GES PROMOTION APTITUDE TEST 2023 – ASSISTANT DIRECTOR II – MOCK 4

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The aim of Ghana’s system of education is..............

A. Personalitydevelopment

B. Character formation

C. Preservation of culture

D. All of the above

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Which of the following is/was the objective(s) of the 1987 Education Reform?

I. Increase access to basic education
II. Shorten the pre-university structure from 17 years to 12 years
III. Make education cost-effective
IV. Improve the quality of education by making it more relevant to socio-economic conditions.

A. I only

B. II and III only

C. I, II and III only

D. All of the above

None

Which one of the following Acts established the Ghana Education Service in 1995?

A. Act 506

B. Act 605

C. Act 778

D. Act 788

None

Which of the following is/are not the way( s) through which education policies are formulated?

I. Imposition by elites
II. Political discussions
III. Stakeholder consultation

A. I only

B. I, II and III only

C. II and III only

D. III only

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Curriculum provides guidance for.............

A. Schools

B. Teachers

C. Students

D. Parents

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Psychological foundation plays its role in the development of curriculum, keeping in view of the..............

A. Students needs

B. Students interest

C. Students capability

D. All of the above

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An outline of the topics of a subject to be covered in a specific time is called a.........

A. Programme

B. Syllabus

C. Curriculum

D. Course

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All of the following statements regarding a teacher are correct except that the teacher

A. Changes his/her attitudes and behavior according to the needs of society

B. is a friend, guide and philosopher

C. is the leader of the class

D. teachers what the students know

None

The type of education acquired without any specific purpose, fixed period and place is called....

A. formal Education

B. indirect Education

C. individual Education

D. informal Education

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10.

Why are co-curricular activities used in teaching?

A. To assist the teacher

B. To make teaching easy

C. To make teaching look attractive

D. To make teaching interesting and effective

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11.

___________ are visual frameworks to help the learner make connections between concepts?

Graphic representations

Graphic organizers

Graphic charts

None of these

None

12.

Plato believed that talent and intelligence are:

distributed genetically

not distributed genetically

distributed gender-wise

not distributed gender-wise

None

13.

A successful teacher’s most important function is____________

Helping students to become good played

To develop love for books among children

Helping students to pass examination

To develop thinking abilities among children

None

14.

Responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become __________ to occur again in that situation?

not likely

equally likely

less likely

more likely

None

15.

The Law of Effect can be effectively used in____________?

accelerate learning

curriculum development

classroom management

teachingmethods

None

16.

The concept of pragmatism in educational philosophy says that education should be about___________?

Obedience

Virtue

ife and growth

shapinggoodcitizens

None

17.

The satiation technique of classroom management is a technique where instead of punishing negative behaviors, the teacher might decide to actually __________ the negative behavior.

Encourage

Discourage

Ignore

divert

None

18.

Who advocated removing children from their mothers’ care and raising them as wards of the state?

Socrates

Plato

Aristotle

John Locke

None

19.

In case of spending money, the virtue is __________ between wastefulness and stringiness.

generosity

Penury

Lavishness

prodiga

None

20.

In order to make memory level of teaching a success what should a teacher do?

Logical sequence should be there in the presentation of subject matter

Recall and rehearsal of the learn material should be done at short intervals

Subject matter should be meaningful and interesting before presenting it to pupils

All of the above

None

21.

According to Socrates, physical objects and events are ___________ of their ideal form?

Shadows

Images

Parts

signs

None

22.

When the topic or an area of a course contains a lot of information, it is recommended to use?

lecture method

inquiry-based method

cooperative method

assignment method

None

23.

In your view, which one is the most important factor of teaching process?

Teaching materials

Student

Teacher

The environment of the class

None

24.

Which from the following should be used to increase correct responses and appropriate behavior?

Praise

Reward

Ignorance

Strictness

None

25.

The __________ is a measure of how spreads out points are from the mean.

arithmetic mean

geometric mean

standarddeviation

variance

None

26.

Jean Piaget proposed ___________ stages of Cognitive Development?

None

27.

“All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.” This is the saying of___________?

Aristotle

Socrates

Plato

John Locke

None

28.

According to John Dewey, children should experience __________in school to make them better citizens.

rules

discipline

democracy

practical implementation

None

29.

The standard deviation is the __________ of the variance?

Square

square root

cube

cuberoot

None

30.

We calculate average marks of a student in the way as we calculate__________?

arithmetic mean

geometric mean

standard deviation

variance

None

31.

Which of the following offices of the ministry of education houses the Education Management information system (EMIS) date?

a. Administration and general service

b. Free senior high school secretariat

c. Reform secretariat

d. Statistics, research, information management (SRIM)

None

32.

The activity of teachers investigating their own practice and development useful ideas improve their practice can be referred to as ................research

a. Action

b. Basic

c. Qualitative

d. Quantitative

None

33.

Which of these learners attribute is not a major aspect of school bonding ? Attachment to

a. Friends

b. Teachers

c. The non-teaching staff

d. The school

None

34.

Teaching objectives should be all the following except being

a. achievable

b. realistic

c. rigid

d. time-bound

None

35.

In order to affect a purposeful change in schools, a school leader should ask the question

a. why is the charge taking place ?

b. what do we hope to accomplish

c. what resource do we require

d. all of the above

None

36.

Which of these questions helps you the least to specify your lesson objectives for students learning as a teacher?

a. what do I want students to learn?

b. what do I want them to understand and be able to do at the end of class?

c. what is the topic of the lesson

d. what will I do to explain a topic

None

37.

