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Chapter 2 Communication
PHILOSOPHIES OF EDUCATION
1. Principal A tells her teachers that training in the humanities is most important. To which
educational philosophy does she adhere?
A. Perennialism C. Existentialism
B. Progressivism D. Essentialism
2. Principal B shares this thought with his teachers :" Subject matter should help students
understand and appreciate themselves as unique individuals who accept complete
responsibility for their thoughts,feelings and actions. From which philosophy is this thought
based?
A. Progressivism C. Essentialism
B. Perennialism D. Existentialism
3. Education should help students discover and developed their personal values and even
when values conflict with tradition ____.
A. Existentialism C. Essentialism
B. Progressivism D. Pragmatism
4. The environment of education should be one that encourage the growth of free creative
not adjustment to group thinking nor public norm _____.
A. Progressivism C. Essentialism
B. Existentialism D. Perennialism
5. The primary aim of education is to make students discover who they are and what their
choices are ____.
A. Existentialism C. Humanism
B. Progressivism D. Realism
6. The atmosphere of the school provides authentic freedom when a student is allowed to
find his /her own truth and ultimate fulfilment through non-confirming making ______.
A. Progressivism C. Idealism
B. Existentialism D. Perennialism
7. In his class,Teacher Manie presents principles and values so as to encourage his
students to examine them and decide for themselves whether to accept them or not. What
kind of philosophy does he practice?
A. Humanism C. Existentialism
B. Pragmatism D. Idealism
8. The school of thought prided themselves on listening to learners and questions,but not
telling what to do, because they teach students to make their own choices.
A. Reconstructivism C.Existentialism
B. Perennialism D. Progressivism
9. Students define their own essence and wide variety of options.
A. Behaviorism C. Idealism
B. Pragmatism D. Existentialism
10. Thea listens to the advice given by her sister to end the relationship that she has with
Gilbert. However, her sister learned that the advice she has given was not followed and
Thea decided to continue the relationship. This action of Thea is a manifestation of what
kind of philosophy?
A . Essentialism B. Perennialism
C . Existentialism D. Humanism
11. "Life is what you make it ",implies best what philosophy?
A. Humanism C. Existentialism
B. Essentialism D. Progressivism
12. The growth is the main goal of education..
A. Essentialism B. Perennialism
C. Existentialism D. Progressivism
13. The school should provide group thinking in a democratic atmosphere to foster
cooperation rather than competition.
A. Perennialism B. Humanism
C. Essentialism D. Naturalism
14. What philosophy of education advocates that the curriculum should only include and
unchanging truths?
A. Pragmatism B. Perennialism
C. Idealism D. Realism
15. Most conservative philosophy and they are used their higher faculties
A. Perennialism C. Existentialism
B . Behaviorism D. Progressivism
16. What philosophy means eternal truths,permanence and everlasting?
A. Idealism B. Pragmatism
C. Perennialism D. Constructivism
17. " Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less ".
A. Existentialism C. Essentialism
B. Perennialism D. Progressivism
18. 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 to
her past experience. This typifies what kind of philosophy?
A. Reconstructivism C. Existentialism
B. Constructivism D. Idealism
19. "Learning is the process of retrieving prior learning ",that is a statement from a
A. Progressivist C. Reconstructivist
B. Constructivist D. Idealist
20. Learners are the builders and creators in which philosophy?
A. Essentialism C. Idealism
B. Constructivism D. Realism
21. Kein learns well through active interplay with others. His learning increases when
engaged in activities that has meaning on him. Which philosophy can describe this?
A. Progressivism C. Empiricism
C. Idealism D. Realism
22. After finishing the degree in education,Teacher Mary realizes that learning never stops.
In fact, she accumulates more knowledge after learning the portal of her alma mater. This
typifies what kind of philosophy?
A. Perennialism C. Progressivism
B. Constructivism D. Humanism
23. After studying the principle of identity,Teacher Bing asks her students to determine
which among the given set of problems conforms to the said identity. This shows that
Teacher Bing upholds this kind of philosophy?
A. Perennialism C. Naturalism
B.. Progressivism D. Essentialism
24. To develop learners to become enlightened and intelligent citizen is which philosophy
of?
A. Essentialism C. Progressivism
B. Humanism D. Perennialism
25. If the subject are interdisciplinary,integrative and interactive, this curriculum is based on
which educational philosophy?
A. Progressivism C. Pragmatism
B. Perennialism D. Existentialism
26. Kia is an advocate of the principle "making the most of your life " . She is indeed an
advocate of what kind of philosophy?
A. Idealism B. Humanism
C. Existentialism D. Progressivism
27. Teacher Rea is a very dedicated teacher in the nursery. Her foremost concern is for the
students to learn how to adapt themselves in the environment. This shows that Teacher
Rea upholds this what kind of philosophy?
A. Naturalism B. Progressivism
C. Pragmatism D. Idealism
28. What school of philosophy asserts the scientific knowledge is final?
A. Idealism C. Essentialism
B. Existentialism D. Naturalism
29. Teacher Ray serves as an inspiration to his students because of his efficiency and
effectiveness as a teacher. The mind set of students towards him is an instance of what
kind of philosophy?
A. Realism C . Naturalism
B. Idealism D. Humanism
30. Ms.Sotto,a Christian living teacher puts so much significant on values development and
discipline. What could be her educational philosophy?
A. Idealism C. Realism
B. Pragmatism D. Progressivism
31. Which philosophy proclaims the spiritual nature of man and stresses that the human
spirit,soul or mind are the most important element in life?
A . Perennialism C. Existentialism
B. Idealism D. Essentialism
32. The teacher who teaches of numbers first before multiplication is aware of educational
philosophy which is?
A . Essentialism C. Reconstructivism
B. Idealism D. Existentialism
33.This is not to radically reshape society,what kind of philosophy?
A. Constructivism C . Idealism
B. Essentialism D. Humanism
34. The educational philosophy which applies that certain subjects are necessary to be
taken of the rest to facilitate learning is
A. Progressivism C. Perennialism
B. Essentialism D. Realism
35. The department of education gives greater emphasis on the development of basic skills.
What is the philosophical basis for this?
A. Essentialism C. Progressivism
B. Constructivism D. Perennialism
36. Class schedule,list of competencies to master,and uniform class requirements belong to
a school governed by the educational philosophy?
A. Progressivism C. Essentialism
B. Perennialism D. Existentialism
37. Which philosophy emphasize the authority of the teachers and value of subject matter
curriculum?
A. Idealism C. Perennialism
B. Essentialism D. Realism
38. Students respond to various stimuli and response to internally and externally ,what kind
of philosophy?
A. Idealism C. Pragmatism
B. Behaviorism D. Essentialism
39. Which educational philosophy focuses on the rule if curriculum as a means of remaking
the society?
A. Perennialism C. Reconstructivism
B. Essentialism D. Naturalism
40. Teacher Kaye has not only explained the concept of Philosophy of Education but also
imparted this to her students,this demonstrate what kind of philosophy?
A. Naturalism C. Realism
B. Idealism D. Perennialism
41. It refers to the philosophy which holds that education should by concerned with the
actualities of life.
A. Humanism C. Idealism
B. Realism D. Essentialism
42. If a teacher believes that learning also takes place in having interaction with the
environment,this teacher can be regarded as
A. Pragmatist C. Naturalist
C. Idealist D. Realist
43. "Learning by doing" principle obeys what philosophy in education?
A. Humanism C. Existentialism
B. Pragmatism D. Behaviorism
44.A philosophy that judge the validity of ideas by their consequence in action is
A. Progressivism C. Pragmatism
B. Realism D. Idealism
45. What was the philosophy of education in the Philippines before the establishment of the
public school system?
A. Idealism C. Humanism
B. Progressivism D. Pragmatism
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PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
JUNE 10, 2016
DIRECTION: This is a test for your Professional Education. Answer this as fast as you can. This test
are composed of 150 items. BEEd you need to get 113 score to passed this pre-board .Thank You and
Goodluck Sir/Mam.
1. You are very much interested in a quality professional development program for teachers. What
characteristic should you look for?
a. Prescribe by top educational teachers
b. Dependent on the availability of funds
c. Required for renewal of professional license
d. Responsive to identified teacher’s needs.
2. To ensure high standards of teachers’ personal and professional development, which of the
following measures must be implemented?
I. A school head plans the professional development of his/her teachers.
II. Every teacher formulates his/her own professional development plan
III. The implementation of what is learned in a training must be monitored.
a. I only c. II and III
b. I and III d. II only
3. As a community leader, which of the following should a teacher NOT do?
a. Support effort of the community to improve their status in life.
b. Make herself aloof to ensure that her decisions will not be influenced by the community politics.
c. Solicit donation from philanthropists in the community.
d. Play an active part in the activities of the community.
4. In a highly pluralistic society, what type of learning environment is the responsibility of the
teacher?
I. Safe
II. Gender-biased
III. Secure
a. I and II c. II only
b. I, II and III d. I and III
5. A teacher is said to be “trustee of the cultural and educational heritage of the nation and is under
obligation to transmit to learners such heritage”. Which practice makes the teacher fulfill such
obligation?
a. Use interactive teaching strategies.
b. Use the latest educational technology.
c. Observe continuing professional education
d. As a class, study the life of Filipino heroes.
6. Which actions show that political factors affect schools as agents of change?
I. The strengthening of the teaching of English in Philippine school.
II. The introduction of mandated subjects such as Rizal in the curriculum
III. The practice of mainstreaming
IV. The turnover of day care centers for DSWD to DepEd for supervision.
a. I and III c. II and III
b. I and II d. II and IV
7. For more efficient and effective management of school as agents of change, one proposal is for the
DepEd to cluster remote stand-alone schools under one lead school head. Which factor has the
strongest influence on this proposal?
a. Psychological c. Geographical
b. Historical d. Social
8. What does the acronym EFA imply for schools?
a. The acceptance of exclusive schools for boys and for girls.
b. The stress on the superiority of formal education over that of alternative learning system.
c. Practice of inclusive education
d. The concentration on formal education system
9. The wide acceptance of “bottom up” management style has influenced schools to practice which
management practice?
a. Exclusion of politicians from the pool of guest speakers during graduation exercises.
b. Prescription of what ought to be done from the Center Office.
c. Involvement of students, parents, teachers, and community in school planning
d. Allowing schools to do what they think is best
10. 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?
I. The deployment of more teachers
II. The implementation of 1:1 pupil textbook ratio
III. The conduct of morning and afternoon sessions
a. I, II and III c. III only
b. I and II d. II only
11. The failure of independent study with most Filipino students may be attributed to
students’ ____________.
a. unpreparedness fro schooling
b. ambivalence
c. high degree of independence
d. high degree of independence on authority
12. 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?
I. Inclusion of socio-emotional teaching
II. The emphasis on the concept of competition against self and not against others
III. Focus on academic achievement and productivity
a. I and III c. I and II
b. II and III d. I, II and III
13. Widespread abuse of Mother Earth prompted schools to teach sustainable development. which
one does this prove about schools?
a. The curricula of schools are centered on Mother Earth.
b. Schools can easily integrate sustained development in their curriculum.
c. Sustained development cannot be effectively taught in the classroom.
d. Environment factors influence the school as an agent of change.
14. 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?
a. It depends on the place when the daughter and the father live.
b. Yes, women are meant to be a mother only.
c. No. today women can take on the jobs of men.
d. No, there is gender equality in education.
