TOPNOCTHERS NOTES FOR PROF-ED

Sanitary drinking fountains and safe playground are facilities present in a health promoting school
environment.

 With NCBTS as guide, an ideal learning environment should have the following characteristics, EXCEPT
build many professional linkages

 Prominence of bulletin boards in every building is a physical school environment that supports learning.

 A 15-year-old felt ignored by her crush that she believes is her one true love. She is crying incessantly
and refuses to listen and accept sound advice that the teacher is offering. Her refusal to accept is because
15-year-olds are not yet capable of perspective taking and cannot take the teacher’s perspective.

 A preschool teacher is thinking about how best to develop the fine monitor skills of the 4-year-olds. The
teacher should consider conducting a variety of fun and challenging activities involving hand muscles daily.

 Science Teacher Iah showed her class a glass of water with an egg in it. She asked the class: “What
happens to the egg if I add three tablespoon salt to the glass of water?” This is hypothesis formulation.
The cognitive developmental stage of Teacher Iah’s class is formal operational stage.

 Focusing on natural consequences of students’ behavior develop more self- regulation in the students.
“If it takes you longer to finish the seatwork because time is wasted with chatting, then we won’t have
time to go to the playground anymore”
is an example.

 Learners are more likely to internalize and follow classroom rules when the learners
participate in the rule-making process.

 For a teacher to establish and maintain consistent standards of learners’ behavior, they should do all
EXCEPT be open to exceptions each time a learner misbehaves in class.

 The CORRECT statement on student diversity is teacher should accept the value of diversity.

 When students accept the fact that all people are unique in their own way indicates that he/she values
diversity.

 Making use of a variety of assessment methods and activities is a teaching – learning implication of
student diversity.

 This comment from a teacher: Nakikita ko na kailangan mong maglaan ng mas mahabang panahon sa
paksang ito para lubos mong maunawaan ito, will most likely make a child try harder, rather than give up.

When the teacher groups the learners by their ability level and makes the groups work with the same
topic but assigns a different task appropriate for each group to accomplish demonstrates differentiated
instruction.

 Allowing children to show that they learned the stages of mitosis in a way where they feel most
comfortable is a teaching practice that gives primary consideration to individual differences.

 Fearful, inhibited, hostile and withdrawn are most likely the kind of children raised by authoritarian
parents.
 If a child was raised by authoritative parents, he/she will most likely relate well to classmates.

 Teacher Vanessa believes that students need not know the intended learning outcome of her lesson. She
proceeds to her learning activities at once withoutletting them know what they are supposed to learn for
the day. Teacher Vanessa negates the principle of teaching that effective learning begins with the setting
clear expectations and learning outcomes.

 Teacher Prince noticed that in group work, students just leave the work to the leader and so vowed
never to give group work again. Teacher Prince’s decision is against the principle that learning is a
cooperative and a collaborative process.

 In his desire to finish the content of the course syllabus, Sir Janus just lectures while students listen. Sir
Janus violates the principle that learning is an active process.

 Mr. Bermundo asks his pupils to see the connection of their new lesson to their own personal
experiences and share the same with the class. Mr. Bermundo believes in the principle that learning is the
discovery of the personal meaning of ideas.

 Sir Kier avoids drills out of context. He gives real-world Math problem for students to drill on. Sir Kier is
very much convinced of the principle that learning is the discovery of the personal meaning of ideas.

 For meaningful teaching and learning, it is best to connect the lesson to the life of students by
integrating a relevant value in the lesson. This is based on the principle that lesson objectives/intended
learning outcomes must integrate 2 or 3 domains – cognitive, skill and affective or cognitive and affective
or skill and affective.

Teacher Rey shared this lesson objective/learning outcome with his students:
“Before the period ends, all of you must be able to identify the topic sentence and supporting sentences
of a given paragraph.” Teacher Rey drilled them on subject- verb agreement to ensure that they can write
a good paragraph then gave a ten- sentence paragraph for the students to determine subject-verb
agreement before the class period ended. Teacher Rey did NOT use the lesson objective/learning outcome
as guide in the development of his lesson.

 Here is a lesson objective: “At the end of the lesson, the pupils must be able to develop a positive
attitude towards work.” This is NOT a SMART objective because develop is a non-behavioral term.

 Teacher Clarence wanted her students to rate their own work using the scoring rubric which she
explained to the class before the students began with their task. Based on revised Bloom’s taxonomy, the
students are in the analyzing level of cognitive processing are the students.

 You are required to formulate your own philosophy of education in the course, The Teaching Profession.
Based on Bloom’s revised taxonomy, you are in the creating level of cognitive processing.

