LET REVIEW 102 (ACTIVITY)

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

NAME: Marienel M. Ilagan

COURSE AND SECTION: BEED - 3A1
DATE: 11/17/2022

1. According to Havighurst’s development tasks, reaching and maintaining satisfactory performance in one’s occupational
career is supposed to have been attained during ____.
a. Middle age and Early adulthood
b. Middle age
c. Old age
d. Early adulthood

Rationalization: B. Middle Age - the period of your life, usually considered to be from about 4 to 60 years old, when
you are no longer young, but are not yet old. Once you reach middle age, you have to be sensible about your health.

2. Student Deina says: “I have to go to school on time. This is what the rule says.” In what level of moral development is
the student?
a. Pre-conventional
b. Post-conventional
c. Conventional
d. Cannot be specifically determined

Rationalization: C. Conventional - Conventional literacy refers to reading and writing that follow the form, content,
and use of standard conventions (Koppenhaver, 2000), It is built on discoveries and understandings made during the
emergent literacy phase of development.

3. In planning for instruction, can a teacher begin with assessment?

a. No, it may discourage and scare the learners
b. Yes, determine entry knowledge or skill
c. Yes, to make the class pay attention
d. No, assessment is only at the end of a lesson

Rationalization: B. Yes, Determine Entry Knowledge or skill - Educational assessment or educational evaluation is
the systematic process of documenting and using empirical data on the knowledge, skill, attitudes, aptitude and beliefs
to refine programs and improve student learning.

4. Which among the following is closest to the real human digestive system for study in the classroom?
a. Drawing of the human digestive system on the board
b. Model of the human digestive system
c. The human digestive system projected on an OHP
d. Drawing of the human digestive system on a page of a textbook

Rationalization: B. Model of the human digestive system - system used in the human body for the process of
digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract, or the series of structures and organs
through which food and liquids pass during their processing into forms absorbable into the bloodstream.

5. Here is a question: “Is the paragraph a good one?” Evaluate. If broken down to simplify, which is the best
simplification?
a. Why is the paragraph a good one? Prove
b. Is the paragraph a good one? Why or Why not?
c. If you asked to evaluate something, what do you do? Evaluate the paragraph?
d. What are the qualities of a good paragraph? Does the paragraph have these qualities?

Rationalization: B. Is the Paragraph a Good one? Why or why not? Simplification is the process of making
something less complicated and therefore easier to do or understand, or the thing that results from this process: The
organization advises on the simplification of trade procedures.
6. Which one is in support of greater interaction?
a. Probing
b. Repeating the question
c. Not allowing a student to complete a response
d. Selecting the same student respondents

Rationalization: A. Probing - to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking
questions carefully and not directly.

7. With this specific objective, to reduce fractions to their lowest terms, this is how the teacher developed the lesson.
Step 1 – Teacher stated the rule on how to reduce fractions to their lowest term
Step 2 – Teacher wrote 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
4 6 8 10 12
and showed how to reduce them to 1
2
Step 3 – Teacher wrote 3 , 6 , 4 and
9 9 12
showed how to reduce them to their lowest term.
Step 4 – Teacher gave this written exercise to the class.
Reduce the following fractions to their lowest terms: 3 , 7 , 5 , 8 , 5 , 4
12 14 10 16 15 6

Did the lesson begin with concrete experience then developed into the abstract?
a. No
b. Yes, a little
c. Yes, by way of the examples given by the teacher
d. Yes, the pupils were involved in arriving at the rule on reducing fractions to their lowest terms

Rationalization: A. No - Reducing fractions means simplifying a fraction, wherein we divide the numerator and
denominator by a common divisor until the common factor becomes 1. In other words, a fraction cannot be divided
anymore by the same whole number other than 1.

8. I want to compare two concepts. Which technique is most appropriate?

a. Attribute wheel
b. K-W-L techniques
c. Venn diagram
d. Spider web organizer

Rationalization: C. Venn Diagram - A Venn diagram is an illustration that uses circles to show the relationships
among things or finite groups of things. Circles that overlap have a commonality while circles that do not overlap do
not share those traits. Venn diagrams help to visually represent the similarities and differences between two concepts.

9. Which activity should a teacher have more for his students if he wants them to develop logical-mathematical thinking?
a. Focus group discussion
b. Problem solving
c. Games
d. Small group discussion

Rationalization: B. Problem Solving - Problem solving is the act of defining a problem; determining the cause of the
problem; identifying, prioritizing and selecting alternatives for a solution; and implementing a solution.

