FQM CRIMINOLOGY REVIEW CENTER

Door 9, Girls Scout Building, Ponciano St. Davao City

(LET REVIEW)

SOCIAL DIMENSION IN EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer
for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet
provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 1 only.
1. Which grouping best describes the Tri-focalized System of the Philippine Education?
A. Bureau of Alternative Learning System (ALS), Department of Education (DepEd), Commission
on Higher Education (CHED)
B. Basic Education (DepEd), Technical Vocational (TESDA) and Higher Education (CHED)
C. Early Childhood, Technical-Vocational, Basic Education
D. Elementary level, Secondary or High School level, Tertiary or College level
E. ETEEAP, Ladderized Education and Distance Education
2. Which of the following statements about Gender is correct?
A. Gender is biologically determined
B. Gender is socially and culturally constructed
C. Gender roles are the same in all societies
D. Gender is an ascribed status in society
E. Concept of gender is synonymous with sex
3. Which of the following statements manifests an awareness of the principle of cultural relativism?
A. The more advanced society should determine the cultural standards of all cultures in the world
B. Cultures must be evaluated on the basis of some universal standards
C. Any cultural trait is correct and incorrect depending on the values of the person looking at it
D. Cultural behaviour must be evaluated based on the normative standards of the society in which
that cultural behavior operates
E. Since Societies have their own culture, no society should not be critical of whatever is practiced
in another society
4. Ivan Illich in his book Deschooling Society noted that formal schooling is unnecessary and harmful
to both students and society for the following reasons
A. Most schools are repressive and dampen creativity and imagination producing mindless
conforming students
B. Schools are effective only in developing skills for livelihood and to solve problems in society
C. There are other avenues for learning outside the formal school such as media
D. Teacher have become ineffective teaching the children
E. Schools are mere agents of domination of the ruling class.
5. History books used in schools are replete with events portraying defeats and weaknesses of the
Filipino as a people. How should you tackle them in the classroom?
A. Do not highlight the events in your lesson
B. Present them as they are presented but tell the class that they not relevant
C. Do not present nor mention them in your lesson
D. Present facts and use them as means in inspiring your class to learn from them
E. Present them and blame those people responsible or those who have contributed to the defeat.
6. Which best describes the philosophy of the present Basic Education Curriculum?
A. The promotion of transformative education for national development
B. The development of highly competitive and competent Filipinos for a globalized world.
C. The promotion of a just and humane society through its citizens who are makabayan and
makatao
D. Promotion of nationalists and dedicated Filipino citizens
E. The development of an empowered learner who possesses life skills for lifelong learning
7. The 2008 education reform measures recommended by Pres. G.M. Arroyo’s Presidential Task
Force for Education (PTFE) are found in the book:
A. Our Common Future in Philippine Education
B. Philippine Main Education Highway: Towards a Knowledge-Based Economy
C. Learning: The Treasure Within
D. The Philippine Basic Education Reform Agenda in the Future
E. The Education of Young People and Adults in the Philippines
8. Which of the following statements in NOT true of Philippine Education?
A. Most of Asia-Pacific countries have 12 years of basic education while in the Philippines have 10
B. Philippines has high dropout rates and they are mostly women and girls
C. In tertiary level of education, there are more student enrollees in private schools than in state-
run colleges and universalities
D. The language policy of the Philippines is bilingual: English and Filipino
E. The percentage of private school students transferring to public is higher than the annual growth
rate in school enrolment
9. What is the concern of Multi Cultural Education?
A. Anticipating the future and imagining possible and probable future
B. Gender equality and harnessing of the role of women in development
C. Striving for quality of economic, social, and political development in all countries
D. Promoting care for the environment and building a global culture of ecological responsibility
E. The exploration of concepts of cultural diversity, similarities, and prejudices to promote
10. Which of the following features represents the new paradigm shift in education?
A. traditional pedagogies
B. Lifelong education for all
C. Rigid subject matter boundaries
D. Knowledge as the only learning outcome
E. Rigid selection of students based on single and fixed criteria
11. A class is composed of students coming from several ethnic communities including Muslims a
lumads. They seem to have difficulty understanding each other’s behavior and points of view. What
should the teacher do?
