LET REVIEWER 2017
1st set
Prof. Education 150 questions with answer keys
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
JUNE 10, 2016
DIRECTION: This is a test for your Professional Education. Answer this as fast as you can. This test
are composed of 150 items. BEEd you need to get 113 score to passed this pre-board .Thank You
and Goodluck Sir/Mam.
1. You are very much interested in a quality professional development program for teachers. What
characteristic should you look for?
a. Prescribe by top educational teachers
b. Dependent on the availability of funds
c. Required for renewal of professional license
d. Responsive to identified teacher’s needs.
2. To ensure high standards of teachers’ personal and professional development, which of the
following measures must be implemented?
I. A school head plans the professional development of his/her teachers.
II. Every teacher formulates his/her own professional development plan
III. The implementation of what is learned in a training must be monitored.
a. I only c. II and III
b. I and III d. II only
3. As a community leader, which of the following should a teacher NOT do?
a. Support effort of the community to improve their status in life.
b. Make herself aloof to ensure that her decisions will not be influenced by the community politics.
c. Solicit donation from philanthropists in the community.
d. Play an active part in the activities of the community.
4. In a highly pluralistic society, what type of learning environment is the responsibility of the
teacher?
I. Safe
II. Gender-biased
III. Secure
a. I and II c. II only
b. I, II and III d. I and III
5. A teacher is said to be “trustee of the cultural and educational heritage of the nation and is under
obligation to transmit to learners such heritage”. Which practice makes the teacher fulfill such
obligation?
a. Use interactive teaching strategies.
b. Use the latest educational technology.
c. Observe continuing professional education
d. As a class, study the life of Filipino heroes.
6. Which actions show that political factors affect schools as agents of change?
I. The strengthening of the teaching of English in Philippine school.
II. The introduction of mandated subjects such as Rizal in the curriculum
III. The practice of mainstreaming
IV. The turnover of day care centers for DSWD to DepEd for supervision.
a. I and III c. II and III
b. I and II d. II and IV
7. For more efficient and effective management of school as agents of change, one proposal is for
the DepEd to cluster remote stand-alone schools under one lead school head. Which factor has the
strongest influence on this proposal?
a. Psychological c. Geographical
b. Historical d. Social
8. What does the acronym EFA imply for schools?
a. The acceptance of exclusive schools for boys and for girls.
b. The stress on the superiority of formal education over that of alternative learning system.
c. Practice of inclusive education
d. The concentration on formal education system
9. The wide acceptance of “bottom up” management style has influenced schools to practice which
management practice?
a. Exclusion of politicians from the pool of guest speakers during graduation exercises.
b. Prescription of what ought to be done from the Center Office.
c. Involvement of students, parents, teachers, and community in school planning
d. Allowing schools to do what they think is best
10. Large class size in congested cities is a common problem in our public schools. Which
measure/s have schools taken to offset the effects of large class?
I. The deployment of more teachers
II. The implementation of 1:1 pupil textbook ratio
III. The conduct of morning and afternoon sessions
a. I, II and III c. III only
b. I and II d. II only
11. The failure of independent study with most Filipino students may be attributed to
students’ ____________.
a. unpreparedness fro schooling
b. ambivalence
c. high degree of independence
d. high degree of independence on authority
12. The schooling incidents in school campuses abroad have made school to rethink the curriculum.
Which is believed to counteract such incidents and so is being introduced in schools?
I. Inclusion of socio-emotional teaching
II. The emphasis on the concept of competition against self and not against others
III. Focus on academic achievement and productivity
a. I and III c. I and II
b. II and III d. I, II and III
13. Widespread abuse of Mother Earth prompted schools to teach sustainable development. which
one does this prove about schools?
a. The curricula of schools are centered on Mother Earth.
b. Schools can easily integrate sustained development in their curriculum.
c. Sustained development cannot be effectively taught in the classroom.
d. Environment factors influence the school as an agent of change.
14. A father tells his daughter “You are a woman. You are meant for the home and so for you, going
to school is not necessary.” Is the father CORRECT?
a. It depends on the place when the daughter and the father live.
b. Yes, women are meant to be a mother only.
c. No. today women can take on the jobs of men.
d. No, there is gender equality in education.
15. Is there a legal basis for increasing the teacher’s starting salary to P18,000 an months?
a. No, it is a gift to teachers from Congress
b. Yes, R.A 7836
c. No, it is simply an act of benevolence from President GMA
d. Yes, the Phil. Constitution
16. As provided for the Educational Act of 1982, how are the institutions of learning encourage to set
higher standards of equality over the minimum standards required for state recognition?
a. Granting of Special Permit
b. Academic freedom
c. Continuing Professional Education
d. Voluntary accreditation *
17. Despite of opposition from some school official, DepEd has continuously enforced the “no
collection of fees” policy during enrolment period in public schools. In this policy in accordance with
EFA goals?
a. No, it violates the mandate of equality education
b. Yes, it somewhat eliminates gender disparities
c. Yes, it supports equitable access to basic education
d. No. it does not support parent of adult education
18. “Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less”. Hence, it is better to be a
generalist, claims Teacher F. Which Philosophy does Teacher F. subscribe to?
a. Existentialism c. Essentialism
b. Perennialism d. Progressivism
19. Mencius believed that all people are born good. This thought on the innate goodness of people
makes it easier to our pupils.
a. teach c. like
b. Respect d. motivate
20. The specialization requires of every professional teacher for him/her to be competent is in line
with which pillar of learning?
a. Learning to know
b. Learning to be
c. Learning to live together
d. Learning to do
21. Which pillar of learning is aimed at the wholistic development of man and his complete
fulfillment?
a. Learning to be
b. Learning to know
c. Learning to live together
d. Learning to do
22. Material development at the expense of human development points to the need to do more in
school.
a. “Learning to do”
b. “Learning to know”
c. “Learning to live together”
d. “Learning to be”
23. A student complains to you about his failing grade. When you recomputed you found out that you
committed an error in this grade computation. Your decision is not accept the erroneous computation
before the student and so leave the failing grade as is for fear that you may lose credibility. Is this
morally right?
a. No, the reason for not accepting the error before the students in flimsy.
b. No, the end does not justify the means
c. Yes, the end justifies the means
d. Yes, as a teacher you must maintain your credibility
24. Which violate(s) the principle of respect?
I. Teacher A tells her students that what Teacher B taught is wrong.
II. To retaliate, Teacher B advises students not to enroll in Teacher A’s class.
III. Teacher C secretly gives way to a special favor (e.g. add 2 points to grade) requested by student
A who is vying for honors.
a. II and III c. I and II
b. I, II and III d. I and III
25. Which is/are in accordance with the principle of pedagogical competence?
I. Communication of objectives of the course to students
II. Awareness of alternative instruction strategies
III. Selection of appropriate methods of instruction
a. I and III c. III only
b. I, II and III d. II and III
26. With a death threat over his head, Teacher D is directed to pass an undeserving student. Which
will a utilitarianist do?
a. Pass the student, why suffer the threat?
b. Don’t pass him; live by your principle of justice. You will get reward, if not in this life, in the next.
c. Pass the student. That will be of use to the student, his parents and you.
d. Don’t pass him. You surely will not like someone to give you a death threat in other to pass.
27. Teacher A knows of the illegal activities of a neighbor but keeps quiet in order not to be involved
in any investigation. Which foundational principle of morality does Teacher A fail to apply?
a. The end does not justify the means
b. The end justifies the means
c. Always do what is right
d. Between two evils, do the lesser evil
28. To earn units for promotion, a teacher pays her fee but does not attend class at all. Does this
constitute professional growth?
a. Not immediately but yes after promotion
b. It depends on the school she is enrolled in
c. No, it is simply earning MA units for promotion
d. Yes, just enrolling in an MA program is already professional growth
29. If a teacher asks more higher-order questions, he has to ask more questions.
a. fact c. convergent
b. close d. concept
30. Misdemeanor has a “ripple effect”. This implies that as a classroom manager, a teacher
a. reinforces positive behavior
b. responds to misbehavior promptly
c. is consistent in her classroom management practice
d. count 1 to 10 before she deals with a misbehaving student
31. Based on Edgar Dale’s “Cone of Experience”, which activity is farthest from the real thing?
a. Watching demo c. Video disc
b. Attending exhibit d. Viewing images
32. The students of Teacher Y scan an electronic encyclopedia, view a film on subject, or look at
related topics at the touch of a button right there in the classroom. Which device/s des teacher Y’s
class have?
a. Teaching machines
b. CD
c. Video disc
d. Videotaped lesson
33. Which is an INAPPROPIATE way to manage off-task behavior?
a. Redirect a child’s attention to task and check his progress to make sure he is continuing work
b. Make eye contact to communicate what you wish to communicate
c. Move closer to the child to make him feel your presence
d. Stop your class activity to correct a child who is no longer on task
34. To be an effective classroom manager, a teacher must be friendly but must at the same time be .
a. confident c. analytical
b. businesslike d. buddy-buddy
35. Which software is needed when one wants to perform automatic calculations on numerical data?
a. Database
b. Spreadsheet Program
c. Microsoft Word
d. Microsoft Powerpoint
36. Which of the following questions must be considered in evaluating teacher-made materials?
a. In the material new?
b. Does the material simulate individualism?
c. Is the material expensive?
d. Is it fake?
