MAJORSHIP: VALUES EDUCATION

Focus: Information Technology and Human Development &

Moral Issues and Concerns in Contemporary Living
By: Prof. Nonita C. Marte
Prof. Ma. Elvira A. Asuan

Competencies:

1. Evaluate the impact of the information and technology-driven society and the growing global village on the values of
the people.
2. Analyze media and information technologies and its impact on human values and development.
3. Explain the importance of formation of the intellect and conscience in the development of moral values.
4. Infer moral principles from situations involving moral issues.

PART I – CONTENT UPDATE

A. Information Technology and Human Development

IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON VALUES OF THE PEOPLE

1. UNESCO defines Information technology (IT) as, “Scientific technological and engineering disciplines and the
management techniques used in information handling and processing information, their interaction with man and
machine and associated social, economic and cultural matters”. Simply put, "information technology is the
technology used to store, manipulate, distribute or create information".

2. Information technology (IT) is playing a crucial role in contemporary society. It has transformed the whole world into
a global village with a global economy, which is increasingly dependent on the creative management and
distribution of information. In the information society, knowledge has become the most powerful profession. One
who knows most becomes most powerful.

3. Internet and all other high technologies such as e-mail, wireless technology etc. can be fascinating in what it can
do. It can bring distant places and people together establishing invisible but powerful connections. Interactions
between individuals have been enhanced by the development of information technologies. New channels of
communication have been opened between people.

4. Information technology can transform societies, economies and cultures by opening them up to other ideas and
other options, raising new expectations and creating new needs. It can release and re-channel previously unknown
or wasted energies into more productive undertakings, allowing its users to pursue more creative goals.”

5. There has been tremendous change in the way people live, work and play because of modern technology. It
transformed the whole concept of living and working. Computer, for instance has become a requirement in the
following; smart school, distance education, intelligent buildings, world-wide marketing, research and development
areas, telemedicine, national smart card, electronic government, borderless manufacturing centers. We are all in
agreement that the world is becoming increasingly dependent upon technology as is evidenced by the big role it is
playing.

6. The world changes so quickly. New inventions and innovations alter the way we live. Our values, attitudes, and
beliefs are changing too. The speed of change keeps accelerating, making it difficult for most of us to cope with too
much stress and confusion that we experience because of too much change in too short of a period of time. And as
a result, we are experiencing a greater level of disruption from change than ever before.
Several examples of how information technology is affecting us are described below:
 Knowledge explosion resulted to our ever-increasing struggle and desire to acquire and learn more
information. Not only is the knowledge explosion affecting the rate at which we must learn, it also demands
that we have the capability to manage an increasing quantity of information-we must know more. Stress is
obviously the result of the new demands for increasing knowledge, and again, this places new tension on us.
 Extraordinary Technological Progress it is almost certain that because of intelligent advances in
information systems new technology will be smarter and faster. New technological breakthroughs will come.
More knowledge enables greater innovation and, in turn, even more advances in computer systems. And
because of all the technological progress, the world is changing so much and so quickly that most people do
not grasp what they are getting into. Technology will definitely continue to transform human life and force us
to transform the way we think and live.
 Information overload This refers to an excess amount of information provided and available making
processing and absorbing tasks very difficult for us. More and more people can access data from increasing
number of websites. This has created a new life where we are now dependent on access to information. We
experience information overload from the access to so much instantaneous information that it sometimes
overwhelms us.
 Techno Stress Technosis refers to a modern disease of adaptation caused by an inability to cope with the
new computer technologies in a healthy manner. The very gadgets designed to make life easier can actually
cause an added dimension of stress. It's frustrating when the faxes, e-mails, and voice mails pile up;
annoying when phones don't stop ringing; and infuriating when equipment breaks down. The growing
dependence on technology affects us negatively. We count on our machines to do so much that when
something goes wrong with our technology we become helpless. We allow ourselves to be so immersed into
technology and in so doing we become more machine-oriented and less sensitive to our own needs and the
needs of others.
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Focus: Information Technology and Human Development &
Moral Issues and Concerns in Contemporary Living
By: Prof. Nonita C. Marte
Prof. Ma. Elvira A. Asuan

