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Sunday, September 16, 2018

LET REVIEWER: PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION-Educational Psychology


LET REVIEWER: PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Educational Psychology Practice Test #1

1. Which of the following is characteristic of a positive correlation?
A. amount of food consumed and your weight
B. amount of partying you do and your GPA
C. amount of clothes worn and the temperature of the air
D. amount of exercise you do and the size of your clothes


2. Expert teachers are very concerned about
A. being reflective problem solvers
B. the specific techniques teachers apply
C. maintaining classroom discipline
D. adhering to lesson plans


3. The Carnegie Foundation (1987) reported that teachers felt most involved in making
decisions about

A. choosing textbooks
B. shaping the curriculum
C. setting standards for student behavior
D. designing staff development programs


4. Research suggests that reasons for lack of teacher participation in school wide
decisions stem from
A. teachers have little time or energy for these kinds of activities outside of the
classroom
B. teachers not wanting to step on administrator's toes
C. the fact that restructuring adds responsibilities to teachers for which they are
not compensated
D. all of the above


5. Educational Psychology is distinct from other branches of psychology because
A. its findings are based upon research
B. expert teachers are the researchers versus psychologists
C. understanding and improving education is its primary goal
D. most educational principles have their foundation in common sense notions
regarding teaching


6. The change that occurs in human beings between conception and death is referred to as:

A. maturation
B. development
C. growth
D. cognitive development

7. Which of the following is FALSE regarding a general principle of development ?

A. Development occurs at different rates.
B. Development is rapid and dramatic.
C. Development takes place in an orderly sequence.
D. Development takes place gradually.


8. According to Piaget's view, the child's ______________ influences his or her
cognitive development as the child tests, explores and observes the environment.

A. maturation.
B. activity and social transmission
C. equilibration
D. all of the above


9. As a biologist, Piaget looked for patterns in the human species, and concluded that
humans inherit the invariant functions of:

A. lateralization and plasticity
B. maturation and activity
C. organization and adaptation
D. equilibrium and disequilibrum


10. If you are puzzled about a situation and don't understand why present attempts to solve the problem aren't working, Piaget would say you are in a state of:
A. adaptation
B. accommodation
C. equilibration
D. disequilibrium


11. The ability to use language and think symbolically, is a characteristic of _________
and is referred to as _______________.

A. sensorimotor development; goal directed action
B. preoperational development; the semiotic function
C. preoperational development; collective monologue
D. concrete operational development; classification


12. The approach called cognitive self-instruction is consistent with Vygotsky's view of:

A. sociocultural theory
B. scaffolding
C. the Zone of Proximal Development
D. private speech


13. You have taught a new math skill to your class, and find that some students have
caught on quickly, while others are still having difficulty applying the skill. Based on
Vygotsky's principles of assisted learning / zone of proximal development, you should

A. give all students more practice problems
B. pair students for more practice, pairing students who have mastered the skill
with those who have not.
C. give all students for more instruction in the performance of math skill.
D. go on to the next skill and put students in cooperative learning groups.


14. Normal language development patterns would anticipate that most children have
mastered the basics of pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary in their native language by ages ______.

A. 3-4
B. 4-5
C. 5-6
D. 6-7


15. In order to learn and understand rules of grammar and syntax (word order), children need to have developed:

A. a large vocabulary
B. a cultural tool kit
C. literacy
D. metalinguistic awareness


16. Nerve cells that store and transfer information by releasing chemicals that jump across the synapses from one fiber to another fiber are called

A. synapses
B. neurons
C. myelin
D. reticular formation.


17. An environmental factor that is crucial to proper brain development is
A. a diet rich in calcium
B. the introduction of music to the fetus in utero.
C. an adequate amount of stimulation
D. the mother's limited intake of drugs including alcohol and caffeine

18. According to Erickson's psychosocial theory of development

A. conflict resolution in the early years sets the stage for accomplishments in later
stages
B. emotional changes follow different patterns in each society
C. human intellectual development in contingent upon successful conflict
resolution
D. each stage is independent of all other stages


19. Upon graduating from high school Alberto plans to backpack across Europe. He wants to take some time to decide whether to go onto college or to work the family farm with his father. According to James Marcia this is called

A. identity foreclosure
B. identity achievement
C. identity diffusion
D. moratorium


20. According to research by Archer and Waterman (1990) identity diffused individuals
A. trust their lives to fate
B. are more likely to abuse drugs
C. tend to go along with the crowd
D. all of the above


21. The structure of adolescent self-concept

A. results primarily from physical appearance
B. is strongly related to parental SES
C. is divided into English, mathematical, and non-academic self-concept
D. is much higher than during the elementary school years


