If you are a rationalist teacher which among the following will be your guiding principle

(LET) LICENSE EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Set A

1. Which is one role of play in the pre-school and early childhood years?

A. Develops competitive spirit. B. Separates reality from fantasy. C. Increases imagination due to expanding knowledge and emotional range. D. Develops the upper and lower limbs.

1. Student Z does not study at all but when the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) comes, before he takes the LET, he spends one hour or more praying for a miracle, i. to pass the exam. Which attitude towards religion or God is displayed?

A. Religion as fake B. Religion as magic C. Religion as authentic D. Religion as real

1. As a teacher, you are a rationalist. Which among these will be your guiding principle?

A. I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything. B. I must teAch the child to develop his mental powers to the full. C. I must teach the child so he is assured of heaven. D. I must teach the child every knowledge, skill, and value that he needs for a better future.

1. All men are pretty much alike. It is only by custom that they are set apart, said one Oriental philosopher. Where can this thought be most inspiring?

A. In a multi-cultural group of learners B. In multi-cultural and heterogeneous groups of learners and indigenous peoples' group C. In a class composed of indigenous peoples D. In heterogeneous class of learners

1. Teacher A discovered that his pupils are very good in dramatizing. Which tool must have helped him discover his pupils' strength?

A. Portfolio assessment B. Performance test C. Journal entry D. Paper-and-pencil test

1. NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted against set mastery level. This means that NSAT and NEAT fall under __________.

A. intelligence test B. aptitude test C. criterion-referenced test

D. norm-referenced test 7. In a social studies class, Teacher I presents a morally ambiguous situation and asks his students what they would do. On whose theory is Teacher I's technique based?

A. Kohlberg B. Bandura C. Piaget D. Bruner

1. Which is a sound classroom management practice?

A. Avoid establishing routines B. Establish routines for all daily needs and tasks. C. Apply rules and policies on a case to case basis. D. Apply reactive approach to discipline.

1. A sixth grade twelve-year old boy comes from a dysfunctional family and has been abused and neglected. He has been to two orphanages and three different elementary schools. The student can decode on the second grade level, but he can comprehend orally material at the fourth or fifth grade level. The most probable cause/s of this student's reading problem is/are __________.

A. emotional factors B. poor teaching C. neurological factors D. immaturity

1. Teacher U teaches to his pupils that pleasure is not the highest good. Teacher's teaching is against what philosophy?

A. Realism B. Hedonism C. Epicureanism D. Empiricism

1. With which goals of educational institutions as provided for by the Constitution is the development of work skills aligned?

A. To develop moral character B. To teach the duties of citizenship C. To inculcate love of country D. To develop vocational efficiency

1. Direct instruction is for facts, rules, and actions as indirect instruction is for __________, __________, __________.

A. hypotheses, verified data and conclusions B. concepts, patterns and abstractions C. concepts, processes and generalizations D. guesses, data and conclusions

1. To elicit more student's response, Teacher G made use of covert responses. Which one did she NOT do?

A. She had the students write their response privately. B. She showed the correct answers on the overhead after the students have written their responses. C. She had the students write their responses privately then called each of them.

1. Teacher W wants to review and check on the lesson of the previous day? Which one will be most reliable?

A. Having students identify difficult homework problems. B. Having students correct each other's work. C. Sampling the understanding of a few students. D. Explicitly reviewing the task-relevant information necessary for the day's lesson. 21. During the Spanish period, what was/were the medium/media of instruction in schools?

A. The Vernacular B. English C. Spanish D. Spanish and the Vernacular

1. With indirect instruction in mind, which does NOT belong to the group?

A. Problem solving B. Lecture-recitation C. Inductive reasoning D. Discovery

1. I combined several subject areas in order to focus on a single concept for inter-disciplinary teaching. Which strategy/ method did I use?

A. Problem-entered learning B. Thematic instruction C. Reading-writing activity D. Unit method

1. Read the following then answer the question

TEACHER: IN WHAT WAYS OTHER THAN THE PERIODIC TABLE MIGHT WE PREDICT THE UNDISCOVERED ELEMENTS?

BOBBY: WE COULD GOTO THE MOON AND SEE IF THERE ARE SOME ELEMENTS THERE WE DON'T HAVE.

BETTY: WE COULD DIG DOWN INTO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH AND SEE IF WE FIND ANY OF THE MISSING ELEMENTS.

RICKY: WE COULD STUDY DEBRIS FROM THE METEORITES IF WE CAN FIND ANY.

TEACHER: THOSE ARE ALL GOOD ANSWERS. BUT WHAT IF THOSE EXCURSIONS TO THE MOON, TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, OR TO FIND METEORITES WERE TOO COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING? HOW MIGHT WE USE THE ELEMENTS WE ALREADY HAVE HERE ON EARTH TO FIND SOME NEW ONES?

Question: The Teacher's questions in the above exchange are examples of __________ questions.