15. Is there a legal basis for increasing the teacher’s starting salary to P18,000 an months?
a. No, it is a gift to teachers from Congress
b. Yes, R.A 7836
c. No, it is simply an act of benevolence from President GMA
d. Yes, the Phil. Constitution
16. As provided for the Educational Act of 1982, how are the institutions of learning encourage to set
higher standards of equality over the minimum standards required for state recognition?
a. Granting of Special Permit
b. Academic freedom
c. Continuing Professional Education
d. Voluntary accreditation *
17. 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?
a. No, it violates the mandate of equality education
b. Yes, it somewhat eliminates gender disparities
c. Yes, it supports equitable access to basic education
d. No. it does not support parent of adult education
18. “Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less”. Hence, it is better to be a
generalist, claims Teacher F. Which Philosophy does Teacher F. subscribe to?
a. Existentialism c. Essentialism
b. Perennialism d. Progressivism
19. Mencius believed that all people are born good. This thought on the innate goodness of people
makes it easier to our pupils.
a. teach c. like
b. Respect d. motivate
20. The specialization requires of every professional teacher for him/her to be competent is in line
with which pillar of learning?
a. Learning to know
b. Learning to be
c. Learning to live together
d. Learning to do
21. Which pillar of learning is aimed at the wholistic development of man and his complete
fulfillment?
a. Learning to be
b. Learning to know
c. Learning to live together
d. Learning to do
22. Material development at the expense of human development points to the need to do more in
school.
a. “Learning to do”
b. “Learning to know”
c. “Learning to live together”
d. “Learning to be”
23. A student complains to you about his failing grade. When you recomputed you found out that you
committed an error in this grade computation. Your decision is not 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?
a. No, the reason for not accepting the error before the students in flimsy.
b. No, the end does not justify the means
c. Yes, the end justifies the means
d. Yes, as a teacher you must maintain your credibility
24. Which violate(s) the principle of respect?
I. Teacher A tells her students that what Teacher B taught is wrong.
II. To retaliate, Teacher B advises students not to enroll in Teacher A’s class.
III. Teacher C secretly gives way to a special favor (e.g. add 2 points to grade) requested by student
A who is vying for honors.
a. II and III c. I and II
b. I, II and III d. I and III
25. Which is/are in accordance with the principle of pedagogical competence?
I. Communication of objectives of the course to students
II. Awareness of alternative instruction strategies
III. Selection of appropriate methods of instruction
a. I and III c. III only
b. I, II and III d. II and III
26. With a death threat over his head, Teacher D is directed to pass an undeserving student. Which
will a utilitarianist do?
a. Pass the student, why suffer the threat?
b. Don’t pass him; live by your principle of justice. You will get reward, if not in this life, in the next.
c. Pass the student. That will be of use to the student, his parents and you.
d. Don’t pass him. You surely will not like someone to give you a death threat in other to pass.
27. Teacher A knows of the illegal activities of a neighbor but keeps quiet in order not to be involved
in any investigation. Which foundational principle of morality does Teacher A fail to apply?
a. The end does not justify the means
b. The end justifies the means
c. Always do what is right
d. Between two evils, do the lesser evil
28. To earn units for promotion, a teacher pays her fee but does not attend class at all. Does this
constitute professional growth?
a. Not immediately but yes after promotion
b. It depends on the school she is enrolled in
c. No, it is simply earning MA units for promotion
d. Yes, just enrolling in an MA program is already professional growth
29. If a teacher asks more higher-order questions, he has to ask more questions.
a. fact c. convergent
b. close d. concept
30. Misdemeanor has a “ripple effect”. This implies that as a classroom manager, a teacher
a. reinforces positive behavior
b. responds to misbehavior promptly
c. is consistent in her classroom management practice
d. count 1 to 10 before she deals with a misbehaving student
31. Based on Edgar Dale’s “Cone of Experience”, which activity is farthest from the real thing?
a. Watching demo c. Video disc
b. Attending exhibit d. Viewing images
32. The students of Teacher Y 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 des teacher Y’s
class have?
a. Teaching machines
b. CD
c. Video disc
d. Videotaped lesson
33. Which is an INAPPROPIATE way to manage off-task behavior?
a. Redirect a child’s attention to task and check his progress to make sure he is continuing work
b. Make eye contact to communicate what you wish to communicate
c. Move closer to the child to make him feel your presence
d. Stop your class activity to correct a child who is no longer on task
34. To be an effective classroom manager, a teacher must be friendly but must at the same time be .
a. confident c. analytical
b. businesslike d. buddy-buddy
35. Which software is needed when one wants to perform automatic calculations on numerical data?
a. Database
b. Spreadsheet Program
c. Microsoft Word
d. Microsoft Powerpoint
36. Which of the following questions must be considered in evaluating teacher-made materials?
a. In the material new?
b. Does the material simulate individualism?
c. Is the material expensive?
d. Is it fake?
37. Kounin claims that “with-it-ness” is one of the characteristics of an effective classroom manager.
What is one sign of “with-it-ness”?
a. Giving attention to students who are having difficulty with school work
b. Seeing only a portion of the class but intensively
c. Knowing where instructional materials are kept
d. Aware of what’s happening in all parts of the classroom
38. Which of these is one of the ways by which the internet enables people to browse documents
connected by hypertext links?
a. URL
b. Browser
c. Welcome page
d. World Wide Web
39. Which characteristics must be primary considered as a choice of instructional aids?
a. Stimulate and maintain students interests
b. Suited to the lesson objectives
c. Updated and relevant to Filipino setting
d. New and skillfully made
40. You can exhibit referent power on the first day of school by
a. telling them the importance of good grades
b. giving your students a sense of belongingness and acceptance
c. making them feel you know what you are taking about
d. reminding your students your authority over them again and again
41. I would like to use a model to emphasize particular part. Which of these would be MOST
appropriate?
a. Regalia c. Stimulation
b. Audio recording d. Mock up
42.What must a teacher do to ensure orderly transitions between activities?
a. Allow time for the students to socialize in between activities
b. Have the materials ready at the start of the activity
c. Assign fewer exercise to fill the allotted time
d. Wait for students who lag behind
43.The task of setting up routine activities for effective classroom management is a task that a
teacher should undertake
a. as soon as the students have adjusted to their schedules
b. on the very first day of school
c. every day at the start of the session
d. every homeroom day
44. Teacher S uses the low-profile classroom control technique most of the time. what does this
imply?
a. She is reactive in her disciplinary orientation
b. She manages pupils personalities
c. She reacts severely to a misbehaving student
d. She stops misbehaving without disrupting lesson flow
45. When teacher tries to elicit clarification on a student response or solicits additional information,
which of these should be use?
a. Directing c. Structuring
b. Probing d. Cross examining
46. Which priority criterion should guide a teacher in the choice of instructional devices?
a. Novelty c. Attractiveness
b. Cost d. Appropriateness
47. Which learning activity is MOST appropriate if a teacher’s focus is attitudinal change?
a. Fieldtrip c. Role play
b. Exhibit d. Game
48. Teacher H strives to draw participation of every student into her classroom discussion. Which of
these student needs is she trying to address? The need to .
a. shoe one’s oral abilities to the rest of the class
b. feel significant and be part of a group
c. get everything and be part of a group
d. be creative
49. Instead of teacher giving this comment a student response. “You’re on the wrong track!”, what
should be teacher do?
a. Change the question to an easier one
b. Redirect the question by calling another student to recite
c. Probe to redirect the response into a more productive area
d. Pause, ask the question, lecture, then ask the question again
50. If curriculum is designed following the traditional approach, which feature(s) apply(ies)?
I. The aims of the curriculum are set by professionals and experts
II. Interested groups (teachers, students, communities) are assumed to agree with the aims of the
curriculum
III. Consensus building in not necessary
a. III only c. I, II
b. I, II, III d. I, III
51. I want my student to develop the ability to look at a problem from various perspectives. Which
approach will be MOST fit?
a. Behaviorist approach
b. Computer-based Education
c. Modular approach
d. Cognitive approach
52. One’s approach to teaching is influenced by Howard Gardner’s MI Theory. What is he/she
challenged to do?
I. To come up with 9 different ways of approaching lesson to cater to the 9 multiple intelligence
II. To develop all student’s skill in all nine intelligences
III. To provide worthwhile activities that acknowledge individual difference in children
a. I, II and III c. II only
b. II, III d. III only
53. If my approach to my lesson is behaviorist, what features will dominate my lesson?
I. Copying notes III. Lecturing
II. Reasoning IV. Demonstration
a. III, IV c. I, II, III, IV
b. I, III, IV d. II, III, IV
54. You practice inclusive education. Which of these applies to you?
I. You accept every student as full and valued member of the class and school community
II. Your special attention is on learners with specific learning or social needs
III. Your address the needs of the class as a whole within the context of the learners with specific
learning or social needs
a. II only c. I only
b. I and II d. I and III
55. School curriculum reflects the world’s economic and political integration and industrialization.
What does this point in curriculum development?
a. The trend towards the classical approach to curriculum development
b. The trend toward the globalization and localization
c. The trend toward participatory curriculum development
d. The shift in the paradigm of curriculum development from a process-oriented to a product-oriented
one
56. You choose cooperative learning as a teaching approach. What thought is impressed on your
students?
a. Interaction is a must, but not necessarily face to-face interaction
b. Student’s success depends on the success of the group
c. Student’s individuality evaluate how effectively their group worked.
d. The accountability for learning is on the group not on the individual
57. What principle is violated by overusing the chalkboard, as though it is the only education
technology available?
a. Isolated use c. Variety
b. Flexibility d. Uniformity
58. Which statement applies a CORRECTLY to Edgar Dale’s ”Cone of Experience”
a. The farther you are from the base, the more direct the learning experience becomes.
b. The farther you are from the bottom, the more direct the learning experience becomes.
c. The closer you are from the base, the more indirect the learning experience becomes
d. The closer you are from the base, the more direct the learning experience becomes
59. “When more senses are stimulated, teaching and learning become more effective.” What is an
application of this principle?
a. Appeal to student’s sense of imagination
b. Use multisensory aids
c. Make your students touch the instructional material
d. Use audiovisual aids because the eyes and the eras are the most important senses in learning.
60. Which is a classroom application of the theory of “operant conditioning”?
a. Help student see the connectedness of facts, concepts, and principles
b. Create a classroom atmosphere that elicits relaxation
c. Reinforce a good behavior to increase the likelihood that the learner will repeat the response
d. Make students learn by operating manipulatives
Read the following teacher-student situation
61. TEACHER: Why is the process called photosynthesis?
STUDENT: I don’t know
Which questioning technique should be the teacher use?
a. Clarification c. Prompting
b. Multiple response d. Concept review
62. Here is the test item.
“From the data presented in the table, from generalizations that are supported by the data”.
Under what type of question does this item fall?
a. Convergent c. Application
b. Evaluative d. Divergent
63. I want to teach concepts, patterns and abstractions. Which method will be MOST appropriate?
a. Discovery c. Direct instruction
b. Indirect instruction d. Problem solving
64. Teacher A 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?
a. The teacher wants to make her teaching easier by having les talk
b. The teacher emphasizing reading and writing skills
c. The teacher is teaching in a variety of ways because not all students learn in the same manner
d. The teacher is applying Bloom’s hierarchy of cognitive learning
65. Teacher A an experienced teacher, does daily review of past lessons in order to
a. introduce a new lesson
b. reflect on how he presented the previous lessons
c. provide his pupils with a sense of continuity
d. determine who among his pupils are studying
66. I combined several subject areas in order to focus on a single concept for interdisciplinary
teaching. Which strategy did I use?
a. Reading-writing activity
b. Thematic introduction
c. Unit method
d. Problem-centered learning
67. To teach the democratic process to the pupils, Biag 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?
a. Symposium c. Pole playing
b. Simulation d. Philips 66
68. Which are effective methods in teaching student critical reading skills?
I. Interpret editorial
II. Read and interpret three different movie reviews
III. Read a position paper and deduce underlying assumptions of the position papers
a. II and III c. I and II
b. I and III d. I, II and III
69. 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?
a. Low-level c. Analysis
b. Evaluative d. Convergent
70. When I teach, I often engage in brainstorming. Which do I avoid?
a. Break down barriers
b. Increase creativity
c. Generate many ideas
d. Selectively involves pupils
71. Teacher S teaches a lesson in which students must recognize that ¼ is the same 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?
a. Numeration skills
b. Place value of decimals
c. Numeration skills of decimals and relationships between fractions and decimals
d. Relationship between fraction and decimals
72. What is the best way to develop math concept?
a. Solving problems using multiple approaches
b. Solving problems by looking for correct answer
c. Learning math as applied to situations, such as being a tool of science
d. solving problems by applying learned formulas
73. After the reading of a selection in the class, which of these activities can enhance students
creativity.
