Questions of Karachi university
Semester 2
March/ April 2022
B.ed Hons
Pakistan studies:
Short answers (attempt any 4)
⮚ Characteristics of ayub era
⮚ Characteristics of zia regime
⮚ How can Pakistan improve its economy?
⮚ Differentiate between Harappa and moen jo daro, 4 points
⮚ Characteristics of economic system
⮚ How many ethnicities does Pakistan have?
Long answers:
⮚ Ideology of Pakistan according to Quaid e Azam
⮚ Geo physical importance of Pakistan
⮚ Factors that led to muslim separatism
⮚ Foreign policy and its challenges
⮚ Difference between structure and society
Write notes on any one of the following:
⮚ Land and people
⮚ Indus civilization
Psychology:
⮚ Laws of learning
⮚ Types of personality
⮚ Characteristics of learning
⮚ Differentiate between nature and nurture
⮚ Describe the members of counseling committee
⮚ Transfer of learning
⮚ Operant conditioning
English:
Comprehension passage about George Bernard Shaw
⮚ Four questions from the passage
⮚ Design a factual based and an opinion based question from the given passage
Insert modal verbs
⮚ It might rain
⮚ All the students must bring their water bottles to school.
⮚ Children can play after they complete homework
Change the voice
Change the given sentences to present perfect tense
Insert suitable pronouns
⮚ Bakery belongs to my uncle but looked after by him.
⮚ Your cow is fat her’s is thin.
⮚ Mind your own business.
⮚ Give my regards to him
⮚ My aunty will take you tomorrow for swimming
Give synonyms for the given words:
⮚ Huge
⮚ Genius
⮚ Astonish
⮚ Beautiful
⮚ Affectionate
Write a descriptive essay of about 500 words on any one of the given topic:
⮚ Life without computer
⮚ Charity begins from home
Assessment in education:
Short questions
⮚ Discuss strengths and weaknesses of MCQ based test items.
⮚ Discuss performance based assessment with example.
⮚ Define assessment, evaluation,test and measurement.
⮚ Write 4 ways to avoid cheating in exams.
⮚ Define central tendency and it's implications in education.
⮚ What are qualitative description of scores.Write it's implication in education.
⮚ Define scales of measurement with examples
Long :
⮚ Difference between norm referenced and criterion referenced
⮚ Design a table of specification on any subject of your choice of 30 marks .
⮚ Write a note on Assessment in 21st century keeping in view the concerns and issues of
post covid 19.
⮚ Define the concept of reliability and validity and their practical strategies
⮚ Propose guidelines for developing and scoring of essay type test items.
Critical thinking and reflective practices
Short answers: (8 marks each)
⮚ Write a note on critical thinking
⮚ Logical reasoning and its application in critical thinking
⮚ Relationship between critical thinking and Socratic questioning
⮚ Brainstorming
⮚ Reflection as a tool of inquiry
⮚ Brookfield cycle
⮚ John dewey as a proponent of reflective practitioner
Long answers (attempt any 1)( 12 marks)
⮚ Barriers in becoming a reflective poractitioner as a novice teacher.
⮚ Strategies and techniques for becoming a reflective practitioner
Philosophy in education
Section A
⮚ Discuss the branches of philosophy in detail.
⮚ What is the rationale of teaching philosophy to prospective teachers?
⮚ Discuss the role of philosophy in education
⮚ What are the sources of knowledge?
⮚ Discuss the principles of Dalton plan
Section B
⮚ Differentiate between idealism and realism
⮚ Give a critical analysis of naturalistic perspective
⮚ What is pragmatism? Discuss its utility and critical analysis
⮚ Explain the concept of khudi given by Allama Iqbal
⮚ Herbart Spencer