General Principles and Methods of Teaching Flashcards
what makes teaching an art
A. its approaches
B. its methods
C. its techniques
D. its mode of delivery
Mrs. Henson intends to present the historical facts of the EDSA Revolution. what type of lesson does she need to prepare
A. review
B. drill
C. development
D. discovery
Mrs. Salvador is planning to take up this coming week the lives of great Filipino women, the significance of their achievements, and how their good traits might be emulated. what type of lesson will be best for these topics
A. development lesson
B. appreciation lesson
C. supervised study lesson
D. application lesson
Ms. Cruz always motivates her class by using current events and relating this with the new lesson. then she solicits information from the class by letting them recite their own experiences. this is apperception. in what part of the lesson do these activities fall
A. preparation
B. development
C. evaluation
D. application
what strategy is best suited for content oriented subject matter
A. expository
B. exploratory
C. collaborative
D. investigative
which does not describe exploratory strategies
A. teaching facilitated
B. inquiry teaching
C. direct instruction
D. high student involvement
what type of lesson is best for fixing certain mathematical formula
A. inductive
B. deductive
C. drill
D. development
in her literature class, Mr. Santos allows his students to write using varied literary forms. he also invites them to present their finished compositions and talk about them. what principle of method is illustrated by the teacher’s action
A. method provides for growth and development
B. method stimulates thinking and reasoning
C. method provides for individual differences
D. method liberates the learners
the faculty of Westbridge goes experiential. this implies a shift in method. which methods will the faculty least engage in
A. discovery
B. inquiry
C. expository
D. laboratory
Ms. Sandoval, a newly appointed teacher armed with contemporary ideas on how to approach teaching, offered her students control of the learning situation. she started off with identification of a problem which gave them an opportunity to study situations of interest to them. what form of exploratory learning is this
A. project
B. inquiry
C. discovery
D. inductive learning
Mrs. Baltazar, a newly appointed teacher, conducted drill in Mathematics in a concert manner. she is violating the principle of
A. motivation
B. reinforcement
C. individualization
D. repetition
Ms. Ruiz is fond of giving away material incentives such as candies, biscuits, toys, and ribbons for deserving answers. as a result, the children really exert effort to give smart answers to Ms. Ruiz’s questions aiming for the material reward they’re going to receive. what motivation is this
A. reverse
B. extrinsic
C. intrinsic
D. artificial
inductive method has many good characteristics which makes it one of the best methods and one of those very popular among teachers. when is this most useful
A. when the child needs to observe many cases
B. when the child needs to compare different cases
C. when the child needs to form own generalization
D. when the child needs to learn chiefly through self-activity
Ms. Unida started her science lesson by stating a generalization. then she asked her pupils to undertake activities to prove the correctness of the generalization before letting them give specific examples or cases. what method did she use
A. inductive
B. deductive
C. problem solving
D. discovery
to prove the truth of the concept “air has weight”, Mr. Teodoro grouped his children into four. he gave each group a set of materials with which to perform some experiments to verify the correctness and wrongness of the concept. the groups were also given activity cards where the procedures of the experiment were indicated. so all the groups performed the experiment, after which they filled up a chart to show the result of such activities. this is an illustration of
A. discovery approach
B. process approach
C. laboratory method
D. demonstration method
Mrs. Espinosa, a teacher of values education, focuses her activities on affective learning. she employs experiential methods centered around a group discussion, or peer counseling, guided imaging, narrative exercise, diaries and autobiographies. what type of experience is prioritized by these experiential strategies
A. problem-based learning
B. personal development
C. social change
D. non-traditional learning
to make science lessons interesting and functional, Ms. De Guzman, gives opportunity to her students to develop and apply such skills as communicating, verifying, predicting, hypothesizing, theorizing, measuring, and observing. what instructional approach is she using?
