Republic of the Philippines

Region IV-A CALABARZON

COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Province of Batangas
LEMERY COLLEGES
A. Bonifacio St. Bagong Sikat Lemery, Batangas

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION IN FACILITATING LEARNER-CENTERED TEACHING

NAME:____________________________COURSE/YEAR/SECTION:____________SCORE:_________

GENERAL INSTRUCTION/S: Strictly no erasures. Any form/forms of erasure or alteration is/are/will be considered
wrong or invalid.

TEST I. COMPLETION. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate terms to complete the paragraphs.

_________________ (1) is one’s awareness of his or her thinking and the ability to control it while
processing a task. It involves ____________________ (2), which comprises three components: declarative
knowledge (knowledge about ____________) (3), _________________ (4) (knowledge of processes), and
conditional knowledge (knowledge of what is appropriate for the context or situation). These components of
knowledge are influenced by ____________________ (5) and _______________ (6).

Metacognitive processes involve one’s ability to control and regulate his or her ____________ (7). It involves
_____________ (8) (the use of appropriate strategies and resources), monitoring (keeping track of the progress of
learning), and evaluating (determining the result or product of learning). In every stage, asking questions and
providing answers serve as guides to the thinking process.

___________________ (9) is the second element of metacognition. Whereas ___________________ (10)

refers to the learners’ knowledge or beliefs about the factors that affect __________________ (11),
___________________ (12) pertains to their ability to find out what , when and how to use a particular skill for a
given task. In this manner, they can ____________ (13) their learning. _________________ (14) is essential in
metacognition.

(15) This item will be considered correct if you would have answered correctly all the 14 concepts above.

TEST II. ERROR ANALYSIS. Note that all statements contain errors. Encircle the word/words that make/makes the
statement erroneous then write the correct term/terms on the space provided before each number. One point for
correct encircling of the wrong term and another point for correcting the erroneous term. (2 pts. each)

__________________ 16-17. Monitoring tells whether or not the procedure resulted to the correct answer or a
different answer.

__________________ 18-19. Communicative teaching strategies are, therefore, useful tools to enhance learners’
reflective thinking.

__________________ 20-21. Reading should have a content component and direct instruction on how to work
through a process.

__________________ 22-23. Paraphrasing is a powerful strategy for making material/s meaningful.

__________________ 24-25. Global learners can take partial information and organize it into a logical order and can
wait until the end of the class to see the complete picture the teacher is trying to present.

TEST III. ANALOGY

26. second element of metacognition : metacognitive regulation ; first element of metacognition :

___________________
27. Being aware of the learners’ different learning styles : ___________________ ; Students who are interested in
learning learn more : Student Motivation
28. __________________ : Students vary dramatically in the way they process and understand information ;
Students’ Learning Styles : Students’ preferences for/to some kinds of learning activities over others
29. Models : ________________ ; Reading aloud : auditory learners
30. Begin with experiences/generalization then infer the principles/theories : inductive teaching/learning ;
_____________________________ : deductive teaching/learning
31. Logical inference : intuitive pattern ; Observation of surroundings : __________________
32. Poor grades : ______________ ; Excessive absences : troubled students
33. selecting appropriate strategies & resources : _______________ ; assessing knowledge or learning : evaluating
34. strategy knowledge : conditional knowledge ; metacognitive knowledge : ___________________
35. heuristic : shortcut ; algorithm : ______________

TEST IV. IDENTIFICATION

__________________ 36. It is referred to as metacognitive monitoring and controlling learning.

__________________ 37. Most university teachers are ________ learners and find it easier to relate to and teach
students who are verbal learners.
__________________ 38. It is one of the most essentials of the communication arts.
__________________ 39. It is considered as a central part of students’ ability to control their learning processes and
to learn outcomes through deliberate self-regulatory decisions and actions.
__________________ 40. They are either novice or proficient that’s why teachers must profile them in terms of
thinking and studying.
__________________ 41. They are related to process, learning and development.
__________________ 42. They are usually associated with product orientations and demonstrating competence or
social comparisons to the peer group.
__________________ 43. It involves the ability to consider the accuracy of the knowledge and procedures to solve
the task.
__________________ 44. It provides the learners avenues to learn more.
__________________ 45. It focuses on the learning of the students and the conditions under which the students are
learning.

