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With R.A. 9155, to which body were all the functions, programs, and activities of the Department of Education related to
Sports competition transferred?
Technical Education Services Department Authority
Philippine Sports Commission
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Commission on Higher Education
Parenting style influences children’s development. Read the following parent’s remarks for their children then, answer
the question.
4. Parent C – Tells her child: “You should do it my way or else. There is no discussion.”
1. Parent D – Tells her husband: “It is 10:00 PM, do you know where your child is?”
3. Parent E – Tells her child: “You know, you should have not done that. Let’s talk about it so you can handle the situation
better next time.”
2.Parent F – Tells her child: “You may do what you want. We will always be here for you, no matter what you do.”
Which Parenting style is Authoritarian?
D b. F c. E d. C
Two identical beakers A and B are presented to the child. Teacher Sonny pours the liquid from B to C which is taller and
thinner than A and B but has equal capacity with B. The teacher asks if the beakers A and C have the same amount of
liquid. The child says “NO” and points to C as the beaker that has more liquid. In which cognitive developmental stage is the
child?
Sensorimotor stage
Concrete operational stage
Pre-operational stage –
Formal Operational stage
To determine her students’ level of moral development, Teacher Evangeline presents to her class a morally ambiguous
situation and asks them what they would do in such a situation. On whose theory is Teacher Evangeline’s technique based?
Bruner
Kohlberg
Freud
Piaget
According to R.A. 9155, which among the following is considered the “heart of the formal education system”?
The pupil
The teacher
The classroom
The school
You arrange the rows of blocks in such a way that a row of 5 blocks is longer than a row of 7 blocks. If you ask which row
has more, Grade 1 pupils will say that it is the row that makes the longer line. Based on Piaget’s cognitive development
theory, what problem is illustrated?
Assimilation problem
Accommodation problem
Conservation problem
Egocentrism problem
According to R.A. 9155, a school head has two roles, namely administrative manager and ____.
Health officer
Instructional leader
Facilitator
Guidance counselor
After reading and paraphrasing Robert Frost’s Stopping by the Woods on Snowy Evening , Teacher Marko asked the class
to share any insight derived from the poem. In which domain in Bloom’s taxonomy of objectives is the term paraphrase?
Analysis c. Comprehension
Application d. Synthesis
Which characterizes a constructivist teaching-learning process?
Conceptual interrelatedness
Multiple perspectives
Authentic assessment
Passive acceptance of information
On what theory is the sequencing of instruction anchored?
Gagne’s hierarchical theory
B.F. Skinner’s operant conditioning theory
Bandura’s social learning theory
Thorndike’s law of effect
A common complaint of teachers about pupils is this: “You give them assignment, the following day they come without any.
You teach them this today, asks them tomorrow and they don’t know. It is as if there is nothing that you taught them at all.”
Based on the theory of information processing, what must teachers do to counteract pupil’s forgetting?
Punish every child who can’t give correct answers to questions.
Work for meaningful learning by connecting lesson to what pupils know.
Reward every child who remembers past lessons.
III only c. II and III
I and III d. II only
When small children call all animals “dogs”, what process is illustrated, based on Piaget’s cognitive development theory?
Assimilation c. Reversion
Conservation d. Accommodation
Based on Bandura’s theory, which conditions must be present for a student to learn from a model?
Attention III. Motor reproduction
Retention IV. Motivation
I and II c. I, II, III and IV
I, II and III d. III and IV
According to Tolman’s theory on purposive behaviorism, learning is goal-directed. What is its implication to teaching?
Evaluate lessons based on your objective/s
Set as many objectives as you can
Stick to your objectives/s no matter what happens
Make the objective/s of your lesson clear and specific
Cristina’s family had a family picture when she was not yet born. Unable to see herself in the family picture, she cried
despite her mother’s explanation that she was not yet born when the family picture was taken. What does Cristina’s
behavior show?
Limited social cognition
Egocentrism
Semi-logical reasoning
Rigidity of thought
To help a student learn to the optimum, Vygotsky advises us to bridge the student’s present skill level and the desired skill
level by ______.
Challenging c. Inspiring
Scaffolding d. Motivating
Based on Piaget’s theory, what should a teacher provide in the formal operational stage?
Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with
Games and other physical activities to develop motor skills
Activities for hypothesis formulation
Learning activities that involve problems of classification and ordering
“Do not cheat. Cheating does not pay. If you do, you cheat yourself” says the voiceless voice from within you. In the context
of Freud’s theory, which is/are at work?
Id c. Ego
Id and Superego d. Superego
Here are comments from School Head Carmen regarding her observations on teacher’s practice in lesson planning:
The words “identify,” “tell” and “enumerate” are overused. Many times they make use of non-behavioral terms. Often their
lesson objectives do not include value formation and inculcation.
What can be inferred from the School Head’s comments regarding teacher formulated lesson objectives?
Often lesson objectives are in the low level
Very often lesson objectives are in the cognitive domain
Quite often lesson objectives describe teacher’s behavior
Often lesson objectives are in the psychomotor domain
Sassi, a Grade I pupil is asked, “Why do you pray everyday?” Sassi answered, “Mommy said so.” Based on Kohlberg’s
theory, in which moral development stage is Sassi?
Pre-convention level
Conventional level
In between conventional and post-conventional levels
In between pre- and post-conventional levels
Teacher Fatima tells her students: “You must be honest at all times not only because you are afraid of the punishment but
more because you yourselves are convinced of the value of honesty.” Based on Kohlberg’s theory, which level of moral
development does the teacher want her students to reach?
Conventional level
Between conventional and post-conventional levels
Between pre-conventional and post-conventional levels
Post-conventional level
Student Deina says: “I have to go to school on time. This is what the rule says.” In what level of moral development is the
student?
Pre-conventional
Post-conventional
Conventional
Cannot be specifically determined
Which among the following is closest to the real human digestive system for study in the classroom?
Drawing of the human digestive system on the board
Model of the human digestive system
The human digestive system projected on an OHP
Drawing of the human digestive system on a page of a textbook
Here is a question: “Is the paragraph a good one?” Evaluate. If broken down to simplify, which is the best simplification?
Why is the paragraph a good one? Prove
Is the paragraph a good one? Why or Why not?
If you asked to evaluate something, what do you do? Evaluate the paragraph?
What are the qualities of a good paragraph? Does the paragraph have these qualities?
With this specific objective, to reduce fractions to their lowest terms, this is how the teacher developed the lesson.
Step 1 – Teacher stated the rule on how to reduce fractions to their lowest term
Step 2 – Teacher wrote 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
4 6 8 10 12
and showed how to reduce them to 1
2
Step 3 – Teacher wrote 3 , 6 , 4 and
9 9 12
showed how to reduce them to their lowest term.
Step 4 – Teacher gave this written exercise to the class.
Reduce the following fractions to their lowest terms: 3 , 7 , 5 , 8 , 5 , 4
12 14 10 16 15 6
Did the lesson begin with concrete experience then developed into the abstract?
No
Yes, a little
Yes, by way of the examples given by the teacher
Yes, the pupils were involved in arriving at the rule on reducing fractions to their lowest terms
I want to compare two concepts. Which technique is most appropriate?
Attribute wheel
K-W-L techniques
Venn diagram
Spider web organizer
Which activity should a teacher have more for his students if he wants them to develop logical-mathematical thinking?
Focus group discussion
Problem solving
Games
Small group discussion
I want to use a pre-teaching strategy that will immediately engage my students in the content and will enable me to get an
insight into how students think and feel about the topic. Which is most appropriate?
K-W-L chart c.Graphic organizer
Story boarding d. Document analysis
For a discussion of a topic from various perspectives, it is best to hold a ______.
Debate c. Panel discussion
Brainstorming d. Symposium
After establishing my learning objectives, what should I do to find out what my students already know and what they do not
yet know in relation to my lesson objectives in the cognitive domain?
Give a pretest
Study the least learned competencies in the National Achievement Test
Analyze my students’ grades last year
Interview a sample of my students
What characterizes genuine change? Change in _____.
Appearance c. Substance
Form d. Physical attribute
In which strategy, can students acquire information from various perspectives, and led to reflective thinking and group
consensus?
Debate
Small group discussion
Panel discussion
Symposium
At the end of my lesson on the role of a teacher in learning, I asked the class: “In what way is a teacher an enzyme?” With
this question, it engaged the class in _______.
Allegorical thinking
Concrete thinking
Metaphorical thinking
Symbolical thinking
Which must be primarily considered in the choice of instructional aide?
Must stimulate and maintain student interest
Must be updated and relevant to Filipino setting
Must be suited to the lesson objective
Must be new and skillfully made
For lesson clarity and effective retention, which should a teacher observe, according to Bruner’s theory?
Begin teaching at the concrete level but go beyond it by reaching the abstract
Use purely verbal symbols in teaching
Start at the concrete level and end there
End teaching with verbal symbols
Is it advisable to use realias all the time?
No, for the sake of variety of instructional materials
No, only when feasible
Yes, because there is no substitute for realias
Yes, because it is the real thing
I want my students to look at the issues on the call for President Arroyo to step down from several perspectives. Which
activity is most fitting?
Cross examination c. Symposium
Panel discussion d. Debate
I intended to inculcate in my students the value of order and cleanliness. I begin my lesson by asking them to share their
experiences about the dirtiest and the cleanest place they have seen and how they felt about them. From there I lead them
to the consequences of dirty and clean home of surroundings. In my lesson development plan, how do I proceed?
Transductively c. Deductively
Inductively d. Concretely
Teacher Neri wants to develop the ability of sound judgment in his students. Which of the following questions should he
ask?
What is the essayist saying about judging other people?
With the elements of a good paragraph in mind, which one is best written?
Why is there so much poverty in a country where there is plenty of natural resources?
Of the characters in the story, with whom do you identify yourself?
The teacher is the first audio-visual aid in the classroom. What does this imply?
You take care that you follow the fashion or else students won’t listen to you
Your physical appearance and voice should be such that students are helped to learn
Make good use of the radio and TV in the classroom
Include singing in your teaching method
I used the gumamela flower, a complete flower, to teach the parts of a flower. Which method did I use?
Demonstration method
Type-study method
Drill method
Laboratory method
A big story in your local newspaper. You want to use the headlines as an inquiry device. To increase student participation,
you might begin by ____.
Asking one to read the news story and interpret what he read after
Asking the class to infer connotations and denotations from the headline
Explaining what you believe to be the underlying causes
Describing the background of the story as you know it
If a triadic interaction includes three (3) persons, how many persons are included in a dyadic interaction?
Two
Two groups composed of two persons each
One, the person and himself
Four
When I teach skills that are critical to the learning of the next topics, what should I employ?
Direct instruction
Mastery learning
Socratic method
Cooperative learning
I want my students to have mastery learning of a basic topic. Which can help?
Drill
Socratic method and drill
Morrisonian technique and drill
Socratic method
Teacher Feng wanted to teach the pupils the skill of cross stretching. Her check-up quiz was a written test on the steps of
cross stitching. What characteristic of a good test does it lack?
Predictive validity
Objectivity
Reliability
Content validity
In the parlance of test construction, what does TOS mean?
Table of Specification
Team of Specifications
Table of Specifics
Terms of Specifications
If I favor “assessment for learning,” which will I do most likely?
Conduct a pre-test results
Teach based on pre-test results
Give specific feedback to students
Conduct peer tutoring for students in need of help
I, II and IV c. I, II and III
II, III and IV d. I, II, III and IV
After a lesson on the atom, the students were asked to work on a physical model of the atom to determine learning. For
which group of students is building an atom model intended?
Interpersonality intelligent
Kinesthetically intelligent
Mathematically intelligent
Linguistically intelligent
If I want to develop creative thinking in my students, which one/s should I use?
Problem solving
Brainstorming
Dramatics
I and II c. III only
II only d. I, II and II
I want to present the characteristics features of a constructivist approach. What should I use?
Fishbone diagram
Venn diagram
Narrative frame
Attribute wheel
If all of your students in your class passed the pretest, what should you do?
Administer the posttest
Go through the unit as usual because it is part of the syllabus
Go through the lesson quickly in order not to skip any
Go on to the next unit
Teacher Vicky shows her students a picture of people in thick jackets. Then she asks them to tell her the kind of climate
when the picture was taken. If she asks 5 questions of this kind and her students do not get them, it is safe to conclude that
pupils are quite weak in the skill of _______.
Analyzing c. Synthesizing
Inferring d. Generalizing
Which must go with self-assessment for it to be effective?
Scoring rubric
Consensus of evaluation results from teacher and student
External monitor
Public display of results of self-evaluation
Which group of scores is most varied? The group with ________.
0.90 SD c. 0.10 SD
0.50 SD d. 0.75 SD
The main purpose in administering a pretest and a posttest to students is to _____.
Measure gains in learning
Measure the value of the material taught
Keep adequate records
Accustom the students to frequent testing
Assessment is said to be authentic when the teacher ________.
Consider students’ suggestion in teaching
Gives valid and reliable paper-and-pencil test
Gives students real-life task to accomplish
Includes parents in the determination of assessment procedures
The following are computed means of a hundred-item test: Physical science, 38; Math, 52; English, 33. Based on the data,
which is true?
The examinees seem to be very good in Physical Science
The Math test appears to be the easiest among the three
The examinees seem to excel in English
The English test appears to be the easiest among the three
An examinee whose score is within x + 1 SD belongs to which of the following groups?
Above average
Average
Below average
Needs improvement
Which is true of a bimodal distribution?
The scores are neither high nor low
The group has two different groups
The score are high
The score are low
When you reach the “plateau of learning”, what should you do?
Forget about learning
Reflect what caused it
Force yourself to learn
Rest
What can be said if student performance in a positively skewed scores distribution?
Most students performed well
Most students performed poorly
Almost all students had averaged performance
A few students performed excellently
A number of test items in a test are said to be non-discriminating? What conclusion/s can be drawn?
Teaching or learning was very good.
The item is so easy that anyone could get it right.
The item is so difficult that nobody could get it.
II only c. III only
I and II d. II and III
A test item has a difficulty index of 0.51 and a discrimination index of 0.25. What should the teacher do?
Revise the item
Retain the item
Make it a bonus item
Reject the item
The difficulty index of a test item is 1. This means that _____________.
The test item is a quality item
The test is very difficult
The test is very easy
Nobody got the item correctly
If the compound range is low, this means that _____________.
The students performed very well in the test
The difference between the highest and the lowest score is low
The difference between the highest and the lowest score is high
The students performed very poorly in the test
What is the mastery level of a school division in a 100-item test with a mean of 55?
42% b. 55% c. 45% d. 50%
A negative discrimination index means that ____________.
The test item has low reliability
More from the lower group answered the test item correctly
The test item could not discriminate between the lower and upper groups
More from the upper group got the item correctly
In an entrance examination, student Anna’s Percentile is 25 (P 25). Based on this Percentile rank, which is likely to happen?
