PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

MULTIPLE CHOICE

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 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 Philippines 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?

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

85. 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

105. 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

106. 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

107. 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

108. 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

109. 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

110.

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

111.

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

112. 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”.

113. 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

114. 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

is an example of a leafy

vegetable.

What follows is a multiple choice type of

test.

Some test items .

a. are too difficult

b. are objective

c. are poorly constructed

d. have multiple defensible answers

115.

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

116. 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

117. 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

118. 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

119. 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

120. 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.

121. 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

122. 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

123. 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

Who is best admired for outstanding

contribution to world peace?

a. Kissinger c. Kennedy

b. Clinton d. Mother Teresa

124. 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.

125. 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

126. 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

127. Which of these can measure awareness of values?

a. Sociogram

b. Moral dilemmas

c. Projective techniques

d. Rating scales

128. 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

129. 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

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

a. #2 and #4 c. #3 and #4

b. #1 and #2 d. #1 and #3

131. On which educational philosophy is response #1 anchored?

a. Existentialism c. Progressivism

b. Essentialism d. Bahaviorism

132. If you learned toward a progressivist philosophy, with which response would you agree?

a. #2 b. #3 c. #4 d. #1

Situation 1- In a faculty meeting, the

principle told his teacher: “We need to

improve our school performance in the

National Achievement Test. What should

we do?

The teacher gave varied answers as

follows:

1. Let’s give incentives and rewards to

students who get a rating of 85%

2. Let’s teach them to accept complete

responsibility for their performance

3. Let’s make the school environment

conducive for learning

4. Let’s make use of the experimental

methods of teaching

Situation 2- One principle in the utilization of

technology of the classroom is appropriateness

of material or activity.

133. 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

134. 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

135. 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

136. 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

137. To ask the class any insight derived from the poem is based on the theory of

a. realism c. conditioning

b. behaviorism d. constructivism

138. 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

139. 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

140. Which materials will her teachers LEAST prefers?

a. Controversial issues

b. Open-ended topics

c. Unquestionable laws

d. Problem or cases

141. 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

Situation 3- After reading and paraphrasing

Robert frost’s “Stopping by the Wood on a

snowy Evening”. Mr. Sales asked the class to

share any insight derived from the poem.

Situation 4- Principal E wants her teachers to apply constructivism in teaching

Situation 5- Study the matching type of test then

answer the 3 questions that follow:

Column A Column B

1. equilateral triangle A. With 3 equal sides

2. right triangle B. With 5 equal sides

3. octagon C. Has 90- degree

angle

4. pentagon D. Means many

5. heptagon E. with 7 sides

6. poly F. with 8 sides

142. 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

143. 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

144. 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

145. 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

146. 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

147. 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

Situation 6- Below the template for Scoring

Rubric.

5-Demonstrate complete understanding of the

problem. All requirements of task are included in

response

4-Demonstrate considerable understanding of

the problem. All requirements of task are

included

3- Demonstrate partial understanding of the

problem. Most requirements of task are included

2- Demonstrate little understanding of the

problem. Many requirements of task are missing

1- Demonstrate no understanding of the

problem

0-No response/task not attempted

Situation 7- Study the table on item analysis for

non-attractiveness and non-plausibility of

distracters based on the results of a try-out test

in Science. The letter marked with a asterisk is

the correct answer.

Item No. 1 A B C D E

Upper 27% 10 4 1 1 0

Lower 27% 6 5 2 2 0

148. 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

149. Based on the table, which is the most effective distracter?

a. Option D

b. Option A

c. Option C

d. Option B

150. 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

When you get right down to the root of the meaning of the word "succeed," you find that it

simply means to follow through.

Answer Key for prof ed

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 C