PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION [1-50]

(F.E.O. TOPNOTCHER)

1. If teacher M wants to build teamwork among his students which should he use more?

A.Lectures

B.Cooperative learning

C.Independent study

D.Brainteaser

Answer: B. Cooperative learning is used when the teacher wants to build teamwork among his students.

 

 

2.Which interactive teaching should be AVOIDED?

A.Using multiple response strategy

B.Using “put-down”

strategy

C. Asking more divergent question

D. Asking more evaluate question

Answer: B. A “put-down” strategy provides negative reinforces and ultimately has an unpleasant residual effect because it causes students to ignore opportunities to respond verbally.

 

3.Teacher begins her lesson with warm-up exercises by focusing on specifics bits of information of maximize student participation. What type of questions will she be asking

A.Divergent

B.Evaluation

C.High level

D.Convergent

Answer: D. Convergent questioning technique starts from specific information going to broader or general information.

 

4.Which is not characteristic of anecdotal records?

A.Incident is objectively described

B.Incident recorded is significant

C. Factual

D. Incident is recorded long after it has happened

Answer: D. Anecdotal records should be factual, incident is objectively described, recorded as significant and should be recorded immediately not long after it has happened.

 

5. A teacher clarifies her thinking to answer the question. “How shall I as a person to authority behave to achieve the objectives for my students”? this result in the use of:

A.Role modelling

B.Discovery strategy

C.Transactional analysis

D.Demonstration method

Answer: C. Transactional analysis is when we try to understand the behavior of the learner on what would be their response (putting yourself in the situation of the learner).

 

6. The three-level approach to teaching included the teaching of the facts and skills, concepts, and values. Which teaching is the highest level

A.Skills

B.Values

C.Facts

D.Concepts

Answer: . B. In the 3 level approach to teaching, teaching of the values is the highest level.

 

7. Student Anton pursues a degree in Education to fulfill his dream of becoming a Teacher. This action demonstrate this kind of philosophy.

a. Progressivism

b. Perennialism

c. Realism

d. Reconstructivism

Answer: C. Realism- it stresses that reality is not in the mind but in the external world. It is concern with what is real, actual.

 

8. This is a teaching activity based on Albert Bandura's social learning theory, and this is best done by teachers instead of reprimanding students to do right,

A. Questioning

B. Inductive reasoning

C. Lecturing

D. Modeling

Answer:

D. Modeling or learning through observation is central to the Social Learning Theory of Albert Bandura.

 

9. Who among the psychologist-educators developed the Social Learning Theory?

A. Skinner

B. Kohlberg

C. Bruner

D. Bandura

Answer: D. Albert Bandura developed the Social Learning Theory and advocated that "children learns from what they see in the environment".

 

10. According to Erik Erikson, identity and role confusion normally occurs during this stage.

A. High School years

B. Elementary years

C. Pre-School years

D. College years

Answer: A. According to Erikson, during high school a person is a faced with the dilemma of finding his/her identity.

 

11. Through his/her theory, who was responsible for stating that modeling is essential in pedagogy?

A. Skinner

B. Thorhdike

C. Bruner

D. Bandura

Answer: D. Albert Bandura proposed a theory commonly known as Social Learning Theory which primarily put emphasis on Modeling.

 

12. To make her students participate more often during class discussions, science teacher Mrs. Karyn Cervantes believes that she can apply Operant Conditioning by way of ____________.

A. Giving more incentives to her students, such as additional grades and small tokens.

B. Emphasizing group sharing and guiding them in thinking critically an innovatively

C. Installing metacognition in them through modeling

D. Letting them reflect on how they think about their subjects

Answer: A. Operant Conditioning focuses on the giving of Reward to students to increase the probabilities of repeating a desired behavior. In the case of Mrs. Cervantes, she would likely to give them the "star token" as a form of reward to better increase class participation.

 

13. For lesson plans to have a consistent and strong connection from start to finish, it must have __________________.

A. Conciseness

B. Coherence

C. Symmetry

D. Clarity

Answer: B. Coherence is a characteristics of the instructional plan that shows "inter-connectedness" and smooth flow from beginning to the end.

 

14. This component serves as the piece de resistance (finale) of goal oriented instruction.

A. Activity conceptualization

B. Objective formulation

C. Topic identification

D. Evaluation

Answer: D. Evaluation is the culmination of Goal-Oriented instruction.

 

15. Which of the following is the lowest level of affective behavior, according to Krathworhis?

A. Responding

B. Organization

C. Valuing

D. Characterization

Answer: A. The arrangement of Krathworhis' Affective Domain is Responding Valuing, Organization and Characterization.

