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33. Curriculum makers have the most difficulty when:
(a) there is an inflationary cycle
(b) the nature of the student population is changing
(c) parents are participants
(d) teachers unions insist on input
(e) school boards must their final approval
34. A school district has adopted a policy prevents teachers from marking the examinations of their own students. The most valid justification of this policy is that:
(a) teacher favour their pet students
(b) some parents pressure teachers to give their children high marks
(c) teachers should not be in a position to evaluate the results of their own teaching
(d) this is the best way for principals to evaluate how well pupils are learning
(e) pupils will have no reason to bring presents to their teachers
35. A major contribution of the Jesuits to education includes all of the following except:
(a) insistence on well trained teachers
(b) repetition and memorization as teaching methods
(c) self discipline
(d) concentration on the early education of children
(e) emphasis on the classics as the basis of the curriculum
36. De facto school segregation is segregation that is primarily a result of:
(a) guidelines issued by the State Commissioner of Education
(b) discriminatory zoning of a local school board
(c) Residence patterns of the community
(d) Federal education laws
(e) Rulings of the courts
37. The educator who advanced the idea of the five formal steps in leaving was:
(a) Rousseau
(b) Comenius
(c) Pestalozzi
(d) Herbart
(e) Froebel
38. That the mind of an infant is a tabula rasa is the contribution of:
(a) Plato
(b) Horace Man
(c) John Locke
(d) J.J Rousseau
(e) Johann Herbart
39. The disadvantaged child’s chances for success in school will be maximized when:
(a) he/she is given a high concentration of skills subjects
(b) he/she is provided with vocational training earlier than other children
(c) He/she is treated like any other child
(d) His/her intellectual potential is discovered and his/her educational deficiencies are overcome
(e) It is realised that he/she needs a separate class to meet his/her needs
40. “The individual develops through the head, the heart, and the hand”, this was the educational philosophy of:
(a) Herbart
(b) Comenius
(c) Pestalozzi
(d) Froebel
(e) Rousseau
Answer:
33. (b) the nature of the student population is changing
34. (c) teachers should not be in a position to evaluate the results of their own teaching
35. (d) concentration on the early education of children
36. (c) Residence patterns of the community
37. (d) Herbart
38. (c) John Locke
39. (d) His/her intellectual potential is discovered and his/her educational deficiencies are overcome
40. (c) Pestalozzi
41. Martin Luther’s greatest contribution to education was his:
(a) Ninety –Five Theses
(b) Translation of the Bible into German
(c) Advocacy of science curriculum for the universities
(d) Concept of justification by good works
(e) Advocacy of church control of schools
42. Of the following the statement that is least educationally valid is that:
(a) heterogeneous grouping is undemocratic
(b) Drill periods should be brief
(c) Study habits should be taught
(d) Overlearning constitutes a waste of time
(e) The quality of a student’s notes book should be a factor in formulating the student’s mark
43. In a kindergarten class it would be unreasonable to expect a child to:
(a) care for plants
(b) clean up after clay work
(c) bring an old shirt for painting activities
(d) know when it is time to clean up
(e) return a class library book to the shelf
44. Of the following, the best example of an anecdotal report is:
(a) “Tom is always fidgeting; he must be hyperactive”
(b) “ On 12/1, 12/2, 12/4, during reading group time, Tom fidgeted in his seat"
(c) “Tom doesn’t like reading; he always fidgets during a reading lesion”
(d) “Tom is always fidgeting; his parents must be putting a lot of pressure on him”
(e) “Tom is a fidgeter”
45. The trial and error method of instruction is best enhanced by:
(a) role playing
(b) programmed instruction
(c) the developmental lesson
(d) an audio visual lession
(e) independent study
46. A parent of a fourth grader refuse to give permission for her child to go on a class trip. The teacher should first:
(a) refer the matter to the guidance counselor
(b) confer with the parent to discuss the educational purpose of the trip
(c) give the class a homework assignment for all parents to sign, giving reasons why each child wants to go on the trip
(d) Ask another teacher in the same grade to take that child on the day of the trip
