OLIVAREZ COLLEGE

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PRE-TEST IN CURR: The Teacher and the Curriculum
First Semester, A.Y 2023-2024
Name _____________________________________ Date:______________ Score __________
Course / Year :________________________________ Faculty: Dr. R. B. Verde Permit no. _________

I. Multiple Choice: (50 points )

Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully, then encircle the letter of your answer.

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE.
Direction: Read and analyze each item carefully, then write the letter of your choice on the blank
provided before the number.
1 . It is said that the curriculum reflects the concerns of the people themselves and the society as a whole.
What does it mean?
a. It is based on the needs of people
b. It is the best of a long-term effort of people
c. It is continuously evolving
d. All of the above

2. Who proposed that teachers should participate in developing and implementing the curriculum?
a. Ralph Tyler c. Joseph Schwab
b. John Dewey d. Hilda Taba
3. Which of these philosophies is reflective of that Dewey’s which stresses the development of an
individual capable of reflective thinking specially that of being able to solve the problem he faces
individually or collectively?
a. Developmentalism c. Rationalism
b. Experimentation d. Disciplinism

4. To where is John Dewey associated with?

a. Recitation c. Education as a way of life
b. Grassroots educators d. Cultivation of intellect

5. Most countries outside the Philippines observe number of years in the high School?
a. 4 years c. 6 years
b. 5 years d. 7 years

6. “The child educates himself in great measure.” Most of this knowledge is based on what he discovers
in his own active relations with things and people. What is it?
a. Education should be based on needs and interests of the learner.
b. Education should engage the spontaneous self - activity and volition of the learner
c. Learning experiences should be drawn from the personal and social experiences of the learner.
d. Education is a highly personal process that involves the learner alone.

7. Whose philosophy expounded the concept of the laboratory school?

a. Plato c. Jean Jacques Rousseau
b. John Dewey d. Irvng Babbit

8. The singing of the National Anthem is an offshoot of the philosophical ideals of .

a. Nationalism c. Progressivism
b. Naturalism d. Socialism

9. Which among the following will describe the intellectual function of the school?
a. Inculcate allegiance to the existing political order
b. Socialize children into the various roles behaviors and values of the society
c. Prepare students for occupational roles.
D. None of the above
10. Which of the following describes what progressivism is?
a. Education – learning takes place only when students are inside the classroom
b. Education – learning takes place only for a period of time for it ends when student earn a degree.
c. Education – Learning take place according to the desire of the students
d. Education – is development of the students

11. What are the marks of a good curriculum?

a. Systematically planned and evaluated
b. Reflecting the aims of the school
c. Promoting continuity of experience
d. All of the above

12. The curriculum is a body of subject prepared by the teachers for the students to learn. What is it?
a. A modern concept c. A progressive concept
b. A traditional concept d. More of C than A

13. What is a formal institution where a formal curriculum is embedded?

a. Home c. Library
b. Community d. School

14. Which does not belong to the group?

a. Simple Valuing method c. Cooperative method
b. Area in Regional methods d. Participating method

15. Who is considered as the curriculum manager in a school organization?

a. School principal c. Public school district supervision
b. Master teacher d. Department of education

16. Who among the famous Curriculum developers advocated principles for selecting content ,developing,
teaching strategies and the sequencing of learning experiences?
a. Lawrence Stenhouse c. Jerome Bruner
b. Jan Parker d. Ralph Tyler

17.Which of the following curriculum is not included in the types of curriculum found inside the classroom?
a. Written Curriculum c. Taught Curriculum
b. Preschool Curriculum d. Recommende Curriculum

18. A teacher introduces games and wholesome activities in the lessons so that children will have a nice time in
doing things of which the present development of their physical and mental equipment makes them ready
to do. Which education principle is best illustrated in this situation?
a. Education must conform to the natural processes of physical and mental development.
b. Acquisition of knowledge is an important part of education.
c. Education should engage the spontaneous self-activity of the child.
d. Education should be enjoyable and pleasurable.

19.. Which describes best educational systems in a democratic society?

a. Aims to develop uniform patterns of beliefs
b. Aims to develop self-denial
c. Promotes healthy competition
d. Stresses obedience

20. The curriculum is a body of subject prepared by the teachers for the students to learn. What is it?
a. A modern concept c. A progressive concept
b. A traditional concept d. More of C than A

21. It is said that the curriculum reflects the concerns of the people themselves and the society as
a whole. What does it mean?
a. It is based on the needs of people c. It is continuously evolving
b. It is the best of a long-term effort of people d. All of the above
22. What hope upholds that learning should be organized so that learners can experience success
in mastering the subject matter?
a. Humanists c. Behaviorist
b. Psychologists d. Sociologist

23. Who proposed teachers implementing the curriculum should participate in developing it
a. Ralph Tyler c. Joseph Schwab
b. John Dewey d. Hilda Taba

24. Curriculum content and objectives should match with the instruction from where learning
experiences are provided.
a. True c. Sometimes
b. False d. it depends

25. It is a design focused on the curriculum which corresponds mostly to the textbook written for
the specific subject.
a. subject-centered design c. problem-centered design
b. learner-centered design d. child-centered design

26. What approach to curriculum design is based on the philosophy that the child is the centered of
the educational process?
a. learner-centered approach c. problem-centered approach
b. subject-centered d. discovery approach

