TA Responsibilities Quiz

What does TA in "TA Responsibilities" mean?

• Travel Allowance

• Territorial Army

• Teaching Assistant

• Transit Authority

Why do I need to do be a TA?

• For my personal growth

• I want to become a teacher someday!

• I am getting a monthly scholarship

• Opportunity to socialize with younger crowd

How many hours of TA duty per week I am supposed to do?

• 4 hours

• 8 hours

• 12 hours

• As much as my TA supervisor wants

What tasks can a teaching assistant help lab instructors and tutors with in the conduct of labs and tutorials?

• Assisting in cooking meals for students

• Organizing extracurricular activities for students

• Assist in setting up equipment, preparing materials, supervising students, answering questions, providing additional explanations, grading assignments, and managing classroom logistics.

• Jo TA supervisor kahenge wo mein karunga!

What’s the best way for a TA to handle a tough situation?

• “Jaadu ki Jhappi” (Hug)

• “Chai pe charcha” (Discussion over tea)

• “Atithi Devo Bhava” (Guest is God)

• “Jugaad” (Creative solution)

How should a teaching assistant provide feedback to students on their work?

• Provide constructive, specific, and actionable feedback focusing on areas of improvement and strengths.

• Give feedback that is overly critical and discouraging (kya macha rakha hai!)

• Provide vague and general feedback without specific details

• Focus only on areas of improvement without acknowledging strengths

What is the recommended approach for a teaching assistant when asking questions to students?

• Avoid asking follow-up questions

• Only ask closed-ended questions (abe itna bhi nahi pata)

• Interrupt students when they are thinking (tumse na ho payega)

• Start with a little open-ended questions, wait, and then ask follow-up questions.

I have got "Prime Minister Research Fellowship". Do I still need to do TA duty?

• No. PM knows me now.

• Yes, there is no free lunch.

• With more money, more number of hours per week at IITGN

• None of the above

How can a teaching assistant help students in understanding the material better?

• Provide vague answers

• Do not keep office hours

• Provide additional explanations, examples, and clarifications; offer one-on-one assistance; create study guides; lead review sessions; facilitate group discussions.

• Ignore student questions

What’s the best advice a TA can give students during exam time?

• • “All is well”

• “Padhega India, tabhi to badhega India” (India will progress if it studies)

• “Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost” (The movie isn’t over yet, my friend)

• “Darr ke aage jeet hai” (Victory lies beyond fear)