Republic of the Philippines

PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY

San Carlos City, Pangasinan

MIDTERM TEST
The Teaching Profession
AY 2018 – 2019 (2nd Semester)

Name: _______________________________________________ Yr.&Section: ______________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Just circle the letter of your choice. STRICTLY NO ERASURE/S.

1. In order for the "five-factor theory" to be implemented effectively, a school must have
strong leadership, high expectations, a school missions, a safe and orderly climate, and
a. up-to-date technology
b. monitor student success
c. encourage mentoring
d. a free lunch program

2. THe AFT is BEST described as a

a. government agency
b. board of directors
c. professional organization
d. charitable organization

3. Learning by doing is a foundation of

a.progressive education
b.reactive learning
c.imitation learning
d.informal education

4. A part of the Education Amendments of 1982, _____ protected individuals from

discrimination based on gender.
a. Title IV
b. Title IX
c. Title X
d. Title XI

5. Accepting that students learn, comprehend, and retain materials differently will help the
teacher to
a. foster better relationships with students
b. increase test scores
c. understand parent-student relationships
d. facilitate learning

6. Structure, question, respond, and ______ make up a Pedagogical Cycle.

a. reflect
b. react
c. rebut
d. reiterate

7. One of the pioneers in cognitive (learning) development was

a. Skinner
b. Freud
c. Piaget
d. Watson

8. The terms for the ends of the spectrum in Bloom's Taxonomy are
a. comprehension and application
b. knowledge and evaluation
c. applying and understanding
d. evaluation and synthesis

9. Undergoing an extensive observation period and portfolio review is a part of

a. obtaining a teaching certificate
b. obtaining a teaching position
c. passing a national norm-referenced exam
d. becoming a National Board Certified Teacher

10. There are several common methods used in moral education. Which is the correct
combination of these methods?
a. virtue ethics instruction, comprehensive values education, characters education, and decision
b. moral stages of developement, comprehensive values education, behavioral intervention, and values
clarification
c. moral stages of development, comprehensive values education, character education, and operant
condtioning
d. moral stages of development, comprehensive values education, character education, and values
clarification

11. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was passed to

a. mandate standardized curriculum
b. develop the mental resources and technical skills of young people
c. establish minimum cut of scores for passing grades
d. increase teacher salaries

12. Horace Mann was one of the implementers of

a. insurance plans for teachers
b. public school development
c. curriculum planning
d. professional development

13. Which Act has impacted the classroom by putting a large amount of funding into ensuring
high-quality professional development for teachers?
a. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
b. National Child Protection Act of 1993
c. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
d. USA Patriot Act of 2001

14. Successful teachers require many characteristics. Which of the following characteristics is
the MOST important for a teacher to possess?
a. apathy for students
b. multiple degrees
c. strong work ethic
d. increasing classroom budgets

15. Schools that are effective tend to have clear expectations, small class sizes, teachers that
engage students, and
a. rigorous rules
b. free-spirited routines
c. a belief that all students can learn
d. exclusive attention to high achieving students

16. Effective technology integration is achieved when there is active engagement, participation
in groups, frequent interaction, and
a. feedback
b. multiple choice assessments
c. silent seat work
d. handouts

17. This piece of legislation requires government-run schools that receive aid to administer
state-wide standardize tests annually for all students.
a. National Competency Testing Act
b. Title IX
c. No Child Left Behind Act
d. Educational Testing Standard Act

18. The desegregation of public schools, which took place in 1954, was a landmark case known
as
a. Brown v. Board of Education
b. Plessy v. Ferguson
c. Equal Protection Clause
d. The Civil Rights Movement

19. Educational philosophy that aims to educate the rational person; to cultivate the intellect.
a. Progressivism
b. Perennialism
c. Essentialism
d. Existentialism
20. Educational Philosophy that aims to promote democratic and social living.
a. Perennialism
b. Progressivism
c. Essentialism
d. Behaviorism

21. Educational Philosophy that aims to promote the intellectual growth of the individual and
educate a competent person.
a. Essentialism b. progressivism c. behaviorism d. none of them
22. Educational philosophy which is concerned with the modification of students' behavior.
a. Behaviorism b. essentialism c. existentialism d. none of them

23. Educational philosophy which aims to improve and reconstruct society Education for change.
a. Reconstructionism b. existentialism c. essentialism d. none of them

24. In this Educational philosophy, teachers act as agents of change and reform in various
educational projects including research.
a. Reconstructionism b. behaviorism c. existentialism d. all of them

25. This Educational Philosophy is after the students who exhibit desirable behavior in society.
a. Reconstructionism b. behaviorism c. essentialism d. none of them

26. This Educational Philosophy is based on the Socratic methods of oral exposition or recitation
Explicit or deliberate teaching of traditional values.
a. Behaviorism b. Perennialism c. reconstructionism d. none of them

27. Teachers with this Educational Philosophy ought to arrange environmental conditions so that
students can make the responses to stimuli.
a. Reconstructionism b. perennialism c. progressivism d. none of the choices

28. This Educational Philosophy helps students to think with reason.

a. Perennialism b. reconstructionism c. essentialism d. none of the choices

29. Current views about teaching have challenged this detached approach and some educators
have been advocating for teaching to be embraced from a more interdisciplinary position.

o A. True
o B. False

30. A learning contract allows the students to look at their goals and expectations for a course and
how they will achieve them

o A. True
o B. False

II. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

1. Miss Tolo has been appointed the principal of a school in northern Philippines and would like
to initiate participative management in that institution. How would he go about it?

o A. Allow the teachers to do the planning themselves

o B. Send memoranda and directives to the teachers
 o C. Encourage the teachers to share their ideas and give suggestions to the principal
o D. Let the teachers do any decision they make