I. Reader’s theater
II. Reading aloud
III. Silent reading
a. I and II c. I only
b. II only d. III only
74. Teacher C, a Reading teacher, advised he class to “read between the lines”. What does she want
her pupils to do?
a. Make an educated guess
b. Determine what is meant by what is stated
c. Apply the information read
d. Describe the characters in the story
75. To nurture students’ creativity, which activity should a teacher AVOID?
a. Ask “hat if…” questions
b. Ask divergent thinking questions
c. Emphasize the need to give right answers
d. Be open to “out-of-this-world” ideas
76. Teacher R wants to develop his student’s creativity. Which type of questions will be MOST
appropriate?
a. Synthesis questions
b. Fact questions
c. “What if….” questions
d. Analysis questions
77. In my attempt to develop creative thinking skills, I want to test fluency of ideas. Which activity
for my students will be MOST appropriate?
a. Solve this math problem
b. List animals covered with hair in 1 minute
c. Solve this puzzle
d. Compare pictures 1 and 2. Where are the differences?
78. You want your students to answer the questions at the end of a reading lesson. “What did I learn
did?”,”What still puzzle me?”, “What did I enjoy, hate accomplish in the class today”?,”How did I
learn from the lesson?”.Which of the following are you asking them to do?
a. Work on an assignment
b. Make journal entry
c. Work on a drill
d. Apply what they learned
79. After reading an essay. Teacher B wants to help sharpen her students’ ability to interpret. Which
of these activities will be most appropriate?
a. Drawing conclusions
b. Making inferences
c. Getting the main idea
d. Listing facts separately from opinion
Read the following then answer the question
80. 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?
ASWER: The doctor is the boy’s mother.
The above brain twister helps develop critical reading skills. Which activity was used?
a. Comparing
b. Classifying
c. Inferring meaning
d. Looking for cause and effect
81. 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?
a. Children who have not mastered the basic skills are more likely to be motivated to read in order to
gain mastery over basic skills.
b. Children who have mastered basic skills are more likely to be less motivated to read because they
get fed up with too much reading.
c. Children who have a high sense of self-confidence are not necessarily those who can read
d. Children who have gained mastery over basic skills are more motivated to read
82. The value that students put on reading is critical to their success. In what way/s can teachers
inculcate his value for reading?
I. Sharing the excitement of read-aloud
II. Showing their passion for reading
III. Being rewarded to demonstrate the value of reading
a. II and III c. I, II and III
b. I and II d. II only
83. Bruner’s theory on intellectual development moves from enactive to iconic and symbolic stages.
Applying Bruner’s theory. How would you teach?
a. Be interactive in approach
b. Begin with the abstract
c. Begin with the concrete
d. do direct instruction
84. 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?
a. Generalization
b. Operant Conditioning
c. Attribution theory
d. Classical conditioning
84. Which is/are the basic assumption/s of behaviorists?
I. The mind of newborn child is a blank state.
II. all behaviors are determined by environmental events
III. The child has a certain degree of freedom not to allow himself to be shaped by his environment.
a. III only c. II only
b. I and II d. I and II
86. 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 .
a. psychological need c. belongingness
b. self-actualization d. safety needs
87. In a Social studies class. Teacher I presents a morally ambiguous situation and asks student what
they would do. On whose theory is Teacher I’s technique based?
a. Bandura c. Kohberg
b. Piaget d. Bruner
88. Teacher F is convinced that whatever 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 F’s conviction based?
a. Environmentalism c. Cognitivism
b. Behaviorism d. Constructivism
89. Bandura’s social learning theory, states that children often imitate those who _______
I. have substantial influence over their lives
II. belong their peer group
III. belong to other races
IV. are successful and seem admired
a. IV only c. I and II
b. I and IV d. II and IV
90. According to Erikson, what years are critical for the development of self-confidence?
a. High school years
b. College years
c. Preschool years
d. Elementary school years
91. Which of the following does NOT describe the development of children aged 11 to 13?
a. They exhibit increased objectivity in thinking
b. They shift from impulsivity to adaptive ability
c. Sex difference in IQ become more evident
d. They show abstract thinking and judgment
92. Teacher H 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 H do?
a. Apprenticeship
b. Guided participation
c. Peer interaction
d. Scaffolding*
93. What does Gagne’s hierarchy theory propose for effective instruction?
a. Be concerned with the socio-emotional climate in the classroom
b. Teach beginning with the concrete
c. Sequence instruction
d. Reward good behavior
94. William Glasser’s control theory states that behavior in inspired by what satisfies a person’s want
at any given time. What then must a teacher do to motivate students to learn?
a. Make teaching-leaning interactive
b. Avoid giving assignments
c. Organize a curriculum in a spiral manner
d. Make schoolwork relevant to students’ basic human needs.
95. Soc 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?
a. extinction c. acquisition
b. generalization d. discrimination
96. Based on Freud’s theory, which operate/s when a student strikes a classmates at the height of
anger?
a. Ego c. Id and Ego interact
b. Id d. Superego
97. Bernadette enjoyed the roller coaster when he and her family went to Enchanted Kingdom. The
mere sight of a roller coaster gets her excited. Which theory explains Bernadette’s behavior?
a. Operant conditioning
b. Social learning theory
c. Attribution theory
d. Pavlovian conditioning
98. According to Frued, with which should one be concerned if he/she has to develop in the students
a correct sense of right and wrong?
I. Super-ego II. Ego III. Id
a. I and II c. I
b. II d. III
99. When small children call animals “dog”, what process is illustrated on Piaget’s cognitive
development theory?
a. reversion c. accommodation
b. assimilation d. conservation
100. 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?
I. Make use of field trips, guest speakers
II. Do multicultural units of study
III. Stick to the “left brain and right brain” approach
a. I and III c. I and II
b. I only d. II only
101. Which appropriate teaching practice flows from this research finding on the brain: “The brain’s
emotional center is tied into its ability to learn”.
a. Establish the discipline of being judgmental in attitude
b. Come up with highly competitive games where winners will feel happy
c. Tell the students to participate in class activities or else won’t receive plus points in class recitation
d. Create a learning environment that encourages students to explore their feeling and ideas freely
102. Research on Piagetian tasks indicates that thinking becomes more logical and abstract as
children reach the formal operations stage. What is an educational implication of this finding?
a. Engage children in analogical reasoning as early as preschool to train them for higher order
thinking skills (HOTS)
b. Learners who are not capable of logical reasoning from ages 8 to 11 lag behind in their cognitive
development
c. Let children be children
d. Expect hypothetical reasoning for learners between 12 to 15 years of age
103. 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?
a. Tell them the research finding when applied will make them genuinely motivated
b. Convince them that genuine motivation is the only factor that matters for a person to succeed
c. Make them realize that failure is a part of life
d. Make them realize that both success and failure are more a function of internal causes.
104. Which characterize/s a learning environment that promotes fairness among learners of various
cultures, family background and gender?
I. Inclusive
II. Exclusive
III. Gender-sensitive
a. I only c*. I and III
b. III only d. II and III
104. Which of the following steps should be completed first in planning an achievement test?
a. Define the instructional objective*
b. Set up a table of specialization
c. Select the types of test items to use
d. Decide on the length of the test
105. The computed r fro scores in Math and Science in 0.92. What does this mean?
a. Math score is positive related to Science score
b. The higher the Math score, the lower the Science score
c. Math score is not in any way related to Science score
d. Science score is slightly related to math score
106. Which types of test is most appropriate if Teacher Y wants to measure student’s ability to
organize thoughts and ideas?
a. Short answer type of test
b. Extended response essay
c. Modified alternative response
d. Limited response essay
107. With assessment of affective learning in mind, which does NOT belong to the group?
a. Cloze test c. Reflective writing
b. Moral dilemma d. Diary entry
108. I want to test student’s synthesizing skills. Which has the highest diagnostic value?
a. multiple choice test c. Essay test
b. Performance test d. Completion test
109. Why is this test item poor?
I. The test item does not pose a problem to the examinee
II. There are variety of possible correct answer to this item
III. the language used in the question is not precise
IV. The blank is near the beginning of a sentence
A. I and III
B. II and IV
C. I and IV
D. I and II
110.What makes the multiple choice type of test poor?
a. The options are not grammatically connected to the stem
b. The stem fails to present a problem
c. There are grammatical clues
d. The options are not parallel
111. If a teacher wants to measure her students’ ability to discriminate, which of these is an
appropriate type of test item as implied by the direction?
a. “Outline the Chapter on The Cell”.
b. “Summarize the lesson yesterday”.
c. “Group the following items according to shape”.
d. “State a set of principle that can explain the following events”.
112.A test item has a difficult index of 0.89 and a discrimination index of 0.44. What should the
teacher do?
a. Reject the item
b. Retain the item
c. Make it a bonus item
d. Make it a bonus item and reject it
113. Which form of assessment is consistent with the saying “The proof of the pudding is in the
eating”.
a. Contrived c. Traditional
b. Authentic d. Indirect
114. What is WRONG with this item?
a. Item is overly specific
b. Content is trivial
c. Test item is option-based
d. There is a cue to the right answer
115. Student’s score were as follows: 82, 83, 84, 86, 88, 84, 83, 85. The score 86 is the.
a. mode c. median
b. average d. mean
116. Which text form would you choose if you want to have a valid and reliable test based on the
table below?
Test Form Validity Index Reliability Index
A .47 .68
B .87 .57
C .20 .86
D .40 .41
E .63 .07
a. A only c. A and D
b. B only d. B and E
117. A mathematicians 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?
a. Mean percentage score
b. Quartile Deviation
c. Percentile Rank
d. Percentage Score
118. Nellie’s score is within x±1 SD. To which of the following groups does she belong?
a. Below average
b. Average
c. Needs Improvement
d. Above average
119. 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?
a. The median is a score of 80 and the range is 60.
b. The median is a score of 70 and the range is 60.
c. The median is a score of 80 and the range is 20.
d. The median is a score of 70 and the range is 20.
120. Which can be said of Arielle who obtained a score of 75 out of 100 items in a Grammar
objective test?
a. She performed better than 25% of her classmates
b. She answered 75 items in the test correctly*
c. Her rating is 75
d. She answered 75% of the test items correctly
121. The criterion of success in Teacher D’s objective is that “the pupils must be able to spell 90% of
the words correctly”. Ana 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 D
a. attained her lesson objective
b. did not attain her lesson objective because of the pupils’ lack of attention
c. failed to attain her lesson objective as far as the 25 pupils are concerned
d. attained her lesson objective because of her effective spelling drill
122. If the scores of your test follow a negatively skewed score distribution, what should you do?
Find out ?
a. why your items were easy
b. why most of the scores are high*
c. why most of the scores are low
d. why some pupils scored high
123. Principal A is talking about “grading on the curve” in a faculty meeting. What does this
expression refer to?
a. A student mark compares his achievement to his effort.
b. A student’s grade or mark depends on how his achievement compares with the achievement of
other students in a class.
c. A student’s grade determines whether or not a student attains a defined standard of achievement
d. A student mark tells how closely he is achieving to his potential.
