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BSIE-HE4A January 06, 2022
SEM 3 Seminar in Professional Education
Activity No. 7
Facilitating Learner centered teaching

Instruction: Read and understand each question. Select the best answer from the given choices.
Rationalize/explain the answer for each number.

1. Facilitating learning consider the individual differences among the students. The following situation
shows teachers understanding of facilitating learning EXCEPT:
a. The teacher makes use of interactive teaching strategies
b. The teacher conducted a lecture to his social studies class
c. The teachers understand and cater the needs of diverse learners
d. The teachers create activities that will let her students do more activities

Answer: D. Since Teachers needs to create activities that involves teaching students to think critically and
understand how the learning process works. Students need to learn how to go beyond the basic facts—
who, what, where, and when—and question the world around them.

2. Which of the following refers to the acquisition and development of memories and behaviors,
including skills, knowledge, understanding values and wisdom which resulted to a relatively
permanent change in the behavior?
a. Learning
b. Assimilation
c. Metacognition
d. Accommodation

Answer: A. Since learning a process that: is active - process of engaging and manipulating objects,
experiences, and conversations in order to build mental models of the world.

3. People Power I was held in February 25, 1986. What kind of knowledge is presented?
a. Episodic Knowledge
b. Procedural Knowledge
c. Declarative Knowledge
d. Functional Knowledge
Answer: C, since declarative knowledge is an explicit knowledge about facts, histories, ideas, topics,
principles, and concepts.
 4. Which of the following is an example of procedural knowledge?
a. Knowing how to ride a bike
b. Reciting the national anthem
c. Stating the name of national Hero
d. Memorization of the multiplication table
Answer: A. Since the procedural knowledge involves how to know and sometimes referred to as practical
knowledge, imperative knowledge, or performative knowledge) is the knowledge exercised in the
performance of some task.

5. Which of the following types of knowledge refers to the factual knowledge which may be in the form
of word or image?
a. Episodic
b. Functional
c. Declarative
d. Procedural
Answer: C. Since declarative is all about factual knowledge

6. Procedural knowledge refers to the knowledge that includes on how to do things. The following are
example of procedural knowledge EXCEPT:
a. Baking a cake
b. Making a lesson plan
c. High school graduation
d. getting the least common denominator
Answer: C. High school graduation is an event in a person’s life unlike the other three which is procedural
events where in there is procedure to do things.

7. One of the eight abilities or intelligence according to Howard Gardner is Naturalistic intelligence.
What activity would best develop this intelligence?
a. Doing exercise in identifying the different animals
b. Using a model to learn about the digestive system
c. Listening to an alphabet song to learn the letter b sound
d. Going to the mountain to learn different species of plants.
Answer: D. Letter D is the best example for naturalistic intelligence where it is all about have a sensitivity to
and appreciation for nature. The Naturalist intelligence focuses on how people relate to their natural
surroundings. Naturalists have a special ability to grow plants, vegetables and fruit. They have an affinity
for animals and are good at training and understanding them.

8. Jean Piaget’s Theory of intellectual development asserts that the development of intelligence goes
through stages. Which of the following can one perform if his intellectual development is at the
highest?
a. can tell the scent of a rose
b. can multiply 2 digit numbers
c. can solve complex word problems in mathematics
d. can spell words but failed to understand its meaning
Answer: C, since the Formal Operational Stage is all about At this stage, the adolescent or young adult
begins to think abstractly and reason about hypothetical problems.

9. Which of the following are characteristics of children with attention deficiency hyperactivity disorder?
I. Often inattentive in class
II. Always sullen and sad
III. Having few friends
IV. Impaired in oral language
V. Difficulty in mathematics
VI. Hyperactive
VII. Highly impulsive

a. III, IV, VII

b. I, IV, VI
c. II, V, VII
d. III, V, VI
Answer: : A, Since letter A described the best with children who have ADHD.

10. What should a teacher do when teaching children with specific cognitive or academic difficulties?
a. Teacher should teach these children without consulting the parents
b. Teacher should provide opportunities to students to be successful in academic tasks.
c. Teachers should always provide these children with highly difficult task to challenge them
d. Teacher should allow students to be on their own during the teaching and learning process.
Answer: B. Since giving opportunities to students with specific cognitive or academic difficulties is helpful
for them to be successful in academic tasks.

11. What is the best principle in teaching students with diverse characteristics and needs?
a. Allow students to fully manage their own learning
b. No need to guide students as they will eventually learn
c. Use differentiated learning activities and teaching method
d. Use lecture method to facilitate learning of students with diverse needs
Answer: C. Since using differentiated learning activities and teaching method will help those people with
diverse characteristics and needs, unlike those three choices.

12. The following are good practices in teaching children with diverse and special needs EXCEPT:
a. Encourage and motivate students
b. Develop all aspects of student’s personality
c. Let students do anything that they wished to do
d. Learning materials should be meaningful and understandable for students
Answer: C. Since the three choices are good strategies for the children with diverse and special needs.

13. Which of the following presented Intrinsic motivation?

a. Wanting to learn due to parents high expectations
b. Wanting to learn because of the expected rewards
c. Wanting to learn even without pressure from the parents
d. Wanting to learn to avoid negative consequences of not being learned
Answer: D. Since it is motivation refers to behavior that is driven by internal rewards with satisfying you as
learner

14. Which of the following best describe a motivated student?

I. Readily gives up on difficult task
II. Have positive attitude towards school
III. Process information in depth and excel in learning
IV. Persist on difficult task and cause few management problems

A. I, II, III
B. I, II, IV
C. II, III, IV
D. I, II, III, IV
Answer: C. Since letter c describe the best a motivated students

15. Which of the following statement does not describe motivation?

a. Internal motivation is fueled by one’s own goal.
b. Motivation is fueled by expectations from external forces
c. External motivation is longer lasting and more self-directive
d. The way instructional material organized enhanced motivation
Answer: C. Since it does not describe the motivation of external motivation.

