The National Teaching Council (NTC) – Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination past questions paper consists of 30 multiple-choice exams questions with four options lettered A to D. Read and evaluate all four options and circle the letter of the correct or best answer.
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NTC Essential Skills Exams Past Questions
1. In a basic school, suspensions due to fights among students have increased in recent years. Research suggests that school staff can best reduce this type of behaviour by emphasising which of the following approaches?
A. Helping students learn to identify and avoid negative situations that appear likely to escalate in intensity
B. Implementing units at each grade level to teach students the elements and applications of moral reasoning
C. Increasing the severity of consequences for students who exhibit violent behaviour on school grounds
D. Providing students with explicit training and practice in the use of conflict resolution skills
2. Mr Fiifi wants to use alternative methods of assessment. Which of the following will he not likely use?
A. Multiple Choice Test
B. Reflective Journal Writing
C. Oral Presentation
D. Developing Portfolios
3. Which theory operates on the “stimulus-response principle”, which means all behaviours are caused by external stimuli?
A. Contextual theory
B. Behaviourist theory
C. Cognitive theory
D. Constructivist theory
4. A junior high school teacher decides to have students engage in a series of debates on several school-related topics, such as the school dress code and extending the school day. This type of activity is particularly appropriate for JHS students primarily because students at this age have typically developed the ability to
A. Consider the implications of complex moral decisions
B. Distinguish between arguments and discussions
C. Engage in formal operational thinking
D. Recognise multiple perspectives on an issue
5. When teaching students new concepts, a teacher makes a point of following direct instruction with guided and independent practice activities. Though students seem to have a good grasp of new concepts at a time, the teacher discovers that they are often unable to remember what they have learned. Which of the following strategies is likely to be most effective in enhancing students’ ability to internalize newly learned concepts?
A. Having students use a section of their binders to maintain an ongoing list of newly learned concepts
B. Identifying a variety of authentic contexts in which students can apply newly learned concepts
C. Stating for students the targeted concept at the beginning and end of each lesson
D. Using various incentive systems to reward students for mastering new concepts
6. An upper primary school teacher frequently assigns students projects. First the teacher discusses the objectives for the project with the students. Next the students develop a project plan, outlining the activities they will perform and products they will develop to achieve the targeted objectives, and then they review their plan with the teacher. This approach is likely to be most effective in achieving which of the following goals?
A. Supporting students in assuming responsibility for their own learning
B. Communicating to students high expectations for their performances and learning
C. Increasing the relevance of academic content to students’ lives and experiences
D. Ensuring that instruction is responsive to students’ individual needs and interests
NTC Literacy Exams Past Questions
Read the passage below, and answer question 7
Electronic texts such as web pages provide detailed, specific information on a wide variety of topics. Web pages may offer objective information, or they may present a person’s opinion about a topic. Because web pages come from such a wide range of sources, it is vital that you evaluate the authority and the background of the source before using or accepting any of the information presented. Some electronic texts are provided by retailers – companies that want to sell you something – and should be viewed as advertisements rather than as information text.
7. The author’s main purpose in the passage is to
A. Caution on the use of electronic text
B. Present sources of information
C. Condemn the web information
D. Commend electronic texts
8. Which of the following sentences has the correct noun, pronoun and verb combination?
A. That hat is her’s but she has allowed the friend to take it
B. That hat is hers’ but she have allowed the friend to take it
C. That hat is hers but she have allowed the friend to take it
D. That hat is hers but she has allowed the friend to take it
9. Which one of the following sentences uses the correct order of adjectives?
A. I bought a pair of new, nice red rain boots
B. I bought a pair of nice, new red rain boots
C. I bought a pair of red, nice new rain boots
D. I bought a pair of new, red nice rain boots
NTC Numeracy Exams Past Questions
10. If 25 students at a secondary school arrive in school 5 minutes late on the average of each day, how many hours and minutes are lost by the group each day?
A. 20hrs 5min
B. 12hrs 5min
C. 2hrs 25min
D. 2hrs 5min
11. Which of these factors are likely to account for Ghanaian students’ poor performance in mathematics in the Basic Education Certificate Examination?
