Midterm Prof Ed
Midterm Prof Ed
Midterm Prof Ed
2. Miss Orencia has been rated a very effective teacher. Which intellectual trait does Miss
Orencia manifest?
a. Well-groomed
b. Tolerance
c. Widely read
d. Intellectual honest
3. Miss Lucero is a newly appointed teacher. The principal handed a copy of the Teacher’s
Code of Ethics. Which could have been the motive of the principal?
a. Acquaint her with principles of moral behavior, conduct and relationship in the practice
of profession
b. Make her aware of the principles and rules prescribed under the authority of the state
c. Familiarize her with the generally accepted customs of right living in a society
d. Provides her a set of rules and regulation to observe in school 4. As a pioneer in the
world ideas, what would be the teacher’s task?
a. Establishing instructional goals
b. Establishing standards of behavior
c. Leading children to acquire about his environment
d. Articulating social, political and economic traditions
5. Mr. Villena is a newly appointed teacher. The principal advised him to avoid any conduct
which discredit the teaching profession?
6. Education is a functional part of society. All except one are statements of social values of
education. Which one is not?
7. A teacher was found to be giving high grades to pupils who attend her church and low
grades to those who are not. What human right is she violating
a. Refuse politely the offer and inform parents concerned that teachers are not allowed to
receive money or favors from parents
b. Accept the money on condition that the parent promise to keep everything confidential
c. Accept the money but make it clear that this is not a condition for passing his child
d. Refuse the money and report the parent to the principal and to the PTA board
9. The school principal came to see and ask Mrs. Alarcon if he can observe her class. Mrs.
Alarcon has not informed her pupils of the coming visitor. What should she do?
a. Sidetrack the principal when he visits by discussing problems with pupils and parents
b. Tell the principal that the children have not been informed and to come some other time
c. Ask the principal to give you enough time to prepare for his visit
d. Teach the class and continue with what has been planned
10. You have been promised the next promotion but you strongly feel that your closest
friend who was considered for promotion is less qualified than you. You would like to
complain but you do not want your best friend to know it. What would you do?
11. You observed that your principal is playing favorites. Some of your co-teachers can go
home ahead of official time and can even choose the best schedule. What would be your
appropriate reaction to this situation?
a. Try to win your principal and ask to be given the same privilege next time
b. Give warning to the principal’s favorites that they’d rather be careful about their
behavior
c. Follow strictly your official time, do not be influenced by your co-teacher’s behavior
d. Report both your principal’s behavior and your co-teachers violation of official time to
your supervisor
12. Such psychological characteristics as the helplessness of nursery kids, the inborn
curiosity of the primary school pupils, the social consciousness of high school students and
the practical purpose of college students establish that:
a. the individual has certain characteristics of each level of development that makes him
educable
b. Education is a basic need of the individual at every level of development
c. Education is psychologically based
d. Education is adjustment and adaptation
15. As a teacher you enjoy certain rights which have corresponding responsibility. Which
situation reflects balance of rights and authority?
a. allow your husband a once a week completely free night out with his own friends.
b. Ask your husband to give you once a week, a similar completely free night out with
friends
c. Insist on going together on your once-a-week free night out
d. Refuse you husband request for a once-a-week night out
16. Which of the following is less evil? A teacher had to collect money from parents to
defray expenses of an elaborate Graduation Program
a. request rich parents to start the collection and serve as model for the poor parents
b. Teach children to find means and ways to get the amount money needed
c. Ask children to deposit half of their money for recess to the teacher
d. Present a simple program to cut down on expenses
17. Your colleague has become a habitual borrower of money. How can you help her?
19. Miss Teves who is firm believer of education as cultural transmission is equally
interested in the following except one. Which is not a concern of education as cultural
transmission? a. current social issues
b. intentions or objectives
c. changes in the learner’s behavior
d. manner of making the learner functions
20. Mr. de Jesus, a teacher in Araling Panlipunan, strongly believes in education as agent of
social and cultural change. What would be the emphasis of his lessons?
