1. At the end of periodical examination, Teacher R administered a summative test in Filipino. After scoring the test papers she assigned grades to each test score such as 95, 90, 85, 80 etc. What process did Teacher R use?A. Ranking
B. Computation
C. Measurement
D. Evaluation
2. It is the study of man’s prehistory through the buried remains of ancient culture, skeletal remnants of human beings.
A. Anthropology
B. Archeology
C. Ethnology
D. Ethnography
3. Teacher D claims: "If I have to give reinforcement, it has to be given immediately after the response." Which theory supports Teacher D?
A. operant conditioning theory
B. social cognitive theory
C. cognitive theory
D. humanist theory
4. Visual imagery helps people store information in their memory more effectively. Which is one teaching implication of this principle?
A. You will not object when your students daydream in class.
B. Instruct students to take notes while you lecture.
C. Encourage your students to imagine the characters and situations when reading a story.
D. Tell them to read more illustrated comics.
5. Which is essential in the cognitive development of a person according to Vygotsky?
A. independent thinking
B. social interaction
C. individual mental work
D. scientific thinking
6. 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
7. Which assessment tool shows evidence of student’s writing skills?
A. project
B. portfolio
C. critiquing sessions
D. daily journal
8. Ask to do a learning task, Joe hesitates and says "Mahirap. Ayaw ko. 'Di ko kaya!" (It's difficult. I don't like it. I can't do it.) To which problem does the case of the student allude?
I. Unmotivated students
II. Uncaring teachers
III. Extremely difficult learning tasks
IV. incompetent teachers
A. I and III
B. I and II
C. II and III
D. I, II, and III
9. Teacher S wants to determine immediately the learning difficulties of her students. Which of the following do you expect her to undertake?
A. Require her students to prepare a portfolio.
B. Administer an achievement test.
C. Administer a diagnostic test.
D. Interview her students directly.
10. NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted against set mastery level. This means that NSAT and NEAT fall under __________.
A. intelligence test
B. aptitude test
C. criterion-referenced test
D. norm-referenced test
11. The result of the item analysis showed that item no. 4 has a discrimination index of 0.67. What characteristic could be true about this item?
A. Difficult
B. Valid
C. Easy
D. Average
12. The theme of Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory emphasizes the role of appropriate assistance given by the teacher to accomplish a task. Such help enables the child to move from the zone of actual developmeny to a zone of proximal development. Such assistance is termed _____.
A. competency technique
B. scaffolding
C. active participation
D. collaboration
13. Which of these activities is not appealing to the bodily-kinesthetic learners?
A. making math moves
B. doing simple calisthenics
C. sketching/illustrating events
D. joining extramural events
14. Institutions of learning are required to meet the minimum standards for state recognition but are encouraged to set higher standards of quality over and above the minimum through _____ as provided in Educational Act of 1982.
A. lifelong education
B. voluntary accreditation
C. formal education
D. academic freedom
15. You intend to assess affective attributes such as capacity to feel, attitudes, and behavior. Which of the following should you establish to ascertain the instrument's validity?
A. construct
B. content
C. criterion-related
D. face
16. Which will be the most authentic assessment tool for an instructional objective on working with and relating to people?
A. conducting mock election
B. home visitation
C. organizing a community project
D. writing articles on working and relating to people
17. As an effective classroom manager, what should a teacher do?
I. She uses instructional time wisely.
II. She uses her power to punish students for the sake of discipline.
III. She puts to use the available and appropriate materials.
IV. She manipulates colleagues and students so she can meet her goals.
A. I and III
B. II, III, and IV
C. I, II, and III
D. I, II, III, and IV
18. Keeping track of assessment results from one periodic rating to the next is useful in contributing to the development of a _____.