 Multitasking. Multi-tasking is when a person handles more than one task at the same time. This term is
derived from computer multitasking where people are likened to computers because of the ability to do
several functions at the same time. An example of multitasking is our ability to listen to a radio interview while
typing an email. Multitasking can sometimes result to error due to insufficient attention we give to the tasks we
are performing.
 24/7 Society. We now have a 'twenty-four-seven' culture – it is like living in a city that never sleeps. It is a
society where everything and everyone is accessible all the time. People can now work, eat out, socialize
and even do banking round the clock. We are trying to fill up more activities into our time. There are only 24
hours in a day and seven days in a week. The reality of wanting to do more things and having more choices
put more stress and time pressure to us.

7. As to the challenges of change, Jacques Delors highlighted a series of "tensions" that will need to be understood
and managed to overcome the challenges of the 21st century:
 The tension between the global and the local: people need gradually to become world citizens without
losing their roots and while continuing to play an active part in the life of their nation and their local
community.
 Tension between the universal and the individual: culture is being steadily being globalized, but as yet
only partially. We cannot ignore the promises of globalization nor its risks, not the least of which is the risk of
forgetting the unique character of individual human beings; it is for them to choose their own future and
achieve their full potential within carefully tended wealth of their traditions and their own cultures which,
unless we are careful, can be endangered by contemporary developments.
 Tension between tradition and modernity: how is it possible to adapt to change without turning one’s back
on the past, how can autonomy be acquired in complementary with the free development of others and how
can scientific progress be assimilated? This is the spirit in which the challenges of the new information
technologies must be met.
 Tension between long-term and short-term considerations: this always existed but today it is sustained
by the predominance of the ephemeral and the instantaneous, in a world where an over-abundance of
transient information and emotions continually keeps the spotlight on immediate problems. Public opinion
cries out for quick answers and ready solutions, whereas many problems call for a patient, concerted,
negotiated strategy of reform.
 Tension between the need for competition and the concern for equality of opportunity: the pressures
of competition have caused many of those in positions of authority to lose sight of their mission, which is to
give each human being the means to take full advantage of every opportunity, to reconcile three forces:
competition, which provides incentives; co-operation, which gives strength; solidarity, which unites.

 Tension between the extraordinary expansion of knowledge and human being’s capacity to assimilate
it: to add some new subjects for study, such as self-knowledge, ways to an ensure physical and
psychological well-being or ways to an improved understanding of the natural environment and to preserving
it better, any clear-sighted reform strategy must involve making choices, providing always that the essential
features of a basic education that teaches pupils how to improve their lives through knowledge, through
experiment and through the development of their own personal cultures are preserved.
 Tension between the spiritual and the material: often without realizing it, the world has longing, often
unexpressed, for an ideal and for values that we shall term ‘moral’. It is thus education’s noble task to
encourage each and everyone, acting in accordance with their traditions and convictions and paying full
respect to pluralism, to lift their minds and spirits to the plane of the universal and, in some measure, to
transcend themselves.

8. Modern technology exerts a strong and evolving pressure on human values as it changes social institutions and
practices. Priority must be given to values education as it plays a vigorous role in reinforcing humanistic, ethical and
cultural values, while helping society to adapt to the rapid advances of technology. Valuing, therefore, guarantees a
humanism that otherwise may sadly be lost in the excitement of new scientific discoveries and technological
advancement.

