This is the Multiple Choice Questions in Professional Education part 1 as one coverage of Licensure Examinations for Teachers (LET). The exam is divided into two classifications. First is the elementary level exam which covers topics from General Education (GenEd) 40% and Professional Education (ProfEd) 60%. Secondly is the secondary level which covers GenEd 20%, ProfEd 40% and area of specialization 40%. I assume you are looking for a reviewer that will help you achieve your goal to become a professional License teacher very soon. Yes, you are in the right place to make your dream come true. Make sure to familiarize each and every questions to increase the chance of passing the Licensure Examinations for Teachers (LET).
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (Elementary and Secondary) Coverage
- Teaching Profession, Social Dimensions of Education
- Principles of Teaching, Educational Technology, Curriculum Development
- Facilitating Learning, Child and Adolescent Development
- Assessment of Student Learning, Developmental Reading
- Field Study, Practice Teaching
Practice Exam Test Questions
Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.
1. How would you make your students look forward to coming to school every day from the point of view of B.F. Skinner‘s reinforcement theory?
A. Make them enjoy learning activities.
B. Make use of mental drills in the classroom.
C. Convince them of the importance of education.
D. Always end your lessons with a clear summary
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Option A
2. How would you make the teaching-learning process effective from the point of view of Gestalt theories?
A. Ask your students to draw their insights from the lesson.
B. Reward every performing child.
C. Dwell on the development of critical thinking.
D. Punish a child who does not do his/her assignment.
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Option A
3. Which is an application of Vygotsky‘s zone of proximal development?
A. Guide the child for learning until she/he can be on his/her own
B. Transmit information to students
C. Reward every child for every good work
D. Create a stimulating learning environment
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Option A
4. If a teacher is humanistic, on which learning goal is he focused? Facilitating the development of_________.
A. Self-actualized individuals
B. Learners who can process information
C. Independent learners (liberal-minded)
D. Highly skilled technical individuals
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Option C
5. Which is an application of Gardner‘s MI theory?
A. Make use of variety of teaching strategies
B. Stick to one proven effective teaching for learners with multi-intelligences
C. Present one model of a project for class to imitate
D. Demonstrates the steps in doing an experiment completely
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Option A
6. Which would be Piaget‘s advice to teachers?
A. Challenge the learners ability but do not present information far beyond their level
B. There is no such thing as information beyond the level of learners provided it is presented clearly
C. Use varied teaching strategies to cater to learners in varied developmental stages
D. Arrange subject matter in a hierarchal manner
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Option C
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B. l and lll
C. l and ll
D. ll and lll
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Option B
8. Which flows from Kohlberg‘s theory of moral development?
A. Use of moral dilemmas
B. Teacher as model of values
C. Using the inculcation method of values education
D. Teaching the unchanging values
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Option B
9. For discipline, how should you approach a student‘s misbehavior from the point of view of Skinner‘s extinction or non-reinforcement theory?
