PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 9.

You arrange the rows of blocks in such a way that a

row of 5 blocks is longer than a row of 7 blocks. If you
1. You arrive at knowledge by the re-thinking of latent ask which row has more, Grade 1 pupils will say that it
ideas. From whom does this thinking come? is the row that makes the longer line. Based on
a. Realist c. Idealist Piaget’s cognitive development theory, what problem is
b. Empiricist d. Experimentalist illustrated?
2. After reading and paraphrasing Robert Frost’s a. Conservation problem
Stopping by the Woods on Snowy Evening , Mr. b. Assimilation problem
Marquez asked the class to share any insight derived c. Accommodation problem
from the poem. In which domain in Bloom’s taxonomy d. Egocentrism problem
of objectives is the term paraphrase? 10. Which characterizes a constructivist teaching-learning
a. Analysis c. Comprehension process?
b. Application d. Synthesis a. Multiple perspectives
3. On what theory is the sequencing of instruction b. Authentic assessment
anchored? c. Conceptual interrelatedness
a. B.F Skinner’s operant conditioning theory d. Passive acceptance of information
b. Bandura’s social learning theory 11. To determine her students’ level of moral development,
c. Gagne’s hierarchical theory teacher E presents to her class a morally ambiguous
d. Thorndike’s law of effect situation and ask them what they would do in such a
4. A common complaint of teachers about pupils is this: situation. On whose theory is Teacher E’s technique
“You give them assignment, the following day they based?
come without any. You teach them this today, ask a. Bruner c. Freud
them tomorrow and they don’t know. It is as if there is b. Piaget d. Kohlberg
nothing that you taught them at all. “Based on the 12. A research conducted by Nicholls showed that
theory of information processing, what must teachers underachievers in school more of boys than girls. What
do to counteract pupil’s forgetting? could be one reason?
I. Punish every child who can’t give correct answers a. Generally, girls are by nature more intelligent than
to questions. boys
II. Work for meaningful learning by connecting b. Boys get more easily discouraged than girls
lesson to what pupils know c. As a whole, boys are endowed with less
III. Reward every child who remembers past lessons intelligence than girls
a. III only c. II and III d. Generally, girls are more diligent than boys
b. I and III d. II only 13. The increase in the number of school children left by
5. When small children call all animals “dogs”, what OFW parents intensifies the teachers’ role as _____.
process is illustrated, based on Piaget’s cognitive a. Guidance counselors
development theory? b. Facilitators of learning
a. Accommodation c. Reversion c. Substitute parents
b. Conservation d. Assimilation d. Students’ friends
6. Based on Bandura’s theory which conditions must 14. Lecturer C narrates: “I observe that when there is an
present for a student learn from a model? English-speaking foreigner in class more often than
I. Attention III. Motor reproduction not, his classmates perceive him to be superior. “To
II. Retention IV. Motivation which Filipino trait does this point?
a. I and II c. I, II, III and IV a. Friendliness
b. I, II and III d. III and IV b. Colonial mentality
7. Two identical beakers A and B are presented to the c. Hospitality
child. Teachers pours the liquid from B to C which is d. Lack of confidence
taller and thinner than A and B but has equal capacity 15. What do the school campus expressions “promdi” and
with B. Teacher asks if the beakers A and C have the “barriotic” indicate?
same amount of liquid. The child says “NO” and points a. The power of the rich
to C as the beaker that has more liquid. In which b. The prevalence of ethnocentrism
cognitive developmental stage is the child? c. The powerlessness of the poor
a. Concrete operational d. Low literacy rate of the country
b. Pre-operational stage 16. Complete the analogy: Spartan education: Military
c. Sensorimotor stage training Athenian education : ____
d. Formal ]operational stage a. Religious training
8. According to Tolman’s theory on purposive b. Training of mind and body
behaviorism, learning is goal-directed. What is its c. Intellectual training
implication to teaching? d. Vocational training
a. Set as many objectives as you can 17. Which did the Americans teach the Filipinos which the
b. Stick to your objectives/s ]no matter what Spaniards did NOT?
happens a. Their government
c. Evaluate lessons based on your objective/s b. Their art
d. Make the objective/s of your lesson clear and c. Their language
specific d. Their religion
18. Were teachers in the Philippines required of a a. D b. F c. E d. C
professional license since the establishment of the 25. To help a student learn to the optimum, Vygotsky
Philippine education system? advises us to bridge the student’s present skill level
a. No, it was only with the effectivity of R.A 7836 that and the desired skill level by ______.