 

16. The influence technique is the best applied to the following example: Mr. Frederick Kwok Fan-Chui looks in his students' eyes to tell them that he disapproves their mischievous behavior.

A. Proximity

B. Interesting boosting

C. Direct Appeal

D. signal Interference

Answer: D. Other example of signal interference is when the teacher put his index finger near the lips to signal "silence".

 

17. This type of power is manifested by a teacher when he shows his students his vast knowledge of subject matter?

A. Philosophical Power

B. Expert Power

C. Legitimate Power

D. Referent Power

Answer: B. Expert power is shown when teacher makes his students feel that he is knowledgeable about the lesson

 

18. Kian's mother noticed that her son always wants to get her attention and is jealous of his father. Kian then can be classified under what psychoanalytic stage of development?

A. Latency

B. Genital

C. Phallic

D. Oral

Answer: C - phallic stage

Rationale:

Oedipus Complex - Where the son wants to marry his mother;

Elektra complex - Where the daughter wants to marry her father.

 

19. The vernacular has been used in schools since1929 & must be applied from_____

A. Grades 1 to 2

B. Grades 1 to 5

C. Grades 1 to 6

D. Grades 1 to 7

ANSWER: A RATIONALE: Grades 1 to 2 should be taught using the vernacular because based on research, the students will learn faster at this stage if taught using the local language.

 

20.Who among the following progressivists viewed curriculum as "all the experiences in the classroom which are planned and enacted by the teacher, and also learned the students"?

A. Marsh and Willis

B. Caswell and Campbell

C. John Dewey

D. Joseph Schwab

Answer: A. Marsh and Willis. Caswell and Campbell viewed curriculum as "all experiences children have under the guidance of teachers"; while John Dewey said "Curriculum is defined as thw total learning experience of the individual."

 

21. If one is asked to develop himself to the fullest, what need is he trying to satisfy according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

A. Safety needs

B. Physiological needs

C. Belongingness

D. Self-Actualization

Answer: D. According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the highest among the need is Self Actualization, wherein the person strives to develop himself to his full potentials.

 

22. Which of the following conceptual models of learning refers to the role of learning to help the individual live or adapt to his personal world?

A. Meaningful learning   

B. Constructivism

C. Generative learning   

D. Discovery learning

ANSWER: B {CONSTRUCTIVISM} Constructivism- the learner builds a personal understanding through appropriate learning activities and a good learning environment.

 

23. Jerome Bruner asseverates that learning is a continuous process of acquisition, transformation and __________.

A. Metacognition

B. Ratification

C. Evaluation

D. Education

Answer: C. Jerome Bruner postulated that learning is simultaneous process of acquisition, transformation and evaluation.

 

24. A child treats his friends highly aggressive. The reason behind this attitude is his past experiences with his father who is also higly aggressive. This is demonstrated on what theory?

A. Social cognitive

B. Cignitive developmental theory

C. Operant conditioning

D. Classical conditiong

Answer: A. The situation demonstrates the Social Cognitive Theory which posits that a child learns from what he/she observes in the environment. Since the child is exposed to agression, it is not surprising that he/she exhibits the same aggression towards classmates.

 

25. A child who is cold towards the people around him might have failed to attain what basic goal based on Erikson's theory on psychological development?

A. Autonomy

B. Trust

C. Initiative

D. Mistrust

Answer: B. According to Psychosocial Development Theory of Erikson, a child who iz cold towards people around him failed in the basic goal of " trust" in the stage "Trust vs. Mistrust". A child who exhubits this kind of behavior might have lacked the warmth mother's embrace and affection from significant others.

 

26. For developing the language abilities of elementary students, which of the following would be the most appropriate way to follow up the writing of a group essay?

A. Prepare a list of the most difficult words for the children to learn to spell

B. Show the children how to revise the sentences to make them longer and more complex structurally

C. Have the children print the essay for themselves, then practice writing it, using cursive letters

D. Read the essay aloud, in unison with the children, then leave it displayed where they can examine it

The correct answer is (D).

The most appropriate follow-up is one that motivates children toward continued expression. Displaying the essay serves as a form of publication and allows the children to reread the essay on their own terms. Reading in unison provides a non threatening way for the children to practice the language skills they have learned.

Choices (A), (😎, and (C) are not developmentally appropriate

activities for students.

 

27. Daryl, a sixth-grader, receives a score report from a standardized mathematics test taken by his entire sixth-grade class that includes both a grade-equivalent score and a national percentile rank. Daryl’s grade-equivalent score

is 8.2. His national percentile rank is 87.

Daryl’s grade-equivalent score indicates that

which of the following is true?