Student Anna will be admitted
Student Anna will not be admitted
Student Anna has 50-50 percent chance to be admitted
Student Anna has 75 percent chance to be admitted
What does a percentile rank of 62 mean?
It is the student’s score in the test
The student answered sixty-two (62%) of the items correctly
The student’s score is higher than 62 percent of all students who took the test
Sixty-two percent (62%) of those who took the test scored higher than the individual
What does the computer have in common with the TV?
Key board c. Screen
File d. Disk drive
Which depicts in graphic form the social relations present in a group?
Interest inventory
Sociogram
Anecdotal record
Johari’s window
Planned ignoring, signal interference, and proximity control are techniques used in _____.
Managing temper tantrums
Managing surface behavior
Operant conditioning
Life-space interviewing
What should you do to get the child’s attention when she/he is distracted by an object in the room?
Call him by his name and tell him to pay attention
Put away the distracting influence
Involve him in helping with an activity
I and II c. II and III
I and III d. I, II and III
Which practice in our present educational system is in line with Plato’s thought that “nothing learned under compulsion stays
with the mind”?
Clarification of school policies and classroom rules on Day 1
Presentation of standards of performance in the learner
Making the teaching-learning process interesting
Involving the learner in the determination of learning goals
In Values Education, faith, hope, and love are believed to be permanent values whether they be valued by people or not.
Upon what philosophy is this anchored?
Realism c. Idealism
Existentialism d. Pragmatism
In the schools, we teach realities that cannot be verified by the senses like an Invisible God or Allah. Whose beliefs does
this practice negate?
Stoicists’ c. Skeptics’
Rationalists’ d.Empiricists’
Which emphasized on non-violence as the path to true peace as discussed in peace education?
Taoism c. Hinduism
Buddhism d. Shintoism
I make full use of the question-and-answer as a model for discussion. From whom is this question-and-answer method?
Socrates c. Aristotle
Kant d. Plato
A wife who loves her husband dearly becomes so jealous that in a moment of savage rage, kills him. Is the wife morally
responsible and why?
Not necessarily. Antecedent passion may completely destroy freedom and consequently moral responsibility
Yes, she killed her husband simply because of jealousy
It depends on the case of the wife’s jealousy
It depends on the mental health of the wife
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Man may understand all about the rotation of the earth but he may still miss the radiance
of the sunset.” Which type of education should be emphasized as implied by Martin Luther King Jr.?
Science and education
Vocational education
Liberal education
Technical education
Applying Confucius’s teachings, how would hiring personnel select the most fit in government positions?
By record evaluation done by an accrediting body
By government examinations
By accreditation
By merit system
“Moral example has a greater effect on pupils’ discipline than laws and codes of punishment” is an advice of teachers from
_________.
Confucius c. Lao tzu
Mohammed d. Mencius
“The principle of spontaneity against artificiality will make you accomplish something. Leave nature to itself and you will
have harmony” is an active advice from the _____.
Hindu c. Shintoist
Taoist d. Buddhist
The significance of liberal education in holistic development of students is supported by _____.
Perennialism
Pragmatism
Confucian teaching
Perennialism and Confucian philosophy
Is a sick teacher, the only one assigned in a remote school, excused from her teaching duty?
No, she is the only one assigned in that school
Yes, teaching is a demanding job
Yes, she is sick
No, she must abide by her contract
What is a demonstration of your authority as a professional teacher?
You make your pupils run errands for you
You decide on how to teach a particular lesson
You absent from class to enjoy your leave even without prior notice
You select to teach only those lessons which you have mastered
Which statement on true authority is wrong?
It sets an example
It seeks its own satisfaction and privilege
It acts in the best interest of others
Its goal is to help, form, and guide others
When a teacher teaches the idea that it is wrong to think that Filipino lifestyle, products and ideas are inferior to those of
other nationalities, he fights against ______.
Acculturation c. Ethnocentrism
Xenocentrism d. Culture shock
Teacher Lolita, a teacher for forty years, refuses to attend seminars. She claims that her forty years of teaching is more
than all the seminars she is asked to attend. Is her actuation and thinking in accordance with the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers?
No, a professional teacher, regardless of teaching experience, ought to go through continuing
professional education
No, non-attendance to seminars means no professional growth
Yes, because she has taught for forty years and may have mastered the trade
Yes, provided she has an excellent performance rating
A principal asked her good teachers to write modular lessons in Science, and then she had them published with her name
printed as author. Which is unethical in this case?
She was the exclusive beneficiary of the royalty from the modules
She burdened her teachers with work not related to teaching
She had the modular lessons published when they were worth publishing
She got the merit which was due for her teacher-writers
Is it ethical on the part of the teacher to proselyte in her classroom every Friday?
Yes, that strengthens values education
Yes, that is religious instruction which is allowed by the Constitution
No, a teacher shall not engage in the promotion of his/her religious interest in the classroom
No, proselyting is no longer necessary in this age
CASE #4 – On the first day of school, Teacher Yveta oriented her class on procedures to be observed in passing papers, getting
textbooks from and returning the same on the bookshelf, leaving the room for necessity, and conducting group work. She
arranged the chairs in such a way that students can interact and can move around without unnecessarily distracting those
seated. She involved the class in the formulation of rules to ensure punctuality, order and cleanliness in the classroom.
On what belief is Teacher Yveta's management practice anchored?
Classroom rules need to be imposed for order's sake
The classroom environment affects learning
A teacher must lord her power over her students to be an effective classroom manager
A reactive classroom management style is effective
Teacher Yveta involved her students in the formulation of class rules. Which describes her classroom management style?
Benevolent c. Democratic
Authoritarian d. Laissez-faire
Which adjective appropriately describes Teacher Yveta as a classroom manager?
Proactive c. Reactive
Modern d. Traditional
Was it sound classroom management practice for Teacher Yveta to have involved the students in the formulation of class
rules?
No, it weakens the teacher's authority over her students
Yes, it makes students feel a sense of ownership of the rules
Yes, it lessens a teacher's work
No, it is a students' act of usurpation of teacher’s power
Which assumption underlies Teacher Yveta's classroom management practice?
Classroom routines are boring and will work when imposed
Classroom routines leave more time for class instruction
Students need to be treated like adults to learn responsibility
Teacher's personality is a critical factor in classroom discipline
CASE #5 – Mr. Santo's lesson was on water conservation. He presented a graph that compared water consumption of small
and big families. Before he asked any of the questions, he asked someone to stand up to give an answer. He called only on
those who raised their hands. The questions he asked were:
What do you see in the graph?
How do you compare the water consumption of small and big families?
Why do most of the big families consume more water than the smaller families?
Do all the small families consume less water than the big families? Explain your answer.
In your opinion, why does one small family consume more water than one big family?
In what ways is water wasted?
What are ways of conserving water?
Are the families presented well at water conservation? Why or why not?
What generalization can you draw about water consumption and size of families?
Is there any convergent question from #1 to #8?
Yes, question #4
Yes, question #7
Yes, question #8
None
Which question technique/s of Mr. Santo do(es) not enhance interaction?
Asking high-level questions
Calling only on those who raised their hands
Calling on someone before asking the question
II and III c. III only
I and II d. I and III
Which statement on “wait time” is correct?
The higher the level of the question, the longer the wait time
Wait time turns off slow thinking students
For quality response, “what” and “why” questions require equal wait time
Wait time discourages the brighter group of students
To connect the lesson on water conservation to the life of the students, which question is most appropriate?
How can you help conserve water?
Based on you observations, in what ways for people contribute to water wastage?
What maybe the reason why even if Family B is not as big as Family C, it consumes much more water
than Family C?
Among the families, who contributes most to water conservation?
Were all the questions of Mr. Santo divergent?
Yes c. No
No, except #4 d. Yes, except #1
CASE #6 – With a topic on the human circulatory system, Teacher Jan formulated the following lesson objectives:
Given a model of the human circulatory system, the student must be able to understand the route of blood circulation
After discussing the process of blood circulation, the teacher must be able to lead the pupils in enumerating circulatory
system-related diseases and in citing the causes and prevention of such diseases.
Is objective #1 in accordance with the principles of lesson objective formulation?
No, the word “understand” is not a behavioral term
No, it is not attainable
Yes, “understand” is an action word
Yes, it is very specific
How can you improve objective #2?
Remove the phrase “After discussing the process of blood circulation.”
Formulate it from the learner's point of view
Cut it short; the statement is quite long
No need to improve on it
Do both objectives include a criterion of success, an element of a lesson objective cited by Robert Mager?
Only objective #1 has
Only objective #2 has
No, they don't
Yes, they do
Is objective #2 in accordance with the principles of lesson objective formulation?
No, it does not describe pupils' learning behavior
Yes, it is formulated from the point of view of the teacher
No, it is very broad
Yes, it describes teacher's teaching activity
Which one is the measurable learning behavior in objective #1?
Able to understand
Route of blood circulation
To understand
None
CASE #7 – Teacher Fantina has a hard time getting the attention of her class. When she checks for understanding of the lesson
after a usual forty-five minute lecture, she finds out that only one or two can answer her questions. This has become a pattern so
one time, when the class could not answer, she gave a test.
What does the inattentiveness of most of Teacher Fantina's students confirm?
The “ripple effect” of behavior
The lack of academic preparation of some teachers
The strange behaviors of today's students
The stubbornness of student groups
Which method in dealing with classroom management problem is better than that of Teacher Fantina?
Low level force and private communication
Low level force and public communication
High level force and private communication
High level force and public communication
Can the inattentiveness of Teacher Fantina's class be attributed to her use of the lecture method?
Yes, if the lecture was not interactive
Yes, if Teacher Fantinais an experienced teacher
No, if the students are intelligent
Cannot be determined
With the principles of learning in mind, which one can help Teacher Fantina solve her student disciplinary problem?
Call on their first names
Do interactive teaching
Change seat plan of the class
Assign monitors in class
Which act of Teacher Fantina is contrary to the principles of teaching?
Asking questions to check for understanding
Giving a lecture
Checking for understanding of the lesson in the process of teaching
Giving a test to discipline the class
Teacher Leon gives his students opportunities to be creative because of his conviction that much learning results from the
need to express creativity. On which theory is Teacher Leon’s conviction anchored? ______ theory
Behaviorist c. Cognitive
Associationist d. Humanist
Which philosophy approves of a teacher who lectures most of the time and requires his students to memorize the rules of
grammar?
Existentialism c. Pragmatism
Realism d. Idealism
Teacher Nikka wants to check prior knowledge of her pupils about water pollution. She writes the main topic water pollution
in the center of the chalkboard and encircles it. Then, she ask the pupils to provide information that can be clustered around
the main topic. Which technique did the teacher employ?
Vocabulary building
Semantic mapping
Demonstration
Deductive teaching
The current emphasis on the development of critical thinking by the use of philosophic methods that emphasize debate and
discussion began with:
Aristotle c. Confucius
Socrates d. Plato
Which refers to a single word or phrase that tells the computer to do something with a program or file?
Computer program c. Computer language
Password d. Command
In instructional planning, which among these three; unit plan, course plan, lesson plan is most specific? _________ plan.
Course c. Resources
Unit d. Lesson
The first American teachers on the Philippines were:
Missionaries
Soldiers
Graduates of the normal school
Elementary graduates
By which process do children become participating and functioning members of society by fitting into an organized way to
life?
Socialization c. Accommodation
Acculturation d. Assimilation
What is the mean of this score distribution 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10?
7.5 b. 8.5 c. 6 d. 7
Which is a teaching approach for kindergartens that makes real world experiences of the child the focal point of educational
stimulation?
Situation approach
Traditional approach
Montessori approach
Eclectic approach
Which among the following graphic organizers used helps to show events in chronological order?
Time line and story map
Time line and cycle
Series of events chart and story map
Time line and series of events chart
Which schools are subject to supervision, regulation and control by the state?
Public, private sectarian and non-sectarian schools
Public schools
Sectarian and non-sectarian schools
Private schools
Which among following can help student development the habit of critical thinking?
Blind obedience of authority
A willingness to suspend judgment until sufficient evidence is presented
Asking convergent questions
Asking low level questions
Teacher Nelda wants to develop in her pupils comprehension skills. What order of skills will she develop?
Literal comprehension
Interpretation
Critical evaluation
Integration
II-III-IV-I c. I-II-III-IV
III-IV-I-II d. IV-III-II-I
An integrative, conceptual approach introduced by Roldan that has as its highest levels in the development of _____
thinking skills.
Interpretative c. Critical
Creative d. Literal
If a student thinks about thinking, he is involved in the process called ________.
Higher order thinking
Metacognition
Critical thinking
Creative thinking
The use of drills in the classroom is rooted on Thorndike’s law of:
Readiness c. Exercise
Effect d. Belongingness
The following are some drill techniques, except:
Challenging students to be above the level of the class
Asking pupils to repeat answers
Giving short quiz and having students grade papers
Assigning exercises from a workbook
The process of task analysis ends up in the formulation of:
Instructional objectives
Enabling objectives
Goals of learning
Behavioral objectives
For city-bred students to think that their culture is better than those from the province is a concrete example of ____.
Ethical relativism c. Cultural relativism
Ethnocentrism d. Xenocentrism
Who were the Thomasites?
The first American teachers that help in establishing the public educational system in the Philippines
The soldiers who doubted the success of the public educational system to be set in the Philippines
The first religious group who came to the Philippines on board the US transports Thomas
The devotees to St. Thomas Aquinas who came to evangelize
Which teaching activity is founded on Bandura's social learning theory?
Questioning
Inductive reasoning
Modeling
Interactive teaching
Which program is DepEd’s vehicle in mobilizing support from the private and non-government sectors to support programs
based on DepEd’s menu of assistance packages?
Chili-Friendly-School System
Adopt-A-School-Program
Every Child A Reader Program
BrigadaEskwela
Researchers gave rats a dose of 3-m butyl phthalide and measured changes in the rats blood pressure. This statement is
best classified as
Experiment c. Hypothesis
Prediction d. Finding
The right hemisphere of the brain is involved with the following functions except:
Visual functions
Nonverbal functions
Intuitive functions
Detail-oriented functions
To build a sense of pride among Filipino youth, which should be done?
Re-study our history from the perspective of our colonizer
Re-study our history and stress on our achievements as a people
Replace the study of folklores and myths with technical subjects
Set aside the study of local history
Below are questions that must be considered in developing appropriate learning activity experiences except one. Which is
it?
Can experiences benefit the pupils?
Do the experiences save the pupils from learning difficulties?
Are the experiences in accordance with the patterns of pupils?
Do the experiences encourage pupils to inquire further?
Which is a characteristic of an imperfect type of matching test?
An item may have no answer at all
An answer may be repeated
There are two or more distracters
The items in the right and left columns are equal in number
Which is a proactive management practice?
