Part 2 Professional Education
Part 2 Professional Education
Part 2 Professional Education
57. Study this group of tests which was administered with the following results, then answer the question.
Subject Mean SD Ronnel's Score
Math 56 10 43
Physics 41 9 31
English 80 16 109
In which subject(s) did Ronnel perform most poorly in relation to the group's performance?
A. English B. English and Math C. Math D. Physics
58. Which holds true to standardized tests?
A. They are used for comparative purposes C. They are scored according to different standards
B. They are administered differently D. They are used for assigning grades
59. Study this group of tests which was administered with the following results, then answer the question.
Subject Mean SD Ronnel's Score
Math 56 10 43
Physics 41 9 31
English 80 16 109
In which subject(s) were the scores most homogenous?
A. Math B. English C. Physics D. Physics and Math
60. What can be said of Peter who obtained a score of 75 in a Grammar objective test?
A. He answered 75 items in the test correctly. C. His rating is 75.
B. He answered 75% of the test items correctly. D. He performed better than 5% of his classmates.
61. Quiz is to formative test while periodic is to __________
A. criterion-reference test B. summative test C. norm-reference test D. diagnostic test
62. Which applies when skewness is zero?
A. Mean is greater than the median C. Scores have three modes
B. Median is greater than mean D. Scores are normally distributed
63. Value clarification as a strategy in Values Education classes is anchored on which philosophy?
A. Existentialism B. Christian philosophy C. Idealism D. Hedonism
64. Out of 3 distracters in a multiple choice test item, namely B, C, and D, no pupil chose D as
answer. This implies that D is __________
A. an ineffective distracter B. a vague distracter C. an effective distracter D. a plausible distracter
65. All men are pretty much alike. It is only by custom that they are set apart, said one Oriental philosopher. Where can
this thought be most inspiring?
A. In a multi-cultural group of learners
B. In multi-cultural and heterogeneous groups of learners and indigenous peoples' group
C. In a class composed of indigenous peoples
D. In heterogeneous class of learners
66. Which group of philosophers maintain that truth exists in an objective order that is independent of the knower?
A. Idealists B. Pragmatists C. Existentialists D. Realists
67. Each teacher is said to be a trustee of the cultural and educational heritage of the nation and is, under obligation to
transmit to learners such heritage. Which practice makes him fulfill such obligation?
A. Use the latest instructional technology. C. Use interactive teaching strategies.
B. Observe continuing professional education. D. Study the life of Filipino heroes.
68. Teacher B engages her students with information for thorough understanding for meaning and for competent
application. Which principle governs Teacher B's practice?
A. Constructivist B. Gestalt C. Behaviorist D. Cognitivist
69. In which competency do my students find the greatest difficulty? In the item with a difficulty index of __________.
A. 0.1 B. 0.9 C. 0.5 D. 1.0
70. Rights and duties are correlative. This means that __________.
A. rights and duties regulate the relationship of men in society C. each right carries with it one or several corresponding duties
B. rights and duties arise from natural law D. rights and duties ultimately come from God
71. Which describes norm-referenced grading?
A. The performance of the group C. The students' past performance
B. What constitutes a perfect score D. An absolute standard
72. Teacher U teaches to his pupils that pleasure is not the highest good. Teacher's teaching is against what philosophy?
A. Realism B. Hedonism C. Epicureanism D. Empiricism
73. Standard deviation is to variability as mode to __________.
A. level of difficulty B. discrimination C. correlation D. central tendency
74. Which test has broad sampling of topics as strength?
A. Objective test
B. Short answer test
C. Essay test
D. Problem type
75. I combined several subject areas in order to focus on a single concept for inter-disciplinary teaching. Which
strategy/method did I use?
A. Problem-entered learning B. Thematic instruction C. Reading-writing activity D. Unit method
76. Which teaching activity is founded on Bandura's Social Learning Theory?
83. History books used in schools are replete with events portraying defeats and weaknesses of the Filipino as a people.
How should you tackle them in the classroom?