I. Students inability to read and comprehend the texts in the questions
II. Strict invigilation in the examination hall
III. Many mathematics teachers forcing to teach all topics in the syllabus to all students without regard to their abilities
A. I&II
B. II & III
C. I&III
D. I, II & III
12. Which of the following is not very necessary in planning your JHS mathematics scheme of work at the beginning of the school term?
A. BECE mathematics past questions
B. JHS mathematics syllabus
C. JHS mathematics textbook
D. Teacher’s handbook to the JHS mathematics textbook
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Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE) Sample Questions
Essential skills
Objectives
1. It is popularly said that any two students are not alike. This implies that they differ in their
a) Physical and mental set up
b) Aptitude
c) Social status
d) Attitude
2. Which is an application of cognitive approach to motivation?
a) Explain the reasons for studying the topic
b) Create a supportive classroom climate for students
c) Provide clear and prompt feedback on assignments
d) Begin lessons with challenging questions and conflicting events
3.Mr. Oti, a physical education teacher, demonstrates the new skill to be learned so that his students can watch him and later reproduce the skill. What learning theory is associated with the situation?
a) Dual-Coding Learning Theory
b) Information Processing Theory
c) Schema Learning Theory
d) Social Learning
4.The lowest level of Taxonomy of Educational Objectives of Cognitive Domain given by Bloom is
a) Knowledge
b) Comprehension
c) Application
d) Analysis
5. Instructional Objectives are useful to
a) Teachers
b) Students
c) Question paper setters
d) All the given alternatives
6. Rita easily remember dates and events in history. What component of long term memory (LTM) does Rita have?
a) Creative thinking
b) Critical thinking
c) Reflective thinking
d) Logical thinking
7. The most important function of a teacher is to
a) Facilitate learning
b) Manage instructional resources
c) Coordinate curricular activities
d) Provide information
8. Which of the following best describes what meaningful learning is?
a) When what is to be learned is new and easy for the students
b) Materials presented are difficult and challenging to the students
c) When the materials to be learned is relate to what students already know
d) Students find the lessons easy and relevant to what was assigned to them
10. Miss Rita is an excellent Physical Education teacher. She started teaching volleyball to her Grade 2 class. Despite all her efforts, her class does not seem to learn how to play the game. What law of learning was disregarded?
(a) Law of Disuse
(b) Law of Effect
(c) Law of Exercise
(d) Law of Readiness
12. Ms. Erika in her Biology class accompanies her discussion with interesting visual aids. She strongly believes that students learn better when lessons are presented with images, real or imagined aside from mere lecture method.
Which learning theory does she upholds?
(a) Dual-Coding Theory
(b) Information Processing Theory
(c) Meaningful Reception Learning Theory
(d) Social Cognitive Theory
13. Which of the following is not a type of the learned motives?
(a) Reflexes
(b) Habits
(c) Attitude
(d) Interest
14. Patricia is always fearful of freely roaming dogs but does not mind dogs in a pen or on a leash. What feature of classical conditioning is exhibited?
(a) Discrimination
(b) Extinction
(c) Generalization
(d) Practice
15. An Earth Science teacher has just completed a unit on the sun. As she recognizes her next unit on other stars, she uses the sun as a frame of reference. What view of learning was used?
(a) Discovery learning
(b) Informative learning
(c) Meaningful learning
(d) Transfer learning
17. For the following learning theories, the one that embodies the idea that the
Learning takes place through insight is known as
(a) Gestalt
(b) Stimulus-Response
(c) Connectionist
(d) Pragmatic
True Answer : Gestalt
19. In which lesson does a general rule is explained first and then examples are illustrated?
(a) Deductive lesson
(b) Inductive lesson
(c) Cognitive lesson
(d) Skill lesson
20. The objectives of a Curriculum are to be stated in terms of
(a) Students entering behaviour
(b) Students terminal behaviour
(c) Teachers behaviour
(d) Learning process
21. Mr Fiifi wants to use alternative methods of assessment. Which of the following will he not likely use?
(a) Multiple Choice Test
(b) Reflective Journal Writing
(c) Oral Presentation
(d) Developing Portfolios
22. The minimum number of years for a newly qualified teacher to posses a provisional teacher’s license is
(a) 1 year
(b) 2 years
(c) 3 years
(d) 4 years
23. The choice of the appropriate format to use in constructing a test is influenced by the
(a) skills in writing different types of items
(b) intelligence level of the students
(c) content that has been taught
(d) availability of specification table
24. Asamoah is fascinated by his daughter’s excitement and determination to learn new
things. Thus, he is concerned with her development in which domain?
