GENERAL EDUCATION

• Cases of robberies have tremendously decreased because of

SOPHISTICATED security schemes installed in almost all banks in

R
the country. Sophisticated means high-tech.

E
• The theme of the quote, “Have a good bank account, a good cook

NT
and a good digestion” is security.

• The examination will take place a quarter after five. Nora should be

CE
in the venue at 5:15 PM.

• Blissful is synonymous to ecstatic.

EW
• She described her classmate’s statement as too SOPHOMORIC. This
means immature.

VI
• n English verse, a poetic foot having one stressed syllable followed
by one unstressed syllable is trochaic.
RE
• /p/ sound is voiceless.

• In The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dante was wrongfully

TA

imprisoned in The Devil’s Island.

• The line from the Koran, “Woe to every backbiter,” talks of misery
LI

for those who talks ill of others.

BA

• The area and perimeter of a square are numerically equal if the side
length is 4.

• The hardware is the physical components of the computer.

E.

• Uploading refers to the process of sending a file from the computer

RL

to another computer in a network.

• When coal is burned, stored energy is being released in the form of

CA

thermal energy.

• In the process in manufacturing food, plants store the energy from

the sun.
.
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• Hydrogen is much lighter than air.

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• An object floating in water displaces less than its own volume.

R
• The Earth travels around the Sun once each year. The Earth spins on

E
its axis once each day.

NT
• The secretion given off by the liver which helps in the digestion of
fats is the bile.

CE
• Taxonomy is the branch of Biology concerned with the classification
of organisms. They are arranged in the following hierarchy: kingdom-
phylum-class-order-family-genus-species. Members of the same

EW
species have the most in common with one another.

• A plant growing on a shady side of a tall fence bends around the

corner of the fence towards the sunlight. This illustrates positive

VI
phototropism.
RE
• The vacuole is the part of the plant cell that stores water, sugar and
minerals.

• Sound waves travel the slowest in gases.

TA

• Plants need carbon dioxide, water, light and chlorophyll in order to

make starch by photosynthesis. Carbon dioxide enters plants through
LI

holes in the leaves called stomata.

BA

• Sugar and starches are carbohydrates.

• Monera is considered as the most primitive kingdom.

E.

• Not all microorganisms are harmful. Yeasts promote the rising of

bread for baking.
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• Heterotrophs are organisms that cannot manufacture their own

food.
CA

• The use of auxins may stimulate the growth of the roots in plant
cuttings.
.

• Chloroplasts play an active role in the chemical processes required

DR

by plant cells to make food. On the other hand, animal cells no

chloroplasts, animals must obtain food from outside sources.
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• A group of student researchers believe that high blood pressure is

due to too much salt in the diet. This is best classified as a hypothesis.

E R
• The weight of an atom comes mostly from its protons.

NT
• Positive geotropism is exhibited by the roots of plants.

• The ozone layer is the region of the atmosphere which absorbs

CE
harmful ultraviolet radiation.

• Amphibians are the animals which live on land but return to the

EW
water to breed.

• Dolphins and whales are mammals that live in the sea. They feed
their young on milk with mammary glands is the characteristic

VI
possessed only by mammals.
RE
• The liquid portion of the blood is the plasma.

• The building blocks from which all matter is composed are known
as atoms.
TA

• Xylem is a vascular tissue that conducts water and minerals; phloem

is a vascular tissue that conducts food.
LI

• Eutrophication is an environmental condition that has been blamed

BA

for the usual occurrence of fish kills.

• A chemical change is any change that results in the production of

one or more substances that differ in chemical properties and
E.

composition from the original substances.

RL

• Phenotype may be defined as visible expression of genotype.

• Cell walls present in plant cells are made up of cellulose.

CA

• Our diet must include three types of food: energy foods, body-
building foods and maintenance foods. The energy foods are
carbohydrates and fats.
.
DR

• Aspirin has been known to retard the blood-clotting process

allowing us to use aspirin to reduce the possibility of stroke.
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• Elements are classified according to the number of protons in its

nucleus.

E R
• The lizard is an organism which is cold blooded with a dry scaly skin.

NT
• Decomposers are organisms responsible for the return of
substances in the bodies of the dead plants and animals to the soil.

CE
• Testosterone promotes the development of secondary male sexual
characteristics.

EW
Hemoglobin is the iron-containing compound which give the red
corpuscles its color.