37. Kounin claims that “with-it-ness” is one of the characteristics of an effective classroom manager.
What is one sign of “with-it-ness”?
a. Giving attention to students who are having difficulty with school work
b. Seeing only a portion of the class but intensively
c. Knowing where instructional materials are kept
d. Aware of what’s happening in all parts of the classroom
38. Which of these is one of the ways by which the internet enables people to browse documents
connected by hypertext links?
a. URL
b. Browser
c. Welcome page
d. World Wide Web
39. Which characteristics must be primary considered as a choice of instructional aids?
a. Stimulate and maintain students interests
b. Suited to the lesson objectives
c. Updated and relevant to Filipino setting
d. New and skillfully made
40. You can exhibit referent power on the first day of school by
a. telling them the importance of good grades
b. giving your students a sense of belongingness and acceptance
c. making them feel you know what you are taking about
d. reminding your students your authority over them again and again
41. I would like to use a model to emphasize particular part. Which of these would be MOST
appropriate?
a. Regalia c. Stimulation
b. Audio recording d. Mock up
42.What must a teacher do to ensure orderly transitions between activities?
a. Allow time for the students to socialize in between activities
b. Have the materials ready at the start of the activity
c. Assign fewer exercise to fill the allotted time
d. Wait for students who lag behind
43.The task of setting up routine activities for effective classroom management is a task that a
teacher should undertake
a. as soon as the students have adjusted to their schedules
b. on the very first day of school
c. every day at the start of the session
d. every homeroom day
44. Teacher S uses the low-profile classroom control technique most of the time. what does this
imply?
a. She is reactive in her disciplinary orientation
b. She manages pupils personalities
c. She reacts severely to a misbehaving student
d. She stops misbehaving without disrupting lesson flow
45. When teacher tries to elicit clarification on a student response or solicits additional information,
which of these should be use?
a. Directing c. Structuring
b. Probing d. Cross examining
46. Which priority criterion should guide a teacher in the choice of instructional devices?
a. Novelty c. Attractiveness
b. Cost d. Appropriateness
47. Which learning activity is MOST appropriate if a teacher’s focus is attitudinal change?
a. Fieldtrip c. Role play
b. Exhibit d. Game
48. Teacher H strives to draw participation of every student into her classroom discussion. Which of
these student needs is she trying to address? The need to .
a. shoe one’s oral abilities to the rest of the class
b. feel significant and be part of a group
c. get everything and be part of a group
d. be creative
49. Instead of teacher giving this comment a student response. “You’re on the wrong track!”, what
should be teacher do?
a. Change the question to an easier one
b. Redirect the question by calling another student to recite
c. Probe to redirect the response into a more productive area
d. Pause, ask the question, lecture, then ask the question again
50. If curriculum is designed following the traditional approach, which feature(s) apply(ies)?
I. The aims of the curriculum are set by professionals and experts
II. Interested groups (teachers, students, communities) are assumed to agree with the aims of the
curriculum
III. Consensus building in not necessary
a. III only c. I, II
b. I, II, III d. I, III
51. I want my student to develop the ability to look at a problem from various perspectives. Which
approach will be MOST fit?
a. Behaviorist approach
b. Computer-based Education
c. Modular approach
d. Cognitive approach
52. One’s approach to teaching is influenced by Howard Gardner’s MI Theory. What is he/she
challenged to do?
I. To come up with 9 different ways of approaching lesson to cater to the 9 multiple intelligence
II. To develop all student’s skill in all nine intelligences
III. To provide worthwhile activities that acknowledge individual difference in children
a. I, II and III c. II only
b. II, III d. III only
53. If my approach to my lesson is behaviorist, what features will dominate my lesson?
I. Copying notes III. Lecturing
II. Reasoning IV. Demonstration
a. III, IV c. I, II, III, IV
b. I, III, IV d. II, III, IV
54. You practice inclusive education. Which of these applies to you?
I. You accept every student as full and valued member of the class and school community
II. Your special attention is on learners with specific learning or social needs
III. Your address the needs of the class as a whole within the context of the learners with specific
learning or social needs
a. II only c. I only
b. I and II d. I and III
55. School curriculum reflects the world’s economic and political integration and industrialization.
What does this point in curriculum development?
a. The trend towards the classical approach to curriculum development
b. The trend toward the globalization and localization
c. The trend toward participatory curriculum development
d. The shift in the paradigm of curriculum development from a process-oriented to a product-oriented
one
56. You choose cooperative learning as a teaching approach. What thought is impressed on your
students?
a. Interaction is a must, but not necessarily face to-face interaction
b. Student’s success depends on the success of the group
c. Student’s individuality evaluate how effectively their group worked.
d. The accountability for learning is on the group not on the individual
57. What principle is violated by overusing the chalkboard, as though it is the only education
technology available?
a. Isolated use c. Variety
b. Flexibility d. Uniformity
58. Which statement applies a CORRECTLY to Edgar Dale’s ”Cone of Experience”
a. The farther you are from the base, the more direct the learning experience becomes.
b. The farther you are from the bottom, the more direct the learning experience becomes.
c. The closer you are from the base, the more indirect the learning experience becomes
d. The closer you are from the base, the more direct the learning experience becomes
59. “When more senses are stimulated, teaching and learning become more effective.” What is an
application of this principle?
a. Appeal to student’s sense of imagination
b. Use multisensory aids
c. Make your students touch the instructional material
d. Use audiovisual aids because the eyes and the eras are the most important senses in learning.
60. Which is a classroom application of the theory of “operant conditioning”?
a. Help student see the connectedness of facts, concepts, and principles
b. Create a classroom atmosphere that elicits relaxation
c. Reinforce a good behavior to increase the likelihood that the learner will repeat the response
d. Make students learn by operating manipulatives
Read the following teacher-student situation
61. TEACHER: Why is the process called photosynthesis?
STUDENT: I don’t know
Which questioning technique should be the teacher use?
a. Clarification c. Prompting
b. Multiple response d. Concept review
62. Here is the test item.
“From the data presented in the table, from generalizations that are supported by the data”.
Under what type of question does this item fall?
a. Convergent c. Application
b. Evaluative d. Divergent
63. I want to teach concepts, patterns and abstractions. Which method will be MOST appropriate?
a. Discovery c. Direct instruction
b. Indirect instruction d. Problem solving
64. Teacher A teaches English as a Second Language. She uses vocabulary cards, fill-in-the-blanks
sentences, dialogues, dictation 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 wants to make her teaching easier by having les talk
b. The teacher emphasizing reading and writing skills
c. The teacher is teaching in a variety of ways because not all students learn in the same manner
d. The teacher is applying Bloom’s hierarchy of cognitive learning
65. Teacher A an experienced teacher, does daily review of past lessons in order to
a. introduce a new lesson
b. reflect on how he presented the previous lessons
c. provide his pupils with a sense of continuity
d. determine who among his pupils are studying
66. I combined several subject areas in order to focus on a single concept for interdisciplinary
teaching. Which strategy did I use?
a. Reading-writing activity
b. Thematic introduction
c. Unit method
d. Problem-centered learning
67. To teach the democratic process to the pupils, Biag Elementary School decided that the election
of class officers shall be patterned after local elections. There are qualifications set for candidates,
limited period for campaign and rules for posting campaign materials, etc. Which of the following did
the school use?
a. Symposium c. Pole playing
b. Simulation d. Philips 66
68. Which are effective methods in teaching student critical reading skills?
I. Interpret editorial
II. Read and interpret three different movie reviews
III. Read a position paper and deduce underlying assumptions of the position papers
a. II and III c. I and II
b. I and III d. I, II and III
69. Here is a test item
“The improvement of basic education should be the top priority of the Philippine government. Defend
or refute this position”.
Under what type of question does this test item fall?
a. Low-level c. Analysis
b. Evaluative d. Convergent
70. When I teach, I often engage in brainstorming. Which do I avoid?
a. Break down barriers
b. Increase creativity
c. Generate many ideas
d. Selectively involves pupils
71. Teacher S teaches a lesson in which students must recognize that ¼ is the same 0.25. They use
this relationship to determine that 0.15 and 0.20 are slightly less than ¼. Which of the following
concept/s is/are being taught?
a. Numeration skills
b. Place value of decimals
c. Numeration skills of decimals and relationships between fractions and decimals
d. Relationship between fraction and decimals
72. What is the best way to develop math concept?
a. Solving problems using multiple approaches
b. Solving problems by looking for correct answer
c. Learning math as applied to situations, such as being a tool of science
d. solving problems by applying learned formulas
73. After the reading of a selection in the class, which of these activities can enhance students
creativity.