10. I want to use a pre-teaching strategy that will immediately engage my students in the content and will enable me to get
an insight into how students think and feel about the topic. Which is most appropriate?
a. K-W-L chart c. Graphic organizer
b. Story boarding d. Document analysis

Rationalization: A. K-W-L Chart - The active steps to follow the acronym KWL and are generally organized in the
form of a three-column chart: KNOW, WANT-TO-KNOW, LEARNED. Before reading, assess and record what you
know.

11. For a discussion of a topic from various perspectives, it is best to hold a ______.
a. Debate c. Panel discussion
b. Brainstorming d. Symposium
Rationalization: C. Panel Discussion - A panel session is a specific format that involves a group of
people who exchange insights and views in a meeting or conference. These experts typically
discuss a topic in a person or online.

12. After establishing my learning objectives, what should I do to find out what my students already know and what they do
not yet know in relation to my lesson objectives in the cognitive domain?
a. Give a pretest
b. Study the least learned competencies in the National Achievement Test
c. Analyze my students’ grades last year
d. Interview a sample of my students

Rationalization: A. Give a pretest - Pre-tests are a non-graded assessment tool used to determine pre-existing
subject knowledge. Typically, pre-tests are administered prior to a course to determine knowledge baseline, but here
they are used to test students prior to topical material coverage throughout the course.

13. What characterizes genuine change? Change in _____.

a. Appearance c. Substance
b. Form d. Physical attribute

Rationalization: C. Substance - “A substance is a matter which has a specific composition and specific properties. ”
Every pure element or pure compound is a substance. A substance can not be separated by any physical method.
The properties/composition of a pure substance is fixed.

14. In which strategy, can students acquire information from various perspectives, and led to reflective thinking and group
consensus?
a. Debate
b. Small group discussion
c. Panel discussion
d. Symposium

Rationalization: B. Small group discussion - Small-group discussion is a student-centered methodology that allows
students to actively involve and be partners in the teaching-learning process. Students interact with peers and
instructors, discussing, and sharing ideas. They develop the ability to build consensus in a group.

15. At the end of my lesson on the role of a teacher in learning, I asked the class: “In what way is a teacher an enzyme?”
With this question, it engaged the class in _______.
a. Allegorical thinking
b. Concrete thinking
c. Metaphorical thinking
d. Symbolical thinking

Rationalization: C. Metaphorical Thinking - Metaphoric thinking is a substitutional mental process in which implicit
comparisons are made between qualities of objects which are usually considered in separate classifications.

16. Which must be primarily considered in the choice of instructional aide?

a. Must stimulate and maintain student interest
b. Must be updated and relevant to Filipino setting
c. Must be suited to the lesson objective
d. Must be new and skillfully made

Rationalization: C. Must be suited to the lesson objective - To give students a clear understanding of where they
are headed, well-written learning objectives should be specific, Measurable, Achievable, Result-oriented, and Time-
bound (SMART).

17. For lesson clarity and effective retention, which should a teacher observe, according to Bruner’s theory?
a. Begin teaching at the concrete level but go beyond it by reaching the abstract
b. Use purely verbal symbols in teaching
c. Start at the concrete level and end there
d. End teaching with verbal symbols
Rationalization: A. Begin teaching at the concrete level but go beyond it by reaching the abstract - This article
argues that instructors should introduce students to abstract concepts only after they have provided concrete
illustrations of them. The advantages of working from the concrete to the abstract are twofold: (1) students have an
easier time conceptualizing abstractions from within a particular context, and (2) such a context provides them with a
greater motivation to do so.

18. Is it advisable to use realias all the time?

a. No, for the sake of variety of instructional materials
b. No, only when feasible
c. Yes, because there is no substitute for realias
d. Yes, because it is the real thing

Rationalization: A. No, for the sake of variety of instructional materials - It is advisable to use realias all the time
only when feasible. Realia is a term for any real, concrete object used in the classroom to create connections with
vocabulary words, stimulate conversation, and build background knowledge.

19. I want my students to look at the issues on the call for President Arroyo to step down from several perspectives. Which
activity is most fitting?
a. Cross examination c. Symposium
b. Panel discussion d. Debate

Rationalization: B. Panel Discussion - A panel session is a specific format that involves a group of people who
exchange insights and views in a meeting or conference. These experts typically discuss a topic in person or online.

20. I intended to inculcate in my students the value of order and cleanliness. I begin my lesson by asking them to share
their experiences about the dirtiest and the cleanest place they have seen and how they felt about them. From there I
lead them to the consequences of dirty and clean home of surroundings. In my lesson development plan, how do I
proceed?
a. Transductively c. Deductively
b. Inductively d. Concretely

Rationalization: B. Inductively - In a way that uses a particular set of facts or ideas to form a general principle:
Inquiry-based instruction encourages students to learn inductively. People arrive at a general view of environment
problems inductively.