• Night blindness in children and adults is attributed to the deficiency

VI
in Vitamin A in the diet.
RE
• Boyle’s law states that at constant temperature, the volume of a gas
in inversely proportional to the pressure.

• The red light has the least frequency but the longest wavelength.
TA

• Technology is the application of scientific concepts and principles.

LI

• The ecosystem is the interaction of a colony of ant to the nonliving

and living things in its habitat.
BA

• Solid, of the state of matter, has the strongest intermolecular force

of attraction.
E.

• A seismograph can detect the magnitude of an earthquake.

RL

• The speed increases as sound waves travel from a less dense

medium to a denser medium.
CA

• The Bill of Rights guaranteed that no private property shall be taken

for public use without just compensation.

• Sikatuna was the chieftain of Bohol with whom Miguel Lopez de

.

Legaspi had blood compact with in 1565.

DR

• Political party is not an element of a state.

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• In connection with government transaction involving public interest,

the full disclosure policy is adopted by the Constitution to ensure

R
the public accountability and transparency.

E
• A young girl left her baby at the household of a monastery. The child

NT
grew up without knowing her mother and father. The right of self-
assertion is deprived of the child.

CE
• Bahasa Malaysia is the Asian language nearest to Filipino.

• The Filipino trait of “pakikisama” is said to be ambivalent because it

EW
can be used for or against the person who values it.

• John F. Kennedy was the American president who said, “Ask not
what America will do for you, but what together can we do for the

VI
freedom of man.”
RE
• Capitalism is an economic system based on free enterprise.

• Productivity is the principle of taxation that the Philippine lack if it

fails to raise the needed revenue and therefore borrows from other
TA

countries to cover its expenses.

• Loss of qualified teachers going abroad is a type of Brain drain.

LI

• Timawa refers to the class of Filipinos who were free and

BA

independent.

• The saying “Every right has a corresponding duty” means that rights
and duties are reciprocal.
E.

• The credit cooperative promotes thrift among members and

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generates funds in order to lend to its members.

• “My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to my country begins.”

CA

This statement came from Manuel Quezon.

• The government tax people’s labor through an income tax.

.

• “Ako ay isang ibon na nakakaigayang pakinggan.” Ito ay isang

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pagwawangis.

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• Cebu: Sinulog, Kalibo: Ati-atihan, Iloilo: Dinagyang

R
• Ang tamang sulat ng 1/3 ay isang katlo.

E
• Kundiman ang tawag sa awit ng pag-ibig.

NT
• “Daig ng maagap ang masipag.” Ito ay isang uri ng salawikain.

CE
• Ang gintong panahon ng mga manunulat noong panahon ng
Amerikano ay batid sa uring maikling kwento.

EW
Ayon kay Balagtas, “ang laki sa layaw, karaniwa’y hubad” kaya ang
mga bata ay hindi sumusunod sa magulang.

• Ang epiko ay ang tulang pasalaysay na naglalahad ng buhay at

VI
kabayanihan ng isang tao sa isang partikular na lugar.
RE
• Ang pangungusap na Umaaraw na ay isang pangungusap na
penomenal.

• Ang paggamit ng globo ay nabibilang sa kagamitang biswal.

TA
LI
BA
E.
RL
CA
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DR

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• Sanitary drinking fountains and safe playground are facilities present

in a health-promoting school environment.

E R
• With NCBTS as guide, an ideal learning environment should have

NT
the following characteristics, EXCEPT build many professional
linkages

CE
• Prominence of bulletin boards in every building is a physical school
environment that supports learning.

• A 15-year-old felt ignored by her crush that she believes is her one

EW
true love. She is crying incessantly and refuses to listen and accept
sound advice that the teacher is offering. Her refusal to accept is
because 15-year-olds are not yet capable of perspective taking and

VI
cannot take the teacher’s perspective.

• A preschool teacher is thinking about how best to develop the fine

RE
monitor skills of the 4-year-olds. The teacher should consider
conducting a variety of fun and challenging activities involving hand
muscles daily.
TA

• Science Teacher Iah showed her class a glass of water with an egg in
it. She asked the class: “What happens to the egg if I add three
LI

tablespoon salt to the glass of water?” This is hypothesis formulation.

