Below is the Part 1 of Professional Professional Education (Prof. (Prof. Ed.) Foundations Foundations of Education reviewer for Licensure Exam for Teachers Teachers (LET). We encourage readers reviewees to use the comment !oxes after the article to discuss answers. 1. The Department of Education gives greater emphasis on the development of basic skills. What is the philosophical basis for this? a. Essentialism b. Existentialism c. Perennialism d. Pragmatism Answer: A 2. Teacher M views his students as uniue! free"choosing and responsible individuals. #ll classroom activities revolve around the said premise. What theor$ underlies this? a. Essentialism b. Existentialism c. Progressivism d. Realism Answer: B %. &eligious rituals in the classroom classroom and in the school programs prove prove the deep natural religiosit$ of the 'ilipinos. Which philosoph$ has greatl$ contributed to the tradition? a. Buddhism b. Confucianism c. Hinduism d. Islam Answer: B (. )n order to make &oman education trul$ utilitarian! how should the da$"to" da$ lessons be taught? a. aught aught in the students! native dialect b. aught aught interestingl" through the #la" wa" method method c. Related and lin$ed to the events ha##ening in ever"da" life d. Practiced at home under the guidance of their res#ective #arents. Answer: C
*. Which influenced the militar$ training reuirements reuirements among students in the
secondar$ and tertiar$ levels? a. Chinese b. %ree$s c. &rientals d. Romans Answer: ' +. Which philosoph$ has the educational ob,ective to indoctrinate 'ilipinos to accept the teachings of the -atholic church which is foster faith in od? a. Realism b. Pragmatism c. Idealism d. Existentialism Answer: C /. 0irtue as one component in the teaching of &ial as a course focuses on the teaching of good and beaut$ consistent with the good and beaut$ in od. What philosoph$ supports this? a. Existentialism b. Idealism c. Progressivism d. (ocial Reconstructionism Answer: B . iving education the highest budgetar$ allocation! the 3hilippine government recognies the possible contribution of its future citiens to the national development goals of the 3hilippine societ$. Which stressed this goal of education for social transformation? a. Athenian education b. )ollowers of Christ c. %ree$ education d. Roman education Answer: ' 4. The progressivists emphasied the individualit$ of the child. What is the concern of the reconstructionists? a. Ex#eriential learning b. (ociali*ation c. (ocial #roblem Answer: C
15. 6ne of the following uotations does not conform to the -hristian doctrine of
Education for 7umanitarianism. Which one is it? a. 'o unto others as "ou would li$e others do unto "ou b. +ove the" neighbor as th"self c. ,ot on bread alone is man to live but on ever" utterance that comes from mouth of %od d. -hatever good things we do to our #oor hel#less brothers we do it for %od. Answer: C 11. 8couting and -itien9s #rm$ Training :-#T; give training in character" building! citienship training! etc. Which leads to the creation of a new social order and a new societ$ eventuall$. What philosoph$ supports this? a. Existentialism b. Perennialism c. Progressivism d. (ocial reconstructionism Answer: ' 12. Teacher 0 demonstrated the techniue on how to group students according to their needs and interests and how to use self"paced instructional materials. Which philosoph$ is manifested in this activit$? a. Essentialism b. Progressivism c. Realism d. (ocial Reconstructionism #nswer< = 1%. Teacher ! a -hristian >iving teacher! puts so much significance on values development and discipline. What could be her educational philosoph$? a. Idealism b. Pragmatism c. Progressivism d. Realism Answer: A
1(. Which one does not illustrate the principle that rights and duties are correlative?
