Professional Education

This review material is designed to assist applicants in preparing for the LET (Licensure Examination for Teachers) by providing them with a comprehensive understanding of the necessary knowledge and skills for the examination.

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At the end of periodical examination, Teacher R administered a summative test in Filipino. After scoring the test papers she assigned grades to each test score such as 95, 90, 85, 80 etc. What process did Teacher R use?It is the study of man’s prehistory through the buried remains of ancient culture, skeletal remnants of human beings.Teacher D claims: "If I have to give reinforcement, it has to be given immediately after the response." Which theory supports Teacher D?Visual imagery helps people store information in their memory more effectively. Which is one teaching implication of this principle?Which is essential in the cognitive development of a person according to Vygotsky?The design of the 2002 Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) is based on the principles that the main sources for contemporary basic education are the expert systems of knowledge and the learner's experience in their context. This shows that the BEC is _____ in orientation. I. constructivist II. behaviorist III. essentialistWhich assessment tool shows evidence of student’s writing skills?Ask to do a learning task, Joe hesitates and says "Mahirap. Ayaw ko. 'Di ko kaya!" (It's difficult. I don't like it. I can't do it.) To which problem does the case of the student allude? I. Unmotivated students II. Uncaring teachers III. Extremely difficult learning tasks IV. incompetent teachersTeacher S wants to determine immediately the learning difficulties of her students. Which of the following do you expect her to undertake?NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted against set mastery level. This means that NSAT and NEAT fall under __________.The result of the item analysis showed that item no. 4 has a discrimination index of 0.67. What characteristic could be true about this item?The theme of Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory emphasizes the role of appropriate assistance given by the teacher to accomplish a task. Such help enables the child to move from the zone of actual developmeny to a zone of proximal development. Such assistance is termed _____.Which of these activities is not appealing to the bodily-kinesthetic learners?Institutions of learning are required to meet the minimum standards for state recognition but are encouraged to set higher standards of quality over and above the minimum through _____ as provided in Educational Act of 1982.You intend to assess affective attributes such as capacity to feel, attitudes, and behavior. Which of the following should you establish to ascertain the instrument's validity?Which will be the most authentic assessment tool for an instructional objective on working with and relating to people?As an effective classroom manager, what should a teacher do? I. She uses instructional time wisely. II. She uses her power to punish students for the sake of discipline. III. She puts to use the available and appropriate materials. IV. She manipulates colleagues and students so she can meet her goals.Keeping track of assessment results from one periodic rating to the next is useful in contributing to the development of a _____.In the K W L technique K stands for what the pupil already knows, W for he wants to know and L for what he _____.Which is one characteristic of an effective classroom management?When curriculum content is fairly distributed in each area of discipline, this means that the curriculum is _____.Direct instruction is for facts, rules, and actions as indirect instruction is for _____.The difficulty index of a test item is 1.0. This means that the test is _____.The discrimination index of a test item is - 0.35. What does this mean?His aim of education is individual not a preparation for but participation in the life around the individual.The following are characteristics of a child- friendly school except for _____.To make the lesson meaningful, systematic and motivating, teachers’ example should be ______.Which are the most important concerns about the use of ICT in instruction? I. Developing appropriate curriculum materials that allow students to construct meaning and develop knowledge throught the use of ICT II. Devising strategies to meaningfully integrate technology into the curriculum III. Using pedagogical skills related to technology IV. Providing teachers with skills for using software applicationsWhich of these non-threatening means of assessing learning outcomes? I. Portfolio II. Self-evaluation III. Peer evaluation IV. Learning journalsTeacher A's lesson is about the parts of the gumamela. He asked his pupils per group to bring a real flower to study the different parts. After the group work labeling each part, the teacher gave a test. What would be the best type of test he can give?Principal A wants her teachers to be constructivist in their teaching orientation. On which assumption/s is the principal's action anchored? I. Students learn by