A. fact B. concept C. direct D. closed

1. In his second item analysis, Teacher H found out that more from the lower group got the test item # 6 correctly. This means that the test item __________.

A. has a negative discriminating power B. has a lower validity C. has a positive discriminating power D. has a high reability

1. For maximum interaction, a teacher ought to avoid __________ questions.

A. informational B. rhetorical C. leading D. divergent

1. The teacher's first task in the selection of media in teaching is to determine the ______.

A. choice of the students B. availability of the media C. objectives of the lesson D. technique to be used

1. Principal B tells her teachers that training in the humanities is most important. To which educational philosophy does he adhere?

A. Existentialism B. Perennialism C. Progressivism D. Essentialism

1. Who among the following needs less verbal counseling but needs more concrete and operational forms of assistance? The child who __________.

A. has mental retardation B. has attention-deficit disorder C. has learning disability D. has conduct disorder

1. After giving an input on a good paragraph, Teacher W asks her students to rate a given paragraph along the elements of a good paragraph. The students' task is in level of __________

A. application B. analysis C. evaluation D. synthesis

1. In the Preamble of the Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers, which is NOT said of teachers?

A. LET passers B. Duly licensed professionals C. Possess dignity and reputation D. With high-moral values as well as technical and professional competence

1. As a teacher, what do you do when you engage yourself in major task analysis?

A. Test if learning reached higher level thinking skills. B. Breakdown a complex task into sub-skills. C. Determine the level of thinking involved. D. Revise lesson objectives.

1. With-it-ness, according to Kounin, is one of the characterestics of an effective classroom manager. Which phrase goes with it?

A. Have hands that write fast. B. Have eyes on the back of your heads. C. Have a mouth ready to speak. D. Have minds packed with knowledge.

1. Ruben is very attached to his mother and Ruth to her father. In what developmental stage are they according to Freudian psychological theory?

A. Oedipal stage B. Latent stage C. Anal stage D. Pre-genital stage

1. Teacher Y does norm-referenced interpretation of scores. Which of the following does she do?

A. She describes group performance in relation to a level of mastery set. B. She uses a specified content as its frame of reference. C. She compares every individual students' scores with others' scores. D. She describes what should be their performance.

1. As a teacher, you are a reconstructionist. Which among these will be your guiding principle?

A. I must teach the child every knowledge, skill, and value that he needs for a better future. B. I must teach the child to develop his mental powers to the full. C. I must teach the child so he is assured of heaven. D. I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything.

1. From whom do we owe the theory of deductive interference as illustrated in syllogisms?

A. Plato B. Scorates C. Aristotle D. Pythagoras

1. Teacher B engages her students with information for thorough understanding for meaning and for competent application. Which principle governs Teacher B's practice?

A. Contructivist B. Gestalt C. Behaviorist D. Cognitivist

1. What was the most prominent educational issue of the mid 1980s?

A. Bilingual Education B. Values Education C. Accountability D. Mainstreaming

1. A teacher/student is held responsible for his actions because s/he __________.

A. has instincts B. is mature C. has a choice D. has reason

1. For which may you use the direct instruction method?

A. Become aware of the pollutants around us. B. Appreciate Milton's Paradise Lost. C. Use a microscope properly. D. Distinguish war from aggression.

1. The concepts of trust vs. maturity, autonomy vs. self-doubt, and initiative vs. guilt are most closely related with the works of __________.

A. Erikson B. Piaget C. Freud D. Jung

1. What measure of central tendency does the number 16 represent in the following data: 14, 15, 17, 16, 19, 20, 16, 14, 16?

A. Mode B. Median C. Mode and median D. Mean

1. The principle of individual differences requires teachers to __________.

A. give greater attention to gifted learners B. provide for a variety of learning activities C. treat all learners alike while in the classroom D. prepare modules for slow learners in class

1. Which of the following propositions is attributed to Plato?

A. Truth is relative to a particular time and place. B. Human beings create their own truths. C. Learning is the discovery of truth as Iatent ideas are brought to consciousness. D. Sense perception is the most accurate guide to knowledge.

1. Which method has been proven to be effective in courses that stress acquisition of knowledge?

A. Socratic method B. Cooperative learning C. Mastery learning D. Indirect instruction

1. A teacher's summary of a lesson serves the following functions, EXCEPT

A. it links the parts of the lesson B. lt brings together the information that has been discussed C. it makes provisions for full participation of students. D. it clinches the basic ideas or concepts of the lesson.

1. Which is a true foundation of the social order?

A. Obedient citizenry B. The reciprocation of rights and duties C. Strong political leadership D. Equitable distribution of wealth

1. Which one can enhance the comparability of grades?

A. Using common conversion table for translating test scores in to ratings B. Formulating tests that vary from one teacher to another C. Allowing individual teachers to determine factors for rating D. Individual teachers giving weights to factors considered for rating

1. Who among the following puts more emphasis on core requirements, longer school day, longer academic year and more challenging textbooks?