I. Reader’s theater
II. Reading aloud
III. Silent reading
a. I and II c. I only
b. II only d. III only
74. Teacher C, a Reading teacher, advised he class to “read between the lines”. What does she
want her pupils to do?
a. Make an educated guess
b. Determine what is meant by what is stated
c. Apply the information read
d. Describe the characters in the story
75. To nurture students’ creativity, which activity should a teacher AVOID?
a. Ask “hat if…” questions
b. Ask divergent thinking questions
c. Emphasize the need to give right answers
d. Be open to “out-of-this-world” ideas
76. Teacher R wants to develop his student’s creativity. Which type of questions will be MOST
appropriate?
a. Synthesis questions
b. Fact questions
c. “What if….” questions
d. Analysis questions
77. In my attempt to develop creative thinking skills, I want to test fluency of ideas. Which activity for
my students will be MOST appropriate?
a. Solve this math problem
b. List animals covered with hair in 1 minute
c. Solve this puzzle
d. Compare pictures 1 and 2. Where are the differences?
78. You want your students to answer the questions at the end of a reading lesson. “What did I learn
did?”,”What still puzzle me?”, “What did I enjoy, hate accomplish in the class today”?,”How did I
learn from the lesson?”.Which of the following are you asking them to do?
a. Work on an assignment
b. Make journal entry
c. Work on a drill
d. Apply what they learned
79. After reading an essay. Teacher B wants to help sharpen her students’ ability to interpret. Which
of these activities will be most appropriate?
a. Drawing conclusions
b. Making inferences
c. Getting the main idea
d. Listing facts separately from opinion
Read the following then answer the question
80. A man and his son are driving in a car. The car crashes into a tree, killing the father and
seriously injury his son. At the hospital, the boy needs to have surgery. Looking at the boy, the
doctor says (telling the truth),”I cannot operate on him. He is my son. How can this be?
ASWER: The doctor is the boy’s mother.
The above brain twister helps develop critical reading skills. Which activity was used?
a. Comparing
b. Classifying
c. Inferring meaning
d. Looking for cause and effect
81. Research says that mastery experiences increase confidence and willingness to try similar or
more challenging tasks as reading. What does this imply for children’s reading performance?
a. Children who have not mastered the basic skills are more likely to be motivated to read in order to
gain mastery over basic skills.
b. Children who have mastered basic skills are more likely to be less motivated to read because they
get fed up with too much reading.
c. Children who have a high sense of self-confidence are not necessarily those who can read
d. Children who have gained mastery over basic skills are more motivated to read
82. The value that students put on reading is critical to their success. In what way/s can teachers
inculcate his value for reading?
I. Sharing the excitement of read-aloud
II. Showing their passion for reading
III. Being rewarded to demonstrate the value of reading
a. II and III c. I, II and III
b. I and II d. II only
83. Bruner’s theory on intellectual development moves from enactive to iconic and symbolic stages.
Applying Bruner’s theory. How would you teach?
a. Be interactive in approach
b. Begin with the abstract
c. Begin with the concrete
d. do direct instruction
84. A person who has painful experiences at the dentist’s office may become fearful at the mere
sight of the dentist’s office building. Which theory can explain this?
a. Generalization
b. Operant Conditioning
c. Attribution theory
d. Classical conditioning
84. Which is/are the basic assumption/s of behaviorists?
I. The mind of newborn child is a blank state.
II. all behaviors are determined by environmental events
III. The child has a certain degree of freedom not to allow himself to be shaped by his environment.
a. III only c. II only
b. I and II d. I and II
86. If a student is encourage to develop himself to the fullest and must satisfy his hierarchy of needs,
the highest needs to satisfy according to Maslow is .
a. psychological need c. belongingness
b. self-actualization d. safety needs
87. In a Social studies class. Teacher I presents a morally ambiguous situation and asks student
what they would do. On whose theory is Teacher I’s technique based?
a. Bandura c. Kohberg
b. Piaget d. Bruner
88. Teacher F is convinced that whatever a student performs a desired behavior, provide
reinforcement and soon the student learns to perform the behavior on his own. On which principle is
Teacher F’s conviction based?
a. Environmentalism c. Cognitivism
b. Behaviorism d. Constructivism
89. Bandura’s social learning theory, states that children often imitate those who _______
I. have substantial influence over their lives
II. belong their peer group
III. belong to other races
IV. are successful and seem admired
a. IV only c. I and II
b. I and IV d. II and IV
90. According to Erikson, what years are critical for the development of self-confidence?
a. High school years
b. College years
c. Preschool years
d. Elementary school years
91. Which of the following does NOT describe the development of children aged 11 to 13?
a. They exhibit increased objectivity in thinking
b. They shift from impulsivity to adaptive ability
c. Sex difference in IQ become more evident
d. They show abstract thinking and judgment
92. Teacher H begins a lesson on tumbling, 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 man and gives verbal feedback about how to improve. With
Vygotsky’s theory in mind, what did Teacher H do?
a. Apprenticeship
b. Guided participation
c. Peer interaction
d. Scaffolding*
93. What does Gagne’s hierarchy theory propose for effective instruction?
a. Be concerned with the socio-emotional climate in the classroom
b. Teach beginning with the concrete
c. Sequence instruction
d. Reward good behavior
94. William Glasser’s control theory states that behavior in inspired by what satisfies a person’s want
at any given time. What then must a teacher do to motivate students to learn?
a. Make teaching-leaning interactive
b. Avoid giving assignments
c. Organize a curriculum in a spiral manner
d. Make schoolwork relevant to students’ basic human needs.
95. Soc exhibit fear response to freely roaming dogs but does not show fear when a dog is on a
leash or confined to a pen. Which conditioning process is illustrated?
a. extinction c. acquisition
b. generalization d. discrimination
96. Based on Freud’s theory, which operate/s when a student strikes a classmates at the height of
anger?
a. Ego c. Id and Ego interact
b. Id d. Superego
97. Bernadette enjoyed the roller coaster when he and her family went to Enchanted Kingdom. The
mere sight of a roller coaster gets her excited. Which theory explains Bernadette’s behavior?
a. Operant conditioning
b. Social learning theory
c. Attribution theory
d. Pavlovian conditioning
98. According to Frued, with which should one be concerned if he/she has to develop in the students
a correct sense of right and wrong?
I. Super-ego II. Ego III. Id
a. I and II c. I
b. II d. III
99. When small children call animals “dog”, what process is illustrated on Piaget’s cognitive
development theory?
a. reversion c. accommodation
b. assimilation d. conservation
100. Researchers found that when a child is engaged in a learning experience a number of areas of
the brain are simultaneously activated. Which of the following is/are implication/s of this research
finding?
I. Make use of field trips, guest speakers
II. Do multicultural units of study
III. Stick to the “left brain and right brain” approach
a. I and III c. I and II
b. I only d. II only
101. Which appropriate teaching practice flows from this research finding on the brain: “The brain’s
emotional center is tied into its ability to learn”.
a. Establish the discipline of being judgmental in attitude
b. Come up with highly competitive games where winners will feel happy
c. Tell the students to participate in class activities or else won’t receive plus points in class recitation
d. Create a learning environment that encourages students to explore their feeling and ideas freely
102. Research on Piagetian tasks indicates that thinking becomes more logical and abstract as
children reach the formal operations stage. What is an educational implication of this finding?
a. Engage children in analogical reasoning as early as preschool to train them for higher order
thinking skills (HOTS)
b. Learners who are not capable of logical reasoning from ages 8 to 11 lag behind in their cognitive
development
c. Let children be children
d. Expect hypothetical reasoning for learners between 12 to 15 years of age
103. Research says: “People tend to attribute their successes to internal causes and their failures to
external causes.”Based on this finding, what should be taught to students for them to be genuinely
motivated to succeed?
a. Tell them the research finding when applied will make them genuinely motivated
b. Convince them that genuine motivation is the only factor that matters for a person to succeed
c. Make them realize that failure is a part of life
d. Make them realize that both success and failure are more a function of internal causes.
104. Which characterize/s a learning environment that promotes fairness among learners of various
cultures, family background and gender?
