PART II – ANALYZING TEST ITEMS C.

Provide clear and prompt feedback on assignment

Directions: Read and analyze each item and select the D. Begin lessons with challenging questions and
correct option that answer each question. Analyze the items conflicting events
using the first using the first 5 items as your sample. Write only 12. The first people power was held in February 25, 1986.
the letter of your choice in your answer sheet. What kind of knowledge is presented?
A. Conditional knowledge
1. Which theory operates on the “stimulus-response principle, B. Declarative knowledge
which means all behaviors are caused by external stimuli? C. Domain-specific knowledge
A. Contextual theory C. Cognitive theory D. procedure knowledge
B. Behavior theory D. Construction theory 13. The students of Mrs. Saludes were not able to learn the
2. Ms. Erika in her Biology class accompanies her discussion concepts that she presented yesterday so she taught the same
with interesting visual aids. She strongly believes that students concepts again but this time using a different teaching method.
learn better when lessons are presented with images, real or What principle of learning was applied?
imagined aside from mere lecture method. Which learning A. Concepts should be presented in varied and different
theory does she upholds? ways
A. Dual-Coding Theory B. Effort was put forth when tasks are challenging
B. Information Processing Approach C. Learning by doing is more effective than just by
C. Meaningful Reception learning theory sitting and listening
D. Social Cognitive Theory D. Learning is aided by formulating and asking question
3. Miss Calma is an excellent Physical Education teacher. She 14. Alvin is a transferee and feels uneasy with his new school.
started teaching volleyball to her grade 2 class. Despite all her His teacher is very accommodating, warm and caring. Alvin felt
efforts her class does not seem to learn how to play the game. comfortable with the teacher’s display of genuine warmth. The
What law of learning was disregard? teacher is consistent in his manner and Alvin began to
A. Law of disuse C. Law of Exercise associate school with the teacher’s warmth. Which theory is
B. Law of effect D. Law of readiness being illustrated?
4. Teacher Jay, a physical education teacher, demonstrates A. Meaningful learning C. Classical conditioning
the new skill to be learned so that his students can watch him B. Operant conditioning D. Observational learning
and later reproduce the skill. What learning theory is 15. After just being introduced to another guest in the party,
associated with the situation? Tom cannot remember the name of the guest he was
A. Dual-Coding Learning Theory introduced to. In what memory stage was the information
B. Information Processing stored in?
C. Schema Learning Theory A. Episodic memory C. Sensory memory
D. Social Learning B. Semantic memory D. Working memory
5. Patrice is always freely roaming dogs but does not mind 16. Vygotsky claimed that social interaction is important for
dogs not mind in a pen or on a leash. What feature of classical learning. What does this imply?
conditioning is exhibited? A. Children are independent problem solves
A. Discrimination C. Generalization B. Children learn from adults and other children
B. Extinction D. Practice C. Children learn well by passive presentation of
6. A music teacher is careful in planning activities for each information
lesson. He praises liberally and rewards correct answer. What D. Children in the crib has no learning yet, since they
view of learning is exhibited? are not capable of interaction
A. Classical conditioning C. Operant conditioning 17. How would you help a student who is intelligent but is
B. Meaningful learning D. Social learning underachieving in class?
7. Which of the theories of learning presents or states that A. Provide challenging activities which he/she can
learning skills are hierarchically arranged? accomplish
A. Cumulative Learning B. Recognize his talents by asking him/her to help other
B. Meaningful Learning students with their work
C. Social Cognitive Learning C. Identity the immediate causes of difficulties that
D. Theory of Instruction cause his/her being an underachiever.
8. Which of the following best describes what meaningful D. Allow him/her to work with the slow learner group to
learning is? cope with the academic needs of the lesson.
A. When what is to be learned is new and easy for the 18. Mrs. Corpuz always makes sure that her pre-school
students classroom is well organized and clean. She puts up interesting
B. Materials presented are difficult and challenging to the and colorful visuals on the bulletin boards. What principle of
students motivation was applied?