A. discovery approach
B. integrative approach
C. team teaching approach
D. process approach
Ms. Barrameda has been utilizing problem solving method in her social studies lesson. which parallels this method
A. peer learning
B. inquiry learning
C. concept learning
D. cooperative learning
Mrs. Victoria gathered all the Grade 2 pupils who failed in the Mathematics achievement test covering the 4 fundamentals. for several days after class, she conducted lessons on the basic concepts and operations involved. what did this teacher’s action exemplify
A. tutorial activities
B. enrichment activities
C. remedial instruction
D. make-up instruction
Mrs. Bartolome is excited about trying out cooperative learning in her own class in social studies. which should be her primary consideration
A. homogeneous grouping
B. at least 10 members in a group
C. interdependence among members should be stressed
D. permanent roles for everyone in the group activity
Ms. Arceo’s method of teaching has shifted from a very traditional method to a contemporary notion of an experiential learning. she always finds means and ways by which students learn with and from each other by attempting to identify, and then implement solutions to their problems and opportunities. what kind of learning is emphasized by Ms. Arceo
A. personal teaching
B. group learning
C. self-learning
D. action learning
problem-based learning has been conceptualized in various ways. what is the first step of this procedure
A. explore the problem
B. generate possible solutions
C. start with a problem
D. implement a solution
Ms. Sunga very often uses the inquiry approach in science teaching. what would be the emphasis in this approach
A. verbal interaction with peers
B. verbal interaction with the teacher
C. pupils’ manipulation of information and materials
D. step-by-step laboratory procedure
which discussion technique requires advance and extensive preparation
A. panel
B. forum
C. symposium
D. brainstorming
to make students more aware of the consequences of drugs, the araling panlipunan teacher asked her students to present some situations observed in their respective community regarding the destructive effects of drug abuse. she gave the students 10 minutes to think and organize themselves before they act out the situation. what technique is used by the teacher
A. dramatization
B. role playing
C. pageant
D. socio-drama
which teacher’s statement illustrates a redirection technique of questioning
A. another, michael
B. what is equal twelve
C. well, do you think they have the same element
D. what can you say about their culture
Mr. Santos has been using probing as one of the questioning techniques in her class. in which of the following will probing be least effective
A. probing for clarification
B. probing for redirection
C. probing for consensus
D. probing for complexity
asking questions that require students to apply, analyze, and evaluate information is a major goal of social studies lesson. what questioning technique will best set a classroom climate in which thinking and analyzing are valued
A. using divergent follow-up question
B. extending wait time
C. repeating what students say
D. providing unlimited thinking time
Mrs. De Jesus has been having discipline problems with her english class. what questioning technique may sustain the students’ attention
A. ask questions that are sequential
B. ask questions that are stimulating
C. ask questions that are memory testing
D. ask questions that contribute to continuous learning
one important aspect of classroom management is establishing an effective climate. which describes accurately the climate in the context of classroom management
A. the manner and degree to which a teacher exercises authority
B. the atmosphere or mood in which interaction between teacher and students take place
C. the temperature reading at different periods of the day
D. emotional atmosphere emanating from the teacher’s mood
in what teaching situation can experimentation turn to a demonstration lesson
A. when pupils perform the experiment by themselves
B. when pupils set-up a control to test the variable being tested
C. when pupils gather data before formulating conclusion
D. when few pupils perform the experiment in front while other observe
every teacher has to develop varied mental processes and skills among students. which mental process is being emphasized when she tries to help them remember words or ideas in a definite order
A. logical sequencing
B. reflective thinking
C. rote association
D. analytical thinking
Mrs. Castillo wanted to use the laboratory method in her lesson on osmosis. however, she lacks materials and equipment for several groups to perform an experiment at the same time/ what alternative method may she use
A. demonstration
B. expository
C. laboratory
D. project
in inquiry, the teacher asks opening questions requiring great range of cognitive skills in order to invite responses from children. which of the following opening questions is most fitted for an inquiry lesson
A. what is the tallest building in the world
B. how many legs does a centipede have
C. why do birds fly south in the winter
D. what is the name of the movable part of an airplane wing
Mr. Decella drew several triangles on the board. she asked the students to measure the angles of the triangles with their protractors. after the activity, the class concluded that the sum of the angles of a triangle is equal to 180 degrees. what teaching strategy was used by the teacher
A. expository
B. demonstration
C. deductive
D. discovery
which of the following objectives could be most appropriately taught through discussion
A. describe the major causes of air pollution in Metro Manila
B. develop class rules for the year
C. describe Rizal’s motive in Noli Me Tangere
D. demonstrate the feasibility of nuclear power as an energy source
Ms. Hibero is using cooperative learning approach in her social science lesson. she is quite successful in establishing a cooperative classroom ethics characterized by a safe, caring community of learners. what will be her initial step in order to successfully implement cooperative learning approach
A. arrange the learning environment
B. establish positive interdependence
C. identify academic and social objectives
D. determine group size and membership
which objective could be taught best using an inquiry method
A. to diagram sentences
B. to know the effect of demand on cost
C. to distinguish between living and non-living things
D. to distinguish between Christianity and Buddhism
Mrs. Salazar believes that students should be given utmost freedom and autonomy to pursue their own learning. she prefers methods that focus more on those that prepare them for life problems. which emerging learning approach would be most useful for problem-based learning
A. individual centered
B. group centered
C. project centered
D. Both B and C
in which of the following situations does a teacher need to formulate high-level questions
A. when he wants his students to recall information
B. when he asks students to show awareness of events
C. when learners need to repeat a definition
D. when he wants to draw inferences