I. Inclusive
II. Exclusive
III. Gender-sensitive
a. I only c*. I and III
b. III only d. II and III
104. Which of the following steps should be completed first in planning an achievement test?
a. Define the instructional objective*
b. Set up a table of specialization
c. Select the types of test items to use
d. Decide on the length of the test
105. The computed r fro scores in Math and Science in 0.92. What does this mean?
a. Math score is positive related to Science score
b. The higher the Math score, the lower the Science score
c. Math score is not in any way related to Science score
d. Science score is slightly related to math score
106. Which types of test is most appropriate if Teacher Y wants to measure student’s ability to
organize thoughts and ideas?
a. Short answer type of test
b. Extended response essay
c. Modified alternative response
d. Limited response essay
107. With assessment of affective learning in mind, which does NOT belong to the group?
a. Cloze test c. Reflective writing
b. Moral dilemma d. Diary entry
108. I want to test student’s synthesizing skills. Which has the highest diagnostic value?
a. multiple choice test c. Essay test
b. Performance test d. Completion test
109. Why is this test item poor?
I. The test item does not pose a problem to the examinee
II. There are variety of possible correct answer to this item
III. the language used in the question is not precise
IV. The blank is near the beginning of a sentence
A. I and III
B. II and IV
C. I and IV
D. I and II
110.What makes the multiple choice type of test poor?
a. The options are not grammatically connected to the stem
b. The stem fails to present a problem
c. There are grammatical clues
d. The options are not parallel
111. If a teacher wants to measure her students’ ability to discriminate, which of these is an
appropriate type of test item as implied by the direction?
a. “Outline the Chapter on The Cell”.
b. “Summarize the lesson yesterday”.
c. “Group the following items according to shape”.
d. “State a set of principle that can explain the following events”.
112.A test item has a difficult index of 0.89 and a discrimination index of 0.44. What should the
teacher do?
a. Reject the item
b. Retain the item
c. Make it a bonus item
d. Make it a bonus item and reject it
113. Which form of assessment is consistent with the saying “The proof of the pudding is in the
eating”.
a. Contrived c. Traditional
b. Authentic d. Indirect
114. What is WRONG with this item?
a. Item is overly specific
b. Content is trivial
c. Test item is option-based
d. There is a cue to the right answer
115. Student’s score were as follows: 82, 83, 84, 86, 88, 84, 83, 85. The score 86 is the.
a. mode c. median
b. average d. mean
116. Which text form would you choose if you want to have a valid and reliable test based on the
table below?
Test Form Validity Index Reliability Index
A .47 .68
B .87 .57
C .20 .86
D .40 .41
E .63 .07
a. A only c. A and D
b. B only d. B and E
117. A mathematicians test was given to all Grade V pupils to determine the contestants for the
Math Quiz Bee. Which statistical measure should be used to identify the top 15?
a. Mean percentage score
b. Quartile Deviation
c. Percentile Rank
d. Percentage Score
118. Nellie’s score is within x±1 SD. To which of the following groups does she belong?
a. Below average
b. Average
c. Needs Improvement
d. Above average
119. Use the inbox below to answer the question that follows:
Percentage Grades for Final Examination
40 70 80 90 100
Which of the following statement is TRUE about the plot of grades above?
a. The median is a score of 80 and the range is 60.
b. The median is a score of 70 and the range is 60.
c. The median is a score of 80 and the range is 20.
d. The median is a score of 70 and the range is 20.
120. Which can be said of Arielle who obtained a score of 75 out of 100 items in a Grammar
objective test?
a. She performed better than 25% of her classmates
b. She answered 75 items in the test correctly*
c. Her rating is 75
d. She answered 75% of the test items correctly
121. The criterion of success in Teacher D’s objective is that “the pupils must be able to spell 90% of
the words correctly”. Ana and 24 others in the class spelled only 40 out of 50 words correctly while
the rest scored 45 and above. This means that Teacher D
a. attained her lesson objective
b. did not attain her lesson objective because of the pupils’ lack of attention
c. failed to attain her lesson objective as far as the 25 pupils are concerned
d. attained her lesson objective because of her effective spelling drill
122. If the scores of your test follow a negatively skewed score distribution, what should you do?
Find out ?
a. why your items were easy
b. why most of the scores are high*
c. why most of the scores are low
d. why some pupils scored high
123. Principal A is talking about “grading on the curve” in a faculty meeting. What does this
expression refer to?
a. A student mark compares his achievement to his effort.
b. A student’s grade or mark depends on how his achievement compares with the achievement of
other students in a class.
c. A student’s grade determines whether or not a student attains a defined standard of achievement
d. A student mark tells how closely he is achieving to his potential.
124. Which tests determine whether students accept responsibility for their own behavior or pass on
responsibility for their own behavior to other people?
a. Thematic tests
b. Sentence-completion tests
c. Stylistic test
d. Locus-of-control tests
125. Which of the one weakness of self-supporting personality checklists?
a. Many personality measures have built-in lie scales
b. They lack stability
c. They may not get true information because individuals can hide or disguise feelings
d. They have poor internal consistency
126. Which of these can measure awareness of values?
a. Sociogram
b. Moral dilemmas
c. Projective techniques
d. Rating scales
127. Marking on a normative basis means that
a. the normal distribution curve should be followed
b. some should fall
c. some get high marks
d. the grading is based on a present criteria
128. Which process enhances the comparability of grades?
a. Using a table specifications
b. Determining the level of difficulty of the tests
c. Giving more HOTS (higher order thinking skills)
d. Constructing departmentalized examinations for each subject area.
SITUATIONAL
129. Which response/s come/s from a behaviorist?
a. #2 and #4 c. #3 and #4
b. #1 and #2 d. #1 and #3
130. On which educational philosophy is response #1 anchored?
a. Existentialism c. Progressivism
b. Essentialism d. Bahaviorism
131. If you learned toward a progressivist philosophy, with which response would you agree?
a.#2 b. #3 c. #4 d. #1
132. Teacher C wants his students to master the concept of social justice. Which series of activities
will be most effective?
a. Pretest-teaching-posttest
b. Pretest-teaching-posttest-re-teaching for unlearned concepts-posttest
c. Review-pretest-teaching-posttest
d. Teaching-posttest
133. Teacher A likes to show how the launching of spaceships takes place. Which of the following
materials available is most fit?
a. Model c. Replica
b. Mock-up d. Realia
134. Teacher B likes to concretize the abstract concepts of an atom. She came up with a concrete
presentation of the atom by using wire and plastic balls. How would you classify Teacher B’s visual
aids?
a. Chart c. Model*
b. Replica d. Realia
135. The class was asked to share their insights about the poem. The ability to come up with a n
insight stems from the ability to
a. analyze the parts of a whole
b. evaluate the worthiness of a thing
c. relate and organize things and ideas
d. comprehend the subject that is being studied
136. To ask the class any insight derived from the poem is based on the theory of
a. realism c. conditioning
b. behaviorism d. constructivism
137. On which assumption about the learner is Mr. Marquez’s act of asking the class to share their
insight based?
a. Learners are like empty receptacles waiting to be filled up
b. Learners are meant to interact with one another
c. Learners have multiple intelligence and varied learning styles
d. Learners are producers of knowledge not only passive recipients of information
138. On which assumption/s is the principal’s action anchored?
I. Students learn by personally constructing meaning of what is taught.
II. Students are construct and reconstruct meaning based on experiences
III. Students derive meaning from the meaning that the teacher gives
a. II only c. I, II, and III
b. I and II d. I only
139. Which materials will her teachers LEAST prefers?
a. Controversial issues
b. Open-ended topics
c. Unquestionable laws
d. Problem or cases
140. Which concept/s of the learner will Principal E NOT accept?
I. “Empty vesse!”
II. “Tabula rasa”
III. Candle to be lighted
a. III only c. II only
b. I only d. I and II
141. How can you make the items homogeneous?
a. Increase the number of items in Column B
b. All items should be on polygons
c. Remove the word triangle in items #1 and #2 in column A
d. The word “gon” must be included in column B
142. What is the main defect of this matching test?
a. the matching type is an imperfect type
b. the items are NOT homogeneous
c. the items quite easy
d. an obvious pattern is followed in the answering
143. Which should be done to improve the matching type of test?
a. Capitalize the items in Column A
b. Items in Column A and B should be exchanged
c. Drop #6 item in Column A
d. The item in Column A should be increased
144. Which of these is/are essential in constructing a scoring rubric?
I. Description of criteria to serve as standard
II. Clear descriptions of performance at each level
III. Levels of achievement (mastery)
IV. Rating scheme
a. I, II, III c. I, II, III, IV
b. I, II d. I only
145. Which statement is TRUE of the rubric?
a. It is developmental
b. It is analytical
c. It is both holistic and developmental
d. It is holistic
146. Which is TRUE of the scoring rubric?
I. It describes criteria of levels of achievement
II. It has a rating scheme
III. It limit itself to 4 levels of achievement
a. I and II
b. I and III
c. II and III
d. I, II and III
147. The table shows that the test item analyzed .
a. has a positive discrimination index
b. has a negative discrimination index
c. is extremely easy
d. is extremely difficult
148. Based on the table, which is the most effective distracter?
a. Option D
b. Option A
c. Option C
d. Option B
149. Based on the table, which group got more correct answer?
a. Upper group
b. It cannot be determined
c. Lower group
d. Data are not sufficient to give an answer
150. In research, which is another term for independent variable?
a. Response
b. Outcome
c. Criterion
d. Input
End of Prof.Ed.
