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Prelims - THE TEACHER AND THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

The following is true about curriculum development EXEPT...

a)

Curriculum development is a decision-making process that involves a variety of concerns.

b)

There are crucial questions to ask in curriculum development such as, what learning objectives should be included?

c)

Curriculum development requires order and coherence to produce a suitable curriculum design, with a clear implementation plan, and an appropriate evaluation procedure.

d)

ALL OF THESE

2.

Curriculum is a crucial factor in the teaching-learning process. Specifically, it means a written plan like

a)

degree program  

b)

a syllabus

c)

a textbook and a learning package

d)

all of these

3.

According to him, education and experience, as all the experiences of the learner inside and outside the school under the guidance of the teacher – that is all encompassing.

a)

Dewey

b)

Plato

c)

Locked

d)

Bruner

4.

The ______ describes all learning experiences that may or may not be specifically written but supervised by the school.

a)

Comprehensive plans

b)

Comprehensive evaluation

c)

Comprehensive objectives

d)

Comprehensive process

5.

The purpose of a plan whether prescriptive or comprehensive is to enable students to learn ______ so that they can become competent and productive members of the society.

a)

knowledge and skills

b)

attitudes and values

c)

habits

d)

all of these

6.

Why curriculum design development requires order and coherence?

a)

to produce a suitable curriculum.

b)

to get a long implementation.

c)

to prolong evaluation after implementation

d)

to get a result before the implementation

7.

Curriculum development refers to a process that produces a written plan.  This particular output in turn describes three major areas of concern or phases, EXCEPT...

a)

scheduling of the school implementer

b)

the curriculum design or structure

c)

the implementation scheme

d)

the evaluation procedure

8.

Which of the following has the proper arrangement of phases in the curriculum development.

a)

Lesson Planning (individual teachers), Lesson try-outs (individual teachers), Curriculum Design (curriculum committee), Curriculum Design (curriculum committee) and Evaluation (effectiveness).

b)

Lesson Planning (individual teachers), Lesson try-outs (individual teachers), Curriculum Design (curriculum committee), Implementation (wide-scale), Evaluation (effectiveness).

c)

Lesson Planning (individual teachers), Curriculum Design (curriculum committee), Lesson try-outs (individual teachers), Evaluation (effectiveness), Implementation (wide-scale).

d)

Evaluation (effectiveness), Lesson Planning (individual teachers), Lesson try-outs (individual teachers), Curriculum Design (curriculum committee), Implementation (wide-scale).

9.

9. When is the Basic Education curricula was implemented during specific periods of time in the Philippine  educational system.

a)

American time  

b)

Japanese time

c)

Pre-spanish era

d)

Commonwealth

10.

The following are the areas of concerns in curriculum development as a process of decision-making except:

a)

cultural values

b)

knowledge of learner

c)

pilot testing

d)

body of knowledge

11.

 In our previous lesson, we have learned that the framework of curriculum development that occurs in the Philippines is socially integrating, sustainable, equitable and spiritually uplifting were all founded on ____.

a)

 Economic growth

b)

Cultural values

c)

International cooperation

d)

peace and order

12.

Knowing our learners is a great deal because____

a)

They both the participants and beneficiaries of instruction.

b)

This will in turn indicate levels of competencies in cognition, affective and psychomotor.

c)

This will insure that the curriculum design to be developed is appropriate and suitable to the intended clientele.

d)

ALL OF THESE

13.

What particular curriculum or program emphasizes content rather than on a learner.

a)

PRODED and SEDP

b)

K+12

c)

RBEC

d)

BEC

14.

The following will happen if the curriculum is focused on the content rather than on a learner EXCEPT

a)

Teachers will be preoccupied with finishing the syllabus within a prescribed tine under “no-matter-what” attitude.

b)

There will be no mastery of the competencies.

c)

No quality of instructions.

d)

Quality learning is of primary importance than quantity.

15.

The poor performance of the Filipino students (almost at the bottom of the ranking) in the cross-country evaluation should be a good enough reason to review the curricula intentions.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

A and B

d)

No Idea

16.

The following are the factoring of the economic conditions of the learner EXCEPT...

a)

The wealth of the country is still concentrated in very few families.

b)

Improvements were only recorded for the upper middle-income classes.

c)

Drop-out rates among learners is not affected.

d)

Many children of school age are malnourished and sickly.