a professional license was required a. Challenging c. Inspiting
b. Yes, except for the Thomasites b. Scaffolding d. Motivating
c. No, but the equivalent of a license required was a 26. It is good to give students and creative learning tasks
certificate in teaching because ______.
d. Yes, it was required since the Americans a. The development of individuals is unique
established the educational system in the country b. Development is the individual’s choice
19. For greater efficiency and effectiveness, the Philippine c. Development is aided by stimulation
educational system is trifocalized. What is a proof ?. d. Development is affected by cultural changes
a. The linkage of the Teacher Education Council, 27. According to Havinghurt’s development tasks, reaching
Technical Panel for Teacher Education and and maintaining satisfactory performance in one’s
Professional Regulation Commission for teacher occupational career is supposed to have been attained
education concerns during ____.
b. The presence of DepEd for basic education, a. Middle age
CHED for higher education and TESDA for b. Middle age and early adulthood
vocational education c. Old age
c. The linkage of DepEd, CHED and PRC for d. Early adulthood
teachers’ professionalization 28. Arielle, a Grade I pupil is asked, “Why do you pray
d. The existence of a Bureau of Elementary everyday?” Arielle answered, Mommy said so, “Based
Education, Bureau of Secondary Education and on Kohlberg’s theory, in which moral development
Bureau of Alternative Learning Systems stage is Arielle?
20. When all other requirements are met, when should a. Conventional level
religion be taught in public schools, as provided for in b. In between conventional and post-conventional
the Constitution? levels
a. Outside regular class hours c. In between pre-and-post-conventional levels
b. Once a week at lunch break d. Pre-convention level
c. Once a week after class hours 29. Teacher F tells his students: “You must be honest at all
d. Within the regular class hours times not only because you are afraid of the
21. With R.A 9155, to which body were all the functions, punishment but more because you yourselves are
programs, and activities of the Department of convinced of the value of honesty.” Based on
Education related to Sports competition transferred? Kohlberg’s theory, which level of moral development
a. Philippine Sports Commission does Teacher F want his students to reach?
b. National Commission for Culture and the Arts a. Between conventional and post-conventional
c. Technical Education Services Department levels
Authority b. Conventional level
d. Commission on Higher Education c. Between pre-conventional and post-conventional
22. Which according to RA 9155 is considered the “heart levels
of the formal education system”? d. Post-conventional level
a. The pupil c. The classroom 30. Why is babyhood referred to as a “critical period” in
b. The teacher d. The school personality development? Because _____.
23. According to RA 9155, a school head has two roles, a. At this time the baby is exposed to many physical
namely administrative manager and ____. and psychological hazards
a. Guidance counselor b. At this time the foundations are laid upon which
b. Instructional leader the adult personality structure will be built
c. Health officer c. Changes [in the personality pattern take place
d. Facilitator d. The brain grows and develops at such an
24. Parenting style influences children’s development. accelerated rate during babyhood
Read the following parent’s remarks for their children 31. Student D says: “I have to go to school on time. This is
then, answer the question. what the rule says.” In what level of moral development
Parent C – Tells her child: “You should do it my way or is Student D?
else. There is no discussion.” a. Postconventional
Parent D – Tells her husband: “It is 10:00 p.m. do you b. Conventional
know where your child is ? “ c. Preconventional
Parent E – Tells her child” “You know, you should have d. Cannot be specifically determined
not done that. Let’s talk about 32. Which is the ideal stage of moral development? Stage
It so you can handle the situation better next of _____ .
time.” a. Universal ethical principle
Parent F – tells her child: “You may do what you want. b. Law and order
We will always be here for you, no matter what you c. Social contract
do.” d. Good boy/good girl
33. “Do not cheat. Cheating does not pray. If you do, you
WHICH PARENTING STYLE IS AUTHORITARIAN? cheat your self” says the voiceless voice from within
 you. “In the context of Freud’s theory, which is/are at DID THE LESSON BEGIN WITH CONCRETE
work? EXPERIENCE THEN DEVELOPED INTO THE
a. Id c. Ego ABSTRACT?
b. Id and Superego d. Superego a. No
34. Based on Piaget’s theory, what should a teacher b. Yes, the pupils were involved in arriving at the
provide in the formal operational stage? rule on reducing fractions to their lowest terms
a. Games and other physical activities to develop c. Yes, a little
motor skills d. Yes, by way of the examples given by teacher
b. Activities for hypothesis formulation 39. I intended to inculcate in my students the value of
c. Stimulating environment with ample objects to order and cleanliness. I begin my lesson by asking
play with then to share their experiences about the dirtiest and
d. Learning activities that involve problems of the cleanest place they have seen and how they felt
classification and ordering about them. From there I lead them to the
35. Ruth’s family had a family picture when she was not consequences of dirty and clean home of
yet born. Unable to see herself in the family picture, surroundings. In my lesson development plan, how do
she cried despite her mother’s explanation that she I proceed?