Tell them that you enforce the rules on everyone, no exception
Set and clarify your rules and expectation on Day 1
Punish the misbehaving pupils in the presence of their classmates
Stress on penalty for every violation
“Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less. Then it is better to be a generalist,” claims Teacher Patty. On
which philosophy does Teacher Patty learn?
Essentialism c. Perennialism
Progressivism d. Existentialism
I like to develop the synthesizing skills of my students. Which one should I do?
Ask my students to formulate a generalization from the data shown in the graphs
Direct my students to point out which part of the graph are right and which part is wrong
Ask my students to answer the questions beginning with “what if”
Tell my students to state data presented in the graph
To reach out to clientele who cannot be in the classroom for one reason or another, which of the following was established?
Informal
Special education (SPED)
Pre-school education
Alternative learning delivery system
Tira enjoys games like scrabble, anagrams and password. Which type of intelligence is strong in Tira?
Interpersonal intelligence
Linguistic intelligence
Logical and mathematical intelligence
Spatial intelligence
Teacher Milla observes cleanliness and order in the classroom to create a conducive atmosphere for learning. On which
theory is her practice based?
Psychoanalysis
Gestalt psychology
Behaviorism
Humanistic psychology
Which learning principles is the essence of Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences?
Almost all learners are linguistically intelligent
Intelligence is not measured on one form
Learners have different IQ level
Learners have static IQ
Who asserted that children must be given the opportunity to explore and work on different materials so that they will develop
the sense of initiative instead of guilt?
Kohlberg c. Maslow
Erickson d. Gardner
Teacher Ada uses direct instruction strategy. Which will she first do?
Presenting and structuring
Independent practice
Guided student practice
Reviewing the previous day’s work
The free public elementary and secondary educations in the country are in the line with the government effort to address
educational problems of _________.
Productivity
Relevance and quality
Access and quality
Effectiveness and efficiency
Here are raw scores in a quiz 97, 95, 85, 83, 77, 75, 50, 10, 5, 2, 1. To get a picture of the group’s performance which
measure of central tendency is most reliable?
Median
Mode
Mean
None, it is best to look at the individual scores
You have presented a lesson on animal protective coloration. At the end, you ask if there are any questions. There are
none. You can take this to mean that ______.
The students are not interested in the lesson
You need to ask specific questions to elicit responses
The students did not understand what you were talking about
The students understood everything you presented
Teacher Vina feels offended by her supervisor’s unfavorable comments after a classroom supervision. She concludes that
her supervisor does not like her. Which Filipino trait is demonstrated by Teacher Vina?
Extreme family-centeredness
Extreme personalism
“Kanya-kanya” syndrome
Superficial religiously
Teachers are encouraged to make use of authentic assessments such as:
De-contextualized drills
Unrealistic performances
Answering multiple choices test items
Real world application of lessons learned
What does the principle of individual difference require teachers to do?
Give less attention to gifted learners
Provide for a variety of learning activities
Treat all learners alike while teaching
Prepare modules for slow learners in class
I’d like to test whether a student knows what a particular word means. What should I ask the student to do?
Give the word a tune then sing it
Define the word
Spell the word and identify its part of speech
Give the etymology of the word
Study this matching type of test. Then answer the question below.
Measure of Mean
relationship Standard Deviation
Measure of central Rho
tendency T-ratio
Binet-Simon Intelligence testing
Statistical test of movement
mean difference
Measure of variability
Which among the following is a way to improve the above matching test?
Add five items in both columns
Add ten items in both columns to make the test more comprehensive
A teacher’s quarrel with a parent makes her develop a feeling of prejudice against the parent’s child. The teacher’s
unfavorable treatment of the child is an influence of what Filipino trait?
Lack of self-reflection
Extreme personalism
Extreme family-centeredness
“Sakop-mentality”
In the context of grading, what is referred to as teacher’s generosity error? A teacher _______.
Rewards students who perform well
In overgenerous with praise
Has a tendency to give high grades as compare to the rest
Gives way to students’ bargain for no more quiz
For mastery learning and in line with outcome-based evaluation model which element should be present?
Inclusion of non-performance objectives
Construction of criterion-referenced tests
Construction of norm-referenced tests
Non-provision of independent learning
Which statement about standard deviation is correct?
The higher the standard deviation the more spread the scores are
The lower the standard deviation the more spread the scores are
The higher the standard deviation the less spread the scores are
It is a measure of central tendency
What is the Teacher’s Professionalism Act?
RA 7836 c. RA 7722
RA 4670 d. RA 9263
The State shall protect and promote the right of citizens to quality education at all levels. Which government program is in
support of this?
Exclusion of children with special needs from the formal system
Free elementary and secondary education
Deregulated tuition fee hike
Re-introduction of the NEAT and NSAT
The American Teachers who were recruited to help set the public educational system in the Philippines during the American
regime were called Thomasite’s because:
They were devotees of St. Thomas Aquinas
They disembarked from the CIS Transport called Thomas
They first taught at the University of Sto. Tomas
They arrived in the Philippines on the feast of St. Tomas
Zazha exhibits fear response to freely roaming dogs but does not show fear when a dog is on a leash or confined to a pen.
Which conditioning process is illustrated?
Generalization c. Discrimination
Acquisition d. Extinction
The Filipino learner envisioned by the Department of Education is one who is imbued with the desirable values of person
who is:
Makabayan, makatao, makakalikasan at maka-Diyos
Makabayan, makatao, makahalaman, at maka-Diyos
Makabayan, makasarili, makakalikasan, at maka-Diyos
Makabayan, makakaragatan, makatao, at maka-Diyos
The right hemisphere of the brain is involved with the following function except:
Intuitive functions
Nonverbal functions
Visual functions
Detail-oriented functions
What function is associated with the right brain?
Visual, non-verbal, logical
Visual, intuitive, non-verbal
Visual, intuitive, logical
Visual, logical, detail-oriented
Principal Connie tells her teachers that training in the humanities is most important. To which education philosophy does he
adhere?
Existentialism c. Essentialism
Progressivism d. Perennialism
Behavior followed by pleasant consequences will be strengthened and will be more likely to occur in the future. Behavior
followed by unpleasant consequences will be weakened and will be less likely to be repeated in the future. Which one is
explained?
Freud’s psychoanalytic theory
Thorndike’s law of effect
B.F. Skinner’s Operant conditioning theory
Bandura’s social learning theory
Theft of school equipment like TV, computer, etc. by people on the community itself is becoming a common phenomenon.
What does this signify?
Prevalence of poverty in the community
Inability of school to hire security guards
Deprivation of Filipino schools
Community’s lack of sense of co-ownership
The main purpose of compulsory study of the Constitution is to _____.
Develop students into responsible, thinking citizen
Acquaint students with the historical development of the Philippine Constitution
Make constitutional experts of the students
Prepare students for law-making
Which goals of educational institution, as provided for by the Constitution, is the development of work skills aligned?
To develop moral character
To develop vocational efficiency
To teach the duties of citizenship
To inculcate love of country
Complete this analogy:
Spanish period: moral and religious person.
American period: _______
Productive citizenc. Patriotic citizen
Self-reliant citizen d. Caring citizen
Who is remembered for his famous quotation? “My loyalty to may party ends where my loyalty to my country begins.”
Carlos P. Garcia c. Manuel L. Quezon
Ferdinand Marcos d. Manuel Roxas
Here is a question: “Is the paragraph a good one? Evaluate.” If broken down to simplify, which is the best simplification?
Is the paragraph a good one? Why or why not?
Why is the paragraph a good one? Prove
If you asked to evaluate something, what do you do? Evaluate the paragraph
What are the qualities of a good paragraph? Does the paragraph have these qualities?
Manunulatangtataymo kaya sa personal mongkagustuhanmakasunodsakanyangmgayapak, magsusulatka.
Anoangkahuluganngpagsusulat?
Prosesonanagsisimulasa idea o karanasan
Makalikhangmgasalita, pangungusap at talata
Kakayahanngtaonamakapagtala o makapagimprentangmalinaw
Pagpilingpaksa at pagsasaliksik
Anongbahagingpananalitaangnasamalakingtitik? Malungkot ANG MGA nagtaposnawala pang trabaho.
Pananda c. Pariralangpantukoy
Pang-ukol d. Pangatnig
Which is NOT a characteristic of education during the pre-Spanish era?
Vocational training-oriented
Structured
Unstructured
Informal
Which is closest to the real human digestive system for study in the classroom?
Model of the human digestive system
Drawing of the human digestive system on the board
The human digestive system projected on an OHP
Drawing of human digestive system on a page of a textbook
Which one is in support of greater interaction?
Repeating the question
Not allowing a student to complete a response
Probing
Selecting the same student respondents
Which is/are effective methods/s in teaching students critical reading skills?
Interpret editorials about a particular subject from three different newspapers
Read and interpret three different movie reviews
Distinguish fiction from non-fiction materials
Interpret editorials and read and interpret three different movie reviews
Which is true of a bimodal score distribution?
The group tested has two different groups
The scores are neither high nor low
The scores are high
The scores are low
What is the mastery level of school in a 100 item test with a mean of 55?
42% b. 50% c. 45% d. 55%
Who stressed the idea that students cannot learn if their basic needs are not first met?
Thorndike
Maslow
Wertheimer
Operant conditioning
A person, who has had painful experience as the dentist’s office, may become fearful at the mere sight of the dentist’s office
building. What theory can explain this?
Attribution theory
Classical conditioning
Generalization
Operant conditioning
I want my students to have mastery learning of a basic topic. Which of the following can help?
Socratic method and drill
Drill
Socratic method
None of the above
As a teacher you are a skeptic. Which among these will be your guiding principle?
I must teach the child to the fullest
I must teach the child every knowledge, skill, and value that he needs for a better future
I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything
I must teach the child so he is assured
With forms of prompting in mind, which group is arranged from least to most instructive prompting?
Verbal, physical, gestural
Verbal, gestural, physical
Gestural, physical, verbal
Physical, gestural, verbal
In which way does heredity affect the development of the learner?
By providing equal potential to all
By making acquired traits hereditary
By compensating for what environment fails to develop
By placing limits beyond which the learner cannot develop
In writing performance objectives, which word is not acceptable?
Integrate c. Manipulate
Delineate d. Comprehend
For which lesson objective will a teacher use the direct instruction method?
Distinguish war from aggression
Appreciate Milton’s Paradise Lost
Use a microscope properly
Become aware of the pollutants in the environment
To encourage introspection, which teaching method is MOST appropriate?
Cognitive c. Process
Reflective d. Cooperative learning
With indirect instruction in mind, which does not belong to the group?
Lecture-recitation
Experiential method
Inductive method
Discovery method
A master teacher is the resource speaker in an in-service training. He presented the situated learning theory and
encouraged his colleagues to apply the same in class. Which of the following did he not encourage his colleagues to do?
Apprenticeship
Decontextualized teaching
Learning as it normally occurs
Authentic problem solving
I want to engage my students in small group discussions. Which topic lends itself to a lively discussion?
The exclusion of Pluto as a planet
The meaning of the law of supply and demand
The law of inertia
Rules on subject-verb agreement
Teacher Joshua discovered that his pupils are weak in comprehension. To further in which particular skill(s) his pupils are
weak, which test should Teacher Joshua give?
Standardized test c. Placement
Aptitude test d. Diagnostic
The students of Teacher Kath scan an electronic encyclopedia, view a film on the subject, or look at related topics at the
touch of a button right there in the classroom. Which devices does teacher Kath’s class have?
Videotape lesson c. Video disc
Teaching machine d. CD
If my approach to my lesson is behaviorist, what features will dominate my lesson?
Lecturing III. Reasoning
Copying notes IV. Demonstration
III, IV c. I, II, III, IV
I, III, IV d. II, III, IV
You practice inclusive education. Which of these applies to you?
You accept every student as full and valued member of the class and school community
Your special attention is on learners with specific learning or social needs
You address the needs of the class as a whole within the context of the learners with specific learning or social needs
II only c. I only
I and II d. I and III
Which will be the most authentic assessment tool for an instructional objective on working with and relating to people?
Organizing a community project
Writing articles on working and relating to people
Home visitation
Conducting mock election
Here is a test item:
“From the data presented in the table, form generalizations that are supported by the data.” Under what type of question
does this item fall?
Convergent c. Application
Evaluative d. Divergent
I want to teach concepts, patterns, and abstractions. Which method will be most appropriate?
Discovery c. Direct instruction
Indirect instruction d. Problem solving
We are very much interested in a quality professional development program for teachers. What characteristic should we
look for?
Required for renewal of professional license
Prescribed by top educational leader
Responsive to identified teacher’s needs
Dependent on the availability of funds
What principle is violated by overusing the chalkboards, as though it is the only education technology available?
Isolated use c. Variety
Flexibility d. Uniformity
Which statement applies correctly to Edgar Dale’s “CONE of experience”?
The farther you are from the base, the more direct the learning experience becomes
The farther you are from the bottom, the more direct the learning experience becomes
The close you are to the base, the more indirect the learning experience become
The closer you are to the base, the more direct the learning experience becomes
To teach the democratic process to the pupils. Santo Domingo Elementary School decided that the election of class
officers shall be patterned after local elections. There are qualities set for candidates, limited period for campaign, rules
for posting campaign materials, etc. Which of the following did the school use?
Symposium c. Role playing
Simulation d. Philips 66
Which of the following are effective methods in teaching student critical reading skills?
Interpret editorials
Read and interpret three different movie reviews
Read a position paper and deduce underlying assumptions of the position papers
II and III c. I and II
I and III d. I, II and III
Here is a test item:
“The improvement of basic education should be the top priority of the Philippine government. Defend and refute the
position.”
Under what type of question does this test item fall?
Low-level c. Analysis
Evaluative d. Convergent
Teacher Jenny teaches a lesson in which students must recognize that ¼ is the same as 0.25. They use this relationship
to determine that 0.15 and 0.20 are slightly less than ¼. Which of the following concept/s is/are being taught?
Numeration skills
Place value of decimals
Numeration skills for decimal and relationship between fractions and decimals
Relationship between fractions and decimals
To nurture student’s creativity, which activity should the teacher avoid?
Ask “what if” questions
Ask divergent thinking questions
Emphasize the need to give right answer
Be open to “out-of-this world” ideas
After reading an essay, Teacher Bebe wants to help sharpen her students’ ability to interpret. Which of these activities will
be most appropriate?
Drawing conclusions
Making inferences
Getting the main idea
Listing facts separately from opinion
Research says that mastery experiences increase confidence and willingness to try similar or more challenging tasks
such as reading. What does this imply for children reading performance?
Children who have mastered basic skills are more likely to be less motivated to read because they get fed up with
too much reading
Children who have not mastered the basic skills are more likely to be motivated to read in order to gain mastery over
basic skills
Children who have a high sense of self-confidence are not necessarily those who can read
Children who have gained mastery over basic skills are more motivate to read
Bruner’s theory on intellectual development moves from enactive to iconic and symbolic stages. Applying Bruner’s theory,
how would you teach?