 Mr. Sevilla requires his class to conduct research, write a research report and defend the same before a
panel of experts. The students will be engaged in Retrieval, Comprehension, Analysis and Knowledge
utilization level/s of processing

 Teacher Princess encourages her students to make the intended learning outcome their own and explain
that she expected them to monitor now and then their own progress toward the intended learning
outcome and act accordingly. The class expected to act in metacognitive system level of processing.
 Sir Johdel sees to it that his class sees the importance of the grammar lessons in English and so gets
intrinsically motivated to learn. The class expected to act in self-
system level of processing.

 Teacher Joshua talked all period. He taught the class the steps to undertake in the conduct of an action
research. He also showed a model action research. He was more subject matter-centered and teacher-
centered.

 Ms. Seraspi’s lesson was on “What man can do to arrest climate change”. She made students do the
talking, arguing, the synthesizing. She gave her lecture after students have participated in the lively
discussion. Ms. Seraspi employed a learner-
centered approach teaching.

In the FS course, FS students are required to observe, analyze and reflect on actual class proceedings. The
pedagogical approach of K to 12 as cited in the K to 12 law observed in the conduct of this FS course is
reflective

 The subject matter is the ASEAN Qualifications Framework (AQRF). The Asian Historyteacher teams up
with the Economics teacher, the Professional Education teacher for a thorough discussion of AQRF from
the perspective of other disciplines. TheAsian History teacher’s pedagogical approach is integrated.

 The spiral progression approach in teaching Math in the K to 12 curriculum means that you teach basic
Math concepts from K to Grade 10 in increasing depth and breadth across the grades. This means that
Math Teaching is developmentally appropriate.

 Teacher Aziz demonstrated the deductive method of teaching in his English class. Based on his teaching
demo, he asked the class to outline the steps of a deductive teaching method. The student’s outlines
served as the starting point of the class discussion on the steps of the deductive method. Teacher Aziz
went inductive NOT deductive.

 Teacher Vel Marie said: “This is the rule on how to multiply fractions. To illustrate, let’s give examples.”
Then she gave fractions to the class for them to multiply. Teacher Vel Marie proceeded deductively.

 Deductive teaching method is less interactive and require relatively shorter period of time to cover
content.

 When you begin teaching with the generalization then bring in details, you employ deductive teaching
method.

 When you begin teaching with concrete experience then come in with conclusion, you employ inductive
method.

 Learning is an active process. An application of this principle is let students learn the steps in opening a
computer by making them follow the steps.

 The more senses that are involved, the more and the better the learning. Bringing students to field trips
with the consent of school and parents is a practice is aligned with this principle.

 A non-threating atmosphere enhances learning. No bullying practice is an offshoot of this principle.

 Emotion has the power to increase learning. To apply this principle, teacher must touch students’
emotion when he/she teaches.
 Good teaching goes beyond recall of information. So a teacher must make students connect facts
learned to form concepts and abstractions.

Learning is meaningful when it is connected to students’ everyday life. An application of this principle in
teaching is when teacher asks the class to show application of what they learned to their daily life.

 An integrated teaching approach is far more effective than teaching isolated bits of information.
Teachers then should avoid teaching to the test.

 If Teacher Algie develops lesson the OBTL way, she should make students understand what they are
expected to know and able to do after the lesson

 In OBTL, assessment should be based on intended learning outcome.

 I wasn’t satisfied with Student B’s yes as an answer and so I asked her to explain why? I asked her a
probing question.

 Teacher Abdul claims he can’t accept an “I don’t know” answer. So he does prompting.

 To obtain well-thought out answers, allowing sufficient time could help.

 This is my questioning behavior: I ask the question, I pause for a while then call on a
student. This questioning practice is involving as many as possible.

 You get a partially correct answer. You may say “yes but a part needs improvement”. You may handle the
response by providing a corrective feedback.

 A question is raised by one student. You don’t answer it but throw back the question to the class. You are
redirecting questions to other pupils.

 Rejecting student’s answer outright is a practice that doesn’t promote interaction.

 You want to develop students’ critical thinking skills. You should ask divergent questions and open-ended
questions.

 Convergent questions will least promote interaction among students.

 All are responsibilities of the Learning Resource/ Audio-Visual/ Educational Technology Center of a
school EXCEPT accomplish the students’ technology
project for them.

 The Learning Resource / Audio-visual / Educational Technology Center regularly provides the Teachers a
list of websites, apps and instructional materials available in the city which are relevant to the different
subjects they teach. This fulfills its function as center of resources.

 The Learning Resource / Audio-visual / Educational Technology Center sponsors a seminar-workshop for
teachers and administrators on the use of the latest presenter applications. This fulfills its function as
agent of teaching

 In order for the students to clearly understand the structure and content of the
teacher’s presentation, the teacher should have a short preview.
Topnotcher's Notes - GenEd 1

Cases of robberies have tremendously decreased because of SOPHISTICATED security schemes installed in
almost all banks in the country. Sophisticated means high-tech.

 The theme of the quote, “Have a good bank account, a good cook and a good digestion” is security.