The cognitive developmental stage of Teacher Iah’s class is formal
operational stage.
BA

• Focusing on natural consequences of students’ behavior develop

more self-regulation in the students. “If it takes you longer to finish
E.

the seatwork because time is wasted with chatting, then we won’t

have time to go to the playground anymore” is an example.
RL

• Learners are more likely to internalize and follow classroom rules

when the learners participate in the rule-making process.
CA

• For a teacher to establish and maintain consistent standards of

learners’ behavior, they should do all EXCEPT be open to exceptions
each time a learner misbehaves in class.
.
DR

• The CORRECT statement on student diversity is teacher should

accept the value of diversity.

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• When students accept the fact that all people are unique in their
own way indicates that he/she values diversity.

E R
• Making use of a variety of assessment methods and activities is a
teaching – learning implication of student diversity.

NT
• This comment from a teacher: Nakikita ko na kailangan mong maglaan
ng mas mahabang panahon sa paksang ito para lubos mong

CE
maunawaan ito, will most likely make a child try harder, rather than
give up.

EW
When the teacher groups the learners by their ability level and
makes the groups work with the same topic but assigns a different
task appropriate for each group to accomplish demonstrates
differentiated instruction.

•
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Allowing children to show that they learned the stages of mitosis in
RE
a way where they feel most comfortable is a teaching practice that
gives primary consideration to individual differences.

• Fearful, inhibited, hostile and withdrawn are most likely the kind
TA

of children raised by authoritarian parents.

• If a child was raised by authoritative parents, he/she will most likely

LI

relate well to classmates.

BA

• Teacher Vanessa believes that students need not know the

intended learning outcome of her lesson. She proceeds to her
learning activities at once without letting them know what they
E.

are supposed to learn for the day. Teacher Vanessa negates the
principle of teaching that effective learning begins with the setting
clear expectations and learning outcomes.
RL

• Teacher Prince noticed that in group work, students just leave the
work to the leader and so vowed never to give group work again.
CA

Teacher Prince’s decision is against the principle that learning is a

cooperative and a collaborative process.

•
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In his desire to finish the content of the course syllabus, Sir Janus
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just lectures while students listen. Sir Janus violates the principle
that learning is an active process.
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• Mr. Bermundo asks his pupils to see the connection of their new
lesson to their own personal experiences and share the same with

R
the class. Mr. Bermundo believes in the principle that learning is

E
the discovery of the personal meaning of ideas.

NT
• Sir Kier avoids drills out of context. He gives real-world Math
problem for students to drill on. Sir Kier is very much convinced of
the principle that learning is the discovery of the personal meaning

CE
of ideas.

• For meaningful teaching and learning, it is best to connect the lesson

EW
to the life of students by integrating a relevant value in the lesson.
This is based on the principle that lesson objectives/intended
learning outcomes must integrate 2 or 3 domains – cognitive, skill
and affective or cognitive and affective or skill and affective.

•
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Teacher Rey shared this lesson objective/learning outcome with
RE
his students: “Before the period ends, all of you must be able to
identify the topic sentence and supporting sentences of a given
paragraph.” Teacher Rey drilled them on subject-verb agreement to
ensure that they can write a good paragraph then gave a ten-
TA

sentence paragraph for the students to determine subject-verb

agreement before the class period ended. Teacher Rey did NOT use
the lesson objective/learning outcome as guide in the development
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of his lesson.
BA

• Here is a lesson objective: “At the end of the lesson, the pupils must
be able to develop a positive attitude towards work.” This is NOT a
SMART objective because develop is a non-behavioral term.
E.

• Teacher Clarence wanted her students to rate their own work using
the scoring rubric which she explained to the class before the
RL

students began with their task. Based on revised Bloom’s taxonomy,

the students are in the analyzing level of cognitive processing are
the students.
CA

• You are required to formulate your own philosophy of education in

the course, The Teaching Profession. Based on Bloom’s revised
taxonomy, you are in the creating level of cognitive processing.
.
DR

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• Mr. Sevilla requires his class to conduct research, write a research

report and defend the same before a panel of experts. The students

R
will be engaged in Retrieval, Comprehension, Analysis and

E
Knowledge utilization level/s of processing

NT
• Teacher Princess encourages her students to make the intended
learning outcome their own and explain that she expected them to
monitor now and then their own progress toward the intended

CE
learning outcome and act accordingly. The class expected to act in
metacognitive system level of processing.

EW
Sir Johdel sees to it that his class sees the importance of the grammar
lessons in English and so gets intrinsically motivated to learn. The
class expected to act in self-system level of processing.

