COMPREHENSIVE EXAM

-PRELIM and MIDTERM EXAM-

Time allotment
Part I: 20 minutes
Part II: 30 minutes
Part III: 15 minutes
Part IV: 5 minutes
ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING 2

MULTIPLE CHOICE.
Encircle the correct answer.
1. What should a teacher do before constructing
items for a particular test?

a. Review the previous lessons.

b. Determine the length of time for answering it.
c. Announce to the students the scope of the
test.
d. Prepare the table of specification.
2. Under what type of multiple choice test can
this question be classified? “Which of the
following statements expresses this concept
in different forms?”

a. cause
b. association
c. definition
d. difference
3. Setting up criteria for scoring essay tests is meant to increase
their ________.
a. reliability
b. validity
c. objectivity
d. usability
4. Read the following objective carefully, “After listening to a group
report on ecology the students are expected to defend their position on
the issue.” To what domain does it belong?
a. Psychomotor
b. Cognitive
c. Affective
d. Perceptive
5. Carol obtained a 97 percentile rank in an aptitude test. This
means that ________.
a. she answered 97% of the items correctly.
b. she belongs to the 97% of the group who took the test
c. 97% of the examinees did better than her who took the test
d. she surpassed 97% of those who took the test
6. What is the advantage of using computers in processing test
results?
a. Its processing takes a shorter period of time.
b. Test results can easily be assessed.
c. It statistical computation is accurate.
d. All of these
7. Which of the following statements about the validity and reliability of a
test is TRUE?
a. A valid test is always valid but a reliable test is not always valid.
b. A reliable test measures what intends to measure.
c. A reliable test contains representative items from all important topics
covered.
d. A valid test consists of test items that have moderate levels of difficulty.
8. The English class of Ms. Reyes is composed of students with different
mental abilities although they are in the same curriculum level. What
should she do first so she can make a good start?
a. Ask them to tell something about themselves.
b. Make them write a brief composition about their plans and aspirations.
c. Determine their strengths and weaknesses through a diagnostic test.
d. Call for a dialog with parents.
9. The major shortcoming of school grades or mark is that:
a. the school’s different clientele find them satisfactory
b. they make students become more cooperative
c. the same grade may mean differently to different teachers
d. they reflect the true word on performance

10. For mastery learning, which type of testing will be most fit?
a. Formative testing
b. Criterion-reference testing
c. Aptitude testing
d. Norm-reference testing
11.In which of the following types of research would data processing using
computers be MOST advantageous?
a. descriptive
b. historical
c. experimental
d. casual-comparative

12. Of the following types of tests which is the most subjective in

scoring?
a. multiple choice
b. matching type
c. simple recall
d. essay
13. In constructing achievement tests, the first step is to:
a. determine the highest rating to be given to students
b. assess the teaching capability of teachers
c. determine the content and skills covered by test
d. determine the characteristics of highest takers

14. The following are test scores in geometry arranged in a descending

order: 52, 52, 42, 41, 37, 37, 37, 37, 30, 30, 30, 28, 25. Based on the data
given, what is the mean?
a. 36.77
b. 34.60
c. 33.92
d. 33.08
15.The following are reasons why we evaluate the learning
outcomes EXCEPT:

a. provide tangible evidence useful in interpreting school

achievements to the community
b. provide parents information on how well their children are
doing in school
c. analyze the learning task
d. monitor student progress
TEACHER AND THE CURRICULUM

MULTIPLE CHOICE.
Encircle the correct answer.
1. Which is NOT a provision for the development of each learner
in a good curriculum?

a. Extensive arrangements are made for the educational diagnosis

of individual learners.
b. Self-directed, independent study is encouraged wherever
possible and advisable.
c. Self-motivation and self-evaluation are stimulated and
emphasized throughout the learning opportunities of the school.
d. The program provides a wide range of opportunities for
individuals with same abilities, needs and interests.
2. Teacher Lily would like to take part in developing a subject-centered
curriculum because she believes that all subjects in this type of
curriculum are geared towards the holistic development of the learner.
Is her belief about the subject-centered curriculum true?

a. Yes, because the subject-centered curriculum focuses on the learners

needs, interests and abilities.
b. No, because it is the experience-centered curriculum that emphasizes the
teaching of facts and knowledge for future use.
c. Yes, because the subject-centered curriculum involves cooperative control.
d. No, because it is the experience centered and not the subject-centered
curriculum that emphasizes integration of habits and skills in learning the
knowledge component of subject areas.
3. In the elementary level, English literature and Social studies relate well.
While history is being studied, different literary pieces during the historical
period is being studied as well. What curriculum design is shown here?
a. Separate subject design
b. Correlation design
c. Discipline design
d. Broad field design

4. This phase of curriculum development involves decisions, among other

things, on grade placement and sequencing of content. Which phase is this?
a. Curriculum planning
b. Curriculum evaluation
c. Curriculum organization
d. Curriculum implementation
5. One example of this design of subject-centered curriculum is that which
shows social studies being combined with geography, civics, culture and
history to comprises subject area. Which design is this?
a. Correlated
b. Broadfields
c. Separate Subject
d. Core

