Situation: Read the following then answer question. Nita doesn’t enjoy writing but can’t escape from it. She has to finish it in order to graduate.
Greta has always liked to write.
She really likes to become a better writer because wants to be a journalist.
1. Who is likely to be more focused on the
wring activity and why?
A.
Nita,
because she is extrinsically motivated.
B. Greta, because she is intrinsically motivated.
C.
Both,
because they are both motivated anyway.
D.
It
cannot be determined. Motivation is fluctuates.
2. What is/are more like to happen when a
student gets intrinsically motivated?
I. Tackles assigned task willingly
II. Eager to learn in classroom material
III. Engage meaningful learning
A. I, II, III
B.
I
and II only
C.
I
and II
D.
II
and III
3. Which apply/applies to extrinsically
motivated learners?
I. Tend to process superficially
II. Tend to be content meeting minimum
requirements
III. Achieve at high level intrinsic
A. I and II
B.
II
only
C.
I
and III
D.
I
only
Read the following then answer
questions.
Ask to do a learning task. Joe
hesitates and says, “Mahirap Ayaw ko, Diko kaya.”
(It’s difficult, I don’t like it, I
can’t do it.)
4. Which statement about Joe is CORRECT?
A.
Has
a high sense of self- efficacy
B.
Has
no sense of self- efficacy
C.
Wants
to be sure of his self- efficacy
D. Has a low sense of self- efficacy
5. Which drive can motivate him to perform
the learning task? The drive to ____.
A.
have
power
B.
affiliate
C. achieve
D.
to
be free
6. To which factor can you attribute his
perceive inability to perform the task? To a factor ____.
I.
within
him
II.
outside
his control
III.
which
is stable
IV.
within
his control
A. I and IV
B.
II
and III
C.
I
only
D.
IV
only
7. Is it possible to motivate this type of
student?
A.
Yes,
he can change the nature of the job.
B. Yes, he can do something with his ability.
C.
No,
it is impossible to motivate a student who himself is not motivated.
D.
No,
motivation is totally dependent on the student. No person outside him can
influence him.
8. To which problem does the case of the
student allude?
I.
Unmotivated
students
II.
Uncaring
teachers
III.
Extremely
difficult learning tasks
IV.
Incompetent
teachers
A. I and III
B.
I
and II
C.
II
and III
D.
I
II III and IV
9. Which does he/she want his/her teachers
to do?
A. Make her students derive meaning from what is presented
B.
Give
the meaning of what she presents
C.
Let
her students construct meaningful sentences based on the lesson
D.
Require
her students to come up with a construct of the lesson
10. Which one should teachers then avoid?
Students’____
A.
reflection
B. memorization of facts for testing
C.
inquiry
D.
self
– directed learning
11. Which material will teachers most
likely to use?
A.
Facts
B.
Laws
C.
Time
– tested principles
D. Hypothesis
12. Which material will teachers most
likely AVOID?
A.
Controversial
issues
B. Unquestionable laws
C.
Open
– ended topics
D.
Problem
or cases
13. On which assumption/s is the
principal’s action anchored?
I.
Students
learn by personally constructing meaning of what is taught.
II.
Students
construct and reconstruct meanings based on experiences.
III.
Students
derive meaning from the meaning that the teacher gives.
A.
I
and III
B.
I
only
C. I and II
D.
II
only
14. What do the school campus expressions
“promdi” and “barriotic” indicate?
A.
The
powerlessness of the poor
B.
Low
literacy rate of the country
C.
The
power of the rich
D. The prevalence of ethnocentrism
15. Professor B once said: “We talk of
developing critical thinking among our students, but when they disagree with
us, we get offended.” To which Filipino trait does this point?
A.
Inquisitiveness
of the Filipino Youth
B.
The
lack of seriousness among Filipinos
C. Extreme authoritarianism
D.
Lack
of subjectivity
16. Between pursuing a college course
where there is no demand and a vocational course which is highly in demand, the
students usually opt for college course. Which Filipino value is demonstrated?
A.
Importance
of education
B. Penchant for a college diploma
C.
Desire
for entrepreneurship
D.
Interest
to obtain a skill
17. Lecturer C narrates: “I observe that
when there is an English-speaking foreigner in class, more often than not, his
classmates perceive him to be superior.” To which Filipino trait does this
point?