124. Which tests determine whether students accept responsibility for their own behavior or pass on
responsibility for their own behavior to other people?
a. Thematic tests
b. Sentence-completion tests
c. Stylistic test
d. Locus-of-control tests
125. Which of the one weakness of self-supporting personality checklists?
a. Many personality measures have built-in lie scales
b. They lack stability
c. They may not get true information because individuals can hide or disguise feelings
d. They have poor internal consistency
126. Which of these can measure awareness of values?
a. Sociogram
b. Moral dilemmas
c. Projective techniques
d. Rating scales
127. Marking on a normative basis means that
a. the normal distribution curve should be followed
b. some should fall
c. some get high marks
d. the grading is based on a present criteria
128. Which process enhances the comparability of grades?
a. Using a table specifications
b. Determining the level of difficulty of the tests
c. Giving more HOTS (higher order thinking skills)
d. Constructing departmentalized examinations for each subject area.
SITUATIONAL
129. Which response/s come/s from a behaviorist?
a. #2 and #4 c. #3 and #4
b. #1 and #2 d. #1 and #3
130. On which educational philosophy is response #1 anchored?
a. Existentialism c. Progressivism
b. Essentialism d. Bahaviorism
131. If you learned toward a progressivist philosophy, with which response would you agree?
a.#2 b. #3 c. #4 d. #1
132. Teacher C wants his students to master the concept of social justice. Which series of activities
will be most effective?
a. Pretest-teaching-posttest
b. Pretest-teaching-posttest-re-teaching for unlearned concepts-posttest
c. Review-pretest-teaching-posttest
d. Teaching-posttest
133. Teacher A likes to show how the launching of spaceships takes place. Which of the following
materials available is most fit?
a. Model c. Replica
b. Mock-up d. Realia
134. Teacher B likes to concretize the abstract concepts of an atom. She came up with a concrete
presentation of the atom by using wire and plastic balls. How would you classify Teacher B’s visual
aids?
a. Chart c. Model*
b. Replica d. Realia
135. The class was asked to share their insights about the poem. The ability to come up with a n
insight stems from the ability to
a. analyze the parts of a whole
b. evaluate the worthiness of a thing
c. relate and organize things and ideas
d. comprehend the subject that is being studied
136. To ask the class any insight derived from the poem is based on the theory of
a. realism c. conditioning
b. behaviorism d. constructivism
137. On which assumption about the learner is Mr. Marquez’s act of asking the class to share their
insight based?
a. Learners are like empty receptacles waiting to be filled up
b. Learners are meant to interact with one another
c. Learners have multiple intelligence and varied learning styles
d. Learners are producers of knowledge not only passive recipients of information
138. On which assumption/s is the principal’s action anchored?
I. Students learn by personally constructing meaning of what is taught.
II. Students are construct and reconstruct meaning based on experiences
III. Students derive meaning from the meaning that the teacher gives
a. II only c. I, II, and III
b. I and II d. I only
139. Which materials will her teachers LEAST prefers?
a. Controversial issues
b. Open-ended topics
c. Unquestionable laws
d. Problem or cases
140. Which concept/s of the learner will Principal E NOT accept?
I. “Empty vesse!”
II. “Tabula rasa”
III. Candle to be lighted
a. III only c. II only
b. I only d. I and II
141. How can you make the items homogeneous?
a. Increase the number of items in Column B
b. All items should be on polygons
c. Remove the word triangle in items #1 and #2 in column A
d. The word “gon” must be included in column B
142. What is the main defect of this matching test?
a. the matching type is an imperfect type
b. the items are NOT homogeneous
c. the items quite easy
d. an obvious pattern is followed in the answering
143. Which should be done to improve the matching type of test?
a. Capitalize the items in Column A
b. Items in Column A and B should be exchanged
c. Drop #6 item in Column A
d. The item in Column A should be increased
144. Which of these is/are essential in constructing a scoring rubric?
I. Description of criteria to serve as standard
II. Clear descriptions of performance at each level
III. Levels of achievement (mastery)
IV. Rating scheme
a. I, II, III c. I, II, III, IV
b. I, II d. I only
145. Which statement is TRUE of the rubric?
a. It is developmental
b. It is analytical
c. It is both holistic and developmental
d. It is holistic
146. Which is TRUE of the scoring rubric?
I. It describes criteria of levels of achievement
II. It has a rating scheme
III. It limit itself to 4 levels of achievement
a. I and II
b. I and III
c. II and III
d. I, II and III
147. The table shows that the test item analyzed .
a. has a positive discrimination index
b. has a negative discrimination index
c. is extremely easy
d. is extremely difficult
148. Based on the table, which is the most effective distracter?
a. Option D
b. Option A
c. Option C
d. Option B
149. Based on the table, which group got more correct answer?
a. Upper group
b. It cannot be determined
c. Lower group
d. Data are not sufficient to give an answer
150. In research, which is another term for independent variable?
a. Response
b. Outcome
c. Criterion
d. Input
Prof.Ed Part 3
1. 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
a. Behaviorist c. Cognitive
b. Associationist d. Humanist
Ans: d
2. Which philosophy approves of a teacher who lectures most of the time and requires his
students to memorize the rules of grammar?
a. Existentialism c. Pragmatism
b. Realism d. Idealism
Ans: d
3. 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?
a. Vocabulary building
b. Semantic mapping
c. Demonstration
d. Deductive teaching
Ans: b
4. The current emphasis on the development of critical thinking by the use of philosophic
methods that emphasize debate and discussion began
with:
a. Aristotle c. Confucius
b. Socrates d. Plato
Ans: b
5. Which refers to a single word or phrase that tells the computer to do something with a
program or file?
a. Computer program c. Computer language
b. Password d. Command
Ans: d
6. In instructional planning, which among these three; unit plan, course plan, lesson plan is
most specific? _________ plan.
a. Course c. Resources
b. Unit d. Lesson
Ans: d
7. The first American teachers on the Philippines were:
a. Missionaries
b. Soldiers
c. Graduates of the normal school
d. Elementary graduates
Ans: b
8. By which process do children become participating and functioning members of society
by fitting into an organized way to life?
a. Socialization c. Accommodation
b. Acculturation d. Assimilation
Ans: a
9. What is the mean of this score distribution 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10?
a. 7.5 b. 8.5 c. 6 d. 7
Ans: d
10. Which is a teaching approach for kindergartens that makes real world experiences of
the child the focal point of educational stimulation?
a. Situation approach
b. Traditional approach
c. Montessori approach
d. Eclectic approach
Ans: c
11. Which among the following graphic organizers used helps to show events in
chronological order?
a. Time line and story map
b. Time line and cycle
c. Series of events chart and story map
d. Time line and series of events chart
Ans: d
12. Which schools are subject to supervision, regulation and control by the state?
a. Public, private sectarian and non-sectarian schools
b. Public schools
c. Sectarian and non-sectarian schools
d. Private schools
Ans: a
13. Which among following can help student development the habit of critical thinking?
a. Blind obedience of authority
b. A willingness to suspend judgment until sufficient evidence is presented
c. Asking convergent questions
d. Asking low level questions
Ans: b
14. Teacher Nelda wants to develop in her pupils comprehension skills. What order of skills
will she develop?
I. Literal comprehension
II. Interpretation
III. Critical evaluation
IV. Integration
a. II-III-IV-I c. I-II-III-IV
b. III-IV-I-II d. IV-III-II-I
Ans: c
15. An integrative, conceptual approach introduced by Roldan that has as its highest levels
in the development of _____ thinking skills.
a. Interpretative c. Critical
b. Creative d. Literal
Ans: c
16. If a student thinks about thinking, he is involved in the process called ________.
a. Higher order thinking
b. Metacognition
c. Critical thinking
d. Creative thinking
Ans: b
17. The use of drills in the classroom is rooted on Thorndike’s law of:
a. Readiness c. Exercise
b. Effect d. Belongingness
Ans: c
18. The following are some drill techniques, except:
a. Challenging students to be above the level of the class
b. Asking pupils to repeat answers
c. Giving short quiz and having students grade papers
d. Assigning exercises from a workbook
Ans: b
19. The process of task analysis ends up in the formulation of:
a. Instructional objectives
b. Enabling objectives
c. Goals of learning
d. Behavioral objectives
Ans: a
20. For city-bred students to think that their culture is better than those from the province is
a concrete example of ____.
a. Ethical relativism c. Cultural relativism
b. Ethnocentrism d. Xenocentrism
Ans: b
21. Who were the Thomasites?
a. The first American teachers that help in establishing the public educational system in the
Philippines
b. The soldiers who doubted the success of the public educational system to be set in the
Philippines
c. The first religious group who came to the Philippines on board the US transports Thomas
d. The devotees to St. Thomas Aquinas who came to evangelize
Ans: a
22. Which teaching activity is founded on Bandura's social learning theory?
a. Questioning
b. Inductive reasoning
c. Modeling
d. Interactive teaching
Ans: c
23. 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?
a. Chili-Friendly-School System
b. Adopt-A-School-Program
c. Every Child A Reader Program
d. Brigada Eskwela
Ans: d
24. Researchers gave rats a dose of 3-m butyl phthalide and measured changes in the rats
blood pressure. This statement is best classified as
a. Experiment c. Hypothesis
b. Prediction d. Finding
Ans: a
25. The right hemisphere of the brain is involved with the following functions except:
a. Visual functions
b. Nonverbal functions
c. Intuitive functions
d. Detail-oriented functions
Ans: b
26. To build a sense of pride among Filipino youth, which should be done?
a. Re-study our history from the perspective of our colonizer
b. Re-study our history and stress on our achievements as a people
c. Replace the study of folklores and myths with technical subjects
d. Set aside the study of local history
Ans: b
27. Which is in accordance with the “with-it-ness” principle of classroom management of
Kounin?
a. Students agree to disagree in class discussions
b. Teacher is fully aware of what is happening in his classroom
c. Student is with his teacher in everything he teaches
d. Both parents and teachers are involved in the education of children
Ans: b
28. Below are questions that must be considered in developing appropriate learning activity
experiences except one. Which is it?
a. Can experiences benefit the pupils?
b. Do the experiences save the pupils from learning difficulties?
c. Are the experiences in accordance with the patterns of pupils?
d. Do the experiences encourage pupils to inquire further?
