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WorksheetsGES Promotions Mock for DD - 2025
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 43mins
While Ghana Education Service Act, 1995 established the tenure of office of GES Council members for ________ years, the current Act governing GES has established the tenure for ________ years.
4, 4
4, 3
3, 3
3, 4
Which of the following bodies is not established by Education Regulation Bodies Act, 2020?
Ghana Education Service
National Teaching Council
National Schools Inspectorate Authority
National Council for Tertiary Education
_____________ is responsible for formulation and coordinating educational policies, setting standards, and monitors their implementation to ensure quality education for all Ghanaians.
National Schools Inspectorate Authority
Ministry of Education
National Commission for Civic Education
Ghana Tertiary Education Commission
Which of the following statements is/are true about measurement and evaluation?
I. Measurement focuses on quantifying attributes, while evaluation focuses on making judgment about value or quality.
II. Evaluation focuses on quantifying attributes, measurement focuses on making judgment about value or quality.
III. Measurement is concerned with describing or quantifying, whereas evaluation focuses on interpreting and judgment.
IV. Evaluation focuses on describing or quantifying, while measurement is concerned with interpreting and judging.
V. Measurement provides data, while evaluation provides conclusions or decisions.
The Ministry of Education was established in _______ whereas the Ghana Education Service was first established as an agency under the Ministry of Education in ________
1974 and 1957
1957 and 1974
1957 and 1960
1974 and 1995
Which Act governs the establishment and operations of the Ghana Education Service?
Education Act, 2008
Ghana Education Service Act, 1995
Public Service Act, 2001
Teachers Service
Which of the following agencies under the Ministry of Education is responsible for implementing educational policies and programmes related to higher education?
Ghana Commission for Higher Education (GCHE)
Complementary Education Agency (CEA)
Ghana Education Secretariat
Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC)
The highest rank in the Ghana rank in the Ghana Education Service is
Director I
Director II
Director-General
Divisional Director
Which of the following is an effective classroom management?
Yelling at students
Using positive language
Ignoring misbehavior
Using corporal punishment
What is the best way to establish classroom rules?
Imposing harsher punishment on misbehaviours.
Impose rules without discussion.
Involve students in setting rules
How should a teacher handle a student who is being aggressive?
Use physical restraint.
Send them to the principal’s office.
Ignore the behaviour
Use a calm approach
The performance of a student can be evaluated in a best possible manner through
Weekly Assessment
Continuous Assessment
Monthly Assessment
Yearly Assessment
If a test measures what is intended to measure, it is said to
Reliable
Consistent
Trustworthy
Valid
Your colleague applicant is struggling to write the full meaning of acronym, ‘HRMD’. Which one of the following will you use to help him to write it correctly?
Human Resource Management Department
Human Resource Management Division
Human Resource, Management and Development
Human Resource Management and Development
The Deputy Director-General of GES in charge of Quality and Access is
Prof. Smile Gavua Dzisi
Dr. Kwabena Bempah Tandoh
Dr. Issahaque Munawaru
Stephen Kwaku Owusu
There are_______ directorates at the Ministry of Education with their respective Directors who directly submit to the _____________
9, Minister of Education
6, Chief Director
9, Deputy Minister of Education
9, Chief Director
Which one of the following is the current Chief Director at the Ministry of Education?
Mamle Andrews
Cassandra Twum Ampofo
Lydia Essuah
Daniel Fenyi
The maiden edition of GES Aptitude Test was written in
February, 2018
February, 2019
February, 2020
February, 2021
“Ghana Education is to ensure that Ghanaian school children of school-going age are provided with quality formal education and training through effective and efficient management resources to make education delivery relevant to the manpower needs of the nation”. This is ___________ of the Ghana Education Service.
Mission Statement
Mandate
Vision
Responsibility
‘Ghana Education Service is responsible for the implementation of pre-tertiary educational policies of the government to ensure that all Ghanaian children of school-going age, irrespective of tribe, gender, disability, religious and political affiliations, are provided with good quality formal education”. This is __________ of the GES.
Mandate
Responsibility
Vision
Mission
“The Ghana Education Service seeks to create an enabling environment in all educational institutions and management positions that will facilitate effective teaching and learning, and efficiency in the management of the attainment of the goals of the Service”. This is ______ of the Ghana Education Service.