was not yet born when the family picture was taken. a. Tranductively c. Deductively
What does Ruth’s behavior show? b. inductively d. Concretely
a. Limited social cognition 40. Which is closest to the real human digestive system for
b. Semi-logical reasoning study in the classroom?
c. Rigidity of thought a. Model of the human [digestive system
d. Ecogcentrism b. Drawing of the human digestive system ]on the
36. Here are comments from school head C regarding her board
observations on teacher’s practice in lesson planning: c. The human digestive system projected on an
The words “identify”, tell” “enumerate” OHP
are overused: d. Drawing of the human digestive system on a page
Many times they make use of non- of a textbook
behavioral terms. 41. Which objective [in the affective domain is in the
Often their lesson objectives do not highest level?
include value formation and inculcation a. To relinguish membership in a gang
What can be inferred from the School Head’s b. To resist alcoholism
comments regarding teacher formulated lesson c. To approve of rules agreed upon
objectives? d. To listen to the narration of identified models
a. Very often lesson objectives are in the cognitive 42. If you plan to develop a lesson on using s – verb forms
domain with the third person singular as subject deductively,
b. Often lesson objectives are in the low level what is the first step in your lesson development
c. Quite often lesson objectives describe teacher’s outline?
behavior a. State the rule on subject-verb agreement for third
d. Often lesson objectives are in the psychomotor person singular as subject
domain b. Conduct appropriate sentence drill
37. In planning for instruction, can a teacher begin with c. Ask the students what they know about s-verb
assessment? form and third person singular as subject
a. Yes, determine entry knowledge or skill. d. Give sentences using s-verb form
b. Yes, to make the class pay attention 43. Based on Harrow’s taxonomy of objectives in then
c. No, assessment is only at the end of a lesson psychomotor domain, under which level does this
d. No, it may discourage and scare the learners particular objective fall: AT THE END OF THE
38. With this specific objective, to reduce fractions to their SEMESTER, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO WRITE
lowest terms, this is how the teacher developed the ROUTINELY ALL THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET
lesson. AND ALL THE NUMBERS UP TO 100 EACH TIME
Step 1 – Teacher stated the rule on how to reduce REQUESTED
fractions to their lowest term a. Naturalization c. Responding
b. Precision d. Organization
Step 2 – Teacher wrote 2, 3,4,5, 6 44. Which is/are an example/s of a process objective?
4 6 8 10 12 a. With the help of labeled drawing of a leaf and a
showed how to reduce them to 1 given leaf, the student must be able to name 5
2 parts of the leaf correctly
Step 3 – Teacher wrote 3, 6, 4 and showed how b. After watching the slides on abortion, the students
9 9 12 must be able to cite the reason given by the anti-
to reduce them to their lowest term life camp to justify abortion.
Step 4 – Teacher gave this written exercise to the class c. Given a pictograph on Philippine population in
the year 1999, the student must be able to draw
Reduce the following fractions to their lowest terms: 3 , 7 , inferences on trend of population growth for the
5, 8, 5, 4 next ten years.
12 14 10 16 15 6 d. B & C
45. For a well managed classroom, is it wise to establish c. Why is there so much poverty in a country where
classroom routine? there is plenty of natural resources?
a. No, it makes you think less d. Of the characters in the story, with whom do you
b. No, it makes robots out of the students identify yourself?
c. Yes, it saves you a lot time 54. For lesson clarity and effective retention, which should
d. Yes, you pass on some of your work to your a teacher observe, according to Bruner’s theory?
students. a. Use purely verbal symbols in teaching
46. Which practice helps the teacher maximize time for b. Start at the concrete level and end there
instruction? c. Begin teaching at the concrete level but go
a. Minimize discipline time beyond it by reaching the abstract
b. Employ a reactive approach to discipline d. End teaching with verbal symbols
c. Maximize discipline time 55. Which must be primarily considered in the choice of
d. Avoid classroom routine instructional aid?
