Practice Test in Professional Education-LET

1. You are very much interested in a quality professional development program for teachers. What characteristic should you look for?

A.    Prescribe by top educational teachers

B.    Dependent on the availability of funds

C.   Required for renewal of professional license

D.   Responsive to identified teacher’s needs.

2. To ensure high standards of teachers’ personal and professional development, which of the following measures must be implemented?

                      I. A school head plans the professional development of his/her teachers.

                    II. Every teacher formulates his/her own professional development plan.

                   III. The implementation of what is learned in a training must be monitored.

A.    I only

B.    I and III

C.   II and III

D.   II only

3. As a community leader, which of the following should a teacher NOT do?

A. Support effort of the community to improve  their status in life.

B. Make herself aloof to ensure that her decisions will not be influenced by the community politics.

C.Solicit donation from philanthropists in the community.

D.Play an active part in the activities of the community.

4. In a highly pluralistic society, what type of learning environment is the responsibility of the teacher?

                      I. Safe

                    II.  Gender-biased

                   III.  Secure

A.    I and II

B.    I, II and III

C.   II only

D.   I and III

5.    A teacher is said to be “trustee of the cultural and educational heritage of the nation and is under obligation to transmit to learners such heritage”. Which practice makes the teacher fulfill such obligation?

A.    Use interactive teaching strategies.

B.    Use the latest educational technology.

C.   Observe continuing professional education

D.   As a class, study the life of Filipino heroes.

6.    Which actions show that political factors affect schools as agents of change?

                      I. The strengthening of the teaching of English in Philippines school.

                    II.  The introduction of mandated subjects such as Rizal in the curriculum

                   III.  The practice of mainstreaming

                  IV.   The turnover of day care centers from DSWD to DepEd supervision.

A.    I and III

B.    I and II

C.   II and III

D.   II and IV

7.    For more efficient and effective management of school as agents of change, one proposal is for the DepEd to cluster remote stand-alone schools under one lead school head. Which factor has the strongest influence on this proposal?

A.    Psychological

B.    Historical

C.   Geographical

D.   Social

8.    What does the acronym EFA imply for schools?

A.The acceptance of exclusive schools for boys and for girls.

B.The stress on the superiority of formal education over that of alternative learning system.

C.Practice of inclusive education

D.The concentration on formal education system

9.    The wide acceptance of “bottom up” management style has influenced schools to practice which management practice?

A.Exclusion of politicians from the pool of guest speakers during graduation exercises.

B.Prescription of what ought to be done from the Center Office.

C.Involvement of students, parents, teachers, and community in school planning

D.Allowing schools to do what they think is best

10.  Large class size in congested cities is a common problem in our public schools. Which measure/s have schools taken to offset the effects of large class?

                      I.The deployment of more teachers

                    II. The implementation of 1:1 pupil textbook ratio

                   III.The conduct of morning and afternoon sessions

A.    I, II and III

B.    I and II

C.   III only

D.   II only

11.  The failure of independent study with most Filipino students may be attributed to _________  students’      

A.    unpreparedness from schooling

B.    ambivalence

C.   high degree of independence

D.   high degree of independence on authority

12.  The shooting incidents in school campuses abroad have made school to rethink the curriculum. Which is believed to counteract such incidents and so is being introduced in schools?

                      I.Inclusion of socio-emotional teaching

                    II.The emphasis on the concept of competition against self and not against others

                   III.Focus on academic achievement and productivity

A.    I and III

B.    II and III

C.   I and II

D.   I, II and III

13.  Widespread abuse of Mother Earth prompted schools to teach sustainable development. Which one does this prove about schools?

A.The curricula of schools are centered on Mother Earth.

B.Schools can easily integrate sustained development in their curriculum.

C.Sustained development cannot be effectively taught in the classroom.

D.Environment factors influence the school as an agent of change.

14.A father tells his daughter “You are a woman. You are meant for the home and so for you, going to school is not necessary.” Is the father CORRECT?      

A.It depends on the place when the daughter and the father live.

B.Yes, women are meant to be a mother only.

C.No. today women can take on the jobs of men.

D.No, there is gender equality in education.

15.Is there a legal basis for increasing the teacher’s starting salary to P18,000 a month?

A.No, it is a gift to teachers from Congress

B.Yes, R.A 7836

C.No, it is simply an act of benevolence from President GMA

D.Yes, the Phil. Constitution

16.  As provided for the Education Act of 1982, how are the institutions of learning encourage to set higher standards of equality over the minimum standards required for state recognition?

A.    Granting of Special Permit

B.    Academic freedom

C.   Continuing Professional Education

D.   Voluntary accreditation

17.  Despite opposition from some school official, DepEd has continuously enforced the “no collection of fees” policy during enrolment period in public schools. Is this policy in accordance with EFA goals?

A.No, it violates the mandate of equality education

B.Yes, it somewhat eliminates gender disparities

C.Yes, it supports equitable access to basic education

D.No. it does not support parent  of adult education

18.  “Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less”. Hence, it is better to be a generalist, claims Teacher F. Which Philosophy does Teacher F. subscribe to?

A.    Existentialism

B.    Perennialism

C.   Essentialism

D.   Progressivism

19.  Mencius believed that all people are born good. This thought on the innate goodness of people makes it easier to ________ our pupils.

A.     teach

B.     respect

C.     like

D.     motivate

20.  The specialization requires of every professional teacher for him/her to be competent is in line with which pillar of learning?

A.    Learning to know

B.    Learning to be

C.   Learning to live together

D.   Learning to do

ANSWER KEY

1.    D

2.    B

3.    B

4.    D

5.    D

6.    D

7.    C

8.    C

9.    C

10. C

11. B

12. D

13. D

14. D

15. D

16. D

17. C

18. C

19. B

20. A