C. When the materials to be learned is related to what A. Incentives motivate learning
students already know B. Internal motivation is longer lasting and more self-
D. Students find the lessons easy and relevant to what directive than is external motivation
was assigned to them C. Motivation is enhanced by the way in which
9. Vanessa easily remember dates and events in history. What instructional material is organized
component of LTM does Vanessa have? D. The environment can be used to focus the student’s
A. Creative thinking C. Reflective thinking attention on what needs to be learned
B. Critical thinking D. Logical thinking 19. For every correct answer the teacher would give a star to
10. An Earth Science teacher has just completed a unit on the her students. What schedule of reinforcement was used?
sun. As she organizes her next unit on other stars, she uses A. Fixed interval C. Variable interval
the sun as a frame of reference. What view learning was used? B. Fixed ratio D. Variable ratio
A. Discovery learning C. Meaningful learning 20. Marga, a six year old, always asks her playmates to sit in
B. Information learning D. Transfer learning front of her small black-board and she plays teacher. Her
11. Which is an application of cognitive approach to mother is a teacher. What theory explains Marga’s behavior?
motivation? A. Classical conditioning C. Social learning
A. Explain the reasons for studying the topic B. Operant conditioning D. Information Processing
B. Create a supportive classroom climate for students
21. What should the teacher do to help students learn B. Law of effect D. Law of readiness
psychomotor skills? 5. A burglary occurred in Jason’s neighborhood. Since then,
A. Teacher uses verbal explanation and description of Jason is very careful of locking their doors and closing
the movements in addition to live demonstration of the windows. What theory best explains Jason’s behavior?
movement A. Observational learning C. Self-regulated learning
B. Teacher provides feedback to the learner about B. Imitation learning D. Vicarious learning
his/her progress 6. In observation and imitation learning, what should be the
C. Teacher encourages the learner to practice, in order learner’s response when the teacher initially models the
to maintain his/her sharpness of the movements. behavior?
D. All of the above A. Reproduce and match C. Imitate and practice
22. The teacher presented a new lesson where in the students B. Pay attention D. Shows satisfaction
were asked to work on a new project which was somewhat 7. What is the correct sequence of information processing?
complicated. The students showed interest while working on A. Sensory register-STM-LTM
the project. What principle applies to the situation? B. STM-sensory register-LTM
A. Effort was put forth when tasks are challenging C. Sensory register-LTM-STM
B. Lessons should be presented in varied and different D. LTM-sensory register-STM
ways 8. What should be the hierarchy of the types of learning
C. Meaningful materials are readily learned than according to the cumulative learning theory?
nonsense materials 1. Problem solving learning
D. Teachers should provide opportunities for meaningful 2. Rule learning
and appropriate practice 3. Discrimination learning
23. Maturation should precede certain types of learning. How is 4. Concept learning
this applied in the classroom? A. 2-1-3-4 C. 2-3-4-1
A. Concepts should be taught from simple to complex B. 2-1-4-3 D. 2-4-3-1
B. Consider the age level of students in teaching certain 9. Which is essential in meaningful reception learning?
concepts A. Concepts are presented to learner and received
C. Follow the interest of students in assigning tasks by them.
D. Give the same task to all students in a particular B. Concepts are discovered by the learner
grade level C. Concepts are related to one another
24. Luz easily learns a lesson when she is working with D. Concepts are solicited from the learners
laboratory equipment but hardly remembers a lesson the 10. Grace is bilingual. She speaks both English and Filipino
teacher lectured on. What type of learner is Luz? fluently. She begins to and Filipino languages and uses
A. Auditory Learner C. Tactile Learner this information to acquire the new language faster. What
B. Kinesthetic Learner D. Visual Learner kind of transfer was Grace able to use?
25. Which of the following statements about motivations is A. Lateral transfer C. Specific transfer
false? B. General transfer D. Vertical transfer
A. External motivation is longer lasting and more self- 11. Cristina is almost asleep when she left the need to go to
direction than internal motivation the bathroom. She tried to sleep it off but after a while she
B. Internal motivation is fueled by one’s goals or was forced to stand up and go to the bathroom. What
ambitions theory of motivation explains Cristina’s behavior?
