Republic of the Philippines

SOUTHERN LEYTE STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION
San Isidro, Tomas Oppus, Southern Leyte

SEMINAR IN EDUCATION

Principles of Teachings

Name: ______________________________________________________Date: ________________________Score: _____________

Course: _____________________________________________________

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Direction: Read and analyze each item carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. Miss Monster was having discipline problem with her English. What questioning technique should she
considered to sustain students attention?
a. ask low-level thinking questions
b. ask difficult questions
c. asked varied questions
d. asked stimulating questions

2. Teacher Abby is partial to experiential or learner-centered teaching. Which of the following strategies will she
least engage in?
a. deductive discovery
b. problem solving
c. lecture-discussion
d. laboratory
3. Choose two questions that could promote development of critical thinking.
a. those that ask for factual information
b. those that call for application
c. those that require description
d. those that require use of the rule
4. What lesson would be very useful in mastering science and mathematical facts, social science concepts, oral
spelling skill and vocabulary development?
a. development
b. review
c. drill
d. appreciation
5. Which strategy provides the learners with more information rather t5han application?
a. deduction
b. induction
c. lecture
d. discussion
6. Teacher Justin often use the Inquiry approach in Science teaching. What would be the emphasis in this
approach?
a. verbal interaction with classmate
b. verbal interaction with the teacher
c. pupils manipulation of several materials
d. testing tentative solutions to a problem
7. Which type of lesson requires viewing old facts and concepts in a new setting?
a. development
b. review
c. drill
d. supervised study
8. A teaching approach that brings the learners to continuously learn from their experiences through analysis of
their own actions, decisions, and beliefs in the light of alternative hypotheses is referred to as _________________.
a. creative teaching
b. reflective teaching
c. problem solving
d. experiential learning
9. An act which involves activities armed at affecting learning is:
a. modelling
b. discussion
c. teaching
d. explaining
10. Which teachers statement illustrates a reduction techniques of questioning?
a. Another, Paulo?
b. What is conservation?
c. Well, do you think they are the same?
d. What do you say about this?
11. Which objective could be taught best using inquiry method?
a. To interpret the first stanza of the poem
b. To illustrate how magnet is being used
c. To distinguished living from no-living things
d. To summarize the story
12. The closure of a lesson is as important as set induction. Which of the following statement would be an effective
way of closing a lesson?
a. Its already time. See you tomorrow.
b. Theres the bell, good bye!
c. Time is over. Get ready
d. Before we end, state our science concept again.
13. In which of the following classroom activities would process approach be appropriate?
a. When the learners observe and take down observations of samples
b. When the class closes a lesson with the learned concept
c. When the teacher ask the class to enumerate the processes used
d. When the teacher introduces the new lesson
14. Ms. Kris, an Araling Panlipunan teacher begins her lesson with the identification of a problem to set the students
some control of the learning situation. What exploratory method of teaching used?
a. Project
b. Inquiry
c. Inductive
d. Discovery
15. Ms. Jocson often teaches content oriented subject matter in a traditional way. Which of these strategies does
she therefore often use?
a. Expository
b. Exploratory
c. Inductive
d. Problem solving
16. In her THE class, Miss Jane provides her students enough practice often showing and explaining formal and
informal table settings. What method could she have used?
a. Deductive discovery
b. Metacognitive
c. Demonstration
d. Lecture-discussion
17. Teacher Cholly has been teaching Social Studies with the intent of providing the students with more knowledge
and information even with less student participation, but a lot of content be covered in a short period of time.
What method is applied?
a. Inquiry
b. Lecture
c. Indirect
d. Explanatory
18. To make sure of a 100% student participation, Teacher Andrew grouped this class into several small groups to
make them talk about family practices during All Saints Day. What discussion techniques is shown?
a. Panel
b. Debate
c. Symposium
d. Buzzing
19. The class is divided into two opposing teams on a topic discussing the effects of technology. One of the team takes
the positive stand, where the other one deals on the negative effects. What discussion technique is this?
a. Interview
b. Debate
c. Forum
d. Buzzing
20. Which step of the lesson would ask for a conclusion or generalization for the students after a lesson has been
taught?
a. Applications
b. Evaluations
c. Synthesis
d. Comprehension
21. Which of the following theories supports John Deweys learning by doing
a. Constructivism
b. Metacognition
c. Experiential
d. Concept teaching
22. The purpose of the teacher is for the students to get the latest and most reliable information from an expert about
a certain topic. Which would be the best strategy to use?
a. Interview
b. Field trip
c. Lecture
d. demonstration
23. Which method would promote rapport, respect for others viewpoints, submission to majoritys choice and
concern for individual differences?
a. Group discussion
b. Laboratory method
c. Peer mediated
d. Cooperative learning
24. A very effective method worth using but time consuming. Students are engaged in meaningful experiences which
end up to development or higher-level thinking and mostly scientific process skills. Which is it?
a. Inquiry method
b. Project method
c. Concept learning
d. Problem solving method
25. Which of the following principles of effective instruction is the most important consideration when planning a
lesson?
a. Principle of context
b. Principle of focus
c. Principle of individualization
d. Principle of sequence
26. To determine whether or not her students gained mastery of learning, Mrs. Salve gave a long test after finishing
several lessons in a unit on matter. What kind of evaluation did she give?
a. summative evaluation
b. formative evaluation
c. pre assessment
d. diagnostic evaluation
27. All of the following items, EXCEPT ONE, are questions to consider in selecting instructional material. Which is
the exception?
a. Is it up-to-date?
b. Does it match the instructional objectives?
c. Is it durable and audible?
d. Is it suited to the levels of the students?
28. Which of the following is the aim of Classroom Management?