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1 C 51 D 101 D
2 B 52 B 102 D
3 C 53 B 103 C
4 D 54 D 104 C
5 D 55 D 105 A
6 D 56 C 106 A
7 C 57 C 107 B
8 C 58 D 108 A
9 C 59 B 109 B
10 A 60 C 110 D
11 D 61 A 111 B
12 D 62 B 112 C
13 B 63 A 113 B
14 D 64 D 114 B
15 D 65 C 115 D
16 C 66 B 116 D
17 C 67 B 117 A
18 C 68 D 118 C
19 A 69 C 119 D
20 A 70 D 120 A
21 A 71 D 121 B
22 A 72 C 122 C
23 B 73 C 123 B
24 B 74 B 124 B
25 B 75 C 125 D
26 C 76 C 126 C
27 C 77 B 127 B
28 C 78 C 128 D
29 D 79 B 129 D
30 B 80 D 130 B
31 D 81 D 131 D
32 A 82 C 132 B
33 D 83 A 133 B
34 B 84 D 134 D
35 B 85 C 135 B
36 C 86 B 136 A
37 D 87 C 137 D
38 A 88 D 138 B
39 B 89 C 139 B
40 C 90 D 140 C
41 D 91 C 141 A
42 B 92 B 142 B
43 C 93 C 143 B
44 A 94 D 144 C
45 B 95 D 145 C
46 D 96 B 146 C
47 C 97 A 147 A
48 B 98 C 148 D
49 B 99 D 149 D
50 B 100 C 150 D
2nd Set
Professional Education (Prof. Ed.) Principles of Learning and Motivation
1. Which theory operates on the "stimulus-response principle", which means all behaviors are
caused by external stimuli?
a. Contextual theory
b. Behaviorist theory
c. Cognitive theory
d. Constructivist theory
2. Ms. Erika in her Biology class accompanies her discussion with interesting visual aids. She
strongly believes that students learn better when lessons are presented with images, real or
imagined aside from mere lecture method. Which learning theory does she upholds?
a. Dual-Coding Theory
b. Information Processing Theory
c. Meaningful Reception Learning Theory
d. Social Cognitive Theory
Answer: A
3. Miss Rita is an excellent Physical Education teacher. She started teaching volleyball to her Grade
2 class. Despite all her efforts, her class does not seem to learn how to play the game. What law of
learning was disregarded?
a. Law of Disuse
b. Law of Effect
c. Law of Exercise
d. Law of Readiness
Answer: D
4. Teacher jay, a physical education teacher, demonstrates the new skill to be learned so that his
students can watch him and later reproduce the skill. What learning theory is associated with the
situation?
a. Dual-Coding Learning Theory
b. Information Processing
c. Schema Learning Theory
d. Social Learning
Answer: D
5. Patrice is always fearful of freely roaming dogs but does not mind dogs in a pen or on a leash.
What feature of classical conditioning is exhibited?
a. Discrimination
b. Extinction
c. Generalization
d. Practice
Answer: A
6. A music teacher is careful in planning activities for each lesson. He praises liberally and rewards
correct answers. What view of learning is exhibited?
a. Classical conditioning
b. Meaningful learning
c. Operant conditioning
d. Social learning
Answer: C
7. Which of the theories of learning presents or states that learning skills are hierarchically
arranged?
a. Cumulative Learning
b. Meaningful Learning
c. Social Cognitive Learning
d. Theory of Instruction
Answer: A
8. Which of the following best describes what meaningful learning is?
a. When what is to be learned is new and easy for the students
b. Materials presented are difficult and challenging to the students
c. When the materials to be learned is related to what students already know
d. Students find the lessons easy and relevant to what was assigned to them
Answer: C
9. Rita easily remember dates and events in history. What component of LTM does Rita have?
a. Creative thinking
b. Critical thinking
c. Reflective thinking
d. Logical thinking
Answer: C
10. An Earth Science has just completed a unit on the sun. As she recognizes her next unit on other
stars, she uses the sun as a frame of reference. What view of learning was used?
a. Discovery learning
b. Informative learning
c. Meaningful learning
d. Transfer learning
Answer: C
11. Which is an application of cognitive approach to motivation?
a. Explain the reasons for studying the topic
b. Create a supportive classroom climate for students
c. Provide clear and prompt feedback on assignments
d. Begin lessons with challenging questions and conflicting events
Answer: A
12. The first people power was held in February 25, 1986. What kind of knowledge is presented?
a. Conditional Knowledge
b. Cognitive Knowledge
c. Domain-Specific Knowledge
d. Procedural Knowledge
Answer: B
13. The students of Mrs. Reyes were not able to learn the concepts that she presented yesterday so
she taught the same concepts again but this time using a different teaching method. What principle
of learning was applied?
a. Concepts should be presented in varied and different ways
b. Effort was put forth when tasks are challenging
c. Learning by doing is more effective than just by sitting and listening
d. Learning is aided by formulating and asking questions
Answer: A
14. Alvin is a transferee and feels uneasy with his new school. His teacher is very accommodating,
warm and caring. Alvin felt comfortable with the teacher display of genuine warmth. The teacher is
consistent in his manner and Alvin began to associate school with the teacher's warmth. Which
theory is being illustrated?
a. Meaningful learning
b. Operant conditioning
c. Classical conditioning
d. Observational learning
Answer: B
15. After just being introduced to another guest in the party, Tom cannot remember the name of the
guest he was introduced to. In what memory stage was the information stored in?
a. Episodic memory
b. Semantic memory
c. Sensory memory
d. Working memory
Answer: C
16. Vygotsky claimed that social interaction is important for learning. What does this imply?
a. Children are independent problem solvers
b. Children learn from adults and other children
c. Children learn by passive presentation of information
d. Children in the crib has no learning yet, since they are not capable of interaction
Answer: B
17. How would you help a student who is intelligent but is underachieving in class?
a. Provide challenging activities which he/she can accomplish
b. Recognize his talents by asking him/her to help other students with their work
c. Identify the immediate causes of difficulties that cause his/her being an underachiever
d. Allow him/her to work with the slow learner group to cope with the academic needs of the lesson.
Answer: C
18. Mrs. Corpuz always makes sure that her pre-school classroom is well organized and clean. She
puts up interesting and colorful visuals on the bulletin boards. What principle of motivation was
applied?
a. Incentives motivate learning
b. Internal motivation is longer lasting and more self-directive than is external motivation
c. Motivation is enhanced by the way in which instructional material is organized.
d. The environment can be used to focus the student's attention on what needs to be learned.
Answer: D
19. For every correct answer, the teacher would give a star to her students. What schedule of
reinforcement was used?
a. Fixed interval
b. Fixed ratio
c. Variable interval
d. Variable ratio
Answer: B
20. Marga, a six year old, always asked her playmates to sit in front of her small black board and she
plays teacher. Her mother is a teacher. What theory explains Marga's behavior?
a. Classical Conditioning
b. Operant Conditioning
c. Social Learning
d. Information Processing
Answer: C
21. What should the teacher do to help students learn psychomotor skills?
a. Teacher uses verbal explanation and description of the movements in addition to live
demonstration of the movements
b. Teacher provides feedback to the learner about his/her progress
c. Teacher encourages the learner to practice, in order to maintain his/her sharpness of the
movements d.