VI
• Teacher Joshua talked all period. He taught the class the steps to
undertake in the conduct of an action research. He also showed a
RE
model action research. He was more subject matter-centered and
teacher-centered.

• Ms. Seraspi’s lesson was on “What man can do to arrest climate

TA

change”. She made students do the talking, arguing, the

synthesizing. She gave her lecture after students have participated
in the lively discussion. Ms. Seraspi employed a learner-centered
LI

approach teaching.
BA

• In the FS course, FS students are required to observe, analyze and

reflect on actual class proceedings. The pedagogical approach of K
to 12 as cited in the K to 12 law observed in the conduct of this FS
course is reflective
E.

• The subject matter is the ASEAN Qualifications Framework (AQRF).

RL

The Asian History teacher teams up with the Economics teacher, the
Professional Education teacher for a thorough discussion of AQRF
from the perspective of other disciplines. The Asian History teacher’s
CA

pedagogical approach is integrated.

• The spiral progression approach in teaching Math in the K to 12

curriculum means that you teach basic Math concepts from K to
.

Grade 10 in increasing depth and breadth across the grades. This

DR

means that Math Teaching is developmentally appropriate.

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• Teacher Aziz demonstrated the deductive method of teaching in his

English class. Based on his teaching demo, he asked the class to

R
outline the steps of a deductive teaching method. The student’s

E
outlines served as the starting point of the class discussion on the
steps of the deductive method. Teacher Aziz went inductive NOT

NT
deductive.

• Teacher Vel Marie said: “This is the rule on how to multiply fractions.

CE
To illustrate, let’s give examples.” Then she gave fractions to the
class for them to multiply. Teacher Vel Marie proceeded deductively.

EW
Deductive teaching method is less interactive and require relatively
shorter period of time to cover content.

• When you begin teaching with the generalization then bring in

VI
details, you employ deductive teaching method.
RE
• When you begin teaching with concrete experience then come in
with conclusion, you employ inductive method.

• Learning is an active process. An application of this principle is let

TA

students learn the steps in opening a computer by making them

follow the steps.
LI

• The more senses that are involved, the more and the better the
learning. Bringing students to field trips with the consent of school
BA

and parents is a practice is aligned with this principle.

• A non-threating atmosphere enhances learning. No bullying practice

is an offshoot of this principle.
E.

• Emotion has the power to increase learning. To apply this principle,

RL

teacher must touch students’ emotion when he/she teaches.

• Good teaching goes beyond recall of information. So a teacher must

CA

make students connect facts learned to form concepts and

abstractions.

v Learning is meaningful when it is connected to students’ everyday

.

life. An application of this principle in teaching is when teacher asks

DR

the class to show application of what they learned to their daily life.

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• An integrated teaching approach is far more effective than teaching

isolated bits of information. Teachers then should avoid teaching to

R
the test.

E
• If Teacher Algie develops lesson the OBTL way, she should make

NT
students understand what they are expected to know and able to
do after the lesson

CE
• In OBTL, assessment should be based on intended learning outcome.

• I wasn’t satisfied with Student B’s yes as an answer and so I asked

EW
her to explain why? I asked her a probing question.

• Teacher Abdul claims he can’t accept an “I don’t know” answer. So

he does prompting.

•
VI
To obtain well-thought out answers, allowing sufficient time could
RE
help.

• This is my questioning behavior: I ask the question, I pause for a

while then call on a student. This questioning practice is involving
TA

as many as possible.

• You get a partially correct answer. You may say “yes but a part needs
LI

improvement”. You may handle the response by providing a

corrective feedback.
BA

• A question is raised by one student. You don’t answer it but throw

back the question to the class. You are redirecting questions to other
pupils.
E.

• Rejecting student’s answer outright is a practice that doesn’t

RL

promote interaction.

• You want to develop students’ critical thinking skills. You should ask
CA

divergent questions and open-ended questions.

• Convergent questions will least promote interaction among

students.
.
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• All are responsibilities of the Learning Resource/ Audio-Visual/

Educational Technology Center of a school EXCEPT accomplish the

R
students’ technology project for them.

E
• The Learning Resource / Audio-visual / Educational Technology

NT
Center regularly provides the Teachers a list of websites, apps and
instructional materials available in the city which are relevant to
the different subjects they teach. This fulfills its function as center

CE
of resources.

• The Learning Resource / Audio-visual / Educational Technology

EW
Center sponsors a seminar-workshop for teachers and administrators
on the use of the latest presenter applications. This fulfills its
function as agent of teaching

VI
• In order for the students to clearly understand the structure and
content of the teacher’s presentation, the teacher should have a
RE
short preview.