A. Ignore the misbehavior (mild)
B. Punish the misbehaving student as inconspicuously as possible (not acceptablepositive punishment-undesirable)
C. Withdraw a privilege which the student used to enjoy (negative punishmentundesirable)
D. Isolate the student to prevent disruption of class activities (antiseptic bouncingheavy)
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Option A
10. Applying information processing theory, how can you help learners increase retrieval of information by context?
A. Connect the information to a situation (remembering)
B. Recite the information, not just hear
C. Personalize the information
D. Connecting pieces of information (comprehension)
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Option A
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C. l lll ll
D. ll l lll
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Option A
12. What is an application of Ausubel‘s subsumption theory to instruction?
A. Make use of advance organizers
B. Teach from the concrete to abstract
C. Arrange curriculum hierarchically
D. Connect one information to another
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Option A
13. If a teacher is guided by Gestalt‘s Law of Figure/Ground when he/she teaches, what does she/he do?
A. Highlights the words I want to give attention to
B. Relates the topic to something the student already knows (background)
C. Arranges topics logically
D. Teaches topic that are similar close to one another
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Option B
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B. l only
C. lll only
D. ll only
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Option B
15. In the context of Bruner‘s theory of learning, if a teacher teaches in the iconic level, what does she use?
A. Models
B. Symbols
C. Realias
D. Words
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Option A
I. Do ( concrete experience )
II. Plan ( testing in new situations )
III. Observe ( observation and reflection )
IV. Think ( form abstract concepts )
A. l lll 1V ll
B. l ll lll 1V
C. l lll ll 1V
D. l ll 1V lll
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Option A
17. If a teacher applies Kolb‘s experiential learning theory in his teaching, with which will he begin his lesson?
A. Concrete experience
B. Testing in new situations
C. Observation and reflection
D. Abstract concepts
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Option A
18. Which is a pedagogical consequence of John Locke‘s tabula rasa?
A. Teacher does not expect students to have built-in mental content
B. Teacher withdraws ideas from students minds
C. Teacher expects knowledge contributions from students
D. Teacher draws insights from learners
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Option A
19. In the context of Piaget‘s cognitive theory, to which do you attribute a kindergartners inability to see reality from other‘s point of view?
A. Egocentrism
B. Assimilation
C. Decent ration
D. Accommodation
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Option A
20. If your approach to teaching is constructivist, which class behavior is observable?
A. Students uncompounded words by creating their own compound words using comic strip
B. Teacher introduces and develops the lesson without interruption
C. Students don‘t ask questions as these are signs of inattention
D. Students drill on subject- verb agreement
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Option A
21. Which assumption about learning underlies the cognitive model of learning?
A. One cannot force someone to learn
B. The process of learning excludes sensory input
C. Meaningful learning can be imposed on learners
D. Mistakes committed in the process of learning are unacceptable
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Option A
22. Research says that the adolescent compares her parents to an ideal standard and then criticizes their flaws. To which can you attribute this behavior?
A. Adolescents increased sense of idealism
B. Society urgent for model parents
C. Adolescents desire for recognition
D. Biological maturation of adolescents
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Option A
23. Research findings show that conformity to pressure in adolescence can be positive or negative. How can a teacher channel this conformity for good? Challenge them to_______
A. Work on a noble project of fund raising for indigent children
B. Organize sororities/fraternities
C. Embark on class projects by group
D. Think like everyone in their group
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Option A
24. Group identity often overrides personal identity in adolescence. Which should be done for optimum learning?
A. Organize group work
B. Assess learning by group
C. Eliminate individual projects
D. Make greater use of intrapersonal activities
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Option A
25. Harry Stack Sullivan (1953), the most influential theorist to discuss the importance of adolescence friendships, argued that there is a dramatic increase in the psychological importance and intimacy of close friends during early adolescence. What then should be done?
A. Adolescents should develop genuine friendships
B. Adolescents should allowed to go dating
C. Parents should choose the friends for their children
D. Adolescents should set standards that govern their choice of lifetime partners
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Option A
I. Early identification of reading disabilities is very important
II. Remediation for reading disabilities must be given as early as possible
III. Reading disabilities in late childhood are beyond remediation
A. Il only
B. I only
C. Ill only
D. I and ll
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Option D
I. Views things only from his perspective
II. Begin to think abstractly
III. Reason logically
IV. Draw conclusions from given information
A. I lll and IV
B. II and IV
C. I and ll
D. I and IV
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Option B
28. According to Erikson, what happens to a young adult who is confused about his/her possible future role as an adult?
A. Isolates himself/herself
B. Findings intimacy through meaningful friendship
C. Fails to grasp a sense of meaning in life
D. Trust himself/herself
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Option C
I. Avoid comparing performance of boys and girls
II. Use a differentiated approach to instruction
III. Compare boys‘ and girls‘ performance to motivate them to perform better
A. I and ll
B. Ill only
C. I only
D. Il only
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Option B
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30. Assessment must be authentic. If you want to know how well children read and write, which should you do?
