CBRC ANALYTICAL FINAL COACHING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION [Part 1]

1. The whole child concept of education is contrary to the:

A. Academic essentials approach to education

B. Progressivist approach to education

C. Focus on the disadvantaged approach to education

D. The mental discipline approach to education

 

2. The current emphasis on the development of critical thinking by the use of philosophic methods that emphasize debate and discussion began with:

A. Aristotle

B. Socrates

C. Confucius

D. Plato

 

3. What is a simple frequency distribution? A graphic representation of:

A. Raw scores

B. Means

C. Lowest and highest scores

D. Standard deviations

 

4. Which refer to a single word or phrase that tells the computer to do something with a program or file?

A. Computer program

B. Computer language

C. Password

D. Command

 

5. 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

 

6. Which is a teaching approach for kindergartens that makes real world experiences of the child the focal point of educational

stimulation?

A. Situational approach

B. Traditional approach

C. Eclectic approach

D. Montessori approach

 

7. Which graphic organizers are used to show even in chronological order?

A. Timeline and story map

B. Timeline and series of events chart

C. Series of events chart and story map

D. Timeline and cycle

 

8. Which schools are subject to supervision, regulation and control by the state?

A. Public schools

B. Secretarian and non-secretarian schools

C. Private schools

D. Public, private secretarian and non-secretarian schools

 

9. Which one can help student develop the habit of critical thinking?

A. Blind obedience of authority

B. Asking convergent questions

C. Asking low level questions

D. A willingness to suspend judgment until sufficient evidence is presented

 

10. In instructional planning, which among these three: unit plan, course plan, lesson plan is/are most specific?

A. Course

B. Unit

C. Resources

D. Lesson

 

11. Teacher Mar 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

B. III – IV – I – II

C. I – II – III – IV

D. IV – III – II – I

 

12. An integrative, conceptual approach introduced by Roldan has as its highest level is the development of ________ thinking

skills.

A. Interpretative

B. Creative

C. Critical

D. Literal

 

13. If a student thinks about thinking, he is involved in the process called:

A. Higher order thinking

B. Critical thinking

C. Creative thinking

D. Metacognition

 

14. The use of drills in the classroom is rooted on Thorndike’s law of:

A. Readiness

B. Effect

C. Exercise

D. Belongingness

 

15. The following are some drill technique, 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

 

16. The process of task analysis ends up in the formulation of:

A. Instructional objectives

B. Goals of learning

C. Enabling objectives

D. Behavioral objectives

 

17. For holistic learning, it is urgent to utilize both sides of the brain; the affective as well as the cognitive, the logical along with

the:

A. Rational

B. Behavioral

C. Musical

D. Intuitive

 

18. The first American teachers in the Philippines were:

A. Soldiers

B. Graduates of the normal school

C. Missionaries

D. Elementary graduates

 

19. By which process do children become participating and functioning members of society by fitting into an organized way of life?

A. Socialization

B. Acculturation

C. Accommodation

D. Assimilation

 

20. The teacher wants to check prior knowledge of his pupils about water pollution. She writes the main topic water pollution in the center of the board and encircles it. Then, she asks the pupils to provide information that can be clustered around the main topic. Which technique did the teacher employ?

A. Vocabulary building

B. Demonstration

C. Semantic mapping

D. Deductive teaching

 

21. Who were the Thomasites?

A. The soldiers who doubted the success of the public educational system to be set in the Philippines

B. The first American teacher recruits to help establish the public educational system in the Philippines

C. The first religious group who came to the Philippines on boards the US transports Thomas

D. The devotees to St. Thomas Aquinas who came to evangelized

 

22. The right hemisphere of the brain is involved with the following functions, except:

A. Nonverbal functions

B. Visual functions

C. Intuitive functions

D. Detail-oriented functions

 

23. To build a sense of pride among Filipino youth, which should be done?

A. Restudy our history and stress on our achievements as a people

B. Restudy our history from the perspective of our colonizer

C. Replace the study of folklores and myths with technical subjects

D. Set aside the study of local history

 

24. “Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less. Then it is better to be a generalist,” claims the teacher. On which philosophy does the teacher learn?