A. Daryl did as well on his test as an average eighth-grade student in the second month of school would do on an

eighth-grade test

B. Daryl can do the mathematics expected

of an average eighth-grader who is in the second month of the school year

C. Daryl may well encounter difficulties in the later stages of the eighth-grade mathematics curriculum

D. Daryl did as well on this test as an average eighth-grader in the second month of school would do on the same test

The correct answer is (D).

A grade-equivalent score is a score that compares the raw score attained on a test

by the individual student to the raw score attained by the average student in the norm group for the particular test and then reports the grade and month level of that

norm group comparison. In this case, Daryl’s raw score was equivalent to the average raw score of all eighth graders in the second month of school who were part of the norm group.

 

28. Which of the following is best for a teacher to do when establishing classroom rules?

A. Mention the rules once at the beginning of the school year

B. State the rules in a forceful way to establish authority

C. Explain why the established rules are necessary for enhancing student

cooperation

D. Create as many rules as possible to guarantee order and control in the classroom

The correct answer is (C).

Students are more cooperative with rules that make sense to them than they are with seemingly arbitrary regulations.

Choice (A) is incorrect because classroom rules and procedures should be modeled and practiced with students.

Choice (😎 is incorrect because merely stating the rules will not establish authority and is likely to foster a negative learning environment.

Choice (D) is incorrect because creating many rules for the classroom is likely to

overwhelm students and contribute to a negative learning environment.

 

29. Which of the following descriptors best characterizes creativity?

A. The student’s ideas are generated in spurts, few of which tend to be relevant

to solving a specific problem

B. The student’s solutions are generally based on established perspectives or frameworks

C. The student’s solutions prove viable, although they give the initial appearance

of novelty

D. The student’s abilities typically apply uniformly across all learning domains,

not just one

The correct answer is (C).

The student’s solutions often seem novel at first but later prove to be viable.

Choices (A), (😎, and (D) express common

misconceptions about creativity and creative thinking.

 

30. Which of the following is a type of test score used to show a student’s relative position among a group of students in the same grade who are tested at the same time?

A. Percent correct

B. Percentile rank

C. Raw score

D. Composite score

The correct answer is (B.

A student’s percentile rank indicates the percent of students in a particular group

that received lower raw scores on a test than the student did. It shows the student’s relative position, or rank, among a group of students in the same grade who were tested at the same time of year. Thus, for example, if a student earned a percentile rank of 72 on a science test, he or she scored higher than 72 percent of the students in the group, and conversely, 28 percent of the students in the group scored higher than the student.

Percentile ranks range from 1 to 99.

 

31. The best possible way to measure the influence of hereditary is by

A. keeping the environment constan

B. ignoring the environment

C. studying only fraternal twins of normal capability.a

D. studying only identical twins of normal

capability

Answer: D Identical twins of normal capability afford the best opportunity to study the influence of heredity. In cases where such children are reared in different home environments by different parents, the researcher can identify common traits that are ascribable to heredity only.

 

32. To use video materials effectively the teacher must remember that each student perceives and responds to them in an individual way. At what point in visual perception do individual differences begin?

A. When light waves reach the eye

B. When optical nerve impulses are created

C. When the image registers on the retina

D. When cortical perception begins

Answer: A Visual perception begins when light waves reach the eye, and is unique for each individual

33. Excessive verbalism on a teacher's part may create a psychological barner to learning, particularly for:

A. hyperactive children

B. disadvantaged learners

C. gifted children

D. physically handicapped students

Answer: B Excessive verbal instructions can become confusing and tedious, especially for children who do not understand the vocabulary used by teacher when giving directions and explanations. such students "tune out" the teacher who talks too much.

 

34. Knowledge that children differ in thei capacity to learn has led to the continued development of tools for testing the child's:

A. special aptitudes

B. musical ability

C. motor skills

D. clerical ability

Answer: A

Aptitude testing has been refined in recent years

 

35. During periods of individualized instructions, a teacher uses task cards.

These may contain all of the following EXCEPT:

A. assignments

B. directions

C. sources

D. evaluation materials

Answer: D

As part of individualized instruction, a task card  can be prepared, listing all the information that a student may need for a particular assignment . Task card save the teacher and pupil time, and clarify steps in a project.

 

36. Educators who contributed to the "open education" movement include:

A. Neill and Piaget

B. Kohl and Kozol

C. Bruner and Silberman

D. All of the above

Answer: D Many professionals in several nations have contributed to the open education movement. These educators promoted research findings and ideas that led to working with students for the identification and pursuit of their own educational goals.

 

37. A multiple choice test has been analyzed. The analysis shows that option A among other options B,C and D was not at all chosen by the examinees. What does this imply?

a. A was the correct answer.

b. A was not an effective distracter.

c  A was a plausible option.

d. A was a very effective distracter.