Ans: b
29. Which is a characteristic of an imperfect type of matching test?
a. An item may have no answer at all
b. An answer may be repeated
c. There are two or more distracters
d. The items in the right and left columns are equal in number
Ans: a
30. Which is a proactive management practice?
a. Tell them that you enforce the rules on everyone, no exception
b. Set and clarify your rules and expectation on Day 1
c. Punish the misbehaving pupils in the presence of their classmates
d. Stress on penalty for every violation
Ans: b
31. “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?
a. Essentialism c. Perennialism
b. Progressivism d. Existentialism
Ans: a
32. I like to develop the synthesizing skills of my students. Which one should I do?
a. Ask my students to formulate a generalization from the data shown in the graphs
b. Direct my students to point out which part of the graph are right and which part is wrong
c. Ask my students to answer the questions beginning with “what if”
d. Tell my students to state data presented in the graph
Ans: a
33. To reach out to clientele who cannot be in the classroom for one reason or another,
which of the following was established?
a. Informal
b. Special education (SPED)
c. Pre-school education
d. Alternative learning delivery system
Ans: d
34. Tira enjoys games like scrabble, anagrams and password. Which type of intelligence is
strong in Tira?
a. Interpersonal intelligence
b. Linguistic intelligence
c. Logical and mathematical intelligence
d. Spatial intelligence
Ans: b
35. Teacher Milla observes cleanliness and order in the classroom to create a conducive
atmosphere for learning. On which theory is her practice
based?
a. Psychoanalysis
b. Gestalt psychology
c. Behaviorism
d. Humanistic psychology
Ans: c
36. Which learning principles is the essence of Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences?
a. Almost all learners are linguistically intelligent
b. Intelligence is not measured on one form
c. Learners have different IQ level
d. Learners have static IQ
Ans: b
37. 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?
a. Kohlberg c. Maslow
b. Erickson d. Gardner
Ans: b
38. Teacher Ada uses direct instruction strategy. Which will she first do?
a. Presenting and structuring
b. Independent practice
c. Guided student practice
d. Reviewing the previous day’s work
Ans: d
39. The free public elementary and secondary educations in the country are in the line with
the government effort to address educational problems
of _________.
a. Productivity
b. Relevance and quality
c. Access and quality
d. Effectiveness and efficiency
Ans: c
40. 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?
a. Median
b. Mode
c. Mean
d. None, it is best to look at the individual scores
Ans: a
41. Which objective in the affective domain is the lowest level?
a. To accumulate examples of authenticity
b. To support viewpoints against abortion
c. To respond positively to a comment
d. To formulate criteria for honestly
Ans: a
42. “Using the six descriptions of elements of good short story, IDENTIFY IN WRITING THE
SHORT STORY BY O. HENRY, with complete
accuracy.” The words in capital letters are referred to as the ____________.
a. Criterion of success
b. Condition
c. Performance statement
d. Minimum acceptable performance
Ans: c
43. 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 ______.
a. The students are not interested in the lesson
b. You need to ask specific questions to elicit responses
c. The students did not understand what you were talking about
d. The students understood everything you presented
Ans: b
44. 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?
a. Extreme family-centeredness
b. Extreme personalism
c. “Kanya-kanya” syndrome
d. Superficial religiously
Ans: b
45. Teachers are encouraged to make use of authentic assessments such as:
a. De-contextualized drills
b. Unrealistic performances
c. Answering multiple choices test items
d. Real world application of lessons learned
Ans: d
46. What does the principle of individual difference require teachers to do?
a. Give less attention to gifted learners
b. Provide for a variety of learning activities
c. Treat all learners alike while teaching
d. Prepare modules for slow learners in class
Ans: b
47. The source of energy responsible for life on earth is the ______.
a. Moon c. Star
b. Wind d. Sun
Ans: d
48. Which quotation goes with a proactive approach to discipline?
a. “An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.”
b. “Do not make a mountain out of a molehill.”
c. “Walk your talk.”
d. “Do not smile until Christmas.”
Ans: a
49. I’d like to test whether a student knows what a particular word means. What should I ask
the student to do?
a. Give the word a tune then sing it
b. Define the word
c. Spell the word and identify its part of speech
d. Give the etymology of the word
Ans: b
50. Study this matching type of test. Then answer the question below.
1. Measure of
relationship
2. Measure of central
tendency
3. Binet-Simon
4. Statistical test of
mean difference
5. Measure of variability
a. Mean
b. Standard Deviation
c. Rho
d. T-ratio
e. Intelligence testing
movement
Which among the following is a way to improve the above matching test?
a. Add five items in both columns
b. Add one or two items in the right column
c. Add ten items in both columns to make the test more comprehensive
d. Add one or two items in the left column
Ans: b
ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING
1. Can paper-and-pencil tests diagnose students ability to organize thoughts?
A. Yes, by way of the essay test.
B. No, unless the multiple choice type of tests is made situational
C. Yes, by way of the selected response type of test.
D. No, they are limited only to simple recall.
2. Which of the most reliable tool for seeing the development in your pupils ability to write?
A. Interview of pupils
B. Portfolio assessment
C. Scoring rubrics
D. Self-assessment
3. I'd like to test whether a student knows what a particular word means. Which should I ask the
student to do?
A. Define the word
B. Give the etymology of the word
C. Give the word a tune sing it
D. Spell the word and identify its part of speech
4. Here is a test item: DISTANT: NEAR, as GENUINE:_________. This test is a /an
A. Analogy
B. Completion
C. Metaphor
D. Riddle
5. Teachers are encouraged to make use of authentic assessment. Which goes with authentic
assessment?
A. Answering multiple choice test items
B. Del contextualized drill
C. Real world application of lessons learned
D. Unrealistic performances
6. To ensure mastery of a cognitive lesson, which assessment tool is most appropriate?
A. Essay test
B. Objective test
C. Pre-test and post-test
D. Summative test
7. "State a set of principles that can explain the following items" is a yes item on _____
A. Generalizing
B. Relating cause and effect
C. Predicting
D. Summarizing
8. The results of National Achievement Test ( NAT ) are interpreted against a set of mastery level.
This means that NAT is categorized as / an _____ test.
I. Criterion-referenced
II. Norm-referenced
A. I only
B. Either I or II
C. II only
D. Neither I or II
9. The ff. Are used in writing performance objectives, except
A. Comprehend
B. Delineate
C. Diagram
D. Integrate
10. In mastery learning, the definition of an acceptable standard of performance is called ____
A. Behavior
B. Condition
C. Criterion measure
D. SMART
11. As a teacher, what do you do engage yourself in major task analysis?
A. Test if learning reached higher level of thinking skills.
B. Breakdown a complex task into sub-skills
C. Determine the level of thinking involved
D. Revise lesson objectives
12. Teacher G's lesson objective has something to do with the skills of synthesizing. Which
behavioural term is most appropriate?
A. Appraise
B. Assess
C. Test
D. Theorize
13. Which are direct measures of competencies?
A. Personality tests
B. Performance tests
C. Paper-and-pencil tests
D. Standardized tests
14. Why should a teacher NOT use direct instruction all the time?
A. It requires much time
B. It requires use of supplementary materials
C. It reduces student engagement in learning
D. It is generally effective only in the teaching of concepts and abstractions.
15.The following terms refer to performance objectives except _____ objectives.
A. Behavioral
B. Learners
C. Lesson
D. Teachers
16. " using the six descriptions of elements of a good story, IDENTIFY IN WRITING THE SIX
ELEMENTS IN THE SHORT STORY BY O. HENRY, with complete accuracy." The words in
capital letters are referred to as the ____
A. Criterion of success
B. Condition
C. Minimum acceptable performance
D. Performance statement
17. If teacher is concerned with the development of student's higher-order-thinking skills, then his
lesson objectives must go beyond______.
A. Analysis
B. Application
C. Comprehension
D. Recall
18.The following terms refer to the alternative names for Authentic Assessment except
A. Alternative Assessment
B. Direct Assessment
C. Performance Assessment
D. Conventional Assessment
19.This type of rubrics that estimates the overall quality of a performance by assigning a single
numerical value to represent a specific category of accomplishment
A. Analytic rubrics
B. Checklists
C. Holistic rubrics
D. Combining scoring systems
20.Which of the following does not serve as organizer in the preparation of a portfolio?
A. Envelope
B. Clear book
C. Objective test
D. Album
PART 1: KOUNIN'S MGT MODEL (1970)
stimulus boundedness -- teacher's attention interrupted by extrateneous stimulus
Thrust -- teacher interrupts students engaged in activities w/o considering whether the student is
ready or not.
Dangels -- teacher interrupts activity of student and return to it again.
Truncations -- teacher does not return to current act. after being interrupted.
Overdwelling -- teacher focuses on a certian topic that will lead to too much time consupmtion,
the lesson will slow down.
Fragmentation -- chunks of lesson for students to understand his/her lesson effectively or
breakibg down of act. to cause too much time.
Flip Flop -- teacher changes its activity from current activity to new one and vice versa
whenever he/she changes his/her mind.
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PART 2 PO.
THEORIES AND THEIR PROPONENTS
Wilhelm Woundt = german psycologist "founder of modern psychology.
Titchener = structuralism psychology
William james, G. Stanley Hall, James M. Cattell.... these three promote "functionalism psychology
Charles darwin = theories to mental characteristics as human think, feel & behave(" evolutionary
psychology")
Herman Ebbinghaus = associationism psychology
Edwin Guthrie = (stimulus and response ) :; temporal conguity
Edward Lee Thorndike = "satisfaction" "the law of effect".
Ivan Pavlov = involuntary behavior
Max Wertheimer = gestalt psychology
Otto Loewi = discovered "acetylchloline" respobsible in stimulation of muscles
Ulf von Euler discovered "norepinephrine" bringing our nervous system into "high alert"
Arvid Carlsson discovered "dopamine" the reward mechanisms in the brain
Jean Piaget -- cognitive dev't , info processing , dynamic interrelation.
Sigmund Freud -- psychosexual , psychoanalytic
Erik Erickson -- psychosocial
Lawrence Kohlberg -- moral dev't,
Burrhus Frederic Skinner -- operant cond.
Ivan Pavlov -- classical cond.
Edward Lee Thorndike -- connectionism
Albert Bandura -- social learning, neo - behaviorism
Robert Gagne -- sequence of instruction
Abraham Maslow -- hierarchy of needs , motivation theory
William Kohler -- insight learning
Robert Havighurst -- devt task theory
Benjamin Bloom -- bloom's cognitive taxonomy
Simpsons / Anita Harrow -- psychomotor domain
David Krathwohl -- affective domain
Jerome Bruner -- constructivist, spiral curr, instrumental conceptualism
Lev Vygotsky -- socio-cultural theory of cognitive devt , linguistic theory, Scaffolding
Edgar Dale -- cone of exp. (20% remember)
kohler,koffka, weirtheimer -- gestalt psychology
John Locke -- tabularasa , empiricism
Howard Gardner -- multiple int.
Noam Chomsky -- language acquisition theory , fr of linguistic, nativism
David Ausubel -- meaningful learning, graphic organizer, assumption
Charles Cooley -- looking glass self theory
John Flavel -- metacognition
Sandra Bem -- gender schema theory
Elliot Turriel -- social domain theory
Robert Sternberg -- triachic theory of int.
Johm Watson -- behaviorial theory
Maria Montessory -- transfer of learning, kinder garten preparation of children.
Edward Tolman -- purposive behaviorism and goal oriented
Edward Torrance -- creative problem solving
Bernard Weiner -- attribution theory
Daniel Goleman/coleman? -- emotional intelligence
Wolfgang Ratke -- used vernacular for approaching the class.
mencius -- idealistic wing of confucianism
hzun tzu -- realistic wing of confusianism
taoism -- lao tzu
Herbart spencer -- moral devt
Pestallozi -- symmetrical and harmonious devt of child
John Jacques Rosseau -- nature of child
Arnold Gesell - maturation theory
John Dewey - Learning by doing
David Froebel - Father of kinder garten
John Bowly - Attainment Theory
Edward Boro - Six Thinking Hats Theory
Auguste Comte - Father of Sociology
Carlos Linnaeus - Father of modern taxonomy.
John Amos Comencius - Fr. of modern education.
Erasmus Desiderius - Fr. of humanism/ social humanism
William Kilpatrick - Project method.