A. Essentialism

B. Progressivism

C. Perennialism

D. Existentialism

 

25. Which teaching activity is founded on Bandura’s social learning theory?

A. Questioning

B. Inductive reasoning

C. Modeling

D. Interactive teaching

 

26. 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

 

27. 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. SPED system

C. Pre-school education

D. ALS

 

28. Nicole enjoys games like scrabble, anagrams and password. Which type of intelligence is strong in Nicole?

A. Interpersonal intelligence

B. Logical and mathematical intelligence

C. Linguistic intelligence

D. Spatial intelligence

29. Teacher Cora observes cleanliness and order in her 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

 

30. Which learning principle is the essence of Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences?

A. Almost all learners are linguistically intelligent

B. Intelligence is not measured in one form

C. Learners have different IQ level

D. Learners have static IQ

 

31. Which objective in the affective domain is in 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 honesty

 

32. Which is in accordance with the withitness 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

 

33. Below the questions that must be considered in developing appropriate learning activities/experiences except one. Which is it?

A. Can the experiences benefit the pupils?

B. Do the experiences save the pupils from learning difficulties?

C. Are the experiences in accordance with the life patterns of pupils?

D. Do the experiences encourage pupils to inquire further?

 

34. 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

35. 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 expectations on day 1

C. Punish the misbehaving pupils in the presence of their classmates

D. Stress on penalty for every violation

 

36. Researchers gave rats a dozen of 3-m butyl phthalide and measured changes in the rats’ blood pressures. This statement is best classified as:

A. Experiment

B. Hypothesis

C. Prediction

D. Finding

 

37. 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 of a mole.”

C. “Walk your talk.”

D. “Do not smile until Christmas.”

 

38. You have presented a lesson on animal protective coloration. At the end, you ask if there any questions. There are none.

You can take this to mean that:

A. The students are not interested in the lesson

B. The students did not understand what you were talking about

C. The students understood everything you presented

D. You need to ask specific questions to elicit responses

 

39. What does the principle of individual differences 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

 

40. Teachers are encouraged to make use of authentic assessment. Which goes with authentic assessments?

A. Decontextualized drills

B. Unrealistic performances

C. Answering multiple choices test items

D. Real world application of lessons learned

41. I’d like to test whether a student knows what a particular word means. Which 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 parts of speech

D. Given the etymology of the word

 

42. 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

B. Erikson

C. Maslow

D. Gardner

 

43. Teacher Zen uses direct instruction strategy. Which will she do first?

A. Presenting and structuring

B. Independent practice

C. Guided student practice

D. Reviewing the previous day’s work

 

44. The free public elementary and secondary education in the country are in line with the government effort to address

educational problems of:

A. Productivity

B. Relevance and quality

C. Access and quality

D. Effectiveness and efficiency

 

45. 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. Mean

C. Mode

D. None. It is best to look at the individual scores

 

46. Which one holds true of anecdotal records?

A. Combining facts with interpretation

B. Writing objective, descriptive behavior with case

C. Describing behavior in natural setting

D. Describing behavior in a laboratory setting

 

47. For mastery learning and in line with the Outcome-Based Evaluation model which element should be present?

A. Inclusion of non-performance objectives

B. Construction of criterion-referenced tests

C. Construction of norm-referenced tests

D. Non-provision of independent learning

 

48. Which statement about standard deviation is correct?

A. The lower the standard deviation the more spread the scores are

B. The higher the standard deviation the more spread the scores are

C. The higher the standard deviation the less spread the scores are

D. It is a measure of central tendency

 

49. The principal tells her teachers that training in the humanities is most important. To which educational philosophy does he

adhere?

