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Educ 9 Midterm-Exam The Teacher and The School

Curriculum
Bachelor of Secondary Education - English (University of Rizal System)

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SUMULONG COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

The Teacher and The School Curriculum
MIDTERM EXAM

Name:_______________________ Date: ___________________

Instructor: _________________
Direction: Choose the best answer in each of the following items. Write the letter
of the correct answer before each number.

1. You are very much interested in a quality professional development program

for teachers. What characteristic should you look for?
a. Prescribe by top educational teachers
b. Dependent on the availability of funds
c. Required for renewal of professional license
d. Responsive to identified teacher’s needs.
2. To ensure high standards of teachers’ personal and professional development,
which of the following measures must be implemented?
I. A school head plans the professional development of his/her teachers.
II. Every teacher formulates his/her own professional development plan
III. The implementation of what is leaned in a training must be monitored.
a. I only c. II and III
b. I and III d. II only
3. As a community leader, which of the following should a teacher NOT do?
a. Support effort of the community to improve their status in life.
b. Make herself aloof to ensure that her decisions will not be influenced by
the community politics.
c. Solicit donation from philanthropists in the community.
d. Play an active part in the activities of the community.
4. In a highly pluralistic society, what type of learning environment is the
responsibility of the teacher?
I. Safe
II. Gender-biased
III. Secure
a. I and II c. II only
b. I, II and III d. I and III
5. A teacher is said to be “trustee of the cultural and educational heritage of the
nation and is under obligation to transmit to learners such heritage”. Which
practice makes the teacher fulfill such obligation?
a. Use interactive teaching strategies.
b. Use the latest educational technology.
c. Observe continuing professional education
d. As a class, study the life of Filipino heroes.

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6. Which actions show that political factors affect schools as agents of change?
I. The strengthening of the teaching of English in Philippines school.
II. The introduction of mandated subjects such as Rizal in the curriculum
III. The practice of mainstreaming
IV. The turnover of day care centers for DSWD to DepEd for supervision.
a. I and III c. II and III
b. I and II d. II and IV

7. For more efficient and effective management of school as agents of change,

one proposal is for the DepEd to cluster remote stand-alone schools under
one lead school head. Which factor has the strongest influence on this
proposal?
a. Psychological c. Geographical
b. Historical d. Social
8. What does the acronym EFA imply for schools?
a. The acceptance of exclusive schools for boys and for girls.
b. The stress on the superiority of formal education over that of alternative
learning system.
c. Practice of inclusive education
d. The concentration on formal education system
9. The wide acceptance of “bottom up” management style has influenced schools
to practice which management practice?
a. Exclusion of politicians from the pool of guest speakers during graduation
exercises.
b. Prescription of what ought to be done from the Center Office.
c. Involvement of students, parents, teachers, and community in school
planning
d. Allowing schools to do what they think is best
10. Large class size in congested cities is a common problem in our public
schools. Which measure/s have schools taken to offset the effects of large
class?
I. The deployment of more teachers
II. The implementation of 1:1 pupil textbook ratio
III. The conduct of morning and afternoon sessions
a. I, II and III c. III only
b. I and II d. II only
11. The failure of independent study with most Filipino students may be
attributed to students’
a. unpreparedness from schooling
b. ambivalence
c. high degree of independence
d. high degree of independence on authority

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12. The schooling incidents in school campuses abroad have made school to
rethink the curriculum. Which is believed to counteract such incidents and
so is being introduced in schools?
I. Inclusion of socio-emotional teaching
II. The emphasis on the concept of competition against self and not against
others
III. Focus on academic achievement and productivity
a. I and III c. I and II
b. II and III d. I, II and III
13. Widespread abuse of Mother Earth prompted schools to teach sustainable
development. Which one does this prove about schools?
a. The curricula of schools are centered on Mother Earth.
b. Schools can easily integrate sustained development in their curriculum.
c. Sustained development cannot be effectively taught in the classroom.
d. Environment factors influence the school as an agent of change.
14. A father tells his daughter “You are a woman. You are meant for the home
and so for you, going to school is not necessary.” Is the father CORRECT?
a. It depends on the place when the daughter and the father live.
b. Yes, women are meant to be a mother only.
c. No. today women can take on the jobs of men.
d. No, there is gender equality in education.
15. Is there a legal basis for increasing the teachers starting salary to P18,000
a month?
a. No, it is a gift to teachers from Congress
b. Yes, R.A 7836
c. No, it is simply an act of benevolence from President GMA
d. Yes, the Phil. Constitution
16. As provided for the Educational Act of 1982, how are the institutions of
learning encourage to set higher standards of equality over the minimum
standards required for state recognition?
a. Granting of Special Permit
b. Academic freedom
c. Continuing Professional Education
d. Voluntary accreditation
17. Despite of opposition from some school officials, DepEd has continuously
enforced the “no collection of fees” policy during enrolment period in public
schools. In this policy in accordance with EFA goals?
a. No, it violates the mandate of equality education
b. Yes, it somewhat eliminates gender disparities
c. Yes, it supports equitable access to basic education
d. No. it does not support parent of adult education