47. Teacher S has difficulty drawing response from her a. Must be update and relevant to Filipino setting
class no matter how much she motivates them to b. Must be suited to the lesson objective
recite. The class was a witness to how she insulted a c. Must stimulate and maintain student interest
classmate who gave a wrong answer the other day. d. Must ne new and skillfully made
This phenomenon points to the reality of __________. 56. The teacher is the first audio-visual aid in the
a. “pygmation effect” c. “ripple effect” classroom. What does this imply?
b. “class size effect” d. “response effect” a. Your physical appearance and voice should be
48. Higher-level thinking is best accomplished by the use such that students are helped to learn
of _______questions. b. Make good use of the radio and TV in the
a. Suggestive c. Rhetorical classroom
b. Divergent d. Convergent c. You take care that you follow the fashion or else
49. In the review phase of the lesson, Teacher P asked the students won’t listen to you
following questions: “What is a fraction? What is a d. Include singing in your [teaching method.
proper fraction? What is an improper fraction? How 57. Is it advisable to use realias all the time?
does a proper fraction differ from an improper a. No, only when feasible
fraction?” b. Yes, because there is no substitute for realias
HOW CAN TEACHER P’S QUESTIONING c. No, for the sake of variety of instructional
TECHNIQUE BE IMPROVED? materials
I. Ask some more question d. Yes, because it is the real thing
II. Ask varied questions 58. I want my students to look at the issues on the call for
III. Go beyond recall and comprehension questions President GMA to step down from several
a. III only c. II and III perspectives. Which activity is most fitting?
b. I and III d. II only a. Cross examination c. Symposium
50. Student answer Teacher N’s question: “Literacy rate b. Panel discussion d. Debate
and GNP are directly proportional.” Teacher N follows 59. Which activity should a teacher have more for his
up the answer of the students and asks him: “What do students if he wants them to develop logical-
you mean by the phrase directly proportional?” mathematical thinking?
WHICH QUESTIONING TECHNIQUE DID TEACHER a. Problem solving
N EMPLOY? b. Games
a. Rephrasing c. Cross examining c. Focus group discussion
b. Verifying d. Probing d. Small group discussion
51. Here is a question: “Is –the paragraph a good one? 60. For a discussion of a topic from various perspectives, it
Evaluate. “If broken down to simplify, which is the is BEST to hold a ______.
BEST simplification? a. Debate c. Panel discussion
a. Is the paragraph a good one? Why or Why not? b. Brainstorming d. Symposium
b. Why is the paragraph a good one? Prove 61. I want to use a pre-teaching strategy that will
c. If you asked to evaluate something, what do you immediately engage my students in the content and
do? Evaluate the paragraph will enable me to get an insight into how students think
d. What are the qualities of a good paragraph? Does and feel about the topic. Which is MOST appropriate?
the paragraph have these qualities? a. Story boarding
52. Which one is in support of greater interaction? b. Graphic organizer
a. Repeating the question c. K-W-L chart
b. Not allowing a student to complete a response d. Document analysis
c. Probing 62. I want to compare twc concepts. Which technique is
d. Selecting the same student respondents most appropriate?
53. Teacher M wants to develop the ability o sound a. K-W-L techniques
judgment in his students. Which of the following b. Venn diagram
questions should he ask? c. Attribute wheel
a. With the elements of a good paragraph in mind, d. Spider web organizer
which one is best written? 63. After establishing my learning objectives, what should I
b. What is the essayist saying about judging other do to find out what my students already know and what
people?
 they do not yet know in relation to my lesson objectives b. Symposium and lecture
in the cognitive domain? c. Group project
a. Study the least learned competencies in the d. Buzz session
National Achievement Test 74. For which can the Venn diagram be used?
b. Give a pretest a. Sequencing of events
c. Analyze my students’ grades last year b. Presenting attributes
d. Interview a sample of my students c. Showing cause-and-effect
64. At the end of my lesson on the role of a teacher in d. Comparison
learning, I asked the class: “In what way is a teacher 75. If we all after a learner’s engagement, is it good to ask
an enzyme?” With this question, Engaged the class in question that present contradictions?
_______. a. Yes, because they extend the discussion
a. Concrete thinking b. Yes, but it will only turn off the slow learners
b. Metaphorival thinking c. No, because the students get all the more
c. Allegorical thinking confused
d. Symbolical thinking d. No, because they indicated teacher’s lack of
65. I want to help my students retain new information. questioning skill
Which one will I use? 76. Which is LEAST exploratory in nature?
a. Questions c. Games a. Questioning method
b. Mnemonics d. Simulations b. Project method
66. I want to use a diagram to compare the traditional and c. Inquiry approach
authentic modes of assessment. Which one is most fit? d. Deductive method
a. Affinity diagram c. Fishbone diagram 77. I want to teach facts and rules. Which one will make
b. Tree diagram d. Venn diagram use of?