27. In Basic Education Curriculum, which are the tool subjects?

a. Mathematics, Science c. MAKABAYAN, Filipino
b. Filipino, English, Science d. Filipino, HEKASI, Science

28. What is a formal institution where a formal curriculum is embedded?

a. Home c. Library
b. Community d. School

29. To where is John Dewey associated with?

c. Recitation c. Education as a way of life
d. Grassroots educators d. Cultivation of intellect

30. What is the vertical or horizontal arrangement of curriculum contents from level to level or grade
to grade so that content is a lower level is connected to the next?
a. Articulation c. Sequence
b. Balance d. Scope

31. Which should be reviewed and used as bases for curriculum design?
a. Vision c. Objectives
b. Mission d. All of A-B-C

32. Which best illustrates the discipline design model of curriculum?

a. Students in history should learn the subject matter life historian.
b. Students in biology should learn also Mathematics
c. Students of English should learn the subjects other than English
d. Students try to learn all History, English and Mathematics.

33. What is the area for accreditation under curriculum and instruction?
a. Classroom management c. Graduation requirement
b. Methodologies d. All of A-B-C
34. This government agency us tasked by the state to identify “centers of excellence” program
areas needed for the development of the world class scholarship, nation building and
development?
a. DepEd c. TESDA
b. CHED d. PAASCU

35. Based on the curriculum requirement provided by all countries sampled, the language which
is seemingly universal is?
a. Spanish c. English
b. Chinese d. French

36. What idea about age is not right?

a. Chronological age is different from biological age
b. Chronological age, psychological age are related
c. Psychological age is the same as biological age
d. Chronological age is the same as biological age.

37. Education is the acquisition of the art and the utilization of knowledge. This statement means.
a. A Learner’s application of what she has learned is necessary
b. A Learner’s interest in art is commendable
c. A Learner’s acquisition of the information is sufficient
d. A Learner’s acquisition of information is not important

38. Unlike the Spanish, American taught us their .

a. Government c. Language
b. Art d. Religion

39. The way student learn is as important as what they learn. For this particular idea what statement
is important?
a. Knowing how to solve problem c. Determining the given
b. Getting the right answer to the word problem d. Solving the problem with time limit

40. Which among the following should be developed in curriculum to counter act the growing number
of shooting incidents in school abroad?
a. Inclusion of socio-emotional teaching
b. Stress the idea to complete oneself rather than with others
c. Emphasize cooperative learning than competition to others
d. All of the above

41. Which of the following embodies the operation “Return to the Basics”?
a. New Secondary Education Curriculum
b. National Elementary Achievement Test
c. National Secondary Achievement Test
d. New Elementary School Curriculum
42. Which of the following is a mandate of the 1987 Constitution that the state shall maintain to fight illiteracy?
a. Formal and non-formal education should be free and compulsory for all children and adults.
b. Free education in both elementary and high school and compulsory in elementary education for all
children of school age.
c. Education at all levels should be free and compulsory.
d. Free and compulsory for both elementary and high school for all children of school age.

43. Basic Education includes secondary education. Which of the following contributed to the establishment
of secondary schools?
a. Humanistic education c. Rationalism
b. Reformation d. Realistic
44. His philosophy advocated a classical type of liberal education or the study of the humanities.
a. Irving Babbit c. Aristotle
b. Jean Jacques Rosseau d. John Dewey

45. An adolescent combines his ability to use deductive and inductive reasoning in realistic rules that he
cab respect and live by. When he does this, how does he perceive his environment?
a. He sees events apart from himself and other people.
b. He sees the world through the eyes of other people.
c. He interprets events from a limited point of view.
d. He views the world from his own perspective.

46. Parents and teachers are considered as authorities and models by children at the early childhood stage.
What does this statement imply?
a. Parents should enforce strict discipline at home and teachers in school.
b. Teachers and parents should serve as role models at all times.
c. Teachers should demand complete obedience from the learners in school.
d. Parent-teacher conference should always be an activity in school.3) This is the stage when the
learner becomes confused and starts to experience

47. The government prescribes a higher percentage on the administration of educational institutions to Filipino
citizens in order to .He sees events apart from himself and other people.
a. Ensure the teaching of Filipino.
b. Minimize the unemployment problem.
c. Produce globally competitive graduates.
d. Protect the rights of the citizens.

48. A teacher who subscribe to the pragmatic philosophy of education believes that experience should follow
learning. In her teaching, she therefore exerts effort in?Ensure the teaching of Filipino.
a. Encouraging learners to memorize factual knowledge.
b. Equipping learners with the basic abilities and skills.
c. Providing learners opportunities to apply theories and principles.
d. Aid the learner to build his own personal philosophy.

49. The main function of philosophy of education is to .Encouraging learners to memorize factual
knowledge.
a. Aid the learner to build his own personal philosophy.
b. Reconsider existing educational goals in the light of society’s needs.
c. Define the goals and set the direction for which education is to strive.
d. Providing learners opportunities to apply theories and principles.

50. Tutoring of learners is now practiced in our school provided it is not done by their own teacher but by an
outsider. Which of these Western philosophies Aid the learner to build his own personal philosophy.
a. Egyptian c. Roman
b. Greek d. Athenian