(a) Physical
(b) Socioemotional
(c) Cognitive
(d) Sociocultural
25. For classroom teachers, core points are mainly written in a lesson plan to ensured that
(a) Pupils can get notes to write at the end of the lesson
(b) The main ideas of the lesson are brought out
(c) The pupils pay attention during instructions
(d) All the given alternatives
26. All the following are the reasons for introduction of the Teacher Licensing Policy in Ghana except.
(a) To eliminate non-performing teachers
(b) To reduce teacher in-take
(c) To professionalize teaching
(d) To enforce discipline
27. Psychologists study the development of individuals across several domains. Which of the following is not one of the domains studied?
(a) Physical
(b) Socioemotional
(c) Cognitive
(d) Psychodynamic
28. Which of the following operates on the “stimulus-response principle”, which means all behaviours are caused by external stimuli?
(a) Contextual theory
(b) Behaviourist theory
(c) Cognitive theory
(d) Constructivist theory
29. Under what criterion is the question, ” is this the best way to test for the desired knowledge and skills? ” considered when evaluating a test?
(a) Practicality
(b) Clarity
(c) Fairness
(d) Efficiency
30. Which of the following bodies or institutions is responsible for licensing teachers in Ghana?
(a) Teacher Education Division
(b) Ghana Education Service
(c) National Teaching Council
(d) National Teachers Council
31. Which of the following are the major components of guidance program in schools?
(a) Educational, vocational, personal, social
(b) Educational, vocational, counselling
(c) Educational, vocational, psychological
(d) Vocational, social, relationship
32. The evaluation approach that measures students actual performance and compares it with the objectives of instruction is called..
(a) Criterion-referenced evaluation
(b) Democratic evaluation
(c) Norm-referenced evaluation
(d) Bureaucratic evaluation
33. In designing instruction for your class, you must assume that instruction is aimed at the…..
(a) Individual and not the group
(b) Group and not the individual
(c) Academically weak students
(d) Academically intelligent students
34. Information may be able to obtain permanence in the memory of pupils when there is a strong activity of the…
(a) Long term memory
(b) Sensory memory
(c) Concrete memory
(d) Working memory
35. Which of the following has no relation to the behaviorist approach to learning?
(a) Common law applies to humans and animals
(b) The process of learning is call conditioning
(c) Humans and animals have similar neurophysiological features
(d) Learning requires active mental process
36. Which of the following serve as agents to the curriculum implementation process
(a) Learners
(b) Doctors
(c) Ministry of Education
(d) Teachers
37. In planning your lesson, it is always important that you start with..
(a) Anticipatory set
(b) Modelling
(c) Objective and purpose
(d) Guided practice
38. For school environment to have a good/healthy climate, the teacher must….
(a) Be strict and unapproachable
(b) Have concern for general well-being of pupils
(c) Have a strong sense of commitment and morality
(d) Be firm and fair in managing his/her class
39. Which of the following is NOT a major focus of educational principles of prominent educational theories
(a) Learning must be gradual, cumulative and progressive
(b) Instruction must be presented according to the stages of readiness of pupil
(c) Pupils must be coerced and forced to learn
(d) Instruction and learning must follow the order of nature
40. A 3-year old pupil in your class who calls a cat a lion and a hen, a vulture may be identified as..
(a) Preoperational child with the ability to classify
(b) Preoperational child with transductive reasoning
(c) Preoperational child with concrete
reasoning
(d) Formal operational child
41. Which of the following is the most appropriate research to conduct as a teacher to improve on your professional practice in the classroom?