A. Introduce multiculturalism in the class and provide activities for practice.
B. Threaten the students that if there are students who do not behave and tolerant of the
classmates, s/he will be dropped from class
C. Inform students that they will all be learning new ways of thinking and behaving in this class so
they might as well leave their cultural idiosyncrasies at home.
D. Assign bright students to monitor and control behaviour of poor students
E. Ignore them, anyway it is not part of the course you are teaching.
12. How does the notion of cultural relativity and variability affect the teaching-learning processes
school?
A. The students varied cultural background will in no way affect the way they will learn the lessons
in school
B. The students can readily adjust to the way the teacher initiates learning in school because
children are adaptable begins now matter what culture they come from
C. The child’s cultural background influences the children’s way of interpreting and viewing the
world, hence teachers must consider the children’s world view when teaching
D. The teacher should be wary of differing cultural point of view and must make sure the students
will see things the same way
E. The school should be able to integrate into the mainstream culture the students regardless their
different cultural backgrounds
13. In what way can social class variations in child rearing practices affect higher achievement in
school
A. Middle class parents tend to encourage curiosity, initiative and independence while lower class
families tend to promote obedience and subordination
 B. Both middle and lower class families emphasize competition within the family, hence children
become competitive and higher achiever in school
C. Middle class families tend emphasize discipline and obedience hence children tend to be more
focused in school
D. Poor families tend to emphasize the importance of learning livelihood hence children tend to
perform poorly in school
E. Poor families tend to emphasize competition and creativity while middle class tend to promote
passivity and subservience
14. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of globalization?
A. Stretching of social, political and economic activities across political frontiers, regions and
continents
B. The growing magnitude of interconnectedness and flows of trade, investment and migration
C. A speeding up of global interactions and processes through world-wide systems transportation
and communication
D. The deepening of impacts of global and world events on local conditions
E. The expansion of economic protectionism and isolation of poor countries
15. Conscientization as a pedagogy and an approach to teaching is perceived to be effective in
promoting
A. Political activism
B. Lack of trust in political leaders
C. Opposition to status quo
D. Critical awareness of issues
E. Ecological awareness
16. In what social indicator is the Philippine in the Top 10 in the world’s ranking
A. Respect for human rights
B. Good governance
C. Gender equality
D. Environmental protection
E. Food security
17. The basic value that is central to human rights education is
A. Sustainability of the planet
B. Human dignity
C. Justice for all
D. Human solidarity
E. Respect for diversity
18. The following are national values actively promoted by government in flag ceremonies every
Monday EXCEPT.
A. Makakalikasan
B. Makadiyos
C. Makatao
D. Makabayan
E. Makapamilya
19. The battle cry for Pres. G,M. Arroyo’s moral renewal program is
A. Bayan muna bago sarili
B. Honesty in public service
C. Zero tolerance for corruption
D. Responsible citizenship for good governance
E. Live simply and creatively
20. The Magna Carta for Public School Teachers (R.A. 4670) defines the rights to be enjoyed by
teachers in the public sector. In a recent CSC ruling January 28, 2008 the then Chair Karina David
declared the work load of actual classroom teaching should not be more than
A. 5 hours B. 6 hours C.
 B. 6 hours
C. 7 hours
D. 8 hours
E. 9 hours
21. Who predicated the “clash of civilization” between the secular west and religious Muslim?
A. Samuel Huntington
B. George Orwell
C. Kinichi Ohme
D. Alvin Tomer
E. Howard Gardner
22. The main provision of R.A 9155 signed August 2, 2001 is:
A. Instituting a new framework of governance for basic education
B. Providing the abolition of ROTC and its replacement for NSTP
C. Providing for penalties for sexual harassment in the workplace
D. Making early childhood education as part of basic education
23. Which is the major obstacle/hindrance in the empowerment of the Filipino teachers?
A. Local officials inference on education value
B. Authoritarian and Hierarchical system of DepEd
C. Low education government priority on education and fearness
D. Community low regard to the teaching profession
24. The UNESCO J. Delors Report identified four pillars of learning. Which pillar is given to p priority
especially due to the situation in Mindanao and threats’ terrorists’ attack?