B. Moral Issues and Concerns in Contemporary Living

All of us are born with spiritual powers, i.e. intellect and the will. The intellect is a gift to us that helps us to think,
analyze, discern and to know the truth. It is the higher, spiritual, cognitive power of the soul. Conscience is a moral
function of the reason or intellect. It is that department of our natural faculties which has something to do with moral
subjects--with morality and religion. This faculty gives us moral law and obligation; it has the idea of right and wrong, of
praise or blame-worthiness; of desert of retribution. It comprehends all the intuitions of the intellect on moral questions.
We are born good, but we are not born with formed conscience and well developed intellect. In this case, we are
obliged to educate and form both our intellect and conscience. Formation of the intellect and conscience is a life-long job.
A well—formed understanding of moral truth will enable us to make remarkable decisions and actions which are vital to
every person’s life.
Our moral development begins early in life. Moral theologian Germain Grisez describes the first level in the
development of conscience as the rise of the "superego" in young children. "The demands of parents and others on whom
the child depends become internalized as an authority over (super) the conscious self (ego)" (Christian Moral Principles,

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Focus: Information Technology and Human Development &
Moral Issues and Concerns in Contemporary Living
By: Prof. Nonita C. Marte
Prof. Ma. Elvira A. Asuan

p. 73). The superego can be a rigid and non-rational introduction to right and wrong and not always in accord with the
moral law.
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, conscience is a function of the human intellect making moral judgments. To be
more specific (for the Catholics), when the mind judges, on the basis of general principles (such as "Thou shall not steal"),
that particular action should be done or avoided, here and now, then the practical judgment of the mind is called
"conscience". Through reason and revelation the mind is conscious of many general, abstract principles, such as the Ten
Commandments or the most general moral principle of all, "Do good and avoid evil." Since man lives in time and space
and must make decisions all day long in the here and now, he is constantly applying those general principles to concrete
situations. The application of the mind of those general principles to concrete cases is what Catholic moralists mean by
"conscience".
Today, due to philosophical currents of subjectivism and relativism, many persons tend to absolutize the
individual conscience. They neglect the objective principles of morality and claim that an action is good or bad simply
because they think it is good or bad. Some of the results of this mentality are a breakdown in public morality, increased
violence in our streets, premarital sex, shoplifting, and so forth. That is why, it is crucial that one’s conscience must be
correctly formed.

Importance of formation of the intellect and conscience:

1. It helps the human person acquire discipline. Discipline of the mind and of the heart.
2. It creates the possibility of knowing and creating oneself to become a better person.
3. It also creates an opportunity of knowing and loving more the Creator
4. It gives an opportunity to know more one’s religion.
5. It gives chance to each individual to reach out to other fellow human beings.
6. It helps every individual to acquire the skills in decision making
7. It cultivates one’s mind and heart.
8. It helps the human person distinguish reality from idealism.
9. Be able to identify the positive and helpful influences and negative or harmful influences and be able to welcome
the former and resist the latter.
10. It helps every human being develop values and virtues.

There are major contemporary moral issues that commonly exist in our society today.
1. Cloning and Reproductive Technologies. Cloning and reproductive technologies in the Philippines, though is not
yet popular, parents, church, and some other organizations has an arguments against cloning and reproductive
technologies. These are: a.) safety concerns b.) Individuality and uniqueness c.) family integrity d.) destruction of
embryos e.) treating children as objects f.) cheapens life g.) playing God

2. Abortion. Many adolescents and young adult nowadays are into abortion. For them, abortion is the only solution.
In the Philippines, both the Church and the State are against abortion. Abortion in our country is criminalized by
the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines; which was enacted in 1930 but remains in effect to day. Articles 256,
258 and 259 of the Code mandate imprisonment for the woman who undergoes the abortion, as well as for any
person who assists in the procedure, even if they be the woman's parents, a physician or midwife. There is no law
in the Philippines that expressly authorizes abortions in order to save the woman’s life; and the general provision
which do penalize abortion make no qualifications if the woman’s life is endangered. It may be argued that an
abortion to save the mother’s life could be classified as a justifying circumstance that would bar criminal
prosecution under the Revised Penal Code. However, this has yet to be adjudicated by the Philippine Supreme
Court.

