Tuesday, March 20, 2018

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION - Reviewer 2


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