REVIEWER:
Professional Education
To evaluate your
understanding, please answer the questions first and see the answers later. In
this way, you will learn by not forgetting the mistakes you made.
1. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”, is exemplified by the
determinant of truth based on _________.
a. tradition**
b. custom..
c. time^^
d. majority
rule
2. The
expression, “I’m from Missouri, I have to be shown,” exemplifies this
criterion, the idea being, “Unless I see it, I will not believe it.”
a.
correspondence^^
b. naive
realism..
c. pragmatic
d. rigorous
consistency**
3. The idea
which agrees with its object is necessarily true, as in, “ Malacanang Place is
located in Manila, Philippines,” is an example of this criterion.
a. naive
realism**
b.
correspondence..
c.
consistency^^
d. coherence
4. As a
criterion of truth, it refers to a systematic consistent explanation of all
facts of experience in such a way that all pertinent facts are in proper
relationship to one another consistently and cohesively as parts of an
integrated whole.
a. loose
consistency^^
b. coherence..
c. rigorous
consistency**
d. pragmatic
5. Opinions
of highly trained men or experts in their fields are regarded as acceptable
evidence or proof and is widely and effectively used, e.g. in a court of law.
a. naive
realism^^
b. authority..
c. majority
rule
d. pragmatic^^
6. This
criterion of truth states that if an idea works, it must be accepted as true,
i.e, the workability of an idea determines its truth.
a. authority^^
b. pragmatic..
c. loose
consistency
d. rigorous
consistency**
7. It refers
to connections between statements such that one proposition follows necessarily
from another, such as, “ If all A’s are B’s and all B’s are C;s, then all A’s
are C’s.”
a. loose
consistency^^
b. rigorous
consistency..
c. coherence
d.
correspondence**
8. A notion
that what lasts for generations must be valid, i.e., any practice which has
gained the loyalty of succeeding generations must deserve a measure of
credibility.
a. custom^^
b. tradition..
c. time**
d. feelings/emotions
9. It is
defined as a truth or disclosure which emanates from God.
a. intuition
b.
revelation..
c. hunch**
d. consensus
gentium^^
10. This
criterion consists of judgment without recourse to reasoning from facts; an
assumed truth issuing from an unknown or unexplored source.
a. hunch^^
b. intuition..
c.
revelation
d. instinct**
11. Ambrosia
is fed up with Mrs. Santos, her Biology teacher. She asks the most obscure
items on her test about things that were never discussed in class!
What kind of
test evidence is Ambrosia concerned about?
a. test
content**
b. response
process..
c. criterion
relationships
d. test
consequences**
12. The
degree to which the test assesses the appropriate content material it intends to
measure refers to evidence of:
a. test
consequences^^
b. test
content..
c. response
process
d. criterion
relationship**
13. TOS is
sometimes referred to as a test blueprint commonly associated with constructing
traditional summative test that helps teachers align objectives, instruction,
and assessment. TOS means____.
a. Title of
Summative Test
b. Table of
Specifications..
c. Table of
Specialization**
d. Table of
Specifics^^
14. Which of
the following is not a characteristic of direct instruction?
a. use of
clear classroom organization and management strategies^^
b. based on
constructivist principles..
c.
teacher-directed instruction**
d. careful
monitoring of student outcomes
15. Ginott’s
Congurent Communication Theory is founded on the principles of humanistic
psychology that focus on acceptance and validation as the primary vehicle for
influencing ____.
a. class
control^^
b.
self-esteem..
c. behavior**
d. academics
16. Learning what it takes to avoid or escape
something undesirable is called ____
a. positive
reinforcement.**
b. negative
reinforcement..
c. intermittent
reinforcement.
d. punishment.^^
17.
Behaviorists believe that much of our behavior has come under the control of
antecedents because of the repeated pairing of reinforcers or punishers. Using
this belief, a variety of procedures for changing a student's behavior has been
developed. One of these procedures involves ignoring disruptive behavior and
immediately reinforcing positive behavior. The assumption underlying this
procedure is ___.
a. disruptive students may have learned
misguided ways of satisfying their need for recognition.^^
b. that
these disruptive behaviors will become less frequent when students learn they
will receive recognition for behaving well.**
c. ignoring
students is a way a punishing them for poor behavior.
d. both a
and b..