A.
Hospitality
B.
Friendliness
C. Colonial mentality
D.
Lack
of confidence
18. To ensure that all Filipino children
are functionally literate, which mechanism is meant to reach out to children
who come from a barangay without a school?
A. Mobile teacher
B.
Multi-level
classroom
C.
Multi-grade
classroom
D.
Sine
Eskwela
19. Which program of the Department of
Education is an offshoot of the Filipino bayanihan spirit?
A.
Every
Child A Reader Program (ECARP)
B. Brigada Eskwela
C.
Child-Friendly
School System
D.
The
Basic Education Curriculum
20. Which developmental principle is NOT
TRUE?
A.
Children’s
development is a function of environment and heredity.
B.
Children
develop at different rates.
C.
Children
develop in a predictable manner.
D.
Children develop
skills and abilities in an unpredictable manner.
21. Which type of parenting style is most
beneficial to the development of children, according to research?
A.
Authoritarian
B.
Permissive
C. Authoritative
D.
Uninvolved
22. According to Erikson, what years are
critical for the development of self-confidence?
E.
High
school years
F.
Elementary
school years
G. Preschool years
H.
College
years
23. At the high school level, Kohlberg’s
advice to teachers is for them to begin discussing with students about abstract
principles such as justice and human rights. On the average, in which moral
development stage are high school students supposed to be?
A. Post conventional stage
B.
Conventional
stage
C.
In
between conventional and post conventional stage
D.
That
depends on the school culture
24. Which is the ideal stage of moral
development?
A.
Social
contract
B. Universal ethical principle
C.
Law
and order
D.
Good
boy/good girl
25. Based on Freud’s theory, which
operate/s when a student strikes a classmate at the height of anger?
A.
Id
B. Superego
C. Ego
D.
Id
and Ego interact
26. “Do not cheat. Cheating does not pay.
If you do, you cheat yourself” says the voiceless from within you.” In the
context of Freud’s theory, which is/are at work?
A.
Id
B. Superego
C.
Ego
D.
Id
and Ego interact
27. What is referred to as the “looking
glass self” of Cooley?
A. It is how l look at myself through the eyes of others.
B.
It
is how others look at myself.
C.
It
is how others affect me.
D.
It
is how l influence others.
28. You will understand when a pre-school
boy asserts that two rows of five coins similarly spaced have equal amounts;
but when one row is spread out so that it is longer than the other, he says it
has more coins. Based on Piaget’s theory, which ability does he lack?
A.
Multiple
classification
B.
Perspective
thinking
C.
Reversibility
D. Conservation
29. When asked about her order, a little
girl tells the waiter “yong kagaya kahapon.” With Piaget’s theory in mind, what
is the little girl’s behavior called?
A. Pre-operational egocentrism
B.
Conservation
C.
Reversibility
D.
Transductive
reasoning
30. In the context of Piaget’s theory
answer this analogy:
Preoperational stage: Transductive
reasoning Concrete operational stage: ____.
A.
Proportional
reasoning
B. Deductive reasoning
C.
Inductive
reasoning
D.
Logical
reasoning
E.
31. In which order does cognitive
development proceed, according to Piaget?
I.
Formal
operations stage
I.
Sensorimotor
stage
II.
Preoperational
stage
III.
Concrete
operations stage
A. II, III, IV, I
B.
II,
III, I, IV
C.
II,
I, III, IV
D.
II,
I, IV, III
32. Teacher H begins a lesson on tumbling
by 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 mat and gives verbal feedback about how to improve.
With Vygotsky’s theory in mind, what did teacher H do?
A.
Guided
participation
B.
Peer
interaction
C.
Apprenticeship
D. Scaffolding
33. Which is essential in the cognitive
development of persons according to Vygotsky?
A.
Independent
thinking
B. Social interaction
C.
Individual
mental work
D.
Scientific
thinking
34. Teacher X asked her students to
describe how their families celebrate holidays. Student can discover that
people celebrate holidays differently. Which principle on cognitive development
governs Teacher X’s teaching activity?
A.
Social
interaction is essential for cognitive development.
B.
Children
often think in different ways at different ages.
C. Cognitive development involves relating new information to
prior knowledge.
D.
Children
actively construct their knowledge.
