LET Reviewer Professional Education Prof. Ed.

: Foundations of Education
PART 1

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

2. Teacher M views his students as unique, free-choosing and responsible individuals. All
classroom activities revolve around the said premise. What theory underlies this?

a. Essentialism

b. Existentialism

c. Progressivism

d. Realism

3. Religious rituals in the classroom and in the school programs prove the deep natural
religiosity of the Filipinos. Which philosophy has greatly contributed to the tradition?

a. Buddhism

b. Confucianism

c. Hinduism

d. Islam

4. In order to make Roman education truly utilitarian, how should the day-to-day lessons be
taught?

a. Taught in the students' native dialect

b. Taught interestingly through the play way method

d. Practiced at home under the guidance of their respective parents.

5. Which influenced the military training requirements among students in the secondary and
tertiary levels?

a. Chinese

b. Greeks

c. Orientals

d. Romans

6. Which philosophy has the educational objective to indoctrinate Filipinos to accept the
teachings of the Catholic church which is foster faith in God?

a. Realism

b. Pragmatism

c. Idealism

d. Existentialism

7. Virtue as one component in the teaching of Rizal as a course focuses on the teaching of
good and beauty consistent with the good and beauty in God. What philosophy supports
this?

a. Existentialism

b. Idealism

c. Progressivism

d. Social Reconstructionism
8. Giving education the highest budgetary allocation, the Philippine government recognizes
the possible contribution of its future citizens to the national development goals of the
Philippine society. Which stressed this goal of education for social transformation?

a. Athenian education

b. Followers of Christ

c. Greek education

d. Roman education

9. The progressivists emphasized the individuality of the child. What is the concern of the
reconstructionists?

a. Experiential learning

b. Socialization

c. Social problem

10. One of the following quotations does not conform to the Christian doctrine of Education
for Humanitarianism. Which one is it?

a. Do unto others as you would like others do unto you

b. Love they neighbor as thyself

c. Not on bread alone is man to live but on every utterance that comes from mouth of God

d. Whatever good things we do to our poor, helpless brothers, we do it for God.

11. Scouting and Citizen's Army Training (CAT) give training in character-building,
citizenship training, etc. Which leads to the creation of a new social order and a new society
eventually. What philosophy supports this?

a. Existentialism

b. Perennialism

c. Progressivism

d. Social reconstructionism
12. Teacher V demonstrated the technique on how to group students according to their
needs and interests and how to use self-paced instructional materials. Which philosophy is
manifested in this activity?

a. Essentialism

b. Progressivism

c. Realism

d. Social Reconstructionism

13. Teacher G, a Christian Living teacher, puts so much significance on values

a. Idealism

b. Pragmatism

c. Progressivism

d. Realism

14. Which one does not illustrate the principle that rights and duties are correlative?

a. The right of an unmarried pregnant teacher to abort her baby in relation to her duty to
protect her name and her job as a teacher

b. The right of a state to compel students to military service is reciprocated by the duty of
the state to protect them.

c. The right to a living wage involves the duty of the school administrators to give the salary
agreed upon and the duty of the teachers to give a fair amount of work.

d. The right to life of children and to be given respect of such right.

15. Why should a teacher take the obligation upon himself to study and understand the
custom and traditions of the community where he works?

a. To change the culture of the community.

c. To identify the weaknesses of the culture of the community.

d. To please the people of the community.

16. A teacher who is a recognized expert in carpentry 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.Observation

17. Every first day of the school year, Miss Reyes prepared activities which will make her
Grade 2 children, sing, plan, learn and introduce themselves to the class. What process did
the teacher emphasize?

a. Acculturation

b. Enculturation

c. Indoctrination

d. Socialization

18. Which program in the educational system seems to be aligned to the Christian
humanitarian principle respect for the human personality?

a. The alternative learning system delivery

b. The functional literacy program for the out-of-school youth and adults

c. The promotion of the basic human rights of the Filipino

d. The study of the Philippine Constitution

a. Don't pass him, live her principle of justice. She will get reward, if not in this life, in the
next.

b. Don't pass him. She surely will not like someone to give you a death threat in order to
pass.

c. Pass the student. That will be of use to her, the student and his parents.

d. Pass the student. Why suffer the threat?

20. Which philosophy approves a teacher who lectures most of the time and requires his
students to memorize the rules of grammar?

a. Existentialism

b. Idealism

c. Pragmatism

d. Realism

21. In a student conducted, the pupils were asked which nationality they would prefer if
given a choice. Majority of the pupils wanted to be Americans. In 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 pride

c. Promote obedience to the laws of the state

d. Respect for all duly constituted authorities.

22. Which subject in the elementary and likewise in the secondary schools are similar to the
goal of Rome to train the students for citizenship?

a. Communication ARts

b. MAPEH/PEHMS
c. Science

d. THE/TLE

23. Which of the following schools practices is not based on Social Reconstructionism?

a. Establishment of SDF

b. Exemption of Scouts from CAT

c. Promoting culture and arts in schools

d. Promoting project WOW

24.Which of the following is the focus of the Japanese education in the Philippines?

a. Democratic ideals and nationalism

b. Love and service to one's country

c. Religion and love for Asian brothers

d. Vocational and health education

25. According to reconstructionism, the goal of education is to bring about a new social
order. Which practice best manifests this view?

a. The class conducts scientific experiments to discover or verify concepts.

b. The class discusses role models and their impact on society.

c. The class allowed to engage in divergent thinking.

d. The class undertakes well-planned projects in the community.

Answers: 1A 2B 3B 4C 5D 6C 7B 8D 9C 10C 11D 12B 13A 14A 15B 16B 17D 18C 19D
20B 21B 22D 23C 24D 25D