18. The
transfer of reinforcement from external to internal control is____
a. classical
conditioning.**
b. operant
conditioning..
c. extrinsic
motivation.
d. both a
and c.^^
19. The
curriculum should be universal; a given body of information about western civilization
should be taught through discussion and lecture.
a.
progressivism^^
b.
perennialism..
c.
reconstructionism
d.
essentialism**
20. If
encouraging and nourishing environments are provided, learning will flourish
naturally because people have an inherent tendency to learn.
a.
reconstructionism**
b.
humanism..
c.
essentialism
d.
progressivism^^
21. Teachers
should concentrate on conveying a common core of knowledge rather than
experimenting with modifying curriculum.
a.
perennialism**
b.
essentialism..
c. behaviorism
d.
constructivism^^
22. Students
need to develop declarative, procedural, and conditional knowledge.
a.
constructivism^^
b.
information processing..
c. humanism
d.
progressivism**
23.
Students’ involvement in choosing how and what they should learn is central to
education.
a. humanism^^
b.
progressivism..
c.
reconstructionism**
d.
constructivism
24. Learning
should guide students to active participation in social reform.
a. humanism^^
b.
reconstructionism..
c.
essentialism**
d.
perennialism
25. The role
of the teacher is to create an atmosphere that rewards desired behavior toward
achieving goals and extinguishes undesirable behavior.
a. humanism^^
b.
behaviorism..
c.
constructivism
d.
essentialism**
26. Which of
the following statement is TRUE?
a.
Existentialism assumes people are basically good, whereas humanism assumes
people are neither good nor bad.**
b. Humanism
assumes people are basically good, whereas existentialism assumes people are
neither good nor bad..
c.
Existentialism assumes people are basically good, whereas humanism assumes
people are either good or bad.
b. Humanism
assumes people are basically good, whereas existentialism assumes people are
either good or bad.^^
27.
Education in this place in ancient time was primarily for the purpose of
developing a strong military to both protect from and conquer neighboring
states.
a. Japan^^
b. Sparta..
c. Athens
d. Rome**
28. This
philosopher developed a method of teaching whereby the teacher asks a series of
questions that lead the student to a conclusion.
a. Plato^^
b.
Socrates..
c. Aristotle**
d.
Quintilian
29. He was
the father of idealism and believed that the aim of education was to develop an
individual’s abilities to better serve society.
a. Socrates^^
b. Plato..
c.
Quintilian
d. Aristotle**
30. He was
the father of realism and believed that knowledge exists independently in the
world as opposed to his teacher’s belief that ideas are the ultimate reality.
a.
Quintilian^^
b.
Aristotle..
c. Plato
d. Socrates**
31. His
writings became the basis for the humanistic movement in education. He believed
that corporal punishment was not necessary, that school holidays were needed to
refresh and encourage the student to further study, that instruction should
reflect the development of the child and that children shouldn’t be taught new
material until they could master it.
a. Socrates^^
b.
Quintillian..
c. Plato
d. St. Thomas
Aquinas^^
32. Which of
the following is NOT a characteristic of Thomism?
a.
Observations and experience are necessary for knowledge.
b. Pure
logic or reasoning, without any observations or empirical data, can be used to
draw reliable conclusions..
c. It
teaches a fusion of body and soul.^^
d. Evil does
not exist, in and of itself, except as a lack of “good”.^^
33. His
central teachings, that the Bible is the central source of religious authority
and that salvation is reached through faith and not deeds, shaped the core of
Protestantism.
a. Martin
Luther King^^
b. Martin
Luther..
c. St.
Thomas Aquinas
d. Frederick,
the Great of Prussia**
34. “By
three methods we may learn wisdom; First, by reflection which is noblest;
second, by imitation, which is the easiest; and third, by experience, which is
the bitterest.” This statement came from the teachings of _____.
a. Buddha**
b. Confucius..
c. Laozi^^
d. Socrates
35. He wrote
the Social Contract, a book that
played an important role in influencing the thinking that led to the American
and French Revolutions. He also believed in the natural goodness of children
and stated that education should match the child’s age of development.
a. Johann
Pestalozzi^^
b. Friedrich
Froebel**
c. Voltaire
d.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau..