A. Perennialist B. Essentialist C. Progressivist D. Existentialist

1. Which test has broad sampling of topics as strength?

A. Objective test B. Short answer test C. Essay test D. Problem type

1. Read this question:How will you present the layers of the earth to your class?This is a question that

A. directs B. leads the student to evaluate C. assesses cognition D. probes creative thinking

1. In Krathwohl's affective domain of objectives, which of the following is the lowest level of affective behavior?

A. Valuing B. Characterization C. Responding D. Organization

1. Rodel is very aloof and cold in his relationships with his classmates. Which basic goal must haye not been attained by Rodel during his developmental years, according to Erikson's theory on psychological development?

A. Autonomy B. Trust C. Initiative D. Generativity

1. Two students are given the WISE II. One has a full scale IQ of 91, while the other has an IQ of 109. Which conclusion can be drawn?

A. The second student has significantly higher intellectual ability B. The first student is probably below average, while the second has above average potential C. Both students are functioning in the average range of intellectual ability D. Another IQ test should be given to truly assess their intellectual potential

1. To come closer to the truth we need togo back to the things themselves is the advice of the

A. behaviorists B. phenomenologists C. idealists D. pragmatists

1. Which guideline in test construction is NOT observed in this test item: Jose Rizal wrote __________.

A. The central problem should be packed in the stem. B. There must be only one correct answer. C. Alternatives must have grammatical parallelism. D. The alternates must be plausible.

1. In what way can teachers uphold the highest possible standards of quality education?

A. By continually improving themselves personally and professionally B. By wearing expensive clothes to change people's poor perception of teachers C. By working out undeserved promotions D. By putting down other professions to lift the status of teaching

1. Each teacher is said to be a trustee of the cultural and educational heritage of the nation and is, under obligation to transmit to learners such heritage. Which practice makes him fulfill such obligation?

A. Use the latest instructional technology. B. Observe continuing professional education. C. Use interactive teaching strategies. D. Study the life of Filipino heroes.

1. Whose influence is the education program that puts emphasis on self-development. through the classics, music, and rituals?

A. Buddha B. Mohammed C. Confucius D. Lao Tsu

1. Which is an appropriate way to manage off-task behavior?

A. Make eye contact. B. Stop your class activity to correct a child who is no longer on task. C. Move closer to the child. D. Redirect a child's attention to task and check his progress to make sure he is continuing to work.

1. In Krathwohl's taxonomy of objectives in the affective, which is most authentic?

A. Characterization B. Organization C. Responding D. Valuing

1. Study this group of tests which was administered with the following results, then answer the question.

Subject Mean SD Ronnels's Score Math 56 10 43 Physics 41 9 31 English 80 16 109

In which subject(s) were the scores most homogenous?

A. Math B. English C. Physics D. Physics and Math

1. 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?

A. Stoic B. Empiricist C. Agnostic D. Skeptic

1. The test item "Group the following items according to shape" is a thought test item on __________.

A. creating B. classifying C. generalizing D. comparing

1. Teacher 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. The teacher is reinforcing learning by giving the same information in, a variety of methods. B. The teacher is applying Bloom's hierachy of cognitive learning. C. The teacher wants to do less talk. D. The teacher is emphasizing listening and speaking skills.

1. What is the mean of this score distribution: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10?

A. 7 B. 6 C. 8. D. 7.

1. Teacher P wants to develop the skill of synthesizing in her pupils. Which one will she do?

A. Ask her students to formulate a generalization from the data shown in graphs. B. Ask her students to answer questions beginning withWhat if ... C. Tell her pupils to state data presented in graphs. D. Directs her students to ask questions on the parts of the lesson not understood.

1. Bruner's theory on intellectual development moves from enactive to iconic and symbolic stages. In which stage(s) are diagrams helpful to accompany verbal information?

A. Enactive and iconic B. Symbolic C. Symbolic and enactive D. Iconic

1. Which holds true to standardized tests?

A. They are used for comparative purposes B. They are administered differently C. They are scored according to different standards D. They are used for assigning grades

1. An effective classroom manager uses low-profile classroom control. Which is a low-profile classroom technique?

A. Note to parents B. After-school detention C. Withdrawal of privileges D. Raising the pitch of the voice

1. Which type of report refers toon-the-spotdescription of some incident, episode or occurrence that is being observed and recorded as being of possible significance?

A. Autobiographical report B. Biographical report C. Value and interest report D. Anecdotal report

1. Teachers often complain of numerous non-teaching assignments that adversely, affect their teaching. Does this mean that teachers must be preoccupied only with teaching?

A. Yes, if they are given other assignments, justice demands that they be properly compensated. B. Yes, because other community leaders, not teachers, are tasked to leadin community activities. C. NO, because every teacher is expected to provide leadership and initiative in activities for betterment of communities. D. Yes, because teaching is enough full time job.

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