QUIZ 3

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Highlight with YELLOW the letter of the BEST answer.

1. “Individuals are changing beings in a changing world.” Which characteristic of

development is reflected in this statement?

a. Development is multidisciplinary c. Development is elastic

b. Development is contextual d. Development is multicultural

2. Nowadays, parents are very cautious for the technology that is being catered to
their children especially in the area of education. Most of them would emerge
themselves on the ways how their children learn. Thus, they justify the saying that
“Age is just a number”. What characteristic of life span development is being
emphasized in the statement above?

a. Development is multidimensional.
b. Development is contextual.
c. Development involves growth, maintenance and regulation.
d. Development is plastic.

3. Mr. Rico, the school nurse conducted a physical examination in Ms. Manuel’s
class. What concept best describes the quantitative increase observed by Mr. Rico
among learners in terms of height and weight?
a. Development
b. Growth
c. Learning
d. Maturation

4. Which situation best illustrates the concept of growth?

a. A kinder pupil gains 2 pounds within two months.
b. A high school student gets a score of 85 in mental ability test.
c. An education student has gained knowledge on approaches and strategies in
teaching different subjects
d. An elementary grader has learned to play piano.

5. What concept can best describe Juan’s ability to walk without a support at age of
12 months because of the “internal ripening” that occured in his muscles, bones and
nervous system development?
a. Development
b. Growth
c. Learning
d. Maturation

6. A newborn infant move his whole body at one time, instead of moving a part of it.
Which of the following principles is illustrated by his behavior?
a. Development proceeds from specific to general.
b. Development proceeds from general to specific.
c. Development follows an orderly pattern.
d. Development follows a general pattern.

7. Train up a child in the way he should be; when he grows up, he will not depart
from it. Which principle supports this?
a. Development is determined by his heredity
b. Development is determined by the environment
c. Early development is more critical than the late development
d. Early development is less critical than late development.

8. During the learning process the teacher has most control over ____________.
a. the learners
b. the learning process
c. the learning environment
d. the behavior of the learners

9. Which of the following is true about human development?

a. Human development considers both maturation and learning.
b. Development refers to the progressive series of changes of an orderly coherent
type toward the goal of maturity.
c. Development is the gradual and orderly unfolding of the characteristics of the
individuals as they go through the successive stages of growth.
d. All of the above

10. Growth, maintenance and regulation are three (3) goals of human development.
The goals of individuals vary among developmental stages. For middle and late
adulthood, what are the main processes which take place?
a. growth and maintenance c. growth and regulation
b. maintenance and regulation d. growth, maintenance and regulation