All of the above Answer: D
22. The teacher presented a new lesson where in the students were asked to work on a new project
which was somewhat complicated. The students showed interest while working on the project. What
principle applies to the situation?
a. Effort was put forth when tasks are challenging
b. Lessons should be presented in varied and different ways
c. Meaningful materials are readily learned than nonsense materials
d. Teachers should provide opportunities for meaningful and appropriate practice
Answer: A
23. Maturation should precede certain types of learning. How is this applied in the classroom? a.
Concepts should be taught from simple to complex
b. Consider the age level of students in assigning tasks
c. Follow the interest of students in assigning tasks
d. Give the same task to all students in a particular grade level
Answer: A
24. Luz easily learns a lesson when she is working with laboratory equipment but hardly remembers
a lesson the teacher lectured on. What type of learner is Luz?
a. Auditory Learner
b. Kinesthetic Learner
c. Tactile Learner
d. Visual Learner
Answer: D
25. Which of the following statements about motivation is false?
a. External motivation is longer lasting and more self-directive than internal motivation
b. Internal motivation is fueled by one's goals or ambitions
c. Motivation is enhanced by the way in which the instructional material is organized
d. Motivation to perform is affected by expectancy and value
Answer: A
1. Based on Bandura's theory, which conditions must be present for a student to learn from a
model? I. Attention II. Retention III. Motor Reproduction IV. Motivation
a. I and II
b. I, II and III
c. I, II, III and IV d. III
and IV
Answer: C
2. Which of the following principles of learning applies to considering student's age in presenting
certain content and cognitive processes?
a. Principle of readiness
b. Principle of learning by doing
c. Principle of presenting challenging tasks
d. Principle of learning aided by formulating and asking questions
Answer: A
3. In classical conditioning, which are paired together in order to elicit the desired response?
a. UCS and NS
b. CS and NS
c. UCS and CS
d. UCR and NS
Answer: A
4. According to Thorndike, what law states that the strength of a connection is influenced by the
consequences of the response?
a. Law of disuse
b. Law of effect
c. Law of exercise
d. Law of readiness
Answer: B
5. A burglary occurred in Jason's neighborhood. Since then, Jason is very careful of locking their
doors and closing windows. What theory best explains Jason's behavior?
a. Observational learning
b. Imitation learning
c. Self-regulated learning
d. Vicarious learning
Answer: D
6. In observation and imitation learning, what should be the learner's response when the teacher
initially models the behavior?
a. Reproduce and match
b. Pay Attention
c. Imitate and practice
d. Shows satisfaction
Answer: B
7. What is the correct sequence of information processing?
a. Sensory register-STM-LTM
b. STM-sensory register-LTM
c. Sensory register-LTM-STM
d. LTM-sensory register- STM
Answer: A
8. What should be the hierarchy of the types of learning according to the cumulative learning theory?
1. Problem solving learning 2. Rule learning 3. Discrimination learning 4. Concept learning
a. 2-1-3-4
b. 2-1-4-3
c. 2-3-4-1
d. 2-4-3-1
Answer: D
9. Which is essential in meaningful reception learning?
a. Concepts are presented to learner and received by them.
b. Concepts are discovered by the learner
c. Concepts are related to one another
d. Concepts are solicited from the learners
Answer: C
10. Grace is bilingual. She speaks both English and Filipino fluently. She begins to study Spanish
and immediately recognizes many similarities between the Spanish and Filipino languages and uses
this information to acquire the new language faster. What kind of transfer was Grace able to use?
a. Lateral Transfer
b. General Transfer
c. Specific Transfer
d. Vertical Tr
ansfer
Answer: C
11. Cristina is almost asleep when she felt the need to go to the bathroom. She tried to sleep it off
but after a while, she was forced to stand up and go to the bathroom. What theory of motivation
explains Cristina's behavior?
a. Attribution Theory
b. Drive Theory
c. Expentancies and Values Theory
d. Solomon's Opponent Theory
Answer: C
12. Marko excels in adding numbers. He learned this skill in his Math class. He is now able to apply
this skill in his Music class. What type of transfer was used?
a. Lateral transfer
b. General transfer
c. Specific transfer
d. Vertical transfer
Answer: B
13. Mr. Lorenzo would always give the chapter test on a Friday. What schedule of reinforcement is
used by Mr. Lorenzo?
a. Fixed interval
b. Fixed ratio
c. Variable interval
d. Variable ratio
Answer: A
14. To remember the six digits, 8, 4, 3, 9, 4, 5, the Math teacher grouped the numbers in two's 84,
39, 45 or in threes 843, 945. What control process of retaining information is referred to?
a. Chunking
b. Interfering
c. Rehearsing
d. Remembering
Answer: A
15. Rob regularly practice playing the guitar so he can finish Book I. His mother promised to buy him
a Nintendo when he finishes Book I. How is Rob motivated?
a. Extrinsically
b. Intrinsically
c. with Self-Determination
d. with Self-Efficacy
Answer: C
16. Lara excels in dancing and in certain sports. According to Gardner what intelligence is dominant
in Lara?
a. Bodily kinesthetic
b. Intrapersonal
c. Musical
d. Spatial
Answer: A
17. According to Bronfenbrenner, what system contains structures that has direct contact with the
child?
a. Chronosystem
b. Exosystem
c. Mesosystem
d. Microsystem
Answer: D
18. Some learners like to find specific and concrete answers. What kind of learners are they?
a. Accomodators
b. Assimilators
c. Convergers
d. Divergers
Answer: C
19. Mrs. Mercado, the Home Economics teacher, constantly gives verbal guidance to her pupils
while practicing a sewing skill. What is the value of giving verbal guidance in improving pupils
learning behavior?
a. It promotes the growth of interest in the new learning tasks
b. It serves as informational feedback
c. It facilitates perfection of skills
d. It directs pupils' attention to more adequate and better techniques
Answer: B
20. Why should learning be aided by formulating and asking questions?
a. Students will have a grade in recitation
b. Students will develop their self-confidence
c. The teacher will know who among the students can communicate very well
d. The teacher will not always do the talking but the students will be given a chance to do the same
thing.
Answer: B
21. Ms. Baquiran, the VE teacher, and her pupils, while working on the concept of honesty, agreed
that no cabinets and book cases would be locked throughout the day. Which principle in affective
learning is being implemented?
a. Provide exemplary models
b. Provide appropriate practice
c. Provide for pleasant emotional experience
d. Provide for independent attitude cultivation
Answer: B
22. Instead of asking her students to write about their reaction to a story, the teacher asked her
students to interpret the story in dance form. What principle of learning is considered?
a. Concepts should be presented in varied and different ways
b. Effort if put forth when tasks are challenging
c. Learning by doing is more effective than just sitting and listening
d. Learning is aided by formulating and asking questions
Answer: B
23. In performing the minuet, first raise your heel, second make three steps forward, third step make
a point. What kind of knowledge was exhibited?
a. Conditional Knowledge
b. Declarative Knowledge
c. Domain-Specific Knowledge
d. Procedural Knowledge
Answer: D
24. Why should teachers provide positive feedback and realistic praise?
a. To motivate the students to study
b. So the students will know what to do
c. To be liked and loved by the students
d. So the students will praise him/her
Answer: B
25. Which statement does not refer to cognitive theories?
a. Prefer to concentrate on analyzing cognitive process
b. Conclusions are based on observation of external manifestations on learning
c. Study of the structures and components of information processing
d. Believe in non-observable behavior
Answer: B
Set 3
1) 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
2) Some children in Teacher Riza's class want to do better in order to receive extra points for them
to boost their grades. Which of the following best reflects this situation?
a. Associative learning
b. Operant conditioning
c. Classical conditioning
d. Pavlovian conditioning
3) Which of the following statements refers to submitting of one's poorly written and
incomprehensible work printed on scented paper?
a. art over academics
b. substance over "porma"
c. art over science
d. "porma" over substance
4) This characteristic refers to an instructional plan's interrelation of components.
a. symmetry
b. clarity
c. conciseness
d. Coherence
5) Krathwohl's affective domain of objectives recognizes this as the lowest level of his domain.
a. responding
b. organization
c. valuing
d. Characterization
6) This term refers to an acceptable performance standard in class.
a. SMART
b. Criterion measure
c. Behavior
d. Condition
7) Bloom's Taxonomy of Objectives considers this the highest in terms of learning outcomes.
a. To evaluate
b. To create
c. To apply
d. To analyze
8) The following are tried and proven benefits of using graphic organizers, EXCEPT for this:
a. Enable students to identify important ideas and details.
b. Strengthen teamwork among students.
c. Make relationships among detail clear.
d. Represent stated information in concrete form.
9) Student participation will most likely happen in one of these situations.
a. Feeling or emotions are not permitted in class discussion especially in Mrs. Flores Math class.
b. Group leaders allow quiet members to remain quiet especially in Ms. Osorio's class.
c. Teachers like Mr. Suelto and Ms. Porras model good listening habits.
d. Mr. Vecino repeats directions over and over until everyone listens.
10) To instill nationalistic pride among the youth, History teachers like Mr. Diesca, Mr. Lumaad and
Mrs. dela Cruz should encourage students to do one of these.
a. Re-study the history of the Philippines from the perspective of colonizers.
b. Replace the study of folklore and myths with technical subjects that make youths globally
competitive and competent.
c. Re-study the history and stress on Filipinos' achievement as a united race.
d. Study current events, especially national issues.
11) Teachers review the past lesson before getting to the new lesson in order for them to ________.
a. Check if parents guide their children in accomplishing given homework.
b. Make sure that the students understand the prerequisite skills of the lesson.
c. Prepare the students for the mastery test.
d. Make learning interesting and enjoyable for students.
12) How our students learn is more important than what they learn. Which of the following situations
best reflects this truism among students?
a. Determine the given facts.
b. Know how to solve a problem.
c. Get the right answer to a word problem.
d. Solve a problem within time allotted.
