Instruction: Answer all the questions in this section by circling the letter corresponding to the correct or

best answer on your question paper

1. Which of the following is not a defence mechanism ?

(A) Association (B) Regression (C) Compensation (D) Sublimation

2. Which of the following is incorrect pairing ?

(A) R–O–S Theory of Learning – I.P. Pavlov

(B) S–R Theory of Learning – R. Guthrie

(C) R–S Theory of Learning – C.I. Hull

(D) S–O–R Theory of Learning – B.F. Skinner

3. The view that “Anything can be taught at any stage of development” was expressed by

(A) Piaget (B) Asobel (C) Bruner (D) Gagne

4. Which of the following is the correct pairing?

(A) Sign–Gestalt Theory of Learning – Bruner

(B) Classical Gestalt Theory of Learning – Kohler

(C) Field Theory of Learning – Tolman

(D) Operant Theory of Learning – Pavlov

5. “Give me a dozen of healthy children, I can make them doctors, judges, magistrates, beggars
and even thieves.” This comment was made by

(A) J.B. Watson (B) Hull (C) Yung (D) Guthrie

6. “A person’s psychological and physical environments are identical” is the view of

(A) The Functionalists (B) The Structuralists

(C) The S–R Associationists (D) The Gestalt Field Psychologists

7. Find out the odd one.

(A) Originality (B) Punctuality (C) Flexibility (D) Fluency

8. “Things as they are and as they are likely to be encountered in life rather than words” was the
slogan of
(A) Pragmatists (B) Realists (C) Idealists (D) Existentialists

9. Balanced curriculum is also known as

(A) Integrated curriculum (B) Experienced curriculum

(C) Activity centered curriculum (D) Core curriculum

10. “All systems of ideas are subject to verification by consequences” is the core of the
Philosophy of

(A) Idealism (B) Existentialism (C) Pragmatism (D)

Realism

11. Which Philosophy says, “Don’t care to know various theories about body and soul, do good
and be good, that will take you to whatever truth there is”?

(A) Vedanta (B) Sankhya (C) Buddhism (D) All of the

above

12. Pre-existent values are not accepted by

(A) Idealists and Existentialists (B) Idealists and Pragmatists

(C) Idealists and Realists (D) Pragmatists and Existentialists

13. The fundamental national values have been given in

(A) Preamble of our Constitution (B) Articles of our Constitution

(C) Entries of the lists of subjects (D) All of the above

14. Which Philosophy believes in the duality of existence, prakriti and soul ?

(A) Buddhism (B) Sankhya (C) Vedanta (D) None of these

15. Who said that “Material and spiritual knowledge is already present in man covered by a
curtain of ignorance”?

(A) Plato (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Tagore (D) Vivekananda

16. Delinquency is committed by the children in age group of

(A) 7 – 15 years (B) 8 – 18 years (C) 6 – 14 years (D) 9 – 19 years

17. The curriculum construction in Ghanaian education is mostly influenced by

(A) Child’s Psychology

(B) Teacher’s Personality

(C) Family structure

(D) Constitutional provisions

18. ‘The great sociologists who held the view that education does not bring about social change,
rather the social change results into an educational change’ was

(A) Mc Dougall (B) Aristotle (C) Durkheim (D) Dewey

19. Intelligence Quotient is computed by which of the following formula ?

(A) M.A./ 100 × C.A. (B) C.A./ 100 × M.A.

(C) M.A./ C.A. × 100 (D) C.A./ M.A. × 100

20. Stanford Binet Scale measures the following attribute of an individual :

(A) Intelligence (B) Creativity (C) Aptitude (D) Personality

21. The objective of Inclusive Education is

(A) to uncover and minimize barriers to learning

(B) to change attitudes, behaviours, teaching methods, curricular and environments to meet the
needs of all children

(C) to promote constantly the local cultures and contents of various communities of the society

(D) All the above

22. Which one of the following concepts is not related to formal organization ?

(A) Unity of Direction (B) Chain of Command

(C) Span of Control (D) Hierarchy in structure

23. Who emphasized that the aim of education should be the development in children the
feeling of international brotherhood and attitude of international understanding ?

(A) Tagore (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Dewey (D) Rousseau

24. The main centre of informal education is

(A) Home (B) Society (C) Radio & TV (D) Newspaper

25. Which of the following does not go in favour of the individual aims of education?

(A) The individual is an asset to the society – his development and growth are necessary.

(B) The society is strong if the individual is strong.

(C) Every individual is unique, development of his potentialities is essential.

(D) Society is supreme and all individuals are only part of it.

