PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PRACTICE DRILLS Part 17


1. In order to assist new teacher, which is the most effective way to clarify the schools‘ goals and responsibilities early in the first year?

 

a.    Student‘s handbook

b.    Orientation

c.     Principals‘ memorandum

d.    School curriculum

 

2. Of components of direct instruction, which involves teachers and students working together on a skill or task and figuring out how to apply the strategy?

 

a.    Consolidation

b.    Guided practice

c.     Application

d.    Modeling

 

3. Teacher JanJan made certain his lesson content is within the capacity of his young forum grade learners. What is the quality of John‘s lesson content when he fits lesson to learner‘s capacity to absorb lesson content?

 

a.    Learnability

b.    Balance

c.     Validity

d.    Interest

 

4. From structures of Multifunctional Cooperative Learning, which makes each group to produce a group product to share with the whole class?

 

a.    Coop-coop

b.    Think-pair-share

c.     Team Word-Webbing

d.    Partners

 

5. This is the more appropriate understanding of technology in education?

 

a.    Methods and process

b.    Inventions and equipment

c.     Channels and instruments

d.    Hardware, designs, and environment

 

6. A teacher introduces herself as teacher only. What does this imply?

 

a.    She must have been forced to pursue a career in teaching.

b.    The teaching profession is not a very significant one

c.     The teaching profession is the lowest paid profession

d.    She takes no pride in the teaching profession

 

7. In the guided exploratory approach to learning, which is not the term used for Inquiry learning?

 

a.    Heuristic learning

b.    Problem-solving learning

c.     Discovery learning

d.    Expository learning

 

8. What is another quality of teacher Lassie Pecson‘s lectures when she used words that are within the grasp of her listeners, avoiding technical terms and jargons?

 

a.    Use of specific descriptions and examples

b.    Enriched audiovisuals

c.    Normal vocabulary

d.    Planned sequence

 

9. In delivering her lessons, teacher Blackie Lou Blanco is careful that no topic is extensively discussed at the expense of other topics. That guiding principle in selection and organization of lesson content is she following?

 

a.    Significance

b.    Self-sufficiency

c.     Feasibility

d.    Balance

 

10. In determining materials and media to use, what consideration did Teacher Grachie adopt when she gave importance to the level of outcome and the learner‘s sense of fulfillment in performing the task?

 

a.    Expectancy

b.    Satisfaction

c.     Interest

d.    Relevance

 

11. In the inductive approach to learning, what is not among the facilitating skills needed on the part of the teacher?

 

a.    Teacher giving generalization of principles

b.    Commenting to pave way for generalizations or principles

c.    Organizing answers

d.    Asking the right questions

 

12. Which Filipino trait works against the shift in teacher‘s role from teacher as a foundation of information to teacher as facilitator?

a.    Authoritativeness

b.    Authoritarianism

c.    Hiya

d.    Pakikisama

 

13. If a teacher plans a constructivist lesson, what will he most likely do? Plan how he can _______.

 

a.    Do evaluate his students‘ work

b.    Do reciprocal teaching

c.     Lecture to his students

d.    Engage his students in convergent thinking

 

14.  How would you select the most fit in government positions? Applying Confucius teachings, which would be the answer?

 

a.    By course accreditation of an accrediting body

b.    By merit system and course accreditation

c.    By merit system

d.    By government examinations

 

15. The test results revealed that a great majority of the student failed. What is the best action that an effective teacher should take to insure that learning will take place?

 

a.    reteach the items that are heavily missed

b.    analyze the difficulty, test them again

c.    give more difficult   test

d.    scold the pupils

 

16.  In any kind of education endeavor, these three interdependent processes are involved

 

a.    evaluation, application, learning

b.    teaching, learning, evaluation of results

c.    testing, recording, re-teaching

d.    application, valuation, recall

 

17. It is a chart prepared to determine the goals, the content and the number of items to be included in the test

 

a.    test chart

b.    test book

c.    table of specifications

d.    skewed chart

 

18. The entire processes involved in conducting any scientific study include these sequential steps,

 

a.    know the problem, gather and analyze needed data, then make conclusion

b.    analyze, gather and collect data

c.    gather data, analyze the problem, then conclude

d.    give description, make a calculated guess, then conclude

 

 

19. Mr. Pascual, being a conscientious teacher initially, feels that many of his student dislike him, hence, they failed his course. To verify his hunch, he will conduct what study?

