LET REVIEWER - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION - G

 Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Choose E if you think that there is no correct answer.

1. The design of the 2002 Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) is based on the principles that the main sources for contemporary basic education are the expert systems of knowledge and the learner's experience in their context. This shows that the BEC is _____ in orientation.

I. constructivist
II. behaviorist
III. essentialist

A. I and III
B. III only
C. I only
D. I, II, and III

2. Which will be the most authentic assessment tool for an instructional objective on working with and relating to people?

A. conducting a mock election

B. home visitation

C. organizing a community project

D. writing articles on working and relating to people

3. The following are characteristics of a child-friendly school except for _____.

A. exclusive

B. child-centered

C. gender-sensitive

D. non-discriminating

4. Teacher B discovered that her pupils are weak in comprehension. To further determine in which particular skills her pupils are weak which test should Teacher B give?

A. Aptitude Test

B. Placement Test

C. Diagnostic Test

D. Standardized Test

5. You like to show a close representation of the size and shape of the earth and its location in the entire solar system. What is the best instructional aid?

A. picture

B. model

C. realia

D. film

6. In their desire to make schools perform, the DepEd then published the ranking of schools in NAT results nationwide. As an effect of this practice, what did schools tend to do?

I. Taught at the expense of NAT

II. Conducted review classes for NAT at the expense of teaching

III. Practiced the so-called teaching to the test

A. II and III

B. II only

C. I and III

D. III only

7. What does a Table of Specification establish? 

A. construct validity

B. content-related validity and criterion reference

C. content validity and construct validity

D. content validity and content related validity

8. A high school graduate was refused admission to a university on the grounds that he failed the admission test. The student insisted that he had the right to be admitted and the act of the university was a violation of his right to education. Was the student correct?

A. No, the university may refuse the student in its exercise of academic freedom.

B. Yes, education is everyone's right.

C. Yes, especially if he belongs to the Indigenous Peoples' group.

D. No, if the university is exclusively for girls.

9. The child fainted in your class because she has not eaten her breakfast. What is the best thing for you to do in this situation?

A. Ignore the situation

B. Comfort the child

C. Give the child food

D. Call the parent

10. The Philippine constitution directs the teaching of religion in public schools on the following conditions except for?

A. option is expressed in writing

B. without cost to the government

C. with cost shouldered by the parents or guardians

D. given only at the option of parents or guardians

11. In the light of the modern concept of teaching, which is a characteristic of effective teaching?

A. pouring information to the learners

B. allowing learners to learn on their own

C. developing abilities to address the future

D. removing the physical presence of the teacher

12. Which appropriate teaching practice flows from this research finding on the brain: The brain's emotional center is tied to its ability to learn.

A. Create a learning environment that encourages students to explore their feelings and ideas freely.

B. Come up with highly competitive games where winners will feel happy.

C. Tell students to participate in class activities or else won't receive plus points in class recitation. 

D. To establish discipline, be judgmental in attitude.

13. Bernadette enjoyed the roller coaster when they went to Enchanted Kingdom. Just at the sight of a roller coaster, she gets excited. Which theory explains Bernadette's behavior?

A. operant conditioning

B. attribution theory

C. Pavlovian conditioning

D. social learning theory

14. This embodies the teacher’s duties and responsibilities as well as proper behavior in performing them.

A. Code of Ethics for Teachers

B. Magna Carta for Public School Teachers

C. Bill of Rights

D. Philippine Constitution of 1987

15. Which is not a characteristic of an analytic learner?

A. learns whole to part

B. enjoys memorizing

C. works on details

D. sequences objects in order

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ANSWERS:

1. A            2. C            3. A            4. C            5. B

6. A            7. C            8. A            9. C            10. C

11. B        12. A          13. C          14. A            15. B