Mission Statement
Vision Statement
Responsibility
Mandate
The Chairman of the governing GES Council is
Michael Kenneth Nsowah
Mawutor Avoke
Mamle Andrews
Haruna Iddrisu
Which of the following best describes the focus of inclusive education?
Integration of basic secondary and tertiary systems of education.
Integration of various subjects disciplines such as Arts, Science and Business.
Participation of all in decision making including non-teaching staff.
Participation of all students in schools.
The principal strategy adopted for Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is
Adopting multiple ways of representing content to learners.
Asking parents to sign the completed assignments of learners.
Giving learners quizzes at the end of every lesson.
Inviting parents to attend school meetings open days.
The professional knowledge of teachers entails knowledge of I. Subject matter and grade-level standards. II. Schools as organizations. III. Instructional strategies and instructional design. IV. Assessment practices and data literacy.
I and III only
I, II, and IV
I, II, III, and IV
A learning theory developed by Lev Vygotsky that has propounded a range of knowledge and skills or gap a learner can achieve with guidance from a more knowledgeable person such as a teacher or peers, is referred to as
Zone of Proximal Development
Scaffolding
Cognitive Dissonance
Learning Plateau
According to Social Learning Theory, the process by which people learn new behaviours is through
Conditioning
Observation and imitation
Reinforcement
Discovering
What is the main idea of Constructivist Learning Theory?
Learners are passive recipients of knowledge.
Learners construct their own knowledge.
Learning is linear process.
Learning is solely dependent on reinforcement.
In Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, the ability of the learner to break material into its component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood is referred to as
Apply
Analyze
Evaluate
Create
Which of the following is the highest decision-making body at the Senior High Schools?
School Council
School Management Committee
Parent-Teacher Association
Board of Governors
The Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 is an that _______
Establishes the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
Establishes the National Accreditation Board
Merges the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission.
Merges the National Teaching Council.
The Director-General of Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service is called _______ while the Director-General of Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) is __________ respectively.
Sulemana Zakaria and Engr Dr. Kofi Adzroe
Engr Dr. Kofi Adzroe and Sulemana Zakaria
David Prah and Dr. Fred Kyei Asamoah
Mawusi Nudekor Awity and Dr. Fred Fred Kyei
Which Act established Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (GTVET) Service?
Pre-tertiary Education Act, 2020 (Act 1049)
Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (1023)
Educational Reforms Act, 2008 (Act 778)
Ghana TVET Service Act of 2020
Distinguish between GTVET Service Council ‘G’ and CTVET ‘C’.
Both G and C perform the same functions.
G is a regulatory body of GTVET Service, while C is the governing body of GTVET Service.
G is the governing body GTVET Service, whereas C is the regulatory body of GTVET Service.
G is the regulatory body of C.
Formal and systematic way of obtaining information about how much students have learned is _______
Evaluation
Test
Measurement
Assessment
Which of the following statements most appropriately captured the difference between leadership and management?
Whereas leadership engaged in the 18th century, management came into the scene only in the 20th century.
Whereas leadership primarily focuses on coordinating, management involves directing, delegating, monitoring, and controlling others to achieve set goals.
Whereas leadership is concerned with influencing others or organizing change for improvement in educational settings, management is associated with organizing and maintaining the status quo.
Whereas leadership is concerned organizing and maintaining the status quo in educational institutions, management is concerned with influencing others to achieve a deserved change.
Teachers, as part of their professional development, are required to develop a dossier called
Assessment Policy
Mentorship
Reflective Practice
Teacher Portfolio
How many ranks do we currently have in the Ghana Education Service?
10
11
12
13
All the following are true about the Ghana Education Service and Ghana TVET Service, as two agencies under the Ministry of Education, except?
Both have been established by the same Act.
Both have a Governing Council and Regulatory Body
Both have Council Members who have the same tenure of office.
Both have Council Members whose compositions are the same.
The current Director-General of National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) ________ while the Inspector-General of Schools of National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) is __________ respectively.