17.

In the ‘80s, UNICEF estimated that 1.3 million Filipino children were out of school.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

BOTH A AND B

d)

NO IDEA

18.

Why is it important to recognize future needs of the learners?

a)

In order to train the learners to live in and cope with the demands of the world.

b)

This requires forecasting the future to survey potential situations and events.

c)

The curricularist can be guided on what to avoid, modify or discontinue.

d)

ALL OF THESE

19.

 It represents a philosophical and scientific orientation which focuses on the study of observable events through the use of the senses.

a)

Cognitive psychology

b)

Behaviorism

c)

Cognitive-field psychology

d)

I prefer not to respond on this question

20.

. The classical conditioning theory constitutes the lowest level of learning based on the scientific works of_____.

a)

B.F. Skinner

b)

Ivan Pavlov

c)

Jean Piaget

d)

Jerome Seymour Bruner

21.

 It explains learning in terms of the effects of reinforcement which strengthens behavior.

a)

Classical conditioning

b)

Intellectual development

c)

Operant Conditioning

d)

Cognitive development

22.

He considered the development of the intellect occurring in four sequential stages.

a)

Jean Piaget

b)

B.F. Skinner

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

Jerome Seymour Bruner

23.

Like Piaget, He regarded intellectual development as taking place in stages: from simple to complex. He also proposed that individual represent in their minds the world around them based on the cognitive level they are in at a particular point in time.   

a)

Jean Piaget

b)

B.F. Skinner

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

Jerome Seymour Bruner

24.

 He believed that children represent in their minds the world around them at each stage through different modes: enactive (through action), iconic (through visual images) and Symbolic (through language and numbers) and it persist through life.

a)

Jean Piaget

b)

B.F. Skinner

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

Jerome Seymour Bruner

25.

What is true about Cognitive-field Psychology?

a)

It is based on the German concept of gestalt that cannotes patterns, shapes, forms and configurations.

b)

It is rooted in phenomenological ideas that emphasize personal meanings or private views referred to as perceptions.

c)

What individuals perceive and what they pay attention to, determine the meaning they give to the field (environment).

d)

ALL OF THESE

26.

Developmental stages, interactions and mental structures or schemas are all key concepts of___.

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Cognitive development

c)

Cognitive-field psychology

d)

none of these

27.

Symbols (letters, words, numbers and formulas), Logic, sequence, linearity, analysis and scientific process will determine the development of the ____.

a)

Left Brain

b)

Right Brain

c)

Frontal Brain

d)

Central Brain

28.

Forms and patterns, Images and pictures, Rhythm, tune and harmony, spatial manipulation, integration, scientific process and imagination and intuition will determine the development of the ___.

a)

Left Brain

b)

Right Brain

c)

Frontal Brain

d)

Central Brain

29.

Legislation, public opinion, education studies, technological advances, societal demands and industry demands are all part of the____

a)

External enablers

b)

Sources of data

c)

Internal enablers

d)

Types of Decisions

30.

School records, research outputs, textbooks and documents are all part of the

a. External enablers   b. Sources of data    c. Internal enablers    d. Types of Decisions

a)

External enablers

b)

Sources of data

c)

Internal enablers

d)

Types of Decisions

31.

The following were the changes in the SEDP curriculum before its full implementation EXCEPT...

a)

Increase in the number of school days in a year by 8% (from 185 days to 200 days)

b)

Increase in the daily class time, from 60 mins to 80 mins.

c)

Administration of NSAT in English, Mathematics and Science.

d)

Mandatory of replacing values education III and IV with either English, Mathematics or Science subjects

32.

 In 1986 and 1992 SEI Surveys, Many teachers handling chemistry and physics subjects at the collegiate level oftentimes complain about the wrong concepts brought to the science classrooms by high school graduates as a result of bad teaching.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

BOTH A AND B

d)

NO RESPONSE

33.

They are recognized experts in designing, monitoring, and evaluating the curriculum.

a)

teachers

b)

curriculum specialists

c)

accreditors

d)

Administrators

34.

