SAMPLE QUESTIONS ON PEDAGOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING @2025
LEVEL 100 SECOND SEMESTER
1.A. With appropriate examples, explain the concept 'learning'.
(2 marks)
B. Mr. Badu is an early grade facilitator at the University Practice
School, Winneba. He has some qualities that make him exceptional among his
colleagues. Enumerate and explain four (4) qualities of Mr. Badu. (8 marks)
2.A. Explain the concept pre-natal stage of human
development. (2 marks)
B. As an early grade teacher and student in Okatakyie Nyame Akyede
College of Education, you have been invited to give a talk on environmental
education and its development to student-teachers at a forum. In your
presentation discuss any four (4) environmental issues and how they affect
development. (8 marks)
3.A. State and explain any four (4) misconceptions
associated with teaching at the early grade level of education in Ghana. (8
marks)
B. Suggest two ways of addressing the misconceptions stated above. (2
marks)
4.A. What is Moral Development? (2 marks)
B. Discuss any four roles of the Ghanaian teacher in the moral
development of students. (8 marks)
As a newly trained teacher, you have been invited to give a
talk to teacher trainees on the principles of growth and development.
a) State any four
(4) principles of human growth and development you would discuss with the
teacher trainees.
b) Explain any
three (3) educational implications of the principles stated in 1.a. to the
teacher trainees.
c) What is meant by
the physical development of the child?
d) Explain any four
(4) factors that can facilitate the proper physical development of the child.
e) Explain the
concept learning styles.
f) Explain two (2)
characteristics of each of the four main learning styles proposed by Kolb.
g) Explain any two
(2) reasons why motivation of learners is important at the primary level.
h) As a basic
classroom teacher, describe any three (3) techniques you can use to motivate
pupils in your class to learn.
1. As a student-teacher, you have been assigned the
responsibility of elucidating five (5) different ways in which growth and
development can be differentiated. Present your thoughts.
*20marks.*
2. Erik Erikson’s psychosocial stages in human development
play crucial roles in teacher education. As a student-teacher, analyze four (4)
educational implications stemming from Erikson’s psychosocial stages of
development.
*(20 marks)*
3. Your local Assemblyman was addressing the community’s
women about conception and maternal care but didn’t explain the differences
between Pre-Natal and Peri-Natal phases when asked. As a supporting speaker,
clarify:
a. The distinctions
between Pre-Natal and Peri-Natal phases of development.
*(5marks)*
b. Discuss three
(3) problems and their consequences related to the Peri-Natal phase of
development.
*(15marks)*
4. a. Consider the principles that shape child growth and
development. Select and elaborate on Four (4) of these principles, providing
real-life examples to illustrate each one.
*(12 marks)*
b. Explore the
practical implications of these principles for educators by explaining how Four
(4) of these principles can be applied in the classroom to enhance teaching and
learning experiences. Support your explanations with specific teaching
strategies or approaches.
*(8 marks)*
5. While observing your supervising teacher (mentor) during
your student teaching experience, you noticed that they consistently employ the
same motivation and reinforcement schedule in their instructional activities.
As a student teacher, kindly provide recommendations and explanations for Four
(4) distinct reinforcement schedules that your mentor can integrate into their
teaching methods to enhance the learning process.
1. As a student-teacher during an STS programme, you heard
some teachers arguing that there is no difference between growth and
development. Discuss with these teachers any four (4) differences that exist
between human growth and development.
20marks.
2. As part of your STS visit, you observed that your mentor
usually does not engage learners in activities that improve their intellectual
development. Describe any four (4) practical ways that you will recommend to
your mentor in this regard.
20marks.
3. Social development is an important aspect of human
development. As a pre-service teacher, discuss four (4) relevance of Erik
Erikson’s psycho-social theory to your teaching and learning activities that
will promotes the social development of learners.
20marks.
4. As a student-teacher, you need to have knowledge about
the environmental influence on human development. In this regard, discuss four
(4) educational implications of the environmental influence on human growth and
development.
20marks.
5. a. Explain the concept of reinforcement.
5marks.
b. As a pre-service teacher, examine any five (5)
educational implications of reinforcement to the classroom activities.
15marks.