmis Stenhouse
(b). Kurt Lawrence
(c). Kurt Lewin
(d). Lawrence Stenhouse ✓
66. Education, is a reflection of the ------- of a nation, and always to some
extent the instrument of the national government.
(a). Political system ✓
(b). Social System
(c). Educational system
(d). Political system
67. Community of practice are group of ---------- who share a passion for
something that they know how to do and who interact regularly to learn
how to do it better
(a). Managers
(b). Agents
(c). People ✓
(d). Negotiators
68. Truth is thing of this world: it is produced only by virtue of multiple
forms of...
(a). Constraints ✓
(b). Benefits
(c). Developments
(d). Advantages
69. Communities of practice and knowledge are a concept introduced by
(a). McGivern
(b). Addicott
(c). Currie waring
(d). Ettienne Wenger ✓
70. Information about the real world comes to us first through our -----------
(a). Nervous System
(b). Muscular System
(c). Sensory System ✓
(d). Immune System
71. Teacher education program may include basic courses so that it may
(a). Function to heighten the awareness of faculty to the challenge of bringing
critical thinking substantively into instruction
(b). Provide some strategies for up grading the effectiveness of instruction
(c). Lay a foundation for follow-up workshops
(d). All of the above ✓
72. Reflective thinking process starts with ---------------
(a). Knowledge
(b). Assumption
(c). Own Self ✓
(d). Experience
73. From work of Piaget, we get to know about:
(a). Egocentric tendencies
(b). Sociocentric tendencies
(c). Both of the above ✓
(d). None of the above
74. The primary concern of Critical Pedagogy is with social injustice and
how to transform, ---------------- and social relations
(a). Inequalities
(b). Undemocratic society
(c). Oppressive institutions
(d). All above ✓
75. Bourdieu claims that social inequalities are legitimated by the
educational credentials held by those in
(a). Tyrannical positions
(b). Dominant positions ✓
(c). Political positions
(d). Autocratic positions
76. The relationships among members and the sense of belongings defines
(a). Domain
(b). Community ✓
(c). Practice
(d). Real
77. Foucault uses the term 'power/knowledge to signify that power is
constituted through accepted form of knowledge---------------
understanding and truth.
(a). Cultural
(b). Scientific ✓
(c). Religious
(d). Social
78. Action plan is the --------------- step in the Gibbs reflective cycle
(a). Fourth
(b). Fifth
(c). Sixth ✓
(d). Seventh
79. Brains are physiological while minds are developed
(a). Complete statement is true ✓
(b). Brains can be developed
(c). Complete statement is false
(d). Both are natural processes
80. The dominant class, according to Max, controls not only material
production but also the production of -----------
(a). Plans
(b). Ideas✓
(c). Decision
(d). Policies
81. Strategy to motivate a person as critical thinker is:
(a). Internalize intellectual standards
(b). Reshape your character
(c). Redefine your way of thinking
(d). All of the above✓
82. It describes the event; this should be one of the smallest sections of your
reflection. Include important details to indicate what happened, such as
the reason for your involvement, what you did and who was there and
what they did (if appropriate) is true for
(a). Description✓
(b). Feelings
(c). Evaluations
(d). Action Plan
83. In third stage of community development, transformation means
(a). beginning of new community
(b). merging with other communities
(c). becoming institutionalized as a formal unit
(d). All of the above ✓
84. First step for designing action research is ----------
(a). Collection of data
(b). Recording the result
(c). Interpretation of data
(d). Identification of problem ✓
85. Writing a good critical review requires that you understand the ----------
(a). Text
(b). Process
(c). Material ✓
(d). Image
86. Knowledge sharing can happen through;
(a). tacit knowledge
(b). explicit knowledge
(c). Both (1) and (2) ✓
(d). none of the above
87. The disadvantaged, is a generic term for those "from lower-income
backgrounds" or from ---------
(a). Power-full groups
(b). Political groups
(c). Majority groups
(d). Minority groups ✓
88. Mentoring for a specific purpose is
(a). Formal Mentoring
(b). Situational Mentoring ✓
(c). Peer Mentoring
(d). Supervisory Mentoring
89. Normative values through which societies are operating and organizing
must be:
(a). Challenged ✓
(b). Left as they are
(c). Suppressed
(d). Punished
90. The idea of mind mapping was originated by
(a). Micheal Michalko
(b). Tony Buzan ✓
(c). Aristotle
(d). Donald Schon
91. Sharing knowledge with other people is ---------------- of knowledge.
(a). retain
(b). exchange✓
(c). modification
(d). substitute
92. Sharing is the voluntary process of ------------ knowledge from one
person to another person or group in an organization.