21. The function of schooling is determined largely by the generally accepted social
conception of education. What is the function of the school curriculum in a school that
regards education as cultural transmission?
a. To serve as a unifying element among social classes
b. To serve a boundary-breaking between social classes
c. To serve as an instrument to remove social status stratification
d. To serve as a boundary maintaining structure between social classes
22. Education and culture tend to be cyclical. Which of the following clearly explains this
statement?
a. Culture is influenced by the school and the school is shaped by the school
b. Culture influences the school function as change agent
c. Culture is primarily transmitted by the school
d. Culture is learned basically from the school
23. Mr. delos Reyes views his students as a unique and responsible individual. He plans
activities and structures his teaching in such a manner that his students can develop his
uniqueness. Which theory does he uphold?
a. Perennialism
b. Realism
c. Existentialism
d. Essentialism
24. Ms. de Guzman is a firm believer of Rousseau theory that education should be according
to nature. To be in accord with nature, which of the following will Ms. De Guzman do?
25. Ms. Pumaren is a pragmatic teacher. Which of the following ideas will she reject?
27. The Philippine New Elementary School Curriculum (NSEC) gives greater
emphasis on the development of basic skills especially the 3 R’s. What is the
philosophical basis for this?
a. essentialism
b. Existentialism
c. Progressivism
d. Reconstructionism
28. Values Education is an additional subject in the Philippine New Secondary Curriculum.
Which educational philosophy justifies this change in the curriculum?
a. Humanism
b. Existentialism
c. Reconstructionism
d. Progressivism
29. The establishment of special classes for the deaf-mute and the blind in various schools
in the system is in consonance with education as:
a. formal discipline
b. the study of humanities
c. social reconstruction
d. scientifically determined process
30. The early Filipinos learned the rudiments of domestic work from their parents. Which
method was used?
31. In the recent years there has been an increasing emphasis on nonformal education.
What is the major concern of nonformal education in the Philippine context?
32. The Philippine Education Act of 1982 defines the areas of concern of the three levels of
the educational system. Which is the mission of elementary education?
a. An enlightened, disciplined, creative and productive citizen
b. Modern and up-to-date methods and materials
c. An effective and efficient teacher
d. Relevant and quality curriculum
33. Which of the following is the value thrust of the New Elementary Education?
a. Plato
b. Confucius
c. Dewey
d. Locke
35. Rochelle brings all her books to school because she wants to please the teacher and
get good grades. To which of the following levels of morality according to Kohlberg does
she belong? a. Conventional
b. Preconventional
c. Postconventional
d. Either preconventional or conventional
36. following Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development, Mrs. de Leon provides her students
varied activities that enable them to classify objects according to more than one variable,
rank order items in logical series and understand that amounts of mass or liquid do not
change because their shape does. The development tasks can be expected to be performed
by
38. Ms. Lagdameo a high school teacher, is aware of the fact that puberty brings new
feelings about the self, as well as new attitudes in other people who relate to the maturing
child adolescent. How may she best help her high school students develop positive
attitudes towards self and others?
39. Allysa does not do anything in class. She will only complete a task if you sit with her and
continually tells her that what she is doing is correct. During her free time she sits at her
desk starting into space. If you ask her what she’d like to do she just smiles sweetly and
shakes her head negatively. How would you describe Allysa’s behavior?
a. passive-antagonistic
b. passive-dependent
c. indifferent-shy
d. proud-aggressive
40. Mrs. Rubio, a kinder teacher, observed that the pre-school children have generally short
attention and interest span. What kind of class activities should she select for them? a. long
but interesting
b. both easy and difficult
c. challenging and interesting
d. short, varied and interesting
41. Mrs. Ledesma is observing Patrick frequently misbehaving every time the class is in
session. She believes that every behavior of an individual has its underlying causes.
Therefore, what would be her initial reaction towards Patrick’s misbehavior?
a. find out why he misbehaves
b. report him to the principal
c. talk with his parents
d. reprimand him
42. In mathematics the teacher believes that how students learn may be more important
than what they learn. Form this principle which of the following is particularly important?
