Professional Education (Part 3)

1. Which branch of philosophy examines issues pertaining to the nature of “reality” ?

A. Axiology

B. Ontology

C. Metaphysics

D. Epistemology

 

2. Which school maintained: “Natural impulses of the child are of great importance and are good in themselves” ?

A. Romantic Naturalism

B. Biological Naturalism

C. Mechanical Naturalism

D. Naturalism of physical science

 

3. Which branch of philosophy deals with knowledge, its structure, method and validity?

A. Logic

B. Aesthetics

C. Metaphysics

D. Epistemology

 

4. Which is not the nature of philosophy?

A. It is a science of knowledge

B. It is the totality of man’s creative ideas

C. It is a planned attempt on search for the truth

D. It is a collective ensemble of various viewpoints

 

5. Which school maintained self-expression with the accompanying cries of “no interference”, “no restraints”?

A. Truest form of Naturalism

B. Extreme form of Naturalism

C. Most valid form of Naturalism

D. Most widely accepted form of Naturalism

 

6. Which school held the view, “God makes all things good; man meddles with and they become evil” ?

A. Marxism

B. Naturalism

C. Pragmatism

D. Existentialism

 

7. Which is not Naturalism’s aim of Education?

A. To inculcate ethical and moral values in the pupils

B. Education is the notion of man’s evolution from lower forms of life

C. To equip the individual or the nation for the struggle for existence so as to ensure survival

D. To help the pupils to learn to be in harmony with and well-adapted to their surroundings

 

8. According to which school of philosophy of education, exaltation of individual’s persona­lity is a function of education?

A. Marxism

B. Idealism

C. Idealism and Marxism both

D. Pragmatism

 

9. “Human institutions are one mass of folly and contradiction.” Whose statement is this?

A. Dewey

B. Rousseau

C. Bernard Shaw

D. Ravinder Nath Tagore

 

10. Who said, “Reverse the usual practice and you will almost always do right” ?

A. Plato

B. Dewey

C. Rousseau

D. Mahatma Gandhi

 

11. Which statement is not correct about Naturalism?

A. A reaction against a mere study of books and linguistic forms

B. A reaction against the degenerated humanism of the Renaissance period

C. A reaction against sophistication, artificiality and paraphernalia in education

D. None of these

12. Who raised the slogan “Back to Nature”?

A. Realism

B. Naturalism

C. Pragmatism

D. Existentialism

 

13. Which system of education was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi?

A. Teaching through listening, meditation etc.

B. Teaching through music

C. Teaching by activities

D. All of these

 

14. What do you mean by curriculum?

A. Sum total of the annual study

B. A child learns through curriculum

C. Sum total of the activities of a school

D. Indicates the course to be taught by the teachers to the students throughout the year

 

15. What is the view point of progressive educators regarding the issue of liberal vs. vocational education?

A. Vocational ends load one to degrade learning

B. All subjects should have a vocational orientation

C. Liberal arts subject should proceed vocational training

D. Vocational and liberal education should not be separated

 

16. Who was the supporter of Naturalism in Education?

A. Frolbel

B. Rosseau

C. Armstrong

D. John Locke

 

17. Which educational activity is most desirable to the pragmatist?

A. That is beneficial effect upon the future experiences of the pupil

B. Approximates the goals which educatio­nal scientists have set up

C. Results from the indiscrimination of the pupil in democratic theory

D. That characterizes by spontaneous, active, continuously pleasurable and practical for the pupil

 

18. On what depends the values of an educational experience in the eyes of the idealist?

A. The extent to which it satisfies pupil desires

B. The manner in which it affects future experience

C. Whether or not it preserves accepted institutions

D. Whether or not the pupil has been properly motivated

 

19. What is the meaning of lesson plan?

A. To read the lesson before teaching it

B. To prepare the list of questions to be asked

C. To prepare all that the teacher wants to teach in a limited period

D. To prepare detailed answers of all the questions to be

 

20. Which one of the following education systems supports scientific progress?

A. Naturalistic Education

B. Idealistic Education

C. Realistic Education

D. None of these

 

21. Which is the first school for a child’s education?

A. School

B. Family

C. Friends

D. Society

 

22. What is the main centre of informal Education?

A. Family

B. Society

C. Radio and Television

D. All of the above

 

23. What are the three components of the educational process?

A. Direction, instruction and skill

B. Teaching, learning and practice

C. Teacher, student and education

D. Education, teacher and books

 

24. Why are curriculum activities used in teaching?

A. To assist the teacher

B. Make teaching easy

C. To make teaching attractive

D. To make teaching interesting, easy to understand

 

25. If a student failed in any class what should be done to him?

A. He should be kept in the same class

B. He should be advised to leave studies

C. He should be given a chance to improve and sent to the next class after he improves

D. All the above methods are right

 

26. What is the place of principal in an edu­cational institute?

A. Owner of the school

B. Founder of the school

C. Manager of the school

D. Overall head of the school

 