A. Learning due to live together
B. Learning to be
C. Learning to do
D. Learning to know
E. Learning to have
25. Republic Act 7877 signed into law February 14, 1995 declares unlawful:
A. Hazing in fraternities
B. Sexual harassment in the workplace
C. Tuition fee in basic education
D. Cutting of tress in highways
E. Political appointment of teachers
26. Which of the following statement about Human Rights Education is correct?
A. HRE is more of the responsibilities of the state to implement human rights law rather than
protection of rights holder
B. Human Rights Education should focus more on rights based on “law in books,’’ rather law rather
than on “law in real-life’’.
C. HRE needs to focus on the values, principle, and standards of human rights and how they can
be translated into day-to-day actions
D. Human Rights Standards vary from society to society and HRE therefore should also vary in
terms of approaches and methods
E. Human rights Education is simply the exercise of legal rights of individual
27. The battle cry for Pres. G.M Arroyo’s moral renewal program is:
A. Bayan muna bago sarili
B. Honesty in public service
C. Zero tolerance for corruption
D. Responsible citizenship for good governance
E. Live simply and creatively
28. Several non-government organization and corporation have advocacies on basic education
reform. What is the name of a network of institutions and individuals “building a constituency to
make education work”?
A. League of Foundations
B. Sa Aklat Sisikat Ka
C. Synergeia
D. People Power Foundation
E. Philippine Business for Social Progress
29. To produce globally competitive graduates, Philippine education gives major emphasis to:
A. Values Ed., Science and Social Studies
B. English, Science and Mathematics
C. Science and Technology and Citizenship Education
D. Humanities, Social Studies and Work Education
E. Bilingual Education and Character Education
30. What United Nation Decade are we celebrating for 2005-2014?
A. Educating for Culture of Peace
B. Educating for International Understanding
C. Promoting Human Rights and Fundamental Freedom
D. Educating for Sustainable Development
E. Promoting the Rights of the Elderly
31. The provision that salaries of teachers should be reviewed periodically to take into account of cost
of living indicators” is found in
A. Magna Carta for Teachers
B. National Appropriation Act
C. ILO-UNESCO Recommendation on the Role of Teacher
D. Presidential Commission on Educational Reform
E. Civil Service Salary Standardization Act
32. Teachers empowerment to attain economic security can be best achieved through:
A. Social Club
B. Faculty Union
C. Teacher Professional Organization
D. Cause Oriented Organization
E. SEC Registered Organization
33. R.A. No. 6713 authored by Senator Jovito Salonga and approved on Feb. 20 1989 embodies
A. Professional code of ethics for teachers
B. Magna Carta for public and private school teacher
C. State subsidy for private schools and students
D. Creation of the Civil Service Commission
E. Code of conduct and ethical standards for public employees
34. The provision of academic freedom is applicable for teacher in
A. All levels
B. Public schools only
C. Colleges and universities
D. TESDA Supervised schools
E. State public tertiary institutions
35. Which pillar of education of J. Delors (UNESCO) focuses on the voc-tech relevant to people-
centered human development?
A. Learning to Know
B. Learning to Do
C. Learning to Live Together
D. Learning to Care
E. Learning to Be
36. The first woman educator to become a senator is
A. Geronima Pecson
B. Estefania Aldava Lim
C. Helena Benite J.
D. Erlinda Pefianco
E. Lourdes Quisumbing
37. Which of the following is the first target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) formulated
by member states of the UN in September 2000?