67. What characterizes genuine change? Change in a. Self-directed learning
_____. b. Indirect instruction
a. Appearance c. Substance c. Direct instruction
b. Form d. Physical attribute d. Collaborative model
68. In which strategy, can students acquire information 78. Which assumption underlines apprenticeship learning
from various perspectives, be led to reflective thinking like practice teaching?
and group consensus? a. Practice gets tested in theory
a. Debate b. What is taught in the classroom is pure theory
b. Panel discussion c. What is seen outside the classroom contradicts
c. Symposium what is taught within
d. Small group discussion d. Theory gets tested in practice
69. A big story in your local newspaper. You want to use 79. I like to present graphically a comparison of the plant
the headlines as an inquiry device. To increase student and animal cell. Which one will I use?
participation, you might begin by ____. a. Spider map
a. Asking the class to infer connotations and b. Time sequance organizer
denotations from the headline c. Fishbone diagram
b. Asking one to read the news story and interpret d. Venn diagram
what he read after 80. I want my students to have mastery learning of a basic
c. Explaining what you believe to be the underlying topic. Which can help?
causes a. Socratic method and drill
d. Describing the background of the story as you b. Morriosonian technique and drill
know it c. Drill
70. When I teach skills that are critical to the learning of d. Socratic method
the next topics, which should I employ? 81. I use the gumamela flower, a complete flower, to teach
a. Mastery learning the parts of a flower. Which method did I use?
b. Direct instruction a. Demonstration method
c. Socratic method b. Drill method
d. Cooperative learning c. Type-study method
71. With which software can you predict changes in d. Laboratory method
weather patterns and/or trends in the populations of 82. If a triadic interaction includes three (3) persons, how
endangered species? many persons are included in a dyadic interaction?
a. Spreadsheet a. Two groups composed of two persons each
b. Word processing b. One, the person and himself
c. Database c. Four
d. Desktop publishing d. Two
72. Which is/are appropriate for large group instruction? 83. Which is/are effective method/s in teaching students
a. Reciprocal teaching critical reading skills?
b. Computer –assisted instruction a. Interpret editorials about a particular subject from
c. Debate three different newspaper
d. Peer teaching b. Read and interpret three different movies reviews
73. Which is/are appropriate for large group instruction? c. Distinguish fiction from non-fiction materials
a. Case study and peer tutorial
 d. Interpret editorials and read and interpret three II. Teach based [on pre-test results
different movie reviews III. Give specific feedback to students
84. I want to present the characteristics features of a IV. Conduct peer tutoring for students in need of help
constructivist approach. Which should I use? a. I,II and IV c. I, II and III
a. Fishbone diagram c. Attribute wheel b. II, III and IV d. I, II, III and IV
b. Narrative frame d. Venn diagram 94. After a lesson on the atom, the students were asked to
85. If I want to develop creative thinking in my students, work on a physical model of the atom to determine
which one/s should I use? learning. For which group of students is building an
I. Problem solving atom model intended?
II. Brainstorming a. Kinesthetically intelligent
III. Dramatics b. Interpersonality intelligent
a. I and II c. III only c. Mathematically intelligent
b. II only d. I, II and III d. Linguistically intelligent
86. If all of your students in your class passed the pretest, 95. Which goes with the spirit of “assessment for
what should you do? learning?”
a. Administer the posttest a. Emphasis on grades and honors
b. Go through the lesson quickly in order not to skip b. Emphasis on self-assessment
any c. Absence of formative tests
c. Go on to the next unit d. Stress on summative tests
d. Go through the unit as usual because it is part of 96. Teacher Bing wanted to teach the pupils the skill of
the syllabus cross stretching. Her check-up quiz was a written test
87. A teacher would use a standardized test ______. on the steps of cross stitching. What characteristic of a
a. To serve as a unit test good test does it lack?
b. To engage in easy scoring a. Objectivity c. Predictive validity
c. To compare her students to national norms b. Reliability d. Content validity
d. To serve as a final examination 97. In the parlance of test construction, what does TOS
88. Other than finding out how well the course mean?
competencies were met, Teacher K also wants to a. Team of Specifications
know his students’ performance when compared with b. Table of Specifics
other students in the country. What is Teacher K c. Table of Specification
interested to do? d. Terms of Specifications
a. Authentic evaluation 98. Here are computed means of a hundred-item test:
b. Norm-referenced evaluation Physical science, 38; Math, 52; English, 33. Based on
c. Formative evaluation the data, which is TRUE?
d. criterion-referenced evaluation a. The Math test appears to be the easiest among
89. I show my students a picture of people in thick jackets. the three
Then I ask them to tell me the kind of climate when the b. The examinees seem to be very good in Physical
picture was taken. If I ask 5 questions of this kind and Science
my students do not get them, it is safe to conclude that c. The examinees seem to excel in English
pupils are quite weak in the skill of ___. d. The English test appears to be the easiest among
a. Analyzing c. Synthesizing the three.