26. According to whom “Educational Psychology is the Science of Education”?

(A) Skinner (B) Crow and Crow (C) Peel (D) Pillsburg

27. A curriculum is the sum total of a school efforts to influence a child’s………………….

A. behaviour
B. course
C. design
D. logical sequence
28. Which of the following is a teacher-centered model that focuses on student’s activities being
guided by the teacher?
A. Directive Model
B. Indirect Model
C. Pedagogical Model
D. Thinking Model
29. The four major phases of Curriculum development are Plan and Research, Curriculum
Development, Professional Learning and ……………………………………………………
A. Research and Execution
B. Monitoring and Evaluation
C. Curriculum Development, and Implementation
D. Classroom management
30 involves a rigorous process of using predetermined performance

measures to collect information about a project or program to determine its merit or worth.
A. Research and Execution
 B. Monitoring and Evaluation
C. Curriculum Development, and Implementation
D. Classroom management
31 refers to the extent to which an assessment method or

instrument measures consistently the performance of the student. Assessments are usually
expected to produce comparable outcomes, with consistent standards over time and
between different learners and examiners.
A. Normality
B. Objectivity
C. Reliability
D. Validity
32. The basic assumption that supervision has an expert tag attached to it means the supervisor
………………………………………………….
A. must have a PhD qualification.
B. should ensure students have the requisite qualifications before they are admitted.
C. should ensure that teachers have the minimum academic qualification.
D. should ensure that teachers have lots of workload.
33. A school head has been transferred to a failing school. In order to turn it around the school
head can best avoid early mistakes and promote a smooth transition by taking which of the
following actions first?
A. Communicating a willingness to refer initially to the experience and judgement of
long-time school staff.
B. Holding discussions with many stakeholders to learn about local values, views and
priorities.
C. Presenting the discussion, a comprehensive, research-supported plan for improved
student achievement.
D. Seeking information from the previous school head about leadership strategies that
he or she did and did not work at the school.
34. Which of the following is not an independent institution?
A. Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice
B. Ghana Education Service
C. Electoral Commission
D. National Media Commission
35 ............................................................ is not a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG).
A. Zero hunger
B. Eradication of poverty by 2050
C. Clean water and Sanitation
D. Industrial Development, innovation and infrastructure
36. The coming together of all economies/countries in the word is termed globalization.
Globalization strategies include the following excluding
A. Installation of Satellite dishes
B. Email systems
C. Manual File system
D. Air transport system
37. In the Department for International Development, the UK has invested approximately
……………………in bilateral aid in Ghana over the past two decades.
A. £2.8 billion
B. £28.5 billion
C. £8.5 billion
D. £6.5 billion
38. Doyle (2006) suggested that classrooms have six distinctive features;
I. they are multidimensional
II. they are public spaces
III. activities occur at the same time
IV. things happen quickly
V. classrooms have histories and
A. events are often unpredictable
B. events are predictable
C. events are self-reinforced
D. events are practically oriented
39. Why should the physical aspects of the Classroom be managed?
A. To ensure that children can easily play around
B. To display celebrating students’ achievements, clean and bright classrooms and
dedicated space for equipment.
C. To allow children answer questions very well when they are asked
D. To ensure that the Teacher or Facilitator is able to write eligibly on the chalkboard
40. What is the difference between a rule and a procedure?
A. Procedures clearly outline which behaviours are acceptable and which behaviours
are unacceptable. Rules describe how various activities in the classroom are
achieved.
B. Rules ensures that every individual has the potency to amend it. Procedures are
static and cannot be amended.
C. Rules clearly outline which behaviours are acceptable and which behaviours are
unacceptable. Procedures or routines describe how various activities in the
classroom are achieved.
D. Rules are summative whilst Procedures are Formative
41. How can teachers achieve cooperation in the classroom?
A. By using methods that can easily be understood by educands.
B. By developing positive pupil–teacher relationships, enabling pupils to take
responsibility for their learning and rewarding appropriate behaviour.
C. By allowing the very brilliant students to take charge of the class thereby pulling
up the low performing students
D. By separating low performing students from the brilliant ones for easy
identification
42. Best strategies that a teacher may use to deal with undesirable behaviours are which of the
following?
I. negative reinforcement
II. satiation
III. reprimands
IV. response cost
V. social isolation.
A. I, II B. I, II, III C. I, II, III, IV D. I, II, III, IV and V
43 are interventions used to replace undesirable or

problem behaviours with new behaviours that serve the same purpose for the student.
A. Negative Reinforcement
B. Positive Behavioural Support
C. Reprimands
D. Response Cost
44 is not part of the co-curricular activities that can be

performed at the Primary and Junior High School levels of Education.