16. A person who is motivated intrinsically is said to be longer lasting and more self-directive. Which of
the following will most likely help in reinforcing it?
a. Setting goals and ambition
b. Praise or concrete rewards
c. Strengthening aspirations in life
d. Reinforce the talents and abilities
Answer: D. Since reinforcing the talents and abilities of ones own could help a person intrinsically
motivated.

17. Jose strives to develop himself to the fullest. Which of the following needs is he trying to satisfy?
a. Safety needs
b. Self-actualization
c. Physiological needs
d. sense of Belonging
Answer: B. Since it is the realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities, especially considered
as a drive or need present in everyone.

18. The basic needs of the students should be satisfied first if they want to attain effective learning. This
is based on the theory of ____________________.
a. Rogers
b. Maslow
c. Bandura
d. Murray
Answer: B. Since Maslow is the proponent of hierarchy of needs.
 19. Abraham Maslow presented the hierarchy of needs. Which of the following needs is considered as
the highest in the Hierarchy of needs theory?
a. safety
b. belongingness
c. Self-actualization
d. Physiological needs
Answer: C. Self-actualization is the highest in the hierarchy of needs

20. Scaffolding is a supportive technique, carried out by experts or competent people which helps
students of any age to perform and accomplish challenging tasks. The following are forms of
scaffolding except one:
a. Letting the students do the task independently
b. Modeling the correct way of performing a task
c. Providing technology aid to make the task easier
d. Giving frequent feedback about how student is progressing
Answer: A. In a scaffolding method, letting the student do the tasks independently is not an example of it.
Unlike the three choices where it helps the students and supports them.

21. Children can accomplish more difficult tasks if they are assisted by people more advance and
competent than they are. Vyotsky call this more advance and competent people as __________.
a. expert
b. teacher
c. more knowledgeable other
d. Highly advance and intelligent
Answer: A. Since letter A is the most advance and competent people other than the three choices.

22. Which of the following are example of procedural knowledge?

I. Applying first aid
II. Knowing how to ride a bike
III. Knowing how to bake a cake
IV. Reciting table of multiplication

a. I and II
b. II and III
c. III and IV
d. I and IV

Answer: : B. Since two and three are the best examples of procedural knowledge

23. Adult learners are different from adolescent and young learners. The following are characteristics of
adult learners except one:
a. They understand their learning objectives
b. They prefer to rely on themselves and work on their own pace.
c. They learn through talking about themselves, families and their lives
d. They come to the classroom with wide range of knowledge, expectations and experience.
Answer: A, Since there are different learning objectives unlike those three choices where it is a
characteristics of adult learners.

24. “A teacher asks the student to identify real fruit”. This strategy was used to addressed the needs of
______________
a. Adult learner
b. Young learner
c. Adolescent learner
d. Middle aged learner
Answer: B. Since identifying fruits which will be real or not is the needs for the Young Learners.

25. “Students were asked to interview five leaders in the community, from which they were to make an
assessment of how effective or ineffective the leaders are”. What type of learner should this type of
activity be given?
a. Adult learner
b. Young learner
c. Adolescent learner
d. Middle aged learner
Answer: D. Since Middle aged learners are the best fit for the community, they have different experiences
unlike the other choices.

26. Niel Fleming proposes four modalities of learning which he refer as the VARK model of learning.
What type of learner according to VARK model of learning when student prefer to use maps,
images and graphic organizers to access and understand new information?
a. Visual
b. Auditory
c. Kinesthetic
d. Reading/writing
Answer: A. Since letter A is all about using their analyzation skills by maps, images and graphic organizers
to access and understand new information.

27. According to VARK model of learning, to understand new information, an Auditory learner would
prefer to _________
a. Work on a hands on activities
b. Listen on a lecture and discussion
c. Use images and graphic presentation
d. Read and write to learn the new information
Answer: B. Since Auditory Learner is known for listening skills on different lecture to learn.

28. According to Ferriman, there are seven learning style. Which of the following would be an
appropriate strategy if the students learning style is social (interpersonal)?
a. Teacher should not use rote memorization
b. Teacher should give students opportunities to learn alone
c. Teacher should give learners opportunities to work in group
d. Teacher should use images, pictures, colors and other visual media.
Answer: C. Since learners in interpersonal learning style needs to learn by working on groups rather than
those three choices which are different learning style.

29. Which of the following refers to a medical condition caused by brain abnormality and noted for its
impairment in social interaction?
a. Autism
b. Mental Retardation
c. Physical and Health impairment
d. Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
Answer: A. Since letter A is the best answer for the medical condition caused by brain abnormality and
noted for its impairment in social interaction.

30. A learner who have difficulty focusing and maintaining attention, hyperactive and moves around
much of the time, impulsive behavior, and lagging behind academic achievement may have
__________________________________.
a. Autism
b. Mental Retardation
c. Physical and Health impairment
d. Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder

Answer: D. Since letter D has its examples of difficulty focusing and maintaining attention, hyperactive and
moves around much of the time, impulsive behavior, and lagging behind academic achievement unlike
those three choices which defines differently on the questions.