43. In the class of Mrs. Riza some children are usually more active than others, as in other
class. Extremely high levels of activity or hyperactivity are sometimes considered
problematic. How may she help a child who is hyperactive?
a. give him challenging activities that are appropriate to his ability level and interests
b. allow him to spend longer time at the playground until he gets tired
c. make him the leader of the class
d. transfer him to another class
44. Richard and Raymund are identical twins. Should Mrs. Legaspi, their teacher, put them
in one class/
45. Grace usually used the correct pleural form of “loaves” and later used the plural but
incorrect form loafs. Which best account for learning?
a. rule theory
b. reception theory
c. discovery learning theory
d. conditioning theory
46. Mrs. Lopez is starting a new unit “Matter and Energy”. She starts off with an advance
organizer. Which principle does Mrs. Lopez apply?
47. Mrs. Martinez asked her pupils to use the Atlas in correcting their answers to test in
geography,
Which teaching principle is exemplified by such teacher’s action?
a. Directs pupil’s attention to more adequate and better techniques and those already
acquired
b. Promote growth of interest of pupils into the learning tasks
c. Improves the informational feedback
d. Facilitates perfection skills
49. As part of their guitar lesson, Mrs. Araneta the guitar teacher, scheduled the young
beginners to play for 30 minutes daily three times per week. In terms of psychomotor
learning. Mrs. Araneta’s action illustrates
a. skill perfecting
b. skilled performance
c. distributed practice
d. mass practice
50. Mrs. Ayala has observed that several of her pupils do not show respect for school
authorities. Which of the following would best help her?
a. Use more rewards initially with the pupils who have shown respect for authorities for
the first time
b. Maintain the same level of rewards for all pupils who have shown respect for authorities
c. Hold rewards until everyone in her class manifest respect for authorities
d. Vary levels of reward for those who have shown respect for authorities
51. It is important for Sharmaine to study to pass her subjects. If she fails, she cannot take
the regular loads next semester. Which of the following concepts of motivation best
describes the situation?
52. Angelie is learning to change fraction to percentage. Every time she answers
correctly the practice exercise, his teacher gives her a peso. In this situation which of
the above is the operant?
a. peso
b. Angelie
c. the practive exercises
d. the act of changing fraction to percentage
53. Marielle differentiates between bungalow, nipa hut, a wooden 2 story structure and
apartment and treat them as house. Marielle now has attained a concept of house at the
a. formal level
b. classificatory level
c. identity level
d. concrete level
54. Mrs. Valdez provided a reading material of varying levels of difficulty to the three
groups of learners. Which principles is implemented by her action?
a. Utilize individual’s need to achieve
b. Help each student attain goals
c. Provide informative feedback
d. Focus student’s attention
55. Mrs. Livara is a teacher of Freshman English. Which development sequence in language
development should she follow?
56. Mrs. Vidanes wants to eliminate Brayn’s behavior of shouting answers without being
called. Which is the initial action for the teacher to take/
57. Michael has been caught cheating in the examination several times. As always, he would
give her a very repentant, “I’m sorry, give me another chance”’ What makes “I’m sorry, give
me another chance” appealing for fair minded teacher?
a. it makes students acknowledge wrong doing and promise to do something about it.
b. It provokes a battle giving the teacher greater fire power
c. It place s a premium on being liked and disliked
d. it makes teacher heel helpless and guilty
58. Mrs. Balagtas, a science teacher, is developing the concept of evaporation. Which of the
following tasks would not help her students to develop such concept/
59. In handling he communication of displeasure, Mrs. Santos always writes down what
happened and what she wants to happen. When would be the best time to do this?
60. Dianne’s fear of the doctor most likely can be overcome though
a. counter conditioning
b. instrumental learning
c. generalized reinforcement
d. spontaneous recovery
62. Kaye fainted during the first object of the morning session. When asked, she reported
that she did not have any breakfast. What psychological principle explains the situation?
64. Which of the following principles motivation is applied by a teacher who uses specified
comments such as “Excellent”, keep it up! “Try to do still better!” “You can do it” and “You
can raise this grade?”