Prof. Yaryra Dzakadzie and Hagar Hilda Ampadu
Prof. Samuel Ofori Obuobisa Bekoe and Prof. Salifu Tahiru Azeko
Prof. Salifu Tahiru Azeko and Prof. Samuel Ofori Obuobisa
Prof. Yaryra Dzakadzie and Prof. Samuel Ofori Obuobisa Bekoe.
The assessment conducted by Mr. Koomson on his first in the class before he could even start his lesson presentation is described as
Diagnostic Assessment
Initial Assessment
Valid Assessment
Norm-referenced Assessment
While executing his duties as duties as a teacher, writing of Class Exercises, Quizzes and Oral Tests all form under
Assessment for Learning (AfL)
Assessment as Learning (AaL)
Assessment of Learning (AoL)
Summative Assessment
This type of assessment (as in question 42), is also referred to as
Initial Assessment
Formative Assessment
Summative Assessment
Peer Assessment
Uncle Light, engaging his students at Mfantsipim School to write their Project Work, as well as Group Presentations best fall under
Assessment as Learning (AaL)
Assessment for Learning (AfL)
Assessment of Learning (AoL)
None of the above
When the students wrote Class Tests, End of Term and End of Year Test, Mr. Koomson made them aware that they were _________________ assessments whose scores would be computed and added to the scores of their exit exams.
High Stakes
Diagnostic
Formative Within Summative
Summative Within Formative
Which of the following types of assessment will you best put Question 45 under?
Assessment of Learning
Assessment as Learning
Assessment for Learning
None of the above
“Occasionally, Mr. occasionally conducted tests to track the progress of his students; and also, to find out if there would be some remediations”. This type of test of test is called ________ Test.
Diagnostic
Weekly
Continuous
Norm-referenced
In “Cocastic Coola’s Economics Class, he always proved to the world the reason why his Economics Book was a hot in Ghana at that time. Which of the following test item describes his pedagogical excellence?
Validity
Reliability
Norm-referenced
Criterion-referenced
As exhibited in the 2025 National Maths & Science Quiz, Science Class in Mfantsipim School is always highly competitive. A student may get more than 90% marks, but will be struggling for position at the bottom. This is as a result of ______________ interpretation.
Criterion-referenced
Norm-referenced
Validity
Reliability
Out of 50 students in that Science Class, the one who scored 81% was last in position. However, at the Remarks Column, he had ‘Excellent’ which is Grade A. Which of the following test items has accounted for his Grade A despite his last position?
Intelligence
Validity
Norm-referenced
Criterion-referenced
In rare situations where Uncle Light became suspicious of exceptionally high score of a particular student, he could retest him with the same questions, but almost the same score could be reproduced, with just a little error of margin. This is typically ___________
Criterion-referenced
Test Reliability
Test Validity
Norm-referenced
produced, with just a little error of margin. This is typically ___________
Criterion-referenced
Test Reliability
Test Validity
Norm-referenced
Which of the following is/are true about educational management and educational administration?
II only
I only
III only
I, II, and III
What is the main purpose of using seating arrangement?
To allow students to sit with their friends.
To establish authority and autonomy.
To make the classroom work look organized.
To minimize disruptions and enhanced learning.
Which of the following is associated with behavioural modification as approach of managing classroom?
I only
II only
III only
All of the above
The only apex disciplinary authority that has the power to endorse any recommendation to summarily dismiss a teaching and non-teaching personnel from the GES is the
Board of Governors
Director-General of GES
GES Council
Ministry of Education
In which year was the Teacher Licensure Exams introduced?
2018
2019
2020
2021
How many functional divisions are at the GES Headquarters?
4
5
6
7
Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (GTVET) Service Council is composed of __________ members.