(a) Basic research
(b) Historic research
(c) Action research
(d) Exploratory research
42. Which of the following influenced the military training requirements among students in the secondary and tertiary levels?
(a) Chinese
(b) Greeks
(c) Presbyterians
(d) Romans
43. Students are more likely to remain focused on goals and persist despite setbacks when they develop a perception that..
(a) Skills continue to emerge as the individual grows
(b) Ability can be developed and success is related to effort
(c) learning is a series of small achievements
(d) assessment is ongoing and peers are achieving at similar levels
44. 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
45. When administering standardized test for JHS students, the teacher may assist students in which of the following ways?
(a) Reading several sample items for clarity
(b) Repeating the scripted directions exactly
(c) Restating the scripted directions using simple language
(d) reviewing content using the sample item as a model
46. Teacher G, a Christian Living teacher, puts so much significance on values development and discipline. What could be her educational philosophy?
(a) Idealism
(b) Progressivism
(c) Pragmatism
(d) Realism
47. Which of the following factors in an elementary classroom is likely to contribute most to a loss of instructional time?
(a) Limited use of assigned seating
(b) Ineffective transition routines
(c) Unappealing or worn materials
(d) Inadequate technological resources
48. A teacher 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) (c) Progressivism
(d) Realism
49. A teacher 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
50. The Progressivists emphasized the individuality of the child. What is the concern of the reconstructionists?
(a) Experiential learning
(b) Socialization
(c) Social problem
(d) Personal problems
51. Every first day of the school year, Miss Abrefa prepared activities which will make her primary 2 children, sing, plan, learn and introduce themselves to the class. What process did she emphasize?
(a) Acculturation
(b) Enculturation
(c) Indoctrination
(d) Socialization
52. 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 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 project-sin the community
53. 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
54. 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
(b) To have a sympathetic attitude for the people of the community
(c) To identify the weaknesses of the cultureof the community
(d) To please the people of the community
55. What philosophy is related to the practice of schools acting as laboratory for teaching reforms and experimentation?
(a) Essentialism
(b) Existentialism
(c) Progressivism
(d) Social Reconstructionism
56. Which of the following is not a function of the school?
(a) Changing cultural practices
(b) Development of attitudes and skills
(c) Reproduction of species
(d) Socialization among children
57. 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
58. A teacher who believes in the progressivist theory of education would embrace certain reforms on methodology. Which reform would be consistent with this theory?
(a) Active participation of teachers
(b) Formal instructional pattern
(c) Strict external discipline
(d) Teacher domination of class activities
59. Activities planned by school clubs/ organizations show school-community connection geared towards society’s needs. What philosophy is related to this?
(a) Existentialism
(b) Progressivism
(c) Realism
(d) Social Reconstructionism
60. In a school, 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 the 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
61. Which of the following is the main function of the philosophy of education?
(a) Reconsider existing educational goals in the light of society’s needs
(b) Provide the academic background prerequisite to learning
(c) Define the goals and set the direction for which education is to strive
(d) Aid the learner to build his own personal philosophy
62. What philosophy of education advocates that the curriculum should only include universal and unchanging truths?
(a) Essentialism
(b) Idealism
(c) Perennialism
(d) Pragmatism
63. ” The greatest happiness lie in the contemplative use of mind”, said Plato. Which of the following activities adheres to this?
(a) Cooperative learning
(b) Introspection
(c) Role Playing
(d) Social Interaction
64. Which of the statements below best describes development
(a) A student’s height increased by 5’2″ to 5’4″
(b) A student’s change in weight from 110lbs to 125lbs
(c) A student had learned to operate the computer
(d) A student’s enlargement of hips
65. Which of the following situation manifests a balance between teachers responsibility and accountability?
(a) She entertains her students with personal stories until the end of the period
(b) She spends most of the time on the latest gossips in showbiz
(c) She teaches as much as she could for duration of the period
(d) She teaches as well as entertains the students with her personal stories
66. Which philosophy of education influence the singing of the National Anthem in schools?
(a) Nationalism
(b) Naturalism
(c) Pragmatism
(d) Socialism
67. Who among the following believes that learning requires disciplined attention, regular homework, and respect for legitimate authority?