a. Minimize classroom noise
b. Increase occurrence of discipline problems
c. Maximize the use of classroom time for productive activities
d. Decrease time spent on tasks
29. When Mr. Garcia tells his class what the objective of the present lesson is, what type of learning activities is he
using?
a. Developmental
b. Introductory
c. Evaluation
d. Closure
30. Mrs. Blanco prepared an instructional material that she thinks can be used for several types of learners and for
different purposes. The principle she considered here is that of ____.
a. Meaningfulness
b. Breadth
c. Cost
d. Authenticity
31. A non-traditional teacher, Mr. Alba likes to use control and discipline in his class not necessarily to eliminate
misbehaviors but, as classroom management emphasizes, to
a. Make the students prim and proper at all times
b. Help then obey all school rules and regulations
c. Reduce the frequency of occurrence of inappropriate behaviors
d. Increase quality of learning
32. Mrs. Adante often scolds students who commit mistakes even in front of the other members of the class. What
basic principle in the discipline is she going against?
a. Students must be helped to recognize their misbehaviour
b. Respect pupil dignity
c. Private correction is better than public correction
d. The response to misbehaviour must be consistent and fair
33. Because Arnulfo is seriously ill and has to stay at home, his teacher prepared a learning kit containing activities
that cover all lessons his classmates are also having in school. What mode of instructional delivery is used in the
situation?
a. Informal education
b. Distance education
c. Non-formal education
d. Mastery learning
34. Mr. Baja provides lesson activities for each of the different groups of learners in his class. What basic principle
in selecting learning activities does he employ?
a. Learning activities showed consider the laws of learner
b. Learning activities have to be interactive
c. Learning activities must suit the subject matters
d. Learning activities must be multi-level and verified
35. The items that follow state the reason for using instructional materials and/or tools, EXCEPT ONE. Which is the
exception?
a. Make instruction effective at less cost
b. Increase student interest for learning
c. Provide entertainment to students
d. Present abstract ideas in more concrete terms.
36. Mrs. Tinio wants to use more concrete things that are the equivalent of real objects for her grade 1 class. Their
lesson is about animals and their kids. However, she cannot possibly take the class out since no prior
arrangement has been done for this. What is the closest possible type of instructional materials can she use
instead?
a. Audio tapes
b. Graphics
c. Photographic prints
d. Radio
37. Miss Cabral wants to know what knowledge and skills her students already have about the Philippines during
the American period. What kind of evaluation instrument would she possibly use?
a. Formative evaluation
b. Pre assessment
c. Summative evaluation
d. Achievement
38. This type of Classroom Management involves attention to that which creates the best of available space. Which
type is it?
a. Time management
b. Routines and procedures
c. Discipline
d. Physical environment
39. What routinary would be best to use to start the class?
a. Ringing the bell
b. Greeting each other
c. Making the students line-up
d. Asking the students to clean the room
40. If a pupil asks permission to go to the rest room while the class is going on, which may be done to avoid class
disruption?
a. Stop the class and let all students go to the rest room
b. Stop the lesson and let the pupil to go
c. Tell the pupil to seat down instead
d. Simply nod while continuing the class.
41. After presenting the lesson to the class, what could be the logical step to take to develop a lesson well?
a. Provide concluding activities
b. Evaluate the learning gained
c. Provide further input
d. Engage students in doing relevant activities
42. One of the following items is NOT among the considerations that a teacher should make in the presentation of a
new lesson, which is it?
a. The relation of the new information to previous learning
b. Information regarding the lesson objective
c. High involvement of students
d. Logical organization and a smooth transition
43. Time management is one important aspect of classroom management. Which of the following teacher behaviors
is part of time management?
a. Maintaining group alertness
b. Creating orderly movement in class
c. Checking attendance
d. Keeping pupils attention engaged during instruction
44. Which behaviour is NOT an acceptable routine procedure when distributing list of activities that students need
to do?
a. Give the activity cards one by one
b. Have the pupils come to you one by one
c. Ask a leader to distribute them
d. Give the cards to the first pupil in each row with the instruction for him/her to get one and pass the others.
45. Which of the following statement is NOT true?
a. Evaluation helps determine how well students learned
b. Evaluation provides feedback regarding success or failure
c. Evaluation is used only as basis of students grade
d. Evaluation helps in determining specific learning errors that need correction
46. Which statement about lesson plan id LEAST accepted?
a. Lesson plan should be in constant state of revision.
b. A good daily lesson plan ensures a better discussion.
c. Students should never see a teacher using a lesson plan.
d. All teachers regardless of their experience should have daily lesson plan.
47. Which objective is in lowest level in Blooms taxonomy of cognitive domain?
a. To draw conclusions from a set of data
b. To identify places mentioned in a story
c. To differentiate low from high level of degrees
d. To explain the procedure in changing improper fraction to mixed number
48. Aims are general statements of objectives which are derived from the ultimate Philosophy of Education. Which
is an example of this kind objective?
a. Show the difference between men and women in the universe
b. Develop responsible citizens of the country
c. Identify the strategies in problem solving
d. Develop physical skills
49. When you observed the teacher reviewing the plan with the class and assigning students to check the activities
on the days agenda that are completed, what form of a plan is being described?
a. Yearly
b. Weekly
c. Daily
d. Quarterly
50. In planning instruction, there are common errors that teachers make which weaken the effectiveness of their
plans. Which of these will you avoid so that your instructional plans will become successful?
a. Considering the needs and characteristics
b. Relying entirely on textbooks and other aids when planning
c. Using varied teaching strategies and activities in ones plan
d. Emphasizing the use of higher level objectives in lesson planning