Principles and Methods of Teaching Part 1 (15 items)

The best instructional program that would enhance the academic achievement of the students considering their differences in interests, abilities, needs and learning style at any given point in time.

• Traditional instruction

• Remedial instruction

• Adaptive instruction

• Experimental instruction

Which of the following characterizes best an effective classroom manager? One who is friendly yet

• Rigid

• Demanding

• Business-like

• Buddy-buddy

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

• note to parents

• after-school detention

• withdrawal of privileges

• raising the pitch of the voice

What of the following characterizes best a well-managed class? When learners

• are controlled by the teacher

• blindly obey teachers' instructions

• pursue their task without inhibition

• are engaged in an activity that leads them to realize the set goal

What should a teacher do for students in his class whose ability are behind their grade level?

• Give them materials on their level and let them work at a pace that is reasonable for them, trying to bring them up to a grade level

• Give them the same work as other students, because they will absorb as much as they are capable of.

• Give the same work as the other students, not much, so that they won’t feel embarrassed.

• Give them work on the level of the other students and work a little above the classmates level to challenge them.

Among teaching styles, how do you classify teachers who are indifferent and undemanding of student involvement?

• Benevolent

• Permissive

• Authoritarian

• Uninvolved

Among teaching styles, how do you classify teachers who lack confidence in enforcing and demanding compliance to rules?

• Permissive

• Authoritative

• Uninvolved

• Authoritarian

Who asserts that teaching is not just depositing knowledge into the empty minds of the learners? It is helping students create knowledge and meaning of their experiences.

• Constructivist

• Essentialist

• Existentialist

• Pragmatist

What is the main organization and orientation of science and social studies reading materials?

• Expository

• Descriptive

• Narrative

• Argumentative

Which of the following marks a conducive environment?

• Excessive praise

• Individual competition

• Long assignments

• Cooperative learning