After diagnostic testing, it was found that Meenal is facing learning…

2022

After diagnostic testing, it was found that Meenal is facing learning difficulties due to the lack of interest and non availability of direct experiences. In this case, which form of remedial teaching should be adopted?

  1. A.

    Class Teaching

  2. B.

    Individual Tutorial Teaching

  3. C.

    Informal Teaching

  4. D.

    Auto-Instructional Teaching

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Correct answer: B

Concept: The diagnostic-cum-remedial teaching principle holds that once a learner's specific difficulty is diagnosed, the remedial method chosen must directly correct that exact cause. Because causes differ (motivational, experiential, conceptual), remedial teaching takes several forms, each suited to a different kind of deficit and a different level of direct teacher mediation:

  • Class/group remedial teaching — the whole group is re-taught together at a common pace using generalized activities.

  • Individual tutorial teaching — the teacher works one-on-one with a single learner, adapting motivation-building and concrete activities to that learner's own diagnosed gaps.

  • Informal teaching — unplanned, incidental learning picked up through everyday exposure rather than a deliberately designed remedial plan.

  • Auto/self-instructional teaching — the learner works independently through programmed material, without a teacher's live presence.

Application: Meenal's diagnosed causes are two personal deficits — lack of interest (a motivational gap) and non-availability of direct experiences (an experiential gap). Correcting both needs a teacher's sustained, one-on-one presence: building rapport and motivation around Meenal's own interests, and organizing concrete, hands-on activities matched exactly to her. That kind of continuous, individualized mediation is precisely what one-on-one tutorial teaching provides.

Cross-check: Each other form fails to meet at least one of Meenal's two diagnosed needs. Class teaching moves the whole group at a shared pace with common activities, so it cannot target one learner's personal interest or experience gap. Informal teaching is incidental and undesigned, so it does not systematically correct a specifically diagnosed deficit. Auto-instructional teaching removes the teacher's live presence altogether, so there is no one to rebuild interest or curate concrete experiences for a learner who already lacks motivation.

Result: Individual Tutorial Teaching is the remedial form that directly addresses both of Meenal's diagnosed causes.

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