Given below are two statements Statement I: ICT based 'teaching support…
2020
Given below are two statements
Statement I: ICT based 'teaching support system' has the potential to optimize learning outcomes.
Statement II: Recent research have reported that factors relating to social competence contribute more to learning than mere cognitive intelligence does.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept
Teaching Aptitude separates 'teaching support systems' (traditional, modern, and ICT-based) from learner characteristics such as cognitive intelligence (reasoning, memory, and problem-solving) and social competence (the ability to build and manage social relationships, communicate, and collaborate effectively). A two-statement item in this unit is resolved by checking each statement independently against the established position on its own topic — the two statements do not need to explain one another.
Application
Statement I is about ICT-based support: technology-enabled teaching aids — e-content, learning management systems, multimedia, and online or blended delivery — are documented, when purposefully integrated into instruction, to optimise learning outcomes. This matches the standard Teaching Aptitude position, so Statement I holds.
Statement II is about learner characteristics: contemporary educational-psychology research on social-emotional learning finds that social competence — effective social interaction, collaboration, and adaptability — contributes more to learning outcomes than cognitive intelligence alone. This matches the established Teaching Aptitude position on learner characteristics, so Statement II also holds.
Cross-check
Marking both statements false ignores the documented role of ICT-based support in Statement I and the social-competence research finding in Statement II.
Accepting Statement I but rejecting Statement II ignores the social-competence research finding without checking it on its own terms.
Rejecting Statement I but accepting Statement II ignores the documented potential of ICT-based support without checking it on its own terms.
Since both statements independently hold up against the unit's established position, the option stating that both Statement I and Statement II are true is correct.