21. Teacher Neri wants to develop the ability of sound judgment in his students. Which of the following questions should he
ask?
a. What is the essayist saying about judging other people?
b. With the elements of a good paragraph in mind, which one is best written?
c. Why is there so much poverty in a country where there is plenty of natural resources?
d. Of the characters in the story, with whom do you identify yourself?

Rationalization: B. With the elements of a good paragraph in mind, which one is best written? - Judgment sound is
the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions. synonyms; judgment,
perspicacity, sound judgment, types: objectiveness, objectivity, judgment based on observable phenomena and
uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices.

22. The teacher is the first audio-visual aid in the classroom. What does this imply?
a. You take care that you follow the fashion or else students won’t listen to you
b. Your physical appearance and voice should be such that students are helped to learn
c. Make good use of the radio and TV in the classroom
d. Include singing in your teaching method

Rationalization: B. Your physical appearance and voice should be such that students are helped to learn - John
Amos Comenius (1592-1670), a Bohemian educator, was one of the first to propose a systematic method of
audiovisual education. His Orbis Sensualium Pictus (“Picture of the Sensual World”), Published in 1658, was profusely
illustrated with drawings, each playing an important role in teaching the lesson at hand.

23. I used the gumamela flower, a complete flower, to teach the parts of a flower. Which method did I use?
a. Demonstration method
b. Type-study method
 c. Drill method
d. Laboratory method

Rationalization: B. Type-study method - study method aims to study a typical case thoroughly and in detail so as
to make the concepts gathered as basis for comparison in studying.

24. A teacher would use a standardized test ______.

a. To serve as a unit test
b. To serve as a final examination
c. To engage in easy scoring
d. To compare her students to national norms

Rationalization: D. To compare her students to national norms - A standardized test is a test that is administered
and scored in a consistent, or “standard”, manner. Standardized tests are designed in such a way that the questions
and interpretations are consistent and are administered and scored in a predetermined, standard manner.

25. Other than finding out how well the course competencies were met, Teacher Kathy also wants to know her students’
performance when compared with other students in the country. What is Teacher Kathy interested to do?
a. Formative evaluation
b. Authentic evaluation
c. Norm-referenced evaluation
d. Criterion-referenced evaluation

Rationalization: C. Norm-referenced evaluation - Norm-referenced assessment refers to an assessment that ranks

students to a “bell curve” to determine the highest and lowest performing students. This method is used to understand
how students’ scores compare to a predefined population with similar experience.

26. I want to help my students retain new information. Which one will I use?
a. Questions c. Games
b. Mnemonics d. Simulations

Rationalization: B. Mnemonics - A mnemonic is an instructional strategy designed to help students improve their
memory of important information. This technique connects new learning to prior knowledge through the use of visual
and/or acoustic cues. The basic types of mnemonic strategies rely on the use of key words, rhyming words, or
acronyms.

27. I want to use a diagram to compare the traditional and authentic modes of assessment. Which one is most fit?
a. Affinity diagram
b. Tree diagram
c. Venn diagram
d. Fishbone diagram

Rationalization: C. Venn Diagram - A Venn diagram is an illustration that uses circles to show the relationships
among things or finite groups of things. Circles that overlap have a commonality while circles that do not overlap do
not share those traits. Venn Diagrams help to visually represent the similarities and differences between two concepts.

28. A big story in your local newspaper. You want to use the headlines as an inquiry device. To increase student
participation, you might begin by ____.
a. Asking one to read the news story and interpret what he read after
b. Asking the class to infer connotations and denotations from the headline
c. Explaining what you believe to be the underlying causes
d. Describing the background of the story as you know it

Rationalization: B. Asking the class to infer connotations and denotations from the headline - One word can have a
both a “denotation” and a “connotation”, these are called “figures of speech”, DENOTATION” the direct definition of the
word that you find in the dictionary. CONNOTATION: The emotional suggestions of a word that is not literal.

29. If a triadic interaction includes three (3) persons, how many persons are included in a dyadic interaction?
a. Two
b. Two groups composed of two persons each
c. One, the person and himself
d. Four
Rationalization: A. Two - a dyad is composed of two people who relate to each other (e.g., romantic partners, two
friends, parent-child, or patient-therapist dyads). Interactions between the dyad’s members and/or their characteristics
(e.g., personality traits) are called dyadic.

30. When I teach skills that are critical to the learning of the next topics, what should I employ?
a. Direct instruction
b. Mastery learning
c. Socratic method
d. Cooperative learning

Rationalization: D. Cooperative Learning - Cooperative learning is an instructional method in which students work in
small groups to accomplish a common learning goal under the guidance of the teacher.

NOTE: DO NOT FORGET TO RATIONALIZE YOUR ANSWERS!