3. Euthanasia. It refers to any attempt to prevent the process of death from being prolonged and/or painful in
situations of inevitable and painful death. Often heavy medical expenditures are a factor. The heightening of the
issue of euthanasia is in part by-product of medical success. In a situation that euthanasia cannot be avoided,
factors must be considered:
 The value of the human life
 The finality of physical death
 The possibility of diagnostic errors
 The possibility of medical abuse
 The possibility of physical abuse
 And the perspective of that suffering is not an unqualified evil but have an ultimate divine purpose.

4. War, Terrorism and Counterterrorism. In the Philippines, terrorism in some part of Mindanao is one of the existing
problems. There were recorded and unrecorded number of kidnappings, massacres, and other kind of abuses.
Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah are some of the groups who claim that what they are doing is just a
defense. It is a defense of the Islamic faith against somebody, institutions or country. They call it “jihad” The
Armed Forces of the Philippines is combating terrorism. The operations were mainly focused on removing the
Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah from their stronghold on the island of Basilan

5. Gender. Many are saying that male and female are equal. Husband and wife are equal. But sadly, it is not. Marital
rape is an issue that is rampant but contained. Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 is a law
that protects the rights of women against domestic violence. Any action against this law is punishable by law.

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Focus: Information Technology and Human Development &
Moral Issues and Concerns in Contemporary Living
By: Prof. Nonita C. Marte
Prof. Ma. Elvira A. Asuan

PART II – ANALYZING TEST ITEMS

Directions: Analyze each item carefully and choose the letter that represents the best answer in each item.

Competency No. 1. Evaluate the impact of the information and technology-driven society and the growing global village
on the values of the people.

and Competency No. 2. Analyze media and information technologies and its impact on human values and development.

1. The statements below except one are impacts of IT on the values system of the people. Which one is the exception?
A. IT leads to economic competition, which in turn leads to rise in racial, social and religious discrimination, and
intolerance.
B. IT accelerates globalization, which in turn is changing the fundamentals of human relations and social life.
C. IT humanizes globalization because it creates harmony and connectivity among peoples of the world.
D. Through IT, there is increased understanding through closer links and communication between and among
peoples and cultures.

The correct answer is C.

IT hardly humanizes globalization, but does otherwise. IT left alone dehumanizes societies. It takes people who have
values and virtues to humanize globalization through proper use of IT. IT is an effective instrument if managed humanely
but it is the people who take the effort to harmonize and get connected kindly in peace and harmony.

Option A This is exactly the negative impact of IT which efforts of humanizing globalization should address.

Option B The impact of IT on the basic human values is very powerful. It could be positive or negative. Connectivity in
social relations could be made stronger through cell phones or e-mails for instance, but could also destroy relations
instantly when used to put down people.

Option D Through the internet, various peoples can deposit or borrow cultures from the world bank of cultures almost at
an instance due to contradiction of time and space.

2. Which of the recent concepts in the field of education concerns the whole world?
A. Values Education C. Global Education
B. Technology Education D. Multilingual Education

3. One way to ease the tension between the global and the local is:
A. to take pride in one’s local crafts and export them to the world market.
B. for people to get exposed to global happenings.
C. to patronize one’s indigenous culture.
D. to travel in various tourist spots in other countries around the globe.

4. What attitude must be instilled in the use of computers?

A. Learners must be competent enough in the use of computer.
B. Learner can have all the chances to explore the computer to fit their learning needs.
C. Constraint the learner in the use of computer.
D. Learner must use one’s critical and analytical thinking towards wise access to information

5. As a result of high technology, knowledge has become a powerful tool in the society. This implies that
A. Media must help in propagating good information.
B. Schools must offer IT courses to all students.
C. A person must have skills in learning to learn to maximize acquisition of new knowledge.
D. A person must be educated to become successful in the society.

6. What is true about competition and cooperation in relation to changes and developments?
A. Both are positive values and can be used interchangeably.
B. Competition is positive for incentives and cooperation is also positive for unity.
C. Competition is the reverse of cooperation.
D. Competition is negative that leads to factionalism and cooperation is positive that leads to success.