13) The task analysis model of lesson organization must be arranged in one of these sequences.
a. Facts, principle, concepts, generalization
b. Facts, generalization, concepts, principle
c. Facts, concepts, generalization, principle
d. Facts, concepts, principle, generalization
14) An IPPD, which is developed by teachers as part of their continuous career development, stands
for:
a. Internal Plan for Professional Development
b. Individual Plan for Professional Development
c. Initiative Program for Professional Development
d. Integrated Plan for Professional Development
15) Which of the following activities encourage children to develop proper reading habits?
I. Making them decide on the books they like to read
II. Involving oneself in reading activities with one's children
III. Modeling proper and consistent reading behavior
a. I and II
b. I and III
c. II and III
d. I, II and III
16) How does the Information Processing Theory help every learner retrieve concepts contextually?
a. It helps the learner associate information with an occurrence.
b. It helps the learner utter pieces of information after listening to them.
c. It helps the learner make pieces of information relevant to one another.
d. It helps the learner treat information as personal and as part of his/her schemata.
17) Among the following actions listed below, which enables teachers to help learners acquire skills,
according to Vygotsky?
a. Guiding
b. Testing
c. Modeling
d. Practice
18) As influenced by outcome-based education, teacher Jacquelyn encourages much more class
participation by motivating her students for much of the time. Which of the following strategies could
have been used by her?
a. Lecture
b. Portfolio creation
c. Group projects
d. Journal recording
19) Vision-core values of every educational institution can be shared effectively by all stakeholders
as ________.
a. Noble values
b. Imposed values
c. Shared values
d. Chartered values
20) When conducting research or doing reading, one uses a colored writing instrument to emphasize
key points. What is this called?
a. Jotting
b. Highlighting
c. Outlining
d. Summarizing
21) When one lets his/her classmate look at his/her work for evaluation, this is called ________.
a. Peer review
b. Dialogue
c. Tutorial
d. Class participation
22) Teachers must be ________ so that their students could be creative learners.
a. All-knowing
b. Authoritarian
c. Single-minded
d. Flexible
23) Global education, which develops and utilizes higher-order thinking and social skills, enables
student to ________.
a. Master their own racial origins.
b. Develop openness to various cultures and races.
c. Think creatively.
d. Connect with their own culture.
24) Teachers, students, parents, administrators and members of the community are best known as:
a. Sponsors
b. Patrons
c. Stockholders
d. Stakeholders
25) Which of the following concepts is John Dewey's contribution to the development of sociological
foundation in learning?
a. Education as a social process
b. Teaching of the basic R's
c. The role of the school as an extension of home-based education
d. All of the above
26) This educational system fosters coordination among basic education, technical-vocational
education, and higher education and has no connection from level to level.
a. Adequate
b. Complete
c. Integrated
d. Quality
27) The teacher is responsible for this kind of learning environment in a highly-diverse class.
a. Localized environment
b. Protective environment
c. Safe environment
d. Enriching environment
28) This type of learning is lifelong and is acquired from real-life activities and interactions, including
play.
a. School-based learning
b. Quality learning
c. Formal learning
d. Alternative learning system
29) Teacher Reshelle discovered that Adrian, one of her preschool student, is very much advanced
in her reading skills. Adrian must be in this stage in order for his reading skills to be nurtured and
developed.
a. Emergent stage
b. Developing stage
c. Emergent and developing stage
d. Fluent stage
30) Which of the following is a sign of an underachieving student?
a. S/he resists authority figures.
b. S/he gives minimum effort in every task.
c. S/he is not satisfied with the way s/he does her homework.
d. S/he rarely participates in class.
31) This must be avoided when we apply Maslow's need hierarchy in running our classroom.
a. Allowing a student to come to class late even if he/she does not have an excuse slip.
b. Adjusting one's teaching strategies to arouse student's interest in learning.
c. Reprimanding a hungry student for being listless.
d. Changing seating arrangements from time to time.
32) Ms. Deloso, a teacher trainer and educational expert, tackled proactive disciplined with teachers
of Lopez Learning Center during their in-service training. Which of the following is not characteristic
of proactive discipline?
a. Being reactive
b. Being punitive
c. Being preventive
d. Being inventive
33) 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 by the students"?
a. Marsh and Willis
b. Caswell and Campbell
c. John Dewey
d. Joseph Schwab
34) "The teacher is the sole authority in his/her subject area or field of specialization." Which
philosophical foundation of curriculum is related to this statement?
a. Perennialism
b. Essentialism
c. Progressivism
d. Reconstructionism
35) Emerging curriculum trends are influenced by educational philosophies. Which of the following
trend is related to reconstructionism?
a. Use of great books and return to liberal arts.
b. Excellence in education, back to basics and cultural literacy.
c. School reforms, relevant and contextualized curriculum, humanistic education.
d. Equality of educational opportunities in education and access to global education.
36) "Learning should be organized so that students can experience success in the process of
mastering the subject matter." What psychological foundation of curriculum is related to this
statement?
a. Cognitive psychology
b. Humanistic psychology
c. Behaviorist psychology
d. a, b and c
37) What foundation of curriculum is related to the following statement - "Society as ever dynamic, is
a source of very fast changes which are difficult to cope with"?
a. Social Foundation of Curriculum
b. Philosophical Foundation of Curriculum
c. Psychological Foundation of Curriculum
d. Historical Foundation of Curriculum
38) Mrs. Sotto implements or delivers her lessons in the classroom based on a curriculum that
appear in school, district or division documents. What type of curriculum did she use?
a. Recommended curriculum
b. Hidden curriculum
c. Taught curriculum
d. Written curriculum
39) What element or component of the curriculum provides the bases for the selection of learning
content and learning experiences which also set the criteria against which learning outcomes will be
evaluated?
a. Objectives
b. Learning experiences
c. Content
d. Evaluation approaches
40) "A learner will value the content or subject matter if it is meaningful to him or her." In relation to
this statement, what criteria in selecting subject matter content should a curriculum writer consider in
developing a curriculum?
a. Significance
b. Learnability
c. Interest
d. Utility
41) Which of the following elements or components of the curriculum includes instructional strategies
and methods that put into action the goals, and use the contents in order to produce and outcome?
a. Aims, Goals and Objectives
b. Learning Experiences
c. Subject Matter
d. Evaluation Approaches
42) Which of the following elements or components of the curriculum determines the quality,
effectiveness or value of the program, process, and product of the curriculum?
a. Aims, Goals and Objectives
b. Learning Experiences
c. Subject Matter
d. Evaluation Approaches
43) In the CIPP Model by Stufflebeam, the goals, instructional strategies, the learners, the teachers,
the contents and all the materials needed in the curriculum are considered ________.
a. Context
b. Process
c. Input
d. Product
44) Whose model of curriculum development is called the "grassroots approach", which means that
teachers who teach or implement the curriculum should participate in developing it?
a. Hilda Taba
b. Benjamin Bloom
c. Ralph Tyler
d. Francis Hunkins
45) Which of the following is NOT an interacting process in curriculum development?
a. Planning
b. Implementing
c. Organizing
d. Evaluating
46) Teacher Jay gathers information about what his students know and can do. What process is he
adhering to?
a. Curriculum assessment
b. Pilot testing
c. Monitoring
d. Curriculum evaluation
47) What curriculum development approach is it when the school principal is the curriculum leader
and at the same time instructional leader?
a. Managerial Approach
b. Systems Approach
c. Behavioral Approach
d. Humanistic Approach
48) The organizational chart of the school shows the line-staff relationships of personnel and how
decisions are made. What curriculum approach does it represents?
a. Humanistic Approach
b. Behavioral Approach
c. Managerial Approach
d. Systems Approach
49) Ms. Binag delivers her lesson in livelihood education together with her co-teachers in science
and mathematics, focusing on a theme. Which mode of instructional delivery are they using?
a. Thematic teaching
b. Generic competency teaching
c. Content-based teaching
d. None of the above
50) The New Teacher Education Curriculum for BEEd and BSEd is implemented by virtue of
________.
a. CMO No. 30, s. 2004
b. R.A. 9155
c. CMO No. 59
d. R.A. 6655
ANSWERS:
1. D
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. C
11. B
12. B
13. D
14. B
15. D
16. D
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. B
21. A
22. D
23. B
24. D
25. D
26. D - Quality educational system is adequate, complete and integrated.
27. D
28. D
29. D - Fluent stage is wherein student is no longer dependent on pictures while reading.
30. B
31. C
32. A
33. A
34. B
35. D
36. C
37. A
38. D
39. A
40. C
41. B
42. D
43. C
44. A
45. C
46. A
47. A
48. D
49. A
50. A
4th set
Courtesy by Sir Remil Aguilar
ANSWER KEY
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT
QUESTIONS below
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. D
9. B
10. A
11. D
12. D
13. C
14. A
15. C
16. B
17. C
18. C
19. C
20. D
21. A
22. C
23. B
24. C
25. D
26. B
27. C
28. D
29. B
30. C
31. C
32. A
33. C
34. D
35. C
36. B
37. B
38. B
39. C
40. A
41. A
42. C
43. A
44. A
45. C
46. D
47. B
48. B
49. B
50. A
LET MODULE 1
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
1. According to Erikson, identity and role confusion occurs during
A. Elementary Years C. College years
B. High school years D. Pre school years
2. According to Jerome Bruner, learning is a simultaneous process of acquisition, transformation
and_______________.