65. When a teacher specifies an objective in her lesson plan, he is motivating through
a. commitment
b. goal setting
c. conceptual cluster
d. reasoning
66. Patricia’s parents were killed by the Japanese during the war. Which would be least
effective in changing her strongly biased attitude towards the Japanese?
67. When a Physical Education teacher lists the specific skills the student should be able to
demonstrate at the end of a semester, he is
68. In providing for the needs of her children who among the following pupils will Mrs.
Abad most likely overlook?
a. Jerome, a slow learner
b. Shaina, a frequent absentee
c. Stephanie, a timid quiet girl
d. Janelle, an impoverished child
69. To make of the consequences of having a big family, the Araling Panlipunan teacher
asked her students to present some situations common in the home of big and small
families by group. She gave the students ten minutes to think and organize before they act
out the situations. What technique is used by the teacher?
a. Socio-drama
b. Pageant
c. Role playing
d. Dramatization
70. Every teacher has developed varied mental processes and skills among students. Which
mental process is being emphasized when it tries to develop among them the skill of
remembering words or ideas in a definite order, such reciting rhymes and poems, or
singing a song from memory?
a. analytical thinking
b. rote association
c. reflective thinking
d. logical sequencing
71. Mrs. Varela asked her Grade VI children to narrate some experiences during the recent
earthquake before she tackles how earthquakes develops. What process is this?
a. Apperception
b. Evaluation
c. Application
d. Motivation
72. Miss Palmery, an English teacher, taught her children how to make use of the dictionary.
She tried to illustrate how to use this, because she knows they can apply dictionary skills in
all subjects. What type of lesson is being illustrated by Miss Palmiery?
a. Examination
b. Review
c. Supervised-study
d. Appreciation
73. The science teacher gave a test before a unit was taken up. The purpose in
administering the test was find to out the weaknesses and strengths of the class with
regards to the unit. What type of lesson is being illustrated by Miss Palmiery?
a. Standardized
b. Diagnostic
c. Summative
d. Formative
74. Ms. Morales started her lesson with the statement of generalization. Then she asked her
pupils to undertake activities to prove the correctness of the generalization before letting
her pupils give specific examples or cases. What method did she use?
a. Discovery
b. Problem solving
c. Deductive
d. Inductive
75. Ms. Palma always motivates her lesson by singing songs, recitng rhymes and poems
and playing games related with the new lesson. Then she solicits information from the
class by letting them cite own experiences. This is apperception. In what part of the plan
do motivation and apperception fall?
a. Application
b. Evaluation
c. Development
d. Preparation
77. To prove the truth of the concept “Air has weight”, Mr. Roman grouped his children into
four groups. He gave each group a ser of materials to perform some experiments which will
verify the correctness and wrongness of the concept. The groups were also given activity
cards where he procedures from the experiments are indicated. So, all the groups
performed the experiments, after which they filled up a chart to show the result of such
activities. This is an illustration of
a. demonstration method
b. Laboratory method
c. Process approach
d. Discovery approach
78. When Elizabeth looked at her textbook it says that the population of the Philippines is
74,000,000. When she looked up the World Almanac its 65,000,000, when she referred to
the reference books of her sister, she found another data? What does this try to show?
a. When few children perform the experiment in front while others observe
b. when children set-up a control to test the variable being tested
c. when children gather data before formulating conclusions
d. when children perform the experiment by themselves
80. Ms. Manalo lacks materials and equipment for several groups to perform an
experiment. What alternative method may she use?
a. Project
b. Laboratory
c. Experimentation
d. Demonstration
81. In her Art class, Miss de Leon allows her students to draw and paint using varied media.
She invites every student to present their finish composition and talk about them. What
principle of method is illustrated by the teacher’s action?
