LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF EDUCATION
EST 104- INTRODUCTION TO SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND PLANNING.
QUESTIONS YOU MUST PRACTISE.

1. Test meant for prediction on a certain criterion are called?

(a) Intelligence
(b) Aptitude
(c) Personality
(d) Knowledge
Answer= B
2. When convenient, safe and easily accessible, the best instructional
material for any teacher are_____ except
(a) Electronic
(b) Visuals
(c) Realia
(d) Models
Answer= A

3. A field trip is arranged for

(a) All of the above
(b) Note the meaning of action
(c) Making an excursion
(d) See other people doing things
Answer= A
4. Instruction
(a) Encompasses teaching and learning
(b) Enforcing on students all the rules and regulation
(c) Comprises of insisting that student must do what teacher
wants
(d) Implies the teacher talking in the classroom
Answer= A

5. A good drama for instruction does not include

(a) Alive Dialogue
(b) Subject full of feelings
(c) Very long play
(d) Interesting Stories
Answer= C

6. ------------- absorbs the output of the school system.

(a) The society
(b) The Government
(c) The School
(d) The Entrepreneur
Answer= A

7. The best method of checking student’s homework is ----------

(a) To check them with help of specimen answer
(b) To check the answers in the class in group manner
 (c) To check by the teacher himself in a regular way
(d) To assign it to intelligent students of the class
Answer= C

8. Which of the following evaluation is carried out at the discretion of

the teacher only?
(a) Summative
(b) Pedagogic
(c) Formative
(d) Diagnostic
Answer= C

9. Which agency is responsible for curriculum development in Nigeria?

(a) Curriculum Organisation of Nigeria
(b) National Teachers Institute
(c) Federal Ministry of Education
(d) Nigeria Educational Research and Development Council
Answer=

10. Which is not included in print media?

(a) Magazine
(b) Diagram
(c) Diorama
(d) Maps
Answer= C
11. The item in the column for which a match is sought is?
(a) Stem
(b) Premise
(c) Destructor
(d) Response
Answer= A

12. The components of a typical system are except

(a)Evaluation
(b) Determination of strategy
(c) Allocation of space
(d) School facilities

Answer= A

13. Which of the following is NOT correct about good behavioural

objectives.
(a) It has to be attainable
(b) It has to be precise
(c) It has to be measurable
(d) It has to be tabulated
Answer= C

14. Which one is NOT the Psychological principle of teaching?

 (a) Proceed from known to unknown
(b) Proceed from simple to difficult
(c) Proceed from concrete to abstract
(d) Proceed from complex to abstract
Answer= D

15. In norm referenced test the comparison is between?

(a) Interests
(b) Areas
(c) Individuals
(d) Groups
Answer= C

16. Ancillary space is compulsory for all school to function

(a) True
(b) False
Answer= A

17. Review of the Basic Education Curriculum was carried out to do the
following except
(a) Reduce teachers’ workload
(b) Reduce subject listing
(c) Eliminate content repetition, duplication and overlaps
(d) Align with major national objectives
Answer= C

18. What is the most important for a teacher?

(a) To remove difficulties of students
(b) To be punctual in class
(c) To be a tutor
(d To maintain discipline in class
Answer= D

19. Who developed the interaction analysis category system in

education for increasing the teacher effectiveness
(a) Flander
(b) Richard Over
(c) Amidon & Simon
(d) Rayon
Answer= C

20. The essential element of the syllabus for the children remained out
of school should be_____
(a) The remedial programme can be adopted on the basis of the
feedback from the results
(b) A regular practice can be carried out
(c) The progress of the students should be informed to their
parents
(d) The students can be trained for final examinations
Answer= B
21. The number of scores lying in a class interval is?
(a) Mid-Point
(b) Quartiles
(c) Frequencies
(d) Class
Answer= B

22. The following features can be associated with MTA except one
(a) Inclusive
(b) Integration
(c) Interactivity
(d) Teacher- centeredness
Answer= A

23. How much knowledge is gained through the sense of seeing?

(a) 3%
(b) 6%
(c) 75%
(d) 13%
Answer= 75%

24. State first law of motion” indicates

(a) Knowledge
(b) Comprehension
 (c) Evaluation
(d) Application
Answer= A

25. Which agency is responsible for curriculum development in Nigeria?

(a) National Teachers Institute
(b) Nigeria Educational Research and Development Council
(c) Federal Ministry of Education
(d) Curriculum Organisation of Nigeria
Answer= B

26. The rules of presenting the contents to make them easy are called
(a) Method of teaching
(b) Techniques of teaching
(c) Pedagogy
(d) Maxims of teaching
Answer= Maxims of teaching

27. The essential characteristic of cooperative learning is

(a) Positive interdependence
(b) Division of labour
(c) Effective learning
(d) Cooperation
Answer= C
28. The interpretation and breakdown of the syllabus by the school into
manageable units and arranged in logical sequence for a period of time
is___________
(a) Lesson Plan
(b) Scheme of work
(c) Lesson Note
(d) Syllabus
Answer= Scheme of work