Begin with the abstract
Be interactive in approach
Begin with the concrete
Do direct instruction
Teacher Nene asked this question: “What conclusion can you draw based on your observation?” Nobody raised a hand
so she asked another question: “Based on what you observe, what can you now say about the reaction of plants to light.”
What did Teacher Nene do?
Redirecting c. Repeating
Probing d. Rephrasing
Under no circumstance shall a teacher be prejudiced nor discriminatory against any learner according to the Code of
Ethics. When is a teacher prejudice against any learner?
When he makes a nearsighted pupil sit at the front
When he considers multiple intelligences in the choice of his teaching strategies
When he makes a farsighted pupil sit at the back
When he refuses a pupil with a slight physical disability in class
Large class size in congested cities is a common problem in our public schools. Which measure/s have schools taken to
offset the effects of large class?
The deployment of more teachers
The implementation of 1:1 pupil textbook ratio
The conduct of morning and afternoon sessions
I, II and III c. III only
I and II d. II only
The failure of independent study with most Filipino students may be attributed to students’?
Unpreparedness for schooling
Ambivalence
High degree of independence
High degree of independence on authority
The wide acceptance of “bottom up” management style has influenced schools to practice which management practice?
Exclusion of politicians from the pool of guest speakers during graduation exercises
Prescription of what ought to be done from the Center Office
Involvement of students, parents, teachers, and community in school planning
Allowing schools to do what they think is best
Material development at the expense of human development points to the need to do more in school. This is base on which
pillar of learning?
Learning to do
Learning to know
Learning to live together
Learning to be
The schooling incidents in school campuses abroad have made school to rethink the curriculum. Which is believed to
counteract such incidents and so is being introduced in schools?
Inclusion of socio-emotional teaching
The emphasis on the concept of competition against self and not against others
Focus on academic achievement and productivity
I and III c. I and II
II and III d. I, II and III
The specialization requires of every professional teacher for him/her to be competent is in line with which pillar of learning?
Learning to know
Learning to be
Learning to live together
Learning to do
Widespread abuse of Mother Earth prompted schools to teach sustainable development. Which one does this prove about
schools?
The curricula of schools are centered on Mother Earth
Environment factors influence the school as an agent of change
Schools can easily integrate sustained development in their curriculum
Sustained development cannot be effectively taught in the classroom
Which pillar of learning is aimed at the holistic development of man and his complete fulfillment?
Learning to live together
Learning to be
Learning to know
Learning to do
A father tells his daughter “You are a woman. You are meant for the home and so for you, going to school is not necessary.”
Is the father correct?
It depends on the place where the daughter and the father live
No, there is gender equality in education
Yes, women are meant to be a mother only
No, today women can take on the jobs of men
Is there a legal basis for increasing the teacher’s starting salary to PHP18,000 a months?
No, it is a gift to teachers from Congress
Yes, R.A 7836
Yes, the Philippine Constitution
No, it is simply an act of benevolence from President GMA
As provided for the Educational Act of 1982, how are the institutions of learning encouraged setting higher standards of
equality over the minimum standards required for state recognition?
Voluntary accreditation
Continuing Professional Education
Granting of Special Permit
Academic freedom
Despite of opposition from some school official, DepEd has continuously enforced the “no collection of fees” policy during
enrolment period in public schools. In this policy in accordance with EFA goals?
No, it violates the mandate of equality education
Yes, it somewhat eliminates gender disparities
Yes, it supports equitable access to basic education
No, it does not support parent of adult education
“Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less.” Hence, it is better to be a generalist, claims Teacher Fonda.
Which Philosophy does Teacher Fonda subscribe to?
Existentialism c. Essentialism
Perennialism d. Progressivism
Mencius believed that all people are born good. This thought on the innate goodness of people makes it easier to ________
our pupils.
teach c. like
respect d. motivate
A student complains to you about his failing grade. When you recomputed you found out that you committed an error in his
grade computation. Your decision is not to accept the erroneous computation before the student and so leave the failing
grade as is for fear that you may lose credibility. Is this morally right?
No, the reason for not accepting the error before the students is flimsy
No, the end does not justify the means
Yes, the end justifies the means
Yes, as a teacher you must maintain your credibility
Which violate(s) the principle of respect?
Teacher Ana tells her students that what Teacher Beth taught is wrong.
To retaliate, Teacher Beth advises students not to enroll in Teacher Ana’s class.
Teacher Catherine secretly gives way to a special favor (e.g. add 2 points to grade) requested by student Alex who is
vying for honors.
II and III c. I and II
I, II and III d. I and III
Which is/are in accordance with the principle of pedagogical competence?
Communication of objectives of the course to student.
Awareness of alternative instruction strategies.
Selection of appropriate methods of instruction.
I and III c. III only
I, II and III d. II and III
To earn units for promotion, Teacher Flora pays her fee but does not attend class at all. Does this constitute professional
growth?
Not immediately but yes after promotion
No, it is simply earning MA units for promotion
It depends on the school she is enrolled in
Yes, just enrolling in an MA program is already professional growth
If Teacher Analiza asks more higher-order questions, she has to ask more ________ questions.
fact c. convergent
close d. concept
Misdemeanor has a “ripple effect.” This implies that as a classroom manager, a teacher:
reinforces positive behavior
responds to misbehavior promptly
is consistent in her classroom management practice
count 1 to 10 before she deals with a misbehaving student
Based on Edgar Dale’s “Cone of Experience,” which activity is farthest from the real thing?
Watching demo c. Video disc
Attending exhibit d. Viewing images
The students of Teacher Yue scan an electronic encyclopedia, view a film on subject, or look at related topics at the touch of
a button right there in the classroom. Which device/s does teacher Yue’s class have?
Teaching machines
CD
Video disc
Videotaped lesson
Which is an inappropriate way to manage off-task behavior?
Redirect a child’s attention to task and check his progress to make sure he is continuing work
Stop your class activity to correct a child who is no longer on task
Make eye contact to communicate what you wish to communicate
Move closer to the child to make him feel your presence
When Teacher Pearl tries to elicit clarification on a student response or solicits additional information, which of these should
be use?
Directing c. Structuring
Probing d. Cross examining
Which priority criterion should guide a teacher in the choice of instructional devices?
Novelty c. Attractiveness
Cost d. Appropriateness
Which learning activity is most appropriate if a teacher’s focus is attitudinal change?
Fieldtrip c. Role play
Exhibit d. Game
Teacher Hannah strives to draw participation of every student into her classroom discussion. Which of these student needs
is she trying to address? The need to _______.
feel significant and be part of a group
show one’s oral abilities to the rest of the class
get everything and be part of a group
be creative
To be an effective classroom manager, a teacher must be friendly but must at the same time be _________.
confident c. analytical
business-like d. buddy-buddy
Which software is needed when one wants to perform automatic calculations on numerical data?
Database
Spreadsheet Program
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Powerpoint
Which of these is one of the ways by which the internet enables people to browse documents connected by hypertext links?
URL c. Welcome page
Browser d. World Wide Web
Which characteristics must be primarily considered as a choice of instructional aides?
Stimulate and maintain students interests
Suited to the lesson objectives
Updated and relevant to Filipino setting
New and skillfully made
You can exhibit referent power on the first day of school by __________.
telling them the importance of good grades
giving your students a sense of belongingness and acceptance
making them feel you know what you are talking about
reminding your students your authority over them again and again
I would like to use a model to emphasize particular part. Which of these would be most appropriate?
Regalia c. Stimulation
Audio recording d. Mock up
What principle is violated by overusing the chalkboard, as though it is the only education technology available?
Isolated use c. Variety
Flexibility d. Uniformity
Teacher Sandra uses the low-profile classroom control technique most of the time. What does this imply?
She is reactive in her disciplinary orientation
She manages pupils personalities
She reacts severely to a misbehaving student
She stops misbehaving without disrupting lesson flow
If you make use of the indirect instruction method, you begin your lesson with:
Guided practice
A review of previous day’s work
Advance organizers that provide an overall picture of the lesson
Independent
One’s approach to teaching is influenced by Howard Gardner’s MI Theory. What is he/she challenged to do?
To come up with 9 different ways of approaching lesson to cater to the 9 multiple intelligence
To develop all student’s skill in all nine intelligences
To provide worthwhile activities that acknowledge individual difference in children
I, II and III c. II only
II and III d. III only
I want to teach concepts, patterns and abstractions. Which method will be most appropriate?
Discovery c. Direct instruction
Indirect instruction d. Problem solving
Teacher Atilla teaches English as a Second Language. She uses vocabulary cards, fill-in-the-blanks sentences, dialogues,
dictation and writing exercises in teaching a lesson about grocery shopping. Based on this information, which of the
following is a valid conclusion?
The teacher wants to make her teaching easier by having less talk
The teacher emphasizing reading and writing skills
The teacher is applying Bloom’s hierarchy of cognitive learning
The teacher is teaching in a variety of ways because not all students learn in the same manner
Teacher Georgina, an experienced teacher, does daily review of past lessons in order to:
introduce a new lesson
reflect on how she presented the previous lessons
provide her pupils with a sense of continuity
determine who among her pupils are studying
I combined several subject areas in order to focus on a single concept for interdisciplinary teaching. Which strategy did I
use?
Reading-writing activity
Thematic introduction
Unit method
Problem-centered learning
To teach the democratic process to the pupils, Batongmalaki Elementary School decided that the election of class officers
shall be patterned after local elections. There are qualifications set for candidates, limited period for campaign and rules for
posting campaign materials, etc. Which of the following did the school use?
Symposium c. Pole playing
Simulation d. Philips 66
Which among the following are effective methods in teaching student critical reading skills?
Interpret editorial
Read and interpret three different movie reviews
Read a position paper and deduce underlying assumptions of the position papers
II and III c. I and II
I and III d. I, II and III
Here is a test item:
“The improvement of basic education should be the top priority of the Philippine government. Defend or refute this position.”
Under what type of question does this test item fall?
Low-level c. Analysis
Evaluative d. Convergent
When I teach, I often engage in brainstorming. Which do I avoid?
Break down barriers
Selectively involves pupils
Increase creativity
Generate many ideas
Teacher Sammy teaches a lesson in which students must recognize that ¼ is the same as 0.25. He use this relationship to
determine that 0.15 and 0.20 are slightly less than ¼. Which of the following concept/s is/are being taught?
Numeration skills of decimals and relationships between fractions and decimals
Numeration skills
Place value of decimals
Relationship between fraction and decimals
What is the best way to develop math concept?
Solving problems using multiple approaches
Solving problems by looking for correct answer
Learning math as applied to situations, such as being a tool of science
Solving problems by applying learned formulas
After the reading of a selection in the class, which of these activities can enhance students’ creativity?
Reader’s theater
Reading aloud
Silent reading
I and II c. I only
II only d. III only
Teacher Carlo, a Reading teacher, advised the class to “read between the lines”. What does she want his pupils to do?
Determine what is meant by what is stated
Make an educated guess
Apply the information being read
Describe the characters in the story
To nurture students’ creativity, which activity should a teacher avoid?
Ask “What if…” questions
Emphasize the need to give right answers
Ask divergent thinking questions
Be open to “out-of-this-world” ideas
Teacher Rodel wants to develop his students’ creativity. Which type of questions will be most appropriate?
Synthesis questions
Fact questions
“What if…” questions
Analysis questions
Floramay enjoyed the roller coaster when she and her family went to Disneyland. The mere sight of a roller coaster gets her
excited. Which theory explains Floramay’s behavior?
Operant conditioning
Pavlovian conditioning
Social learning theory
Attribution theory
According to Freud, with which should one be concerned if he/she has to develop in the students a correct sense of right
and wrong?
Super-ego II. Ego III. Id
I and II c. I
II d. III
When small children call animals “dog”, what process is illustrated on Piaget’s cognitive development theory?
Reversion c. Accommodation
Assimilation d. Conservation
Researchers found that when a child is engaged in a learning experience a number of areas of the brain are simultaneously
activated. Which of the following is/are implication/s of this research finding?
Make use of field trips and guest speakers
Do multicultural units of study
Stick to the “left brain and right brain” approach
I and III c. I and II
I only d. II only
My problem is there are too many topics to cover and I may not able to finish before classes end in March. Which approach
when used can help solve my problem?
Thematic c. Experimental approach
Constructive d. Direct instruction
You want your students to answer the questions at the end of a reading lesson. “What did I learn?”, “What still puzzles
me?”, “What did I enjoy, hate and accomplish in the class today?” and “How did I learn from the lesson?”.Which of the
following are you asking them to do?
Work on an assignment
Make journal entry
Work on a drill
Apply what they learned
William Glasser’s control theory states that behavior is inspired by what satisfies a person want at any given time. What
then must a teacher do to motivate students to learn?
Make schoolwork relevant to students’ basic human needs
Make teaching-leaning interactive
Avoid giving assignments
Organize a curriculum in a spiral manner
Nadia exhibit fear response to freely roaming dogs but does not show fear when a dog is on a leash or confined to a pen.
Which conditioning process is illustrated?
Extinction c. Acquisition
Generalization d. Discrimination
Based on Freud’s theory, which operate/s when a student strikes a classmate at the height of anger?
Ego c. Id and Ego interact
Id d. Superego
After reading an essay. Teacher Beatrice wants to help sharpen her students’ ability to interpret. Which of these activities will
be most appropriate?
Drawing conclusions
Making inferences
Getting the main idea
Listing facts separately from opinion
Read the following then answer the question. A man and his son are driving in a car. The car crashes into a tree, killing the
father and seriously injury his son. At the hospital, the boy needs to have surgery. Looking at the boy, the doctor says (telling
the truth), “I cannot operate on him. He is my son. How can this be?
ANSWER: The doctor is the boy’s mother.
The above brain twister helps develop critical reading skills. Which activity was used?
Comparing c. Inferring meaning
Classifying d. Looking for cause and effect
Research says that mastery experiences increase confidence and willingness to try similar or more challenging tasks as
reading. What does this imply for children’s reading performance?
Children who have not mastered the basic skills are more likely to be motivated to read in order to gain mastery over
basic skills
Children who have mastered basic skills are more likely to be less motivated to read because they get fed up with too
much reading
Children who have gained mastery over basic skills are more motivated to read
Children who have a high sense of self-confidence are not necessarily those who can read
The value that students put on reading is critical to their success. In what way/s can teachers inculcate his value for
reading?
Sharing the excitement of read-aloud
Showing their passion for reading
Being rewarded to demonstrate the value of reading
II and III c. I, II and III
I and II d. II only
Bruner’s theory on intellectual development moves from enactive to iconic and symbolic stages. Applying Bruner’s theory.
How would you teach?
