HOME ECONOMICS, IMPORTANCE AND RELEVANCE

1. What important act that granted the farm wives to be educated with household as well as their husbands in agricultural methods and processes?

• Republic Act 1882

• Johnson’s Act 1872

• Morale Act 1922

• Morill Act of 1862

What is the old name of Home Economics that became the term being used by the land-grant schools together with the private institutions in the last decades of the nineteenth century?

• Domestic Help

• Local Home Studies

• Domestic Science

• Economics and Science

Which of the following activities does not belong to the field in home economics in the 1920’s in the Philippines?

• Automotive

• Infant care

• Embroidery

• Lace Making

How can be the study of home economics be applied in Civil Society works (Government or Civil Service Organization?

• Enhancing the curriculum and programs in schools

• Ensuring the provisions of materials in schools such as books

• Conducting feeding to less fortunate children ensuring their good nutrition

• Promoting of newly- created products through promotional activities

Which of the following activities is an example of a practical activity in a home economics classroom?

• making the bed using different sheets

• reading the processes on how to cook beef perfectly

• analyzing the causes of why the cake failed to rise during baking

• evaluating the quality of the dress based on industry standards

Which of the following can be considered as Science and not a Philosophy in the context of home economics?

• Nurturing a child is like planting, one must dig deeper in the cultivation of values from a child’s mind

• In order to avoid over baking, the person must be aware of the value of time in only doing one thing at a time

• Vegetable must be cooked in low heat in a short period of time to avoid the lost of essential nutrients

• The value of steward ship and craftsmanship is producing quality products that are created through the long period of time with patience and perseverance

Why the practitioners of home economics profession be held of the highest ethical and moral standards?

• because they impact the human condition and shaped by the daily life within families and the home

• because they fail to impact the human condition and shaped by the daily life within families and the home

• either A or B

• None of the above

What is the end goal of home economics given its moral responsibility?

• home economics should keep on teaching how to earn money even sacrificing human relations

• home economics should teach life long skills that helps us in surviving the harsh environment in the future

• home economics should focus only on making theories in solving current problems not about the problems in the future

• home economics only concerns on individual not with the fellowmen

How can home economics be applied in the field of medicine?

• the basic essential skills in taking the blood pressure is part of home nursing

• the basic essential skills of lavishly patching garments in clothing construction

• the basic necessary skills in preserving food in the study of food technology

• the basic skill in managing finances in the study of home management

Why home economics is known to be a mission-oriented rather than discipline-oriented?

• It involves the study of theories and facts in cooking

• It involves the acquisition on how to assemble clothes through the step by step process

• It involves the practice of cooking not only delicious meals but nutritious as well in feeding the family and extending to social works such as feeding.

• It involves focusing on strategies and techniques to come up with the best way in producing quality preserve goods