11
12
13
14
The Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Education is
Hon. Haruna Iddrisu
Hon. John Ntim Fordjour
Hon. Kofi Adams
Honn. Dr. Clement Abass Apaak
The process of influencing others to achieve a shared vision or goal that involves inspiring, motivating, and empowering individuals to work towards a common purpose is referred to as
Leadership
Management
Administration
Supervision
The process of filing system whereby files are arranged by dates is referred to as
Alphabetic Filing
Numeric Filing
Subject Filing
Chronological Filing
Your colleague teacher voluntarily broke service and travelled outside the country where he spent number of years. On his return to Ghana, he has decided not to go back to abroad, but come to the GES again. This process is best termed in public administration as
Re-instatement
Reactivation
Re-engagement
Reposting
As a result of sheer carelessness of your school validator, all staff personnel in your school were not validated in December, 2025; and as such, their names veered off from the Payment Voucher, as they did not receive their December salaries. Bringing them on the payroll shall require an Application For ___________
Re-instatement
Re-engagement
Reactivation
Just like Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwah during Fmr President Akufo Addo’s first term in office, the current Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, but arrangements have been put in place, as he has now, been loaned to the GES. He still, enjoys Conditions of Service of UCC, where he could back after the agreed period. This smooth agreement is termed as
Secondment
Reassignment
Re-engagement
Reposting
As a result of alleged embezzlement, misappropriation and causing financial loss to that Senior High School, a newly appointed headmaster of SHS was interdicted, but he was later cleared off of all allegations levelled against him, and he had to be brought back into the Service to resume his post. This process is called_____________
Re-engagement
Re-instatement
Reactivation
Your School Improvement Support Officer (SISO) is now, Frontline Deputy Director, Supervision and Monitoring in the same Education Directorate. This new portfolio is described as
Posting
Reposting
Secondment
Reassignment
In the middle of Term 3, Mrs. Owusu reshuffled four of her teachers whereby two from the Physics Department were brought to Mathematics Department, and same from the Mathematics Department to the former. The proper term used to describe this movement is called
Classification
Reassignment
Posting
Reposting
A situation in Assin Foso whereby a teacher from FOSCO Demonstration ‘A’ Basic School is been moved to FOSCO Demonstration ‘B’ (both in the same school premises, but with different heads and Management Unit) is referred to as _____________
Reposting
Reassignment
Re-engagement
Posting
The process of identifying, attracting, and selecting suitable candidates for employment in the Ghana Education Service is referred to as
Engagement
Recruitment
Re-engagement
Deployment
A test that requires the test taker to demonstrate specific skill or behaviour, often in a real-world or simulated setting is called
Aptitude Test
Intelligence Test
Cognitive Test
Performance Test
A scoring guide or a set of criteria used to evaluate student’s student performance, often with clear descriptions of different levels of achievement is known as
Rubrics
Rating Scale
Checklist
None of the above
Amongst the various school records, the most comprehensive information about the pupil is in the
Log Book
Register
Report Card
Cumulative Record
Non-Formal Education Division (NFED), which used to one of the agencies under the Ministry of Education, has now, been established by a new Education Act called
Pre-tertiary Education Act, 2020 (Act 1049)
GES Act, 1995 (Act 506)
Complementary Education Act, 2020 (Act 1055)
Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (Act 1023)
Which of the following purposes of assessment with a letter grade or number?
Assessment as Learning.
Assessment for Learning
Assessment from Learning
Assessment of Learning
Which of the following agencies aside the National Teaching Council, and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, assists the Ghana Education to manage the pre-tertiary education system?
The Curriculum Research and Development Division
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission
The National Accreditation Board
The National Schools Inspectorate Authority
Quantifying characteristics using standards and rules is known as
Evaluation
Measurement
Test
Scale
Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive Domains consist of how many levels?
4
5
6
7
which of the following statements least reflects a teacher’s knowledge of subject matter?
Adapts lesson to the level of learners.
Exhibits confidence in teaching.
Manages the class effectively.
Teaches effectively.
Which of the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relates to education?
3
4
5
6
The SDG that relates education aims to ensure ___________
Equitable and inclusive education for all, especially, the girl child.
Improved access and participation in education for all school-aged children.
Inclusive and equitable quality lifelong opportunities for all.
Which of the following is not a directorate at the Ministry of Education?
Internal Audit
Planning, Budgeting, Monitoring and Evaluation
Public Relation
Procurement
The value that divides a data set into two equal parts is basically called ______
Frequency
Mean
Median
Mode
Which of the following Education Acts established Board of Governors that operates at the second cycle educational institutions?
Education Act, 1961 (Act 87)
Ghana Education Service Act, 1995 (Act 506)
Educational Reforms Act, 2008 (Act 778)
Pre-tertiary Education Act, 2020 (Act 1049)
In which year was Textbook Free Policy introduced in Ghana?
(a)