Answer: B. It is not an effective distracter because no one chose it.

 

38. ___________ is a part of speech that describes a verb and an adjective.

What is wrong with this completion test item?

A  It is extremely easy

B. It is pure recall

C. The blank is at the beginning of the sentence

D. The sentence is quite short

Answer: C

The blank should always at the end of the stem in a completion test.

 

39. What can be an additional criterion against which the defense of the research paper can be assessed?

A. The inclusion of the exhaustive related literature

B. Ability to connect/integrate one part of the research paper to other parts to explain a point

C. Number of pages

D. Recency of references

Answer: B

Option B demonstrates an excellent research paper. It indicates that the researcher really knows the content of his/her work as shown by the ability to connect parts or explain a point.

 

40. This is a learning outcome: apply the four pillars of learning in responding to the aspirations of the learner and the community?

 Which assessment task is aligned?

A. Study community programs organized by school and evaluate whether they respond to community need

B. Research on and present findings on ways to apply the four pillars of learning

C. Give examples on how you can apply the four pillars of learning to respond to a community need

D. Based on observations, develop a video presentation on how schools that you benchmarked respond to aspirations of a community

Answer: C By giving your own examples, you are generating ideas on how to apply the pillar of learning. It’s thinking out of the box.

 

41. Which assessment task is aligned to this outcome?

Analyze the socio-cultural factors that affect learning?

A. Essay test

B. Multiple choice test

C. Completion test

D. Matching type of test

Answer: A Essay test because it allows one to freely express his own ideas and there is freedom of response. It reflects the extent of the learner’s knowledge and ability to use higher order thinking skills especially in the making of his analysis.

 

42. A student with social adjustment problems demonstrates all of the following EXCEPT:

A. isolation and hyperactivity

B. anxiety or dependency

C. excessive shyness

D. feelings of depression

Answer: A. A student with problems in social adjustment  will demonstrate all of these behaviors except the combination of isolation and hyperactivity

 

43. Lee obtained a percentile rank of 30 on a mathematics test. Lee's parents will learn that:

A. Lee is a top student in the above class.

B. Lee got 30% of the test items correct.

C. Lee obtainedva score higher than 30% of the students in the class.

D. Lee obtained a score higher than 70% of the students who took the test.

Answer: C The percentile is a useful score for showing how a student ranks within a group on the basis of a particular test. This placement is likely to vary from test to test

 

44. To improve their athletic performance, a coach appeals to her students' capacity for self-motivation. Which of the following motivation would NOT aid team performance?

A. Curiosity about the plays that other teams develop.

B. A desire for affiliation with team members.

C. The use of goal-setting in developing strength and skills.

D. The desire for independence in decision- making.

Answer: D The player who emphasizes independent behavior may not be a good team player

 

45. Shaping, a form of operant conditioning, is successful with educable mentally retarded children because it;

A. provides frequent feedback

B. begins with easily achieved goals

C. provides multiple success experiences

D. does all of the above

Answer: D In shaping, the reinforcement of small steps with frequent feedback gives frequent success experiences to the EMR child. this is essential for his or her own self-confidence.

46. Who developed the theory of drive reduction?

A. Clark Hull

B. Jean Piaget

C. Ivan Pavlov

D. Carl Rogers

Answer: A He said that the most important role in behavior is need satisfaction. He also fancied himself a mathematician and designed his theoretic framework around postulates in mathematical form.

47. Which of the following strategies would NOT be useful for a teacher managing a group lesson?

A. Giving instructions clearly

B. Allowing frequent interruptions after the lesson has begun.

C. Having a good seating plan

D. Summarizing regularly.

Answer: B one of the key elements in a teacher's management of group lesson is the maintenance of a good pace of instruction.

 

48. Primary reading retardation is presumed to be neurologically based, related to parietal lobe dysfunction. Which of the following behaviors is NOT associated with this dysfunction?

A. Inability to relate sounds to letter symbols.

B. Inadequate auditory information processing

C. Left-right directional confusion.

D. Speech Aphasia

Answer: D Speech Aphasia is attributed to brain lesion

49. Students with secondary reading problems have normal capacity to read, but are non-readers because of:

A. auditory problems

B. congenital defects

C. visual-acuity impairment

D. environment or emotional factors

Answer: D Any number of environmental factors can in effect, block a child's reading development and lead him to her to associate reading with failure

50. The teacher who encourages students to develop their own questions, to set their own goals, to search for answer, and to use new information in creative ways is using :

A. the "engineering approach to learning

B. the inquiry method

C. the classical-school approach

D. the field-theory method.

Answer: B A major characteristic of the inquiry method is the development of cognitive skills.


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