(a). Transferring ✓
(b). Nontransferable Transferring
(c). Fixed
(d). Retaining
93. The term class first came into wide use in the early century
(a). 16th
(b). 17th
(c). 18th
(d). 19th ✓
94. Gibbs' (1988) reflective cycle includes ---------------- phases of reflection
(a). Five
(b). Seven
(c). Six ✓
(d). Eight
95. What is not included the best Reflective learning style?
(a). Engage
(b). Explore
(c). Evaluate
(d). Estimate ✓
96. The Gibbs reflective cycle is based on a
(a). Theoretical Model ✓
(b). Conceptual Model
(c). Methodological Model
(d). Analytical Model
97. Reflection is ------------- phase where learning and learning take place.
(a). analyzing
(b). processing✓
(c). reviewing
(d). understanding
98. The founder of action research is ------------
(a). Barone
(b). Kernan
(c). Kurt Lewin ✓
(d). Kemmis
99. Who gave a particular reflective cycle?
(a). Schon
(b). Gilbert
(c). Gibbs ✓
(d). Flavel
100. Knowledge management systems help to ----------- individuals to
knowledge and other people regardless of physical distance
(a). DIVIDE
(b). DISJOIN
(c). CONNECT✓
(d). SEPARATE
101. Which is a graphical technique of critical thinking for visualizing
connections between several ideas or pieces of information?
(a). Portfolio development
(b). Mentoring
(c). Mind Mapping ✓
(d). Assessment schedules
102. A mentee is _____________________
(a). Psychologist
(b). The individual being mentored✓
(c). The individual who is mentoring
(d). An observer
103. The relationship among members and the sense of belongings defines
(a). Domain
(b). Community ✓
(c). Practice
(d). Realm
104. Foucault uses the term ‘power / knowledge’ to signify that power is
constituted through accepted forms of knowledge _________
understanding and truth.
(a). Culture
(b). Scientific ✓
(c). Religious
(d). Social
105. Plato discussed fundamentals of the curriculum is his book _.
(a). Republic ✓
(b). Poetics
(c). Liter aria biographic
(d). None of the above
106. Critical thinking skills help to make:
(a). Emotional decisions
(b). Influenced decisions
(c). Critical decisions
(d). Informed decisions ✓
107. The perspective of communities of knowledge and practice affects
educational practices along three dimensions:
(a). Internally
(b). Externally
(c). Over The Lifetime of Students
(d). All Of the Above ✓
108. Who mentioned that Action research improve education practices?
(a). Kemmis
(b). Lawrence
(c). Mills (Pg#118) ✓
(d). Johnson
109. The main purposes of _________ as found in literature are to re-think
our own understanding of professional knowledge; second to develop
personal knowledge and third to evaluate the appropriateness of our
actions
(a). Reflection ✓
(b). Refraction
(c). Evaluations
(d). All of these
110. Choose the correct first part of Gibb reflective cycle
(a). Analysis evaluation speculation
(b). Description Feelings Evaluation ✓
(c). Description analysis evaluation
(d). Analysis conclusion action plan
111. What is not the reason to adopt cooperative learning and teaching?
(a). It increases student engagement
(b). Improves classroom cohesion
(c). Helps students form groups ✓
(d). Exchange ideas and propose solutions
112. Why do teachers pose questions in class?
(a). For bringing novelty
(b). For debate
(c). For analytic reasoning ✓
(d). For remembering
113. According to John Dewey thinking process involves two aspects....
(a). reflective thinking and critical thinking ✓
(b). believes and assumptions
(c). knowledge and intelligence
(d). experiences and actions
114. "Declaration of Independence" was a document edited by:
(a). John Adams ✓ Pg#13
(b). Thomas Jefferson
(c). All of the above
(d). None of the above
115. For Bourdieu, the education system of developed societies is functioning
in such a way that they justify _________ inequalities.