7. To balance universal and individual orientation, it is important to:

A. put aside globalization as a just strategy of the super-powers.
B. have an open mind to globalization while preserving one’s cultural heritage.
C. appreciate contemporary developments that transform our indigenous ways.
D. stay safe between globalization and indigenization.

8. The rapid pace of change and development today requires quick and ready solution to problems. This is
A. true, because solutions must naturally pace with problems.
B. true, because decisions and actions must now be fast in order to be relevant with time.

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Focus: Information Technology and Human Development &
Moral Issues and Concerns in Contemporary Living
By: Prof. Nonita C. Marte
Prof. Ma. Elvira A. Asuan

C. false, because there are problems that require long term negotiations.
D. false, because any problem requires time for an appropriate solution.

9. Which of the following is NOT an act of terrorism?

A. organized rally among group of farmers
B. assassination of a political leader
C. bombing of an abortion clinic
D. the criminal execution of blacks in the South

10. What type of terrorist group would be the most difficult to infiltrate?
A. groups with a strong ideological cause
B. groups with a well-organized cell structure
C. groups with extensive computer skills
D. groups with charismatic leader

11. Which of the following is the LEAST satisfactory definition of terrorism?

A. the threat of harm to innocent bystanders
B. the unlawful use of violence for socio-political purposes
C. the targeting of noncombatants by sub-national or nation-sponsored groups
D. the use of fear or anything that strikes terror in the hearts of an enemy

12. Which of the following would be an example of conquering one's own self?
A. Committing suicide, in order to avoid a painful disease.
B. Creating values and meanings for oneself by a sheer exertion of the will.
C. Maintaining a reasonable balance in one's life by resisting an innate tendency toward recklessness.
D. Destroying one's capacity for reason and reflection through drug abuse.

13. Which one of the following BEST describes a moral person?

A. Comes up with well-planned and well analyzed decisions.
B. Personal decisions and action for values are genuinely internalized.
C. The universal and absolute guiding principles are followed in acting and in making decisions.
D. The desired moral and ethical values are genuinely internalized.

14. Which of the following is NOT true about conscience?

A. It helps us to think, analyze, discern and know the truth
B. It gives us moral law and obligation
C. It has the idea of right and wrong
D. It comprehends all the intuitions of the intellect on moral questions

15. If the understanding of moral truth is well-formed, it will enable us to

A. Make the right and good decisions and actions which are vital to every person’s life
B. Know what action is good or bad
C. Comprehend all the intuitions of the intellect on moral questions
D. Think, analyze, discern and know the truth

16. The following are norms and grounds of morality except

A. Natural law C. Conscience
B. Societal norm D. Personal nature of man

17. In a situation that euthanasia cannot be avoided, which factor must NOT be considered?
A. The value of human life
B. The possibility of medical abuse
C. The agony of the patient, not knowing if s/he still wants to live or die
D. The possibility of diagnostic errors

18. You have been sick for years and the doctors told you that one day you might have to be under the life-support
system. What is the moral thing to do in this situation?
A. You will tell your family and the doctors that you would not want to be under life-support, so you would not have
to suffer for a longer time
B. You will tell your family and the doctors that you would not want to be under life-support, because you don’t
want your family to suffer and sacrifice much for you
C. You will ask your family to let you live with the life-support system and wait until you wake up again because
you still want to live
D. You will let your family decide and choose whatever they want for you and your family’s future

19. If a person believes she has the right over her own body and, therefore, believes her unborn child can be aborted,
A. she is expressing behavioral values
B. she is expressing moral values
C. she does not violate anything
D. the decision is normal because it is acceptable in other countries

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Focus: Information Technology and Human Development &
Moral Issues and Concerns in Contemporary Living
By: Prof. Nonita C. Marte
Prof. Ma. Elvira A. Asuan