They are able tom predict operational problems and other administrative concerns that must be addressed in the  implementation and evaluation of the curriculum.

a. teachers   b. curriculum specialists   c. accreditors    d. Administrators

a)

teachers

b)

curriculum specialists

c)

accreditors

d)

Administrators

35.

 Teachers, Administrators, students and curriculum specialists are all _____ stakeholders.

a)

School-based  

b)

Community-based

c)

Religous-Based

d)

Political-Based

36.

Parents, Publishers, Representative from government organizations, LGUs and business and industry are considered as _____ stakeholders.

a. School-based    b. Community-based

a)

School-based

b)

Community-based

c)

Religious-based

d)

Political-based

37.

 It refers to appropriate educational opportunities available to every citizen. These twin concepts indicate the level and quality of participation in the learning system which are influenced to a large extent by socio-economic variables, distribution  of schools, school mapping, and allocation of resources.

a)

Access and Equity  

b)

Economic and social levels

c)

government and LGUs

d)

All of these

38.

It refers to the proportion of student  leavers to the total enrollment within a school year.

a)

Drop-out rate

b)

Enrollment rate

c)

ohort survival rate

d)

all of these

39.

What is the proper arrangement of education in the Philippine History.

a)

Pre-Spaniards, Spanish Regime, Phil Revolution, American Occupation, Phil Commonwealth, Japanese Occupation, Second world war and Phil Republic

b)

American Occupation, Phil Commonwealth, Japanese Occupation, Second world war and Phil Republic, Pre-Spaniards, Spanish Regime, Phil Revolution.

c)

Pre-Spaniards, Spanish Regime, Phil Commonwealth, Japanese Occupation, Second world war and Phil Republic, Phil Revolution, American Occupation.

40.

They are called as ilustrados...

a)

teachers

b)

educated upper-class Filipinos

c)

educated middle-class Filipinos

d)

Administrators

41.

It is the time when Dr. Jose Rizal interfere with Philippine Education.

a)

Philippine Revolution

b)

Japanese Regine

c)

American Occupation

d)

Pre-spanish regime

42.

Graciano Lopez-Jaena has commented on education of 1887, “ the outstanding cause of the distressed situation of Filipinos today is the anomalous education received by the youth in the schools” what does it mean?

a)

They learn to read correctly and write gracefully, but they do not learn anything useful because they do not thought any.

b)

They are taught to pray and never to work.

c)

They are taught academics but not skills.

d)

All of these

43.

If the Spaniards used education for propagation of Christian faith, how about the Americans?

a)

they used it as an instrument of pacification.

b)

they used education as a vehicle for its program of benevolent assimilation.

c)

BOTH CHOICES

44.

 What type of education system has the flagship of “all school shall aim to develop moral character, personal discipliner, civic conscience, and vocational efficiency, and to teach the duties of citizenship.”

a)

Philippine Revolution

b)

Japanese Regine

c)

American Occupation

d)

Philippine Commonwealth

45.

What is Education Act 1940?

a)

An act that has an objective “to meet the increasing demand for public elementary instruction and at the same time comply with the constitutional mandate on public education.

b)

The Act paved the way for the simplification and shortening of the elementary course. Making elem educ into 6 years.

c)

The focus of instruction was the development of literate, useful, upright and patriotic citizens.

d)

all of these

46.

What era of education uses Rote memorization; use of threat and punishment?

a

a)

Philippine Revolution

b)

Japanese Regine

c)

American Occupation

d)

American Occupation

47.

Republic Act 343 made the teaching of Spanish Language as “one of the possible subjects in all the high schools, whether public or private, of the Philippines.”

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

48.

The following are true to SEDP EXCEPT

a)

The Secondary Education Development Program (SEDP) was a major curricular reform for secondary education.

b)

it covered 10 years (1983-1988)

c)

It went through two phases: The preparatory phase (1983-1988) and the implementation phase (1989-1993).

d)

all of these

49.

The following are the standards of Science High School Curriculum EXCEPT...

a)

Selective student admission and retention.

b)

Selective teacher-hiring procedure, superior facilities, and qualified school head/administrators

c)

Strict implementation of the maximum number of 40 students per class.

d)

All of these

50.

 In what year does Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) Started?

a)

2000

b)

2002

c)

2004

d)

2006