• Miss Mary is preparing slides for her lesson demonstration, she

remembers to supply the rule of six. Most likely she will have six
TA

lines on each slide with each line having not more than six words.

• Miss Clarence is very excited to do her presentation about the effects

LI

of global warming to Grade 5 students. She wants to make sure the

children will be interested. While preparing her slides, she should
BA

include pictures and a short video clip that captures the effects of
global warming

• Miss Gasat is planning technology integration in her science lesson

E.

on states of matter. She is applying her pedagogical knowledge when

she looks into the characteristics and interests of the learners in
RL

order to choose activities that would match them

• Mr. Balita is planning technology integration in his social studies

CA

lesson on the EDSA Revolution. He is applying his content knowledge

when he includes information from EDSA revolution video
documentaries
.
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• Ms. Rose Ann is implementing a technology-integration activity for

4th graders to work on multiplication of two digit numbers. The

R
teacher evaluates math apps on multiplication, matches them with

E
her students skill level, demonstrates how the apps are used, and
allows her students to explore and work on the app illustrates the

NT
interaction of the teacher’s technological, pedagogical, and content
knowledge.

CE
• A Biology teacher uses a PowerPoint presentation to show the
classification in Kingdom Animalia. The teacher then teaches them
how to use a software in making graphic organizers. Students then

EW
use this to create their own graphic organizers to classify animals.
This shows technology integration which is entry-constructive.

• Teacher Aranas demonstrates how to work with math app that

VI
provides practice in adding mixed fractions. The students then work
independently with the app to provide them sufficient practice in
RE
adding mixed fraction. This shows technology integration which is
adoption-active

• A Grade 8 Social Studies teacher gave a project where her class in

TA

their school campuses in Visayas and Mindanao. They will create

posters and a video clip to communicate a message about peace.
They will use social media to spread their peace campaign. This
LI

project involves technology integration which is transformation-

constructive
BA

• Mr. Oliver is evaluating a website for his Literature class. He is making

sure that factual pieces of information found on the site are well
documented and pictures and diagrams are properly labeled. He is
E.

also checking that there are neither misspelled words nor grammar
errors. He is focusing on accuracy.
RL

• Miss Jalara is evaluating an early literacy app for her kindergarteners.

She is making sure the app is uncluttered in appearance, is arranged
CA

in some order of difficulty, and that icons represent what they were
intended to represent. She is focusing on organization.
.
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• Miss Mendoza is evaluating an app for her Grade 7 English class. She
is finding out whether the app taps the skill found in the Grade 7

R
standards to ensure that this app will be helpful in meeting her

E
objectives. She wants to make sure it is not too easy nor too difficult
for her students. She focusing on appropriateness.

NT
• MOOCs are considered massive because they can accommodate a
big number of learners.

CE
• MOOCs are open because courses can be accessed by anyone
anywhere as long as they are connected to the internet.

EW
• MOOCs are considered as a course because they have a guide or a
syllabus that indicates content, objectives, activities, and
assessment.

•
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In a curriculum development class, the teacher asked the students
RE
to give an enriched definition of the curriculum. Curriculum is the
sum total of all learning experiences in the teaching-learning
process.
TA

• Ordinary people consider curriculum as a list of subjects, courses to

complete and subjects to undertake.
LI

• Curriculum may be defined in many ways. This proves that the

concept of curriculum may be defined from different perspectives.
BA

• The Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators (PAFTE)

proposed a new curriculum for Teacher Education to make the
graduates globally competitive. This is a type of recommended
E.

curriculum
RL

• In order to have an effective teaching and learning, there must be

an adequate utilization of learning materials. This refers to
supported curriculum. When teachers conduct a series of evaluation
CA

to determine the extent of teaching, assessed curriculum must be

implemented.

• This curricularist uses unique and out-of-box strategies to make

.

his/her class highly engaging. He/She is an innovator

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• This curricularist has published researches, books, manuals, and

other instructional materials. He/She is a writer.

E R
• This curricularist attends to seminars, workshops and pursue
graduate work. He/She is a knower

NT
• When a school believes that curriculum should highly focus on Math,
Science and other fundamental intellectual disciplines, this school

CE
believes in the curriculum view of Arthur Bestor.