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PART 3:
IDEALISM -- plato
REALIAM -- aristotle
EMPIRICISM -- locke
PRAGMATISM -- dewey
EXISTENTIALISM -- hegel
PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS -- moore
ESSENTIALISM -- bagley
PERENNIALISM -- hutchins
PROGRESSIVISM -- dewey
RECONSTRUCTIONALISM -- brameld
BEHAVIORISM -- skinner or watson
STRUCTURALISM -- helmholts or wundt?
FUNCTIONALISM -- james,nugell, or carr?
PURPOSIVISM -- hormic
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PART 4 -ISM
NATURALISM -- only nature exist, nature is better than civilization (NATURALESA ng isang
BAGAY)
IDEALISM -- spiritual, values, moral, socratic method
REALISM -- natural world, values arenatural and absolute, reality exist undercieved
PRAGMATISM/EXPERIMENTALISM -- practical, problem solving research, knowledge is
what works, values are related, truth is warranted assertion.
ESSENTIALISM -- 3r's (4r's ngayon), achievement test, certain knowledge&skills are essential
for rational being.
PROGRESSIVISM -- process of development, higher level of knowledge, the child's need and
interest are relevant to curriculum.
EXISTENTIALISM -- knowledge is subjective, man shapes his being as he lives, we are what we
do, deciding precedes knowing.
PERENNIALISM -- education that last for century, universalist, knowledge is eternally valid.
SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTIVISM -- for better society, community based learning
RECONSTRUCTUONALISM -- the school should help rebuild the social order thus social
change.
BEHAVIORISM -- learning is change in behavior, S-R relationship
EMPIRICISM -- knowledge comes thru senses, 5 senses (observatory learning)
STRUCTURALISM -- complex mental exp. such as image,feeling and sensation
FUNCTIONALISM -- focus to motivation, thinking & learning.
PURPOSIVISM -- individual hormones are responsible for the motive to strive towards
fulfillment of his/her objective.
PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS -- reality is what verifiable, truth correspondes to reality, usage
determines meaning
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PART 5: REPUBLIC ACTS
9155 -- Governance of basic educ. act of 2001
6728 -- GASTPE
7722 -- creating CHED
7784 -- " " of center of excellence
7796 -- creating TESDA
6655 -- Free public secondary act of 1988
4090 -- creating a state scholarship council to intergrate, systematize, administer and implement all
program scholarships and appropriating funds.
5447 -- creation of a special educ. fund act enacted in 1968
-- organization and extension of classes
-- adding classroom to remote areas,barrios and provincial schools
6139 -- regulated the secretarian schools/private school in charging higher tuition fee
7687 -- science and technology scholarship act of 1994
7743 -- establishment of city and municipal libraries.
8292 -- higher educ. modernization act of 1997
6850 -- an act to grant Civil Service eligibility under certain conditions to Gov. employees appointed
under provisionap or temporary status who rendered 7 years of efficient service
8545 -- amending RA 7628 Expanded GASTPE Act
8525 -- Adopt a school program
8491 -- Flag and Heraldic code of the Ph.
7797 -- lengthen the school prog. to 200 days and not more than 220 days
8190 -- act of granting priority to residents of the brgy. where school is located in the appointment
and assignment of school.
6972 -- act of stablishing DAY CARE CENTER FOR EVERY BRGY.
7624 -- integrating of drug prevention and control in the intermediate & secondary curricula and
indigeneous learning system
7743 -- act providing libraries and reading centers throughout the Ph.
7877 -- anti-sexual harassment act of 1995
9163 -- NSTP of 2001
6193 -- regulation of tuition fees of private educ. institution
10627 -- anti-bullyinh act of 2013
10533 -- enhance basic educ. act of 2013 (K-12 PROGRAM)
9485 -- anti-red tape act
Executive Order (E.O.) 66 -- rule of cancellation of classes due to typhoon, flooding and other
calamities.
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PART 6
Philosophers Related to Learners Development
SIGMUND FREUD -- "the mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk avove
water.
COMPONENTS OF PERSONALITY
ID -- pleasure center
EGO -- reality center
SUPER EGO -- conscience / judgment center.
PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEV'T
ORAL -- thumb sucking, biting
ANAL -- toilet training, control of their bowel.
PHALLIC -- sexual interest, genital stimulation.
LATENCY -- sexual urges & interest were temporary
GENITAL -- adult sexual interest and activities come to dominate.
Odipus complex - son vs father towards mother/wife feelings . (excessive attachment)(Phallic stage)
Electra complex - daugther vs mother towards father/husband feelings. (excessive attachment)
(Phallic stage)
Personality Dynamics
LIFE INSTINCT
DEATH INSTINCT
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ERIK ERICKSON -- "healthy children will not fear in their elders have integrity enough to fear
of death.
PSYCHOSOCIAL STAGES of DEVT
CRISIS -- a person goes through
MALADAPTATION -- result from failure to effectivity resolve the problem
MALIGNACY -- "
VIRTUE -- emerges when balance & resolution of crisis attained.
PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY STAGES
Stage: Early Childhood (2 to 3 years)
Basic Conflict: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Important Events: Toilet Training
Outcome: Children need to develop a sense of personal control over physical skills and a sense of
independence. Success leads to feelings of autonomy, failure results in feelings of shame and doubt.
Stage: Preschool (3 to 5 years)
Basic Conflict: Initiative vs. Guilt
Important Events: Exploration
Outcome: Children need to begin asserting control and power over the environment. Success in this
stage leads to a sense of purpose. Children who try to exert too much power experience disapproval,
resulting in a sense of guilt.
Stage: School Age (6 to 11 years)
Basic Conflict: Industry vs. Inferiority
Important Events: School
Outcome: Children need to cope with new social and academic demands. Success leads to a sense of
competence, while failure results in feelings of inferiority.
Stage: Adolescence (12 to 18 years)
Basic Conflict: Identity vs. Role Confusion
Important Events: Social Relationships
Outcome: Teens need to develop a sense of self and personal identity. Success leads to an ability to
stay true to yourself, while failure leads to role confusion and a weak sense of self.
Stage: Young Adulthood (19 to 40 years)
Basic Conflict: Intimacy vs. Isolation
Important Events: Relationships
Outcome: Young adults need to form intimate, loving relationships with other people. Success leads
to strong relationships, while failure results in loneliness and isolation.
Stage: Middle Adulthood (40 to 65 years)
Basic Conflict: Generativity vs. Stagnation
Important Events: Work and Parenthood
Outcome: Adults need to create or nurture things that will outlast them, often by having children or
creating a positive change that benefits other people. Success leads to feelings of usefulness and
accomplishment, while failure results in shallow involvement in the world.
Stage: Maturity(65 to death)
Basic Conflict: Ego Integrity vs. Despair
Important Events: Reflection on life
Outcome: Older adults need to look back on life and feel a sense of fulfillment. Success at this stage
leads to feelings of wisdom, while failure results in regret, bitterness, and despair.
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LEV VYGOTSKY -- "the teacher must orient his work not on yesterday's devt in the childs but
on tomorrow's.
SCAFFOLDING -- is the systematic manner of providing assistance of the learners to effectively
acquire skills.
MKO(More Knowledge Others) -- higher level of performance.
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JEAN PIAGET -- " the school should be creating men & women who are capable of doing new
things not simply repeating what other generation have done.
STAGES OF COGNITIVE DEVT.
SENSORY MOTOR (BIRTH - 2y/o) -- infants knowledge.
PRE-OPERATIONAL ( 2-7y/o) -- pretent to play but still struggle with logic,mental symbols
interest.
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL (7-11) -- think logically, hypothetically and concepts, solve problems
FORMAL OPERATIONAL (11-UP) -- deductive reasoning and understanding of abstract ideas,
think symbolically.
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LAWRENCE KOHLBERG -- "right action tends to be defined in terms of general individual
rights and standards that have been critically examined & agreed upon by the whole society.
LEVELS OF MORAL DEVT.
PRE-CONVENTIONAL -- obidience & punishment (consequences) , individualism & exchange
CONVENTIONAL --interpersonal relationship, maintain social order.
POST-CONVENTIONAL -- social contract and individual rights , universal principles, set of values
and beliefs.
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URIE BROFENBRENNER --
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM THEORY
MICROSYSTEM -- sorroundings of individual: family, friends, neighborhood
MESOSYSTEM -- connections between context, school experiences to church experience.
EXOSYSTEM -- includes other people and places that the child herself may not interact with often
herself but that still have a large effect on her.
PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY STAGES
Stage: Early Childhood (2 to 3 years)
Basic Conflict: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Important Events: Toilet Training
Outcome: Children need to develop a sense of personal control over physical skills and a sense of
independence. Success leads to feelings of autonomy, failure results in feelings of shame and doubt.
Stage: Preschool (3 to 5 years)
Basic Conflict: Initiative vs. Guilt
Important Events: Exploration
Outcome: Children need to begin asserting control and power over the environment. Success in this
stage leads to a sense of purpose. Children who try to exert too much power experience disapproval,
resulting in a sense of guilt.
Stage: School Age (6 to 11 years)
Basic Conflict: Industry vs. Inferiority
Important Events: School
Outcome: Children need to cope with new social and academic demands. Success leads to a sense of
competence, while failure results in feelings of inferiority.
Stage: Adolescence (12 to 18 years)
Basic Conflict: Identity vs. Role Confusion
Important Events: Social Relationships
Outcome: Teens need to develop a sense of self and personal identity. Success leads to an ability to
stay true to yourself, while failure leads to role confusion and a weak sense of self.
Stage: Young Adulthood (19 to 40 years)
Basic Conflict: Intimacy vs. Isolation
Important Events: Relationships
Outcome: Young adults need to form intimate, loving relationships with other people. Success leads
to strong relationships, while failure results in loneliness and isolation.
Stage: Middle Adulthood (40 to 65 years)
Basic Conflict: Generativity vs. Stagnation
Important Events: Work and Parenthood
Outcome: Adults need to create or nurture things that will outlast them, often by having children or
creating a positive change that benefits other people. Success leads to feelings of usefulness and
accomplishment, while failure results in shallow involvement in the world.
Stage: Maturity(65 to death)
Basic Conflict: Ego Integrity vs. Despair
Important Events: Reflection on life
Outcome: Older adults need to look back on life and feel a sense of fulfillment. Success at this stage
leads to feelings of wisdom, while failure results in regret, bitterness, and despair.
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LEV VYGOTSKY -- "the teacher must orient his work not on yesterday's devt in the childs but
on tomorrow's.
SCAFFOLDING -- is the systematic manner of providing assistance of the learners to effectively
acquire skills.
MKO(More Knowledge Others) -- higher level of performance.
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JEAN PIAGET -- " the school should be creating men & women who are capable of doing new
things not simply repeating what other generation have done.
STAGES OF COGNITIVE DEVT.
SENSORY MOTOR (BIRTH - 2y/o) -- infants knowledge.
PRE-OPERATIONAL ( 2-7y/o) -- pretent to play but still struggle with logic,mental symbols
interest.
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL (7-11) -- think logically, hypothetically and concepts, solve problems
FORMAL OPERATIONAL (11-UP) -- deductive reasoning and understanding of abstract ideas,
think symbolically.
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LAWRENCE KOHLBERG -- "right action tends to be defined in terms of general individual
rights and standards that have been critically examined & agreed upon by the whole society.
LEVELS OF MORAL DEVT.
PRE-CONVENTIONAL -- obidience & punishment (consequences) , individualism & exchange
CONVENTIONAL --interpersonal relationship, maintain social order.
POST-CONVENTIONAL -- social contract and individual rights , universal principles, set of values
and beliefs.
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URIE BROFENBRENNER --
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM THEORY
MICROSYSTEM -- sorroundings of individual: family, friends, neighborhood
MESOSYSTEM -- connections between context, school experiences to church experience.