20. A rape victim of minor age had a positive result in her pregnancy test. If you were in the victim’s position, the best
thing to do is to go to the doctor to
A. Have the child aborted because you would have to live in shame if you would keep the baby alive
B. Have the child aborted because you know you would not be able to support and take good care of the baby
C. Ask for guidance on how you should prepare yourself in giving birth to the baby since you have decided to keep
and raise the baby on your own.
D. Ask if s/he knew anyone who might want to adopt your baby after you give birth

21. A family member has been under the life-support system for a month already and has no guarantee of waking up
again. As the spouse of the patient, the moral course of action is to
A. Switch off the life-support system for your spouse’s sake so as not to prolong his/her agony, not knowing if s/he
wishes to still live or die
B. Switch off the life-support system so as not to spend all of your remaining money in continuing with the system.
C. Switch off the life support system knowing that is what your spouse wanted
D. Keep your spouse in life-support, accepting all the sacrifices with it and knowing that s/he would still be alive

22. A young lady who is the bread winner of her family was raped and got pregnant. She knew that she would lose her job
if she continues with her pregnancy. If you were in the same situation, the moral thing for me to do is to
A. Keep the baby and look for other jobs that are easier for you and in which you would still earn enough for your
family
B. Keep the baby and double or triple your effort in working so you could still meet the requirements of your job,
even if you know that would be very tiring for you and your baby
C. Have an abortion because you can’t afford to lose the work that you love
D. Have an abortion because you can’t bear to have an additional person to the family you have been feeding and
taking care of since you have had your job

23. A male homosexual went to apply in your company. After having interviewed him, you saw that he fits the job. As the
employer, it is my moral responsibility to
A. Hire him for his credentials but tell him that he must be the one to adjust and try to blend in with their team,
whose performance may be affected by the presence of someone like him
B. Hire him for his credentials and assure him that you would be the one to tell the rest of your team that someone
like him would be part of the group and that they should adjust to and be professional in working with him
C. Hire him but place him in a minor position and understudy him. If he blends in well with your team, you’ll retain
him. If not, you can easily let him go since he is just in a minor position
D. Do not hire him. It would be less of a problem to just look for and hire another person who is a straight guy

24. You are a lawyer who was asked to defend a suspect in a massacre case. Strong evidences point against your
supposed client. How would a moral person decide on this problem?
A. Accept and take the job to defend the suspect, work professionally and take it as any other case
B. Take the job because whether or not you win the case, you would not just earn a good amount of money but
also a good publicity
C. Not take the job because you don’t want to handle controversial cases
D. Not take the job because you don’t want to defend someone may really have done the crime since there are
strong evidences against him

25. You were appointed by the president, who is an effective leader but with anomalies on the side, to lead a government
agency. The best course of action would be to
A. Accept and do the job professionally and be passive with the personal affairs/agenda of the president
B. Accept the job but you would police your rank and not let the anomalies stain your agency
C. Take the job because it’s good for your resume
D. Not take the job because you don’t want to get involved with such kind of a leader
PART III – ENHANCING TEST TAKING SKILLS
Directions: Choose the letter that represents the best answer.
1. Which of the following tensions is most related to information overload?
A. tension between the spiritual and material
B. tension between competition and concern for equal opportunity
C. tension between extraordinary expansion of knowledge and human being’s capacity to assimilate it
D. Tension between long term and short term considerations

2. Which of the following is most related to the present tension between spiritual and material?
A. Human person will always have this tension because as human he is both material and spiritual.
B. Respect for religious pluralism has never been successful for the past thousands of years.
C. Self-transcendence makes one forget material differences and quarrels over those that are temporary and less
important.
D. A balance of the material and spiritual has been there since the human person was created.