(a) Essentialist
(b) Progressivist
(c) Realist
(d) Reconstructionist
68. Your teacher is of the opinion that the world and everything in it are ever changing and so teaches you the skill to cope with the changes. Which of the following is his governing philosophy?
(a) Experimentalism
(b) Existentialism
(c) Idealism
(d) Realism
69. Homeroom advisers always emphasize the importance of cleanliness of the body. Children are taught how to wash their hands before and after eating. What is this practice called?
(a) Folkway
(b) Laws
(c) Mores
(d) Social norm
70. Dr. Aboagye, the school physician conducted a physical examination in Ms. Felicia’s class. What concept best describes the quantitative increase observed by Dr. Aboagye among the pupils in terms of height and weight?
(a) Development
(b) Growth
(c) Learning
(d) Maturation
71. Madam Agnes, now 69 years old has been observing changes in herself such as the aging process. Which term refers to the development change in her?
(a) Development
(b) Growth
(c) Learning
(d) Maturation
72. Which of the following theories can help Miss Enyonam determine the readiness of her learners by administering a readiness test?
(a) Conditioning Theory
(b) Cognitive Development Theory
(c) Maturation Theory
(d) Ethological Theory
73. Manuel, a five-year old boy can hold his pen and write his name with his right hand.
Which term describes Manuel’s behavior?
(a) Development
(b) Growth
(c) Learning
(d) Maturation
74. Opoku develops an integral and coherent sense of self. He seeks answers to the question: “Who am I”?. Which of the following is Opoku likely to develop?
(a) Initiative
(b) Identity and Role Confusion
(c) Intimacy
(d) Autonomy
75. A newborn infant move his whole body at once, instead of moving a part of it.
Which of the following principles is illustrated by the behavior?
(a) Development proceeds from specific to general
(b) Development proceeds from general to specific
(c) Development follows an orderly pattern
(d) Development follows a general pattern
76. Angela focuses her attention on the school work and vigorous play that consume most of her physical energy. Which stage of psycho-sexual theory illustrates her behavior?
(a) Oral
(b) Anal
(c) Phallic
(d) Latency
77. Which of the following is likely to be developed if infants are shown genuine affection?
(a) Trust
(b) Autonomy
(c) Initiative
(d) Industry
78. What concept can best describes Kofi’s ability to walk without a support at the age of 12 months because of the “internal ripening” that occurred in his muscles, bones and nervous system development?
(a) Development
(b) Growth
(c) Learning
(d) Maturation
79. Who presented the notion that certain behavior like thumb-sucking is normal among infants?
(a) Sigmund Freud
(b) Erick Ericson
(c) John Bowlly
(d) Urie Bronfrenbenner
80. Which state of the psycho-sexual theory does young boys experience rivalry with their father for their mother’s attention and affection?
(a) Oral
(b) Anal
(c) Phallic
(d) Latency
81. What do you call the quantitative increase in terms of height and weight during physical examination of the students?
(a) Development
(b) Growth
(c) Learning
(d) Maturation
82. Ms. Okai uses images and language to represent and understand her various lessons to preschool learners. What stage in the cognitive theory of development explains this?
(a) Sensorimotor
(b) Preoperational
(c) Concrete operational
(d) Formal operational
83. What level has a four year old learner like Doris reached when she acquired new skills such as putting the same shapes and the same colors together?
(a) Development
(b) Maturation
(c) Zone of Proximal Development
(d) Learning
84. Which of the following is the correct order of psycho-sexual stages proposed by Sigmund Freud?
(a) Oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
(b) Anal, oral, phallic, latency, genital
(c) Oral, anal, genital, latency, phallic
(d) Anal, oral, genital, latency. phallic
85. Ama believes that authority is respected. She is now in what particular level in moral development theory of Lawrence Kholberg?
(a) Social contract
(b) Law and order orientation
(c) Interpersonal concordance
(d) Universal ethics orientation
86. In Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development, which of the following statements would illustrate Edward who is 11 years old?