Be interactive in approach
Begin with the abstract
Begin with the concrete
Do direct instruction
A person who has painful experiences at the dentist’s office may become fearful at the mere sight of the dentist’s office
building. Which theory can explain this?
Generalization
Operant Conditioning
Attribution theory
Classical conditioning
Which is/are the basic assumption/s of behaviorists?
The mind of newborn child is a blank state
All behaviors are determined by environmental events
The child has a certain degree of freedom not to allow himself to be shaped by his environment
III only c. II only
I and II d. I and III
If a student is encourage to develop himself to the fullest and must satisfy his hierarchy of needs, the highest needs to
satisfy according to Maslow is ________.
Psychological need c. Belongingness
Self-actualization d. Safety needs
In a Social Studies class. Teacher Ina presents a morally ambiguous situation and asks student what they would do. On
whose theory is Teacher Ina’s technique based?
Bandura c. Kohlberg
Piaget d. Bruner
Teacher Violy is convinced that whenever a student performs a desired behavior, provide reinforcement and soon the
student learns to perform the behavior on his own. On which principle is Teacher Violy’s conviction based?
Environmentalism c. Cognitivism
Behaviorism d. Constructivism
In Bandura’s social learning theory, it states that children often imitate those who:
have substantial influence over their lives
belong their peer group
belong to other race
are successful and seem admired
IV only c. I and II
I and IV d. II and IV
According to Erikson, what years are critical for the development of self-confidence?
High school years
Elementary school years
College years
Preschool years
Which of the following does not describe the development of children aged 11 to 13?
They exhibit increased objectivity in thinking
Sex difference in IQ become more evident
They shift from impulsivity to adaptive ability
They show abstract thinking and judgment
Teacher Henry begins a lesson on tumbling, demonstrating front and back somersaults in slow motion and physically
guiding his students through the correct movements. As his students become more skillful, he stands back from the man
and gives verbal feedback about how to improve. With Vygotsky’s theory in mind, what did Teacher Henry do?
Apprenticeship c. Peer interaction
Guided participation d. Scaffolding
What does Gagne’s hierarchy theory propose for effective instruction?
Be concerned with the socio-emotional climate in the classroom
Sequence instruction
Teach beginning with the concrete
Reward good behavior
Which appropriate teaching practice flows from this research finding on the brain: “The brain’s emotional center is tied
into its ability to learn”.
Establish the discipline of being judgmental in attitude
Come up with highly competitive games where winners will feel happy
Create a learning environment that encourages students to explore their feeling and ideas freely
Tell the students to participate in class activities or else won’t receive plus points in class recitation
Research on Piagetian tasks indicates that thinking becomes more logical and abstract as children reach the formal
operation stage. What is an educational implication of this finding?
Engage children in analogical reasoning as early as preschool to train them for higher order thinking skills (HOTS)
Learners who are not capable of logical reasoning from ages 8 to 11 lag behind in their cognitive development
Let children be children
Expect hypothetical reasoning for learners between 12 to 15 years of age
Research says: “People tend to attribute their successes to internal causes and their failures to external causes.” Based
on this finding, what should be taught to students for them to be genuinely motivated to succeed?
Tell them the research finding when applied will make them genuinely motivated
Convince them that genuine motivation is the only factor that matters for a person to succeed
Make them realize that failure is a part of life
Make them realize that both success and failure are more a function of internal causes
Which characterize/s a learning environment that promotes fairness among learners of various cultures, family
background and gender?
Inclusive III. Gender-sensitive
Exclusive
I only c. I and III
III only d. II and III
Which of the following steps should be completed first in planning an achievement test?
Define the instructional objective
Set up a table of specialization
Select the types of test items to use
Decide on the length of the test
The computed r for scores in Math and Science is 0.92. What does this mean?
Math score is positive related to Science score
The higher the Math score, the lower the Science score
Math score is not in any way related to Science score
Science score is slightly related to Math score
Which types of test is most appropriate if Teacher Yanny wants to measure student’s ability to organize thoughts and
ideas?
Short answer type of test
Extended response essay
Modified alternative response
Limited response essay
I want to test student’s synthesizing skills. Which has the highest diagnostic value?
Multiple choice test
Performance test
Essay test
Completion test
Joanne’s score is within x±1 SD. To which of the following groups does she belong?
Below average
Average
Needs Improvement
Above average
Here is a test item:
A test item has a difficult index of 0.89 and a discrimination index of 0.44. What should the teacher do?
Reject the item
Revise the item
Make it a bonus item
Make it a bonus item and reject it
Which form of assessment is consistent with the saying “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”
Contrived c. Traditional
Authentic d. Indirect
A student’s score were as follows: 82, 83, 84, 86, 88, 84, 83, 85. The score 84 is the:
Mode c. Median
Average d. Mean
Which text form would you choose if you want to have a valid and reliable test based on the table
below?
A .47 .68
B .87 .57
C .20 .86
D .40 .41
E .63 .07
A only c. A and D
B only d. B and E
A mathematician’s test was given to all Grade V pupils to determine the contestants for the Math Quiz Bee. Which
statistical measure should be used to identify the top 15?
Mean percentage score
Quartile Deviation
Percentile Rank
Percentage Score
Use the inbox below to answer the question that follows:
Percentage Grades for Final Examination
40 70 80 90 100
Which of the following statement is true about the plot of grades above?
The median is a score of 80 and the range is 60
The median is a score of 70 and the range is 60
The median is a score of 80 and the range is 20
The median is a score of 70 and the range is 20
Which can be said of Nina who obtained a score of 75 out of 100 items in a Grammar objective test?
She performed better than 25% of her classmates
She answered 75 items in the test correctly
Her rating is 75
She answered 75% of the test items correctly
The criterion of success in Teacher Butch’s objective is that “the pupils must be able to spell 90% of the words correctly”.
Student Dave and 24 others in the class spelled only 40 out of 50 words correctly while the rest scored 45 and above.
This means that Teacher Butch _____________.
attained his lesson objective
failed to attain his lesson objective as far as the 25 pupils are concerned
did not attain his lesson objective because of the pupils’ lack of attention
attained his lesson objective because of his effective spelling drill
Which of these can measure awareness of values?
Sociogram
Moral dilemmas
Projective techniques
Rating scales
Marking on a normative basis means that:
the normal distribution curve should be followed
some should fall
some get high marks
the grading is based on a present criteria
Which process enhances the comparability of grades?
Using a table specifications
Determining the level of difficulty of the tests
Giving more HOTS (higher order thinking skills)
Constructing departmentalized exams for each subject area.
If the scores of your test follow a negatively skewed score distribution, what should you do? Find out __________?
why your items were easy
why most of the scores are high
why most of the scores are low
why some pupils scored high
Principal Gemma is talking about “grading on the curve” in a faculty meeting. What does this expression refers to?
A student’s mark compares his achievement to his effort
A student’s grade or mark depends on how his achievement compares with the achievement of other
students in a class
A student’s grade determines whether or not a student attains a defined standard of achievement
A student’s mark tells how closely he is achieving to his potential
Which tests determine whether students accept responsibility for their own behavior or pass on responsibility for their own
behavior to other people?
Locus-of-control tests
Thematic tests
Stylistic test
Sentence-completion tests
If you leaned toward a progressivist philosophy, with which response would you agree?
#2 b. #3 c. #4 d. #1
Teacher Wilson wants his students to master the concept of social justice. Which series of activities will be most
effective?
Pretest-teaching-posttest
Pretest-teaching-posttest-re-teaching for unlearned concepts-posttest
Review-pretest-teaching-posttest
Teaching-posttest
Teacher Raymund likes to show how the launching of spaceships takes place. Which of the following materials available
is most fit?
Model b. Mock-up c. Replica d. Realia
Teacher June likes to concretize the abstract concepts of an atom. He came up with a concrete presentation of the atom
by using wire and plastic balls. How would you classify Teacher June’s visual aids?
Chart b. Replica c. Model d. Realia
The class was asked to share their insights about the poem. The ability to come up with an insight stems from the ability
to:
analyze the parts of a whole
evaluate the worthiness of a thing
relate and organize things and ideas
comprehend the subject that is being studied
To ask the class any insight derived from the poem is based on the theory of:
Realism c. Conditioning
Behaviorism d. Constructivism
On which assumption about the learner is Mr. Sales’s act of asking the class to share their insight based?
Learners are like empty receptacles waiting to be filled up
Learners are meant to interact with one another
Learners have multiple intelligence and varied learning styles
Learners are producers of knowledge not only passive recipients of information
Teacher Nikko helped his students recall that stalagmites grow on the “ground” while stalactites grow on the “ceiling” of a
cave by associating “G” in stalaGmites with ground and “C” in stalaCtites with ceiling. What did Teacher Nikko make use of
it?
Visual aid
Mnemonic device
Audio-visual aid
Meaning-maker device
“Makabayan” as a subject in the re-structured Basic Education Curriculum is the “laboratory for life.” What does this mean?
It is in this subject where the learner ____________.
Will be taught the Filipino strengths and weaknesses
Will demonstrate practical knowledge and skills gained in the other subjects
Will be taught the true concept of being “pagkamakabayan”
The biographies of heroes who are “makabayan” will be taught
In the faculty room everyone is talking about a teacher who is torturing for a fee from her own pupil who is vying for honors.
What is the professional thing for the other teachers to do?
Talk to the parents of the tutee. Tell them what teachers doing is unprofessional
Leave her alone, she might accuse you of meddling in her personal life
Correct her and remind her torturing one’s own pupil for a fee is unethical
As a group, report her to the principal
When Teacher Demi presents a set of data then asks the students to enter a conclusion, generalization or a pattern of
relationship which method does she use?
Process approach
Type method
Unit method
Inductive inquiry method
Which individualized teaching method makes use of workbooks, teaching machines or computers?
Project method
Unit method
Programmed instruction
Inductive inquiry method
I want to elicit more student responses. Which one should I avoid?
Creating an evaluative atmosphere
Using covert responses
Prompting to covert wrong answers to correct ones
Giving non-threatening comments
For practice to be effective, which guideline should bear in mind? Practice should _______.
Be done in an evaluative atmosphere
Be arranged to allow students to receive feedback
Take place over a long period of time
Be difficult enough for students to remember and learn
Which of the following is a practice in progressive education?
Open classroom
Study of classics
Academic orientation
Cognitive education
The workers’ rights to form unions or to strike can be suppressed in times of national emergency. On what norm is this
based?
Higher law, inalienable rights before alienable
Wider social order, the society before the individual
Clearer title, the certain before the title
Nobler person, God before man
Which skills should be taught if Teacher Joey wants to equip his students with the skill to organize information gathered?
Note-taking, outlining, using the library
Outlining, summarizing, using the card catalogue
Note-taking, outlining, summarizing
Summarizing, note taking using the library
Annual medical checkup required of teachers is done in the interest of:
Filipino medical doctors
Parents
The state and of every teacher
School administration
In a study conducted, the pupils were asked which nationality they preferred if given a choice. Majority of the pupils wanted to
be an American. In this case, in which obligation relative to the state are schools seemed to be failing? In their obligation to:
Respect for all duly constituted authorities
Instill allegiance to the Constitution
Promote obedience to the laws of the state
Promote national pride
To be an effective classroom manager, teachers must be friendly but at the same time be:
Buddy-buddy
Rigid
Business-like
Highly demanding
Which of the following field of Social Sciences below is more connected with the study of social traditions and cultures?
Theology
Psychology
Sociology
Anthropology
When an individual or group adapts the culture of others, practice them and become habitual, this is:
Culture change c. Culture shock
Culture lag d. Culture difference
Which appropriate teaching practice flows this research finding on the brain: “The brain’s emotional center is tied into its
ability to learn.”
Tell the students to participate in class activities or else won’t receive plus points
Create a learning environment that encourages students to explore their feelings and ideas
Come up with highly competitive games where winners will feel happy
Establish the disciple of being judgmental in attitude
Which statement holds true to grades? Grades _________.
are exact measure of IQ and achievement
are a measure of achievement
are necessarily a measure of students’ IQ
are intrinsic motivation for learning
Which practice does not fit in a classroom that recognizes individual differences?
Uniform requirements
Sharing from multiple perspective
Accommodating student’s learning styles
Various modes of assessing learning
Teacher Benny says: “If it is billiard that brings students out of the classroom, let us bring it into the classroom. Perhaps, I
can use it to teach Math.” To which philosophy does Teacher Benny adhere?
Progressivism c. Essentialism
Existentialism d. Reconstructionism
“The greatest happiness lies in the contemplative use of the mind”, said Plato. Therefore, let us give more opportunities for
our students to do __________.
Social interaction c. Role playing
Introspection d. Cooperative learning
Why is it sound to encourage students to define terms in their own words? Because ____________.
Defining the terms in their own words helps them memorize the definition faster
Students remember information better when they mentally process in some way
They ought to connect the terms that they learn with other terms
This is one opportunity to brush up with other terms
Pavlov is to classical conditioning as ______ is to operant conditioning.
A. Bandura c. J. Watson
J. Holt d. B.F. Skinner
You arrange the rows of blocks in such a way that a row of 5 blocks is longer than a row of 7 blocks. If you ask which row
has more, Grade 1 pupils will likely say that it is the row that makes the longer line. Based on Piaget’s cognitive
development theory, what problem is illustrated?
Conservation problem
Assimilation problem
Egocentrism problem
Accommodation problem
Were teachers in the Philippines required of a professional license since the establishment of the Philippine educational
system?
No, but the equivalent of a license required was a certificate in teaching
Yes, it was required since the Americans established the educational system
No, it was only with the effectivity of R.A. 7836 that professional license was required
Yes, except for the Thomasites
The increase in the number of school children left by OFW parents intensifies the teacher role as ______________.
Student’s friends
Guidance counselors
Facilitator of learning
Substitute parents
As a teacher, you are a rationalist. Which among these will be your guiding principle?
I must teach the child so he is assured of heaven
I must teach the child to develop his mental powers to the fullest
I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything
I must teach the child every knowledge, skill and value that needs for a better future
A teacher put together the output of her colleagues in one workshop and published it with her name as author. Which is
unprofessional about the teacher’s behavior?
Failing to correct what appears to be unprofessional conduct
Giving due credit to others of their work
Not giving due credit to others for their work
Holding inviolate all confidential information concerning associates
In what way can teachers uphold the highest possible standards of the teaching profession?
By pointing out the advantages of joining the teaching profession
By good grooming to change people’s perception of teacher
By continuously improving themselves personally and professionally
None of the above
To reach out to clientele who cannot be in the classroom for one reason or another, which of the following was established?
Special education (SPED)
Informal education
Alternative learning delivery system
Pre-school education
Teacher Neil discovered that his pupils are weak in comprehension. To further determine in which particular skills his pupils
are weak; which test should Teacher Neil give?
Standard Test c. Diagnostic Test
Placement Test d. Aptitude Test
In the context of multiple intelligences, which one is the weakness of the paper-pencil test?