36. He
believed that learning should begin with concrete experiences before moving to
the abstract and should start with the simple and progress to the more complex.
a.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau^^
b. Rene
Descartes**
c. Johann
Pestalozzi..
d. Friedrich
Froebel
37.
Established the first kindergarten and believed that women were the most
capable of teaching young children.
a. Maria
Montessori**
b. Johann
Pestalozzi^^
c. Friedrich
Froebel..
d. Joseph
Lancaster
38. “Love of
wisdom”
a. Sociology**
b.
Philosophy..
c.
Epistemology^^
d. Anthropology
39. Which of
the following is NOT a characteristic of idealism?
a. Character
is developed through imitating examples and heroes.**
b. It
emphasizes the subject matter of the physical world, such as science and
mathematics..
c. The
curricular emphasis is subject matter of mind: literature, history, philosophy,
and religion.^^
d. Teaching
methods focus on handling ideas through lecture, discussion, and Socratic
dialogue.
40. A branch
of philosophy that focuses on the nature of reality.
a.
epistemology
b. axiology^^
c.
aesthetics**
b.
metaphysics..
41. Values
Education falls under this branch of philosophy.
a.
axiology..
b.
epistemology.**
c. logic.^^
d. metaphysics.
42. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic
of formative assessment?
a. takes
into account prior learning or last year report card^^
b. aims to
improve student learning and teacher instructional strategies
c. usually
given at the end of a unit of study, module, grading period, or end of school
year..
d.
implements throughout the learning and teaching period**
43. The
National Achievement Test (NAT) is a mandated assessment method of the
Department of Education. The following pertains to NAT except ____.
a. test
result is a requirement for graduation..
b. test
given to Year 6, 10 and 12 students
c. test
taken by public and private schools^^
d. test
result serves as summative assessment**
44.
Formative assessment strategies may include the following except ____.
a. student
record keeping.^^
b.
questioning.
c.
observations**
d.
achievement test..
45. It involves
teachers using evidence about students' knowledge, understanding and skills to
inform their teaching. It usually occurs throughout the teaching and learning
process to clarify student learning and understanding.
The
statements above describe ________
a.
assessment for learning..
b.
assessment as learning**
c.
assessment of learning^^
d. summative
assessment
46. The
curricular emphasis of this general philosophy is social experience and the
creation of new social order.
a. idealism
b. realism**
c.
pragmatism..
d.
existentialism^^
47. For this
philosophy, reality is subjective, within the individual. Subject matter is
based on personal choice as individual exists within a social context.
a. idealism^^
b.
existentialism..
c.
pragmatism
d. realism**
48. The
focus of this educational philosophy is the analysis of world events,
controversial issues and diversity to provide vision for better world and social
change.
a.
reconstructionism..
c.
essentialism^^
d.
perennialism
d.
progressivism**
49. Teach
the common core, the “basics” of information and skills (cultural heritage)
needed for citizenship. Curriculum can change slowly.
The above
educational philosophy describes _____.
a.
perennialism
b.
reconstructionism^^
c.
essentialism..
d.
progressivism**
50. This
educational philosophy posits that ideas should be tested by active
experimentation. Learning rooted in questions in interaction with others. It is
experience and student centered.
a.
perennialism^^
b.
essentialism
c.
reconstructionism**
d.
progressivism..
51. R.A. No.
7836 is commonly known as_____.
a.
Philippine Professionalization Act of 1994..
b. Higher
Education Modernization Act of 1997**
c. Higher
Education Act of 1994.^^
d. The Magna
Carta for Public School Teachers.