A. Reduce child mortality
B. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
C. Ensure environmental sustainability
D. Reduce death due to HIV/AIDS and malaria
E. Achieve universal access to primary education
38. The political and social historian who predicted the end of history after the fall of the Berlin Wall is
A. Francis Fukuyama
B. Samuel Huntington
C. Alvin Toffler
D. Johan Galtung
E. Gabriel Almond
39. An American economist and Pulitzer Prize winning reporter of New York Times and whose latest
book “The World is Flat” tackles corporate globalization is
A. Thomas L. Friedman
B. Timothy M. Smeeding
C. Robert J. Shapiro
D. Betty D. Reardon
E. Jim A. Cummins
40. Which of the following characteristics does NOT describe contextualized learning as a major
paradigm shift in education?
A. From limited access to time-bound and space limited education, to borderless education, lifelong
learning for all in a learning society
B. From traditional pedagogies to more modern strategies of teaching and learning
C. Has the freedom to use mixed modes of instruction and more interactive technology
D. Knowledge limited to the local scene to the globalized knowledge, values, attitudes, and skills
interfaced with local wisdom
E. Pre-organized subject matter to localized themes generated from the global realities and the
culture relevant, meaningful and useful to the learner
41. What current trends in social Science Education focuses on the study of the basic concepts,
beliefs and values underlying our democratic political community and constitutional order?
A. Civic Education
B. Development Education
C. Peace Education
D. Global Education
E. Multi-Cultural Education
42. In what strands of the four Pillars of Education implies a shift from skill to competence or a mix of
higher-order skills specific to each individual?
A. Learning to Know
B. Learning to Do
C. Learning to Live Together
D. Learning to Care
E. Learning to Be
43. What is the implication of globalization to the practice and experience of education?
A. Increase of state and government support and subsidy for education
B. Commodification and the corporate takeover of education
C. Greater authority of national educational systems
D. Delocalization of technologies and orientations in education
E. Less protection and regulation of intentional
44. Which of the following is NOT true about the Four Pillars of Learning?
A. The pillar of learning to be reflects a shift from an instrumental view of education to a humanistic
view that emphasizes the development of the complete person
B. The pillars of learning stress the goal of contributing to social cohesion, inter-cultural and
international understanding, peaceful interchange and harmony.
C. The pillars of learning imply a shift from schooling to learning throughout life by learning how to
learn
D. The pillars of learning stress the importance of closer linkage between education and the world
of work
E. The pillars of learning adheres to the instrumental and purely academic view of education that
focuses on the achievement of specific aims of education such as economic productivity
45. Which of the following can be considered a form of civic engagement?
A. Electoral participation
B. Bribing a government official
C. Being critical of government officials
D. Analyzing the strength and weakness of the Constitution
E. Patronizing Filipino products
46. Which of the following skills corresponds to the Fourth Pillar of Learning, “Learning to live together
A. Empathy and cooperative social behaviour
B. Personal commitment and sense behaviour
C. Adaptability to change in the world of work
D. Reasoning and problem solving skills
E. Competency in transforming knowledge into innovations
47. Which of the following in NOT Characteristic of Multicultural Education?
A. Personally empowering
B. Socially transformative
C. Pedagogically humanistic
D. Experimental and Reflective
E. Culturally discriminating
48. Equality of educational outcomes as one dimension of gender equality in education means
A. Girls and boys are offered equitable opportunities to gain admission to formal, non-formal, or
alternative approaches to basic education
B. Girls and boys are given equal opportunity to participate in educational activities and other
learning experience.
C. Girls and boys enjoy equal opportunities to achieve and outcomes are based on their individual
talents and efforts.
D. Girls and boys receive equitable treatment and attention and have equal opportunities to learn
E. Girls and boys enjoy equal opportunity to contribute to participate in and benefit from economic,
social, cultural and political activities based on their ability.
49. Human rights for all peoples of the world are safely enshrined in the
A. Magna Carta for Teachers
B. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
C. Bill of Rights in the Constitution
D. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
E. Code of Professional Ethics for Teacher
50. Which is TRUE about human rights
A. Economic, social, and cultural rights are not true rights
B. Human rights overemphasize the individual over the community
C. Human rights apply to everyone and are based on universal values
D. Human rights favor the status quo over social change
E. Human rights overemphasize rights over responsibilities