 

a.    descriptive study of student behavior

b.    historical study

c.    achievement test

d.    Self-analysis

 

20. Desiring to find out which among the schools she supervises achieve or underachieve the yearly target goals, Dr. Mendez will use what measure

 

a.    Measure of Dispersion

b.    Measure of Central tendency

c.    Measure of Popularity

d.    Measure of Locality

 

21. A test of intelligence based on the actual measurement of what the individual can actually do of a certain task under time pressure.

a.    Performance test

b.    Aptitude Test

c.     Skill test

d.    None of these

 

22. A test given to determine specific aspect of achievement made on certain skills to provide the needed remedial help to the learner.

 

a.    daily test

b.    achievement test   

c.    diagnostic test

d.    none of the above

 

23. A test given to get a representative sampling of the general area of accomplishment made on certain field of learning taught and learned.

 

a.    survey test   

b.    diagnostic

c.     aptitude test

d.    none of the above

 

24.  A child‘s emotional behavior and problems can be measured by:

 

a.    direct observations

b.    psychological test

c.     behavior checklist

d.    all of the above

 

25. Intelligence tests that can used with children who have language difficulties include:

 

a.    the Draw-A-Man test

b.    the Letter International Performance Scale

c.    raven‘s progressive Matrices Test

d.    All of the above

 

26. The law requires school personnel to make a child‘s school records available to his or her parents. Parents have the right to:

 

a.    help plan their child‘s instructional program

b.    see their child‘s school records

c.    receive an interpretation of any data recorded about their child

d.    all of the above

 

27.  Ken obtained a percentile rank of 30 on a mathematics test. Ken‘s parents will learn that :

 

a.    Ken is a top student in the above class

b.    Ken got 30% of the test items correct

c.    Ken obtained a score higher than 30% of the students in the class

d.    Ken got 70% of the items correct

 

28. Which of the following is a characteristic of criterion-referenced teaching strategies?

 

a.    Desire behaviors are specified- for example, Given 10 sentences containing errors in noun-verb agreement, the student will be able to correct them with 100% accuracy.

b.    Adequate instruction is given to enable students to perform the behaviors that are specified.

c.    Using measures such as tests or specified performance, the teacher makes an analysis of whether objects are being met

d.    All of the above

 

29. Research shows that students who follow the cognitive learning approach manifest all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

 

a.    a global orientation toward the discovery of new question and solutions

b.    an analytic mind-set toward new problems

c.    an impulsive habit in drawing conclusions

d.    a reflective manner when examining data

 

30. Blood content that at least 90% of students could reach mastery level if appropriate teaching techniques were used. Which of the following would NOT be appropriate advice or a teacher who wants to help underachievers to succeed?

 

a.    Provide more time or slower students to complete a task

b.    Break the curriculum into small steps, teaching incrementally

c.    Determine grades through competitive examinations, giving constant feedback to comparative performance.

d.    Pursue a comprehensive list of performance objectives

 

31. Critics of behavior-referenced instruction find that it limit students in all of the following areas EXCEPT in :

 

a.    the range of behavioral objectives associated with such instruction.

b.    The expectations for performance held out to gifted students

c.    Opportunities for student decision-making

d.    The accuracy of evaluations possible with such instruction

 

32. When a teacher reports the outcome of norm-referenced objective tests, he or she includes:

 

a.    the performance of all students in the class

b.    the objectives that were to be measured

c.    the items missed by each student

d.    all of the above

 

33. A teacher planning to use a criterion-reference measurement presumably would begin with:

 

a.    a set of specific objectives for pupils achievement

b.    varying norms of students of different abilities

c.    modular scheduling

d.    a variety of leaning experiences to determine student abilities

 

34. Standardized test for measuring pupil achievement have many advantages over teacher-made test. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of standard tests?