52. Which of
the following is CORRECT based on The Magna Carta for Public School Teachers?
a. Teacher A
is entitled to 60% of his/her monthly salary for one school year study leave after
7 years of service and no compensation in excess of one year..
a. Teacher A
is entitled to 70% of his/her monthly salary for one school year study leave
after 6 years of service and no compensation in excess of one year.**
a. Teacher A
is entitled to 60% of his/her monthly salary for one school year study leave
after 7 years of service and 50% in
excess of one year.
a. Teacher A
is entitled to 70% of his/her monthly salary for one school year study leave
after 7 years of service and no compensation in excess of one year.^^
53. Public
school teachers are ______ allowed to join Alliance of Concerned Teachers
(ACT).
a. compulsorily**
b.
voluntarily..
c. illegally
d. not^^
54. The Code
of Ethics for Professional Teachers was formulated by _____.
a. the Congress
of the Philippines^^
b. R.A.
4670**
c. the Board
for Professional Teachers..
d. the
Commission on Higher Education
55. Which
statement is TRUE?
a. Those who
failed the LET with a rating of not lower than 5 percentage points from the
passing
general average rating, shall be eligible as para-teachers upon issuance by the
Board for Professional Teachers of a two-year special permit.^^
b. Non-education
graduates who are admitted and satisfactorily completed the requirements by
foundations, can teach their specialized subjects in the elementary and
secondary education, although they did not pass the LET, if they are willing to
teach on part-time basis.**
c.
Non-education graduates who passed the LET can teach their specialized
subjects.
d. All of
the above..
56. The
Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) was changed into the
Department of Education (DepEd) under _____.
a. R.A. No.
10533.
b. R.A. No. 4670.**
c. R.A. No.
9155..
d. R.A. No.
9293^^
57. The
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) was established under____.
a. R.A.
8292.
b. R.A.
7722..
c. R.A.
10533^^
d. R.A.
9293**
58. Under R.A.
No. 10533, the medium of teaching and learning shall be in the regional or
native language of the learners from Kindergarten to ______.
a. Grade 1**
b. Grade 2.
c. Grade 3..
d. Grade 4^^
59. Section
8 of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 or R.A. 10533, specifically
mentioned and include the following programs EXCEPT____.
a. Programs
for the Gifted and Talented.
b.
Alternative Learning System (ALS) Programs..
c. Madrasah
program**
d.
Indigenous Peoples (IP) Education program^^
60. Married
couples, both of whom are public school teachers____.
a. are
prohibited by DepEd to be employed in the same locality.^^
b are
prohibited by DepEd to be employed in the same school**
c. are
prohibited by DepEd to be employed in the same school and locality.
d. are not
prohibited by DepEd to be employed in the same school and locality..
61. Public
school teachers having fulfilled the age and service requirements of the
applicable retirement laws shall be given __________ upon retirement, which
shall be the basis of computation of the lump sum of the retirement pay and the
monthly benefits thereafter.
a. the
current salary plus Php 5,000
b. one range
salary raise..
c. one step
salary range plus bonuses^^
d. the
standard salary of all retirees**
62. Republic
Act No. 4670, specifies the following EXCEPT:
a. ethics of
the professional teachers..
b.
recruitment and career of teachers*
c. hours of
work and remuneration of teachers**
d. leave and
retirement benefits of teachers...
63. The students have a conceptual understanding of the tools coupled
with extensive practical knowledge about their use, and apply that
understanding and knowledge, even extending the use of technology tools.
a. adoption level+
b. adaptation level*
c. transformational level..
d. infusion level.
64. The instructional focus is on student learning and not on the
technology tools themselves. Technology is available in sufficient quantities
to meet the needs of all students, and students are able to make informed
decisions about when and how to use different tools.
a. adoption level
b. infusion level..
c. transformational level+
d. adaptation level^
65. While the teacher makes most decisions about technology use, the
teacher guides the students in the independent use of technology tools.
Students are able to work without direct procedural instruction from the
teacher and begin to explore different ways of using the technology tools.
a. adaptation level..
b. infusion level+
c. transformational level*
d. adoption level^
66. Technology tools are used in conventional ways. The teacher makes
decisions about which technology tool to use and when and how to use it.
Student’s exposure to individual technology tools may be limited to single
types of tasks that involve a procedural understanding.
a. transformational level+
b. adaptation level^
c. infusion level*
d. adoption level..