29. Which is not the advantage of team teaching?

(a) Better use of teaching techniques
(b) Better planning
(c) Better utilization
(d) Better financial benefits of teachers
Answer= D

30. Evaluation that monitors learning progress is?

(a) Placement
(b) Diagnostic
(c) Summative
(d) Formative
Answer= D

31. The lowest of learning in cognitive domain is

 (a) Evaluation
(b) Application
(c) Knowledge
(d) Synthesis
Answer= Knowledge

32. Gong is an example of Audio Instructional Media

(a) True
(b) False
Answer= A

33. Which of the following is highest on the bloom taxonomy?

(a) Analysis
(b) Evaluation
(c) Application
(d) Understanding
Answer= Evaluation

34. What is the first step in the project method of teaching?

(a) Planning
(b) Determination of objectives
(c) Distribution of work
(d) Determination of activities
Answer= D
35. Which is not included in print media?
(a) Magazine
(b) Diorama
(c) Maps
(d) Maps
Answer= B

36. Students who ask questions in class should be

(a) Advised to meet the teacher after the class
(b) Encouraged to participate in the discussion in the class
(c) Encouraged to search answers independently
(d) Encouraged to continue asking questions
Answer= C

37. Review of the Basic Education Curriculum was carried out to do the
following except

(a) Reduce teachers’ workload

(b) Align with major national objectives
(c) Reduce subject listing
(d) Eliminate content repetition, duplication and overlaps
Answer= D

38. The revised 9 year BEC have a maximum of subjects

(a) 10
(b) 20
 (c) 14
(d) 12
Answer= C

39. To use previous learned material in new situation is

(a) Synthesis
(b) Comprehension
(c) Evaluation
(d) Application
Answer= Application

40. A True-False Test item is subjective in nature

(a) True
(b) False
Answer= A

41. The right sequence of subgroups cognitive domain is

(a) Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Evaluation, Analysis,
Synthesis
(b) Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis,
Evaluation
(c) Knowledge, Comprehension, Evaluation, Application, Analysis,
Synthesis
(d) Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Synthesis, Analysis,
Evaluation
Answer= B
42. The essential characteristic of cooperative learning is
(a) Effective learning
(b) Cooperation
(c) Division of labour
(d) Positive interdependence
Answer= A

43. Knowing / Memorizing and recalling is concerned with

(a) Knowledge
(b) Synthesis
(c) Comprehension
(d) Analysis
Answer= Knowledge

44. The general term of determining the worth of anything is

(a) Evaluation
(b) Assessment
(c) Measurement
(d) Test
Answer= A

45. Which of the following is not a level of teaching learning

(a) Reflective
(b) Understanding
 (c) Differentiation
(d) Memory
Answer= D

46. CAI stands for

(a) Computer Assisted Instruction
(b) Computer Assisted Internet
(c) Computer Analysed Instruction
(d) Computer Analysed Internet
Answer= C

47. The term school refers to____

(a) Prepared class for lectures and practical activities
(b) Organized structure within which the planned ceremonial
events are performed or practiced
(c) Organized structure within which the planned curricular events
are executed or practiced
(d) Prepared class for drawing and labelling item
Answer= C

48. What should teachers do in leisure time in school?

(a) Check home work of students
(b) Read magazines in library
(c) Talk to clerks in office
(d) Take rest in teacher’s room
Answer= D

49. Spare the rod___ spoil the child. This assumption is related to that
type of discipline which has been advocated____
(a) In Victorian Era
(b) By pragmatist philosophy
(c) In Democratic Era
(d) By naturalist philosophy
Answer= B

50. Which is not included in print media?

(a) Magazine
(b) Maps
(c) Diorama
(d) Diagram
Answer= C

51. Nigeria’s aims and general objectives for the education sector is
spelt out in a document known as
(a) National Policy on Education
(b) Education sector white paper
(c) School curriculum guidelines
(d) Education for ALL convention blueprint
Answer= A
52. In instruction, activities involve
(a) Physical and mental action
(b) Physical action
(c) Mental action
Answer= Physical and mental action

53. Which of the following methods is more suitable in teaching of

science?
(a) Project
(b) Discussion
(c) Lecture
(d) Demonstration
Answer= Demonstration

54. The number of scores lying in a class in interval is?

(a) Frequencies
(b) Mid-Point
(c) Quartiles
(d) Class
Answer= C

55. The ultimate result of scientific method is

(a) Development of knowledge
(b) Development of senses
(c) a and b
Answer= C
56. Evaluation that monitors learning progress is
(a) Diagnostic
(b) Summative
(c) Placement
(d) Formative
Answer= D

57. A curriculum whose content is arranged by broad content such as;

water, energy, pollution, food production, etc is an example of
(a) Thematic curriculum
(a) Spiral Curriculum
(c) Core Curriculum
(d) Subject Curriculum
Answer= A