 

a.    Students are tested under matching conditions

b.    Such test have high reliability

c.    Such test have high variability

d.    Such tests are most costly than teacher-made test.

 

35. A non-participating classroom observer can provide valuable information to a teacher because:

 

a.    the observer is probably less subjective than the teacher

b.    the observer can spend full time recording observations

c.    the observer can focus on certain behaviors and systematically code them fora report

d.    all of the above are true

 

36. Research on individual learning differences indicates the need for:

 

a.    the traditional ―lockstep approach to classroom instruction

b.    maximizing off-task behaviors

c.    plenty of free time for each pupil

d.    the use of the aptitude-treatment-interaction model

 

37. Students with low achievement levels prefer a classroom learning environment that is:

 

a.    innovation-oriented

b.    task-oriented 

c.     well-structured

d.    competition-oriented

 

38. For a grade placement, which of the following tests would be best to administer to a 10-year-old Puerto Rican boy who does not speak English?

 

a.    The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

b.    The test of General Ability

c.    The Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test

d.    The Arthur Point Scale of Performance Test

 

39. A teacher gave two forms of a standardized test to a class of third graders. She found that the amount of fluctuation between class scores on both forms was as slight as reported in the test publisher‘s:

 

a.    item analysis

b.    standard error

c.    standard deviation

d.    d. history reliability

 

40. Which one of the following factor is NOT a significant advantage of a standardized test over day-to-day teacher made test?

 

a.    The standardized test is cost-effective.

b.    The standardized test is more valid.

c.    The standardized test is more reliable.

d.    The standardized test is based on national norms.

 

41. Interest inventories are valuable for counseling secondary school student because the are given;

 

a.    In percentiles.

b.    In the form of a career advice.

c.    In the form of a psychological profile.

d.    In staines scores.

 

42.  The ratio of ―exceptional children in general population is about.

 

a. 1:8    

b.1:20   

c.1:4

d. 1:10

 

43. Which of the following is useful for a teacher involved in a majesty learning program?

 

a.    Summative testing over several units.

b.    Formative testing during instruction.

c.    Diagnostic testing.

d.    All of the above.

 

44.  when constructing a teacher-made test, it is most important for the teacher to:

 

a.    develop one-fourth of the question at the level of challenge appropriate for the teste.

 

b.    ask question based on both factual and conceptual learnings

c.    ask students to express their point of view

d.    stress the objectives used during the lesson.

 

45. When teaching concepts at the elementary grade level, it is most helpful to provide pupils with

 

a.    examples and non-examples of the concept

b.    a cluster of concepts at one time

c.    a definition of the concepts

d.    disjunctive concepts

 

46. A junior high school principal wants to evaluate the science program. What is the first he should take?

 

a.    Analyze pupil achievement scores

b.    Look at national norms for achievement in the sciences

c.    Confer with parents

d.    Review and, if necessary, revise objectives for the program

 

47. A personal feeling, either positive or negative towards an object, a person or an institution.

 

a.    attitude

b.    aptitude 

c.     opinion

d.    none of these

 

48. Known as one‘s preparedness for learn in a certain task brought about by the influences of heredity and environment.

 

a.    Characteristics

b.    Aptitude 

c.    Interest

d.    None of these

 

49. The process of identifying educational goals and the extent to which these objectives have been realized or met.

 

a.    Examination

b.    Evaluation

c.    Planning

d.    None of these

 

50.  The degree to which the test scores in a class spread.

 

a.    Discrimination

b.    Dispersion

c.    Interval

d.    None of these

 

 

 

51.  The item in a multiple-choice type of test which serves as a joker

 

a.    Obstractor

b.    Error

c.    Distractor

d.    none of these

 

52.  A type of scores arrangement in a class which includes all possible score values from highest to lowest with the list of learners names include.