Which of these Ghanaian language is not approved teaching and learning in Ghanaian schools?

a. Dangbe

b. Kesem

c. Nzema

d. Sefwi

None

38.

The maturity level of students determines the

a. appropriate motivation techniques needed to be employed

b. learning tasks

c. teaching methods

d. all of the above

None

39.

Which of these reflective question could best help the classroom teacher to design learning activities for teaching?

a. How will I check whether students know anything about the topic or have any preconceived notions about it

b. What are the relevant real life examples analogies, or situation that can help student understand the topic

c. What question will I ask to check for understanding

d. What will I have students to do to demonstrate that they are following

None

40.

Which one of the following reasons best describes why teachers should ensure that there are physical pathways for students in the classroom?

a. allow students private space to work for themselves

b. make it easier for teachers to attend to individual

c. make it easier for teachers to see the board from the back

d. make students less likely to become distracted

None

41.

Heads of educational institution can appropriate ensure the safety of their students against COVID-19 by the following measures except providing them

a. face mask to wear

b. hand sanitizer to sanitize their hands

c. hand gloves to protect their hands

d. water and hand soap to wash their hands

None

42.

If teacher want present information to students in interesting ways they should start from what they

a. already know

b. are to know

c. are willing to know

d. don’t know

None

43.

The rate of habituation is an indication of:

A. Memory

B. Fundamental cognitive processes

C. Brain integrity

D. All of the above

None

44.

Who said "children have innate inclination to imitate their seniors, both in mental and social development"?

A. Lindzey

B. Festinger

C. Espinas

D. Baldwin

None

45.

If you use the scientific method to investigate psychological phenomena, your first step should be to

A. Develop a hypothesis

B. Make up an appropriate test

C. Conduct a study

D. Formulate a question

None

46.

The primary responsibility for the teacher’s adjustment lies with

A. The children

B. The principal

C. The teacher himself

D. The community

None

47.

What do you understand by the term Peer Group?

A. People of same profession

B. Friends and acquaintances

C. Family members and relatives

D. All of these

None

48.

The pioneer of functionalism is

A. J.B. Watson

B. William James

C. Wilhelm Wundt

D. Kurt Lewin

None

49.

Who said this “Education is man making. It is that by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, intellect is expanded and by which man can stand on his own feet”?

A. Tagore

B. Vivekananda

C. Dayanand Saraswati

D. None of these

None

50.

Myelinisation is the process where:

A. The nerve cell becomes insulated

B. Nerve cells migrate to their final position

C. The cells form a line

D. The nerve cells form connections with other nerve cells

None

51.

It is not recommended to take statements directly from tests to make good true or false

TRUE

FALSE

None

52.

An advantage of planning is that we tend to focus on what work today and not how to deal with the issues of tomorrow

TRUE

FALSE

None

53.

Summative assessment can take the form of progress review meetings between the teacher and students various points the term

TRUE

FALSE

None

54.

Two keys characteristics of any form of assessment validity and reliability. Another way to think of reliability is in terms of replicability

TRUE

FALSE

None

55.

The overall goal of the Ministry of education is provided relevant and quality education for same Ghanaians

TRUE

FALSE

None

56.

The closing of school, universities and colleagues as a results of Covid-19 outbreak disturbed teaching for students around the world but could not affect education in any way as teaching and learning still go on

TRUE

FALSE

None

57.

63. Creativity and innovation (CI) skills enable learners to develop their cognitive and reasoning abilities to analysis to the revolution of problem

TRUE

FALSE

None

58.

The Ghana Education Service Council submits to the Ministry of Education recommendation for tertiary education policies and programmes in Ghana

TRUE

FALSE

None

59.

One of the major quality assurance issues confronting heads of public senior high school is the encroachment on school lands by the local chiefs and other people

TRUE

FALSE

None

60.

A school can directly improve academic performance of students by improving teacher’s note taking skills

TRUE

FALSE

None

61.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission comprises of National Accreditation Board and the National Council for Tertiary Education

TRUE

FALSE

None

62.

Basic education is designed for all Ghanaian children from age four (4) to fifteen (15) within period of eleven (11) years

TRUE

FALSE

None

63.

The quality of teaching is determined by the total number of pupil in a class

TRUE

FALSE

None

64.

In Ghana, financial accountability is one of the major responsibilities of the heads of schools

TRUE

FALSE

None

65.

Outstanding teacher may be selecting for awards by school improvement and support office; pupils/ students heads of institution and colleagues

TRUE

FALSE

None

66.

The school time table brings together subjects, teachers, classes, rooms and equipment in the best possible permutations

TRUE

FALSE

None

67.

The guidance principle of guidance and Counseling is that optimum emotional and psychosocial welling of the leaner is a determination factor for effective learning

TRUE

FALSE

None

68.

The goal of the education sector is in accordance with the Education Act 778

TRUE

FALSE

None

69.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 4 Target 1 states that “by 2030, all boys and girls complete free equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcome’

TRUE

FALSE

None

70.

An important strategy that will help you as a teacher to introduce your topic is to anticipate student question

TRUE

FALSE

None

71.

Strategies such as writing detailed test question or prompts, including clear directions, and establishments and communicating clear grading criteria will increase test reliability

TRUE

FALSE

None

72.

Equity, inclusion, gender and teacher are cross-cutting issues in education

TRUE

FALSE

None

73.

Teacher Education Design (TED) is one of the divisions at the Ghana Education Service

TRUE

FALSE

None

74.

Students performance is higher in classes where the teacher devotes large amount of time to the material needed rather than the teaching content

TRUE

FALSE

None

75.

The ministry of Education formulates and implements approved national policies and programmes on education in Ghana.

A. True

B. False

None

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