Education Exams (Educ Profed) – Page 3

#40. Principal Connie tells her teachers that training in the humanities is most important. To which education philosophy does he adhere?
A Existentialism
B Perennialism
C Essentialism
D Progressivism
Answer: Perennialism
#41. Behavior followed by pleasant consequences will be strengthened and will be more likely to occur in the future. Behavior followed by unpleasant consequences will be weakened and will be less likely to be repeated in the future. Which one is explained?
A Freud’s psychoanalytic theory
B Bandura’s social learning theory
C B.F. Skinner’s Operant conditioning theory
D Thorndike’s law of effect
Answer: Thorndike’s law of effect
#42. Theft of school equipment like TV, computer, etc. by people on the community itself is becoming a common phenomenon. What does this signify?
A Prevalence of poverty in the community
B Community’s lack of sense of co-ownership
C Deprivation of Filipino schools
D Inability of school to hire security guards
Answer: Inability of school to hire security guards
#43. The main purpose of compulsory study of the Constitution is to
A Develop students into responsible, thinking citizen
B Prepare students for law-making
C Make constitutional experts of the students
D Acquaint students with the historical development of the Philippine Constitution
Answer: Acquaint students with the historical development of the Philippine Constitution
#44. Which goals of educational institution, as provided for by the Constitution, is the development of work skills aligned?
A To develop moral character
B To inculcate love of country
C To teach the duties of citizenship
D To develop vocational efficiency
Answer: To develop vocational efficiency
#45. Complete this analogy: Spanish period: moral and religious person.
American period: _______
A Productive citizen
B Caring citizen
C Patriotic citizen
D Self-reliant citizen
Answer: Productive citizen
#46. Who is remembered for his famous quotation? “My loyalty to may party ends where my loyalty to my country begins.”
A Carlos P. Garcia
B Manuel Roxas
C Manuel L. Quezon
D Ferdinand Marcos
Answer: Manuel L. Quezon
#47. I want my students to have mastery learning of a basic topic. Which of the following can help?
A Socratic method and drill
B Drill
C Socratic method
D None of the above
Answer: Drill
#48. As a teacher you are a skeptic. Which among these will be your guiding principle?
A I must teach the child to the fullest
B I must teach the child every knowledge, skill, and value that he needs for a better future
C I must teach the child so he is assured
D I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything
Answer: I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything
#49. With forms of prompting in mind, which group is arranged from least to most instructive prompting?
A Verbal, physical, gestural
B Physical, gestural, verbal
C Gestural, physical, verbal
D Verbal, gestural, physical
Answer: Verbal, gestural, physical
#50. In which way does heredity affect the development of the learner?
A By making acquired traits hereditary
B By compensating for what environment fails to develop
C By placing limits beyond which the learner cannot develop
D By providing equal potential to all
Answer: By placing limits beyond which the learner cannot develop
#51. In writing performance objectives, which word is not acceptable?
A Integrate
B Delineate
C Manipulate
D Comprehend
Answer: Comprehend
#52. For which lesson objective will a teacher use the direct instruction method?
A Distinguish war from aggression
B Use a microscope properly
C Appreciate Milton’s Paradise Lost
D Become aware of the pollutants in the environment
Answer: Use a microscope properly
#53. To encourage introspection, which teaching method is MOST appropriate?
A Cognitive
B Process
C Reflective
D Cooperative learning
Answer: Reflective
#54. With indirect instruction in mind, which does not belong to the group?
A Discovery method
B Experiential method
C Lecture-recitation
D Inductive method
Answer: Lecture-recitation
#55. A master teacher is the resource speaker in an in-service training. He presented the situated learning theory and encouraged his colleagues to apply the same in class. Which of the following did he not encourage his colleagues to do?
A Authentic problem solving
B Learning as it normally occurs
C Decontextualized teaching
D Apprenticeship
Answer: Apprenticeship
#56. I want to engage my students in small group discussions. Which topic lends itself to a lively discussion?
A The exclusion of Pluto as a planet
B Rules on subject-verb agreement
C The law of inertia
D The meaning of the law of supply and demand
Answer: The exclusion of Pluto as a planet
#57. Teacher Joshua discovered that his pupils are weak in comprehension. To further in which particular skill(s) his pupils are weak, which test should Teacher Joshua give?
A Standardized test
B Aptitude test
C Placement
D Diagnostic
Answer: Diagnostic
#58. The students of Teacher Kath scan an electronic encyclopedia, view a film on the subject, or look at related topics at the touch of a button right there in the classroom. Which devices does teacher Kath’s class have?
A Videotape lesson
B Video disc
C Teaching machine
D Touch Screen
Answer: Teaching machine
#59. If my approach to my lesson is behaviorist, what features will dominate my lesson?
I.Lecturing
II. Copying notes
III. Reasoning
IV. Demonstration
A III, IV
B I, III, IV
C I, II, III, IV
D II, III, IV
Answer: II, III, IV