 

a.    Frequency table

b.    Grade norms

c.    Frequency distribution

d.    None of these

 

53.  A special liking or inclination for a particular type of undertaking.

 

a.    interest

b.    attitude

c.    goal

d.    none of these

 

54. In psychological measurement, a score of 50 is generally considered as

 

a. 49.9 – 50.9

b. 49.25 – 50.75

c.  49 – 51

d. 49.5 – 50.5

 

55.  What is the best measure of typical performance to use when there are extreme measures?

 

a.    mean     

b.    median 

c.     mode

d.    standard deviation

 

56.  What measure of central tendency is affected by extreme measures?

 

a.    mean    

b.    median   

c.     mode

d.    standard deviation

 

57.  If the mean is larger than the median, the mode is :

 

a.    below the mean     

b.    above the mean     

c.     below the median

d.    above the median

 

58.  When plotting the frequency polygon, which part of the score class do we use?

 

a.    lower limit

b.    midpoint

c.    higher limit

d.    entire class interval

 

59. A distribution with the greatest frequency at and around the middle and a few high and low scores is:

 

a.    platykurtic

b.    leptokurtic

c.    mesokurtic

d.    skewed

 

60. A distribution in which the scores are cluster at either end and shows a curve which is:

 

a.    normal

b.    skewed

c.    bimodal

d.    mesokurtic

 

61. One should interpret the percentile rank of a given score in the terms of percentage of:

 

a.    number of correct responses

b.    number of items in the test

c.     number of cases in the distribution

d.    number of wrong response

 

62. A distribution that is step with a narrow range is called: a.      kurtosis

b.    mesokurtic

c.    leptokurtic

d.    platykutic

 

63.The least reliable measure o dispersion is the:

 

a.    range

b.    Q

c.    Mode

d.    SD

 

64. What test includes items which measure variety of mental operations combined into a single sequence from which only a single score is taken?

 

a.    objective test

b.    percentile

c.    omnibus

d.    none of the above

 

65. What is measure of an individual‘s intelligence which considers both his scores in an intelligence test and his chronological age?

 

a.    Intelligence quotient

b.    Inventory

c.    Individual test of intelligence

d.    Mental age

 

66. What diagram is used to determine the social interactions among individuals in a group?

 

a.    scatter diagram

b.    norm

c.    sociogram

d.    parallelogram

67.  What test is made after certain norms have been established?

 

a.    standardized test

b.    norm

c.    speed test

d.    none of these

 

68.  What type of scores is obtained when a highly reliable measuring instrument is used?

 

a.    T-score

b.    Z-score

c.    True score

d.    N-score

 

69. The kind of statistics that is used to describe a big number o data on hand. These data usually include numerals, decimals, fraction and percentages.

 

a.    descriptive statistics

b.    inferential statistics

c.    survey statistuics

d.    simple statistuics

 

70. A test where the results are obtained from a large group. The evaluation is based on certain norm or standard set, hence, the norm becomes the basis of the test evaluation.

 

a.    criterion-reference test

b.    summative test

c.    norm-reference test

d.    formative test

 

71. The test results in this type o test are compared with an absolute standard. They indicate whether or not a student needs more or less help on certain skills.

 

a.    criterion-reference test

b.    norm-reference test

c.    formative test

d.    summative test

 

72.  This evaluation device includes an analysis of all the scores in a given distribution. It is commonly used to estimate the test validity.

 

a.    statistics

b.    standard deviation

c.    variables

d.    quartile deviation

 

73. The information shows by these data, includes the highest, middle, and lowest scores, even the missing scores in a tabulated data presentation.

 

a.    frequency data

b.    concluded data

c.    gathered data

d.    surveyed data

 

74.  The measure of variability not influenced by extreme scores is the:

 

a.    Q

b.    Range

c.    MD

d.    Sd

 

75.  The semi-quartile range is a measurement of:

 

a.    probability

b.    central tendency

c.    reliability

d.    correlation

 

76.  The measure of scores density around the median is the

 

a.    range

b.    quartile deviation

c.    mean deviation

d.    standard deviation

 

77.  The greatest weakness of the range as a measure of variability it its

 

a.    intricate computation    

b.    ease of computation

c.    extreme in stability

d.    difficulty of interpretation

 