82. The lesson that the teacher intends to take up this coming week are the lives of great
men, significance of some innovations, and emulating the good characters the good
characters found in stories and movies. What type of lesson will be best for these topics?
a. Development lesson
b. Appreciation lesson
c. Supervised study lesson
d. Application lesson
83. Panel discussion has its place in almost all objects. Which lesson is most appropriate for
panel discussion?
a. Structure of atom
b. Occurrence of tides
c. Preparing balance diets
d. Prons and cons in using antibiotics
84. In inquiry, the teacher asks opening questions to invite responses from children which
require great range of cognitive skills. Which opening is most fitted for inquiry lesson?
85. Mrs. Lacson is excited about trying out cooperative learning. Which should be her
primary consideration?
86. Ms. Timbol is using cooperative learning approaches in her social science lessons. She is
quite successful in establishing a cooperative ethics characterized by a safe, caring
community learners. What will be her initial step in order to successfully implement
cooperative learning approaches?
87. Ms. Sagmit has shifted from a very traditional to contemporary notion of an experiential
learning in her teaching, she always finds means and ways by which students learn with
and from each other by attempting to identify, and then implement solutions to their
problems and opportunities. what kind of learning is emphasized by Ms. Sagmit?
a. action learning
b. self-learning
c. group learning
d. personal learning
88. Problem-based learning has been conceptualized in various ways. What is the first
essence of this procedure?
a. Implement solution
b. Start with a problem
c. Generate possible solution
d. Explore the problem
89. Mrs. Aparejado a teacher in Values Education, focuses her activities on effective
learning. She employs experiential methods, centered around group discussion, or peer
work/co-counseling, guiding imaging, narrative exercises, diaries and autobiographies.
What type of experience is prioritized by these experiential strategies?
a. Non-traditional learning
b. social change
c. personal development
d. problem-based learning
90. In Mrs. Pangilinan’s lesson plan one of the objectives is “Described the water cycle form
a given diagram”. this objective
91. In the partner learning approach it is necessary that effective instructions and effective
interpersonal skills are acquired. Who has or needs to acquire these skills?
a. tutees
b. tutor
c. teacher
d. all of these
92. Migs Zulieta upholds that the needs and interest of the learner should be the basis of his
educational program. Which is more likely to the strongly reflected in Miss Zulieta’s plan?
a. success
b. flexibility
c. congruence
d. motivation
94. In any planning process, which variable will strongly affect the teacher’s
action?
a. content
b. students
c. teacher
d. materials
95. In which of the following instructional events in the lesson –plan the principle of variety
would be most important?
a. Providing feedback
b. Assessing the behavior
c. Eliciting the desired behavior
d. Presenting the stimulus material
96. Ms. Campos, a newly appointed teacher, was assigned to teach science in the
intermediate grades for which she has very little background. As a result, she has been
experiencing considerable anxiety both because she is new and because she lacks
confidence in the subject where she was assigned. After spending considerable time in
planning, she discovered that the use of transparencies will keep the floe of her discussion
going. What planning function manifests itself in this teaching situation?
97. Long before the start of every school year, Mrs. Solis has already started developing her
own comprehensive plan based on the recommended curriculum. Which explains best Mrs.
Solis action in relation to the curriculum?
a. Planning “Screened” possible differences between the curriculum plan and the
implementation process
b. Planning reduces possibilities of getting out of the planned curriculum
c. Planning is entirely dependent on the approved curriculum
d. Planning personalizes the curriculum making it her own
98. A part of Miss Medina’s planning in Consumers Mathematics is displaying can if diet
soft drink, box of milk, one pound package of spaghetti, and box of cereal for the unit in
ratio, proportion and percentage. What could be the teacher’s purpose for this particular
planning task in science?
a. Gain attention
b. Present stimulus material
c. Elicit desired behavior
d. Stimulate recall of prerequisite
99. Miss Tengco taped one of the “Sesame Street’ series and slowed this to class. Which of
the following generalization under which the utilization of “Sesame Street” as an
instructional material was developed?
100. During her planning, Mrs. Geronimo always provides for he development of all
essential knowledge and understanding, intellectual, manipulative skills and attitudes.
What principle is reflected in her action?
a. Principle of organization
b. Principle of unity
c. Principle of balance
d. Principle of need oriented