• The following are characteristics of progressive curriculum except

EW
knowledge that comes from various disciplines should be the focus.

• In analyzing the curriculum, the teacher should consider the

following: Vision, mission, goals and core values of the school;

VI
Learning resources and faculties of the school and Needs and
interests of the learners
RE
• When the curriculum is viewed as a process, the teacher should
consider primarily in designing his/her lessons the various methods
and strategies.
TA

• Various curriculum perspectives could be the content/topic when

the teacher asked the learners to define curriculum and complete a
LI

matrix on the differences between traditional and progressive

curriculum.
BA

• Identifying learning goals and objectives usually comes first in

developing curriculum.
E.

• The best feature of Tyler’s Rationale is the planning phase

RL

• All these questions should be answered by curriculum except what

qualifications should teachers have?
CA

• Mrs. Valdez asks her Grade 10 class to read biographies,

encyclopedias, history books and the like during their free time.
She is a believer of the philosophy perennialism.
.
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• Historical foundations show the chronological development of

curriculum, mostly shown using a timeline.

E R
• Curriculum development is more effective if it is a comprehensive
process, rather than “piecemeal” is an axiom that emphasizes that

NT
curriculum design should be based on a careful plan, intended
outcomes clearly established, etc.

CE
• Teachers are the primary movers in the implementation of the
changes made on curriculum.

EW
A barangay official suggested that fishing and marine life be included
in the barangay public school so that learners will have a background
on the primary livelihood in their area. This is based on career-
centered curriculum design model.

•
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Correlated is the primary characteristic of a subject-centered design
RE
model of curriculum.

• As an implementer of curriculum, the teacher has to perform all

these tasks except design reliable and valid assessment tools
TA

• Implementation means putting into practice the experiences which

has been written in all except internet resource sites
LI

• All are involved in “teaching” except meeting with the parents

BA

• The following are the roles of the stakeholders in curriculum

development except help in formulating the appropriate learning
experiences.
E.

• Parents are direct partners of the school in strengthening learning

RL

experience in the home.

• Learners are at the core of the curriculum. They are the primary
CA

beneficiaries of the curriculum.

• All are importance of evaluating the curriculum except to be able to

boast of a new and improved curriculum every time.
.
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• Teacher performance is a component that can be included in

curriculum evaluation.

E R
• We need to evaluate the curriculum whenever necessary.

NT
• Teacher Felicito gave True-False pretest on social justice. Based on
the pretest results, he taught her class social justice by correcting
whatever wrong concepts the students have and affirmed and

CE
expounded on their correct concepts. After correcting their wrong
concepts and affirming their correct answers, Teacher Felicito gave
the class a posttest. Among forms of assessment explained, Teacher

EW
Felicito did an assessment FOR learning.

• The class was taught how to conduct an action research and was
required an end-of-the-term written research report. The class was

VI
taught how to do the research report and was shown as an Analytic
Scoring Rubric for them to know how they will graded. The class
RE
took the Scoring Rubric as guide in the making of their research
report. They were all motivated to pass an excellent research report
and as a group checked now and then if they were true to the
qualities of an excellent research report as seen in the scoring rubric.
TA

This is an example of Assessment AS Learning.

• Teacher Iah is done with Unit 1. She wants to know how well her
LI

students could demonstrate the knowledge and skills targeted at

the beginning of the Unit. Teacher Iah is into Assessment OF
BA

Learning.

• Summative assessment and assessment of learning are used to

determine the grade of students
E.

• Assessment AS learning leads students to become self-directed and

RL

independent learners.

• Formative Assessment: Assessment for learning

CA

Summative Assessment: Assessment of learning

• Emphasize on self-assessment. Teacher Susan applies this principle

by motivating her students to set their personal learning goals and
.

tracks their progress against that goal.

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• Assessment should be on real-world application and not on out-of-

context drills. To apply this principle, teacher Jerome should assess

R
students’ English oral communication skills in a graduation program

E
simulation where each student has speaking assignment.

NT
• If you emphasize on assessing higher-order thinking skills, you
should give the students problem to solve.

CE
• A teacher should base his/her assessment on the learning outcome.

• In Outcomes-Based Education or Outcomes-Based Teaching-

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Learning, the assessment task should match with the learning
outcome.