A. Existentialism

B. Progressivism

C. Essentialism

D. Perennialism

 

50. The Filipino learner envisioned by the Department of Education is one who is imbued with the desirable values of a person

who is:

A. Makabayan, maka-tao, makahalaman at maka-Diyos

B. Makabayan, makasarili, maka-kalikasan at maka-Diyos

C. Makabayan, maka-karagatan, maka-tao at maka-Diyos

D. Makabayan, maka-tao, maka-kalikasan at maka-Diyos

 

51. Alex exhibits 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. Generalization

B. Acquisition

C. Discrimination

D. Extinction

 

52. The main purpose of compulsory study of the Constitution is to:

A. Develop students into responsible, thinking citizen

B. Acquaint students with the historical development of the Philippine Constitution

C. Deprivation of Filipino schools

D. Community’s lack of sense of co-ownership

 

53. With which goals of educational institution as provided for by the constitution is the development of work skills aligned?

A. To develop moral character

B. To develop vocational efficiency

C. To teach the duties of citizenship

D. To inculcate love of country

 

54. Which one is in support of greater interaction?

A. Repeating the question

B. Not allowing a student to complete a response

C. Probing

D. Selecting the same student as respondents

 

55. To encourage introspection, which teaching method is most appropriate?

A. Cognitive

B. Reflective

C. Process

D. Cooperative learning

 

56. I want the fast learners in my class to do self-directed learning. What strategy will I use?

A. Collaborative learning

B. Social dialogue

C. Metacognition

D. Problem-based learning

 

57. Which may help an adolescent discover his identity?

A. Parents pushing in to follow a specific path

B. Relating to people

C. Decision to follow one path only

D. Exploring many different roles in a healthy manner

 

58. Under no circumstance shall a teacher be prejudiced nor discriminatory against any learner, says the Code of Ethics. When

is the teacher prejudice against any learner?

A. When he makes a nearsighted pupil sit at the front

B. When he considers multiple intelligences in the choice of his teaching strategies

C. When he makes a farsighted pupil sit at the back

D. When he refuses a pupil with a slight physical disability in class

 

59. Which of the following is considered a peripheral device?

A. Printer

B. Keyboard

C. CPU

D. Monitor

 

60. Which terms refer to a teacher helping a colleague grow professionally?

A. Technology transfer

B. Peer mentoring

C. Facilitating

D. Independent study

 

61. Which among the following objectives in the psychomotor domain is highest in level?

A. To distinguish distant and close sounds

B. To contract a muscle

C. To run a 100-meter dash

D. To dance the basic steps of the waltz

 

62. Which one should teacher avoid to produce an environment conducive for learning?

A. Games

B. Seat plan

C. Tests

D. Individual competition

 

63. To provide for individual differences how is curriculum designed?

A. Minimum learning competencies are included

B. Realistic and meaningful experiences are provided

C. Some degree of flexibility is provided

D. Social skills are emphasized

 

64. When a significantly greater number from the lower group gets a test item correctly, this implies that the test item:

A. Is not very valid

B. Is not highly reliable

C. Is highly reliable

D. Is very valid

 

65. An act known as the Philippine Teacher’s Professionalization Act of 1994, to strengthen the regulation and supervision of

the practice of teaching provided in:

A. Republic Act No. 8736

B. Republic Act No. 7836

C. Republic Act No. 8980

D. Republic Act No. 9880

 

66. “Learning has taken place when a strong bond between stimulus and response is formed.” This is based on the theory of:

A. Constructivism

B. Categorization

C. Predisposition

D. Connectionism

 

67. According to Ausubel, one of the ways to strengthen the student’s cognitive structure is by using an instructional tool

called:

A. Cross-referencing

B. Spiral approach

C. Advance organizer

D. Narrative

 

68. Thorndike’s law of effect states that a connection between stimulus and response is strengthened when the consequence

is:

A. Repeated

B. Negative

C. Pleasurable

D. Positive

 

69. Watson applied classical conditioning in his experiments and the results showed that behavior is learned through stimulus- response associations, specifically the development of emotional responses to certain stimuli. This helps us in:

 

A. Understanding fears, phobias and love

B. Interpreting reflexes as emotions

C. Connecting observable behavior to stimulus

D. Understanding the role of overt behavior

 