A. regional plan
B. annual implementation plan
C. school improvement plan
D. division plan
19. In the K W L technique K stands for what the pupil already knows, W for he wants to know and L for what he _____.
A. failed to learn
B. he likes to learn
C. needs to learn
D. learned
20. Which is one characteristic of an effective classroom management?
A. It quickly and unobtrusively redirects misbehavior once it occurs.
B. It teaches dependence on others for self control.
C. It respects cultural norms of a limited group of students.
D. Strategies are simple enough to be used consistently.
21. When curriculum content is fairly distributed in each area of discipline, this means that the curriculum is _____.
A. sequenced
B. balanced
C. integrated
D. continued
22. Direct instruction is for facts, rules, and actions as indirect instruction is for _____.
A. hypotheses, verified data, and conclusions
B. concepts, patterns, and abstractions
C. concepts, processes, and generalizations
D. guesses, data, and conclusions
23. The difficulty index of a test item is 1.0. This means that the test is _____.
A. a quality item
B. very difficult
C. very easy
D. missed by everybody
24. The discrimination index of a test item is - 0.35. What does this mean?
A. More from the upper group got the item correctly.
B. More from the lower group got the item correctly.
C. The test is quite reliable.
D. The test item is valid.
25. His aim of education is individual not a preparation for but participation in the life around the individual.
A. Froebel
B. Spencer
C. Herbart
D. Pestalozzi
26. The following are characteristics of a child friendly school except for _____.
A. exclusive
B. child-centered
C. gender-sensitive
D. nondiscriminating
27. To make the lesson meaningful, systematic and motivating, teachers’ example should be ______.
A. based on higher level skills
B. interesting aided with illustrations
C. easy, simple, and understandable
D. relevant to students’ experience and knowledge
28. Which are the most important concerns about the use of ICT in instruction?
I. Developing appropriate curriculum materials that allow students to construct meaning and develop knowledge through the use of ICT
II. Devising strategies to meaningfully integrate technology into the curriculum
III. Using pedagogical skills related to technology
IV. Providing teachers with skills for using software applications
A. I and III
B. II and III
C. III and IV
D. I, II, III, and IV
29. Which of these non-threatening means of assessing learning outcomes? I. Portfolio II. Self-evaluation III. Peer evaluation IV. Learning journals
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. I, II, and IV
D. II and III
30. Teacher A's lesson is about the parts of the gumamela. He asked his pupils per group to bring a real flower to study the different parts. After the group work labeling each part, the teacher gave a test. What would be the best type of test he can give?
A. essay type
B. matching type
C. diary
D. journal
31. Principal A wants her teachers to be constructivist in their teaching orientation. On which assumption/s is the principal's action anchored?
I. Students learn by personally constructing meaning of what is taught.
II. Students construct and reconstruct meanings based on experiences.
III. Students derive meaning from the meaning that teacher gives.
A. I and III
B. I only
C. I and II
D. II only
32. The norms in a school culture are centered on the _____.
A. learner
B. teacher
C. principal
D. supervisor
33. The difficulty index of a test item is 1.0. What does this mean?
A. The test item is very good, so retain it.
B. The test item is very difficult.
C. The test item is extremely easy.
D. The test item is not valid.
34. Someone wrote: "Environment relates to the profound relationship between matter, nature, and society, and in such a context, ICTs bring new ways of living in a more interconnected society, all of which reduces our dependency on matter and affects our relationship with nature." What does this convey?
A. Environment and ICT are poles apart.
B. ICT impacts on environment.
C. Environment affects ICT.
D. ICT brings us away from an interconnected society.
35. Educational institutions’ effort of developing work skills inside the school are aimed at _____.
A. developing moral character
B. inculcating love of country
C. teaching the duties of citizenship
D. developing vocational efficiency
36. 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
37. That the quality of Philippine education is declining was the result of a study by EDCOM which recommended to _____ teachers and teaching.
A. regulate
B. professionalize
C. strengthen
D. improve
38. As provided in the Republic Act #4670, every teacher shall enjoy equitable safeguards at each stage of any disciplinary procedures and shall the following except:
A. the right to be informed in writing, of the charges
B. the right to full access to the evidence in the case
C. the right to appeal to clearly designated authorities.
D. All of these
39. The subject matter or content to be learned must be within the time allowed, resources available, expertise of the teacher, and nature of learners. What criterion is addressed?
A. validity
B. significance
C. interest
D. feasibility
40. A child was shown an amount of water in a glass. The teacher poured the whole amount to a much taller and narrower glass and marked this glass as, A. The same amount was poured in a shorter and wider glass, marked glass. B. When asked which has more water, the child's answer was "Glass A".
In what stage of cognitive development is the child and what is this ability called?
A. concrete operational stage; conservation
B. formal operational stage; deductive reasoning
C. sensorimotor stage; symbolic functions
D. pre-operational stage; centration
41. In a multiple choice test item with four options and out of 50 examinees, which was the least effective distracter?
A. the option that was chosen by 13 examinees
B. the option that was chosen by 2 examinees
C. the option that was chosen by 30 examinees
D. the correct answer that was chosen by 5 examinees
42. What is an alternative assessment tool for teaching and learning consisting of a collection of work/artifacts finished or in-progress accomplished by the targeted clientele?
A. rubric
B. achievement test
C. evaluation instrument
D. portfolio
43. Societal change requires continually deep seated questions about "good" living. Which of these did Socrates recognize as the greatest of human virtues?
A. moral wisdom
B. fair justice
C. courage
D. piety
44. Among the following curriculum stakeholders, who has the most responsibility in curriculum implementation?
A. the learners
B. the school heads
C. the teachers
D. the parents
46. 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
47. Which of the following techniques of curriculum implementation is fit to the objective of developing cooperative learning and social interaction?
A. buzz session
B. graded recitation
C. individual reporting
D. lecture
48. To determine your pupil's entry knowledge and skills, which should you employ?
A. interview
B. focus group discussion
C. post-test
D. pre-test
49. We encounter people whose prayer goes like this: “O God, if there is a God; save my soul, if I have a soul” From whom is this prayer?