b. Interfering d. Generalizing 99. Which group of scores is most varied? The group with
90. Which must go with self-assessment for it to be ________.
effective? a. .90 SD b. .50 SD c. .10 SD d. .75 SD
a. Consensus of evaluation results from teacher and 100. An examinee whose score is within x + 1 SD belongs
student to which of the following groups?
b. Scoring rubic a. Above average
c. External monitor b. Below average
d. Public display of results of self-evaluation c. Needs improvement
91. The main purpose in administering a pretest and a d. Average
posttest to students is to _____. 101. Which is TRUE of a bimodal distribution?
a. Measure i\the value of the material taught a. The group has twp different groups
b. Measure gains in learning b. The scores are neither high nor low
c. Keep adequate records c. The score are high
d. Accustom the students to frequent testing d. The score are low
92. Assessment is said to be authentic when the teacher 102. A number of test items in a test are said to be
________. nondiscriminating? What conclusion/s can be drawn?
a. Consider students’ suggestion in teaching I. Teaching or learning was very good.
b. Gives valid and reliable paper-and-pencil test II. The item is so easy that anyone could get it right.
c. Includes parents [in the determination of III. The item is so difficult that nobody could get it.
assessment procedures a. II only c. III only
d. Gives students real-life task to accomplish b. I and II d. II and III
93. If I favor “assessment for learning”, which will I do 103. A tests item has a difficulty index of .51 and a
more most likely? discrimination index of .25. What should the teacher
I. Conduct a pre-test results do?
 a. Retain the item a. Majority of the scores in set B are clustered
b. Make it a bonus item around the mean
c. Revise the item b. Scores in Set A are more widely scattered
d. Reject the item c. Majority of the scores in Set A are clustered
104. The difficulty index of a test item is 1. This means that around the mean
_____________. d. The scores of Set B has less variability than the
a. The test is very difficult scores in Set A
b. The test is very easy 114. What is the mean of this score distribution: 40, 42, 45,
c. The test item is quality item 48, 50, 52, 54, 68, 68?
d. Nobody got the item correctly a. 51.88 b. 50.88 c. 50 d. 68
105. If the compound rage is low, this means that 115. What does a skewed score distribution mean?
_____________. a. Most of the scores are on the upper end of the
a. The students performed very well in the test curve
b. The difference between the highest and the b. Most of the scores are on the lower end of the
lowest score is high curve
c. The students performed very poorly in the test c. The scores are normally distributed
d. The difference between he highest and the lowest d. The scores are concentrated more at one end or
score is low the other end of the normal curve
106. What is the mastery level of a school division in a 100- 116. How many percent of the cases fall between -1 and +1
item test with a mean of 55? SD units from the mean?
a. 42% b. 55% c. 45% d. 50% a. 38% b. 99% c. 68% d. 95%
107. A negative discrimination index means that 117. Suppose that in September 2009 LET the mean in the
____________. professional education test for the elementary group
a. The test item has low reliability was 44.3. What does this mean?
b. The test item could not discriminate between the a. 44.3 is the best single value that represents the
lower and upper groups performance of the elementary teacher
c. More form the lower group answered the test item examinees as a whole
correctly b. Most of the elementary teacher examinees
d. More from the upper group got the item correctly obtained a score of 44.3
108. In an entrance examination, student A’s Percentile is c. 50% of the elementary teacher examinees got a
25 (P25). Based on this Percentile rank, which is likely score of at least 44
to happen? d. None of the elementary teacher examinees got a
a. Student A will be admitted score below 44
b. Student A has 50-50 percent chance to be 118. Principal A is talking about “grading on the curve” in a
admitted faculty meeting. What does this expression refer to?
c. Student A will not be admitted a. A student grade determines whether or not a
d. Student A has 75 percent chance to be admitted student attains a defined standard of achievement
109. What does a percentile rank of 62 mean? b. A student mark tells how closely he is achieving
a. It is the student’s score in the test to his potential
b. The student’s score is higher than 62 percent of c. A student mark compares his achievement to his
all students who took the test effort
c. The student answered sixty-two (62%) of the d. A student grade or mark depends on how his
items correctly achievement compares with the achievement of
d. Sixty-two percent (62%) of those who took the other students in a class
test scored higher than the individual 119. Other than the numerical grades found in students’
110. What can be said f student performance in a positively report cards, teachers are asked to give remarks. On
skewed score distribution? which belief is this practice based?