70. Skinner is known for his theory based upon the notion that learning is a result of change in overt behavior, meaning, and individual responds to events that occur in the environment. This theory came to be known as:

A. Operant conditioning

B. Stimulus-response associations

C. Classical conditioning

D. Connectionism

 

71. The leading proponent of social learning theory is Bandura. He believed that:

A. Behavior can influence both the environment and the person

B. Learning stays with the individuals until needed

C. Reinforcement influences cognitive processes

D. People learn from one another such as by modeling

 

72. Should a teacher involve her/his students in planning the instructional objectives before starting a lesson?

A. Yes, with shared objectives, they become self-motivated

B. No, they will not be ready for it at the beginning

C. Yes, they will be given a tip on what questions to ask

D. No, with cognitive objectives at the start, irrelevant questions are formulated

 

73. The teacher aims to develop critical and creative thinking among her students. She should try using:

A. Declarative statements

B. Convergent questions

C. Divergent questions

D. Expository statements

 

74. Lesson objectives must be aligned with the aims of education are embodied in the Philippine Constitution and should be

stated in the course syllabus. What is a reason for this?

A. To learn more about the Constitution of our country

B. To develop mission-inspired citizens

C. To facilitate a faster and better learning

D. To instill the ideals and goals of the country

75. Instructional objectives in the affective domain includes receiving, responding, valuing and the highest level is:

A. Acceptance or preference

B. Selective attention or willingness to receive

C. Sequence or feelings of satisfaction

D. Conceptualization of a value system

 

76. One of the principles of learning states that “learning is emotional as well as intellectual.” Give your interpretation.

A. Internalization of ideas result to better learning

B. Teachers should appeal to their students’ acquisition of ideas

C. Learning is maximized if feelings and thoughts are in harmony

D. Teachers must draw the learners’ ideas and skills

 

77. Miss Garcia observed that one of her students excels in activities requiring strength, speed, flexibility, balance and hand-eye coordination. According to Howard Gardner, such natural intelligence can be identified as:

A. Bodily-kinesthetic

B. Verbal-logical

C. Interpersonal

D. Verbal-linguistic

 

78. Learning styles refer to the preferred way an individual processes information. Classify a student who learns best through

verbal lectures, discussions, talking things through and listening to what others have to say. He/she is/an:

A. Visual learner

B. Auditory learner

C. Analytic

D. Global

 

79. Identify the ninth intelligence which is described as the ability to seek connections involving one’s place in the family,

school, community and “role in the world.” They as “why are we here?” This intelligence is termed:

A. Naturalist

B. Interpersonal

C. Intrapersonal

D. Existentialism

80. Children with sub-average intelligence and deficits in adaptive behavior, experience difficulty in managing daily activities and in conducting themselves appropriately in social situations are diagnosed to be suffering from a kind of disability called:

A. Mental retardation

B. Attention-deficit disorder

C. Emotional disorder

D. Health impairment

 

81. Difficulty in focusing and maintaining attention coupled with recurrent hyper-active and impulsive behavior are observed difficulties of children manifesting a kind of difficulty known as:

A. Autism

B. Dyslexia

C. Sensory impairment

D. Attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder

 

82. Who is a major contributor in the development of the behaviorist theory?

A. Vygotsky

B. Pavlov

C. Erikson

D. Kohlberg

 

83. It is an approach that makes students “think about their thinking.” Students get conscious of their thought processes while they are engaged in their cognitive tasks. This is an example of an approach called:

A. Cognitive

B. Constructivist

C. Metacognitive

D. Reflectivist

 

84. I like to show a close representation of the size and shape of the earth and its location in the entire solar system. What is

the best instructional aid?

