PCK 1

When learning is defined as a reflection of effective teaching, teacher is primarily regarded as what?

• A. Adviser       

• B. Manager                 

• C. Moderator      

• D. Facilitator

What situation below DOES NOT show a characteristic of learner-centered teaching?

• A. Teacher Leny directly engage her students in the hard, messy work of learning.

           

•    B. Sir Dan provides explicit skills instruction

           

•    C. Sir Earl encourages instructor-student and student-student collaboration

• D. Teacher Lady Lou controls her students’ learning by giving reflection activity

Which of the following situations DOES NOT manifest metacognitive skill?

• A. Aby joins extemporaneous contest every year to become the best speaker in the school.

             

• B. Carlos answers the guide questions in a story he has read.

             

• C. Maria is aware of her limited knowledge in Chemistry so that she hired a tutor to teach her.

             

• D.  Pedro could not comprehend a certain question after reading it twice, so he stopped, relaxed and read it            again.

Which of the following is NOT a metacognitive activity?

•             A. analyzing sounds and images                       

• B. take necessary steps to solve a problem       

• C. reflect and evaluate results

             

•   D. modify one

What characteristic of learner-centered teaching is exemplified in this situation? “Teacher Anna organizes the content of her lesson in Grammar, previews and reviews it and works much harder than her students”.

• A. Learner-centered teaching engages students in the hard, messy work of learning.

             

• B. Learner-centered teaching includes explicit skill instruction.

             

• C. Learner-centered teaching motivates students by giving them some control over learning processes.

             

• D. Learner-centered teaching encourages collaboration

Which of the following is NOT true about learning?

• A. Learning occurs best if rewards, not penalties are offered.

             

• B. Learning takes place best in a stressful and non-accepting environment.

             

• C. Learning occurs most quickly if the students can see how information will benefit them.

             

• D. A and B Only.