Prof. Ed (1-50) Part I

 

1.For quality professional development, teachers must consider the NCBTS, which are the established for good teaching in the Philippines. What is meant by the acronym NCBTS?

A. National Competency-Based Teacher Standards

B. National Competency-Based Teaching Standards

C. National Competency Basic Teacher Standards

D. National Competency Basic Teaching Standards

 

2. You are very much interested in quality professional development program for teachers. What characteristic should you look for?

A. Depends on the availability of funds

B. Prescribed by top identified teachers’ needs

C. Responsive to identified teachers’ needs

D. Required for renewal of professional license

 

3. How do you know a program for teachers’ professional development that meets high standards from one that does not? Quality professional development helps teachers to ____________.

A. get promoted

B. get intrinsically motivated to grow continuously

C. earn MA units for ranking purposes

D. put themselves for above their students

 

4. A pupil whose mother is an OFW has been absent for the past three days. Considering the teacher’s roles and responsibilities, what action will you take?

A. Record the absences

B. Conduct home visitation

C. Report to the guidance counselor

D. Conduct action research

 

5. Global students will short burst of energy. To maintain concentration, they require _________.

A. frequent reminder that they need to concentrate

B. frequent and intermittent breaks

C. short and easy reading materials

D. music while studying

 

6. In the context of constructivist learning transaction, the teacher as facilitator of learning engages in an instruction that is __________.

A. flexible and creative

B. understanding and independent

C. formative and summative

D. democratic and independent

 

7. The wide acceptance of “bottom up” management style has influenced schools to practice which management practice?

A. Prescription of what ought to be done from the central office

B. Exclusion of politicians from the pool of guest speakers during graduation exercises

C. Involvement of students, parents, teachers and community in school planning

D. Allowing schools to do what they think is best.

 

8. Widespread abuse of Mother Earth prompted schools to teach sustainable development. Which one does this prove about schools?

A. Environment factors influence the school as an agent of change.

B. Schools can easily integrate sustainable development in their curriculum.

C. The curricula of schools are centered on Mother Earth.

D. Sustainable development cannot be effectively taught in the classrooms.

 

9. With an increasing variety of family situations, a teacher needs to ________.

A. be careful not to inadvertently offend some students

B. encourage students to improve their family situations

C. assume that all students want to know a variety of family situations

D. broaden students’ realization of different learning styles

 

10. When enrollment is small in the rural elementary schools two or three grade levels are combined _________ class taught by one teacher.

A. special

B. multicultural

C. multigrade

D. indigenous

 

11. Which is the most essential characteristic of a Total Quality School model?

A. Clientele-focused

B. Empowerment

C. Involvement of stakeholders

D. Continuous improvement

 

12. Which of these school practices helps create a positive learning climate?

A. Giving recognition or appreciation for teachers/staff accomplishments

B. Giving clear expectations to the academic community

C. Encouraging everyone to participate in accomplishing school goals and objectives

D. Encouraging only high performing teachers to apply for promotion

 

13. Which of the following provisions guarantees accessible education for all?

A. Establish and maintain a system of free public education in the elementary and high school levels.

B. Encourage non-formal, informal and indigenous learning system, as well as self-learning, independent and out-of-school study programs.

C. Provide and maintain a system of scholarship grants, student loan programs, subsidies, and other incentives.

D. Establish, maintain and support a complete, adequate and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society.

 

14. The vision of basic education in BESRA is to “make every Filipino functional literate.” Which of the following operationally defines functional literacy?

A. Able to read, write and compute

B. Able to read, write letters, and solve problems

C. Able to read, write, compute and apply these skills in their daily lives

D. Able to read with understanding, write one’s thoughts and compute word problems

 

15. As provided for in the Education Act of 1982, how are the institutions of learning encouraged to set higher standards of quality over the minimum required for state recognition?

A. Academic freedom

B. Continuing Professional Education

C. Granting of Special Permit

D. Voluntary accreditation

 

16. According to Plato, “the best life is one contemplation of eternal truths.” What is an application of this thought in the classroom?

A. Make students and teachers reflect on their learning.

B. Take reflective students as anti-social and unmotivated.

C. Emphasize on the use of the five senses.

D. Begin classes with prayer.

 

17. If your students appear to be more interested in a topic outside your planned lesson for the day, you set your lesson for that day and take the opportunity to discuss the topic particular interest to your students. Strike the iron while it is hot! What philosophy governs your actions?