3. Adapting to change is adapting to modernity. This statement is:

A. true, because if one has to change, the change is towards modernity.
B. true, because all changes are new and modern.
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Moral Issues and Concerns in Contemporary Living
By: Prof. Nonita C. Marte
Prof. Ma. Elvira A. Asuan

C. false, because to change does not necessarily mean to forget tradition.

D. false, because not all changes are modern.

4. Which can best illustrate extraordinary technological progress?

A. Technology will definitely continue to transform human life and force us to transform the way we think and live.
B. Increase speed in the acquisition of knowledge means more change in our lives.
C. This refers to an excess amount of information provided and available making processing and absorbing tasks
very difficult for us.
D. This describes a society where everything and everyone is accessible all the time.

5. Which of the following is a true statement about technology in education?

A. Schools will not be needed in e-learning because students can learn wherever computers are available.
B. There will be great demand for advancement in technology in the 21st century.
C. There is no need to learn the use of technology since the fad will fade away.
D. It is impossible to teach values if schools use e-learning mode.

6. Which of the following explains the social responsibility of teachers in the 21st century?
A. Teachers must not absent themselves from class because a lot of learning can happen in a day.
B. Teachers must have an M.A. degree to make their teaching relevant to the present demands.
C. Teachers must possess the moral and spiritual values before they ever attempt to teach these to their students.
D. Teachers must update themselves with the knowledge and competencies required by the present demands in
education.

7. Which of the following are needed most for a socially responsible teaching in the 21st century?
A. deep specialization, length of experience, sense of commitment.
B. good attitude to accept change, compassion for students, obedience to authority.
C. critical thinking, multi-disciplinary knowledge, good attitude to continuing education.
D. communication skills, English specialization, computer skills.

8. Learning to do is not only learning the skills of teaching but also the competence to deal with varying situations related
thereto. Which of the following is NOT related to this statement?
A. Teachers must know how to vary their techniques and strategies to suit different levels of learners.
B. Teachers must know how to deal effectively with their students, parents, colleagues, superiors, and other
members of the community.
C. Teachers must know how to work with varying groups under different conditions.
D. Teachers must know the different changes and developments especially the new demands for advanced
technology in education.

9. Which change is brought about by discovery or modernization to increase production?

A. Social change C. Societal change
B. Technological change D. Cultural change

10. This refers to our tendency to be so immersed to technology thus we become more machine-oriented and less
sensitive to our needs and the needs of others.
A. Information overload C. Knowledge explosion
B. Multitasking D. Techno stress

11. A symptom of the high-tech age, which means too much information for one person to absorb in an expanding world
of technology.
A. Extraordinary Technological Progress C. Information Overload
B. Knowledge explosion D. Multitasking

12. To balance universal and individual orientation, it is important to:

A. stay safe between globalization and indigenization
B. appreciate contemporary developments that transform our indigenous ways.
C. Put aside globalization as just a strategy of the super-powers
D. Have an open mind to globalization while preserving one’s cultural heritage

13. All of the following describes how technology is affecting us except one. Which is the exception?
A. knowledge explosion C. information overload
B. culture preservation D. techno stress

14. A powerful figure asked you to kill someone. He will pay you well and keep your family safe. As a morally responsible
person, what will you do?
A. I will do it, otherwise I’ll be dead
B. I will do it, otherwise my family will be dead
C. I will not take the offer. I will go far away with my family even though there’s no assurance of our safety
D. I will go to the authorities and tell them the case even though our safety is not assured

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Prof. Ma. Elvira A. Asuan

15. A dating couple of legal age got pregnant. They have the option to get married, however, they are not sure if they
would get along well as a married couple since they don’t know each other well. What is the best moral advice you
can give them?
A. Choose to get married even if you’re not sure of each other
B. Do not get married because there is no divorce here in the Philippines
C. Get married in another country where divorce is legal
D. Do not get married and just have your baby supported by telling the father to send money