 A. Inter-schools Quiz competition based on subjects
B. Poetry and Rhyme recitals
C. Outdoor games
D. Drama and stage performance
45. What benefits can students derive for Co-curricular activities?
I. Learning time management and prioritizing
II. Learning about long term commitments
III. Career orientation and development
IV. Raise their self-confidence
V. Team work and relationship skills
A. I, II B. I, II, III
C. I, II, III, IV D. I, II, III, IV and V
46. The following can be adopted by a good Teacher to make a weak student get improved
academically except
A. Teacher can confront individually with the student about the problem he is facing
B. Teacher could adopt different teaching methods, so it’s easy for the student to
understand the thing
C. Teacher must always call on the student as the first person to answer questions
D. Teacher must create an ambience that make them feel equally important and unbiased
47. In ............................philosophy, Tabula Rasa was the theory that at birth the (human) mind is
a "blank slate" without rules for processing data, and that data is added and rules for
processing are formed solely by one's sensory experiences.
A. Dewey’s B. Piaget’s C. Duke’s D. Locke’s
48. Supervision is different from Inspection in the following ways
I. Inspection deals with evaluating the condition or performance of a thing,
whereas supervision has to do with making sure that people (typically)
perform/act in a desired way.
II. When you are supervised, it involves far more than just occasional or routine
inspections.
III. An officer inspects a soldier to see if he looks good in uniform, whereas an officer
supervises a soldier to verify completion of training activities.
A. I, II and III B. II and III only C. I only D. I and III only
49. The performance of a student can be evaluated in the best possible manner through
A. annual assessment
B. continuous assessment
 C. monthly assessment
D. weekly assessment
50. Which of the following is not a body under the Ministry of Education which implements its
policies and programmes related to education?
A. Ghana Education Service
B. Non-Formal Education Division
C. Teacher Education Division
D. Ghana Library Authority
51. A typical example of a gender gap in our society is certain jobs are considered to be the
preserves of men.
(a) True (b) False
52. Some features of Monarchial rule include Freedom of Expression, Separation of Powers,
Rule of Law, Multi-party system among others.
(a) True (b) False
53. Laxity in the enforcement of bonds by GES is a major reason for some beneficiaries
defaulting bonds they sigh with impunity.
(a) True (b) False
54. In the case of Re-engagement, a non-professional teacher cannot be a beneficiary.
(a) True (b) False
55. A fundamental difference between inspection and supervision is that inspection is specific
oriented whereas supervision involves all aspects of the school.
(a) True (b) False
56. When building a dossier on a misconducting Teacher, a Note Book must be procured by the
Headteacher of the school to enter all the misconducts of the Teacher.
(a) True (b) False
57. Intuitive decision-making is based on implicit knowledge relayed to the conscious mind at
the point of decision through affect or unconscious cognition.
(a) True (b) False
58. Criterion referenced assessments fall under formal assessments.
(a) True (b) False
59. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, a CBE class is requested to have a maximum of 10 learners
per class.
(a) True (b) False
60. In all, there are seventeen Districts on the Complementary Basic Education Project.
(a) True (b) False
61. Part One of the National Pension Scheme deals with the basic National Social Security
Scheme.
(a) True (b) False
62. The present teacher education delivery is designed around the National Teacher Education
Curriculum Framework (NTECF) which includes an Assessment Policy for teacher
preparation and informed by the National Teachers’ Standard (NTS).
(a) True (b) False
63. As far as teaching is concerned, the working conditions relate to class size, hours of work,
workload, compensation, incentives, staff support mechanisms, school health and
sanitation, leave (paid and unpaid), school facilities, community relations, teaching and
learning resources, continuous professional development as well as career progression.
(a) True (b) False
64. At the school level, the head of the institution provides day-to-day administration of the
processes of teaching and learning while teachers are supposed to provide learners with
skills for the job market.
(a) True (b) False
65. The National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) established by an Act of Parliament, to
recommend and advise the Minister for Education on all matters relating to the delivery of
tertiary education in Ghana.
(a) True (b) False
66. The National Teacher Council (NTC) established by an Act of Parliament is mandated to
among other responsibilities; (i) undertake the inspection of schools; (ii) evaluate
periodically the first and second cycle institutions and (iii) set and enforce standards to be
observed at both the public and private pre-tertiary institutions.
(a) True (b) False
67. The National Accreditation Board (NAB), established by an Act of Parliament, Act, 2007
(Act 744) to set out accreditation requirements for teaching programmes and academic
standards for tertiary institutions.
(a) True (b) False
68. The Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (MLGRD) is mandated to among
other roles oversee the formulation of policies on Governance (including decentralization
policies), Rural/Urban Development and Environmental Sanitation; develop Guidelines on
the acquisition and use of human and financial resources by Assemblies, and oversee the
development of sector plans; and the provision of management advisory services to the
Assemblies.
 (a) True (b) False
69. The Ghana National Education Coalition Campaign (GNECC) is a coalition of registered
non-State Actors, (NSA) Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs) and Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) that provides diverse support
services to education.
(a) True (b) False

70. The Act that makes it mandatory for all buildings to which the public has access to be fitted
with disability-friendly facilities to make them accessible to PWDs is Persons with Disability
Act, 2006 (Act 715)

(a) True (b) False

71. Promotion Interview for Teachers can be considered as an Assessment tool.
(a) True (b) False
72. Deductive method of teaching leads Students to discover what is to be established through
questions and answers and experiments.
(a) True (b) False
73. Students learn best in a multitude of ways rather than one dominant means.
(a) True (b) False
74. The competency-based training curriculum delivery methodology is suitable for TVET
training at the second cycle level of education.
(a) True (b) False
75. Every goal in the 2030 Agenda requires education to empower people with the knowledge,
skills and values to live in dignity, build and contribute to their societies.
(a) True (b) False

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