A. Picture

B. Models

C. Realia

D. Films

 

85. The best way to assess learning is to use real-life situations, objects and materials existing in the environment. Hence, teachers are encouraged to use:

A. Rating scale

B. Pencil-and-paper test

C. Observation technique

D. Authentic assessment

 

86. An appropriate assessment tool for assessing the development of learning in the affective domain is through:

A. Reading of journal entries

B. Performance assessment

C. Product assessment

D. Self-assessment

 

87. A left brain dominant individual is portrayed as one who is analytic, linear and responds to logic. A right brain person is viewed as:

A. One who prefers to begin which details leading to a generalization

B. Verbal, impulsive and learns sequentially

C. Global, holistic and responds to emotions

D. One who is more comfortable with details and patterns

 

88. How can a teacher help students with different learning and thinking styles continue to learn more effectively?

A. Allow sufficient time for processing different types of information

B. Provide a general overview of the lesson

C. Use a variety of reflection strategies

D. Use questions of all types to stimulate various levels of thinking and valuing

 

89. Students possessing intrapersonal intelligence, according to Gardner, learn through dominant involvement of:

A. Interaction with their environment

B. Feelings, attitudes and values

C. Reasoning and problem solving skills

D. Interaction with others

 

90. Ausubel recommends the use of visuals designed to bridge the gap between what the learners already know and what they

need to know. Which is an example?

A. Pictures

B. Concept maps

C. Comparison patterns

D. Overviews

 

91. What is the best method to use in presenting a lesson which would need sophisticated and expensive equipment and

technical know-how?

A. Problem solving

B. Inquiry approach

C. Demonstration

D. Cooperative learning

 

92. The teacher requested an older, brighter and more cooperative member in a group to teach the other members. What is the rationale in employing this methodology?

A. The tutor is better equipped and close to the rest

B. They know one another, learning is faster

C. The tutor is older and can command them to understand

D. The members can rely on a brighter tutor

 

93. Cooperative learning approach makes use of a classroom organization where students work in teams to help each other

learn. What mode of grouping can facilitate the skill and values desired?

A. Whole class

B. Homogeneous

C. Heterogeneous

D. Competitive

 

94. It is a teaching approach that views learning as an active process that creates a meaningful connection between prior experience and the present learning activity hence results in better understandings and meanings. This approach is known as:

A. Inquiry

B. Metacognitive

C. Problem solving

D. Constructivism

 

95. A teacher earns the title of “professional” if he/she is adjudged knowledgeable, proficient in a variety of teaching methodologies and exhibits a high degree of a third component of competence which is/are:

A. Mastery of content

B. A high degree of dexterity

C. Ethical and moral standards

D. Fairness and objectivity

 

96. It is a quality that is emitted like a “spark.” Dubbed as an energizer, it is evident in a teacher’s eagerness and excitement in convincing children to get involved in the learning activity. It is contagious. What is being described?

A. Enthusiasm

B. Encouragement

C. Compassion

D. Interest

 

97. Teachers with integrity are perceived to possess inimitable probity, honesty in thoughts and stature and indisputable fairness in making decisions. Integrity can and should be mirrored. Is it sound and easy?

A. Yes, if the teacher is virtuous and principled

B. No, if he/she is insincere

C. Yes, if trust from parents is lacking

D. No, if inconsistently exhibited

 

98. A school head envisions developing proficiency among her teachers in employing effective and new teaching methodologies. What is one way of achieving it?

A. Attend annual conventions

B. Improvise of instructional tools

C. Conduct interschool visits for exchanges of “best practices,” and observing class demonstrations

D. Undertake research in own specialization

 

99. Ideal teachers view learning to teach as a lifelong process, hence strongly motivated to continue growth as an individual

and a professional. Personal growth can be achieved through one’s own initiative in:

A. Infusing values attitudes and desirable work ethics

B. Interviewing model teachers and administrators

C. Joining interest clubs and associations

D. Attending training sessions and assemblies

 

100.According to Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, between ages 12 and 15 children reach formal operational stage.

What are they capable of doing at this stage?

A. Can focus on only one aspect of a situation or event

B. Can solve abstract problems and think deductively

C. Reasoning is neither inductive nor deductive

D. Intelligence is intuitive in nature



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