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18. “Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less”. Hence, it
is better to be a generalist, claims Teacher F. Which Philosophy does Teacher
F. subscribe to?
a. Existentialism c. Essentialism
b. Perennialism d. Progressivism
19. Mencius believed that all people are born good. This thought on the innate
goodness of people makes it easier to our pupils.
a. teach c. like
b. Respect d. motivate
20. The specialization requires of every professional teacher for him/her to be
competent is in line with which pillar of learning?
a. Learning to know
b. Learning to be
c. Learning to live together
d. Learning to do
21. Which pillar of learning is aimed at the holistic development of man and
his complete fulfillment?
a. Learning to be
b. Learning to know
c. Learning to live together
d. Learning to do
22. Material development at the expense of human development points to the
need to do more in school.
a. “Learning to do”
b. “Learning to know”
c. “Learning to live together”
d. “Learning to be”
23. A student complains to you about his failing grade. When you recomputed
you found out that you committed an error in this grade computation. Your
decision is not accept the erroneous computation before the student and so
leave the failing grade as is for fear that you may lose credibility. Is this
morally right?
a. No, the reason for not accepting the error before the students in flimsy.
b. No, the end does not justify the means
c. Yes, the end justifies the means
d. Yes, as a teacher you must maintain your credibility
24. Which violate(s) the principle of respect?
I. Teacher A tells her students that what Teacher B taught is wrong.
II. To retaliate, Teacher B advises students not to enroll in Teacher A’s class.
III. Teacher C secretly gives way to a special favor (e.g. add 2 points to grade)
requested by student A, who is vying for honors.
a. II and III c. I and II
b. I, II and III d. I and III

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25. Which is/are in accordance with the principle of pedagogical competence?

I. Communication of objectives of the course to students
II. Awareness of alternative instruction strategies
III. Selection of appropriate methods of instruction
a. I and III c. III only
b. I, II and III d. II and III
26. With a death threat over his head, Teacher D is directed to pass an
undeserving student. Which will a utilitarianist do?
a. Pass the student, why suffer the threat?
b. Don’t pass him; live by your principle of justice. You will get reward, if not
in this life, in the next.
c. Pass the student. That will be of use to the student, his parents and you.
d. Don’t pass him. You surely will not like someone to give you a death threat
in other to pass.
27. Teacher A knows of the illegal activities of a neighbor but keeps quiet in
order not to be involved in any investigation. Which foundational principle of
morality does Teacher A fail to apply?
a. The end does not justify the means
b. The end justifies the means
c. Always do what is right
d. Between two evils, do the lesser evil
28. To earn units for promotion, a teacher pays her fee but does not attend
class at all. Does this constitute professional growth?
a. Not immediately but yes after promotion
b. It depends on the school she is enrolled in
c. No, it is simply earning MA units for promotion
d. Yes, just enrolling in an MA program is already professional growth
29. If a teacher asks more higher-order questions, he has to ask more
questions.
a. fact c. convergent
b. close d. concept
30. Misdemeanor has a “ripple effect”. This implies that as a classroom
manager, a teacher
a. reinforces positive behavior
b. responds to misbehavior promptly
c. is consistent in her classroom management practice
d. count 1 to 10 before she deals with a misbehaving student
31. Based on Edgar Dale’s “Cone of Experience”, which activity is farthest from
the real thing?
a. Watching demo c. Video disc
b. Attending exhibit d. Viewing images

