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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1, Question 29

Topic: Teaching practices

Q29

Which of the following order of presenting the concepts favours effective learning ?

  1. (1) Known to unknown
  2. (2) Complex to simple
  3. (3) Iconic to symbolicCorrect answer
  4. (4) Abstract to concrete

Solution.

CBSE answer: (3)

Answer: (3) Iconic to symbolic

  1. Bruner says a concept is grasped through three modes in order: enactive (doing), iconic (pictures, images) and symbolic (words, numbers, signs).
  2. Moving from pictures to symbols lets the child build a mental image first and then attach the abstract notation to it.
  3. Options (2) and (4) reverse the sound orders of simple to complex and concrete to abstract.

Trap: (1) known to unknown is also a valid teaching maxim; the item treats Bruner's sequence for presenting concepts as the intended answer.