EXOSYSTEM -- includes other people and places that the child herself may not interact with often
herself but that still have a large effect on her.
MACROSYSTEM -- which is the largest and most remote set of people and places and things to a
child but which still has a great influence over the child.
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ALBERT BANDURA -- SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
: environment affects child's personality : learninh occurs by simply observing people, people learned
from what they see and the consequences of what they did
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PART 7
FOUR PILLARS OF LEARNING
LEANING TO KNOW -- focuses on combining broad gen. knowledge and basic educ. with the
opportunity to work on a small number of subjects in the light of rapid changes brought about by
scientific progress ang new forms of economic and social acitivity.
Learning how to learn and to discover, as to benefit from ongoing educational opportunities
continuously arising throughout life.
Developing the faculties of memory, imagination, reasoning and problem solving.
Understanding about one's environment.
Communicating with others.
LEARNING TO DO -- emphasizes on the learning of skills necessary to practice a profession or
trade.
applying in practice what has been learned.
developing vocational / occupational and technical skills
developing social skills in building meaningful interpersonal relationships.
developing competence, social behavior, aptitude for teamwork
enhancing the ability to communicate and work with others
managing and resolving conflicts.
LEARNING TO BE -- prioritizes the development of the human potencial to the fullest.
tapping the talents hidden with individual.
developing personal commitment and responsibilty for the common good.
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER -- emphasizes understanding of others, their history,
tradition and cultures, and also living and interacting peacefully together.
appreciating diversity of human race
being receptive to others and encounter others through dialogue and debate.
caring about others
working toward common objectives in cooperative undertakings.
managing and resolving conflicts.
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PART 8: COGNITIVE PERSPECTVE : GESTALT PRINCIPLE
German word means "whole, form, pattern or configuration"
the focus of this theory is on Perception and how people assign meaning to visual stimuli "The
whole is more than the sum of all parts"
LAW OF PROXIMITY -- elements that are closer together be percieved as a coherent object.
LAW OF SIMILARITY -- similar will percieved as part of the same form.
LAW OF CLOSURE -- ignoring gaps in the figure.
LAW OF CONTINUATION -- patterns establish an impled direction, people tend a good continous
line.
LAW OF PRAGNANZ -- stimulus will be organize into a good figure as possible.
LAW OF FIGURE/GROUND -- we tend to pay attention and percieved things in the foreground
first.
INSIGHT LEARNING -- Gestalt adheres to the idea of learning takes place by discovery.
PART 9
Ripple Effect -- spreading effect of series of consequences caused by singlr action or event.
Hawthorne Effect -- type of reactivity effect in which individuals improve an aspect of their
behavior in response to their awareness of being observed.
Halo Effect -- cognitive bias which an observer overall impression of a person, influences the
observers feeling and thoughts about the entity's character or property
Pygmalion Effect -- Shows the teacher's expectation (self-fulfillment)
Golem Effect -- low expection leads to decrease in performance.
REINFORCEMENTS
Positive -- presence of stimulus
Negative -- absence of stimulus
Escape -- removes stimulus
Avoidance -- prevents stimulus
Reinforcement -- increase of behavior
Punishment -- weakens response.,
Below is the LET Reviewer for Professional Education Prof. Ed.: Curriculum Development Part 1.
We encourage readers/ reviewees to use the comment boxes after the article for discussion.
Meanwhile, answers are already incorporated below the questions.
SEE ALSO: LET Reviewer in Prof. Ed. Curriculum Development Part 2
1. Which is NOT a provision for the development of each learner in a good curriculum?
a. Extensive arrangements are made for the educational diagnosis of individual learners.
b. Self-directed, independent study is encouraged wherever possible and advisable.
c. Self-motivation and self-evaluation are stimulated and emphasized throughout the learning
opportunities of the school.
d. The program provides a wide range of opportunities for individuals with same abilities, needs and
interests.
Answer: D
2. Teacher Lily would like to take part in developing a subject-centered curriculum because she
believes that all subjects in this type of curriculum are geared towards the hollistic development of
the learner. Is her belief about the subject-centered curriculum true?
a. Yes, because the subject-centered curriculum focuses on the learners needs, interests and abilities.
b. No, because it is the experience-centered curriculum that emphasizes the teaching of facts and
knowledge for future use.
c. Yes, because the subject-centered curriculum involves cooperative control.
d. No, because it is the experience centered and not the subject-centered curriculum that emphasizes
integration of habits and skills in learning the knowledge component of subject areas.
Answer: D
3. In the elementary level, English literature and Social studies relate well. While history is being
studied, different literary pieces during the historical period is being studied as well. What
curriculum design is shown here?
a. Separate subject design
b. Correlation design
c. Discipline design
d. Broad field design
Answer: C
4. This phase of curriculum development involves decisions, among other things, on grade placement
and sequencing of content. Which phase is this?
a. Curriculum planning
b. Curriculum evaluation
c. Curriculum organization
d. Curriculum implementation
Answer: C
5. One example of this design of subject-centered curriculum is that which shows social studies being
combined with geography, civics, culture and history to comprises subject area. Which design is this?
a. Correlated
b. Broadfields
c. Separate Subject
d. Core
Answer: B
6. Ms. Ortiz, as Science teacher tries to enrich the content of her lesson by identifying related
concepts in Math. What pattern of organizing subjects did Ms. Ortiz consider?
a. Broadfield
b. Correlated
c. Core
d. Separate Subject
Answer: B
7. Which design is easy to deliver because complementary books and materials are commercially
available?
a. Experience centered design
b. Problem design
c. Process design
d. Subject centered design
Answer: D
8. What refers to the matching between curriculum and test to be used to assess the learners?
a. Alignment
b. Auditing
c. Articulation
d. Delivery
Answer: A
9. Ms. Mateo, a History teacher considers the element of time in arranging content of her lessons in
World History. What way of establishing sequence is given emphasis by Ms. Mateo?
a. Simple to complex
b. Part to whole
c. Concrete to abstract
d. Chronological
Answer: D
10. Mr. Rivera, a new teacher believes that education is a process of development and is life itself;
therefore, experience related to the child's need and interest should be given primary consideration.
What educational philosophy is being exhibited by Mr. Rivera?
a. Idealism
b. Reconstructionism
c. Progressivism
d. Realism
Answer: C
11. A stakeholder in curriculum development, Mr. Cruz, a district supervisor and a member of the
school board has one of the following primary roles.
a. Support and participate in parent-school organization activities.
b. Authorize school expenditures for curriculum development, implementation and evaluation
c. Enact legislation to effect curriculum improvement.
d. Recommend changes in curriculum.
Answer: D
12. The schools in the first District plan to adopt the reading program used in the third district. What
level of curriculum improvement is used?
a. Variation
b. Value orientation
c. Substitution
d. Restructuring
Answer: C
13. Mr. Bernardo, a curriculum consultant on Economics insists that in selecting the curriculum
content, it is better that throughout the high school years, economic geography concepts be used to
recur and be repeated with depth for effective learning. What criterion in content selection is shown
here?
a. Validity
b. Continuity
c. Significance
d. Learnability
Answer: B
14. The Filipino learners envisioned by the Department of Education (DepEd) in the light of K-12
Curriculum is
a. Technologically literate or logistically developed Filipino
b. Functionally literate or logistically developed Filipino
c. Scientifically Advanced and Values Oriented Filipino
d. National Oriented and Internationally Competitive Filipinos
Answer: B
15. Teacher Dominguito believes that a new respect for the child is fundamental in curriculum. Thus,
all activities in the classroom are geared towards the development of the child - the center of the
educative process. To which approach in curriculum does Teacher Dominguito adhere?
a. Learner-centered
b. Subject-centered
c. Problem-centered
d. Pragmatic
Answer: A
16. Mrs. Manuel, the Principal of Bagong Barrio Elementary School invited the Brgy. Captain in the
school to solicit inputs for a new curriculum in Social Science which highlights indigenous
knowledge in the community. What is shown in this situation?
a. Community members as supporters of curriculum
b. Community members as curriculum resources
c. Community members as managers of curriculum
d. Community members as beneficiaries of curriculum
Answer: B
17. Teacher Bert puts emphasis on the immediate felt interests and needs of his students and not on
the anticipated needs and interests. What type of curriculum does teacher Bert adheres?
a. Subject-centered
b. Learner-centered
c. Experience-centered
d. Culture-based
Answer: C
18. What type of curriculum divides the school day into different periods such as language arts,
social studies, science and health, arithmetic, etc.?
a. Correlated
b. Broad fields
c. Integrated
d. Separate Subject
Answer: D
19. Which curriculum design element is taking place when Eduardo, a 4th year student can connect
the lessons he learned in a subject area to a related content in another subject area?
a. Articulation
b. Balance
c. Continuity
d. Integration
Answer: D
20. The following curricular changes took place in what particular period? Restore Grade VII,
double-single session was abolished and more textbooks were written by Filipino authors.
a. American Period
b. Philippine Republic
c. Japanese Occupation
d. New Society
Answer: B
21. This concept includes the sub-processes of curriculum planning, organization, implementation
and evaluation. Which concept is this?
a. Curriculum development
b. Curriculum assessment
c. Curriculum management
d. Curriculum and instruction
Answer: A
22. If curriculum is the "means", what is the "end"?
a. Strategies
b. Instruction
c. Technique
d. Approaches
Answer: B
23. The curriculum used during the period in Philippine history terminated the use of English as a
medium of instruction, What period is this?
a. American
b. Spanish
c. Commonwealth
d. Japanese
Answer: D
24. Which of the following statements about the concept of curriculum is NOT quite acceptable?
a. It refers to all experiences that both the school and the teacher provide the students with.
b. It is the set of acquired knowledge, habits and skills
c. It consists of everything that goes within the school.
d. It is a planned action for instruction
Answer: C
25. What process is being undertaken by curriculum developers when they enrich or modify certain
aspects of a particular program without changing its fundamental conceptions?
a. Curriculum improvement
b. Curriculum change
c. Curriculum design
d. Curriculum implementation
Answer: A
: LET Reviewer in Prof. Ed. Principles and Theories of Learning and Motivation Part 2
1. Which theory operates on the "stimulus-response principle", which means all behaviors are caused
by external stimuli?
a. Contextual theory
b. Behaviorist theory
c. Cognitive theory
d. Constructivist theory
Answer: B
2. Ms. Erika in her Biology class accompanies her discussion with interesting visual aids. She
strongly believes that students learn better when lessons are presented with images, real or imagined
aside from mere lecture method. Which learning theory does she upholds?
a. Dual-Coding Theory
b. Information Processing Theory
c. Meaningful Reception Learning Theory
d. Social Cognitive Theory
Answer: A
3. Miss Rita is an excellent Physical Education teacher. She started teaching volleyball to her Grade
2 class. Despite all her efforts, her class does not seem to learn how to play the game. What law of
learning was disregarded?
a. Law of Disuse
b. Law of Effect
c. Law of Exercise
d. Law of Readiness
Answer: D
4. Teacher jay, a physical education teacher, demonstrates the new skill to be learned so that his
students can watch him and later reproduce the skill. What learning theory is associated with the
situation?
a. Dual-Coding Learning Theory
b. Information Processing
c. Schema Learning Theory
d. Social Learning
Answer: D
5. Patrice is always fearful of freely roaming dogs but does not mind dogs in a pen or on a leash.
What feature of classical conditioning is exhibited?
a. Discrimination
b. Extinction
c. Generalization
d. Practice
Answer: A
6. A music teacher is careful in planning activities for each lesson. He praises liberally and rewards
correct answers. What view of learning is exhibited?