27. What is the compulsory element of learning?

A. Tendency to know

B. Ability to read

C. Bright Mind

D. None of these

 

28. Which one of the following sentences is correct about the nature of teaching?

A. It is remedial

B. It is diagnostic

C. It is diagnostic as well as remedial

D. All the above statements are correct

 

29. What is called education acquired without any specific purpose, fixed period and place?

A. Formal Education

B. Informal Education

C. Indirect Education

D. Individual Education

 

30. The theory that population increases by geometrical ratio while the means of subsistence increases by arithmetical ratio is attributed to?

a. Karl Marx

b. Robert Malthus

c. Emile Durkheim

d. Aristotle

 

31.  "Knowledge is true if it is workable". What philosophical foundation supports this statement?

a. Idealism

b. Realism

c. Pragmatism

d. Essentialism

 

32. Objectives must be evaluated in the light of practical considerations, including teacher competence, availability of instructional materials, time allotment, etc. What characteristic of educational objective is defined by the aforementioned statement?

a. Comprehension

b. Attainability

c. Consistency

d. Feasibility

 

33. Which characteristic of a good curriculum highlights the psychological nature of the learner?

a. Provisions are made for the smooth transition and continuing achievement of pupils.

b. Curriculum plans in areas which extend over several years are developed vertically.

c. Classroom practices give attention to the maturity and learning problems of each pupil.

d. Cooperative planning and teaching provide for exchange of information about pupil's learning experiences.

 

34. Which of the following statements is NOT acceptable?

a. Instruction is the actual engagement of learners in the planned learning activities.

b. Curriculum determines what assessment should be done, and how to do it.

c. Instruction requires teachers to use a variety of action to accomplish a variety of functions.

d. Assessment establishes what is to be accomplished in teaching and learning.

 

35. What refers to the appropriateness of the content in the light of the particular students who are to experience the curriculum?

a. Significance

b. Validity

c. Interest

d. Learnability

 

36. What refers to an individual or group of individuals who have a direct and indirect influence in curriculum development?

a. Stockholders

b. Stakeholders

c. Promoters

d. Incorporators

 

37. The K-12 curriculum is otherwise called as

a. 2002 Basic Education Curriculum

b. Revitalized Basic Education Curriculum

c. Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum

d. Extended Basic Education Curriculum

 

38. Which is NOT a description of the learner-centered curriculum?

a. Emphasis is on the total growth and development of the learners

b. Controlled and cooperatively directed by learners, teachers and parents

c. Education is a means to develop social creative individual

d. Emphasis upon facts and knowledge for future use

 

39. Schools divide the school hours to different subjects such as reading, grammar, literature, math, science, history and geography. What curriculum design is referred here?

a. Problem-centered

b. Learner-centered

c. Subject-centered

d. Culture-based

 

40. Which statement about the subject-centered curriculum is NOT true?

a. There is a high level of cooperative interaction

b. It covers much content in a short period of time

c. The teacher has full control of the classroom activities

d. The main task is mastery of learning

 

41. What do you call the curriculum when the teacher puts into action all the different planned activities in the classroom?

a. Recommended Curriculum

b. Written Curriculum

c. Taught Curriculum

d. Supported Curriculum

 

42. To build a sense of pride among Filipino youth, which should be done in the curriculum?

a. Re-study our history and stress on our achievements as a people.

b. Re-study our history from the perspective of our colonizer.

c. Replace the study of folklore and myths with technical subjects.

d. Set aside the study of local history.

 

43. Which of the following best defines curriculum development?

a. The total mental phenomena directly received at any given time

b. The planning of learning opportunities intended to bring about certain desired changes in pupils and the assessment of the extent to which these changes have taken place.

c. A continuous cycle of activities in which all elements of curriculum are considered.

d. Education is aiding each child to be socially creative individuals.

 

44. Which of the following is a reason for the continuous appraisal of the existing curriculum in all levels?

a. New national policies in government

b. Changing needs and condition of society

c. Economic status of the people

d. Political trust of the country

 

45. To ensure success in curriculum development, which of the following specific actions should a curriculum leader avoid?

a. Work with people over them.

b. Use your status frequently to establish discipline

c. Keep channels of communication open

d. Show that you too desire to improve

 

46. To provide individual differences in the classroom, 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

 

47. Who controls the subject centered-curriculum?

a. Learner

b. Teacher

c. Parent

d. Teacher and parent

 

48. Which type of curriculum design serves as a response to society's demand for integration of knowledge and enables the learner to see relationship among various aspects?

a. Broadfield

b. Correlated

c. Core

d. Separate subjects

 

49. Which is not a component of curriculum designing?

a. Objective

b. learning content

c. learning experiences

d. Diagnosis of needs

 

50. Which curriculum development phase focuses on the change which will take place in certain aspects of the curriculum without changing the fundamental conceptions?

a. Curriculum planning

b. Curriculum design

c. Curriculum improvement

d. Curriculum evaluation


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