A. Stoic
B. Empiricist
C. Agnostic
D. Skeptic
50. What is the implication of using a method that focuses on the why rather than the how?
A. There is best method
B. Typical one will be good for any subject
C. These methods should be standardized for different subjects.
D. Teaching methods should favor inquiry and problem solving.
51. Which software can you predict changes in weather patterns and or trends in the population of endangered species?
A. word processing
B. spreadsheet
C. desktop publishing
D. database
52. You would like to assess students' ability to write a portfolio. What type of test will determine their ability to organize ideas and think critically?
A. long test
B. essay test
C. formative test
D. summative test
53. Teacher F asks one student, "Rachel, can you summarize what we have just read? Remember, the title of this section of the chapter." This is an example of a teacher's effort at _____.
A. scaffolding
B. inspiring
C. directing
D. giving feedback
54. Cooperative learning approach makes use of a classroom organization where students work in teams to help each other learn. What mode of grouping can facilitate the skill and values desired?
A. large group
B. homogeneous
C. heterogeneous
D. Wear multicolored dress to catch the students' attention.
55. To solve moral ambiguity among us Filipinos, we must _____.
A. excuse ourselves whenever we do wrong
B. blame our government for not doing anything about it
C. be aware and responsible about the problem
D. be comfortable with the present state affairs
56. 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
57. Which one appropriately describes your lesson if you use the cognitive approach?
A. promotes "find out for yourself" approach
B. lecture-dominated
C. rote learning dominated
D. highly directed teaching
58. Which apply/applies to extrinsically motivated learners?
I. Tend to process information superficially
II. Tend to be content with meeting minimum requirements
III. Achieve at high level
A. I and II
B. II only
C. I and III
D. I only
59. To make our children become like "little scientists", which of the following methods should we employ more often?
B. II only
C. I and III
D. I only
59. To make our children become like "little scientists", which of the following methods should we employ more often?
I. Inquiry
II. Problem-solving
III. Laboratory
A. II and III
B. I and II
C. I, II, and III
D. I and III
60. Teacher B is a teacher of English as a Second Language. She uses vocabulary cards, fill-in-the blank sentences, 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 is reinforcing learning by giving the same information in, a variety of methods.
B. The teacher is applying Bloom's hierarchy of cognitive learning.
C. The teacher wants to do less talk.
D. The teacher is emphasizing listening and speaking skills.
61. A mother gives her son his favorite snack every time the boy cleans up his room. Afterwards, the boy cleans his room everyday in anticipation of the snack. Which theory explains this?
A. operant conditioning
B. social learning theory
C. associative learning
D. Pavlovian conditioning
62. What is the primary fundamental question in examining a curriculum?
A. What educational experiences can be provided that are likely to attain these purposes?
B. What educational purposes should the school seek to attain?
C. How can these educational experiences be effectively organized?
D. How can we determine whether these purposes are attained or not?
63. To elicit more student’s response, Teacher G made use of covert responses. Which one did she NOT do?
A. She had the students write their response privately.
B. She showed the correct answers on the overhead after the students have written their responses.
C. She had the students write their responses privately then called each of them.
D. She refrained from judging on the student's responses.
64. Which is the ideal stage of moral development?
A. social contract
B. universal ethical principle
C. law and order
D. good boy/ good girl
65. There is a statement that says, "No amount of good instruction will come out without good classroom management." Which of the following best explains this statement?
A. Classroom management is important to effect good instruction.
B. There must be classroom management for instruction to yield good outcomes/ results.
C. Classroom management means good instruction.
D. Good instruction is equal to effective classroom management.
66. 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
67. A person who had painful experiences at the dentist's office may become fearful at the mere sight of the dentist's office. Which theory can explain this?
A. generalization
B. classical conditioning
C. operant conditioning
D. attribution theory
68. Which one can help student develop the habit of critical thinking?
A. Asking low level questions
B. A willingness to suspend judgment until sufficient evidence is represented
C. Asking convergent questions
D. Blind obedience to authority
69. Multiple intelligences can be used to explain children's reading performance. Which group tends to be good readers?
A. linguistically intelligent group
B. spatially intelligent group
C. existentially intelligent group
D. kinesthetically intelligent group
70. Teachers should avoid _____ in assigning student performance-based ratings.
A. arbitrariness and bias
B. unnecessary deductions
C. partiality and calculation
D. unnecessary evaluation
71. Which of the following is NOT a guidance role of the classroom teacher?
A. Psychological Test Administrator
B. Listener Adviser
C. Human Potential Discoverer
D. Total Development Facilitator
72. Watson applied classical conditioning in his experiments and the results showed that behavior is learned through stimulus-response associations, specifically the development of emotional responses to certain stimuli. This helps is in _____.
A. interpreting reflexes as emotions
B. understanding fears, phobias, and love
C. connecting observable behavior to stimulus
D. understanding the role of overt behavior
73. Who claimed that children are natural learners and therefore, must be taught in natural settings?
A. Piaget
B. Froebel
C. Montessori
D. Kohlberg
74. the benefit of "reading aloud" is that children learn _____.