a. Classical conditioning
b. Meaningful learning
c. Operant conditioning
d. Social learning
Answer: C
7. Which of the theories of learning presents or states that learning skills are hierarchically arranged?
a. Cumulative Learning
b. Meaningful Learning
c. Social Cognitive Learning
d. Theory of Instruction
Answer: A
8. Which of the following best describes what meaningful learning is?
a. When what is to be learned is new and easy for the students
b. Materials presented are difficult and challenging to the students
c. When the materials to be learned is related to what students already know
d. Students find the lessons easy and relevant to what was assigned to them
Answer: C
9. Rita easily remember dates and events in history. What component of LTM does Rita have?
a. Creative thinking
b. Critical thinking
c. Reflective thinking
d. Logical thinking
Answer: C
10. An Earth Science has just completed a unit on the sun. As she recognizes her next unit on other
stars, she uses the sun as a frame of reference. What view of learning was used?
a. Discovery learning
b. Informative learning
c. Meaningful learning
d. Transfer learning
Answer: C
11. Which is an application of cognitive approach to motivation?
a. Explain the reasons for studying the topic
b. Create a supportive classroom climate for students
c. Provide clear and prompt feedback on assignments
d. Begin lessons with challenging questions and conflicting events
Answer: A
12. The first people power was held in February 25, 1986. What kind of knowledge is presented?
a. Conditional Knowledge
b. Cognitive Knowledge
c. Domain-Specific Knowledge
d. Procedural Knowledge
Answer: B
13. The students of Mrs. Reyes were not able to learn the concepts that she presented yesterday so
she taught the same concepts again but this time using a different teaching method. What principle of
learning was applied?
a. Concepts should be presented in varied and different ways
b. Effort was put forth when tasks are challenging
c. Learning by doing is more effective than just by sitting and listening
d. Learning is aided by formulating and asking questions
Answer: A
14. Alvin is a transferee and feels uneasy with his new school. His teacher is very accommodating,
warm and caring. Alvin felt comfortable with the teacher display of genuine warmth. The teacher is
consistent in his manner and Alvin began to associate school with the teacher's warmth. Which
theory is being illustrated?
a. Meaningful learning
b. Operant conditioning
c. Classical conditioning
d. Observational learning
Answer: B
15. After just being introduced to another guest in the party, Tom cannot remember the name of the
guest he was introduced to. In what memory stage was the information stored in?
a. Episodic memory
b. Semantic memory
c. Sensory memory
d. Working memory
Answer: C
16. Vygotsky claimed that social interaction is important for learning. What does this imply?
a. Children are independent problem solvers
b. Children learn from adults and other children
c. Children learn by passive presentation of information
d. Children in the crib has no learning yet, since they are not capable of interaction
Answer: B
17. How would you help a student who is intelligent but is underachieving in class?
a. Provide challenging activities which he/she can accomplish
b. Recognize his talents by asking him/her to help other students with their work
c. Identify the immediate causes of difficulties that cause his/her being an underachiever
d. Allow him/her to work with the slow learner group to cope with the academic needs of the lesson.
Answer: C
18. Mrs. Corpuz always makes sure that her pre-school classroom is well organized and clean. She
puts up interesting and colorful visuals on the bulletin boards. What principle of motivation was
applied?
a. Incentives motivate learning
b. Internal motivation is longer lasting and more self-directive than is external motivation
c. Motivation is enhanced by the way in which instructional material is organized.
d. The environment can be used to focus the student's attention on what needs to be learned.
Answer: D
19. For every correct answer, the teacher would give a star to her students. What schedule of
reinforcement was used?
a. Fixed interval
b. Fixed ratio
c. Variable interval
d. Variable ratio
Answer: B
20. Marga, a six year old, always asked her playmates to sit in front of her small black board and she
plays teacher. Her mother is a teacher. What theory explains Marga's behavior?
a. Classical Conditioning
b. Operant Conditioning
c. Social Learning
d. Information Processing
Answer: C
21. What should the teacher do to help students learn psychomotor skills?
a. Teacher uses verbal explanation and description of the movements in addition to live
demonstration of the movements
b. Teacher provides feedback to the learner about his/her progress
c. Teacher encourages the learner to practice, in order to maintain his/her sharpness of the
movements
d. All of the above
Answer: D
22. The teacher presented a new lesson where in the students were asked to work on a new project
which was somewhat complicated. The students showed interest while working on the project. What
principle applies to the situation?
a. Effort was put forth when tasks are challenging
b. Lessons should be presented in varied and different ways
c. Meaningful materials are readily learned than nonsense materials
d. Teachers should provide opportunities for meaningful and appropriate practice
Answer: A
23. Maturation should precede certain types of learning. How is this applied in the classroom?
a. Concepts should be taught from simple to complex
b. Consider the age level of students in assigning tasks
c. Follow the interest of students in assigning tasks
d. Give the same task to all students in a particular grade level
Answer: A
24. Luz easily learns a lesson when she is working with laboratory equipment but hardly remembers
a lesson the teacher lectured on. What type of learner is Luz?
a. Auditory Learner
b. Kinesthetic Learner
c. Tactile Learner
d. Visual Learner
Answer: D
25. Which of the following statements about motivation is false?
a. External motivation is longer lasting and more self-directive than internal motivation
b. Internal motivation is fueled by one's goals or ambitions
c. Motivation is enhanced by the way in which the instructional material is organized
d. Motivation to perform is affected by expectancy and value
Answer: A
1. Based on Bandura's theory, which conditions must be present for a student to learn from a model?
I. Attention II. Retention III. Motor Reproduction IV. Motivation
a. I and II
b. I, II and III
c. I, II, III and IV
d. III and IV
Answer: C
2. Which of the following principles of learning applies to considering student's age in presenting
certain content and cognitive processes?
a. Principle of readiness
b. Principle of learning by doing
c. Principle of presenting challenging tasks
d. Principle of learning aided by formulating and asking questions
Answer: A
3. In classical conditioning, which are paired together in order to elicit the desired response?
a. UCS and NS
b. CS and NS
c. UCS and CS
d. UCR and NS
Answer: A
4. According to Thorndike, what law states that the strength of a connection is influenced by the
consequences of the response?
a. Law of disuse
b. Law of effect
c. Law of exercise
d. Law of readiness
Answer: B
5. A burglary occurred in Jason's neighborhood. Since then, Jason is very careful of locking their
doors and closing windows. What theory best explains Jason's behavior?
a. Observational learning
b. Imitation learning
c. Self-regulated learning
d. Vicarious learning
Answer: D
6. In observation and imitation learning, what should be the learner's response when the teacher
initially models the behavior?
a. Reproduce and match
b. Pay Attention
c. Imitate and practice
d. Shows satisfaction
Answer: B
7. What is the correct sequence of information processing?
a. Sensory register-STM-LTM
b. STM-sensory register-LTM
c. Sensory register-LTM-STM
d. LTM-sensory register- STM
Answer: A
8. What should be the hierarchy of the types of learning according to the cumulative learning theory?
1. Problem solving learning
2. Rule learning
3. Discrimination learning
4. Concept learning
a. 2-1-3-4
b. 2-1-4-3
c. 2-3-4-1
d. 2-4-3-1
Answer: D
9. Which is essential in meaningful reception learning?
a. Concepts are presented to learner and received by them.
b. Concepts are discovered by the learner
c. Concepts are related to one another
d. Concepts are solicited from the learners
Answer: C
10. Grace is bilingual. She speaks both English and Filipino fluently. She begins to study Spanish
and immediately recognizes many similarities between the Spanish and Filipino languages and uses
this information to acquire the new language faster. What kind of transfer was Grace able to use?
a. Lateral Transfer
b. General Transfer
c. Specific Transfer
d. Vertical Transfer
Answer: C
11. Cristina is almost asleep when she felt the need to go to the bathroom. She tried to sleep it off but
after a while, she was forced to stand up and go to the bathroom. What theory of motivation explains
Cristina's behavior?
a. Attribution Theory
b. Drive Theory
c. Expentancies and Values Theory
d. Solomon's Opponent Theory
Answer: C
12. Marko excels in adding numbers. He learned this skill in his Math class. He is now able to apply
this skill in his Music class. What type of transfer was used?
a. Lateral transfer
b. General transfer
c. Specific transfer
d. Vertical transfer
Answer: B
13. Mr. Lorenzo would always give the chapter test on a Friday. What schedule of reinforcement is
used by Mr. Lorenzo?
a. Fixed interval
b. Fixed ratio
c. Variable interval
d. Variable ratio
Answer: A
14. To remember the six digits, 8, 4, 3, 9, 4, 5, the Math teacher grouped the numbers in two's 84, 39,
45 or in threes 843, 945. What control process of retaining information is referred to?
a. Chunking
b. Interfering
c. Rehearsing
d. Remembering
Answer: A
15. Rob regularly practice playing the guitar so he can finish Book I. His mother promised to buy
him a Nintendo when he finishes Book I. How is Rob motivated?
a. Extrinsically
b. Intrinsically
c. with Self-Determination
d. with Self-Efficacy
Answer: C
16. Lara excels in dancing and in certain sports. According to Gardner what intelligence is dominant
in Lara?
a. Bodily kinesthetic
b. Intrapersonal
c. Musical
d. Spatial
Answer: A
17. According to Bronfenbrenner, what system contains structures that has direct contact with the
child?
a. Chronosystem
b. Exosystem
c. Mesosystem
d. Microsystem
Answer: D
18. Some learners like to find specific and concrete answers. What kind of learners are they?
a. Accomodators
b. Assimilators
c. Convergers
d. Divergers
Answer: C
19. Mrs. Mercado, the Home Economics teacher, constantly gives verbal guidance to her pupils
while practicing a sewing skill. What is the value of giving verbal guidance in improving pupils
learning behavior?
a. It promotes the growth of interest in the new learning tasks
b. It serves as informational feedback
c. It facilitates perfection of skills
d. It directs pupils' attention to more adequate and better techniques
Answer: B
20. Why should learning be aided by formulating and asking questions?
a. Students will have a grade in recitation
b. Students will develop their self-confidence
c. The teacher will know who among the students can communicate very well
d. The teacher will not always do the talking but the students will be given a chance to do the same
thing.
Answer: B
21. Ms. Baquiran, the VE teacher, and her pupils, while working on the concept of honesty, agreed
that no cabinets and book cases would be locked throughout the day. Which principle in affective
learning is being implemented?
a. Provide exemplary models
b. Provide appropriate practice
c. Provide for pleasant emotional experience
d. Provide for independent attitude cultivation
Answer: B
22. Instead of asking her students to write about their reaction to a story, the teacher asked her
students to interpret the story in dance form. What principle of learning is considered?
a. Concepts should be presented in varied and different ways
b. Effort if put forth when tasks are challenging
c. Learning by doing is more effective than just sitting and listening
d. Learning is aided by formulating and asking questions
Answer: B
23. In performing the minuet, first raise your heel, second make three steps forward, third step make
a point. What kind of knowledge was exhibited?
a. Conditional Knowledge
b. Declarative Knowledge
c. Domain-Specific Knowledge
d. Procedural Knowledge
Answer: D
24. Why should teachers provide positive feedback and realistic praise?
a. To motivate the students to study
b. So the students will know what to do
c. To be liked and loved by the students
d. So the students will praise him/her
Answer: B
25. Which statement does not refer to cognitive theories?
a. Prefer to concentrate on analyzing cognitive process
b. Conclusions are based on observation of external manifestations on learning
c. Study of the structures and components of information processing
d. Believe in non-observable behavior
Answer: B