TEST V. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Select the option that best completes the statement and write its corresponding letter
on the blank before the number. If all options do not fit the statement, write E.

_______ 46. As John Loyd multiplies a binomial term, he was initially confused. Suddenly, he remembers the
acronym FOIL (First Outer-Inner Last). What was in operation at that instance?
A. declarative C. conditional
B. procedural D. contextual
_______ 47. Judeth is reading a selection. She finds some words that she doesn’t understand, which hinders her
comprehension of the story. If you were Judeth, how would you find a way to get the meaning of ambiguous words?
A. use contextual clues to the meaning C. call a friend to help clarify
B. read a word aloud repeatedly D. look for configuration clues
_______ 48. Jhon Roy could identify the uses of baking tools and equipment. He knows how to bake. One time, he
lacked one ingredient, but realized that he could use another similar ingredient to replace the recommended one.
What type of knowledge is Jhon Roy demonstrating in this situation?
A.declarative C. conditional
B. procedural D. contextua
_______ 49. Airene asks herself: “Should I try a different approach to arrive at the cause and effect of the problem?”
In what stage of the metacognitive process is she in?
A. planning C. evaluating
B. monitoring D. both planning and monitoring
_______ 50. Which of the following teacher prompts indicates that the learner is engaged in the planning stage of
metacognitive process?
A. Is my classification of plants correct?/
B. Do I have to take this plant out of the group?
C. Do I know the differences of all these plants to classify them?
D. Am I consistent in using the same criteria to classify all these plants?
_______ 51. The knowledge of what memory is, how it works and how to remember things.
A. Metacognition C. Heuristic
B. Cognition D. Metamemory
_______ 52. A reliable tool or identification of cognitive skills.
A. Self-reports C. Observation
B. Self-perception D. Psycho-educational evaluation
_______ 53. Knowledge on when or why to apply cognitive acts.
A. Knowledge of cognition C. Task knowledge
B. Metamemory D. Strategy knowledge
_______ 54. It provides the learners avenues to learn more.
A. Procedural knowledge C. Task knowledge
B. Declarative knowledge D. Conditional knowledge
_______ 55. It focuses on the learning of the students and the conditions under which the students are learning.
A. Interpersonal Consideration C. Learner-Centered Teaching
B. Communicative Approach D. Teaching Inclusively
_______ 56. Christian Lloyd knows that he has to develop more techniques to memorize concepts and terms in
Science. Which component of metacognition does he display?
A. metacognitive knowledge C. metacognitive experiencesl
B. metacognitive regulation D. metacognitive restriction
_______ 57. Cognition is involved in metacognition. In what way does cognition work during metacognition?
A. memorizing concepts and rules C. solving the problem cautiously
B. monitoring the progress of work D. recalling rules to apply
_______ 58. Karen is aware that she is hard up in Math, but she motivates herself to strive by not going out at night
to have enough time to read her lessons. Such action demonstrates the concept of --
A. self-regulation C. metamemory
B. meta-attention D. metacomprehension
_______ 59. Which of the following statements best fits the concept of metacognition?
A. Knowing how to solve problems presented in novel ways.
B. The awareness of what is known and how to use it appropriately.
C. The ability to manipulate knowledge to arrive at the correct answer.
D. Sufficient knowledge about facts, procedures and conditions to use them.
_______ 60. Which of the following metacognitive knowledge operates when the learner has his/her own way of
learning information?
A. procedural knowledge C. conditional knowledge
B. declarative knowledge D. specific knowledge

TEST VI. ENUMERATION

61-63. Three Phases of Metacognitive Regulation

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64-65. Dichotomy of Goals
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66-67. Aspects of Metacognitive Instruction
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68-70. Components of Metacognitive Knowledge
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PREPARED BY:

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FLCT INSTRUCTOR