A. new vocabulary in meaningful contexts
B. to value the presence of their friends as they read together
C. to make predictions by examining pictures and listening for clues
D. to use their imaginations to explore new ideas as they listen to books
75. What does a negatively skewed score contribution imply?
A. The scores congregate on the left side of the normal contribution curve.
B. The scores are widespread.
C. The students must be academically poor.
D. The score congregate on the right side of the normal contribution curve.
76. 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.
77. Which of the following is a correct statement on service contracting scheme?
A. It increases access to education.
B. It works against quality education.
C. It discriminates against private schools.
D. it is not cost-effective.
78. Student M obtained an NSAT percentile rank of 80. This indicates that _____.
A. he surpassed in performance 80% of her fellow examinees
B. he got a score of 80
C. he surpassed in performance 20% of her fellow examinees
D. he answered 80 items correctly
79. Teachers are encouraged to make use of authentic assessment. Which goes with authentic assessment?
A. unrealistic performances
B. de-contextualized drills
C. real world application of lessons learned
D. answering high multiple choice test items
80. Global students learn with short bursts of energy. To maintain concentration they require ______.
A. frequent reminder that they need to concentrate
B. frequent and intermittent breaks
C. short and easy reading materials
D. music while studying
81. A child was punished for cheating in an exam. For sure the child wont cheat again in short span of time, but this does not guarantee that the child won’t cheat ever again. Based on Thorndike’s theory on punishment and learning, this shows that _____.
A. punishment strengthens a response
B. punishment doesn’t remove a response
C. punishment removes response
D. punishment weakens a response
82. Faith, hope, and love are values now and forever whether they will be valued by people or not. Upon what philosophy is this anchored?
A. Idealism
B. Existentialism
C. Realism
D. Pragmatism
83. In a grade distribution, what does the normal curve mean?
A. a large number of students receiving low grades and very few students with high marks
B. a large number of more or less average students and very few students receiving low and high grades
C. a large number of students with high grades and very few with low grades
D. all of the students have average grades
84. Lecturer C narrates: "I observe that when there is an English-speaking foreigner in class, more often than not, his classmates perceive him to be superior." To which Filipino trait does this point?
A. hospitality
B. friendliness
C. colonial mentality
D. lack of confidence
85. Which violates this brain-based principle of teaching-learning: "Each child's brain is unique and vastly different from one another."
A. giving ample opportunity for a pupil to explore even if the class creates "noise"
B. making a left-handed pupil write with his right hand as it is better this way
C. allowing open dialogue among students
D. employing MI teaching approaches
86. 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
87. Which one should teacher AVOID to produce an environment conducive for learning?
A. Tests
B. Seat plan
C. Individual competition
D. Games
88. You are convinced that whenever a student performs a desired behavior, provide reinforcement and soon the student learns to perform the behavior on her own. On which principle is your conviction based?
A. cognitivism
B. behaviorism
C. constructivism
D. environmentalism
89. “Men are built not born.” This quotation by John Watson states that _____.
A. the ineffectiveness of training on a person’s development
B. the effect of environmental stimulation on a person’s development
C. the absence of genetic influence on a person’s development
D. the effect of heredity
90. Which order follows the basic rule in framing interaction?
A. call on a student, pause, ask the question
B. ask the question, call on a student, pause
C. ask the question, pause, call on a student
D. call on a student, ask the question, pause
91. At the preoperational stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory, the child can see only his point of view and assumes that everyone also has the same view as his. What is this tendency called?
A. transudative reasoning
B. animism
C. egocentrism
D. conservatism
92. "Vox Populi Est Supreme Lex" is a Latin expression that means what?
A. The Supreme Being is God
B. No one is above the law
C. The voice of the people is the supreme law
D. it is the popular choice
93. Which is not among the major targets of the Child-Friendly School System (CFSS)?
A. All school children are friendly.
B. All children 6-12 years old are enrolled in elementary schools.
C. All children complete their elementary education within six years.
D. All Grade 6 students pass the division, regional, and national tests.
94. Thorndike's law of effect states that a connection between stimulus and response is strengthened when the consequence is _____.
A. repeated
B. negative
C. pleasurable
D. positive
95. Which is the most reliable tool of seeing the development in your pupils' ability to write
A. portfolio assessment
B. scoring rubric
C. interview of pupils
D. self-assessment
96. 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
97. These are also known as “combination classes” organized in barrios/barangays where the required number of pupils of the same grade levels has not met the required number to make a separate class thus the teacher apportions class time for instruction to every grade level within class. These are ______.
A. extension classes
B. heterogeneous classes
C. multigrade classes
D. homogeneous classes
98. After reading and paraphrasing R. Frost's Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening, Teacher M asked the class to share any insight derived from this poem. On which assumption about the learner is Teacher M's act of asking the class to share their insight based?
A. Learners are producers of knowledge, not only passive recipients of information.
B. Learners are meant to interact with one another.
C. Learners are like empty receptacles waiting to be filled up.
D. Learners have multiple intelligence and varied learning styles.
99. "Do not cheat. Cheating does not pay. If you do, you cheat yourself." says the voiceless voice from within you. In the context of Freud's theory, which is at work
A. id alone
B. superego alone
C. ego alone
D. Id and ego interaction
100. Which of the following assessment tools would you recommend if one should adhere to constructivist theory of learning?
I. Constructed response test
II. Performance test
III. Checklist of a motor screening test
IV. Observation test
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I, II, and III
D. I, II, and IV
101. The test in English and Mathematics showed poor results in comprehension and problem-solving questions. How may the data be used for better learners' performance?
A. Use context clues in vocabulary building.
B. Give more exercises/situations on comprehension questions.
C. Determine weakness in grammatical structures.
D. Involve parents in guiding learners' developing good study habits.
102. Which of the following may be the assumption/s of behaviorists?
B. She showed the correct answers on the overhead after the students have written their responses.
C. She had the students write their responses privately then called each of them.
D. She refrained from judging on the student's responses.
64. Which is the ideal stage of moral development?
A. social contract
B. universal ethical principle
C. law and order
D. good boy/ good girl
65. There is a statement that says, "No amount of good instruction will come out without good classroom management." Which of the following best explains this statement?
A. Classroom management is important to effect good instruction.
B. There must be classroom management for instruction to yield good outcomes/ results.
C. Classroom management means good instruction.
D. Good instruction is equal to effective classroom management.
66. 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
67. A person who had painful experiences at the dentist's office may become fearful at the mere sight of the dentist's office. Which theory can explain this?
A. generalization
B. classical conditioning
C. operant conditioning
D. attribution theory
68. Which one can help student develop the habit of critical thinking?
A. Asking low level questions
B. A willingness to suspend judgment until sufficient evidence is represented
C. Asking convergent questions
D. Blind obedience to authority
69. Multiple intelligences can be used to explain children's reading performance. Which group tends to be good readers?
A. linguistically intelligent group
B. spatially intelligent group
C. existentially intelligent group
D. kinesthetically intelligent group
70. Teachers should avoid _____ in assigning student performance-based ratings.
A. arbitrariness and bias
B. unnecessary deductions
C. partiality and calculation
D. unnecessary evaluation
71. Which of the following is NOT a guidance role of the classroom teacher?
A. Psychological Test Administrator
B. Listener Adviser
C. Human Potential Discoverer
D. Total Development Facilitator
72. Watson applied classical conditioning in his experiments and the results showed that behavior is learned through stimulus-response associations, specifically the development of emotional responses to certain stimuli. This helps is in _____.
A. interpreting reflexes as emotions
B. understanding fears, phobias, and love
C. connecting observable behavior to stimulus
D. understanding the role of overt behavior
73. Who claimed that children are natural learners and therefore, must be taught in natural settings?
A. Piaget
B. Froebel
C. Montessori
D. Kohlberg
74. the benefit of "reading aloud" is that children learn _____.
A. new vocabulary in meaningful contexts
B. to value the presence of their friends as they read together
C. to make predictions by examining pictures and listening for clues
D. to use their imaginations to explore new ideas as they listen to books
75. What does a negatively skewed score contribution imply?
A. The scores congregate on the left side of the normal contribution curve.
B. The scores are widespread.
C. The students must be academically poor.
D. The score congregate on the right side of the normal contribution curve.
76. 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.
77. Which of the following is a correct statement on service contracting scheme?
A. It increases access to education.
B. It works against quality education.
C. It discriminates against private schools.
D. it is not cost-effective.
78. Student M obtained an NSAT percentile rank of 80. This indicates that _____.
A. he surpassed in performance 80% of her fellow examinees
B. he got a score of 80
C. he surpassed in performance 20% of her fellow examinees
D. he answered 80 items correctly
79. Teachers are encouraged to make use of authentic assessment. Which goes with authentic assessment?
A. unrealistic performances
B. de-contextualized drills
C. real world application of lessons learned
D. answering high multiple choice test items
80. Global students learn with short bursts of energy. To maintain concentration they require ______.
A. frequent reminder that they need to concentrate
B. frequent and intermittent breaks
C. short and easy reading materials
D. music while studying
81. A child was punished for cheating in an exam. For sure the child wont cheat again in short span of time, but this does not guarantee that the child won’t cheat ever again. Based on Thorndike’s theory on punishment and learning, this shows that _____.
A. punishment strengthens a response
B. punishment doesn’t remove a response
C. punishment removes response
D. punishment weakens a response
82. Faith, hope, and love are values now and forever whether they will be valued by people or not. Upon what philosophy is this anchored?
A. Idealism
B. Existentialism
C. Realism
D. Pragmatism
83. In a grade distribution, what does the normal curve mean?
A. a large number of students receiving low grades and very few students with high marks
B. a large number of more or less average students and very few students receiving low and high grades
C. a large number of students with high grades and very few with low grades
D. all of the students have average grades
84. Lecturer C narrates: "I observe that when there is an English-speaking foreigner in class, more often than not, his classmates perceive him to be superior." To which Filipino trait does this point?
A. hospitality
B. friendliness
C. colonial mentality
D. lack of confidence
85. Which violates this brain-based principle of teaching-learning: "Each child's brain is unique and vastly different from one another."
A. giving ample opportunity for a pupil to explore even if the class creates "noise"
B. making a left-handed pupil write with his right hand as it is better this way
C. allowing open dialogue among students
D. employing MI teaching approaches
86. 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
87. Which one should teacher AVOID to produce an environment conducive for learning?
A. Tests
B. Seat plan
C. Individual competition
D. Games
88. You are convinced that whenever a student performs a desired behavior, provide reinforcement and soon the student learns to perform the behavior on her own. On which principle is your conviction based?
A. cognitivism
B. behaviorism
C. constructivism
D. environmentalism
89. “Men are built not born.” This quotation by John Watson states that _____.
A. the ineffectiveness of training on a person’s development
B. the effect of environmental stimulation on a person’s development
C. the absence of genetic influence on a person’s development
D. the effect of heredity
90. Which order follows the basic rule in framing interaction?
A. call on a student, pause, ask the question
B. ask the question, call on a student, pause
C. ask the question, pause, call on a student
D. call on a student, ask the question, pause
91. At the preoperational stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory, the child can see only his point of view and assumes that everyone also has the same view as his. What is this tendency called?
A. transudative reasoning
B. animism
C. egocentrism
D. conservatism
92. "Vox Populi Est Supreme Lex" is a Latin expression that means what?
A. The Supreme Being is God
B. No one is above the law
C. The voice of the people is the supreme law
D. it is the popular choice
93. Which is not among the major targets of the Child-Friendly School System (CFSS)?
A. All school children are friendly.
B. All children 6-12 years old are enrolled in elementary schools.
C. All children complete their elementary education within six years.
D. All Grade 6 students pass the division, regional, and national tests.
94. Thorndike's law of effect states that a connection between stimulus and response is strengthened when the consequence is _____.
A. repeated
B. negative
C. pleasurable
D. positive
95. Which is the most reliable tool of seeing the development in your pupils' ability to write
A. portfolio assessment
B. scoring rubric
C. interview of pupils
D. self-assessment
96. 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
97. These are also known as “combination classes” organized in barrios/barangays where the required number of pupils of the same grade levels has not met the required number to make a separate class thus the teacher apportions class time for instruction to every grade level within class. These are ______.
A. extension classes
B. heterogeneous classes
C. multigrade classes
D. homogeneous classes
98. After reading and paraphrasing R. Frost's Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening, Teacher M asked the class to share any insight derived from this poem. On which assumption about the learner is Teacher M's act of asking the class to share their insight based?
A. Learners are producers of knowledge, not only passive recipients of information.
B. Learners are meant to interact with one another.
C. Learners are like empty receptacles waiting to be filled up.
D. Learners have multiple intelligence and varied learning styles.
99. "Do not cheat. Cheating does not pay. If you do, you cheat yourself." says the voiceless voice from within you. In the context of Freud's theory, which is at work
A. id alone
B. superego alone
C. ego alone
D. Id and ego interaction
100. Which of the following assessment tools would you recommend if one should adhere to constructivist theory of learning?
I. Constructed response test
II. Performance test
III. Checklist of a motor screening test
IV. Observation test
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I, II, and III
D. I, II, and IV
101. The test in English and Mathematics showed poor results in comprehension and problem-solving questions. How may the data be used for better learners' performance?
A. Use context clues in vocabulary building.
B. Give more exercises/situations on comprehension questions.
C. Determine weakness in grammatical structures.
D. Involve parents in guiding learners' developing good study habits.
102. Which of the following may be the assumption/s of behaviorists?
I. The mind of a newborn child is a blank slate.
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
B. I and II
C. I and III
D. II only
103. _____ supports equitable access but on the other hand, quality might be compromised.
A. Open admission
B. School accreditation
C. Deregulated tuition fee
D. Selective retention
104. If you want your students to develop reading comprehension and learning strategies which one should you employ?
A. reciprocal teaching
B. cooperative learning
C. peer tutoring
D. mastery learning
105. What statement is FALSE with reference to Article VIII “The Teacher and the Learners” of the Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers?
A. A teacher shall not accept favors or gifts from learners, their parents, or others in their behalf in exchange for requested concessions, especially if undeserved,
B. A teacher shall not inflict corporal punishment or offending learners nor make deductions from their scholastic ratings as a punishment for acts which are clearly not manifestation of poor scholarship.
C. In a situation where mutual attraction and subsequent love develop between teacher and the learner, the teacher shall exercise utmost professional discretion to avoid scandal, gossip, and preferential treatment of the learner.
D. A teacher shall maintain at all ties a dignified personality, which could serve as model worthy of emulation by learners, peers and others.
106. 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
107. One facet of understanding, an evidence of learning is perspective. Which is an indicator of perspective?
A. A bright student refuses to consider that there is another correct solution to the problem apart from hers.
B. A student explains the arguments for and against the acquittal of Hubert Webb and group.
C. A teacher cannot accept opinions different from hers.
D. A mother cannot understand why her child's performance is below par.
108. Which among the indicators could be most useful for assessing quality of schooling?
A. participation rate
B. cohort survival rate
C. net enrollment rate
D. drop-out rate
109. The discrimination index of a test item is +0.48. What does this mean?
A. An equal number from the lower and upper group got the item correctly.
B. More from the upper group got the item wrongly.
C. More from the lower group got the item correctly.
D. More from the upper group got the item correctly.
110. Which of the following is NOT an example of a teacher’s nonverbal communication?
A. eye contact
B. gestures
C. pauses
D. voice
111. Which is a valid assessment tool if you want to find out how well your students can speak extemporaneously?
A. performance test in extemporaneous speaking
B. written quiz on how to deliver extemporaneous speech
C. display of speeches delivered
D. writing speeches
112. Professionalization of teachers and teaching as promulgated in Presidential Decree No. 1006, defines teaching as profession concerned with classroom institution ______.
A. by teachers on fulltime basis
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 of permanent status
113. Teacher U asked her pupils to create a story out of the given pictures. Which projective technique did Teacher U use?
A. Rorschach test
B. narrative
C. thematic apperception test
D. reflective
114. The Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers stipulates that educational institutions shall offer quality education for all Filipino citizens. How is quality education defined in R.A. 9155?
A. Relevance and excellence of education are emphasized to meet the needs and aspirations of an individual and society.
B. All school-aged children should be provided free and compulsory education.
C. Children with special needs should be mainstreamed with regular classes in the public schools.
D. Public and private basic education schools should provide relevant education.
115. Teacher A discovered that his pupils are very good in dramatizing. Which tool must have helped him discover his pupils’ strength?
A. Portfolio assessment
B. Performance test
C. Journal entry
D. Paper-and-pencil test
116. 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. 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.
117. Your percentile rank in class is 60%. What does this mean?
A. You got 40% of the test items wrongly.
B. You scored less than 60% of the class.
C. You got 60% of the test items correctly.
D. You scored better than 60% of the class.
118. Which test item is in the highest level of Bloom's taxonomy of objectives?
A. Explain how a tree functions in relation to the ecosystem.
B. Explain how trees receive nutrients.
C. Rate three different methods of controlling tree growth.
D. Write a paragraph that observes coherence, unity, and variety.
119. In qualitative social and behavioral studies, "the investigator is a part of the study." What are implied in this statement?
I. The researcher processes and analyzes the data himself.
II Data interpretation depends on the orientation of the researcher.
III. The investigator is the only source of information.
IV. Data gathering may be done by others but the analysis is done by the researcher.
A. I and IV
B. II and III
C. I, II, and IV
D. I, II, III, and IV
120. The observable manifestation of student's feelings, thoughts, or attitude are summed up as behavior. Every high school teacher is expected to contribute to the assessment of the student's behavior but the grade is reflected in _____.
A. Good Manners and Right Conduct
B. Values Education
C. co-curricular activities
D. curricular activities
121. Which must be present for self evaluation to succeed?
A. consensus between teacher and student regarding evaluation results
B. teacher's approval of self-evaluation results
C. teacher's monitoring of self-evaluation process
D. student's intrinsic motivation to learn
122. The instructions for a test are made simple, clear and concise. This is part of which of the following characteristics of a good test?
A. objectivity
B. economy
C. administrability
D. sociability
123. What is the mean of this score distribution: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10?
A. 7
B. 6
C. 8.5
D. 7.5
124. The Early Childhood Care and Development Act provides for the promotion of the rights of children for survival and development. Which of the following statements is not among its objectives?
A. Enhance the role of parents as the primary caregivers and educators of their children form birth onward.
B. Facilitate a smooth transition from care and education provided at home to community or school-based setting and primary schools.
C. Assist the LGUs in their endeavor to prepare the child for adulthood.
D. Enhance the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, psychological, spiritual, and language development of young children.
125. Which of the following represents a minuscule curriculum?
A. textbook that learners use
B. lesson plan that teachers prepare
C. reference materials that supplement the text
D. lecture notes of the teacher
126. 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
127. What objectives do effective leaders foster?
I. Attainable
II. Measurable
III. Results-oriented
IV. Specific
V. Time-bound
A. II, III, and IV
B. I, II, III, IV, and V
C. I, IV, and V
D. I, II, III, and IV
128. Thomasites are _____.
A. the soldiers who doubted the success of the public educational system to be set in the Philippines
B. the first American teacher recruits to help establish the public educational system in the Philippines
C. the first religious group who came to the Philippines on board the US transport named Thomas.
D. the devotees of St. Thomas Aquinas who came to evangelize
129. Which is an underlying assumption of the social cognitive theory?
A. People are social by nature.
B. People learn by observing others.
C. People learn by trial-and-error.
D. People learn by association.
130. Researchers found that when a child is engaged in a learning experience, a number of areas of the brain are simultaneously activated. What is an application of this in the teaching learning process?
III. Results-oriented
IV. Specific
V. Time-bound
A. II, III, and IV
B. I, II, III, IV, and V
C. I, IV, and V
D. I, II, III, and IV
128. Thomasites are _____.
A. the soldiers who doubted the success of the public educational system to be set in the Philippines
B. the first American teacher recruits to help establish the public educational system in the Philippines
C. the first religious group who came to the Philippines on board the US transport named Thomas.
D. the devotees of St. Thomas Aquinas who came to evangelize
129. Which is an underlying assumption of the social cognitive theory?
A. People are social by nature.
B. People learn by observing others.
C. People learn by trial-and-error.
D. People learn by association.
130. Researchers found that when a child is engaged in a learning experience, a number of areas of the brain are simultaneously activated. What is an application of this in the teaching learning process?
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. II only
B. I only
C. I and III
D. I and II
131. Here is a score distribution: 98, 93, 93, 93, 90, 88, 87, 85, 85, 85, 70, 51, 34, 34, 34, 20, 18, 15, 12, 9, 8, 6, 3, 1. Which is the range?
A. 93
B. 85
C. 97
D. between 51 and 34
132. Which tool should a teacher use if she wants to locate areas which are adversely affecting the performance of a significant number of students?
A. problem checklist
B. self-report technique
C. autobiography
D. cumulative record
133. Which activity works best with self expressive people?
A. metaphors
B. kinesthetic activities
C. inquiry
D. independent study
134. Centralization : Education Act of 1901 :: decentralization : _____
A. R.A. 9155
B. R.A. 9293
C. R.A. 7836
D. R.A. 7722
135. Piagetian tasks state that thinking becomes more logical and abstract as children reach the formal operations stage. What is an educational implication of this finding?
A. Expect hypothetical reasoning from learners between 12 to 15 years of age.
B. Engage children in analogical reasoning as early as preschool to train them for HOTS.
C. Learners who are not capable of logical reasoning from ages 8 to 11 lag behind in their cognitive development.
D. Let children be children.
136. 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
137. The class was asked to share their insights about the poem. The ability to come up with an insight stems from the ability to _____.
A. comprehend the subject that is being studied
B. analyze the parts of a whole
C. evaluate the worthiness of a thing
D. relate and organize things and ideas
138. Which is not a characteristic of authentic assessment?
A. focused on lifelike, meaningful, relevant types of student learning
B. offers opportunities to study problem intensively
C. easy to complete
D. fruitful in terms of genuine learning
139. Schools should develop in the students the ability to adapt to a changing world. This is adherence to the philosophy of _____.
A. essentialism
B. perennialism
C. progressivism
D. reconstructionism
140. The teacher’s first task in the selection of media in teaching is to determine the ______.
A. choice of the students
B. availability of the media
C. objectives of the lesson
D. technique to be used
141. With which goals of educational institutions as provided for by the Constitution is the development of work skills aligned?
A. To develop moral character
B. To teach the duties of citizenship
C. To inculcate love of country
D. To develop vocational efficiency
142. Median is to point as standard deviation is to _____.
A. area
B. volume
C. distance
D. square
143. Who is the forerunner of the presence of the Language Acquisition Device?
A. Watson
B. Chomsky
C. Gardner
D. Piaget
144. Which of the following statements best describes metacognition as a strategy for curriculum augmentation?
A. It is learning how to learn and thinking about how one thinks.
B. It is learning strategies for success.
C. It is learning through interaction with the environment.
D. It is learning through computer-aided instruction.
145. Which psychological theory states that the mind insists on finding patterns in things that contribute to the development of insight?
A. Piaget's psychology
B. Kohlberg's psychology
C. Gestalt psychology
D. Bruner's psychology
146. 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
147. The concepts of trust vs. maturity, autonomy vs. self-doubt, and initiative vs. guilt are most closely related with the works of __________.
A. Erikson
B. Piaget
C. Freud
D. Jung
148. Ask to do a learning task, Joe hesitates and says "Mahirap. Ayaw ko. 'Di ko kaya!" (It's difficult. I don't like it. I can't do it.) Is it possible to motivate this type of student?
A. Yes, he can do something with his ability.
B. Yes, he can change the nature of the job.
C. No, it is impossible to motivate a student who himself is not motivated.
D. No, motivation is totally dependent on the student. No person outside him can influence him.
149. As of the Republic Act 7836 the licensure exam for teachers is with the _____.
A. Commission on Higher Education
B. Professional Regulation Commission
C. Department of Education
D. Civil Service Commission
150. Filipinization is violated if _____.
A. an educational institution is owned by a corporation of which 40% of the capital is owned by Filipino Citizens
B. an educational institution owned by a religious order
C. an American serving as president of the educational institution
D. an educational institution owned by a charitable institution