personally constructing meaning of what is taught. II. Students construct and reconstruct meanings based on experiences. III. Students derive meaning from the meaning that teacher gives.The norms in a school culture are centered on the _____.The difficulty index of a test item is 1.0. What does this mean?Someone wrote: "Environment relates to the profound relationship between matter, nature, and society, and in such a context, ICTs bring new ways of living in a more interconnected society, all of which reduces our dependency on matter and affects our relationship with nature." What does this convey?Educational institutions’ effort of developing work skills inside the school are aimed at _____.Teacher B discovered that her pupils are weak in comprehension. To further determine in which particular skills her pupils are weak which test should Teacher B give?That the quality of Philippine education is declining was the result of a study by EDCOM which recommended to _____ teachers and teaching.As provided in the Republic Act #4670, every teacher shall enjoy equitable safeguards at each stage of any disciplinary procedures and shall the following except:The subject matter or content to be learned must be within the time allowed, resources available, expertise of the teacher, and nature of learners. What criterion is addressed?A child was shown an amount of water in a glass. The teacher poured the whole amount to a much taller and narrower glass and marked this glass asIn a multiple choice test item with four options and out of 50 examinees, which was the least effective distracter?What is an alternative assessment tool for teaching and learning consisting of a collection of work/artifacts finished or in-progress accomplished by the targeted clientele?Societal change requires continually deep- seated questions about "good" living. Which of these did Socrates recognize as the greatest of human virtues?Among the following curriculum stakeholders, who has the most responsibility in curriculum implementation?Study this group of tests which was administered with the following results, then answer the question. SubjectMathPhysicsEnglishMean564180SD1091 6Student′sScore4331109 In which subject(s) did Ronnel perform most poorly in relation to the group’s performance?You like to show a close representation of the size and shape of the earth and its location in the entire solar system. What is the best instructional aid?Which of the following techniques of curriculum implementation is fit to the objective of developing cooperative learning and social interaction?To determine your pupil's entry knowledge and skills, which should you employ?We encounter people whose prayer goes like this: “O God, if there is a God; save my soul, if I have a soul” From whom is this prayer?What is the implication of using a method that focuses on the why rather than the how?Which software can you predict changes in weather pattern and or trends in the population of endangered species?You would like to assess students' ability to write a portfolio. What type of test will determine their ability to organize ideas and think critically?Teacher F asks one student, "Rachel, can you summarize what we have just read? Remember, the title of this section of the chapter." This is an example of a teacher's effort at _____.Cooperative learning approach makes use of a classroom organization where students work in teams to help each other learn. What mode of grouping can facilitate the skill and values desired?To solve moral ambiguity among us Filipinos, we must _____.In their desire to make schools perform, the DepEd then published the ranking of schools in NAT results nationwide. As an effect of this practice, what did schools tend to do? I. Taught at the expense of NAT II. Conducted review classes for NAT at the expense of teaching III. Practiced the so-called teaching to the testWhich one appropriately describes your lesson if you use the cognitive approach?Which apply/applies to extrinsically motivated learners? I. Tend to process information superficially II. Tend to be content with meeting minimum requirements III. Achieve at high levelTo make our children become like "little scientists", which of the following methods should we employ more often? I. Inquiry II. Problem-solving III. LaboratoryTeacher 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 mother gives her son his favorite snack every time the boy cleans up his room. Afterwards, the boy cleans his room everyday in anticipation of the snack. Which theory explains this?What is the primary fundamental question in examining a curriculum?To elicit more student’s response, Teacher G made use of covert responses. Which one did she NOT do?Which is the ideal stage of moral development?There is a statement that says, "No amount of good instruction will come out without good classroom management." Which of the following best explains this statement?What does a Table of Specification establish?A person who had painful experiences at the dentist's office may become fearful at the mere sight of the dentist's office. Which theory can explain this?Which one can help student develop the habit of critical thinking?Multiple