(e) Tell the class that the trip will be cancelled if any child does not receive parental permission
47. All of the following are evidence of a good class audio-visual programme except:
(a) using globes and maps to teach geographic skills and concepts
(b) developing a weekly list of recommended television programmes for home viewing
(c) teacher previewing of all fimstrips to be shown to the class
(d) allowing children to decide which educational television programmes they will view in class
(e) providing study guides for class viewing of fims
48. An increase in comprehension skill is most likely to result from:
(a) guided silent reading
(b) guided oral reading
(c) unstructured silent reading
(d) the teacher reading to the class
(e) listening to tapes of children’s stories
Answer:
41. (b) Translation of the Bible into German
42. (d) Overlearning constitutes a waste of time
43. (d) know when it is time to clean up
44. (b) “ On 12/1, 12/2, 12/4, during reading group time, Tom fidgeted in his seat"
45. (e) independent study
46. (b) confer with the parent to discuss the educational purpose of the trip
47. (d) allowing children to decide which educational television programmes they will view in class
48. (a) guided silent reading
49. In dealing with a class that is misbehaving, the teacher’s least effective course of action is to
(a) ask the principal to observe him/her and make recommendations
(b) lower the grades of pupils who create the most serious infractions
(c) isolate those most responsible for the misbehaviour
(d) ascertain the extent to which his/her methods and/or curriculum are responsible
(e) Ask the advice of his/her grade leader
50. A fourth grade child takes the possessions of pupils who sit near her. The teacher’s best initial step is to
(a) isolate the child in a corner of the room
(b) make a note of this behaviour in the child’s permanent record
(c) ignore the behaviour, as it will eventually disappear
(d) arrange a parent conference to try to determine causation
(e) assign the pupil to detention
51. All of the following are appropriate areas for pupil teacher planning except
(a) the day’s schedule
(b) the selection of committees
(c) the sequence in a skills programme
(d) a class party
(e) the selection of recreational reading
52. All of the following are examples of intrinsic motivation except
(a) encouraging pupils to help develop the aim of a lesson
(b) permitting pupils to evaluate each other’s answers
(c) utilizing pupils backgrounds and experiences
(d) giving short quizzes at the beginning of a lesson
(e) asking pupils to contribute to a class resource file
53. The most important objective of committee work is to have children
(a) practice parliamentary procedure
(b) develop the leadership skills of the high achievers
(c) develop skills of cooperative learning and problem solving
(d) acquire factual information efficiently
(e) learn socialization skills
54. All of the following statements about children are correct except that
(a) Older children in elementary schools are less prone to illness than younger children
(b) Many children do not eat proper breakfasts
(c) A child with an auditory handicap may be completely unaware of it
(d) Children like teachers who are firm and consistent
(e) Girls are superior to boys of the same age in mathematical abilities
55. All of the following are descriptive of good teaching except that
(a) Creative methods can used to achieve traditional goals
(b) Teachers may fail to achieve satisfactory adjustment of some children despite use of optimum procedures
(c) When given, a punishment should immediately follow the misbehaviour
(d) Teachers should allow acting out children to handle manipulative materials
(e) Teachers should refer all children with emotional problems to the guidance counsellor
56. A sixth-grade class includes a group of children reading on the fourth-grade level. Of the following, the best material to use with this group is a
(a) fourth-grade basal reader
(b) tape recorder
(c) high interest, low level book of stories
(d) sixth grade workbook
(e) local newspaper
Answer:
49. (b) lower the grades of pupils who create the most serious infractions
50. (d) arrange a parent conference to try to determine causation
51. (c) the sequence in a skills programme
52. (b) permitting pupils to evaluate each other’s answers
53. (c) develop skills of cooperative learning and problem solving
54. (e) Girls are superior to boys of the same age in mathematical abilities
55. (e) Teachers should refer all children with emotional problems to the guidance counselor
56. (c) high interest, low level book of stories
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