78.  The largest measure o variability from the central tendency distribution is:

 

a.    average deviation

b.    range

c.    quartile deviation

d.    standard deviation

 

79.  Which of the following cannot illustrate two distribution is:

 

a.    Cumulative frequency curve

b.    Cumulative percentage curve

c.    Histogram

d.    Scattergram

 

80.  A distribution characterized by many high scores and a few very low scores is:

 

a.    Leptokurtic

b.    Negatively skewed

c.    Platykurtic skewed

d.    Positively skewed

 

81.  The range is an expression of:

 

a.    central tendency

b.    concentration

c.    correlation

d.    variability

 

82.  The root-mean-square deviation is generally known as:

 

a.    Average deviation

b.    Quartile deviation

c.    Range

d.    Standard deviation

 

83.  Synonymous to median, this term refers to the common average of a set of sores.

 

a.    arithmetic

b.    class interval

c.    score

d.    none of these

 

84. A system of grouping closely-related score values into a single category which is often used in tallying scores for a class.

 

a.    Criterion 

b.    Class interval  

c.     Converted scores

d.    None of these

 

85. A statistical index which represents the relationship between two varying measures which occurs within a class.

 

a.    cross-validation  

b.    correlation coefficient    

c.     ceiling

d.    none of these

 

86.  The difference between the highest and lowest score in a given set of scores.

 

a.    Quartile  

b.    Range   

c.     Profile

d.    None of these

 

87. Scores tendency to group at one end and spread out at the opposite end of a given distribution of scores.

 

a.    Skewness    

b.    Unevenness   

c.     unreability

d.    none of these

 

88. When a test succeeds in determining accurately the particular attribute of a person who is tested, it is said to be

 

a.    reliable

b.    variable

c.    valid

d.    none of these

 

89.  The standard used to interpret test scores

 

a.    norm

b.    mode

c.    percentile

d.    none of these

 

90.    An index of a person‘s intelligence in relation to other of his own age group

 

a.    intelligence quotient

b.    grade norm  

c.     personality

d.    none of these

 

91.    Test on reading readiness examples of a group of tests.

 

a.    prognostic test    

b.    cognitive test 

c.     vocabulary test

d.    none of these

 

92. A rational treatment of raw scores arranged in numerical order or grouped in intervals to get information about how an individual of a group compares with the total population.

a.    norm     

b.    frequency distribution

c.     equalization of scores

d.    none of these

 

93.  Test norms are based on:

 

a.    the actual performance of a representative group of students

b.    the predetermined levels of standards of performance

c.    he performance of a selected group of students

d.    the anticipator performance of a group of students

 

94. A test with a difficulty index of 0.85 is considered:

 

a.    high, therefore difficult

b.    low, therefore easy

c.    high, therefore easy

d.    low, therefore difficult

 

95. A clear example of a future-oriented test is the :

 

a.    Philippine Achievement Test

b.    Otislemon Mental Ability

c.    Personality Test

d.    National College Entrance

 

96. Which of the types of ability is not generally measured by intelligence tests?

 

a.    Quantitative

b.    Verbal

c.    Reasoning

d.    Social

 

97.  The Rorschach Test and Thematic Association Test are oath referred to as tests.

 

a.    projective

b.    psychometric

c.     sociometric

d.    analytic

 

98.  Which of the following is considered as a serious with personality tests?

 

a.    reliability     

b.    scorability

c.     usability

d.    validity

 

99.  Attitudes towards communism or socialism are best measured with:

 

a.    sociometry

b.    questionnaires & interviews

c.    checklist & multiple choice

d.    forced triads

 

100. Two classes are given the same arithmetic test and the mean for both classes is

57.  The standard deviation for class A is 5.1, while that of Class is 10.3. On the basis of the above data, we may conclude that with respect to arithmetic achievement:

 

a.    Class A is more heterogeneous than Class B

b.    The teaching of arithmetic is more effective in Class A.

c.    Class B is more heterogeneous than Class A

d.    There is no sufficient data for making a comparison.



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