The most natural and simple way of teaching a lesson is to proceed from:…
2025
The most natural and simple way of teaching a lesson is to proceed from: Statement I. something that the students already know Statement II. those facts which are unknown to the learners Statement III. Examples Statement IV. Illustrations
Answer: A. I, III and IV — Concept: Sound teaching practice follows well-established maxims of teaching -- proceed from what the learner already knows to what is unknown, from concrete…
- A.
I, III and IV
- B.
Only I
- C.
Only II
- D.
II and IV
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Correct answer: A
Concept: Sound teaching practice follows well-established maxims of teaching -- proceed from what the learner already knows to what is unknown, from concrete to abstract, and reinforce a new idea with examples and illustrations, rather than opening with facts the learner has not yet encountered.
Application: In this item, Statement I (starting from what students already know) follows the known-to-unknown maxim. Statement III (examples) and Statement IV (illustrations) make the new idea concrete and easy to grasp, reinforcing what was just introduced. Statement II (starting from facts unknown to the learners) works against the known-to-unknown maxim, so it cannot belong to a natural, simple teaching approach. The set that reflects sound teaching practice is Statements I, III and IV together.
Contrast:
Only I: names the correct starting point but drops the reinforcing tools -- examples and illustrations -- that make the new idea concrete, so taken alone it is an incomplete method.
Only II: opens from facts unfamiliar to the learner, the reverse of the known-to-unknown maxim, so it is not a natural or simple starting point.
II and IV: pairs an unsound starting point (unfamiliar facts) with a sound reinforcing tool (illustrations); adding illustrations does not repair the flawed premise of starting from the unknown.