Comprehensive Exam

COMPARATVE EDUCATION

Answer all of the following questions comprehensively to the best of your knowledge. Your high order
thinking skill (HOTS) competency is tested as a doctoral student. Answer logically to the point that you
are hitting the right answer.

1. Discuss the historical facts of Philippine education to start from the Monroe Survey
(1925) to the Presidential Task Force on Education (2008).

2. From the above knowledge that you acquired, describe the curriculum, the test
performance, the job competency, the international acceptability of graduates and
professionals according to the Bologna Accord.

3. Discuss the findings that the High school graduates are not prepared for higher education,
employment, entrepreneurship – in terms of competence, emotional maturity and legal
age. What remedy should you recommend to improve the above constraints of these
graduates?

4. Discuss the readiness of DepEd in the implementation of the K-12 program especially the
Senior High School in terms of faculty competency, material resources for classrooms,
computer literacy laboratory and other facilities as well as its subsequent on the job
training. How should you enhance these deficiencies to improve the quality of our Senior
High School graduates? You may cite your reference to justify your answer.

5. Compare/contrast the educational curriculum of the Philippines, Singapore, and Japan.

Enumerate the deficiencies of the Philippine basic education program as against these
two countries and which of these deficiencies should be prioritized to remedy and fast
track the enhancement of the current K-12 program to be at par with the same countries.
Cite concrete examples and references that would suffice your claim

6. The performance of Filipinos in International examinations and competitions in Science,

Mathematics and English proficiencies have been reported to be declining. It is
threatened some more by the COVID 19 pandemic. Where did the Philippines failed in
this aspect and what logical and doable solutions would you recommend that may be
appealing and convincing to the top management of DepEd.

Comprehensive Exam
AED 604 (Applied Philo-Social Foundations of Education)

Answer all of the following questions comprehensively to the best of your knowledge. Your high
order thinking skill (HOTS) competency is tested as a doctoral student. Answer logically to the
point that you are hitting the right answer.
 1. Argue on the role of Philosophy course(s) in higher education programs among higher
education institutions in terms of:
1.1. Fundamental contributions to education;
1.2. The institution’s core curriculum;
1.3. Its (philosophy) relations to other areas of intellectual inquiry; and
1.4. Its (philosophy) contributions beyond the curriculum
2. Argue logically the fundamental questions of a philosophical type concerning the nature
and destiny of man in terms of:
2.1. The nature of man as he is capable of being educated;
2.2. The goal or character of the truly educated man;
2.3. The trained abilities hat man acquires in achieving his goal; and
2.4. The agent by which man is educated.
3. Argue in detail “The Teacher of highest wisdom” as described by Plato as the
Philosopher King.
4. Describe the proportionality of moral and intellectual education. Discuss the logical order
which the teacher needs to know in order to facilitate learning.
5. Using the matrix below, fill in the spaces that correctly describes the given philosophy
Philosophy Why Teach What to Teach How to Teach
Essentialism
Progressivism
Perennialism
Existentialism
Behaviorism
Linguistic Philosophy
Constructivism/
Critical Theory

6. Give at least five (5) reasons why teachers should study philosophy.

Comprehensive Exam
AED 603 (Application of Bio-Psychological Foundations in Education)

Answer all of the following questions comprehensively to the best of your knowledge. Your high
order thinking skill (HOTS) competency is tested as a doctoral student. Answer logically to the
point that you are hitting the right answer.

1. What is psychological competence and how will you acquire it as a teacher or School
Head?
2. Why is it important to study bio-psychology if your career path is teaching or School
Administration?
3. What is the nature of teaching and what is effective teaching?

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 4. How will you make the learning process a learner centered in a real sense?
5. Why is social context, interpersonal relationships and emotional well-being important to
student learning?
6. How can a classroom best be managed?
7. How can a teacher assess student progress?
8. Discuss the social and ethical dimensions of teaching
9. Prepare a supervisory plan that would offer guidance to School Heads, teachers as well as
student teachers for a school district permeating at least 7 domains:
9.1. Domain 1. Decision making and accountability
9.2. Domain 2. Consultation and collaboration
9.3. Domain 3. Intervention & Instructional Support to Develop Academic Skills
9.4. Domain 4. Interventions to Develop Social &Life Skills
9.5. Domain 5. School Wide Practices to Promote Learning
9.6. Domain 6. Preventive & Responsive Services; and
9.7. Domain 7. Community-School Collaboration Services