a. Most students performed well a. Numerical grades have no meaning
b. Almost al students had averaged performance b. Giving remarks about each child is part of the
c. A few students performed excellently assessment task of every teacher
d. Most students performed poorly c. Remarks, whether, positive or negative, motivate
111. A students’ scores on a test were 72, 72, 73, 74, 76, both parents and learner
81, 83, 85. The score 76 is the ____. d. Grades do not reflect all developments that take
a. Cut off score c. Average place in every learner
b. Mean d. Median 120. The search for related literature by accessing several
112. In a 50-item test where the mean is 20 and the data bases by the use of a telephone line to connect a
standard deviation is 8, Soc obtained a score of 16. computer library with other computers that have data
What descriptive rating should his teacher give him? base is termed _____.
a. Average c. Poor a. Technology search
b. Below average d. Above average b. On-line search
113. The score distribution of Set A and Set B have equal c. Computer search
mean but with different SDs. Set A has an SD of 1.7 d. Electronic search
while Set B has an SD of 3.2. Which statement is 121. What does the computer have in common with the TV?
TRUE of the score distributions? a. Key board c. Screen
b. File d. Disk drive
122. When you reach the “plateau of learning”, what should 133. “The principle of spontaneity against artificiality will
you do? make you accomplish something. Leave nature to itself
a. Forget about learning and you will have harmony” is an active advice from
b. Rest the _____.
c. Force yourself to learn a. Hindu c. Shintoist
d. Reflect what caused it b. Taoist d. Buddhist
123. Which depicts in graphic form the social relations 134. The significance of liberal education in wholistic
present in a group? development of students is supported by _____.
a. Interest inventory a. Pragmatism
b. Anecdotal record b. Perennialism
c. Johari window c. Confucian teaching
d. Sociogram d. Perennialism and Confucian philosophy
124. Planned ignoring, signal interference, and proximity 135. In the schools, we teach realities that cannot be
control are techniques used in _____. verified by the senses like an Invisible God or Allah.
a. Managing temper tantrums Whose beliefs does this practice NEGATE?
b. Operant conditioning a. Empiricists’ c. Skeptics’
c. Managing surface behavior b. Rationalists’ d. Stoicists’
d. Life-space interviewing 136. Which practice in our present educational system is in
125. What should you do to get the child’s attention when line with Plato’s thought that “nothing learned under
she/he is distracted by an object in the room? compulsion stays with the mind”?
I. Call him by his name and tell him to pay attention a. Presentation of standards of performance is the
II. Put away the distracting influence learner
III. Involve him in helping with an activity b. Making the teaching-learning process interesting
a. I and II c. II and III c. Clarification of school policies and classroom
b. I and III d. I, II and III rules on Day 1
126. The Values Education faith, hope, and love and values d. Involving the learner in the determination of
which are believed to be permanent values whether learning goals
they be valued by people or not. Upon what philosophy 137. Which emphasized on non-violence as the path to true
is this anchored? peace as discussed in peace education?
a. Realism c. Idealism a. Taoism c. Buddhism
b. Existentialism d. Pragmatism b. Hinduism d. Shintoism
127. I make full use of the question-and-answer as a model 138. Is a sick teacher, the only one assigned in a remote
for discussion. From whom is this question-and-answer school, excused from her teaching duty?
method? a. No, she is the only one assigned in that school
a. Kant c. Aristotle b. Yes, teaching is a demanding job
b. Socrates d. Plato c. No, she must abide by her contract
128. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Man may understand d. Yes, she is sick
all about the rotation of the earth but he may still miss 139. A wife who loves her husband dearly becomes so
the radiance of the sunset.” Which type of education jealous that in a moment of savage rage, kills him. Is
should be emphasized as implied y Martin Luther King the wife morally responsible and why?
Jr.? a. No necessarily. Antecedent passion may
a. Vocational education completely destroy freedom and consequently
b. Liberal education moral responsibility
c. Science and education b. It depends on the case of the wife’s jealousy
d. Technical education c. It depends on the mental health of the wife
129. Computer-assisted instruction is an offshoot of the d. Yes, she killed her husband simply because of
theory of _____ jealousy
a. J. Piaget c. B.F. Skinner 140. When a teacher teaches the idea that it is wrong to
b. J. Brunner d. J. Watson think that Filipino lifestyle, products and ideas are
130. The use of varied teaching and testing strategies on inferior to those of other nationalities, he fights against
account of students’ multiple intelligences is in line with ______.