A. Have them read and write
B. Have them mark, circle and underline words after you have read them
C. Allow children to select how they will be evaluated
D. Have them list the stories they read for the month
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Option A
31. Which practice goes with authentic assessment?
A. Make students dance tango to determine if they learned how to dance tango
B. Make students recite the multiplication table to check for mastery
C. Make students check their own answer after quiz
D. Make students come up with a flow chart to demonstrates a process
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Option A
32. In what way are the results of summative assessment utilized?
A. To assign a grade
B. To diagnose learning difficulties
C. To guide teacher in her choice of class activity
D. To check attainment lesson objectives
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Option A
33. What does a grade given to the student‘s measure?
A. Learners achievement
B. Learners intelligence
C. Parents involvement in the learning of a child
D. Teacher effectiveness
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Option A
34. What does the phrase assessment for learning imply?
A. Assessment is meant to improve learning.
B. Assessment is a necessary ingredients of the teaching learning process
C. There can be no learning without assessment
D. There can be no learning without assessment
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Option A
35. In an average grading system, what will be the average of grade VI students with the following grades 75, 78, 76 and 75 in the 4 grading periods?
A. 76
B. 76.3
C. 76.1
D. 76.2
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Option A
36. ________introduced the idea of ―child‘s garden‖ or kindergarten.
A. A. Maria Montessori
B. Friedrich Froebel
C. B. Edward Paparazzi
D. John Locke
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Option B
37. If a teacher believes in the concept of education that makes every individual a useful citizen to the state, then he is influenced by the concept:
A. Conformity
B. Humanitarianism
C. Security
D. Utilitarianism
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Option D
38. It is a science that deals with the methods and strategies of teachings.
A. Epistemology
B. Metaphysics
C. Pedagogy
D. Ethics
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Option C
39. If the teacher would say that honesty is still an important value even if nobody values it, then he is considered as:
A. Pragmatist
B. Reconstructivist
C. Idealist
D. Progressivist
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Option C
40. If the teacher believes that an individual has ideas about the world and he learns these ideas by reflecting on them, he is considered as________ .
A. Empiricist
B. Rationalist
C. Existentialist
D. Constructivist
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Option D
41. If a teacher believes that even though there is an external world from which human beings acquire sensory information, ideas originate from the working of the mind, then we can consider him as:
A. Idealist
B. Empiricist
C. Existentialist
D. Pragmatist
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Option B
42. If a teacher believes that a child‘s mind is TABULA RASA, then the teacher will most likely engage the students in_________process for them to learn.
A. Sensory impressions
B. Reflections
C. Reasoning
D. Meta-cognition
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Option A
43. A teacher who believes that one should not trust the senses since ideas are arrived at only by reason in influenced by:
A. Naturalist
B. Existentialist
C. Rationalist
D. Empiricist
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Option C
44. The individual soul is part of the absolute soul. This thought is from _________ philosophy.
A. Greek
B. Hebrew
C. Chinese
D. Hindu
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Option D
45. The school curriculum includes the study about Rizal and other heroes to inculcate love of country. This is in accordance with what philosophy?
A. Pragmatist
B. Nationalism
C. Existentialist
D. Realist
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Option B
46. ________ said that schools must develop human reason because reason is superior to experience as a source of knowledge.
A. Humanist
B. Hedonists
C. Stoics
D. Rtaionalists
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Option D
47. The belief that love, hope, and faith are values for eternity whether they are valued by others or not, is deeply rooted on what philosophy?
A. Idealism
B. Realism
C. Existentialism
D. Pragmatism
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Option A
48. The concept of karma originated from:
A. Hebrews
B. Hindus
C. Greeks
D. Chinese
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Option B
49. The teacher stresses the need to revise the curriculum in order to make the curriculum responsive to the needs of the society. What philosophy does the teacher adhere?
A. Pragmatism
B. Essentialism
C. Existentialism
D. Reconstructionism
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Option A
50. After Marcos‘ declaration of Martial Law, he signed PD 6-A in order to:
A. Establish a complete, adequate and integrated system of education
B. Undertake educational development/projects and the mechanics of implementation and financing
C. improve the quality of education in all levels
D. Regulate and control the practice of teaching profession
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Option B