(a). Class ✓
(b). Religious
(c). Political
(d). Cultural
116. The purpose of the educators and educated, the leader and the followers
in a dialogue between equal partner is called _______
(a). Praxis ✓
(b). Unorthodoxy
(c). Neglect
(d). Unthoughtful Ness
117. The portfolio is intended to encourage the _______ to become actively
involved in the monitoring and reflecting on their development.
(a). teacher
(b). students ✓
(c). parent
(d). principal
118. Reflection is the ________ phase where thinking and learning take
place.
(a). analyzing
(b). processing ✓
(c). reviewing
(d). understanding
119. Accurate sequence for action plan is. .....
(a). Observe, reflect, plan, act ✓
(b). Act, observe, plan, reflect
(c). Observe, act, plan, reflect
(d). Reflect, plan, observe, act
120. What is espoused theory of Schon?
(a). Mind behavior ✓
(b). Action behavior
(c). Joining together
(d). Reflection
121. What is the role of the teacher in cooperative learning and teaching?
(a). To teach every student individually
(b). It is to convey knowledge to students
(c). Assist students in overcoming difficulties in group work ✓
(d). It is to teach material that would come in the assessments
122. Isolation resulting from social exclusion can be connected to a person’s
____________ living standards or religion.
(a). Class ✓
(b). Race
(c). Ethnicity
(d). All above includes
123. What does formative assessment improve?
(a). Process
(b). Planning
(c). Both ✓
(d). None
124. Who is a thinker in the theory of reflection?
(a). Who observes and thinks
(b). Who thinks and explains
(c). Who thinks and conceptualizes ✓
(d). Who observes and conceptualizes
125. The ……… portfolio shows the student’s best work and is used to
support and document accomplishments in any learning activity.
(a). The Development Portfolio
(b). The Showcase Portfolio ✓
(c). The Working Portfolio
(d). None of the above
126. The key to mature writing is learning to write _______
(a). specifically
(b). reflectively
(c). critically ✓
(d). All of the above
127. Free writing is a ____________ technique for creative writing
(a). basic
(b). warm up ✓
(c). compulsory
(d). common
128. Critical Theory in Education cross-examines the Context of compulsory
education in the fields of:
(a). Social Context
(b). Cultural Context
(c). Political Context
(d). All of the above ✓
129. Reflective writing is a mean of _________
(a). Understanding ✓
(b). intelligence
(c). collecting data
(d). thinking
130. Professor Graham Gibbs published his Reflective Cycle in his book
titled
(a). Teaching Students to Learn
(b). Learning by Doing ✓
(c). Problem with large classes
(d). Cooperative Learning
131. The purpose of mind mapping is to………
(a). develop and show links between thoughts, aspects and processes ✓
(b). quickly generate outlines
(c). draw a rough sketch of final image
(d). calculate pros and cons of idea
132. There are __________ core components of community of practice.
(a). 2
(b). 3 ✓
(c). 4
(d). 5
133. The model describing action research is…..
(a). Techne, idea, event, making
(b). Techne, interaction, disposition
(c). Disposition, interaction, form of action
(d). Interaction, disposition, maki
134. Which of the following represent Evaluation phase of the Gibbs
reflective cycle?
(a). What were you thinking and feeling?
(b). What was good and bad? ✓
(c). What else code you have done?
(d). What happened?
135. Communities of knowledge need to encourage the __________to make
them active and strong.
(a). separation
(b). incompatability
(c). interaction ✓
(d). none of above
136. Journal writing helps people _____________ their thoughts.
(a). clarify
(b). identify
(c). build
(d). write ✓
137. What should schools not teach?
(a). How to think
(b). What to think ✓
(c). How to learn
(d). How to solve problems
138. "Socratic Questioning" was introduced by
(a). Socrates ✓
(b). Plato
(c). John Adams
(d). Aristotle
139. The disadvantaged, is a generic term for those “from lower-income
backgrounds” or from ………………
(a). Power-full groups
(b). Political groups
(c). Majority groups
(d). Minority groups✓