(a) Able to see relationships and to reason in the abstract
(b) Unable to breakdown a whole into separate parts
(c) Differentiates goals and goal-directed activities
(d) Experiments with methods to reach goals
87. Teresa gets jealous whenever she sees her father showing love and affection to her mother. Which of the following is she showing according to Freud?
(a) Complex
(b) Phallic
(c) Electra Complex
(d) Oedipus Complex
88. Mrs. Gomez conducts research on the psycho-social domain of development. In what particular area of the child’s development is Mrs. Gomez most likely to be interested with?
(a) Perceptual abilities
(b) Brain-wave patterns
(c) Emotions
(d) Use of language True
89. Connie develops concepts necessary for everyday living, builds healthy attitudes towards oneself, and achieve personal independence. These are among the attributes of an individual in what particular stage?
(a) Infancy and early childhood
(b) Middle childhood
(c) Adolescence
(d) Early adulthood
90. Hyperactivity are considered problematic. How may a teacher help a child who is hyperactive?
(a) Make him the leader of the class
(b) Transfer him to another class
(c) Give him challenging activities that are appropriate to his ability level
(d) Allow him to spend longer at the playground
91. Ms. Erika in her Biology class accompanies her discussion with interesting visual aids. She strongly believes that students learn better when lessons are presented with images, real or imagined aside from mere lecture method. Which learning theory does she upholds?
(a) Dual-Coding Theory
(b) Information Processing Theory
(c) Meaningful Reception Learning Theory
(d) Social Cognitive Theory
92. Which of the following best describes what meaningful learning is?
(a) When what is to be learned is new and easy for the students
(b) Materials presented are difficult and challenging to the students
(c) When the materials to be learned is related to what students already know
(d) Students find the lessons easy and relevant to what was assigned to them
93. A music teacher is careful in planning activities for each lesson. He praises liberally and rewards correct answers.
What view of learning is exhibited?
(a) Classical conditioning
(b) Meaningful learning
(c) Operant conditioning
(d) Social learning
94. An Earth Science teacher has just completed a unit on the sun. As she recognizes her next unit on other stars, she uses the sun as a frame of reference. What view of learning was used?
(a) Discovery learning
(b) Informative learning
(c) Meaningful learning
(d) Transfer learning
95. Rita easily remember dates and events in history. What component of long term memory (LTM) does Rita have?
(a) Creative thinking
(b) Critical thinking
(c) Reflective thinking
(d) Logical thinking
96. Mr. Oti, a physical education teacher, demonstrates the new skill to be learned so that his students can watch him and later reproduce the skill. What learning theory is associated with the situation?
(a) Dual-Coding Learning Theory
(b) Information Processing Theory
(c) Schema Learning Theory
(d) Social Learning
97. Patricia is always fearful of freely roaming dogs but does not mind dogs in a pen or on a leash. What feature of classical conditioning is exhibited?
(a) Discrimination
(b) Extinction
(c) Generalization
(d) Practice
98. Miss Rita is an excellent Physical Education teacher. She started teaching volleyball to her Grade 2 class. Despite all her efforts, her class does not seem to learn how to play the game. What law of learning was disregarded?
(a) Law of Disuse
(b) Law of Effect
(c) Law of Exercise
(d) Law of Readiness
99. Which is an application of cognitive approach to motivation?
(a) Explain the reasons for studying the topic
(b) Create a supportive classroom climate for students
(c) Provide clear and prompt feedback on assignments
(d) Begin lessons with challenging questions and conflicting events
100. Which of the theories of learning presents or states that learning skills are hierarchically arranged?
(a) Cumulative Learning
(b) Meaningful Learning
(c) Social Cognitive Learning
(d) Theory of Instruction
Likely Licensure Examination Sample Questions
- Professional Values and Attitudes
Professional Development
1. After observing a young teacher teach the topic ‘Forms and Context of Greetings’ in the local language, a mentor remarked that the teacher lacked the requisite knowledge to teach the topic. Which of the following is the best advice the mentor can give to the teacher to improve the teaching of the topic?
