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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 22

Topic: Teaching practices

Q22

In order to facilitate students’ learning in a progressive classroom, a teacher should emphasize on the practice of

  1. (1) behaviour conditioning
  2. (2) passive replication
  3. (3) reflective thinkingCorrect answer
  4. (4) obedient listening

Solution.

CBSE answer: (3)

Answer: (3) reflective thinking

  1. A progressive classroom asks children to think about what they did, why it worked, and what they could do differently.
  2. Such reflective thinking, stressed by Dewey, helps learners build and deepen their own understanding.
  3. Behaviour conditioning, passive copying and obedient listening keep the learner passive and belong to traditional, teacher-centred teaching.

Trap: (1) is a behaviourist technique, not progressive practice.