22. With respect to perceptions of their own abilities

A. elementary boys see themselves as more capable than girls
B. elementary boys and girls have comparable perceptions
C. African-American males are more confident than African-American females
D. continuing through high school, girls gradually increase their perceptions of
their abilities relative to boys


23. Collective self-esteem is best defined as

A. self-esteem derived from acceptance by one's peer group
B. a false sense of self-esteem gained by membership with a deviant culture i.e.,
gang or drug culture
C. the sense of the value of the group such as an ethnic group to which you
belong
D. a composite self-esteem which is the sum total of all of one's perceived
abilities


24. According to Piaget, moral realism is the

A. realistic perspective and understanding that others have different feelings and
experiences
B. stage of development wherein children see rules as absolute
C. stage of development wherein children realize that people make rules and
people can change them
D. thinking process involved in judgments about questions of right and wrong


25. With respect to cheating, research supports the notion that

A. students will cheat if parental pressure for grades is high
B. students who cheat are more likely to lie and steal
C. college-age females are more likely to lie and steal
D. students in the arts and humanities are more likely to cheat than science and
engineering students


26. Ten percent of children in Europe and the US can be classified as chronic victims.
Which of the following statements describe these students?

A. These victims generally blame outside circumstances for their situation.
B. Chronic victims are more likely to commit suicide as young adults.
C. They believe that if they can improve their character flaws, they will be able to
gradually improve their situations.
D. When attacked, chronic victims generally defend themselves with highly
emotional hot-tempered out bursts.


27. Which of the following is an effect of divorce within the US?

A. the number of father headed-households is on the decline
B. the custodial parent may have to move to a less expensive home
C. 75% of female single-parent families live in poverty
D. the first two months after divorce is the most difficult adjustment period for
children


28. The amount of teenage girls who become pregnant every year in the US. is estimated to be more than

A. 100,000
B. 200,000
C. 500,000
D. 1,000,000 ???


29. According to the National Center for Education Statistics. What percentage of high
school seniors report some experience with alcohol ?

A. 23%
B. 54%
C. 75%
D. 92%


30. Jennifer wants to help out by washing the dishes and surprise her mom. When she breaks her mother's glass baking dish her mother yells at her. According to Erickson this may result in
A. inferiority
B. shame and doubt
C. guilt
D. mistrust
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The above practice test is copied from;

Answers:

1.) A

2.) A

3.) A

4.) D

5.) C

6.) B

7.) B

8.) D

9.) C

10.) D

11.) B

12.) D

13.) B

14.) C

15.) D

16.) B

17.) C

18.) A

19.) D

20.) D

21.) C

22.) B

23.) C

24.) B

25.) A

26.) B

27.) B

28.) D

29.) D

30.) A

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

LET REVIEWER - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION


LET  REVIEWER  - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which holds true to standardized tests?
A. They are scored according to different standards
          B. They are used for comparative purposes.
          C. They are administered differently.
          D. They are used for assigning grades.

2. Which can enhance the development of spatial intelligence?
          A. concept mapping
B. hands-on demonstrations
          C. environmental study
          D. concept miming
         
 3. To reduce electronic waste, implement a recycling system. Which belong to an e-waste recycling systems
          I. Repair       II. Reuse       III. Upgrading of existing equipment
          A. I, II, and III
          B. I only
          C. I and II
          D. II only

4. Teacher Judy subscribes to the idealist philosophy. This means that the teacher believes that knowledge arrived through ____.
          A. reasoning
          B. concrete experience
          C. experimenting
          D. trial and error
         
 5. Which of the following is true about ICT?
          I. The use of ICT has negative effects
          II. The use of ICT has a lot of benefits.
          III. The use of ICT is effective only in industrialized countries.
          A. I and II
          B. II only
          C. III only
          D. I and III

6. In constructing test items, the teacher considers the alignment of ____ with assessment.
          A. instructional objectives
B. monitoring and evaluation
          C. content and process
D. instructional materials

7. With a computer, you can organize information about tress and planets. Which tool should you use?
          A. database
          B. spreadsheet
          C. word processing
          D. desktop publishing

8. If one asked to develop himself to the fullest, what needs is he trying to satisfy according to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
          A. Self-actualization
B. Safety needs
          C. Belongingness
          D. Physiological needs
         
9. The adoption of national language directed by the Philippine Constitution is designed primarily to _____.
          A. facilitate communication among diverse linguistic groups
          B. do away from colonial mentality
          C. officially adopt Tagalog as national language
          D. counteract elitism

10. Ask to do a learning task, Pedro hesitates and says “It’s difficult. I don’t like it. I can’t do it.” To which factor can you attribute his perceived inability to perform the task? To a factor _____.
          I. within him  II. outside his control         III. which is stable    IV. within his control
          A. I and IV
          B. II and III
          C. I only
          D. IV only