intelligences can be used to explain children's reading performance. Which group tends to be good readers?Teachers should avoid _____ in assigning student performance-based ratings.Which of the following is NOT a guidance role of the classroom teacher?Watson applied classical conditioning in his experiments and the results showed that behavior is learned through stimulus-response associations, specifically the development of emotional responses to certain stimuli. This helps is in _____.Who claimed that children are natural learners and therefore, must be taught in natural settings?the benefit of "reading aloud" is that children learn _____.What does a negatively skewed score contribution imply?A high school graduate was refused admission to a university on the grounds that he failed the admission test. The student insisted that he had the right to be admitted and the act of the univeristy was a violation of his right to education. Was the student correct?Which of the following is a correct statement on service contracting scheme?Student M obtained an NSAT percentile rank of 80. This indicates that _____.Teachers are encouraged to make use of authentic assessment. Which goes with authentic assessment?Global students learn with short bursts of energy. To maintain concentration they require ______.A child was punished for cheating in an exam. For sure the child wont cheat again in short span of time, but this does not guarantee that the child won’t cheat ever again. Based on Thorndike’s theory on punishment and learning, this shows that _____.Faith, hope, and love are values now and forever whether they will be valued by people or not. Upon what philosophy is this anchored?In a grade distribution, what does the normal curve mean?Lecturer C narrates: "I observe that when there is an English-speaking foreigner in class, more often than not, his classmates perceive him to be superior." To which Filipino trait does this point?Which violates this brain-based principle of teaching-learning: "Each child's brain is unique and vastly different from one another."The child fainted in your class because she has not eaten her breakfast. What is the best thing for you to do in this situation?Which one should teacher AVOID to produce an environment conducive for learning?You are convinced that whenever a student performs a desired behavior, provide reinforcement and soon the student learns to perform the behavior on her own. On which principle is your conviction based?“Men are built not born.” This quotation by John Watson states that _____.Which order follows the basic rule in framing interaction?At the preoperational stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory, the child can see only his point of view and assumes that everyone also has the same view as his. What is this tendency called?"Vox Populi Est Supreme Lex" is a Latin expression that means what?Which is not among the major targets of the Child-Friendly School System (CFSS)?Thorndike's law of effect states that a connection between stimulus and response is strengthened when the consequence is _____.Which is the most reliable tool of seeing the development in your pupils' ability to write?The Philippine constitution directs the teaching of religion in public schools on the following conditions except for?These are also known as “combination classes” organized in barrios/barangays where the required number of pupils of the same grade levels has not met the required number to make a separate class thus the teacher apportions class time for instruction to every grade level within class. These are ______.After reading and paraphrasing R. Frost's Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening, Teacher M asked the class to share any insight derived from this poem. On which assumption about the learner is Teacher M's act of asking the class to share their insight based?"Do not cheat. Cheating does not pay. If you do, you cheat yourself." says the voiceless voice from within you. In the context of Freud's theory, which is at workWhich of the following assessment tools would you recommend if one should adhere to constructivist theory of learning? I. Constructed response test II. Performance test III. Checklist of a motor screening test IV. Observation testThe test in English and Mathematics showed poor results in comprehension and problem-solvingquestions. How may the data be used for better learners' performance?Which of the following may be the assumption/s of behaviorists? I. The mind of a newborn child is a blank slate. II. All behaviors are determined by environmental events. III. The child has a certain degree of freedom not to allow himself to be shaped by his environment._____ supports equitable access but on the other hand, quality might be compromised.If you want your students to develop reading comprehension and learning strategies which one should you employ?What statement is FALSE with reference to Article VIII “The Teacher and the Learners” of the Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers?In the light of the modern concept of teaching, which is a characteristic of effective teaching?One facet of understanding, an evidence of learning