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32. The students of Teacher Y scan an electronic encyclopedia, view a film on

subject, or look at related topics at the touch of a button right there in the
classroom. Which device/s does teacher Y’s class have?
a. Teaching machines
b. CD
c. Video disc
d. Videotaped lesson
33. Which is an INAPPROPIATE way to manage off-task behavior?
a. Redirect a child’s attention to task and check his progress to make sure
he is continuing work
b. Make eye contact to communicate what you wish to communicate
c. Move closer to the child to make him feel your presence
d. Stop your class activity to correct a child who is no longer on task
34. To be an effective classroom manager, a teacher must be friendly but must
at the same time be .
a. confident c. analytical
b. businesslike d. buddy-buddy
35. Which software is needed when one wants to perform automatic
calculations on numerical data?
a. Database
b. Spreadsheet Program
c. Microsoft Word
d. Microsoft Powerpoint
36. Which of the following questions must be considered in evaluating teacher-
made materials?
a. In the material new?
b. Does the material simulate individualism?
c. Is the material expensive?
37. Kounin claims that “with-it-ness” is one of the characteristics of an
effective classroom manager. What is one sign of “with-it-ness”?
a. Giving attention to students who are having difficulty with school work
b. Seeing only a portion of the class but intensively
c. Knowing where instructional materials are kept
d. Aware of what’s happening in all parts of the classroom
38. Which of these is one of the ways by which the internet enables people to
browse documents connected by hypertext links?
a. URL
b. Browser
c. Welcome page
d. World Wide Web
39. Which characteristics must be primary considered as a choice of
instructional aids?
a. Stimulate and maintain students interests
b. Suited to the lesson objectives

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c. Updated and relevant to Filipino setting

d. New and skillfully made
40. You can exhibit referent power on the first day of school by
a. telling them the importance of good grades
b. giving your students a sense of belongingness and acceptance
c. making them feel you know what you are taking about
d. reminding your students your authority over them again and again
41. I would like to use a model to emphasize particular part. Which of these
would be MOST appropriate?
a. Regalia c. Stimulation
b. Audio recording d. Mock up
42. What must a teacher do to ensure orderly transitions between activities?
a. Allow time for the students to socialize in between activities
b. Have the materials ready at the start of the activity
c. Assign fewer exercise to fill the allotted time
d. Wait for students who lag behind
43. The task of setting up routine activities for effective classroom
management is a task that a teacher should undertake
a. as soon as the students have adjusted to their schedules
b. on the very first day of school
c. every day at the start of the session
d. every homeroom day
44. Teacher S uses the low-profile classroom control technique most of the
time. What does this imply?
a. She is reactive in her disciplinary orientation
b. She manages pupils personalities
c. She reacts severely to a misbehaving student
d. She stops misbehaving without disrupting lesson flow
45. When teacher tries to elicit clarification on a student response or solicits
additional information, which of these should be use?
a. Directing c. Structuring
b. Probing d. Cross examining
46. Which priority criterion should guide a teacher in the choice of
instructional devices?
a. Novelty c. Attractiveness
b. Cost d. Appropriateness
47. Which learning activity is MOST appropriate if a teacher’s focus is
attitudinal change?
a. Fieldtrip c. Role play
b. Exhibit d. Game

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48. Teacher H strives to draw participation of every student into her classroom
discussion. Which of these student needs is she/he trying to address? The need
to .
a. shoe one’s oral abilities to the rest of the class
b. feel significant and be part of a group
c. get everything and be part of a group
d. be creative
49. Instead of teacher giving this comment a student response. “You’re on the
wrong track!” What should be teacher do?
a. Change the question to an easier one
b. Redirect the question by calling another student to recite
c. Probe to redirect the response into a more productive area
d. Pause, ask the question, lecture, then ask the question again
50. If curriculum is designed following the traditional approach, which feature(s)
apply(ies)?
I. The aims of the curriculum are set by professionals and experts
II. Interested groups (teachers, students, communities) are assumed to agree
with the aims of the curriculum
III. Consensus building in not necessary
a. III only c. I, II
b. I, II, III d. I, III

II. In your view as a student teacher, to what extent does the curriculum in
your institution take into account the needs and interest of learners? Given the
opportunity, what modifications would you recommend to curriculum planners
that would accommodate these learners? Make a flowchart as you discuss your
answer.(20 pts) Note: you can upload your answer in word, ppt or JPG file.

Prepared by: Jemuel C. Antazo, LPT, MaEd.

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