A. Present them and express your feelings of shame.
B. Present facts and use them as means in inspiring your class to learn from them.
C. Present them and blame those people responsible or those who have contributed.
D. Present them as they are presented, and tell the class to accept reality.
84. Standard deviation is to variability as mean is to __________.
A. coefficient of correlation B. central tendency C. discrimination index D. level of difficulty
85. A mother gives his boy his favorite snack every time the boy cleans up his room. Afterwards, the boy cleaned his
room everyday in anticipation of the snack. Which theory is illustrated?
A. Associative Learning B. Classical Conditioning C. Operant Conditioning D. Pavlonian Conditioning
86. Bruner's theory on intellectual development moves from enactive to iconic and symbolic stages. In which stage(s)
are diagrams helpful to accompany verbal information?
A. Enactive and iconic B. Symbolic C. Symbolic and enactive D. Iconic
87. Teacher A discovered that his pupils are very good in dramatizing. Which tool must have helped him discover his
pupils' strength?
A. Portfolio assessment B. Performance test C. Journal entry D. Paper-and-pencil test
88. Which one can enhance the comparability of grades?
A. Using common conversion table for translating test scores in to ratings C. Allowing individual teachers to determine factors for rating
B. Formulating tests that vary from one teacher to another D. Individual teachers giving weights to factors considered for rating
89. In the Preamble of the Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers, which is NOT said of teachers?
A. LET passers C. Possess dignity and reputation
B. Duly licensed professionals D. With high-moral values as well as technical and professional competence
90. Which is the first step in planning an achievement test?
A. Define the instructional objective. C. Select the type of test items to use.
B. Decide on the length of the test. D. Build a table of specification.
91. A teacher who equates authority with power does NOT __________.
A. shame B. develop self-respect in every pupil C. retaliate D. intimidate
92. Which is a major advantage of a curriculum-based assessment?
A. It is informal in nature. C. It tends to focus on anecdotal information on student progress.
B. It connects testing with teaching. D. It is based on a norm-referenced measurement model.
93. Which does NOT belong to the group of alternative learning systems?
A. Multi-grade grouping B. Multi-age grouping C. Graded education D. Non-graded grouping
94. Theft of school equipment like tv, computer, etc. by teenagers in the community itself is becoming a common
phenomenon. What does this incident signify?
A. Prevalence of poverty in the community. C. Deprivation of Filipino schools.
B. Inability of school to hire security guards. D. Community's lack of sense of co-ownership.
95. Which can effectively measure students' awareness of values?
A. Projective techniques B. Moral dilemma C. Likert scales D. Anecdotal record
96. Based on Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience, which activity is closest to the real thing?
A. View images B. Attend exhibit C. Watch a demo D. Hear
97. Teacher B is a teacher of English as a Second Language. She uses vocabulary cards, fill-in-the-blank sentences,
dictation and writing exercises in teaching a lesson about grocery shopping. Based on this information, which of the
following is a valid conclusion?
A. The teacher is reinforcing learning by giving the same information in, a variety of methods.
B. The teacher is applying Bloom's hierarchy of cognitive learning.
C. The teacher wants to do less talk.
D. The teacher is emphasizing listening and speaking skills.
98. Helping in the development of graduates who Are maka-Diyosis an influence of
A. naturalistic morality B. classical Christian morality C. situational morality D. dialectical morality
99. From whom do we owe the theory of deductive interference as illustrated in syllogisms?
A. Plato B. Socrates C. Aristotle D. Pythagoras
100. Studies in the areas of neurosciences disclosed that the human brain has limitless capacity. What does this imply?
A. Some pupils are admittedly not capable of learning.
B. Every pupil has his own native ability and his learning is limited to this native ability.
C. Every child is a potential genius.
D. Pupils can possibly reach a point where they have learned everything.