67. Piaget’s concept of the basic building block of intelligent
behavior, a way of organizing knowledge.
a. zone of proximal development**
b. schema..
c. stomata
d. scaffolding+
68. A two-year old child sees a man who is bald on top of his head and
has long frizzy hair on the sides. To his father’s horror, the toddler shouts
“clown! clown!”
The above scenario is an example of_____.
a. accommodation^
b. equilibrium
c. assimilation..
d. conclusion**
69. After the explanation of his father, the toddler now understands
that the man was not a clown and that although his hair was like a
clown’s; he wasn’t wearing funny costume
and wasn’t doing silly things to make people laugh.
The above scenario is an example of ______.
a. accommodation..
b. assimilation*
d. equilibrium^
d. conclusion
70. The main achievement during this stage is object permanence –
knowing that an object exists, even though it is hidden.
a. formal operational stage+
b. concrete operational stage^
c. preoperational stage*
d. sensorimotor stage..
71. During this stage, young children are able to think about things
symbolically – the ability to make one thing – a word or an object – stand for
something other than itself.
a. formal operational stage+
b. concrete operational stage^
c. preoperational stage..
d. sensorimotor stage*
72. It marks the beginning of logical or operational thought. Children
can now conserve number, mass, and weight.
a. formal operational stage+
b. concrete operational stage..
c. preoperational stage^
d. sensorimotor stage*
73. During this time, individual develop the ability to think about
abstract concepts, and logically test hypotheses.
a. formal operational stage..
b. concrete operational stage+
c. preoperational stage^
d. sensorimotor stage*
74. It is the understanding that something stays the same in quantity
even though its appearance changes.
a. illusion+
b. conservation..
c. cognition^
d. assimilation**
75. Which of the following is NOT correct?
a. Piaget: zone of proximal development..
b. Vygotsky: MKO**
c. Maslow: hierarchy of needs+
d. Bruner: scaffolding^
76. The More Knowledgeable Other (MKO) is a concept of Vygotsky.
It refers to someone who has a better
understanding or a higher ability level than the learner, with respect to a
particular task, process, or concept.
a. Only the first statement is true...
b. Both statements are false.*
c. Only the second statement is true.^
d. Both statements are true..
77. It relates to the difference between what a child can achieve
independently and what a child can achieve with guidance and encouragement from
a skilled partner.
a. IQ^
b. MKO*
c. ZPD..
d. schema...
78. Vygotsky believes there are 3 forms of language. The following
belongs to this except___.
a. private speech**
b. social speech+
c. cultural speech..
d. silent inner speech^
79. Item difficulty index is computed by______.
a. getting the ratio of the number of correct responses and the total
number of responses..
b. getting the difference between the total number of responses and the
number of correct responses
c. getting the ratio of the difference between the number of students
in the Upper Group and the number of students in the Lowest Group and the
number of people in the largest of the two group**
d. getting the ratio of the number of correct responses and the number
of wrong responses^
80. Learners of the Alternative Learning Systems are given modules to
be discussed in class and studied at home. This is an example of _______
curriculum.
a. null
b. overt..
c. hidden**
d. electronic^
81. Teacher Daisy sees to it that what her students learned from school
are acceptable moral values, molded behaviors, or social experiences sanctioned
or based on the family’s preferences and expectations. Apparently, she is using
this type of curriculum.
a. social
b. phantom^
c. concomitant..
d. rhetorical**
82. Item No.
142 in the recent LET has an item difficulty index of 40%. It is likely that
item no. 142 will be ______ in the next LET.
a. discarded
b.
retained..
c.
rewritten**
d. a bonus^^
83. The
rights, duties, and obligations of the teachers and other stakeholders are more
pronounced in the _________.
a. Education
Act of 1982..
b. Magna
Carta for Public School Teachers**
c. Philippine
Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994
d. Enhanced
Basic Education Act of 2013^^
84. Item no.
45 in the Professional Education of the recent LET has a negative
Discrimination Index. This may imply that____.
a. Juan Dela
Croix who did not pass the LET and belonged to the lowest 20% of the examinees
answered it wrong.**
b. Juan Dela
Croix who did not pass the LET and belonged to the lowest 20% of the examinees
answered it right.^
c. Juan Dela
Croix who passed the LET and belonged to the highest 20% of the examinees
answered it wrong.
d. b &
c..
