ASSESSMENT IN LEARNING 1 QUIZ

Shift of Educational Focus from Content to Learning Outcomes

INSTRUCTIONS: Read and answer the following items carefully. Shade the letter of the
correct answer in your ZipGrade answer sheet.
The quiz that you are about to take is TEXT-DEPENDENT, meaning the items are
constructed based from the readings that have been provided and assigned to you. Specifically,
the main text is Assessment in Learning 1 by Navarro | Santos | Corpuz,

1. What is the main focus of Outcome-
Based Education (OBE)?
a. The teacher as the sole source of
knowledge
b. Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
c. Memorization of subject matter
d. Technology-driven learning platforms
2. How does Outcome-Based Education
(OBE) differ from traditional education?
a. It emphasizes passive learning
b. It discourages faculty involvement
c. It focuses on measurable student
accomplishments
d. It does not use technology in the
classroom
3. According to the text, what are
educational objectives mainly formulated
from?
a. Student perspective
b. Teacher perspective
c. Community feedback
d. Government mandates
4. What is the purpose of listing learning
outcomes for each subject/course
objective?
a. To make the course content challenging
b. To provide detailed guidance for teaching
and measurement
c. To confuse students about the learning
goals
d. To limit student creativity
5. Which of the following is an example of
an immediate outcome in education?
a. Winning a Nobel Prize
b. Ability to present a science project
c. Retirement from a job
d. Writing a bestselling novel
6. What do deferred outcomes in
education refer to?
a. Immediate competencies acquired after
instruction
b. Skills demonstrated during job interviews
c. Ability to apply skills years after
completing a program
d. Institutional achievements beyond
graduation
7. What are institutional outcomes in
Outcome-Based Education (OBE)?
a. Statements of what graduates should do
shortly after graduation
b. Statements of what graduates are expected
to demonstrate 3 or more years after
graduation
c. Achievements of students during a
semester
d. Requirements for certification

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8. In Outcome-Based Education (OBE),
what do program outcomes refer to?
a. Skills demonstrated after each lesson
b. Goals achieved by students at the end of a
course
c. Skills demonstrated at the completion of a
degree program
d. Learning outcomes in a specific subject
9. How are learning outcomes different
from program outcomes in OBE?
a. Learning outcomes are broader
b. Learning outcomes are less specific
c. Learning outcomes are specific to
individual subjects
d. Learning outcomes focus on institutional
achievements
10. According to the text, what are
outcomes assessment procedures
primarily used for?
a. Assessment tool for teacher performance
b. Determining the degree to which students
are achieving desired learning outcomes
c. Assigning grades to students
d. Guiding students on career choices
11. Which of the following best describes
the role of the teacher in OBE?
a. Passive distributor of information
b. Facilitator of knowledge
c. Strict disciplinarian
d. Knowledge dictator
12. How does OBE impact the
relationship between teachers and
students?
a. It increases dependency on teachers
b. It creates a more collaborative learning
environment
c. It eliminates the need for teachers
d. It hinders student progress
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13. What is the main advantage of
Outcome-Based Education for students?
a. Reduced access to information
b. Increased responsibility for their learning
c. Limited exposure to real-world skills
d. Teacher-directed learning
14. How does OBE promote continual
improvement in instruction?
a. By reducing student participation
b. Through faculty resistance to change
c. By providing data to guide teacher
decisions
d. By advocating for traditional teaching
methods
15. Why is technology considered a
driving force behind educational change?
a. To limit student access to information
b. To make teachers obsolete
c. To provide students with varied sources of
information
d. To increase reliance on textbooks
16. Which type of outcomes are identified
as competencies acquired upon
completion of an instruction?
a. Deferred outcomes
b. Institutional outcomes
c. Immediate outcomes
d. Program outcomes
17. According to the text, how have
educational perspectives shifted over the
centuries?
a. From passive to active learning
b. From content to learning outcomes
c. From technology to traditional methods
d. From student-centered to teacher-centered
18. How has the role of the teacher
evolved in Outcome-Based Education?
a. Less involvement in student learning
b. More emphasis on delivering content
c. Transition to a facilitator of knowledge
d. Directing students on what to learn
19. Why is Outcome-Based Education
considered meaningful?
a. It eliminates the need for faculty
involvement
b. It provides data for teacher improvement
c. It discourages student participation
d. It limits educational outcomes
20. Which of the following aspects of
education does OBE prioritize?
a. Subject content and memorization
b. Teacher-centered instructional methods
c. Student learning outcomes and skills
d. Redundant assessment procedures

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Answer Key
1. b. Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
2. c. It focuses on measurable student accomplishments
3. b. Teacher perspective
4. b. To provide detailed guidance for teaching and measurement
5. b. Ability to present a science project
6. c. Ability to apply skills years after completing a program
7. b. Statements of what graduates are expected to demonstrate 3 or more years after
graduation
8. c. Skills demonstrated at the completion of a degree program
9. c. Learning outcomes are specific to individual subjects
10. b. Determining the degree to which students are achieving desired learning outcomes
11. b. Facilitator of knowledge
12. b. It creates a more collaborative learning environment
13. b. Increased responsibility for their learning
14. c. By providing data to guide teacher decisions
15. c. To provide students with varied sources of information
16. c. Immediate outcomes
17. b. From content to learning outcomes
18. c. Transition to a facilitator of knowledge
19. b. It provides data for teacher improvement
20. c. Student learning outcomes and skills

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