A. Existentialism

B. Rationalism

C. Empiricism

D. Progressivism

 

Read the following and answer questions #18-#20

SITUATION:

          In a faculty meeting, the principal told his teachers: We need to improve our school performance in the National Achievement test. What should we do? The teachers gave varied answers as follows:

          1. Let’s give incentives and reward to students who get a rating of 85%.

          2. Let’s teach them to accept complete responsibility for their performance.

          3. Let’s make the school environment conducive for learning.

          4. Let’s make use of the experiential method of teaching.

 

18. In a faculty meeting, the principal told his teachers: We need to improve our school performance in the National Achievement test. What should we do? The teachers gave varied answers as follows:

          1. Let’s give incentives and reward to students who get a rating of 85%.

          2. Let’s teach them to accept complete responsibility for their performance.

          3. Let’s make the school environment conducive for learning.

          4. Let’s make use of the experiential method of teaching.

 

On which educational philosophy is response #1 anchored?

A. Existentialism

B. Progressivism

C. Behaviorism

D. Essentialism

 

19. Which response/s come/s from a behaviorist?

A. #2 and #4

B. #1 and #3

C. #1 and #2

D. #3 and #4

 

20. If you lean toward a progressivist philosophy, with which response do you agree?

A. #4

B. #2

C. #1

D. #3

 

21. Who would most likely agree with the statement “To be truly ethical, a person must have the experience of sustained responsibility for the welfare of others”?

A. Fowler

B. Schaie

C. Piaget

D. Kohlberg

 

22. Material development at the expense of human development points to the need to do more ___________ in school.

A. learning to be

B. learning to do

C. learning to know

D. learning to live together

 

23. The specialization required of every professional teacher for him/her to be competent is in line which pillar of learning?

A. Learning to do

B. Learning to know

C. Learning to be

D. Learning to live together

 

24. Developing an understanding of life, the world around us and other people is the concern which pillar of learning?

A. Learning to know

B. Learning to do

C. Learning to be

D. Learning to live together

 

25. Which is/are a violation of the principle of respect?

I. Teacher Ana tells her students that what Teacher Ben taught is wrong.

II. To retaliate, Teacher Ben advises students not to attend Teacher Ana’s class

III. teacher Jose secretly gives way to a special favor to add 2 points to the grade of Student A who is vying for honors.

 

A. I and II

B. II and III

C. I, II, and III

D. I and III

 

26. What does the ethical principle of content competence include?

I. Creative delivery of subject matter

II. Updated in content

III. Subject matter competence

IV. Competence in other related areas

 

A. II, III and IV

B. I, II and III

C. I, II, III and IV

D. I, III and IV

 

27. Teacher Dina is directed to pass an undeserving student with a death threat. Which advice will a utilitarian give?

A. Pass the student. That will be of use to the student, his parents and you.

B. Pass the student. Why suffer the threat.

C. Don’t pass him. Live by your principle of justice. You will get reward, if not in this life, in the next!

D. Don’t pass him. You surely will not like someone to give you a death threat in order to pass.

 

28. Teacher Naty teaches in a remote barrio. In order not to incur salary deduction, she does not file her leave of absence every time she gets absent. Anyway, she uses that amount which is supposed to be deducted from her salary on account of her absence to buy pencils and paper for the poor pupils in her class. Is Teacher Naty right?

A. Yes, the poor students are benefited

B. No, the end does not justify the means

C. Yes, the amount is little compared to the millions of pesos stolen by corrupt government officials.

D. Yes, she is not the only benefited by her action.

 

29. A student often bullies his classmates and misbehaves but he passes his periodic test and participates in class activities. What is the responsibility of the teacher in this case?

A. Report the student’s behavior to the principal

B. Deduct points for behavior from the scholastic ratings

C. Refer the misbehavior to the Values Education/CERC teacher

D. Write an anecdotal record to the guidance counselor

 

30. The Code of Ethics for Professional Teacher stipulates that the educational institutions shall offer quality education for all Filipino citizens. How is quality education defined in R.A. 9155?

A. Relevance and excellence of education are emphasized to meet the needs and aspirations of an individual and society.

B. All school aged children should be provided free and compulsory education.

C. Children with special needs should be mainstreamed with regular classes in the public schools.

D. Public and private basic education schools should provide relevant education.

 

 

31. To teach the democratic process to the pupils, Roxas Elementary School decided that the election of class officers shall be patterned after local elections. There were qualifications set of candidates, limited period for campaign and rules for posting campaign materials, etc. Which of the following did the school use?