58. The most direct experience from the following is that of

(a) Visual Symbol
(b) Demonstration
(c) Field Trip
(d) Motion Pictures
Answer= Field Trip

59. Why students should play games in school?

 (a) It develops co-operation and physical balance
(b) It helps in passing time
(c) It makes them physically strong
(d) It makes work easier for teachers
Answer= A

60. The ideal teacher ___________

(a) Is a friend, philosopher and guide
(b) Helps his students in learning
(c) Teaches the whole curriculum
(d) Maintains good discipline
Answer= A

61. A multiple-choice question is composed of question referred to

as_____
(a) Response
(b) Distracter
(c) Foil
(d) Stem
Answer= D

62. Heuristic implies

(a) To do
(b) To investigate
(c) To show
(d) To act
Answer= To investigate

63. The focus of cognitive domain is

(a) Physical and Motor skills
(b) Attitude and interests
(c) Intellectual skills
Answer= C

64. The item in the column for which a match is sought is?
(a) Response
(b) Destructor
(c) Premise
(d) Stem
Answer= D

65. Cooperative learning is an alternative to

(a) Micro teaching
(b) Lesson plans
(c) Teaching models
(d) Competitive models
Answer= C

66. Drama or role play is useful for teaching

(a) Language
(b) Mathematics
 (c) Science
(d) History
Answer= D

67. Which of the following is NOT a Noise factor in an instructional

process?
(a) Noise from the school football field during instruction
(b) Malfunction equipment being used during instruction
(c) Difficult Concepts
(d) Poor classroom management technique
Answer= C

68. Bringing together scientific ideas to form a unique idea is

(a) Evaluation
(b) Application
(c) Synthesis
(d) Analysis
Answer= Synthesis

69. A good statement of behavioural objective is ‘At the end of the

lesson, the learners should be able to
(a) Understand the subject content
(b) Accept the subject content
(c) Explain the subject content
(d) Know the subject content
Answer= C

70. Which of the following is not the type of lesson plan on the basis of
objectives?
(a) Cognitive Lesson Plan
(b) Affective Lesson Plan
(c) Psychomotor Lesson Plan
(d) Macro Lesson Plan
Answer= B

71. Running description of active behaviour of a student as observed by

the teacher is?
(a) Interview
(b) Biography
(c) Anecdotal record
(d) Bibliography
Answer= C

72. Which is the SECOND step in the problem-solving method?

(a) Testing hypothesis
(b) Conclusion
(c) Formulation of hypothesis
(d) Recognition and definition of problem
Answer= Formulation of hypothesis
73. The planning and development of school curriculum is joint effort of
the following people except one
(a) Candidates to be admitted into schools
(b) Policy makers and teachers
(c) All formal organisations
(d) School administrators and parents
Answer= A

74. The most important indicator of quality of education in a school

ia___________
(a) Student Achievement level
(b) Classroom System
(c) Infrastructural facilities of a school
(d) Text-books and Teaching learning material
Answer= A

75. Which is not the step of a scientific method?

(a) Observation
(b) Prediction
(c) Interview
(d) Experimentation
Answer= Interview

76. An organized structure within planned curricula events are

executed as
 (a) Educational policy
(b) The Curriculum Institute
(c) The School
(d) Educational Resource Centre
Answer= C

77. A field trip is arranged for

(a) All of the above
(b) Making an excursion
(c) See other people doing things
(d) Note the meaning of an action
Answer= A

78. The teacher carrying out his role as _____ evaluates his pupils
learning by awarding marks
(a) Tutor
(b) Researcher
(c) Leader
(d) Judge
Answer= Judge

80. The idea of Basic Education was propounded by

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Babs Fafunwa
(c) Mahatma Gandi
(d) Olusegun Obasanjo
Answer= B
81. Evaluation that monitors learning process is?
(a) Formative
(b) Placement
(c) Diagnostic
(d) Summative
Answer= A

82. The process of determining the value or worth of anything is

(a) Measurement
(b) Assessment
(c) Test
(d) Evaluation
Answer= Evaluation

83. What is the time of presentation in Micro teaching?

(a) 1-5mins
(b) 5_10mins
(c) 15-20mins
(d) 10-15mins
Answer= B
84. To use MTA require the teacher to include
(a) Pupils activities during presentation
(b) Pupils activities during introduction and evaluation
 (c) Teachers activities during presentation
(d) Teacher and Pupils Activities at all stages
Answer= D

85. Close-in is a strategy used by a teacher to

(a) Carry out experiential Analysis
(b) Punish truant students in the classroom
(c) Re-arrange classroom for close group discussion
(d) Manage noise in the classroom
Answer= C

87. Which is not the step of scientific method?

(a) Observation
(b) Prediction
(c) Interview
(d) Experimentation
Answer= Interview

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