a. he right of an unmarried #regnant teacher to abort her bab" in relation to her dut" to #rotect her name and her /ob as a teacher b. he right of a state to com#el students to militar" service is reci#rocated b" the dut" of the state to #rotect them. c. he right to a living wage involves the dut" of the school administrators to give the salar" agreed u#on and the dut" of the teachers to give a fair amount of wor$. d. he right to life of children and to be given res#ect of such right. Answer: A 1*. Wh$ should a teacher take the obligation upon himself to stud$ and understand the custom and traditions of the communit$ where he works? a. o change the culture of the communit". b. o have a s"m#athetic attitude for the #eo#le of the communit". c. o identif" the wea$nesses of the culture of the communit". d. o #lease the #eo#le of the communit". Answer: B 1+. # teacher who is a recognied epert in carpentr$ works! taught his students how to prepare and construct good and aesthetic furniture from local resources. What cultural transmission process is this? a. Acculturation b. Enculturation c. Indoctrination d.&bservation Answer: B 1/. Ever$ first da$ of the school $ear! Miss &e$es prepared activities which will make her rade 2 children! sing! plan! learn and introduce themselves to the class. What process did the teacher emphasie? a. Acculturation b. Enculturation c. Indoctrination d. (ociali*ation Answer: '
1. Which program in the educational s$stem seems to be aligned to the -hristian humanitarian principle respect for the human personalit$? a. he alternative learning s"stem deliver"
b. he functional literac" #rogram for the out0of0school "outh and adults c. he #romotion of the basic human rights of the )ili#ino d. he stud" of the Phili##ine Constitution Answer: C 14. With a death threat over his head! Teacher >ia is directed to pass an undeserving student! if she is a hedonist! which of the following will she do? a. 'on!t #ass him live her #rinci#le of /ustice. (he will get reward if not in this life in the next. b. 'on!t #ass him. (he surel" will not li$e someone to give "ou a death threat in order to #ass. c. Pass the student. hat will be of use to her the student and his #arents. d. Pass the student. -h" suffer the threat1 Answer: ' 25. Which philosoph$ approves a teacher who lectures most of the time and reuires his students to memorie the rules of grammar? a. Existentialism b. Idealism c. Pragmatism d. Realism Answer: B 21. )n a student conducted! the pupils were asked which nationalit$ the$ would prefer if given a choice. Ma,orit$ of the pupils wanted to be #mericans. )n this case! in which obligation relative to the state are schools seemed to be failing? a. Instill allegiance to the constitutional authorities b. Promote national #ride c. Promote obedience to the laws of the state d. Res#ect for all dul" constituted authorities. Answer: B 22. Which sub,ect in the elementar$ and likewise in the secondar$ schools are similar to the goal of &ome to train the students for citienship? a. Communication ARts b. 2APEH3PEH2( c. (cience d. HE3+E Answer: ' 2%. Which of the following schools practices is not based on 8ocial &econstructionism? a. Establishment of (') b. Exem#tion of (couts from CA
c. Promoting culture and arts in schools d. Promoting #ro/ect -&Answer: C 2(.Which of the following is the focus of the @apanese education in the 3hilippines? a. 'emocratic ideals and nationalism b. +ove and service to one!s countr" c. Religion and love for Asian brothers d. 4ocational and health education Answer: ' 2*. #ccording to reconstructionism! the goal of education is to bring about a new social order. Which practice best manifests this view? a. he class conducts scientific ex#eriments to discover or verif" conce#ts. b. he class discusses role models and their im#act on societ". c. he class allowed to engage in divergent thin$ing. d. he class underta$es well0#lanned #ro/ects in the communit". Answer: '
Here is the Part 5 of Professional Education 6Prof. Ed.7 )oundations of Education reviewer for +icensure Exam for eachers 6+E7. -e encourage readers3 reviewees to
use the comment boxes after the article to discuss answers. Answers are also incor#orated below the 8uestions. 1. Teacher #! a 0alues Education teacher emphasies ethics in almost all her lessons. Which of the following emphasies the same? a. +iberal Education b. 2oral Education c. Religious raining d. (ocial Education Answer: B 2. Which reform in the 3hilippine Educational 8$stem advocates the use of English and 'ilipino as media of instruction in specific learning areas? a. Alternative +earning b. Bilingual Education c. 905 Program d. 2ultilingual Education Answer: B %. #ctivities planned b$ school clubsA organiations show school"communit$ connection geared towards societ$9s needs. What philosoph$ is related to this? a. Existentialism b. Progressivism c. Realism d. (ocial reconstructionism Answer: ' (. What philosoph$ is related to the practice of schools acting as laborator$ for teaching reforms and eperimentation? a. Essentialism b. Existentialism c. Progressivism d. (ocial Reconstructionism Answer: C *. Which of the following situations presents a value conflict? a. he teacher and his students have class standing as their #riorities. b. he teacher and the administrator follow a set of criteria in giving grades. c. he teacher has students whose #arents want their children to obtain higher grades than what the" are ca#able of getting. d. he teacher sets high ex#ectations for intelligent students such as getting higher grades. Answer: C