2. Which is not contained in the Code of Ethics for Teachers?

o A. The teacher shall deal justly and impartially with every student
o B. No teacher should accept remuneration for tutorial services learners
o C. Exhibitions or prejudice or discrimination because of differences student’s intellectual
ability, social standing, favors received from them or their parents, should have no place in
relations between official or teacher and his pupils.
o D.No teacher is allowed to vote especially if one of the candidates is his relative

3. Who are not covered by the Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers?

o A. Teachers of academic, vocational, special, and technical schools

o B. Teachers from pre-school to secondary school levels
o C. Teachers in the tertiary level
o D. Full time or part-time teachers and administrators

4. Mrs. Naoma Akya thinks thought elections do not improve her life as a teacher and so she did
not exercise her right of suffrage in the last elections. What provision of the Code of Ethics did
she fail to observe?

o A. Every teacher shall vote and shall exercise all other constitutional rights and
responsibilities
o B. Every teacher shall enjoy academic freedom
o C. Every teacher or school official shall actively help carry out the declared policies of the
state, and shall take an oath to this effect.
o D. A teacher shall not engage in the promotion of any political, religious, or other partisan
interest

5. Mr. Paul Lee Tiko builds a school building in order to entice votes for his friend, another
politician, who is perceived to be corrupt. Is the action of Mr. Paul Lee Tiko moral?

o A. No, because the candidate is not known in the community.

o B. Yes, because many children will benefit from the school building.
o C. No, his motive was wrong.
o D. Yes, because it was his duty to make his candidate win.

6. Which practice negates the teacher's role as facilitator of learning?

o A. The teacher makes use of interactive teaching strategies.

o B. The teacher always make use of the lecture method.
o C. The teacher caters to multiple intelligences in the classroom
o D. The teacher gives puzzles and games for the children to learn theories.
7. What document embodies the teachers' duties and responsibilities as well as proper behavior in
performing them.

o A. Republic Act No. 7722.

o B. Bill of Rights in the Constitution
o C. Magna Carta for Public School Teachers
o D. Code of Ethics for Teachers

8. Miss Tala is a facilitator of learning of learning and of the development of the youth. Which
practice is not in keeping with her role as facilitator?

o A. She does not involve herself with the problems in the community.
o B. She keeps herself updated with the latest trends in teaching strategies.
o C. Open to questions in the classroom.
o D. Dialogues with parents and administrators.

9. On the part of Miss Tala, which of the following may stifle initiative among her students?

o A. Utang na loob
o B. Bahala na
o C. Extreme authoritarianism
o D. Rationalism

10. Miss Nakatungpo discovered that a product of a certain soda company damages the teeth of
children. She wanted to share her findings but was harassed on every side. Whch of her rights is
violated?

o A. Right to property
o B. Right to Life
o C. Academic freedom
o D. Right to make a livelihood

11. Which may not help develop the attentive listening skills of the learners?

o A. Frequent oral examinations

o B. Asking students to paraphrase responses from other students
o C. Assigning students to give a summary the end of each class
o D. Repeating instructions and directions

12. Which is unethical for teachers to do?

o A. Obeying the policies of the school management

o B. Maintaining cordial relations with management and parents
o C. Refusing to serve in committees during community events
o D. Conferring with the next of kin about problems and needs of students

13. Many teachers complain that their numerous non-teaching assignments affect their classroom
chores. Should teachers be pre-occupied with classroom teaching only?
 o A. Yes, because teaching is a never-ending job.
o B. No, because teachers are expected to provide leadership and initiative in activities for the
betterment of communities.
o C. Yes, because that was what they were trained for.
o D. No, because their salaries and wages are very high already.

14. To build a sense of pride amonhg her students, which should Miss Tala do?

o A. Stress on the achievements of the Filipino nation.

o B. Set aside the study of Spanish Conquest and the Martial Law Regime in the Philippines
o C. Give more time to Philippine myths and folklore
o D. Spend more time teaching written and oral English as this is the area where Filipinos have
a competitive advantage

15. Miss Tala shares this concept to her pupils: "Do unto others what you want others to do unto
you." This concept is based on

o A. Hinduism and Buddhism

o B. Christianity and Confucianism
o C. Islam and Christianity
o D. Taoism and Confucianism

16. With Republic Act No. 7836, the licensure exams for teachers is conducted by

o A. The Civil Service Commission

o B. The Commission on Higher Education
o C. The Philippine Association of State Colleges and Universities
o D. The Professional Regulation Commission

17. Who were the Thomasites?

o A. The first American teachers recruited to help establish the public school system in the
Philippines
o B. A religious order involved in the educational system in the Philippines
o C. The followers of St. Thomas Aquinas who were responsible in establishing public
elementary schools in the Philippines
o D. The first American soldiers who taught Filipino children how to read and write

18. Miss Tala was set to encourage collaborative learning in her class. Which one should she do
to heighten positive interdependence?

o A. Provide each student with a complete set of materials.

o B. Emphasize the idea that the success of the group hinges on the most diligent
o C. Provide only one answer sheet
o D. Ask convergent questions

19. Miss Tala wanted to test her students' ability to organize ideas. Which type of test should she use?
 o A. Multiple Choice Questions
o B. Essay
o C. True/False Test
o D. Fill in the Blanks Test

20. Miss Mangi Lalafan upholds her right to discuss topics within her field of specialization
without fear of being persecuted. This is known as

o A. Freedom of Speech
o B. Right to life and liberty
o C. Freedom of Choice
o D. Academic Freedom

Prepared: (adopted)

MILDRED S. FERRER
Facilitator