C. Motivation is enhanced by the way in which the A. Attribution Theory
instructional materials is organized B. Drive theory
D. Motivation to perform is affected by expected by C. Expectancies and Values theory
expectancy and value D. Solomon’s Opponent Theory
12. Marko excels in adding numbers. He learned this skill in
PART III – ENHANCING TEST TAKING SKILLS his Math class. He is now able to apply this skill in his
Directions: Enhance your test taking skills by answering the music class. What type of transfer was used?
items below. Write only the letter of the best answer. A. Lateral transfer C. Specific transfer
1. Based on Bandura’s theory, which conditions must be B. General transfer D. Vertical transfer
present for a student to learn from a model? 13. Mr. Lorenzo would always give the chapter test on a
I. Attention II. Retention III. Motor reproduction Friday. What schedule of reinforcement is used by Mr.
IV. Motivation Lorenzo?
A. I and II A. Fixed interval C. Variable interval
B. I, II and III B. Fixed ratio D. Variable ratio
C. I, II, III, and IV 14. To remember the six digits 8, 4, 3, 9, 4, 5, the Math
D. III, and IV teacher Group the numbers in two’s 84, 39, 45 or, in
2. Which of the following principles of learning applies to threes, 843, 945. What control process of retaining
considering student’s age in presenting certain content information is referred to?
and cognitive processes? A. Chunking C. Rehearsing
A. Principle of readiness B. Interfering D. Remembering
B. Principle of learning by doing 15. Rob regularly practice playing a guitar so he can finish
C. Principle of presenting challenging tasks Book I. his mother promised to buy him a Nintendo when
D. Principle of learning aided by formulating and he finishes Book I. How is Rob motivated?
asking questions A. Extrinsically C. with Self-Determination
3. In classical conditioning, which are paired together in B. Intrinsically D. with Self-Efficacy
order to elicit the desired response? 16. Lara excels in dancing and in certain sports. According to
A. UCS and NS C. UCS and CS Gardner what intelligence is dominant in Lara
B. CS and NS D. UCR and NS A. Bodily kinesthetic C. Musiacal
4. According to Thorndike what law states that the strength B. Intrapersonal D. Spartial
of a connection is influenced by the consequences of the 17. According to Bronfenbrenner, what system contains
response? structures that has direct contact with the child?
A. Law of disuse C. Law of exercise A. Chronosystem C. Convergers
 B. Exosystem D. Divergers
18. Some learners like to find specific and concrete answer.
What kind of learners are they?
A. Accommodators C. Convergers
B. Assimilators D. Divergers
19. Mrs. Mercado, the Home Economics teacher, constantly
gives verbal guidance to her pupils while practicing a
sewing skill. What is the value of giving verbal guidance in
improving pupils learning behavior?
A. It promotes the growth of interest in the new
learning tasks
B. It serves as informational feedback
C. It facilities perfection of skills
D. It directs pupils’ attention to more adequate and
better techniques
20. Why should learning be aided by formulating and asking
questions?
A. Students will have a grade in recitation
B. Students will develop their self-confidence
C. The teacher will know who among the students
can communicate very well
D. The teacher will not always do the talking but the
students will be given a chance to do the same
thing
21. Ms. Baquiran, the VE teacher, and her pupils, while
working on the concept of honesty, agreed that no
cabinets and book cases would be locked throughout the
day. Which principle in affective learning is being
implemented?
A. Provide exemplary models
B. Provide for appropriate practice
C. Provide for pleasant emotional experience
D. Provide for independent attitude cultivation
22. Instead of asking her student to write about their reaction
to a story, the teacher asked her students to interpret the
story in dance form. What principle of learning is
considered?
A. Concepts should be presented in varied and
different ways
B. Effort it put forth when tasks are challenging
C. Learning by doing is more effective than just by
sitting and listening
D. Learning is aided by formulating and asking
question
23. In performing the minuet, first raise your heel, second
make three steps forward, third step make a point. What
kind of knowledge was exhibited?
A. Conditional knowledge
B. Declarative knowledge
C. Domain-specific knowledge
D. Procedural knowledge
24. Why should teachers provide positive feedback and
realistic praise?
A. To motivate the students to study
B. So the students will know what to do
C. To be like and loved by the students
D. So the students will praise him/her
25. Which statement does not refer to cognitive theories?
A. Prefer to concentrate on analyzing cognitive
process
B. Conclusions are based on observation of external
manifestations of learning
C. Study of the structures and components of
information processing
D. Believe in non-observable behavior