A. Attend in-service training programmes.
B. Read other materials beyond the textbook.
C. Seek assistance from an experienced teacher.
D. Seek explanation of the topic from opinion leaders.
2. A junior high school head teacher told her teachers that there is the need for a positive collaboration among each other to foster professional learning. Which one of the following will not be an effective means of collaboration among the teachers in the school?
A. Attending and taking part in deliberations during staff meetings.
B. Ensuring that all aspects of the school activities are properly carried out.
C. Networking in areas of research.
D. Working with teachers on best strategies of assessment.
Community of Practice
3. All the following show that a teacher is demonstrating high levels of leadership roles in their community of practice except
A. engaging in collegial discussions during instructional hours.
B. sensitizing parents on the need to educate their wards.
C. serving as a role model.
D. showing sensitivity to gender issues.
4. A learner in a lower primary class is not punctual and regular at school. As a professional teacher, how will you help to change the learner’s behaviour?
A. Engage with her parents to ascertain the causes of the problem.
B. Formulate rules and regulations to guide the learner’s behaviour.
C. Inform the headteacher about the learner’s behaviour.
D. Keep up-to-date record of her behaviour.
- Professional Knowledge
Knowledge of Educational Frameworks, Curriculum and Policies
5. Kwasi and Adisa belong to the Debaters’ Club. The activities they engage in relate to what type of curriculum?
A. Formal.
B. Informal.
C. Non-formal.
D. Official.
6. The body responsible for the development of the curriculum framework and the new KG-Primary Six curriculum is the
A. Curriculum Research and Development Division (CRDD)
B. National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA)
C. National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE)
D. National Teaching Council (NTC)
- Knowledge of Students
7. A newly trained teacher was posted to a school and was asked to teach class 5. In order to know her students better, she can adopt all the following strategies except
A. looking at the past records of the students.
B. marking the attendance.
C. observing how students interact with each other.
D. talking to the learners.
8. At which stage of Piaget’s intellectual development does the learner learn better from the use of real objects or their images?
A. Concrete operational.
B. Formal operational.
C. Pre-operational.
D. Sensory-motor.
- Professional Practice
Managing the Learning Environment
9. As a rule, all teachers must endeavour to create safe and encouraging learning environments to foster children’s learning. Which one of the following should a teacher adopt to ensure a safe and encouraging learning environment?
A. Avoid making derogatory remarks about children.
B. Direct parents on how to handle their children.
C. Maintain strict code of behaviour for children.
D. Provide children with a list of what they should not do.
10. A productive classroom environment is a place where …
A. individual needs are met.
B. learners are allowed to be on their own.
C. learners feel positive about themselves.
D. learners’ expectations are met.
- Teaching and Learning
11. A teacher in JHS 3 who taught integrated science for 3 years realized that the performance of the candidates in the BECE had been declining. He observed that this resulted from inadequate resources that affected effective teaching and learning. Which of the following would be the most appropriate measure for the teacher to adopt to improve upon the learners’ performance in the subject?
A. Adopt contemporary ways of teaching the subject.
B. Ensure effective use of teaching and learning materials in science lessons.
C. Obtain current textbooks in science.
D. Report the situation to the head teacher of the school for discussion.
12. Students in a class demonstrate a wide range of reading abilities. The teacher is considering how best to group the students initially for reading instruction. Which of the following strategies would best help the teacher place students in appropriate reading groups?
A. Administering an informal reading inventory to determine students’ specific skill needs.
B. Asking small groups of students comprehension questions after reading a book aloud to the class.
C. Observing which books students choose for independent reading.
D. Using students’ past reading performance to form heterogeneous groups.
- Assessment
13. A circuit supervisor visited a school and asked a class teacher to teach for him to observe. During the lesson delivery, the teacher wrote on the board a set of questions based on the topic and asked the students to answer them. The circuit supervisor queried the teacher because he thought the teacher was doing the wrong thing. Which knowledge of assessment does the circuit supervisor lack?
A. Assessment as learning.
B. Assessment for learning.
C. Assessment of learning.
D. Summative assessment.
14. The method a teacher uses to re-examine each item after a test is administered, and to ascertain whether every item is functioning well is called item
A. analysis.
B. difficulty index.
C. difficulty.
D. discrimination.
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