• “Very good. You are doing very well, Jonathan!”, says Teacher was

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referring to Jonathan’s word problem-solving skills. This is NOT in
accordance with giving specific feedback.
RE
• Miss Gamboa explains to her class: “Each one is expected to spell 10
words out of ten words correctly. This is a mastery test”. Miss
Gamboa’s behavior in keeping with the principle to set acceptable
TA

standards of success is correct because the standards are clear.

• Mr. Cabaluna considers the multiple-choice type of test the best

LI

among the written type of test, so for assessment of learning he

uses only multiple-choice type of test. Is this in accordance with the
BA

principle of assessment?

• Yes, for as long as the multiple choice tests measure low and high
level thinking skills.
E.

• Yes, well-formulated multiple choice tests measure HOTS.

RL

• No, she should make use of varied tools for assessment data-
gathering.
CA

• No, she has only one source of data.

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• A professor does not give quiz at all. The students’ grades are based
only on the summative assessment results. He violated an

R
assessment principle because for assessment data to be reliable, it

E
should come from multiple sources.

NT
• Matching type, multiple choice and alternate response belong to
the same group of tests.

CE
• Essay type of test measures student’s thinking, organizing and
written communication skills.

EW
Teacher Marichelle wants to test students’ acquisition of declarative
knowledge. Short answer test is appropriate.

• Performance test: Psychomotor skills

VI
o Paper-and-pencil test: Declarative knowledge
RE
• Teacher Virgo wants to know how well his students have imbibed
the virtue of honesty. Reflective journal on “How Honest Am I? is
the most appropriate tool.
TA

• Describing the solution is an assessment task most fit for logic-smart

learners.
LI

• Oral presentation is an assessment task that works best for language-

smart learners.
BA

• The students were expected to be able to develop a lesson plan

following Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) principles. Based on
Kendall’s and Marzo’s taxonomy, the intended learning outcome is
E.

in knowledge utilization level.

• You have to remember the steps in opening a computer if you want

RL

to do it on your own. Remembering the steps is in retrieval level of

assessment.
CA

• Teacher Joji’s intended learning outcome is this: “Interpret the given

poem”. The assessment task aligned is Teacher Joji gives the students
a written test and asks them to paraphrase the poem.
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• The test item “Classify the given teaching methods” is aligned to

the intended learning outcome “to select the appropriate teaching

R
method”

E
• Here is a lesson objective / intended learning outcome: “Illustrate

NT
the law of supply and demand with your original concrete example”.
For content validity, the test item aligned is illustrate the law of
supply and demand with a concrete, original example.

CE
• Teacher Bong wrote this learning outcome: “To interpret a given
quotation.” For content validity, he should ask interpret Nietsche’s

EW
statement: “He who has why to live for can bear with almost any
how.”

• After teaching them the process of experimenting, Teacher Jessa

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wanted her students to be able set up an experiment to find an
answer to a scientific problem. She asks her students to set up and
RE
experiment to find out if aerial plants can also live on land.

• In Teacher John’s Table of Specifications (TOS), 60 percent of the 1st

TA

grading test items are applying questions based on Bloom’s

taxonomy. A review of his test shows that 50% are remembering
items, 20% are analyzing questions and 30% are applying questions.
LI

Teacher John’s test DOES NOT coincide with his TOS.

BA

• Teacher Paul, asked his pupils to display their penmanship work in

the beginning, middle and near the end of the school year.
Development portfolio is displayed.
E.

• You are applying for a teaching job. Showcase portfolio should

accompany your application letter.
RL

• I have check if my students were able to produce the expected

output as stated in my intended learning outcome. I am interested
to see an assessment portfolio.
CA

• Assessment portfolio enables you to determine if you realized your

intended learning outcome.
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• Holistic rubric CANNOT provide specific feedback for improvement.

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• A holistic rubric takes less time to create over that of an analytic

rubric.

E R
• Because of its nature, analytic rubric can be of greater help for
student self-directed learning.

NT
• 20% is the percentage contribution of quarterly assessment to the
grade of the student from Grades 1 to 10?

CE
• Quarterly assessment DOES NOT have the same
• percentage weights for all the subjects, for all the tracks in Grade

EW
11-12.

• In MAPEH and TLE, performance tasks contribute heaviest to the

student grade.

•
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Based on the percentage contribution to the grade, all components
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are being emphasized can be inferred from the DepEd’s emphasis
on learning and assessment.

• A student gets a numerical grade of 80. His descriptor for his level of
TA

proficiency is satisfactory.

• I get a grade of 90. Its descriptor is outstanding.

LI

• Below 75% is described as “did not meet expectations”.