11. The search for related literature by accessing several databases by the use of a telephone line to connect computer library with other computers that have database is termed _____.
          A. compact disc search
          B. online search
          C. manual search
          D. computer search

12. To ensure that all Filipino children are functionally literate, which mechanism is meant to reach out to children who come from a brangay without a school?
          A. multi-level classroom
B. mobile teacher
          C. multi-grade classroom
          D. Sine Eskwela

13. Which is not part of classroom routines?
          A. Line formation during recess, lunch, and dismissal
          B. Going to the library
          C. Checking attendance
          C. Studying lessons
         
14. Which measure of central tendency is most reliable when scores are extremely high and low?
          A. range
          B. median
          C. mean
          D. median

15. Skinner is known for his theory based upon the notion that learning is a result of change in overt behavior, meaning, an individual responds to events that occur in th environment. This theory came to be known as ____>
          A. connectionism
          B. operant conditioning
          C. stimulus-response associations
          D. classical conditioning
         
16. Based on Freud’s theory, which operates when a student attacks a classmate at the height of anger?
          A. Ego alone
          B. Id alone
          C. Superego alone
          D. Id and Ego interaction

17. Scoring guides for rating open-ended questions are called _____.
          A. outputs
          B. rubrics
          C. scales
          D. TOS

18. Which is ethical for a teacher to do in a situation where he/she falls in love with a student or when a student falls in love with his/her teacher?
          A. the teacher avoids the learner
          B. the teacher exercises discretion to avoid scandal, gossip and preferential treatment of that learner
          C. the teacher resigns from his/her teaching job
          D. the teacher advises the student to discontinue with his/her studies

19. Which of the following is the most important contribution of Gestalt psychology to the theories of learning?
          A. concept of readiness in learning
          B. use of multimedia approaches
          C. importance of reinforcement in the learning process
          D. cognitive insight

20. Petra   is one-half standard deviation above the mean of his class in Science and one standard deviation above in Mathematics. What does this imply?
          A. She is better in Science than in Mathematics
          B. She is better in Mathematics than in Science
          C. She does not excel in Science or in Mathematics
          D. She excels both in Science and Mathematics

21. How much of the scientific method has your pupils acquired? This is the best measured in their skill to _____.
          I. generate and test hypotheses
          II. criticize and evaluate
          III. see connectedness of events
          A.I only
          B. I and II
          C. I, II, and III
          D. II and III

22. It is equivalent to the average score of the group or class?
          A. Median
          B. Mode
          C. Mean
          D. Standard deviation

23. At the high school level, Kohlberg’s advice to teachers is for them to begin discussing with students about abstract principles such as justice and human rights. On the average, in which moral development stage is high school students supposed to be?
          A. preconventional stage
          B, conventional stage
          C. postconventional stage
          D. between conventional and postconventional stage

24. Which statement on test result interpretation is CORRECT?
          A. Test scores do not in any way reflect teacher’s effectiveness.
          B. A student’s score is a final indication of his ability.
          C. The use of statistical technique gives meaning to pupil’s score.
          D. A raw score by itself is meaningful.

25. It is an approach that makes students “think about their thinking”. Students get conscious of their thought processes while they are engaged in their cognitive tasks.
          A. Reflectivist
          B. Self-efficacy
          C. Metacognitive
          D. Constructivist
26. The developmental focus of the guidance process suggests that it _____.
          A. is characterized by varied changes
          B. follows definite phases and stages
          C. facilitates changes in all aspects
          D. entails much time and effort

27. You have presented a lesson on animal protective coloration. At the end, you ask if there are any questions. There are none. You can take this to mean ___.
          A. your students did not understand what you were talking about
          B. your students are not interested in the lesson
          C. you need to ask specific questions to elicit responses
          D. you need to determine if the students understood everything you presented

28. What is the purpose of directed reading-thinking activity (DRTA)?
          A. to increase comprehension and comprehension monitoring by predicting, generating questions, clarifying, and summarizing
          B. to bridge the learning of oral language and written language
          C. to encourage students to think about their reading by having them make their predictions, confirm or reject them, and revise their predictions as the story unfolds
          D. to encourage students to model their own thinking

29. Professionalization of teachers and teaching as promulgated in Presidential Decree No. 1006 defines teaching as profession concerned with classroom institution _____.
          A. by teachers of permanent status
          B. at the tertiary level in both public and private institutions
          C. at the elementary and secondary levels in both public and private schools
          D. by teachers on fulltime basis

30. In the context of the six facets of understanding cited by Wiggins and McTighe, what is a proof of a student’s understanding a principle?
          A. memorizing the principle
          B. stating the principle from memory
          C. applying the principle to solve a problem
          D. repeating the principle given by the teacher

Answers below: