Professional Education neglected.

He has been to two orphanages and three

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: different elementary schools. The student can decode on
1. This test booklet contains 150 test questions. Examinees shall manage to use
the 3 hours. the second-grade level, but he can comprehend orally
2. Select the BEST answer for each question. material at the fourth or fifth-grade level. The most
probable cause/s of this student’s reading problem is/are
Child and Adolescent Development 10 of 18 points ______. *
This explains the tendency of preschool children to focus o emotional factors
on an aspect of an object while excluding other aspects:* o poor teaching
o neurological factors
o Centration o immaturity
o Intuition
o Translation Which types of play are most appropriate for four to six-
o Ego-centration year old children?*
o Solidarity plays and onlookers plays
Teacher Missy observed that student Lyka is behind in o Associative and cooperative plays
her development with classmates in grade four. What o Associative and onlookers plays
most likely made her make this observation?* o Cooperative and solidarity plays
o her not achieving a feminine role in class
o her not assuming social responsibility How can teachers adhere to the principle of the individual
o her being emotionally independent from parents differences?*
o her not getting along with age-mates o give greater attention to gifted learners
o provide for a variety of learning activities
For Erikson, the following are characteristics of pre-school o treat all learners alike while in the classroom
children during the trust-mistrust stage of early childhood o prepare modules for slow learners in class
EXCEPT:*
o Express disagreement with others Based on Piaget’s theory, what should a teacher provide
o Be sorry about the present for children in the sensorimotor stage?*
o Feel sensory experience o Games and other physical activities to develop
o Admire playmates motor skill.
Behavior followed by pleasant consequences will be o Learning activities that involve problems of
strengthened and will be more likely to occur in the classification and ordering.
future. Behavior followed by unpleasant consequences o Activities for hypothesis formulation.
will be weakened and will be less likely to be repeated in o Stimulating environment with ample objects to
the future. This is according to:* play with.
o Freud’s psychoanalytic theory
o Thorndike’s law effect Noel is very attached to his mother and Princess to her
father. In what developmental stage are they according
o B.F. Skinner’s Operant conditioning theory
to Freudian psychological theory?*
o Bandura’s social learning theory
o Latent stage
Based on Piaget’s theory, which of the following should a o Anal Stage
teacher provide for children in the concrete operational o Pre-genital stage
stage?* o Oedipal stage
o Activities for hypothesis formulation.
o Learning activities that involve problems of Ederson often wears a headphone while working with his
school projects on the school campus. When asked why,
classification and ordering.
he said he just wants to stay focused with his work.
o Games and other physical activities to develop
Ederson, as a learners, is most likely to be:*
motor skills.
o Global and intrapersonal
o Stimulating environment with ample objectives
o Global and interpersonal
to play with.
o Analytical and intrapersonal
According to the studies in the areas of neurosciences, o Analytical and interpersonal
the human brain has limitless capacity. This implies that:*
o Some pupils are admittedly not capable of Which of the following conditions will MOST likely bring
learning. about a classroom climate that is business-like yet non-
o Every pupil has his own native ability and his threatening?*
learning is limited to this native ability. o Student leaders list the names of noisy
o Every child is a potential genius. classmates
o Pupils can possibly reach a point where they have o The authoritarian teacher is in full control of the
learned everything. classroom
o The teachers assigns student leaders who will
A sixth-grade twelve-year-old boy comes from a check class attendance
dysfunctional family and has been abused and
 o Rules, limits, and expectations are made clear o No one should think that he/she is better than
during the first day of classes other individuals for reasons based solely on
his/her heritage.
One limitation of preoperational thought is the belief that o Impress on the learners' minds that some people
non-living objects have life-like qualities. What does this are better or worse than them through no fault of
imply to teachers?* their own.
o Correct children when their drawings are far from o No one should accept that another's culture is
reality, e.g. blue sun better than his/hers.
o Evaluate children's fanciful drawings as poor
o Discourage children from drawing something far Facilitating Learning 15 of 19 points
from reality. Of the three aspects of learning, which is NOT mentioned
o Accept children's drawings as they are; this is a as needed so that the individual learner in the 21st
characteristic of children in the preoperational century can learn how to learn?*
thought. o Ability to think
o Mathematical skills
Research says that children use private speech more o Memory skills
when tasks are difficult, after they have made errors and o Concentration
when they are not sure how to proceed. What does this
imply?* Which of the following belongs to the more sophisticated
I. Insist on silence or no talking rule when children are learning-to-learn skills for the individual learner?*
occupied with a task. o To ask and gather data
II. Allow children to engage in private talk while taking the o To listen and observe
written test. o To process and select information
III. Encourage children to do private talk to improve their o To read with understanding
performance.
o II and III Of the following effects on learning, what is the effect of
o I and II assigning various sections of the newspaper, and
allowing choice depending on the learner’s choice?*
o I and III
o Encouraging participation
o I, II and III
o Reinforcing learning
Vygotsky’s theory of scaffolding explains that children o Allowing different interests
construct knowledge through social interaction. This o Changing attitudes and feelings
means that children should be given:*
o chance to explore their world Learning is an active process. This reflect that teachers
o opportunity to learn with skilled peers or must:*
teachers o Teach content from a multidisciplinary
o questions to ponder on perspective.
o books to read o Let students learn the steps in opening a
computer by making them follow the steps.
Gender stereotypes do not contribute to a positive o Group students to work together on a project for
learning atmosphere. The following are proofs of gender time and cost efficiency.
stereotype in class EXCEPT:* o Avoid lessons, drills and projects which are out of
o Boys are asked to solve word problems because context.
they are naturally good at Math
o Girls help with the cleaning up of the classroom Learning is meaningful when it is connected to students’
as they are expected to be more inclined to do everyday lives. This implies that teachers must:*
housework o Ask the class to show applications of what they
o Girls and boys do the same activities in the learned to their daily life.
subject Edukasyong Pantahanan at o Make everyday life storytelling the starter of the
Pangkabuhayan lesson
o Girls are encouraged to be soft spoken and o Narrates true-to-life stories.
homebound playing with dolls and kitchen toys o Ask students to come up with clippings of Filipino
while boys are encouraged to be aggressive by life.
playing outside with cars and guns. Teacher Daniel wants to develop his students’ creativity.
For a favorable learning climate, ethnocentrism should be Which of the following practices is LEAST helpful?*
out of the picture. What does this mean?* o Stimulate imaginative thought
o Learners should be discouraged from competing o Encourage exploration
against one another. o Encourage resourcefulness
o Encourage Perfectionism
Which of the following activities does NOT promote Which of the following are the usual behaviors of
spatial intelligence of learners?* extrinsically motivated learners?*
o Visualization I. Have to be enticed or prodded
o Concept-mapping II. May process information superficially
o Peer tutoring III. Often interested in performing only easy tasks
o Art projects IV. Met only minimal classroom requirements
“Each child’s brain is unique and vastly different from one o I and II
another”, which of the following is in CONTRARY to this o II and III
principle?* o II, III, and IV
o Giving ample opportunity for a pupil to explore o I, II, III, and IV
rather than simply dish out information
o Employing principles in multiple intelligence in One of the most important skills a student should have in
teaching the 21st century is the ability to get along with a wide
o Making a left-handed pupil write with her right variety of people. Therefore, teachers must:*
hand as this is better o Provide students hands-on and minds-on
o Allowing open dialogue among students of activities
various cultural backgrounds o Incorporate teaching strategies that aid cognitive
development
The following metacognitive processes enhance o Use teaching strategies that promote social
learning:* interaction in the classroom
I. Monitoring progress as one learns o Provide activities that can enhance students’
II. Adjusting strategies if they are perceived ineffective ability to talk and share ideas
III. Goal Setting
o I only Teach Aldrij begins a lesson on basic dance position by
o III only demonstrating the arms and feet position in slow motion
o II only and physically guiding her students through the correct
movements. As his students become more skillful, she
o I, II, and III
just gives verbal instruction. With Vygotsky’s theory in
Research says that students’ motivation is likely to vary mind, what does Teacher Aldrij do?*
as a function of age, culture, gender, and socio-economic o Guided participation
background. This means:* o Peer interaction
o There is no single best method in motivating o Apprenticeship
learners. o Scaffolding
o Preschoolers are easier to motivate than high
In what way/s are Ausubel’s advance organizers a big
school students.
help to learners?*
o Boys are more difficult to motivate than girls.
I. Help learners use their personal experiences and
o Children from deprived homes are less motivated
content knowledge to learn new information
than girls.
II. Help learners remember what they see
To construct useful representations of knowledge and to III. Help learners acquire and integrate content into a
acquire the thinking and the learning strategies necessary new language
for continued learning success across the life span, o I only
students must generate and pursue personally relevant o I and II
goals. This implies that teachers must:* o II and III
o Show the relevance of lesson to students’ goals o I, II, and III
o Share their personal goals with students
o Group students according to type of goals Based on his ecological theory, which would be
o Segregate students without goals in order not to statements from Bronfenbrenner?*
influence others I. Recognize that school can work in isolation
II. Schools must connect with communities
Students actively engaged in a metacognitive process:* III. Create situation where the students are more part of
I. Reflect on how they think and learn the community
II. Set reasonable learning or performance goals o I and II
III. Select potentially appropriate learning strategies or o I, II and III
methods, and monitor their progress toward these o II and III
goals o I and III
o I and II
o I and III Which is an implication of Bandura’s findings that children
o II and III learn social behavior such as aggression through the
process of observational learning?*
o I, II, and III
o Avoid children exposure to media violence
o Stop showing violence in media
 o Apply reverse psychology by exposing children to o Direct instruction
media violence o Demonstration
o Let children watch media violence only with o Inquiry
supervision of parents o Lecture method
Which of the following describes the Bruner’s spiral Mrs. Santos, the principal of Maunlad Elementary School,
curriculum as being implemented in the K to 12 is a staunch proponent of the notion that students play an
curriculum?* active role in their own knowledge construction.
I. Revisiting ideas over and over Therefore, she urged her teachers to incorporate student-
II. Building upon the basic ideas and elaborating on centered activities into their lessons. Which learning
them to the level of full understanding and mastery theory does she adhere to?
III. Teaching the same basic ideas but teaching them in o Experimental
increased depth and breadth across the grades o Constructivism
IV. Teaching one subject per grade level, followed by o Metacognitive
another subject in the next level without repeating o Problem-based
what was already taught
Problem-based learning makes use of which type of
o I, II, and III
problem?
o II and IV o No clear-cut answer
o I and IV o With fixed solution
o I and III o With single solution
Field Study, Practice Teaching and Action Research o With no solution
8 of 18 points
Which may lead to ineffective classroom instruction?
How can a teacher earn students' respect?
o Adverse community influence
I. Demonstrate competence in facilitating instruction.
o Substandard teaching competence of teachers
II. Elicit student learning rather than feeding it to them.
o Wholesome physical conditions of the classroom
III. Consider each student's weaknesses when treating
o Over supply of teaching-learning aids
them as they are.
IV. In all aspects of your personal and professional life, According to a number of studies on classroom
serve as a role model. management, of all the variables that affect student
o II, III, and IV achievement, classroom management has the greatest
o I, III, and IV impact. Which can be inferred from this finding?
o I, II, III, and IV o Students cannot learn in a chaotic, poorly
o III and IV managed classroom.
o Teacher is the single most important factor in the
Why does the Understanding by Design (UbD) model learning of a child.
insist on identifying evidence of learning assessment o The classroom atmosphere is mainly teacher’s
immediately following the identification of desired learning creation.
outcomes?
o The effect of classroom atmosphere on the
o Teaching is faster that way.
learner is dependent on the learner.
o Teaching-learning is more interesting.
o Teaching-learning becomes more focused and Numerous studies have identified important aspects of
organized. classroom management, such as beginning the school
o It leads to a more comprehensive understanding year with an emphasis on management, arranging the
of content. classroom to facilitate effective management, and
identifying and implementing rules and operating
Miss de Guzman wants her students to understand that procedures. How would you describe these aspects of
during the formation of ice cubes, the surrounding surface classroom management?
of the water freezes first, followed by the rest, and to I. Reactive
demonstrate that frozen water expands rather than II. Preventive
contracts. Which of the following teaching strategies is III. Proactive
she most likely to employ? o II and III
o Problem solving o I only
o Laboratory activity o I, II and III
o Investigatory activity o II only
o Teacher demonstration Research indicates that teachers with high-quality
relationships with their students have, on average, 31
Teacher Glenn devised a lesson in which he instructed percent fewer discipline problems, rule violations, and
his students to create an activity examining the effect of related problems over the course of a year than teachers
varying the temperature of water on the rate at which without such relationships. What does this suggest?
sugar dissolves. Which instructional strategy should he
employ?
 o Students contribute most to the classroom If teachers are serious about developing math students'
atmosphere. critical thinking and problem-solving skills, what practices
o The quality of teacher-student relationships is should be observed?
the keystone for all other aspects of classroom o Make students memorize formula.
management. o Let your students focus on algorithmic problem
o Teachers who give way to students’ demands are solving.
better in classroom management than those who o Direct students to make sense of problems and
are stern. solve them.
o Teachers who are business-like are not good o Emphasize on answers and not on how they solve
classroom managers. the problem.

The teacher's approach to lesson planning has been Teacher D desires for his students to develop critical
constructivist. What must the characteristics of his thinking skills. Which instructional practices are aligned?
lessons be? I. Using situational multiple-choice tests
I. Students are engaged in learning. II. Rote memorization of facts, formula
II. Students guide their own learning and meaning- III. Determining flaw of reasoning in an argument
making. o I only
III. Students keep the learning to themselves. o II only
IV. Students are not encouraged to share their thoughts o I and III
about a new concept for that calls for much time. o II and II
o I and III
Which of the following can foster critical thinking and
o II and IV
creativity in reading classrooms??
o I and II
I. Graphic Organizers
o III and IV
II. Brainstorming
III. Convergent Questions
In a constructivist lesson planning approach, which is
o I only
UNAACCEPTABLE?
o II only
o Learners are helped to construct understanding
o II and III
based on what they already know.
o I and II
o Learners confront their understanding in the light
Researches showed that children who enjoy reading and
of new learning.
believe they are good readers read more frequently and
o Learners accommodate change in their
have higher reading achievement. What does this
understanding as a result of new understanding.
suggest?
o Learners accept blindly what teacher teaches o Children’s reading inability must be addressed as
because she is ab authority on the subject. early as possible.
o Home must be filled with sophisticated reading
Which principles should be observed to maximize the materials; and this is good for them.
benefits of classroom games? o Children must be enrolled in preschools that are
I. Clarify intended learning outcome with the use of a highly academic in orientation.
game. o Children must not be hurried to learn how to read.
II. By all means emphasize winning so there is
excitement Principles of Teaching 9 of 19 points
III. Do away with rewards, prices Among cognitive levels of thinking, which level is
IV. Motivate students to accept failure to succeed. emphasized by the essay question: “in the light of the
o I and IV facts presented, what is most likely to happen when…?”
o IV only o Classifying
o I only o Inferring
o III and IV o Applying
o Analyzing
Learning outcome: Draw implications of research findings
on lifestyle diseases. Which test is aligned? At the beginning of the school year, which projects can
o What may be inferred from the research findings best determine student-mastery of the previous years
presented? subject matter prior to introducing new subject matter?*
o Are the research findings conclusive? Why or why I. Journal II. Submitted portfolio III. Mock-up
not? V. Realia
o What are lifestyle diseases? Do they affect o I and II
people at a young age? o I and III
o What does research say about lifestyle diseases? o I and IV
Do you agree? Why or why not? o III and IV
o
What role does the teacher assume as a “sage on the o Stimulus-bounded
stage”?* o Flip-flop
o Authority to impose rules
o Dispenser of knowledge Of subcategories of teacher movement behavior, what is
o Mentor to students happening when the teacher goes from topic or activity to
o Facilitator of learning other topic or activities, lacking clear direction and
sequence of activities?*
How can new information be made more meaningful to o Truncation
students?* o Dangle
o Relating it to knowledge they already know o Thrust
o Valuing new knowledge o Flip-flop
o Demonstrating novelty of new knowledge
o Increasing retention of new knowledge Teacher Beth says “Very Good” to every student after an
answer. Is this a sound classroom practice?*
Mary finds Mathematics to be a difficult subject. Instead o No, because the teacher must equally say “Very
of listening to and actively participating during class Bad” when necessary.
discussion, she chooses to do other things irrelevant to o Yes, because students must be made to feel
the subject. What characteristic is shown by Mary?* good every time.
o Isolation o Yes, because the teacher must be generous with
o Work-avoidance praise.
o Volition o No, because genuine praise must be deserved
o Withdrawal What classroom approach is applied when Teacher Delia
uses a variety of techniques (rewards, reinforcement,etc)
As a supplement to her lesson about simplifying fractions, to sustain interest and effective learning?*
Teacher Karen prepared board work exercises for her o Business- academic approach
grade 5 students. All participated in the said activity o Behavior modification approach
except for Gab, who preferred doing the items on his own
o Group management approach
instead of joining his group mates. What characteristic is
o Assertive approach
shown by Gab?*
o Isolation
How would you classify this type of question: What might
o Work-avoidance
have happened if the internet did not come to existence?*
o Volition
o Evaluative
o Withdrawal
o Convergent
What is a student's mistaken goal if he expresses o Divergent
defiance for his teacher by contracting, teasing, temper o Cognitive
tantrums and low-level hostile behavior?*
In a problem-based learning, which kind of problem
o Attention getting
should a teacher give?*
o Power seeking
I. With one answer
o Revenge seeking
II. With many possible answers
o Withdrawal
III. With one solution
Of the following, which exemplifies an open-ended o II
question?* o I
o What is the size of the human brain that makes it o I and III
superior to the animal brain. o Il and III
o Are the mind and the brain one and the same?
Which indicate/a positive interdependence?*
o What are the different functions of the brain?
I. Group has a clear task or goal so everyone knows
o How does mind recall differ from mind analysis?
he/she sinks or swims together with the group.
Which aspect of multi-intelligence is enhanced by asking II. The efforts of each person benefit not only the
students to work on a physical model of the atom after a individual, but also everyone else in the group.
teacher’s discussion on the subject of the atom?* III. Each member commits to personal success as well
o Interpersonal as the success of every member of the group.
o Linguistic o I and III
o Kinesthetic o I only
o Mathematical o I, II and III
o II and III
Of subcategories of movement behavior, what is Which level of knowledge is manifested when a learner is
happening when the teacher ends an activity abruptly?* able to answer the question, "What was most confusing
o Thrust to me about the material explored in class today?"*
o Truncation o Factual knowledge
 o Conceptual knowledge o Hear
o Procedural knowledge
o Metacognitive knowledge Which statement is TRUE about Edgar Dale’s Cone of
Experience?*
You wanted your students to learn the different bodies of o The closer you are to the base, the more direct
water as a part of your lesson. Which of these objectives the learning experience becomes.
is NOT appropriate for your lesson?* o The farther you are from the base, the more direct
o Name the different kinds of bodies of water. the learning experience becomes.
o Name ways by which we can protect the bodies o The closer you are to the base, the more indirect
of water. the learning experience becomes.
o Draw the different kinds of bodies of water.
o Go on a field trip to study all the kinds of bodies Teacher Celine, a Biology teacher, brought mussels,
of water. snails, and octopus in the class during their lesson on
Phylum Mollusca (soft-bodied invertebrates); these
Which of the following teacher actions exemplifies the invertebrates can be considered as “realia” or real-
generative approach of instruction? The teacher* objects. In this line, science teachers can only bring
o provides explicit directions and explanations on REALIA only when:*
how to do a task o available
o provides opportunities to students to make own o feasible
linkages to prior knowledge o affordable
o assumes responsibility for linking information o workable
with students' prior knowledge
Teacher Grace would like to show a close representation
o presents information in an ordered sequence in
of the size and shape of the Earth and its location in the
which component subskills are taught directly solar system. Which band of experience does she need
Educational Technology 8 of 19 points to adhere to?*
What kind of tool is technology as evidenced by its use in o demonstration
word processing databases, spreadsheets, graphics o contrived experience
design and desktop publishing?* o exhibits
o Analyzing tool o still pictures
o Encoding tool
o Productivity tool Ms. Ortega is a Grade 7 science teacher in a rural
o Calculating tool community unreached by electricity yet, but she has some
video tapes which can be useful to teach the select topics
What graph can Teacher LJ prepare in order to show how in Earth Science. Which band of experience does she
authority is shared in government from the executive to need to prioritize instead?*
legislative, judicial and local government units?* o visual symbols
o Cell diagram o verbal symbols
o Flow chart o still pictures
o Venn diagram o demonstration
o Hierarchy Structures
What is the main purpose of using audio-visual aids in
Which of the following is an appropriate multimedia teaching? **
resource for a lesson in adjectives?* o to improve the understanding of learners
o Videotaped conversation of students using o to make learning more functional
adjectives o to promote the participation of learners
o Worksheets with accompanying video o to get the attention and interest of the learners
o Five-minute videotaped on adjectives Mr. Antonio is planning to select and evaluate the content
o A 10-minuten lecture on adjectives taken from of an educational technology tool that he will use in his
youtube science class. Which of the following questions should he
consider the LEAST?*
Pedagogy wheel is useful for teachers in the context of:* o Does it match with the content?
o documenting students' records o Will it encourage and sustain interest?
o technology integration o Is there a manifestation of its efficiency?
o assessing students' learning o Can it be easily dismantled and handled?
o promoting empathy to learners If one wants to make use of animation in his PowerPoint
presentation, which one/s should you remember?*
Based on Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience, which activity
I. Make use of good animation to improve
is farthest from the real thing?*
understanding;
o View images
II. Use animations sparingly:
o Watch a demo
o Attend exhibit
III. Use animation to make the message stick with your the class that their performance task is to create a simple
audience figure by the use of curved graphs of a polynomial
o I only function using a graphing application of their choice. The
o II and III students will be indicating what polynomial function they
o III only have used and they are free to design their outputs
o I, II, and III accordingly. What level of technology integration is
Mr. Santos believes in the benefits and importance of demonstrated in the situation?*
using instructional aides to facilitate student learning. o Adoption-Collaborative
Which of the following must he primarily consider when o Infusion-Constructive
choosing instructional aids for his class?* o Adaptation-Authentic
o must induce the element of surprise o Entry-Active
o must be suited to the lesson objectives
The Learning Resource/ Audio-Visual / Educational
o must be encouraged and sustain student interest
Technology Center regularly provides the teachers a list
o Must be appropriate to the context
of websites, apps, and instructional materials available in
In using video for teaching, which activity/ies are a "No- the city which are relevant to the different subjects they
No'" to enhance the effectiveness of its use?* teach. This fulfills which function?*
I. Keep lights off. o Recreational reading center
II. In between, stop the video and ask stimulating o A link to other community resources
questions for discussion. o Laboratory of learning
III. Leave the students to watch the video by themselves. o Center of resources
IV. Watch the video with your students. Assessment of Learning 6 of 19 points
o III This graphic illustration shows the relationship between
o I and III two variables:*
o IV o Histogram
o I and II o Normal curves
To ensure effective use of video in the classroom, which o Frequency polygons
appropriate sequence should teachers observe?* o Scatter diagram
I. See to it that lights are on during viewing. What does a negative discrimination index mean?*
II. Provide a focus for interaction. o The test item has low reliability
III. Preview program to determine suitability. o More from the lower group answered the test
IV. Conduct introductory and culminating activities. item correctly
o I, II, III and IV o More from the upper answered the test correctly
o II, II and IV o The test could not discriminate between the
o I and II upper and lower group
o I, II and III How can a student’s 80th percentile score be
interpreted?*
A cluttered chalkboard may confuse your students. Which o High in all the skills being tested
teacher's action should follow this thought?* o Higher than 80% of the members of the group
o Write every word. o Better relative to the competencies targeted
o Don't write too much. o 80% of the specified content
o Avoid writing, if you can.
o Use the board only for illustration and drawing What is an alternative assessment tool that consists of a
purposes collection of work artifacts or in-progress
accomplishments by a targeted clientele?*
Which principles should be observed to get the most out o Evaluation instrument
of games in the classroom?* o Rubric
I. Clarify intended learning outcome with the use of a o Achievement test
game o Portfolio
II. By all means emphasize winning so there is
excitement What is the meaning of a negative correlation between the
III. Do away with rewards, prices amount of practice and the number of errors in tennis?*
IV. Motivate students to accept failure to succeed o The increase in the number of practices does not
o I and IV at all affect the number of errors
o IV only o As the number of practice increases, the number
o I only of errors decreases
o III and IV o The decrease in the amount of practice
sometimes affects the number of errors
A Mathematics teacher wants his students to master their
graphing skills, alongside their creativity. He explained to
 o The decrease in the amount of practice goes with o reliability
a decrease in the number of errors
What kind of assessment helps teachers determine gaps
Who gave the most authentic assessment task for the in learning a subject matter?*
instructional objective “Solve word problems involving o Formative assessment
operation with fractions”?* o Diagnostic test
o Mrs. A required her students to construct any o Summative assessment
word problem involving operations on fractions o Placement examination
and then show how to solve them. Which is an improved version of this True-false test
o Mrs. B required her students a set of problems on items? With mandatory kindergarten and grades 1 to 12,
operation with fractions. the Philippines has one of the best, if not the best,
o Mr. C asked his students to construct a word educational system in the world.*
problem given a number sentence involving o The K to 12 program makes the Philippine
operations and fractions and then solve the educational system the longest and the best in
problem they have constructed. the world.
o Mr. D asked students to construct any word o The K to 12 makes the Philippine educational
problem on operations with fractions then system one of the longest in the world.
formed pairs exchanged problems and helped o The K to 12 program make the Philippine
each other solve the problems. educational system one of the best in the world
What does the test mean if the difficulty index is 1?* o According to columnist Crus, with mandatory
kindergarten and grades 1 to 12 the Philippines
o Very difficult
has one of the best, if not the best, educational
o Missed by everyone
system in the world.
o Very easy
o A quality item Who among the teachers below did a diagnostic
assessment?*
Scores in a distribution are extreme. Which is TRUE of
o Ms. A who administered an achievement test to
the score distribution?*
the Grade 7 students
o The range is low.
o Ms. B who gave a quiz before starting the next
o The range is zero.
chapter on Psychology
o The range is high.
o Ms. C who gave a journal writing activity
o The scores are close to each other.
immediately after the discussion to determine
Which is true when the standard deviation is small?* the outcome of instruction
o Scores are toward both extremes o Ms. D who gave a 10- item test to find out the
o Scores are spread apart specific concepts in which the students are
o Scores are tightly bunched together encountering difficulty.
o The bell curve is relatively fat
Mr. Santos is designing a performance assessment for his
How can teachers make the reporting of student grades class in Filipino. Which of the following should he first
meaningful to parents?* consider to come up with a really valid test?*
o By comparing grades of individual students o A set of standards to determine what students
o By distributing grade report cards know and can do
o By telling parents the limitations of their children o A set of criteria on which to base quality of
o By explaining grades and performance of performance
students o The rubric which will define the level of
performance of students
Here is a learning outcome: interpret assessment results.
How should this be assessed?* o Specific task that students are required to do
o Ask the question: Is the mean okay? Which of the following items appropriately measure/s the
o Ask the question: Is the test easy? specified skill below? Objective: Explain why a test’s
o Present data on score distribution, mean, reliability is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for
standard deviation then ask the students to test validity.*
interpret the meaning of the data I. Explain the difference between test validity and
o Ask: Is there a need to interpret data? Why? reliability.
II. Can a test be valid without being reliable? Explain
Which of the following criteria is the basis for selecting
why.
tests that yield similar results when repeated over a period
III. Why must a test be reliable to be valid?
of time?*
IV. Discuss how a test can be reliable without being valid.
o efficiency
o I, II & III only
o validity
o I, II & IV only
o usability
 o II, III, & IV only o Determining the facilities and equipment of the
o I and II only school
This is a learning outcome: apply the four pillars of This is said to be the core of the Teacher Education
learning in responding to the aspirations of the learner Development Program:*
and the community. Which assessment task is aligned?* o high order thinking skills or HOTS
o Study community programs organized by school o student-centered learning
and evaluate whether they respond to community o National Competency-Based Teaching
need. Standards
o Research on and present research findings on o Technology integration in instruction
ways to apply the 4 pillars of learning
o Give examples of how you can apply the four What is known as a self-appraisal for professional growth
pillars of learning to respond to a community that is acceptable and useful for recognizing weaknesses
need. and strengths for a new beginning teacher?*
o Based on observations, develop a video o master teacher’s evaluation
presentation on how schools that you o student’s evaluation
benchmarked respond to the aspirations of a o principal’s evaluation
community. o self-evaluation

Which assessment task is aligned to this outcome? Among reforms for enhancing teacher professionalism,
Analyze the socio-cultural factors that affect learning* which has been implemented by law in order to determine
o Completion test whether prospective teachers have acquired professional
o Essay test competencies prior to granting them a permit to teach?*
o Matching type of test o accrediting a national organization for teacher
o Multiple choice test o setting up center for excellence in teacher
education centers
The Teaching Profession 12 of 19 points o licensure examination
Teacher Jose is newly converted to a religion. Deeply o creation of a professional board for teachers
convinced of his newfound religion, he starts Monday
classes by attacking one religion and convinces his pupil Of the following interventions, which is directly aimed at
to attend their religious services on Sundays. Is this in responding to the transitional gap between academic
accordance with the Code of Ethics of Professional achievement and employment?*
Teachers?* o identification of centers of excellence
o Yes. What he does strengthens value education. o deregulation of tuition fees
o No. A teacher should not use his position to o school networking with business and industry
proselyte others. o voluntary accreditation of schools
o Yes. In the name of academic freedom, a teacher
can decide what to teach. Can a licensed teacher go back to teaching even if she/he
o Yes. What he does is value education. has not taught for the past 5 years?*
o No, unless he earns 45 CPD units.
Which of the following qualities is MOST becoming of a o Yes, if he completes additional 6 units of
professional teacher?* Professional Education and 6 units in
o Love of the profession Specialization in school recognized by the
o Frugality in saving government.
o Regularity in discipline o No, because he left teaching for the past 5 years.
o Humility in work o Yes, because he has a license.
This is said to be the most important vehicle for the If your students appear to be more interested in a topic
teaching-learning of national values and for developing outside your planned lesson for the day, you set aside
Filipino learners, love of country, and pride in its rich your lesson plan for that day and grasp the opportunity to
heritage:* discuss the topic of particular interest to your students.
o Home Strike the iron while it is hot! Which philosophy governs
o School your action?*
o Community o Rationalism
o Human Experience o empiricism
o existentialism
You want to know the factors that help a teacher o progressivism
education institution in obtaining high rating for LET.
Which activity should you need to do?* “Once a teacher, forever a student.” What does the
o Visitation to the school statement imply about quality personal and professional
o Accreditation of the school development for teachers?*
o Conducting a research study o It is continuing.
 o The teacher is able to teach his/her students. o Read Philippines history
o The teacher learns from his/her students.
o Personal and professional development calls for Which program directly embodies both the pre-service
teacher’s exposure to students. and in service programs for teachers?*
o Teacher Education Development Program
What kind of grassroots model best advances Education (TEDP)
for All to serve children of slum city dwellers?* o Basic Education Curriculum (BEC)
o Mobile education on Kariton o Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda (BESRA)
o Leaf flyers for out-of-school children o K-12 Program
o Radio education modules
o Educational television Curriculum Development 7 of 19 points
Teacher Robert made certain his lesson content is within
From global competence as defined by international the capacity of his young grade four learners. What is the
educators, which is the most appropriate characteristic of quality of Teacher Robert’s lesson content when he fits
the globally competent individual?* the lesson to the learner’s capacity to absorb lesson
o familiarity with a new culture content?*
o open-mindedness to a new culture o Learnability
o adaptability to the new work environment o Balance
o foreign-language policy o Validity
o Interest
For schools, which of the following is the most significant
activity in repairing shorelines with depleted coral reefs?* In delivering her lessons, teacher Meg is careful that no
o outreach by depositing rubber tires as artificial topic is extensively discussed at the expense of other
coral reefs topics. That guiding principle in selection and organization
o implement reporting system against dynamite of lesson content is she following?*
fishermen o Significance
o legislative lobby to disallow tourism in o Self-sufficiency
endangered shorelines o Feasibility
o outreach by educating the villagers on the o Balance
protection of coral reefs
The teacher is obliged to ensure certain qualities in choice
Which of the following will most effectively encourage the
and use of assessment instruments. What was NOT
new teachers for active participation in the school unique
observed when teacher Lou gave a test that included
educational culture?*
materials that were not covered by class lessons?*
o Debriefing with colleagues
o efficiency
o Teacher induction program (TIP)
o practicality
o Constructive feedback
o validity
o Involvement in planning/designing activities
o reliability
The Chairman of the barangay where your school is Which question could NOT be answered when
located wanted to initiate an information campaign about curricularists do curriculum mapping?*
illegal drugs. But he and his council lacked the knowledge o Do my co-teachers who handle the same subject
and resources about this particular issue. They didn’t cover the same? Achieve the same outcomes?
even know how to start, so they asked for your help as Use similar strategies?
one of the teachers in the barangay. As a teacher, you o How can I help my students understand the
have to prove that you are:* connections between my subject within this
o An agent of change year?
o A legal counsel o Could designing curriculum maps build a
o A person in authority community of learners?
o A source of knowledge o Are my students learning?
What can best bridge the gap between education and
employment?* Mrs. Rodriguez, the mother of Juanita commended the
o Accreditation of schools teacher of her daughter, Mr. Soriano because it is in his
o Centers of development class where her daughter learned how to cooperate with
o Centers of excellence others and also learned how to manage time well. Which
o School-industry networking type of curriculum caused this learning?*
What activity can the teacher as a trustee of the cultural o Overt curriculum
heritage of the nation most effectively introduce in order o Explicit curriculum
to in still patriotic ideals in their personal lives?* o Hidden curriculum
o Explore lives of national heroes o Null curriculum
o Celebrate civic holidays
o Recall significant historical events Which stakeholder of the curriculum will say "I keep in
mind, how I can sustain the interest of the learners?"*
 o Teacher When a school applies the systems approach to
o Headteacher curriculum planning, what is expected?*
o Principal o The parts of the school system are considered in
o Parent terms of how they relate to each other.
o Curriculum, instruction, and evaluation are the
Which of the following will best take care of individual only things that matter in curriculum planning.
differences in the classroom?* o The school's external environment is not taken
o A sound acceleration and promotional policy into consideration
o A flexible program geared to individual needs o Only the internal stakeholders have consulted for
o An instructional program geared to the level of curriculum planning purposes
the lowest quarter of the class
o A well-prepared classroom for the students When one wants children to develop a positive attitude
toward life and problems, which approach in curriculum
Which of the following statements gives the real value of planning is most appropriate?*
lesson-planning?* o Problem-centered approach
I. It helps the teacher to be orderly. o Humanistic approach
II. It helps the teacher recall the subject - matter o Systems approach
that was previously taken. o Child-centered approach
III. It helps the teacher organize his activities
o II only Outcomes-based learning focuses on:*
o II and III o Competencies
o I only o Method
o I, II, and III o Assessment
With which does an outcomes-based approach to lesson o Objectives
planning begin?*
o Assessment task Which of the following is a red flag strategy in the
o Teaching-learning activities classroom?*
o Outcomes o Integration of problem-solving
o Content o Available enrichment activities
o Content applied to real-life situations
In a backward design approach to curriculum and lesson o Overemphasis on drill and practice
planning, which comes ahead?* Which of the following is a possible effect of an
o Identifying results desired overcrowded curriculum?*
o Determining an acceptable level of evidence that o In-depth learning tends to be given greater
the intended results were are realized materials
o Designing activities that will make desired results o Greater concept understanding
happen o Lifelong learning skills tend to be fully developed
o Clarifying content o Lack of personal analysis and reflection on
major concepts
The teacher has been constructivist in his approach to Truancy is getting to be a problem in a certain school.
lesson planning. What must be the features of his Students cut classes after recess or after morning class.
lessons?* How can parents and the community help?*
I. Students are engaged in learning. o By serving as a teacher aide
II. Students guide their own learning and meaning- o By serving as security guards to check on truant
making. students
III. Students keep the learning to themselves. o By serving as a storyteller in class to make the
IV. Students are not encouraged to share their thoughts class more interesting
about a new concept that calls for much time. o By researching why there is truancy
o I and III
o I and II Whose primary duty is it to help classroom teachers teach
o II and IV to the best of their ability?*
o Students
o III and IV
o School Head
If the curriculum is planned following the humanistic o Parents
approach, which feature applies?* o DepEd Superintendent
o Very child-centered
o Excludes the hidden curriculum
o Downplays the significance of the informal
curriculum humanistic approach to curriculum
planning has the following features,
o Emphasizes the child's cognitive development