It put non-linguistically intelligent pupils at a disadvantage
It requires paper and printing and is so expensive
It utilizes so much time
It lacks reliability
Out of 3 distracters in a multiple choice test item, namely X, Y and Z, no pupil chose Z as an answer. This implies that Z is
________.
An effective distracter
A plausible distracter
A vague distracter
An ineffective distracter
The following are features of the Restructure Basic Education Curriculum, except:
Increased time for tasks to gain mastery of competencies
Interdisciplinary modes of teaching
Greater emphasis on content, less on the learning process
Stronger integration of competencies and values, across the learning area
The free public elementary and secondary education in the country is in the line with the government effort to address
educational problems of _______.
access and equity
relevance and quality
effectiveness and efficiency
productivity
The task of setting up routine activities for effective classroom management as a task that a teacher should undertake
______.
on the very first day of school
every day at the start of the session
every homeroom day
as soon as the students have adjusted on their schedule
Teacher Honey uses direct instruction strategy. Which will she first do?
Independent practice
Guided student practice
Review the previous day’s work
Presenting and structuring
Teacher Janice observes cleanliness and order in her classroom to create a conductive atmosphere for learning. On which
theory is her practice based?
Behaviorism
Psychoanalysis
Gestalt psychology
Humanistic psychology
Which activity is meant for kinesthetically intelligent pupils?
Independent study
Individualized study
Pantomime
Cooperative learning
With which will the existentialist agree? The school is a place where individuals _____.
Listen and accept what the teacher say
Can meet to pursue dialogue and discussion about their lives and choices
Can observe by using their senses to the maximum
Can reflect on ideas
Which will be the most authentic assessment tool for an instructional objective on working with and relating to people?
Writing articles on working and relating to people
Organizing a community project
Home visitation
Conducting mock election
Each teacher said to be a trustee of cultural and educational heritage of the nation and under obligation to transmit to
learners such heritage. Which practice makes him fulfill such obligation?
Use of the latest instructional technology
Study of the life of Filipino heroes
Use of interactive teaching strategies
Observing continuing professional education
Writing an original essay is an example of which level of objective in the cognitive domain?
Evaluation c. Analysis
Synthesis d. Application
Conducting follow up studies of graduates and drop out is a guidance service that falls under:
Placement services
Research service
Individual inventory services
Counseling service
TeacherAgot likes to show how the launching of spaceships takes place. Which of the following materials available is most
fit?
Mock-up c. Replica
Realia d. Chart
Teacher Bonnie likes to concretize abstract concept of the water molecule. She came up with a concrete presentation by
using wires and plastic balls. How would you classify Teacher Bonnie’s visual aid?
Replica c. Realia
Chart d. Mock-up
Teacher Lenny demonstrated to the class how to focus the microscope, after which the students were asked to practice.
Which teacher prompting is least intrusive? Teacher Lenny ________.
Held the hand of a student and with her hand holding the student’s hand adjusted the mirror
Pointed to the mirror and made an adjusting gesture with her hand
Adjusted the mirror
Reminded the class to first adjust the mirror
A pupil who has developed a love for reading keeps in reading for his enjoyment. His motivation for reading is:
Insufficient c. Extrinsic
Intrinsic d. Both intrinsic and extrinsic
Which educational trend is occurring in all modern societies as a result of knowledge explosion and rapid social,
technological and economic changes?
Nuclear education
International education
Lifelong learning
Team teaching
With the advent of multi-media resources and computers, which is the most favorable result of the optimal use of
educational media technology?
Interactive learning
Increase learning
Speed learning
More interesting learning
Which refers to the Filipino trait of practicing conflicting values in different venues and with different social groups?
“Kanya-kanya” mentality
Procrastination
Existential intelligence
Crab mentality
Which of these can measure awareness of values?
Projective techniques
Rating scales
Moral dilemmas
Sociogram
Which test determines whether students accept responsibility for their own behavior or pass on responsibility for their own
behavior to other people?
Locus-of-control tests
Sentence-completion tests
Thematic tests
Stylistic tests
How students learn may be more important than what they learn. From this principle, which of the following is particularly
important?
Knowing how to solve a problem
Solving a problem within time allotted
Getting the right answer to a word problem
Determining the given
Kiko is very attached to his mother and Sharon to her father. In what developmental stage are they according to
Freudian’s psychological theory?
Phallic stage c. Oedipal stage
Latent stage d. Anal stage
A student dislikes Math due to traumatic experience in the past. Which law explains this?
Partial activity c. Vividness
Analogy d. Disposition/Mind set
Which illustrates vicarious punishment?
We feel so bad to a classmate who is punished for being tardy so we convince him go to school on time
Out of comparison, we volunteer to get punished in place of a friend
We charge to experience our being punished
See someone get punished for habitual tardiness. In effect, we are less likely to be tardy
In instructional planning, it is necessary that the parts of the plan from the first to the last have:
Symmetry c. Conciseness
Coherence d. Clarity
If Teacher Judith has to ask more higher-order questions, she has to ask more ________ questions.
convergent c. fact
closed d. divergent
For maximum interaction, a teacher ought to avoid ______ questions
rhetorical c. divergent
leading d. informational
The military training requirements among students in the secondary and tertiary levels can be traced as a strong
influence of the:
Greeks c. Chinese
Romans d. Athenians
Teacher Marissa wants to review and check on the lesson of the previous day? Which one will be most reliable?
Having students correct each other’s work
Having students identify difficult homework problems
Explicitly reviewing the task relevant information for the day’s lesson
Sampling the understanding of a few students
To promote effective practice, which guideline should you bear in mind? Practice should be ____.
Difficult for students to learn a lesson
Arranged to allow students to receive feedback
Done in an evaluative atmosphere
Take place over a long period of time
Which is one role of play in the pre-school and early childhood years?
Separates reality from fantasy
Develops the upper and lower limbs
Develop competitive spirit
Increase imagination due to expanding knowledge and emotional range
Teacher Joel taught a lesson denoting ownership by means of possessives. He first introduced the rule, then gave
examples, followed by class exercise, then back to the rule before he moved it the second rule. Which presenting
technique did he use?
Sequential c. Comparative
Combinational d. Whole-Part-Whole
For which may you use the direct instruction method?
Use a microscope properly
Distinguish war from aggression
Appreciate Milton’s Paradise Lost
Become aware of the pollutants around us
By what name is indirect instruction or Socratic methods also known?
Questioning method
Morrison method
Indirect method
Mastery learning
Which does not belong to the group of alternative learning systems?
Multi-age grouping
Multi-grade grouping
Non-graded grouping
Graded education
Student Ben was asked to report to the Guidance Office. Student Ben and his classmates at once remarked. “What’s
wrong?” What does this imply?
Reporting to a Guidance Office is often associated with misbehavior
Student Ben is a “problem” student
Guidance counselors are perceived to be “almighty and omniscient”
The parents of Students Ben must be of the delinquent type
A teacher combined several subject areas in order to focus on a single concept for interdisciplinary teaching. Which
strategy/method did he use?
Unit method
Thematic instruction
Problem entered learning
Reading-writing method
Which is a major advantage of curriculum-based assessment?
It tends to focus on anecdotal information on student’s progress
It is based on a norm referenced measurement model
It is informal in nature
It connects testing with teaching
A school Division Superintendent was enthusiastically lecturing on the Accreditation Program for Public Elementary
Schools (APPES), its benefits and demands. Thinking of its many demands, most of the school heads were not very
happy about it and the older one were whispering “we have very reason to retire soon.”
What does this tell about the change process?
People resist change for no reason
People tend to resist change
Resistance to change is insurmountable
Leadership can affect the desired change in persons despite opposition from the persons themselves.
In the problem solving method of teaching, which is the primary role of the teacher?
Clarifier c. Observer
Judge d. Director
To educate the child for freedom is to educate him/her to:
Respond to others
Respond to himself/herself
Do as he/she pleases
Live as he/she desires
II and III c. I and II
I and III d. I and IV
I want to engage my students in small group discussion. Which topic lends itself to a lively discussion?
The meaning of the law of supply and demand
Rules on subject-verb agreement
The law of inertia
The exclusion of Pluto as a planet
In which of the following would programmed learning to be most likely to be found?
In a class divided into small groups
Independent study
In dyadic groups
In a class where teacher tries to individualized instruction
A master teacher, the resource speaker in an in-service training, presented the situated learning theory and encouraged
her colleagues to apply the same in class. Which did she not encourage her colleagues to do?
Apprenticeship
Learning as it normally occurs
Authentic problem solving
Decontextualized teaching
Which is the ultimate aim of classroom management?
To set up condition that brings about effective teaching and learning
To secure conformity to rules with ease
To make children realize that they cannot do everything they want
To remove the physical condition in the room
Under which teaching strategy does a School’s division practice of assigning a Girl Scout to serve as Superintendent of
the Day or Mayor of the Day for leadership training fall?
Panel discussion
Symposium
Simulation
Dramatization
Which approach makes you think of your thinking?
Constructivist c. Cognitive
Metacognitive d. Integrative
The grades make valid indicators of students’ achievements. Which process should be observed?
Explaining the meaning of marks and grades
Defining the course objective as intended learning outcomes
Adopting letter grades such as A, B, C and D
Giving objective type of tests
Who are not covered by the Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers?
All full time or part time public and private school teacher and administrator
Teachers of academic, vocational, special, technical or non-formal institution
Teacher in the tertiary level
Teacher in all educational institutions at all levels
Which of the UNESCO’s four pillars of education is most related to peace education?
Learning to do
Learning to know
Learning to live
Learning to be
The failure of independent study with most Filipino students may be attributed to students’ ______.
high degree of independence
ambiance
unpreparedness for schooling
high degree of dependence on authority
When you use the overhead projector for topic presentation, point to the ______.
OHP slide c. OHP screen
OHP light d. Projection wall
Where do you make the correction of your notes while using the overhead projector?
On the slide
On the overhead projector
On the projector wall
On the screen
A Principal tells her teacher that training in the humanities is most important. To which educational philosophy does he
adhere?
Perennialism c. Essentialism
Existentialism d. Progressivism
Jonna, a principal, shares this thought with her teachers. “Subject matter should help students understand and appreciate
themselves as unique individuals who accept complete responsibility for their thoughts, feelings and action.” From which
philosophy is this though based?
Essentialism c. Progressivism
Perennialism d. Existentialism
Who stressed the idea that students cannot learn if their basic needs are not first met?
Maslow c. Wertheimer
Miller d. Thorndike
A person, who has had painful experiences at the dentist’s office, may become fearful at the mere sight of the dentist’s
office building. Which theory can explain this?
Classical conditioning
Generalization
Operant conditioning
Attribution theory
One strength of an autobiography as a technique for personality appraisal is that ________.
It may be read by unauthorized people
It can replace data obtained from other data-gathering technique
It makes possible the presentation of intimate experiences
It gives complete data about the author
Which Millennium Development Goal (MDG) goal is related to the state’s goal for quality education?
1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
All of the following describe the development of children aged eleven to thirteen, except:
Sex differences in IQ become more evident
They exhibit increased objectivity in thinking
They shift from impulsivity to adaptive ability
They show abstract thinking and judgment
One learns Math by building on the Math concepts previously learned. This is an application of:
Constructivist c. Physiological
Humanist d. S-R
The singing of the National Anthem in schools is an offshoot of the philosophy of:
Nationalism c. Naturalism
Pragmatism d. Socialism
The environment in order to facilitate learning must be interactive. Which of the following best typifies this kind of
environment?
The child listens to a lecture on fossils given by the teacher
The child goes out and discovers for himself some rock or fossil
The child summarize the section on fossils in his science textbook
The child copies a list of facts concerning fossils on the blackboard
Social development means the acquisition of the ability to behave in accordance with:
Stereotyped behavior
Social expectation
Social insight
Universal norms
When an adolescent combines ability to use deductive and inductive reasoning in constructing realistic rules that he can
respect and live by, how does he perceive his environment?
He views the world from his own perspective
He sees the world and himself through the eyes of other people
He interprets events form a limited views
He sees events apart from himself and other people
Who introduced the technique of using the drawing of a man as a measure of intelligence?
Aristotle c. Goodenough
Herbert d. Binet
Which Republic Act provides government assistance to students and teachers in private education?
RA 7784 c. RA 7836
RA 6728 d. RA 6675
The authoritarian setting in the Filipino home is reinforced by a classroom teacher who:
Is open to suggestions
Encourage pupils to ask questions
Prescribes what pupils should do
Ask open ended questions
Who among the following believes that learning requires disciplined attention, regular homework, and respect for legitimate
authority?
Essentialist c. Progressivist
Perennialist d. Reconstructionist
The Constitutional provision on language has the following aim, except:
To make Filipino the sole medium of instruction
To make the regional dialect as auxiliary media of instructions in regional school
To maintain English as a second language
To make Filipino the national Language and medium of instruction and communication
The tendency to emphasize so much on school beautification to the detriment of pupils’ performance illustrates the:
Filipino’s lack of seriousness
Filipino’s love for “porma”
Filipino’s lack of reflection
Filipino’s sense of humor
In order to avoid disgrace, a pregnant, unmarried woman takes drugs to induce abortion. Is she morally justified to do that?
Yes, it can save her and child from disgrace when he grows up
No, the act of inducing abortion is bad in itself
No, the unborn child cannot be made to suffer the consequences of the sins of his parents
No, it is better to prevent the child from coming into the world who will suffer very much due to the absence of a
father
In which way does heredity affect the development of the learner?
By placing limits beyond which the learner cannot develop
By providing equal potential to all
By compensating for what environment fails to develop
By blocking the influence of environment
The cultivation of reflective and meditative skills in teaching is an influence of:
Taoism c. Confucianism
Shintoism d. Zed Buddhism
A child refuse to obey orders or displays negativism as a development trait. How may you best handle him?
Detain him after office hours for him do to what he has been ordered to do
Take every opportunity to praise him for every positive attitude display
Insist on compliance to the same degree required of pupils
Avoid giving him orders if you do and he objects take back the order
Which term refers to the collection of students’ products and accomplishment for a period of evaluation purposes?
Portfolio c. Anecdotal record
Observation report d. Diary
For comparing and contrasting which graphic organizers is most appropriate?
Cycle c. Story map
Web d. Venn Diagram
If a resilient child with superior intelligence is reared in a poor environment the probable outcome would be:
No change in IQ because environment deprivation has nothing to do with intelligence
Mental retardation since he is culturally deprived
Slight change in IQ although he can overcome frustration and obstacle
Great change in IQ because he is culturally deprived
Which of the following is usually considered the most important factor in a child’s observable classroom behavior?