35. Social exposure to various cultures
expands a child’s pool of knowledge. Which statements go/es with this sentence?
I.
The
less experiences a child has the more disciplined he/she becomes.
II.
The
more experiences a child has the richer his/her world becomes
III.
The
more selective parents in the exposure of the child, the more challenged the
child becomes.
A.
I
only
B. II only
C.
I
and II
D.
III
only
36. Rodel gave a wrong answer. Teacher
said “Wrong! You are way off.” As a consequence other students in the class
were afraid to answer questions. Which of the following is illustrated by the
event?
A. Ripple effect
B.
Halo
effect
C.
Severity
error
D.
Central
tendency error
Read the following and answer.
SITUATION.
Principal Emilia wants her teachers
to apply constructivism in teaching.
37. Which material will her teachers least
prefer?
A. Unquestionable laws
B.
Controversial
issues
C.
Open-endedtopics
D.
Problems
or cases
38. On which assumption/s is the
principal’s action anchored?
I.
Students
learn by personally constructing meaning of what is taught.
II.
Students
construct and reconstruct meaning based on experiences.
III.
Students
derive meaning from the meaning that the teacher gives.
A. I and II
B.
I
C.
I,
II, III
D.
II
39. Which concept/s of the learner will
Principal Emilia as a constructivist NOT accept?
I.
“Empty vessel”
II.
“Tabula rasa”
III.
Candle
to be lighted
A.
I
only
B.
I,
II
C.
II
only
D.
III
only
40. All of the following describe the
development of children aged 11 to 13 EXCEPT__________________.
A. sex differences in IQ becomes more evident
B.
they
shift from impulsivity to adaptive ability
C.
they
exhibit increased objectivity in thinking
D.
they
show abstract thinking and judgment
41. A grade 6 twelve-year-old boy comes
from a dysfunctional family and has been abused and neglected. He has been to
orphanages and three different elementary schools. He can decode at the second
grade level, but he can comprehend orally materials at the fourth or fifth
grade level. The most probable cause/s of this students reading problem is/are
_____________.
A.
immaturity
B. emotional factors
C.
neurological
factors
D.
poor
teaching
42. The role of play in the preschool and
early childhood years is that it___________.
A.
develops
competitive spirit
B.
separates
reality from fantasy
C.
develops
the upper and lower limbs
D. increases imagination due to expanding knowledge and
emotional range
43. Who of the following authors would
most help Teacher Lito to understand the underlying effects of poverty on academic achievement?
A. Maslow
B.
Dewey
C.
Piaget
D.
Kohlberg
44. In a well-known experiment,
psychologists frustrate young children by placing a wire fence between the
children and a pile of toys. When finally allowed to play with the toys, the
children smashed and destroyed them. Which reaction was demonstrated?
A.
Rational
aggression
B. Displaced aggression
C.
dormant
aggression
D.
Sustained
aggression
45. In a social studies class, Teacher P
presents a morally ambiguous situation and asks students what they would do. On
whose theory is Teacher P’s technique based?
A.
Bruner
B.
Piaget
C. Kohlberg
D.
Bandura
46. Which educational issue can be
clarified by understanding Maslow’s Needs Theory?
A.
Sex
education issues in school
B.
Delinquency
in the public schools
C.
The
effects of different classroom structures
D. The effect of poverty on academic achievement
47. You are convinced that whenever a
student performs desired behaviors provide reinforcement and soon the student
learns to perform the behavior on her own. On which principle is your
conviction based?
A.
Relativism
B. Behaviorism
C.
Constructivism
D.
Environmentalism
48. William Glasser’s control theory
states that behavior is inspired by what satisfies person’s want at any given
time. What then must a teacher do to motivate students to learn?
A. Make schoolwork relevant to students’ basic human needs
B.
Avoid
giving assignments
C.
Make
teaching-learning interactive
D.
Organize
a curriculum in a spiral manner
49. Which psychological theory states that
the mind insists on finding patterns in things that contribute to the
development of insight?
A.
Piaget’s
psychology
B.
Kohlberg
psychology
C. Gestalt psychology
D.
Bruner’s
theory
50. When small children call all animals
“dogs”, what process is illustrated based on Piaget’s cognitive development
theory?
A. Conservation
B.
Assimilation
C. Accommodation
D.
Reversion