BA

• If a student failed to meet standards, did not meet expectations

descriptor applies.
E.

• The final grade per subject for Grades 11 and 12 is obtained by getting
the average of the grades for the 2 quarters.
RL

• When it comes to grade computation in MAPEH, the quarterly grade

is the average of the quarterly grades in the four areas – Music, Arts,
Physical Education and Health (MAPEH)
CA

• There are no numerical grades in Kindergarten.

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• At the end of the school year: the General Average is computed by

dividing the sum of all final grades by the total number of learning;

R
each learning area has equal weight in computing for the General

E
Average and the Final Grade per learning area and the General
Average are reported as whole numbers.

NT
• Who is retained in the same grade level for Grades 1 to 10? Any
students who did not meet expectations in three or more learning

CE
areas

• When a student in Grade 1 to 10 did not meet expectations in two

EW
learning areas, he/she is promoted to the next grade level after
passing remedial classes for learning areas with failing mark.
• Are you a person someone can lean on? Are you honest and sincere
in words and action? Are you consistent in your actions and

VI
responses to different situations? You possess the personal quality
of reliability.
RE
• Do you easily give up? Are you moody, a loner? Does pressure in
work make you surrender? Is it difficult for you to succeed after you
fail? Do you have poor intrapersonal relationship? You lack the
TA

quality of buoyancy.

• Do you believe in yourself and in what you can do? Can you work
LI

alone without asking help from others? Do you believe in the saying:
“No guts, no glory”? You have the quality of self-confidence
BA

• Are you easily upset by petty things? Do you worry a lot? Do you
panic when pressured? Do you feel that you are to be blamed? You
lack the personal quality of emotional stability.
E.

• Do you have higher order thinking abilities? Do you excel in your

RL

abilities in any of Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences? Do you

act quickly on problems of immediate concern? You possess
intelligence.
CA

• The right philosophies that every teacher should follow when

teaching are pragmatism, perennialism and existentialism.
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• Mr. Dadobo teaches science in the Junior High School. He taught the
concept that sunlight is necessary for the plants in the process of

R
photosynthesis. Applying the philosophy of pragmatism, Mr. Dadobo

E
should ask students to do simple experiment about photosynthesis.

NT
• A philosophy that believes in prior learning or what the learners
already know is constructivism .

CE
• Behaviorism is a philosophical that has been anchored on the
theories that relate to trial and error and stimulus and response.

EW
The teacher’s teaching philosophy is reflected by the choice of
teaching methods.

• A classroom teacher comes to school early in the morning and goes

VI
home late. Officially, the number of hours spent in school should
be 8 hours.
RE
• As required, all teachers should eat lunch at exactly 12:00 noon
because it’s their noon break. This statement is a rule.
TA

• As observed, all teachers in the whole school wear the same school
uniform.
LI

• Taking a nap at noontime is NOT required of a teacher in school.

BA

• Aside from teaching and guiding the learners in the classroom, a

teacher has to do other things. This one activity should be to see to
it that the classroom is conducive for learning.
E.

• The community where the school is located is part of the learning

environment.
RL

• The barangay officials if asked as a resources person can best speak

on community governance, health and well-being and literacy
CA

program.

• Natural resources like rivers, lakes, mountains and hills found in

the community can be used best as resources in teaching science.
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• It is always important for a teacher to transfer learning and practices

from the school to the community.

E R
• The community holds high respect of a teacher if he/she is a role
model

NT
• The most challenging components of teaching in another country is
adjusting to cultural differences

CE
• Teaching is a universal vocation. Wherever the teacher is assigned,
his or her primary concern is to make the students learn.

EW
• In the 21st century, the fastest development or change that the
teacher should catch up with as a teacher is in the use of technology,
knowledge globalization and practice collaboration.

•
VI
For a Filipino teacher to succeed in teaching in the country and
RE
elsewhere in the world, he or she should master and practice the
competencies of the NCBTS, be multilingual and multicultural and
think and act both locally and globally
TA

• After the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the first legal basis to make
teaching as a profession and consider teachers are professional was
RA 7836.
LI

• Graduates of Associate in Arts are not qualified to take the Licensure

BA

Examination for Teacher (LET).

• All the Filipino professional teachers must have a professional

teacher’s license
E.

• Teachers accepting tutorial fees for the slow learners in her class
RL

are NOT allowed in the Code of the Ethics for Professional Teachers.
CA
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