Intelligence c. Self concept
Heredity d. Cultural background
Section 5, Article XIV, of the Constitution states that academic freedom shall be enjoyed in:
Public assemblies
All institution of higher learning
State colleges and universities
All levels of learning
A teacher who subscribes to the pragmatic philosophy of education believes that experience should follow learning in her
teaching, she therefore exerts effort in:
Encouraging learners to memorize factual knowledge
Providing learners opportunities to apply theories and principles
Equipping learners with the basic abilities and skills
Requiring learners full mastery of the lesson
As a parent and at the same time a teacher, which of the following will you do to show your cooperation to a PTA project in
your school to be financed with the proceeds of the sales of the school canteen where food prices are little bit higher?
Bring food for you and your children, but always make it a point to buy in the school canteen
Buy all your food in the school canteen but request for a discount
Bring food enough for you and your children but do not eat in the canteen
Buy all your food from the school canteen even if you cannot afford to do every day
How can you help a habitual borrower of money get rid of his habit?
Let him do something for you in return for the money you lent him
Direct him to others
Do not lend him anymore
Ask for a collateral for the cash he is loaning
Periodic checks on student seatwork with a smile and pat on the shoulder effectively reinforce good study habit is an
example of:
Discrimination reinforcement
Variable-ratio schedule
Continuous reinforcement
Fixed interval and variable-interval schedule
A person strives to work at a given task because of a need. Which of the following situations can make a person strive to
meet his needs?
Minimize the unpleasant consequences of student involvement
Utilize your own opinion as teacher in making final decisions in the classroom
Use unfamiliar materials as examples in order to initially arouse their curiosity
Ask pupils to submit test questions or reactions which you can select topics
Which is not a characteristic of a democratic discipline?
Child has opportunity to expense his/her opinion
Child’s given punishment is related to the misdeed
Child understands the meaning of rules
Child obeys blindly
Who among the following stressed the processes of experience and problem solving?
Dewey c. Hegel
Aristotle d. Plato
Which of the following reasons of measuring student achievement is not valid?
To prepare feedback on the effectiveness of the learning process
To certify that students have attained a level of competence in a subject area
To discourage students from cheating during test and getting high scores
To motivate students to learn and master the materials they think will be covered by the achievement test
Which characterizes the perfectionist type of students?
Does not volunteer or initiate
Give up easily
Rarely complete tasks
Often anxious, fearful or frustrated about quality of work
When a school decides to work on a thematic curriculum which should be out of the picture?
Peer collaboration
Integration
Team teaching
Competition
Teacher Mary wants to teach her pupils the technique on reading for information. Which technique should be used?
Text structure c. Story map
Prior knowledge d. SQ3R
In instructional planning, which among these three: unit plan, course plan, lesson plan is (are) most specific? _________
plans.
Course and lesson c. Lesson
Course d. Unit
The use of drills in the classroom is rooted on Thorndike’s law of:
Readiness c. Effect
Exercise d. Belongingness
Positive interdependence as an element of collaborative learning means that the students must:
Learn to depend on each other to achieve a goal
Depend on the diligent students
Help one another in the individual test for everyone to pass
Be grouped heterogeneously
Which computer seems to have the most potential for the classroom?
Mainframe computer
Minicomputer
Microcomputer
LPC
A teacher notices glaring wrong pronunciation of vowel sounds among her students necessitating more practice. Which of
the following activities would be most helpful?
Dictionary use c. Assignments
Review d. Drill
Rights which cannot be renounced or transferred because they are necessary for the fulfillment of man’s primordial
obligations are called:
Alienable rights c. Inalienable rights
Perfect rights d. Acquired rights
Which is in line with equitable access to education but runs counter to quality?
Selective retention of students
Deregulated tuition fee hike
Open admission
Program accreditation
A negative discrimination index means that:
The items could not discriminate between the lower and upper group
More from the lower group answered the test items correctly
More from the upper group answered the test item correctly
Less from the lower group got the test item correctly
Your teacher is of the opinion that the world and everything in it are ever changing and so teaches you the skill to cope with
the changes. What is his governing philosophy?
Experimentation c. Realism
Existentialism d. Idealism
Which of the following measures should a teacher do to a principal whom she would like to file a case of sexual harassment
without violating the relationship of the teacher and her superiors?
Write an anonymous letter to a higher school official to denounce the superior
Present the case before a competent authority and prepare to prove the charge
Call a parent-teacher meeting and denounce the superior
Encourage the other teachers and students to hold a demonstration to oust the superior
Pick out the situation that illustrates the duty of a new teacher to the state:
Take a long vacation which she firmly believes she deserves after four years of diligent study before taking the
examination for teachers
Take the licensure examination for teacher and an oath to do her best to help carry out the policies of
the state
Apply for teaching job where eligibility is not required to gain teaching experience before taking the teachers board
examination
Prepare for the wedding she and her boyfriend have long planned to able to raise a family with children which they
plan to rear as good citizen of our country
Parents are up in arms on the telephone bills that pay for sex calls. What is the solution to this problem?
The telephone company is to blame for this
Parents, school and students should discuss this openly
The government restriction have no teeth
Parents allow this to make their children modern
Cooperative is encouraged in as many groups as possible. What agency controls the different cooperatives?
Security and Exchange Commission
Department of Local Government
Commission on Audit
Bureau of Cooperative
Society and media know drinking starts off drug addiction. What should be discussed in schools?
Nobody drinks at home except father
Drug addiction has been traced to drinking wine
TV ads show drinking is a source of fellowship
High taxes on liquor will be deterrent to eventual drug use
Cooperatives have branched out to consumers cooperative. Schools have included the concepts of cooperatives. Where is
it practiced?
School book stores
Schools uniform purchases
School canteen
Class stores
A student collapsed in her social studies class. It was found out that he did not eat her lunch. What principle is shown in the
situation?
Psychological need
Physiological need
Psychosomatic
Safety need
The main function of a philosophy of education is to:
Aid the learner to build his own personal philosophy
Reconsider existing educational goals in the light of society’s needs
Provide the academic background prerequisite to learning
Define the goals and set the direction for which education is to strive
Which technique/s enable/s a teacher to identify and eventually assists students with interpersonal difficulties?
Anecdotal record c. Cumulative record
Personal inventory d. Sociogram
Teachers and students can participate in levels of computer use. Give the order of computer use from simplest to complex?
Computer competency, computer literacy, competency expertise
Computer literacy, computer competency, computer expertise
Computer literacy, computer expertise, computer competency
Computer competency, computer expertise, computer literacy
Which one is considered the “Brain” of the microcomputer?
CPU c. Video Screen
Software d. Keyboard
A group activity wherein one group representative presents the output to the bigger group rather than individual pupils
presenting the output is known as:
Consensus decision c. Jury trial
Composite report d. Agenda
In the formulation of classroom regulations, which of the following should a teacher refrain from doing?
State classroom regulation as clearly as possible
Teacher and the class should make as many regulations as possible
Enlist student aid in the formation of classroom regulation
Enforce classroom regulations consistently and fairly
A group of people asserts that their culture is superior to another. This exemplifies:
Cultural gap
Ethnocentrism
Cultural conflict
Norm conflict
A test consists of a graph showing the relationship between age and population. Follow a series of true-false items based on
the graph. Which type of test does this illustrate?
Laboratory exercise
Interpretative
Problem solving
Performance
Which curricular move served to strengthen spiritual and ethical values?
Integration of creative thinking in all subject
Introduction of Value Education as a separate subject area
Reducing the number of subject areas into the skill subject
Re-introducing Science as all subject in Grade 1
A teacher is a facilitator of learning and of the development of the youth. Which practice is not keeping with his role as
facilitator?
Considers the multiple intelligences of learners
Humiliates misbehaving pupils
Dialogs with parents and with other members of the community
Keeps himself abreast with educational trends
Which one indicates a teacher’s genuine enthusiasm and pride in teaching?
Sticking to teaching for the moment that there are no better offers
Telling everyone that he went to teaching for there was no other choice then
Engaging himself in continuing professional education
Belittling the remuneration one gets from teaching
In writing performance objective which word is not acceptable?
Manipulate c. Delineate
Integrate d. Comprehend
When is giving praise ineffective? When it?
Uses the accomplishment of peers as the context for describing a student’s present accomplishment
Provides information to student’s about their competence and the value of their accomplishment
Focuses students attention on her own task relevant behavior
Shows spontaneity, variety and other signs of credibility
Which statement applies when scores distribution is negatively skewed?
The mode corresponds to a lower value
The median is higher that the mode
The mode and median are equal
The mean corresponds to a high value
The use of the process approach gives the student the opportunity to:
Learn to their own
Apply the scientific method
Make use of laboratory apparatuses
Learn how to learn
A comprehension skill of higher level which may be inferred or implied from reading is:
Picking out the main idea
Drawing conclusion
Nothing specific details
Following direction
In the Preamble of the Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers, which is not mention about teachers?
Dully licensed professionals
Posses dignity and reputation
LET passers
With high moral values
What does a skewed score distribution mean?
The scores are concentrated more at one end or the other end
The mode, the mean and the median are equal
The mean and median are equal
The scores are normally distributed
A teacher discovers that a product of a certain bottling company brings about damage to teeth. Much as he wants to share
the products of his research, he could not because of harassment from all sides. Which teacher’s right is violated?
Right to property
Academic freedom
Right to one’s honor
Right to make a livelihood
Why can the calculator do arithmetic? Because:
A computer inside the calculator tells it how
A watch inside direct it
A typewriter inside does it
A TV inside shows it
On which constitutional provision is the full or partial integration of capable deaf and blind students in the classroom based?
The provision on:
Protecting and promoting the right of all citizen to qualify education
Providing citizenship and vocational training to adult citizen
Academic freedom
Creating scholarship for poor and deserving students
Teaching in the cognitive, psychomotor and effective domains is based on the concept that the learner is a:
Moral and feeling being
Maternal and an acting being
Thinking, feeling and acting being
Spiritual and maternal being
Both Muslim and Christian value marriage but the Muslim practices polygamous marriage while the Christian practices
monogamous marriage. What is this called?
Cultural relativism c. Ethical relativism
Acculturation d. Enculturation
Teacher wants to compare 2 concepts. With which technique can accomplish this best?
K-W-L technique c. Spider web
Venn diagram d. Histogram
To build a sense of pride among Filipino youth what should be done?
Re-study our history and stress on our achievements as a people
Set aside the study of local history
Re-study our history from the perspective of our colonizers
Replace the study of folklores and myths with technical subjects
When necessary conditions are present, the use of inductive method is preferred because:
It gives the teacher more time to rest
There is greater active participation on the part of the pupils
It needs only few instruction materials
Academic time is used wisely
Which is the best reason why teacher begins a lesson in Math by checking and reviewing on the previous day’s assignment
and provides practice and drills?
Check if parents guide their children in the making of assignment
Make sure that the students understand the pre-requisite skills of the lesson
Prepare the students for the mastery test
Make learning interesting and enjoyable for students
Which is a selective reading technique meant at getting at important facts very fast?
Skim reading c. Oral reading
Scanning d. Silent reading
For counseling to be successful which assumption must be avoided?
The environment must provide assurance of confidentiality
The counselor tells the student what to do
The student is willing to participate in the process
The counselor must be able to relate to the student
Which technique is most appropriate when a teacher wants a group to agree on a plan of action?
Composite report
Consensus decision making
Symposium
Agenda
What term applies to the search for related literature by computing access of databases of discs kept in libraries?
Compact discs computer research
On line research
Manual research
Computer research
The main purpose of the compulsory study of the Constitution in Philippine schools is to:
Develop the students into responsible thinking citizens
Acquaint students with the historical development of the Philippine Constitution
Prepare students for law making
Make constitutional experts of the students
Some students who are high in the scholastic aptitude test have failed in college. Some who are below the standards set for
admission but who for various reasons were admitted, attained satisfactory standings. This proves that:
Human beings are certainly predictable
Admission tests are not accurate, hence should not be used
Aptitude tests do not measure all factors important for success
Aptitude test can be perfectly relied on
If the teachers pattern in questioning consists of calling on a student then asking the question:
All students may be encouraged to participate
The student called to answer may be able to think well of his answer
The rest of the class may just dictate the answer
The rest of the class may not engage themselves in thinking of the answer
Freud expounded that there is a period when young girls experience rivalry with their mother for their father’s affection. This
is called:
Electra complex
Oedipus complex
Achilles syndrome
Cassandra syndrome
Education is a lifelong process. This simply means that education:
May take place formally or informally to enable the individual to grow
May take place anywhere and anytime the individual so desires
Is a continuous process of experiencing and reorganizing experiences
Take place in the school where the individual is exposed, self contained experiences
The tendency to imitate elders is very strong in the early childhood stage. Teachers should therefore be very good:
Counselors c. Disciplinarians
Role models d. Facilitators of learning
How is Values Education offered in the National Secondary Education Curriculum?
Emphasized in Science and Technology
Integrated in all subject areas
As a separate subject
Integrated with Technology and Home Economics
The NSEC orients secondary education to:
The teaching of the national symbols
Health values development
The development of competencies and values for social living
National development requirement and reflects search based direction
The child cannot distinguish abstracts during the sensory motor of development. Which of these techniques should a
teacher apply to accommodate learning?
Make use of individualize instruction
Explain the lesson very well
Utilize concrete objects to clarify concept
Provide variety of educational toys
Which of these systems of learning includes ways and methods which are used in preserving and building certain within
cultural communities?
Non-formal learning
Multi-level learning
Cultural learning
Indigenous learning
Which of the following statement is true in the use of experiments and demonstrations in teaching Science:
It is valuable if used in the context of a lesson that related observation to other information
It should be encouraged in elementary school since the concept the encompass are difficult for your children
It is as valuable as teaching by lecturing
It is less valuable than teaching through inquiry and discussion
Identical twins are more alike than fraternal twins. Which of the following statement principle supported by this?
Environment affects both fraternal and identical twins
Intelligence hinges in physical structure
Heredity has a part in determining intelligence
Intelligence is determined partly by pre-natal nutrition
If this need is not met, the adolescent tends to be critical and always tries to find fault. This is the need:
For adventure
For recognition
To belong
For material security
The way a child talks and walks manifest gestures that have been learned from models he had been exposed. This
explains what influence?
Affective c. Social
Insight d. Cognitive
In large classes where little of the work pupils can be individualized, the most effective and practical ways to individualize
instruction is to:
Devise group activities which afford every pupils an opportunity to work at his own
Give the pupils freedom to launch individual projects
Assign homework and check it regularly
Assigned program material for out-of-class hours
Which of these is the most important principle that a teacher should follow in initiating a program with positive
reinforcement?
Make sure the reward comes immediately after the appropriate behavior
Punish negative behavior and reward positive behavior
Provide regular opportunity for socially acceptable behavior
Consider peer approval and recognition
The trend of focusing attention on the child’s interests, abilities and needs and on the improvement of community living
necessitate the use of the:
Discovery approach
Conceptual technique
Integrative approach
Project method
The best way the teacher can be of the appropriateness of an instructional materials is to:
Try it out before using it in class
Consider its technical quality
Consider its availability
Consider its cost
Tasks analysis involves the breaking down of a learning task into subtasks or sub skills. Given a task to retell a story,
which of the following skills is not needed?