+. Which situation shows that a sense of nationhood is eemplified? a. he class conducted a debate using )ili#ino as medium b. he class is re8uired to watch the 4 sitcom of &#rah to im#rove their English communication s$ills. c. he class o#ted to ma$e a choral rendition of the theme song of a foreign movie. d. -hen eacher Chris as$ed her %rade 5 students in what countr" the" wish to live most of them chose ;nited (tates. Answer: A /. # teacher who believes in the progressivist theor$ of education would embrace certain reforms on methodolog$. Which reform would be consistent with this theor$? a. Active #artici#ation of teachers b. )ormal instructional #attern c. (trict external disci#line d. eacher domination of class activities Answer: A . What philosoph$ of education advocates that the curriculum should onl$ include universal and unchanging truths? a. Essentialism b. Idealism c. Perennialism d. Pragmatism Answer: C 4. Which of the following is not a function of the school? a. Changing cultural #ractices b. 'evelo#ment of attitudes and s$ills c. Re#roduction of s#ecies d. (ociali*ation among children Answer: C 15. Which move liberalied access to education during 8panish period? a. he education of illiterate #arents b. he establishment of at least one #rimar" school for bo"s and girls in each munici#alit" c. he hiring of tribal tutors to teach children d. he #rovision of vocational training for school age children Answer: B 11. Which of the following is the chief aim of 8panish education? a. Conformit" and militarism b. Per#etuation of culture
c. Pro#agation of the Catholic religion d. ;tilitarianism and conformit" Answer: C 12. Which of the following is the aim of our education during the -ommonwealth period? a. 'esigned after
bod$. -hildren are taught how to wash their hands before and after eating. What is this practice called? a. )ol$wa" b. +aws c. 2ores d. (ocial norm Answer: ' 1. Which curricular move served to strengthen spiritual and ethical values? a. Integration of creative thin$ing in all sub/ect b. Introduction of 4alues education as a se#arate sub/ect area c. Reducing the number of sub/ect areas into s$ill sub/ect d. Re0introducing science as a sub/ect in %rade Answer: B 14. The greatest happiness lies in the contemplative use of mind! said 3lato. Which of the following activities adheres to this? a. Coo#erative learning b. Instros#ection c. Role Pla"ing d. (ocial Interaction Answer: B 25. Cour teacher is of the opinion that the word and ever$thing in it are ever changing and so teaches $ou the skill to cope with the changes. Which in his governing philosoph$? a. Ex#erimentalism b. Existentialism c. Idealism d. Realism Answer: A 21. Teacher M$ra sa$s< )f it is billiard that brings students out of the classroom! let us bring it into the classroom. 3erhaps! ) can use it to teach Math. To which philosoph$ does teacher M$ra adheres to? a. Essentialism b. Idealism c. Progressivism d. Reconstructionism Answer: C 22. Which of the following should be done to build a sense of pride among 'ilipino $outh? a. Re#lace the stud" of fol$lores and m"ths with technical sub/ects
b. Re0stud" our histor" and stress on our achievements as #eo#le c. Re0stud" our histor" from the #ers#ective of our coloni*ers d. (et aside the stud" of local histor" Answer: B 2%. # teacher who subscribes to the pragmatic philosoph$ of education believes that eperience stud$ should follow learning in her teaching. Which of the following does she do to support her belief? a. Encouraging learners to memori*e factual $nowledge b. E8ui##ing learners with the basic abilities and s$ills c. Providing learners o##ortunities to a##l" theories and #rinci#les d. Re8uiring learners full master of the lesson. Answer: C 2(. Which philosoph$ influenced the cultivation of reflective and meditative skills in teaching? a. Confucianism b. Existentialism c. aoism d. =en Buddhism Answer: ' 2*. Which of the following situation manifests a balance between teachers responsibilit$ and accountabilit$? a. (he entertains her students with #ersonal stories until the end of the #eriod. b. (he s#ends most of the time on the latest gossi#s in showbi*. c. (he teaches as much as she could for duration of the #eriod. d. (he teaches as well as entertains the students with #er #ersonal stories. Answer: C