is perspective. Which is an indicator of perspective?Which among the indicators could be most useful for assessing quality of schooling?The discrimination index of a test item is +0.48. What does this mean?Which of the following is NOT an example of a teacher’s nonverbal communication?Which is a valid assessment tool if you want to find out how well your students can speak extemporaneously?Professionalization of teachers and teaching as promulgated in Presidential Decree No. 1006, defines teaching as profession concerned with classroom institution ______.Teacher U asked her pupils to create a story out of the given pictures. Which projective technique did Teacher U use?The Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers stipulates that educational institutions shall offer quality education for all Filipino citizens. How is quality education defined in R.A. 9155?Teacher A discovered that his pupils are very good in dramatizing. Which tool must have helped him discover his pupils’ strength?Which appropriate teaching practice flows from this research finding on the brain: The brain's emotional center is tied into its ability to learn.Your percentile rank in class is 60%. What does this mean?Which test item is in the highest level of Bloom's taxonomy of objectives?In qualitative social and behavioral studies, "the investigator is a part of the study." What are implied in this statement? I. The researcher processes and analyzes the data himself. II Data interpretation depends on the orientation of the researcher. III. The investigator is the only source of information. IV. Data gathering may be done by others but the analysis is done by the researcher.The observable manifestation of student's feelings, thoughts, or attitude are summed up as behavior. Every high school teacher is expected to contribute to the assessment of the student's behavior but the grade is reflected in _____.Which must be present for self-evaluation to succeed?The instructions for a test are made simple, clear and concise. This is part of which of the following characteristics of a good test?What is the mean of this score distribution: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10?The Early Childhood Care and Development Act provides for the promotion of the rights of children for survival and development. Which of the following statements is not among its objectives?Which of the following represents a minuscule curriculum?Bernadette enjoyed the roller coaster when they went to Enchanted Kingdom. Just at the sight of a roller coaster, she gets excited. Which theory explains Bernadette's behavior?What objectives do effective leaders foster? I. Attainable II.Measurable III.Results-oriented IV. Specific V. Time-boundThomasites are _____.Which is an underlying assumption of the social cognitive theory?Researchers found that when a child is engaged in a learning experience, a number of areas of the brain are simultaneously activated. What is an application of this in the teaching- learning process? I. Make use of field trips, guest speakers II. Do multicultural units of study III. Stick to the "left brain and right brain" approachHere is a score distribution: 98, 93, 93, 93, 90, 88, 87, 85, 85, 85, 70, 51, 34, 34, 34, 20, 18, 15, 12, 9, 8, 6, 3, 1. Which is the range?Which tool should a teacher use if she wants to locate areas which are adversely affecting the performance of a significant number of students?Which activity works best with self- expressive people?centralization : Education Act of 1901 :: decentralization : _____Piagetian tasks state that thinking becomes more logical and abstract as children reach the formal operations stage. What is an educational implication of this finding?This embodies the teacher’s duties and responsibilities as well as proper behavior in performing them.The class was asked to share their insights about the poem. The ability to come up with an insight stems from the ability to _____.Which is not a characteristic of authentic assessment?Schools should develop in the students the ability to adapt to a changing world. This is adhereance to the philosophy of _____.The teacher’s first task in the selection of media in teaching is to determine the ______.With which goals of educational institutions as provided for by the Constitution is the development of work skills aligned?Median is to point as standard deviation is to _____.Who is the forerunner of the presence of the Language Acquisition Device?Which of the following statements best describes metacognition as a strategy for curriculum augmentation?Which psychological theory states that the mind insists on finding patterns in things that contribute to the development of insight?Which is not a characteristic of an analytic learner?The concepts of trust vs. maturity, autonomy vs. self-doubt, and initiative vs. guilt are most closely related with the works of __________.Ask to do a learning task, Joe hesitates and says "Mahirap. Ayaw ko. 'Di ko kaya!" (It's difficult. I don't like it. I can't do it.) Is it possible to motivate this type of student?As of the Republic Act 7836 the licensure exam for teachers is with the _____.Filipinization is violated if _____.