Pretest on School-Based TEACEP Echo-Training

1. 1.    Which of the following best describe/s the use of assessment results to enhance teaching practices?

   I.                Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses

   II.              Differentiating Instruction

   III.             Setting Goals and Measuring Progress

   IV.            Enforcing school policies that develop discipline among learners

   Editing textbooks to assess reading and numeracy

• I, III, IV, V

• I, II, III, IV

• I, II, IV

• I, III, V

2. Teacher Dodong has a wide range of student abilities and advanced learners in his class. During his lesson on comparing fractions, he noticed that some of his learners struggle to understand basic concepts while others are quick and eager to do more challenging activities. What should Teacher Dodong do to address this problem?

• Overload advanced learners with tasks and learning activities

• Conduct tiered activities and flexible grouping

• Employ a centralized method of teaching

• Concentrate on giving activities to struggle learners

3. Based on the results of literacy and numeracy assessments, 50% of the learners in Teacher Dereck's class did not meet the 75% proficiency level. What should he not do to address this situation?

• Continue with the curriculum as planned and guide the learners to catch up on their own

• Increase the practice time of struggling learners by giving more tasks and homework

• Reduce the complexity of task and learning activities

• Analyze the assessment data to identify specific areas of weakness and adjust the teaching strategies accordingly

Mr. Joel wants the family members of his students to be more involved in their literacy and numeracy. What should Mr. Joel do to effectively engage the families?

• Send home report cards and books for references

• Organize workshops that teach parents how to support their children in literacy/numeracy at home

• Conduct professional development activities among learners

• Engage family members with school-family activities

Ms. Elena, an instructional leader, is evaluating the effectiveness of recent literacy and numeracy assessments in her school. What is the best course of action for Ms. Elena?

• Design all assessment independently

• Analyze assessment data to inform instruction and provide feedback to teachers

• Focus on new initiative based on the specialization of teachers

• Center the analysis on standardized assessment

Teacher Letty aims to improve the word recognition skills of her learners. What must she do to achieve this?

• She should develop the learners' ability to recognize words easily

• She should develop the learners' ability to learn the first 2000 words

• She should develop the learners' ability to read and spell the same words

• She should develop the learners' ability to spell and pronounce words

Which of the following best describes the use of semantic cues for decoding unknown words?

• Students determine unknown words based on their background knowledge about the topic of the story

• Students determine unknown words because of the structure of the sentence

• Students determine unknown words by looking at the illustrations that accompany the story

• Students determine unknown words from what they know about the sounds the letters in the word makes

Teacher Joyce would like to develop among her learners their higher-order thinking skills. Which question in her storytelling session should she ask to enhance their higher order thinking skill?

• What happened to the main character in the story?

• How does the story unfold?

• How can you describe the setting?

• How did the story end?

To ensure mathematical thinking among her learners, which model below can be best used by Teacher Tizza?

• Think, solve, build

• Hands-on teaching

• Problem solving

• Teacher-guided

Which of the following shows the best importance of developing numeracy for Ana, a Grade III pupil?

• To be able to add

• To be able to problem solve

• Mathematical concepts run through all areas of her life

• All mathematical understanding is good