FOUNDATION OF
EDUCATION IN GHANA
1) Another name for moderately mentally is ......... a. Mild retardation. b. Educable mentally retarded. c. Trainable mentally retarded. d. Severely mentally retarded.
2) Which one of the following is not a characteristic of
visual impairment? They ............
a. Experience delay in their play skills. b. Are very sensitive to light. c. Write with a lot of mistakes. d. Watch the lip movement of the
speaker.
3) Ensuring access and learning for all learners from
diverse backgrounds and abilities is termed as.......... a) Integration. b. Equality. c. Inclusion. d. Equity.
4) Which one of the following is not a barrier to
learning? a. Specialized knowledge. b. Gender c. Language. d. Children with diagnosed learning and
physical disability.
5) The following promote inclusion except.............. a. Varying method of teaching. b. Marking learners exercises. c. Creating a safe school/classroom
environment. d. Ensuring assessment
strategies respond to all learners.
6) Which one of the following describes the form of
education Ama and Kofi receive at home from their parents. a. Formal education. b. Informal education. c. Non-formal education. d. Inclusive education.
7) The course and activities that students go through to complete their course of study are termed as............. a. Curriculum. b. Program. c. Project. d. Subject.
8) Which one of the following concepts and beliefs does not
form the basis of the philosophy of traditional African education? a. Training. b. Creation. c. Community and person. d. Work.
9) Which one of the following explains that teaching is a
profession?
a. Teachers belong to different associations. b. Teachers in secondary school are
held in higher esteem than those at the primary schools c. Teaching profession in front of those with
United qualifications. d. Teachers have the freedom to practice his /
her profession within the code of ethics.
10) Which one of the following views is a misconception
people hold about the teaching profession? It is the job of the .....................in society. a. Knowledgeable. b. Rich in the society. c. Poor in society. d. Highly respected.
11) Educators who think that teachers are made view teaching
as a/an ................ a.
Art. b. Science. c. Philosophy. d. History.
12) Children who have problems with adaptive behavior lack
competencies in all the following skills except.......... skills. a. Social. b. Self-direction. c. Communication. d. Motor.
13) Which of the following is a personal quality of a good
teacher?
a. Plan and deliver lessons systematically. b. Good knowledge of the subject matter
c. Using appropriate teaching-learning resources. d. Being fair to all pupils.
14) The term education means re-arranging the environment
for the learner to acquire knowledge by himself/herself and the teacher acts as
a facilitator and not the giver of knowledge. Who said this? a. Burns. b. Brum.
c. Dewey. d. Tylor.
15) In a situation where one undergoes all the activities in
the school as well as completing courses to acquire a certificate is
termed as .................. a.
Aims of education.
b. Curriculum of the school. c. Philosophical assumption. d. Psychological underpinning.
Indicate
whether each of the statements is TRUE/FALSE
16) A country's philosophy of education influences what
teachers teach in schools.
TRUE /FALSE
17) The culture of a society has no influence on what
learners learn in schools. TRUE/FALSE
18) The castle schools were established by the
missionaries. TRUE/FALSE
Complete
each sentence with the appropriate response in the space provided.
19) The main causes of special education needs among
children are environmental.........causes.
20) The first stage of progress for the students and teachers
across the four years of the B.Ed program in Ghana is termed as.............
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