 The examination will take place a quarter after five. Nora should be in the venue at 5:15 PM.

 Blissful is synonymous to ecstatic.

 She described her classmate’s statement as too SOPHOMORIC. This means immature.

 n English verse, a poetic foot having one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable is trochaic.

 /p/ sound is voiceless.

 In The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dante was wrongfully imprisoned in The Devil’s Island.

 The line from the Koran, “Woe to every backbiter,” talks of misery for those who talks ill of others.

 The area and perimeter of a square are numerically equal if the side length is 4.

 The hardware is the physical components of the computer.

 Uploading refers to the process of sending a file from the computer to another computer in a network.

 When coal is burned, stored energy is being released in the form of thermal energy.

 In the process in manufacturing food, plants store the energy from the sun.

 Hydrogen is much lighter than air.

Taxonomy is the branch of Biology concerned with the classification of organisms. They are arranged in the
following hierarchy: kingdom-phylum- class-order-family-genus-species. Members of the same species
have the most in common with one another.

 A plant growing on a shady side of a tall fence bends around the corner of the fence towards the
sunlight. This illustrates positive phototropism.

 The vacuole is the part of the plant cell that stores water, sugar and minerals.

 Sound waves travel the slowest in gases.

 Plants need carbon dioxide, water, light and chlorophyll in order to make starch by photosynthesis.
Carbon dioxide enters plants through holes in the leaves called stomata.

 Sugar and starches are carbohydrates.

 Monera is considered as the most primitive kingdom.

 Not all microorganisms are harmful. Yeasts promote the rising of bread for baking.

 Heterotrophs are organisms that cannot manufacture their own food.

 The use of auxins may stimulate the growth of the roots in plant cuttings.

 Chloroplasts play an active role in the chemical processes required by plant cells to make food. On the
other hand, animal cells no chloroplasts, animals must obtain food from outside sources.

 A group of student researchers believe that high blood pressure is due to too much salt in the diet. This
is best classified as a hypothesis.

 The weight of an atom comes mostly from its protons.

 Positive geotropism is exhibited by the roots of plants.

 The ozone layer is the region of the atmosphere which absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation.

 Amphibians are the animals which live on land but return to the water to breed.

Xylem is a vascular tissue that conducts water and minerals; phloem is a vascular tissue that conducts
food.

 Eutrophication is an environmental condition that has been blamed for the usual occurrence of fish kills.

 A chemical change is any change that results in the production of one or more substances that differ in
chemical properties and composition from the original substances.

 Phenotype may be defined as visible expression of genotype.

 Cell walls present in plant cells are made up of cellulose.

 Our diet must include three types of food: energy foods, body-building foods and maintenance foods.
The energy foods are carbohydrates and fats.

 Aspirin has been known to retard the blood-clotting process allowing us to use aspirin to reduce the
possibility of stroke.

 Elements are classified according to the number of protons in its nucleus.

 The lizard is an organism which is cold blooded with a dry scaly skin.

 Decomposers are organisms responsible for the return of substances in the bodies of the dead plants
and animals to the soil.

 Testosterone promotes the development of secondary male sexual characteristics.

 Hemoglobin is the iron-containing compound which give the red corpuscles its color.

 Night blindness in children and adults is attributed to the deficiency in Vitamin A in the diet.
 Boyle’s law states that at constant temperature, the volume of a gas in inversely proportional to the
pressure.

 The red light has the least frequency but the longest wavelength.

 Technology is the application of scientific concepts and principles.

 The ecosystem is the interaction of a colony of ant to the nonliving and living things in its habitat.

The speed increases as sound waves travel from a less dense medium to a denser medium.

 The Bill of Rights guaranteed that no private property shall be taken for public use without just
compensation.

 Sikatuna was the chieftain of Bohol with whom Miguel Lopez de Legaspi had blood compact with in
1565.

 Political party is not an element of a state.

 In connection with government transaction involving public interest, the full disclosure policy is adopted
by the Constitution to ensure the public accountability and transparency.

 A young girl left her baby at the household of a monastery. The child gre up without knowing her mother
and father. The right of self-assertion is deprived of the child.

 Bahasa Malaysia is the Asian language nearest to Filipino.

 The Filipino trait of “pakikisama” is said to be ambivalent because it can be used for or against the
person who values it.

 John F. Kennedy was the American president who said, “Ask not what America will do for you, but what
together can we do for the freedom of man.”

 Capitalism is an economic system based on free enterprise.

 Productivity is the principle of taxation that the Philippine lack if it fails to raise the needed revenue and
therefore borrows from other countries toc over its expenses.

 Loss of qualified teachers going abroad is a type of Brain drain.

 Timawa refers to the class of Filipinos who were free and independent.

 The saying “Every right has a corresponding duty” means that rights and duties are reciprocal.

 The credit cooperative promotes thrift among members and generates funds in order to lend to its
members.