A. Evaluation C. Metacognition
B. Question D. Education
3. Who among the following developed the Social Learning Theory?
A. Bandura C. Bruner
B. Kohlberg D. Skinner
4. When a teacher present a morally ambiguous situation to his students and ask them what to do,
the teacher’s technique is based on the theory of
A. Bandura C. Kohlberg
B. Piaget D. Bruner
5. According to Maslow, the highest of the need in the Hierarchy of Needs theory is
A. Psychological need C. belongingness
B. Self actualization D. Safety
6. Based on Freud’s theory, which operates when a person is in the height of anger?
A. Ego C. Id and ego
B. Superego D. Id
7. Operant conditioning can be applied to classroom by
A. Connecting facts and concepts
B. Fostering conducive learning environment
C. Using reinforcement
D. Using manipulative devices
8. “Women should not study since they will be marrying soon”. If a father tells his daughter this, can
we consider his premise morally right?
A. Depends on the family social status
B. Yes, women are mean for the home
C. No, women can perform just like men
D. No, there is gender equality in education
9. In Piaget’s concrete operational stage, teacher Maritel should provide_______________.
A. Activities of hypothesis formulation
B. Learning activities that involve problems of classification and order
C. Activities for evaluation purposes
D. Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with
10. A student is finding it hard to read. When the guidance counselor traced the child’s history, the
counselor was able to find out that the student came from a dysfunctional family, aside from that, the
child was abused and neglected. What could have caused the student’s reading disability?
A. Emotional Factors C. Neurological factors
B. Poor teaching D. Immaturity
11. A child was punished for cheating in an exam. For sure the child wont cheat again in short span
of time, but this does not guarantee that the child won’t cheat ever again Based on Thorndike’s
theory on punishment and learning, this shows that ______________.
A. Punishment strengthens a response
B. Punishment removes response
C. Punishment doesn’t remove a response
D. Punishment weakens a response
12. Laughing at a two-year-old child who uttered a bad word is not a proper thing to do because in
this stage of the child’s, the child is_______________.
A. Considering the views of others
B. Distinguishing sex references
C. Socializing
D. Distinguishing right from wrong
13. According to Sigmund Freud, the main proponent of Psychoanalytic Theory, the superego is
mainly concerned with
A. The resolution of conflict within the self
B. The finding of greater satisfaction
C. The idea of right and wrong
D. The development of healthy psyche
14. Modeling is a teaching rooted on______________________ learning theory.
A. Bandura C. Thorndike
B. Skinner D. Bruner
15. Teacher Marissa would like to employ Operant Conditioning on her students to increase the
probabilities of greater participation during discussion. It is highly possible that teacher Marissa will
A. Put more emphasis on sharing and consistently guide them to new ideas
B. Allow them to think about thinking
C. Give a star token to those who will participate
D. Let them exercise metacognitive approaches to better understand the topic
16. One of the traits of many students is putting more emphasis on “porma” over substance. This is
likely to be shown when
A. A written report was submitted by a student with shabby cover but comprehensive content
B. A written report was submitted by a student using “perfumed” stationary but poor content
C. A written report was submitted by a student two days ahead of time
D. A written report was submitted by a student two days late
17. Providing variety of learning activities to students is a characteristic of a teacher who understand
the principle of
A. Reward as a potential means of increasing the participation
B. Proactive teaching as a modern technique of teaching
C. Facilitating learning with emphasis on individual differences
D. Allowing the student to be exposed to various teaching techniques
18. The best example of Operant Conditioning among the following is
A. Connecting facts and concepts
B. Fostering conducive learning environment
C. Using reinforcement
D. Using manipulative devices
19. A child receives a STAR STAMP after correctly completing his task. The child always tries to
complete all tasks correctly for him to have a stamp once again. What is being shown in the
situation?
A. Associative learning C. Operant Conditioning
B. Classical conditioning D. Pavlovian conditioning
20. A child submitted a poor written report but packaged with brightly colored paper cover. This
showcases__________________.
A. Art over academics C. art over science
B. Substance over “porma” D. “porma” over substance
21. He is considered as the first special education student.
A. Victor of Aveyron C.Sigmund Freud
B. Tarzan of the Jungle D. Alfred Binet
22. The Father of modern psychology
A. Carl Jung C. Sigmund Freud
B. Aristotle D. Alfred Binet
23. He is postulated that man psyche is composed of animus and the anima
A. Karen Horney C. Willism James
B. Carl Jung D. Cattell
24. He pioneered in NON-Directive Counseling?
A. Thomas Gordon C. Carl Rogers
B. Erik Erikson D. Rousseau
25. This educator proposed 3 modes of representation, enactive, iconic and symbolic
A. Bandura C. Kounin
B. Kohler D. Bruner
26. This premier behaviorist once said: Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed and my own
specified world to bring them up in and I’ll guarantee to take any one of random and train him to
become any type of specialist I might select – doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes even
beggar-man and chief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vacations, and race
of his ancestors”
A. Bandura C. Rogers
B. Watson D. Erikson
27. His best contribution to the world of education is the 3 laws (law of effect, law or readiness and
law of exercise)
A. Rousseau C. Thorndike
B. Pavlov D. Bandura
28. The teachers’ widely accepted view of giving rewards to students is the legacy of
A. Dewey C. kounin
B. Bruner D. Skinner
29. He believes that learning is based on Adhesive principle
A. Dewey C. Kounin
B. Bruner D. Koffka
30. One of main proponent of Gestalt and who believes that the whole is more than the sum of all its
parts
A. Bruner C. Wertheimer
B. Thorndike D. Lewin
31. “the child learns from what he sees in the environment” is the main thesis of this famous
educational psychologist
A. Skinner C. Bandura
B. Locke D. Koffka
32. According to this theorist, our behavior at a particular time is a product of the interaction of two
factors, internal and external forces
A. Lewin C. Locke
B. Wertheimer D. Jung
33. According to this developmental psychologist, children’s thinking skills move from simplicity to
complexity
A. Bandura C. Piaget
B. Thorndike D. Freud
34. The inventor of the first usable intelligence test
A. Freud C. Skinner
B. Piaget D. Binet
35. This particular theorist believes that the mind is blank at birth
A. Allport C. Loche
B. Skinner D. Binet
36. He is generally considered as the father of modern education
A. Collin C. Aristotle
B. Comenius D. hagel
37. Kindergarten movement is the legacy of this man who is considered the father of kindergarten
A. Pestalozzi C. Montessori
B. Froebel D. Collins
38. He once said: “education is not a preparation for life…it is life”
A. Montessori C. Havighurst
B. Dewey D. Skinner
39. He proposed that every child is born with a unique potential, his individuality, but that potential
remained unfulfilled until it was analyzed and transformed by education
A. Lewin C. Herbart
B. Kohler D. Havighurst
40. He pioneered in coming up with a list of development task as individuals pass through the
developmental stages
A. Havigburst C. Anastasi
B. Hurlock D. Herbart
41. This educator is famous for applying classical education to impoverished children of Chicago
Illinois.
A. Collins C. Froebel
B. Montessori D. Piaget
42. This educator opposes the traditional notion that students are empty vessels. He call this
traditional technique as banking system
A. Herbart C. Freire
B. Locke D. Rousseau
43. He pioneered in the study of language acquisition of children
A. Rousseau C. Chomsky
B. Freire D. Rubenstein
44. He introduced the notion of zone of proximal development and “scaffolding”
A. Vygotsky C. Chomsky
B. Tyler D. Rubenstein
45. This condition is also known as trisomy 21
A. Turner Syndrome C. Down Syndrome
B. Patau Syndrome D. Autism
46. This condition is characterized by poor spelling and pervasive difficulty in reading
A. Mental retardation C. Savant
B. autism D. dyslexia
47. Certain injury to the language area of the brain can cause the total loss of the ability to produce
and/ or understand language, this condition is known as
A. Mutism C. aspergers
B. Aphasia D. dyslexia
48. ___________is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction
and communicatio9n and by restricted and repetitive behavior.
A. Mental retardation C. ADHD
B. Autism D. Physical Disabilities
49. __________ refers to quantitative changes in an individual as he progresses in chronological
age.
A. Development C. Cephalocaudal
B. Growth D. Proximodistal
50. __________ refers to progressive series of changes of an orderly coherent type leading to the
individual’s maturation.
A. Development C. Cephalocaudal
B. Growth D. Proximodistal