6. Ms. Ortiz, as Science teacher tries to enrich the content of her lesson by
identifying related concepts in Math. What pattern of organizing subjects
did Ms. Ortiz consider?
a. Broadfield
b. Correlated
c. Core
d. Separate Subject
7. Which design is easy to deliver because complementary books
and materials are commercially available?
a. Experience centered design
b. Problem design
c. Process design
d. Subject centered design
8. What refers to the matching between curriculum and test to be
used to assess the learners?
a. Alignment
b. Auditing
c. Articulation
d. Delivery
9. Ms. Mateo, a History teacher considers the element of time in arranging content of her
lessons in World History. What way of establishing sequence is given emphasis by Ms.
Mateo?
a. Simple to complex
b. Part to whole
c. Concrete to abstract
d. Chronological

10. Mr. Rivera, a new teacher believes that education is a process of development and is
life itself; therefore, experience related to the child's need and interest should be given
primary consideration. What educational philosophy is being exhibited by Mr. Rivera?
a. Idealism
b. Reconstructionism
c. Progressivism
d. Realism
11. A stakeholder in curriculum development, Mr. Cruz, a district supervisor
and a member of the school board has one of the following primary roles.
a. Support and participate in parent-school organization activities.
b. Authorize school expenditures for curriculum development,
implementation and evaluation
c. Enact legislation to effect curriculum improvement.
d. Recommend changes in curriculum.

12. The schools in the first District plan to adopt the reading program used
in the third district. What level of curriculum improvement is used?
a. Variation
b. Value orientation
c. Substitution
d. Restructuring
13. Mr. Bernardo, a curriculum consultant on Economics insists that in selecting the
curriculum content, it is better that throughout the high school years, economic
geography concepts be used to recur and be repeated with depth for effective learning.
What criterion in content selection is shown here?
a. Validity
b. Continuity
c. Significance
d. Learnability

14. The Filipino learners envisioned by the Department of Education (DepEd) in the light
of K-12 Curriculum is
a. Technologically literate or logistically developed Filipino
b. Functionally literate or logistically developed Filipino
c. Scientifically Advanced and Values Oriented Filipino
d. National Oriented and Internationally Competitive Filipinos
15. Teacher Dominguito believes that a new respect for the child is fundamental in
curriculum. Thus, all activities in the classroom are geared towards the development of
the child - the center of the educative process. To which approach in curriculum does
Teacher Dominguito adhere?
a. Learner-centered
b. Subject-centered
c. Problem-centered
d. Pragmatic
16. Mrs. Manuel, the Principal of Bagong Barrio Elementary School invited the Brgy.
Captain in the school to solicit inputs for a new curriculum in Social Science which
highlights indigenous knowledge in the community. What is shown in this situation?
a. Community members as supporters of curriculum
b. Community members as curriculum resources
c. Community members as managers of curriculum
d. Community members as beneficiaries of curriculum
17. Teacher Bert puts emphasis on the immediate felt interests and needs of
his students and not on the anticipated needs and interests. What type of
curriculum does teacher Bert adheres?
a. Subject-centered
b. Learner-centered
c. Experience-centered
d. Culture-based
18. What type of curriculum divides the school day into different periods
such as language arts, social studies, science and health, arithmetic, etc.?
a. Correlated
b. Broad fields
c. Integrated
d. Separate Subject
19. Which curriculum design element is taking place when Eduardo, a 4th
year student can connect the lessons he learned in a subject area to a
related content in another subject area?
a. Articulation
b. Balance
c. Continuity
d. Integration

20. The following curricular changes took place in what particular period?
Restore Grade VII, double-single session was abolished and more textbooks
were written by Filipino authors.
a. American Period
b. Philippine Republic
c. Japanese Occupation
d. New Society
21. This concept includes the sub-processes of curriculum planning,
organization, implementation and evaluation. Which concept is this?
a. Curriculum development
b. Curriculum assessment
c. Curriculum management
d. Curriculum and instruction

22. If curriculum is the "means", what is

the "end"?
a. Strategies
b. Instruction
c. Technique
d. Approaches
23. The curriculum used during the period in Philippine history
terminated the use of English as a medium of instruction, What period is
this?
a. American
b. Spanish
c. Commonwealth
d. Japanese
24. Which of the following statements about the concept of curriculum is
NOT quite acceptable?
a. It refers to all experiences that both the school and the teacher provide
the students with.
b. It is the set of acquired knowledge, habits and skills
c. It consists of everything that goes within the school.
d. It is a planned action for instruction
25. What process is being undertaken by curriculum developers when they enrich or
modify certain aspects of a particular program without changing its fundamental
conceptions?
a. Curriculum improvement
b. Curriculum change
c. Curriculum design
d. Curriculum implementation
Part III. Enumeration
A.Give atleast 5 Characteristics of a Teacher

B.What are 8 Characteristics of the 21st Century

Assessment

C.Give atleast 5 decision making at different phases

of teaching-learning phases

D.Types of educational decision (Give atleast 2)