A. Role playing

B. Simulation

C. Symposium

D.  Philips 66

 

32. You want to have a small group discussion in your class. Which topics will be best group discussion? Those topics _________.

A. where a high degree of consensus among students does not yet exist

B. where a high degree of consensus among students already exist

C. that are formally structured by text

D. that are factual

 

33. You combined several subject areas in order to focus on a single concept for interdisciplinary teaching. Which strategy did you use?

A. Problem-centered learning

B. Reading-writing activity

C. Thematic instruction

D. Unit method

 

34. Teacher Beda is the teacher of English as a Second Language. She uses vocabulary cards, fill-in-the-blank sentences, dialogues, dictations 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 is teaching in a variety of ways because not all students learn in the same manner.

B. The teacher wants make her teaching easier by having less talk.

C. The teacher is emphasizing reading and writing skills.

D. The teacher is applying Bloom’s hierarchy of cognitive learning.

 

35. Which is/are effective method/s in teaching students’ critical reading skills?

A. Interpret editorial and read and interpret three different movie reviews

B. Read and interpret their different movie reviews

C. Interpret editorials about a particular subject from three different newspapers.

D. Evaluate the consistency of ideas expressed in an editorial

 

36. Teacher Henry gave his first-grade class a page with a story in which pictures take the place of some words. Which method did he use?

A. The rebus method

B. The whole language approach

C. The Spaulding method

D. The language experience approach

 

37. The collaborative approach includes the major behaviors of listening, clarifying, presenting, problem-solving, and _____________.

A. negotiating

B. evaluating

C. feedbacking

D. assessing

 

38. Which is an important factor in differentiated instructional process?

A. Error analysis

B. Entry level indicators

C. Student-led conferences

D. Record keeping performance assessments

 

39. Which is the BEST way to determine if a student has a mastery of the subject matter in the beginning of the school year?

I. Administer a diagnostic test

II. Examine his portfolio assessment

III. Interview the former teacher

IV. Examine his grades

 

A. I and IV

B. II and III

C. III and IV

D. I and II

 

40. Which seating arrangement has been proven to be effective for learning?

A. Flexible to suit varied activities

B. Fixed arrangement to maximize instructional time

C. A combination of fixed and flexible arrangement

D. Any seat arrangement to suit varied learning style

 

41. Teacher Kiana asked this question: “What conclusion can you draw based on your observation?” Nobody raised a hand so she asked another question: “Based on what you observe, what can you now say about the reaction of plants to light?” Which did Teacher Kiana do?

A. Rephrasing

B. Redirecting

C. Repeating

D. Probing

 

42. Teacher Cai asked the class: “Is the class answer correct? Student A said “No”. Teacher Cai asked the same student “Why ‘no?” Which did Teacher Cai do?

A. Directing

B. Probing

C. Repeating

D. Rephrasing

 

43. If you want to hone students’ metacognitive ability, which is most fit?

A. Drill for mastery

B. Journal writing

C. Debate

D. Brainstorming

 

44. Which should you used more if you want to counteract the spirit of destructive competition among your students?

A. Community involvement projects

B. Listening activities

C. Self-evaluation activities

D. Concept miming

 

45. You want present the characteristic features of a constructivist approach. Which should you use?

A. Attribute wheel

B. Fishbone diagram

C. Venn diagram

D. Narrative frame

 

46. Which one appropriately describes your lesson if you use the cognitive approach?

A. Promotes “find out for yourself” approach

B. lecture-dominated

C. Rote learning dominated

D. Highly directed teaching

 

47. If your approach to your lesson is behaviorist, what features will dominate your lesson?

I. Drill

II. Reasoning

III. Lecturing

IV. Cooperative Learning

 

A. I, III, IV

B. I, II, III, IV

C. II only

D. I only

 

48. If you decide to develop a lesson the constructivist’s way, what kind of learning environment must you create for you to succeed?

A. Open and flexible

B. Structured

C. Authoritarian

D. Laissez Faire

 

49.  If you are a constructivist, what assumptions about learning and learner govern your thinking?

A. For learner to learn, knowledge should be transmitted directly from teachers to learners.

B. Learners capable of formulating meaning of what is taught to them.

C. Learners empty receptacles waiting to be filled.

D. Teachers are the only source of knowledge

 

50. You want your students to develop the ability to look at a problem from various perspective, which approach will be done?

A. Affective approach

B. Behaviorist approach

C. Modular approach

D. Integrative approach



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