UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Interactive communication is characterised by ongoing feedback and adjustment between participants. In the stem,the teacher listens to students’ questions and changes explanations accordingly. This shows active two-way influence and adaptation. Therefore,the communication is best described as interactive.

Option A:
Ritualistic communication occurs when routines are followed without much concern for meaning,such as formal greetings; it does not describe responsive teaching.

Option B:
Mechanical communication would imply rigid,unthinking transmission of information,which is the opposite of adapting explanations based on student reactions.

Option C:
Interactive communication helps align teaching with learners’ needs,so option C correctly captures the nature of the classroom described.

Option D:
Unidirectional communication suggests one-sided flow without meaningful feedback,which conflicts with the teacher’s active use of student reactions in the stem.

Self-evaluation occurs when teachers systematically examine their own teaching to identify strengths and areas for improvement. Writing reflective notes after class is a common way to do this. It helps teachers learn from experience and plan changes. Therefore,the activity described in the stem is a form of professional self-evaluation.

Option A:
Domination refers to exerting excessive control or authority and does not align with the introspective practice of writing reflective notes.

Option B:
Self-evaluation encourages teachers to consider student responses,lesson flow and use of time and then adjust their methods. This aligns exactly with the reflective note-taking described in the question.

Option C:
Supervision usually involves an external person,such as a senior teacher or administrator,observing and guiding another teacher,which is not what the stem describes.

Option D:
Counselling focuses on helping individuals with personal or emotional issues rather than on a teacher analysing their own class performance.

Reflective teaching involves systematic self-examination of one’s instructional practices. Teachers collect feedback from students, observe classroom events, analyse successes and failures and then adjust their strategies. This continuous cycle aims at improving teaching effectiveness. The stem clearly indicates frequent analysis of feedback and modification of strategies, which are defining features of reflective teaching.

Option A:
Reflective teaching requires openness to change and a willingness to question one’s own assumptions. Teachers may keep teaching journals, engage in peer observation or use student feedback. Because the stem emphasises analysing what worked or failed and then modifying strategies, reflective is the correct completion.

Option B:
Traditional teaching tends to rely on established routines and may not actively incorporate systematic self-evaluation and change. It is often teacher-centred and resistant to altering methods based on feedback.

Option C:
Authoritarian teaching style emphasises strict control and obedience rather than reflective adjustment to learners’ needs. Such teachers may ignore or discount feedback from students.

Option D:
Mechanical teaching suggests rigid, routine performance of tasks without thoughtful engagement, which contradicts the reflective process described in the question.

Feedback provides information on how messages are received and understood. When a teacher uses this information to adjust strategies,communication becomes more effective. The purpose of reading and applying students' suggestions is clearly to improve classroom communication. Therefore improvement is the correct completion.

Option A:
Interruption merely breaks the flow and does not necessarily lead to better teaching.

Option B:
Feedback used for improvement leads to more appropriate pace,examples and explanations,making this option accurate.

Option C:
Entertainment is not the main aim when analysing suggestions about teaching methods.

Option D:
Punishment does not relate to the constructive adjustment described in the stem.