Bicol University

GUBAT CAMPUS
Gubat, Sorsogon

Name: John Richard Hamlet E. Isaac Score:

Course: BEED2B Date: 03/17/2022

MIDTERM EXAM
Second Semester-AY 2021-2022

TEACHING MULTI-GRADE CLASSES

I. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE.

Write “T” on the space provided if the statement is correct. If the statement is incorrect, change
the underlined word/s to make the statement correct.

I 1. In the multi-grade class environment, each teacher is expected to know, and be able to
teach effectively, different subject areas at different grade levels.

_____ 2. A teacher in a multi-grade class needs to undertake studies on methods and techniques,
which improve participation and learning achievement.

I 3. The multi-grade teacher is often the most well-educated person in the community (in a
formal as distinct from a non-formal sense).

I 4. The teacher is expected to have an array of skills and talents, in addition to those
required in the specific subject areas within the normal teaching curriculum.

I 5. One of the roles which a multi-grade teacher must play, is to monitor the process of the
pupil’s learning, so as to ensure a good quality of education.

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Direction: Choose the best answer from the options given: Write your answer on the space provided.

C 1. Many teachers in Asia and the Pacific – teachers such as you – need to teach students from
more than one grade in one classroom. The approach being used is known as Multi-Grade Teaching.

A. Multi-Grade Classes
B. Multi age
C. Multi-Grade Teaching
D. Mixed grade
B. Facilitator 2. What role which the multigrade teacher must carry out is to monitor the progress of pupil's
learning so as to ensure quality of education.
A. Teacher
B. Facilitator
C. Evaluator
D. Planner

C. I, II, II 3. The secret to being a successful multigrade teacher is to__________

A. balance time effectively.

B. prepare a variety of activities
C. develop new and more effective teaching practices.
D. keep all groups of students engaged in the multigrade environment

A. I only B. II only C. I, II, II D. IV only

A 4. In engaging your students and keeping them focused on learning multigrade teacher should
create a space for each group to keep your students engaged in one or another activity.

A. space for each group to keep your students engaged in one or another activity.

B. should be both meaningful and intense enough that nothing distracts your students from their work
when different grades are sitting in the same room and carrying out other activities at the same time.

C. develop activities on which all students can work – and help each other with

D. A, B and C

C 5. In many countries, however, not only in Southeast Asia but in many parts of Europe, North
America, and Australia, multigrade teaching is the first choice for managing a classroom. This is true for
several reasons EXCEPT ONE.

A. Groups of similar schools in a geographic area can create a cluster to organize regular and frequent
meetings.

B. It helps children, especially those in remote and isolated areas, realize their right to education and
therefore learn what they need – and want – to learn
C. It is a cost-effective approach to providing schooling to children often excluded from your education
system

D. It benefits you as a multigrade teacher by helping you to plan your work better and be more efficient in
your use of time
III. IDENTIFICATION

Identify what is referred to by the statement. Write your answer on the space provided before the
number.
Para-Professional trainer 1. Learning is a continuous process, and it happens both at
home and at school. The teacher has a critical role in the training of parents, and other local
community members, to act as facilitators for student’s learning.
Government Extension Worker 2. Many multi-grade classes are situated in isolated and
remote regions, and the schools often form centers in such communities. Many government
policies, concerning family planning and health care, can be put into practice better with the help
of teachers.
Financial Manager 3. The multi-grade teacher is a manager of the finances of
the school in situations where a financial allocation is made to the school.
Material Designer 4. Although various curriculum materials are usually
prepared by central and/or provincial authorities of education, multi-grade teachers still need to
develop their own support materials related to the pupil’s environment.
Surrogate Parent 5. In remote and isolated communities, particularly where
the teacher speaks the local language, and is well accepted by the local community, the multi-
grade teacher often forms a closer relationship with his or her pupils than is found in city
schools, and age-grade schools. The atmosphere in a multi-grade classroom is more like that of a
home, since pupils are not separated by age or grade levels. In this context, the multi-grade
teacher is often seen as a surrogate parent to the students.

IV. ENUMERATION

6-9. What are the prime reasons for multi-grade classes that may be placed into four major categories?

 Low community population,

 Poor economic conditions
 Persistence of cultural practices which would impede the attendance of students at school.
 Geographical location of the school
 Some students may be mentally challenged.

10- 21. Functions and Roles of Multi-grade Teachers

 Action Researcher
 Teacher/Learning Facilitator
 Resource person
 Counsellor
 Evaluator
 Material Designer
 Para-professional Trainer
 Government Extension Worker
 Quality Controller
 Surrogate Parent
  Financial Manager
 Representative of moral, cultural and political values.

V. Essay

21-25. What are Multi-Grade Classes? Where are they found and why do they exist?

 Most of the schools that hold multi0grade classes are found in remote and isolated areas.
Small schools in some developing countries have been providing multi-grade education.
These small schools manage to provide quality education with the help of the multigrade
teachers.

26-30. What are the advantages of small schools?

The advantages of having multi-grade classes in school is an opportunity for highly

individualized teaching, it also develops leadership and cooperative and management skills of students.

31-40. What are our difficulties/challenges concerning?

 Physical Environment?
o Long distance from transportation, roads, clinics, etc.
o Children are often less healthy
o Lack of communication with educational support system.
 Social Environment?
o Loneliness of the teacher.
o Negative attitude towards multi-grade teaching.
o Lack of government policies on multi-grade classes.
 Learning Environment?
o Lack of super vision
o Lack of Learning Materials
o Lack of trained personnel
o Lack of facilities, such as library, health center etc.

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Prepared by:
AMMABELLE B. LEONOR
Part-time Professorial Lecturer