the thoughts of ______. a. Acculturation c. Ethnocentrism
a. Daniel Goleman c. Benjamin Bloom b. Xenocentrism d. Culture shock
b. Jean Piaget d. Howard Gardner 141. Which can promote national pride among
131. Applying Confucius’ teachings, how would hiring pupils/students?
personnel select the most fit in government positions? I. Studying the lives of outstanding Filipinos here
a. By government examinations and abroad
b. By accreditation II. Reading the lives of saints of the Church
c. By record evaluation done by an accrediting body III. Studying Philippine history with emphasis on the
d. By merit system victories and greatness of the Filipino people
132. “Moral example has a greater effect on pupils’ a. I-II-III c. I and II
discipline than laws and codes of punishment” is an b. III only d. I only
advice of teachers from _________. 142. Why is the exodus of Filipino professionals described
a. Confucius c. Lao tzu as “brain drain”?
b. Mohammed d. Mencius I. Those who go abroad are usually the better
 II. Filipino professionals serve other countries 150. Teachers often complain of numerous non-teaching
instead assignments that adversely affect their teaching. Does
III. They contribute to nation building through their this mean that teachers must be pre-occupied only
dollar remittances with their teaching?
a. I-II-III c. II only a. Yes, if they are given other assignments, justice
b. I only d. I and II demands that they be properly compensated
143. History books used I the schools are replete with b. Yes, because teaching is enough full time job
events portraying defeats and weaknesses of the c. No, because every teacher is expected to provide
Filipino are people. In the spirit of nationalism, how leadership in activities for the betterment of the
should you tackle then in the classroom? communities when they live and work
a. Present them as they are and tell the class to d. No, they are also baby sitters especially in the
accept reality pre-school
b. Present the facts and express your feelings of
regret If you want to be successful, it's just this simple: Know
c. Present the facts including those people what you're doing. Love what you're doing. And believe
responsible for the failures or for those who in what you're doing. -- Will Rogers
contributed
d. Present the facts and use them as means to
teach and inspire your class
144. What is a demonstration of your authority ad a
professional teacher?
a. You decide on how to teach a particular lesson
b. You make your pupils run errands for you
c. You absent from class to enjoy your leave even
without prior notice
d. You select to teach only those lessons which you
have mastered
145. Which statement on true authority is WRONG?
a. It sets an example
b. It acts in the best interest of others
c. Its goal is to help, form, and guide others
d. It seeks its own satisfaction and privilege
146. My right ends where the rights of others begin. What
does this mean?
a. Rights are alienable
b. Rights are inalienable
c. Rights are not absolute
d. Rights are absolute
147. Should an association of teachers obey a Supreme
Court’s decision even it is conflict with its interest and
opinions?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Yes, provided they can make a bargain
d. No, as a minority group the have the right to
express their rejection
148. If you have a problem with another teacher, the first
step towards resolution should be for you to:
a. Ask your fellow teachers to intercede on your
behalf
b. Talk directly with the teacher involved
c. Ask your fellow teachers for their suggestions
d. Discuss it with your principal
149. What is ethical for you to do if deep within your heart
you do not agree with the school policy on student
absences?
a. Understand the policy and support the school in
its implementation
b. Be vocal about your feeling and opinion against
the policy
c. Argue with your superior to convince him to
change the policy
d. Keep your feeling to yourself but make
insinuations that you are against it while you
teach
 ANSWER KEY PROF ED

1. C 46. C 91. B 136. B

2. C 47. C 92. D 137. B
3. C 48. B 93. D 138. D
4. C 49. C 94. A 139. D
5. D 50. D 95. B 140. B
6. C 51. A 96. D 141. A
7. B 52. C 97. C 142. D
8. C 53. A 98. A 143. D
9. A 54. C 99. A 144. A
10. C 55. B 100. D 145. D
11. D 56. A 101. A 146. C
12. D 57. C 102. D 147. A
13. D 58. B 103. D 148. B
14. D 59. A 104. B 149. A
15. B 60. D 105. D 150. C
16. B 61. C 106. B
17. C 62. B 107. C
18. C 63. B 108. C
19. B 64. B 109. B
20. D 65. B 110. D
21. A 66. D 111. A
22. D 67. C 112. A
23. B 68. D 113. C
24. D 69. A 114. A
25. B 70. A 115. D
26. C 71. C 116. C
27. A 72. A 117. A
28. D 73. B 118. D
29. D 74. D 119. D
30. B 75. A 120. B
31. B 76. D 121. C
32. A 77. C 122. D
33. D 78. D 123. D
34. B 79. D 124. C
35. D 80. C 125. D
36. A 81. C 126. A
37. A 82. D 127. B
38. A 83. A 128. B
39. B 84. C 129. C
40. A 85. D 130. D
41. A 86. D 131. A
42. A 87. D 132. A
43. A 88. B 133. B
44. B 89. B 134. B
45. C 90. B 135. A