16. A married couple would be having a baby. However, if the wife continues with the pregnancy, her life may be in
danger when she gives birth. If you are in her position. Your best moral option would be to
A. Continue with the pregnancy until you give birth because you are willing to risk your life for the baby to be born
alive
B. Have the baby aborted because you want to live and be with your husband, thinking that you can have another
child in the future
C. Have the baby aborted and just adopt a child so you won’t have to go through the same risk again
D. Let your husband choose for you so you won’t feel guilty

17. A dating couple of legal age got pregnant. They have the option to get married, however, they are not sure if they
would get along well as a married couple since they don’t know each other well. If you are the couple’s parent, it is
your moral duty to
A. Tell them to get married because it is the right thing to do
B. Give them time to decide if they want to get married
C. Not let them get married and just have the baby supported by letting the father send money
D. Not let them get married, not let the guy send his support to the baby, and not let the guy go near your daughter
because what they did was wrong

18. What is NOT a problem brought about by hyper-connectivity thru the use of modern technology?
A. technology impacts relationships among individuals
B. technology challenges how individuals deal with each other
C. technology accelerates multi-tasking abilities of individuals
D. technology increases the need to talk to people more faster

19. Which is a correct statement about extraordinary technological progress?

A. increased speed in the acquisition of knowledge will create more changes in people’s lives
B. people will produce more goods and services that have not been invented
C. advances in information systems will result to smarter and faster technology
D. technology will continue to transform the way people think and live

20. All of the following describes techno stress except one. Which is the exception?
A. anxiety caused by inability to cope with new technology
B. pressure resulted from too much dependence on technology
C. obsession brought about by too much preoccupation to acquire modern technology
D. frustration resulted from inability to preserve one’s cultural heritage because of technology

21. Which value allows people to practice moderation or self-control in order to cope with the changes that modernity
demands?
A. temperance C. resourcefulness
B. equality D. tolerance

22. Which of the following action DOES NOT imply an intrinsically evil act?
A. Stealing food done for the feeding the hungry children
B. Killing to defend oneself
C. Cheating to pass the exams
D. Giving alms done for purposes of building public image

23. How is the “I-Thou” relationship explained as embodied in the Moral Law?
A. Two persons may be soul mates
B. Human being as a person is capable of loving
C. One person idolizes another as his/her model
D. A human person relates with a lifetime partner

24. Which of the following factors that DOES NOT determine the moral quality of an act?
A. Circumstances of the act C. The end of the doer or agent
B. Motive of the receiver of an act D. The end of the act itself

25. The rationality of the human person does NOT help in actualizing his/her being human if
A. He/she constantly seek s opportunities for learning
B. He/she builds power of reason to justify his/her mistakes
C. He/she seeks the truth to rectify his/her past errors and ignorance
D. He/she contributes for peace of mind of others.
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Prof. Ma. Elvira A. Asuan

PART IV – REFERENCES
I. Delors, Jacques, et.al. 1996. Learning the Treasure Within. Paris: UNESCO
Punsalan, Twila G. Trends and Issues in Values and Technology: Bases for a New Framework in Values Education.
PNU. SANGGUNI. Vol.IX, No.2, Oct.1998
The Impact of Information Technology on Work and Society
http://www.benmeadowcroft.com/reports/impact/

II. Father Kenneth Baker, S.J The Ideal Conscience: Correct and Certain.
President Finney, Conscience and the Bible in Harmony
Conscience and Freedom, Sinag-Tala, 1992, 2nd edition
The Ethics of Cloning of Humans from Somatic Cells
http://www.cormacburke.or.ke/book/Conscience_and_Freedom
http://annunciations.wordpress.com/2007/08/20/q-a-with-pope-benedict-xvi-formation-of conscience/
http://www.wcr.ab.ca/catechism/cat-8.shtml
oce.catholic.com/index.php?title=Intellect
www.newadvent.org/summa/1079.htm -
http://www.gospeltruth.net/1855OE/550606_conscience_bible.htm
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0917.htm
http://examinethescripture.jrcbdm.com/euthanasia.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_the_Philippines
http://people.msoe.edu/tritt/sf/cloning.humans.html

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