To disseminate information
To outline a selection
To identify topic sentences
To arranged events in sequence
You are assigned to teach students with varied abilities. You want to teach a more homogenous grouping. Which type of
grouping will tend to benefit your students?
Mixed ability grouping
Low ability group
Within class ability grouping
High ability grouping
Which of the following examples illustrate the use of questions to focus pupils attention on the key points of the lesson?
What is Rizal Park known for?
Why are machine made goods cheaper than those made by hand?
Have you ever enjoyed watching the clouds on a bright day?
Who came while I was writing on the blackboard?
The new teacher entered a noisy classroom. She shouted immediately at the students desperately trying to get order and
discipline. Since then the teacher has not controlled the class. Which is the most probable cause of the teacher’s failure?
The students reaction to the teacher is the consequence of her behavior
Rules are not defined and procedures to sustain order is not put into place
The new teacher wants to show the class who is authority
The class wants to test the ability and patience of the teacher
The educational implementation of research findings relative to the ability of dull learners and bright learners to organize
and generalize is for teacher:
To make the bright learners guide the dull ones in learning to generalize
To make the bright learners to generalize and the dull ones to memorize
To give the dull learners to more concrete experiences to serve as basis for generalizing
To give both the dull and bright learners concrete and abstract experiences to serve as basis for
generalizing
Which of the following will do the first to establish good class management?
Discuss the required rules for proper class behavior
Discuss the work plan for the year
Prepare a seat plan
Train the class in the distribution of material
A student was diagnosed to have a high IQ but is failing in his academic subject. What should the teacher do to help him?
Talk to his parents
Examine his study habits
Talk the student and find out his problem
Refer him to the guidance counselor
Which of the following assessment techniques best assess the objective “ plans and designs an experiment to be
performed”
Rating scale c. Checklist
Paper and pencil test d. Essay
What type of measure of variation easily affected by the extreme scores?
Quartile deviation
Standard deviation
Range
Inter quartile range
A child who is cold towards that people among him might have failed to attain what basic goal based on Erickson’s theory
on psychological development?
Autonomy c. Initiative
Trust d. Mistrust
Under the learning to do, which of the following instruments must be acquired so that a person can perform his work
effectively?
Competence c. Compromise
Insights d. Communication
What do you think would be the actions of a teacher who found out and has proven that his principal is involved in the
malversation of funds of their school?
Malign him trough an anonymous letter
Present the charge to a complete authority
Ignore what the teacher has discovered about this action of the principal
Circulate this issue and let it become a gossip
Standard deviation is to measure of variations as ______ is to measure of central tendency.
Quartile deviations c. Mean deviation
Range d. Mode
Which statement is/are true in constructing matching type of test?
I. The option and descriptions not necessarily homogenous
II. Description in Column A and options in Column B
III.The options must be greater than the description
IV. The directions must state the basis of matching
I, II, and III c. I, II, and IV
II, III, and IV d. I, II, III, and IV
Which of the following should be AVOIDED in constructing true or false test?
I. Verbal clues and specific determiner
A foreigner who is studying here in the Philippines was turned off by the Filipinos way of eating Balut and Frogs:
Xenocentrism c. Colonial mentality
Ethnocentrismd d. Culture shock
Who among the following claimed that children are natural learners and therefore must be taught in natural settings?
Kohlberg c. Montessori
Piaget d. Froebel
The concept that learning to read or write does not happen quickly but is build upon many small steps that occur over the
course of the child’s early childhood.
Innate literacy
Emergent literacy
Functional literacy
Academic Literacy
A boy is closer to his mother and a girl is close to her father. These instances are under:
Latent stage c. Phallic stage
Oedipal Complex d. Pre-genital stage
Laughing at two year old child who uttered a bad word is not a proper thing to do because in this stage of the child’s life, the
child is:
Considering the views of others
Distinguishing right from wrong
Distinguishing sex differences
Socializing
The school director emphasizes the necessity of clean and green environment to contribute to effective teaching and
learning. This is an example of:
Establish rapport between teachers and pupils
Providing an atmosphere conductive to learning
Providing adequate physical facilities
Utilize educational technology
The teachers are facilitators of learning. Which of the following negates this principle?
Performs not only classrooms roles but community involvement as well
Focus background of the students
Familiar with the latest innovations in teaching
Uses pro-active discipline method
Which of these philosophies is reflective of the Dewey’s which s\tresses the development of an individual capable of
reflecting thinking specially that of being able to solve the problem he faces individually or collectively?
Disciplinism c. Experimentation
Developmentalism d. Rationalism
The present military training in our school curriculum is an influence of:
Sparta c. Greece
Rome d. Athens
Basic education includes secondary education. Which of the following contributed to the establishment of secondary
schools?
Reformation c. Realistic
Rationalism d. Human Education
The nearest to the real thing according to Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience is:
Watching demo
Viewing images
Attending Exhibit
Hearing and listening
This is pre-planned collection of sample of student works, assessed results and other output produced by the students:
Anecdotal report c. Portfolio
Diary d. Observation image
Which of the following statements is one of the strength of an autobiography as a technique for personality appraisal?
It can replace data obtain from other data techniques
It may be read by unauthorized people
It gives complete data about the author
It makes possible presentation of intimate experiences
The present Philippine Teachers professionalization Act had its beginning on what period of roman history?
295 B.C. - schools were elementary only
A.D. 100 - A.D. 175 - government increased its subsidy for education
132 B.C. - A.D. 100 - Latin literature and grammar were perfected
A.D. 274-259 - government establish a monopoly on education
Whose philosophy influences the present emphasis on character education and values education in our school system?
Tagore c. Confucius
Gandhi d. Bonifacio
During the distribution of the report card, which of the following must be the foremost concern of teacher?
Discuss the projects of the school
Discuss the unsettled bill of the students
Discuss the progress as well as the deficiencies of the stu7dent
Discuss the complaints of other teachers and classmates of the students
After listening to the homily of the priest about fidelity, Catherine has a moment of reflection. Her understanding of the
value of fidelity has become deeper as she related this to her past experience. This typifies what kind of philosophy?
Constructivism c. Humanism
Reconstructivism d. Existentialism
Teacher Vincent is a new teacher. He realizes that handling his student’s misbehavior is a very demanding aspect of
classroom management. In this regard he thought of giving up teaching. What advice can you give him?
Report every student’s misbehavior to the principal
Agree with the class on what rules to follow
Set the ground rules for the whole class
None of the above
Which of the following is a result of compressing a file?
The file size is smaller
The file deleted
The three character extension is hidden
All file properties
Mrs. Anita Kusing was not accepted by a certain company because of her age. This discrimination based on age is called
Gerontism c. Agelism
Autism d. Senilism
Vincent parents do not want their child with ADHD to undergo drug treatment, their better alternative would be
Behavior modification or behavior management
Psychotherapy
Punishment
Progressive inhibition
Ripple effect can also be seen in misdemeanor. The teacher should therefore:
Reinforce positive behavior
Immediately responds to misbehavior
Be consistent in classroom management
Count 1 to 10 before she gets angry
Metacognition is primarily characterized by:
Recalling the past lesson
Thinking about their thinking
Visualizing in advance
Formulating hypothesis
A person who is friendly and has a capacity to make people laugh possesses:
Interpersonal intelligence
Naturalistic intelligence
Spatial intelligence
Intrapersonal intelligence
Which of the following is an example of norm-referenced interpretation?
Josh’s test score is higher that 89% of the class
Francis set up his laboratory equipment in 2 minutes
RJ solve five problems correctly out of thirty words
Bea must spell twenty five words correctly out of thirty words
A type of error committed in grading the performance of the students by the rater who avoids both extremes of the scale
and tends to rate everyone as revenge
Severity error
Central tendency error
Generosity error
Logical error
Which of the following test items can be effectively measure higher order of cognitive learning objectives?
Achievement test
Extended essay test
Completion test
Objective test
A student finding it hard to read. When the guidance counselor traced the child’s history, the counselor was able to find
out the student came from a dysfunctional family, aside from that the child was abused and neglected. What could have
caused the students reading disability?
Poor teaching
Emotional factors
Neurological factors
Immunity
The best example Operant conditioning among the following is:
Fostering conductive learning environment
Connecting facts and concept
Using reinforcement
Using manipulative device
The failure in the test of independence among Filipino students can be attributed to
Lack of skills
High degree of dependence to authority
Strong family ties
All of the above
Mrs. Soriano is admitted for being an effective classroom manager. She is not only friendly but at the same time
be_______
Confident c. Analytical
Business-like d. Buddy-buddy
Which of the following would be the most fitting action for the teacher who is having a relationship with his/her student?
Deny the relationship
Continue the relationship and exercise utmost professional discretion about this
Enjoy the relationship while it last
Defer the relationship until they are already to admit it
The following is TRUE in the development of understanding in early childhood, except:
Abilities to reason and to see relationship
Sensory experiences
Ability to explore their environment
Ability to ask questions
Teacher Eric would like to compare and contrast plant cell vs. animal cell. He would most likely use:
Fishbone diagram c. Tree Diagram
Venn Diagram d. KWL chart
Which of the following are the basic components of curriculum design?
Assessment, teaching strategies and textbooks
Content, structure and deliver
Philosophy, goals and objectives
Standards, learning competencies, and evaluation
The following are examples of learning centered design except:
Child centered design
Life situation design
Humanistic centered design
Experience centered design
Which of the following statements about computer viruses are TRUE?
Text files are the only files to be corrupted by virus.
Files damaged by computer viruses can be cured
Files are always permanently damage by viruses
Compressed files can never be damaged by viruses
The students of Teacher Corazon feels that their teacher has an “eye behind her head” this characteristics of the teacher
is known as:
Referent Power c. Pygmalion Effect
Withitness d. Rosenthal Effect
After studying the Principle of identity, teaching Beng ask her students to determine which among the given set of
problems conforms to the said identity. This shows that teacher beng upholds this kind of philosophy?
Perennialism c. Essentialism
Progressivism d. Naturalism
How will you classify the purpose of the school as it concerns with the training and preparation of citizens for the world of
work?
Political Purpose c. Economic Purpose
Cognitive Purpose d. Social Purpose
A child submitted a poor written report but package with boringly colored paper cover. This showcase____.
Art over academics
“porma” over substance
Substance over “porma”
Art over science
Clearance has inherent skills in taking care of plants. It is highly possible that she has ________ intelligence.
Intrapersonal intelligence
Naturalistic intelligence
Spatial intelligence
Existential intelligence
According to Erickson, a child who is cold towards that people among him might have failed to attain what basic goal
based on psychosocial development?
Autonomy c. Initiative
Trust d. Mistrust
What is most likely characteristic of children aged 3 to 5 according to Erickson?
Mischievous c. Lazy
Egocentric d. Altruistic
Mrs. Cruz dreams to organize a seminar with a known poet from another country but she cannot afford to spend for a
transportation of the said poet. Which of the following can she use so she won’t need to spend much?
Distant communication
Instant messaging
Video conferencing
Podcasting
Teacher Lally wants her students to express their opinions regarding a certain government issue. Which of the following
can she use to do this?
Forum c. Email
Blog d. Group messaging system
Which is the first step in planning periodic test?
Select the type of test to be used
Construct a table specification
Go back to the instructional objectives
Determine the group of whom the test is intended
Below is a list of methods used to establish the reliability of a test, which method is questionable due to practice and
familiarity?
Split half c. Kuder Richardson
Equivalent form d. Test retest
What is meaning of TOS in the parlance of test construction?
Table of specifics
Table of specification
Table of specific test
Table of subject
Ms. Soriano will be absent for two days because of a national conference. She wants her student to work on a certain
module. What is the fastest way of sending the module to her students while she is away?
Share it to all her students in her live account
Email a module to her students
Send the module through group instant messaging
Message each of the students on a social networking site
Teacher Vincent is assigned to handle a multiple grade class. What instructional material must be used to provide the
need of each grade?
Differentiated materials to cater to different levels
Multisensory materials
Colorful, useful and durable materials
Materials of high level thinking skills
A document publishes by a school district that identifies rules of behavior that must be followed by anyone using the
school districts computers, network, or internet connection.
Ethical internet use policy
Classroom rules
Acceptable use policy
Fair use
Which of the following are the rationales behind using technology in the classrooms?
I. Motivational
II. Unique instructional capabilities
III. Increase Teachers’ Productivity
I only c. II and III only
I and II only d. I, II, and III
Using Bloom’s Taxonomy, the highest among the following is:
Critical Comprehension
Critical evaluation
Integration
Literal comprehension
Among the following educators, who proposed the placement of children in a “prepared environment”?
Thorndike c. Kilpatrick
Montessori d. Froebel
To improve comprehension and retention among the students, the teachers best option would be use
Six thing hats
SQ3R
Contextual Clues
Autodidactic Activities
Who among the philosophers considered habits and reasons as equally important Forces to be cultivated in education?
Avicenna c. Jerome Bruner
Aristotle d. Maria Montessori
What practice(s) will demonstrate the teachers genuine concern on the learning of students?
Confer progress of students to their parent
Guides students to meet their learning goals
Validates if learning goals were met
All of the above
Which of the following is the most important component of educational reform?
Allowing the students to participate more in extra-curricular activities
Implementing a better curriculum for students
Hiring only the excellent teachers
Involving parents in the dedication for the children
To increase the difficulty of a multiple choice test item, which of the following should be done?
Make the options equal in length
Make the options homogeneous
Make it grammatically correct
Make the stem
Teacher Anna set 85% accuracy in a test on predicting the kind of weather given 5 different atmospheric conditions. May
obtain a score of 82% can be interpreted as:
She is 3% short of the set percentile score
She did not meet the set standards by 3%
She obtained 82% percentile score
She is higher than 82% of the group
Teacher Vincent wants to establish the reality of test in biology. Which of the following will he accomplish?
I. Administer a parallel test
I, III, IV c. I, II
I, II, IV d. I, IV
Teacher Vilma constructed a matching type test item. IN her column of descriptions are combinations presidents, current
issues, and sports. Which of the constructing a matching type test items was NOT followed?
The descriptions must be homogenous
The options must be greater than the descriptions
The descriptions must be heterogeneous
Arrange the options according the orders
Which of the following does not belong to the group when we talk about projective personality test?
Sentence completion test
Word association test
Interview
Thematic Apperception test
Which of the following is the main purpose of administering a pre test and post test to the stu8dents?
Measure the value of the materials used
Accustom the students in frequent testing
Measure gain in learning
Measure the effectiveness of instruction
Which is implied by a positively skewed score distribution?
The mean, The median and the moderate are equal
Most of the scores are low
Most of the scores are high
The mode is high