85. Of the
25,000 plus examinees in the recent ALS A&E test, no one selected
Alternative C in Item No. 26. This suggests that the distracter is ________.
a. plausible**
b.
implausible..
c. too
difficult
d. the key^
86. In
constructing a multiple-choice test, which of the following is NOT recommended?
a. the use
of absolutes..
b. plausible
distracters**
c. free from
ambiguity^^
d. free from
biases
87. One of
the following is NOT a characteristic of indirect instruction.
a. tend to
use more inductive methods**
b. often
based on constructivist principles
c. limited
teacher direction^
d. usually
used to teach new skills or concepts..
88. Teacher Lorna
was writing on the board while Louie was making funny faces to some of his
classmates. When Teacher Lorna caught Louie’s behavior, she called out Louie’s
name in a loud voice. Louie stopped and the rest of the class looked on the
board.
Kounin
described this situation as _____.
a.
overlapping
b.
withitness^
c. ripple
effect..
d.
smoothness**
89. The
penalty for any violation of any provision in the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers may be the following EXCEPT:
a.
revocation of his/her Certification of Registration
b.
revocation of his/her License as a Professional Teacher**
c. demotion
and/or salary deduction..
d.
suspension from the practice of teaching profession^
90. Teacher
E discussed how electricity flows through wires and what generates the electric
charge. Then she gave the students wires, bulbs, switches, and dry cells and
told the class to create a circuit that will increase the brightness of each
bulb. Which one is best describes the approach used?
a. It used
cooperative learning.
b. It helped
students understand scientific methodology..
c. It was
constructivist.
d. It used a
taxonomy of basic thinking skills**
91. Which
criterion should guide a teacher in the choice of instructional devices?
a. cost
b. novelty
c.
appropriateness..
d.
attractiveness^
92. To come
closer to the truth, we need to go back to the things themselves. This is the
advice of the ___.
a.
phenomenologists..
b.
idealists^
c.
pragmatists
d.
behaviorists**
93. If the
items in the LET sample adequately the competencies listed in the syllabi, it
can be said that the LET possesses ______validity.
a.
predictive
b. construct
c. content..
d.
concurrent^^
94. Studies
in the areas of neurosciences disclosed that the human brain has limitless
capacity. What does this imply?
a. Pupils
can possibly reach a point where they have learned everything.^
b. Every
pupil has his own native ability and his learning is limited to this native
ability.
c. Every
child is a potential genius..
d. Some
pupils are admittedly not capable of learning.*
95. Based on
Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience, which activity is closest to the real thing?
a. read a recipe
b. view
someone baking a cake on Youtube**
c. fry an
egg..
d. attend a
cooking show^^
96. The
findings of the Bobo doll experiments of Bandura support his _________.
a. Instinct Theory
of Aggression+
b. Concept
of Self-efficacy^
c. Social
Learning Theory..
d.
Psychoanalysis Theory**
97. Which of
the following theories is not attributed to Sigmund Freud?
a.
Psychosocial Development Theory..
b.
Psychodynamic Theory
c.
Psychoanalysis**
d.
Psychosexual Development Theory^
98. Sigmund
Freud used the analogy of this matter to describe the three conceptual levels
of the mind.
a. coconut^
b. iceberg..
c. sponge**
d. evil
99. John has
a misunderstanding with his boss that resulted to heated argument and near fist
fight. Upon leaving his boss’ office, he immediately went to the company’s gym
and hit the punching bag repeatedly. John had demonstrated what kind of defense
mechanism?
a.
repression**
b.
projection^
c.
displacement..
d.
sublimation+
100. Carl
Jung believes in all BUT one of the following:
a. Libido is
a source of psychic energy specific to sexual gratification..
b. Symbols
from different cultures are often very similar because they have emerged from
archetypes shared by the whole human race.**
c. The
“anima/animus” is the mirror image of our biological sex, that is, the
unconscious feminine side in males and the masculine tendencies in women.
d. The
unconscious consists of two layers, the personal unconscious and the collective
(or transpersonal) unconscious.^
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ANSWERS: The
choices with TWO DOTS (..) at the END