GES TEACHER PROMOTION EXAMINATION – TRIAL TEST 4

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Welcome to your GES TEACHER PROMOTION EXAMINATION - TRIAL TEST 4

1. 
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) was established following the 2007 reforms as an Advisory Board to the Curriculum Research and Development Division (CRDD) of the Ghana Education Service. In 2008, its CRDD was reconstituted as a statutory council by the ...........

2. 
In which year did Government declare that "without the provision of basic education for our children to meet the challenges of the environment, we would only be turning into misfits and denying ourselves the most essential resources for national development" - a modification of Education Act of 1961?

3. 
........................... established the policy of free and compulsory primary and basic education for all school going age children

4. 
According to John Dewey, school is a .................... institution, and education is a ...................... process.

5. 
What should teacher do before teaching the lesson?

6. 
Generally, students like those teachers who ...........................

7. 
The following are highlights of the 2008 (Act 778) educational reforms except

8. 
The Education Act that states 'the right for every child of, at least, four years to access basic school education' is .................

9. 
Several educational groups and associations have stated that schools should develop instruction that is focused on ...................

10. 
The government has introduced a number of reforms aimed at improving teacher training. The most significant of these was the launch of the new four-year Bachelor of Education (B. Ed) programme, which replaced the previous three year Diploma in Basic Education qualification in ....................

11. 
Ghana's first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah introduced formal education in Ghana, aimed at achieving Free Universal Primary Education. The Act endorsed the two-tier system of education as instituted by the British in colonial times, namely primary and middle education, and secondary education. What was this Act?

12. 
Decisions about what to do to improve schools entail higher levels of uncertainty. Why?

13. 
Which of the following statements about school culture is correct?

14. 
In a typical teaching and learning environment, students are most likely to be intrinsically motivated to learn when they ...................

15. 
Which act makes it mandatory for all buildings to which the public has access to be fitted with disability-friendly facilities to make them accessible to People With Disabilities?

16. 
Which of the following is not a Subject taught at the special school of the basic level of education

17. 
Which convention mandates that Ghana has ascribed to requires all member states (including Ghana) to ensure equal access to primary and secondary education, vocational training, adult education and lifelong learning for all?

18. 
............................................................ is affirms the international community's collective commitment to pursue a broad-based strategy for ensuring that basic learning needs of every child; youth and adult are met within a generation and sustained thereafter

19. 
..................... stipulates that, the Ministry of Education shall provide education for those with physical and mental impairments, orphans, and those who are slow or fast learners, by including them, wherever possible, within the mainstream formal system or, only when considered necessary, within special units or schools

20. 
Without attention there can be no learning

21. 
Being accepted as a member of a group is not an important step for a student to become successful

22. 
Performance assessments are meant to serve and enhance instruction rather than being just a test given to assign a grade.

23. 
In order for a behavior to be authentic, it must always be taught the way it is used in daily life

24. 
In school curriculum guides, content and the level of behavioral complexity are clearly and specifically defined

25. 
It is important to give detailed feedback to students as they begin to practice a new skill or behavior so they can avoid any errors

26. 
What are the core learning areas of the Primary school level of Basic Education?

27. 
The theory of knowledge in sociology and communication theory that examines the development of jointly-constructed understandings of the world that form the basis for shared assumptions about reality is referred to .....................

28. 
As far as Quality Education for all Ghanaian Children is concerned, which of the following is not a Core/Global competency?

29. 
..................... is a process through which a teacher adds supports for students in order to enhance learning and aid in the mastery of tasks. The teacher does this by systematically building on students' experiences and knowledge as they are learning new skills

30. 
............... also refers to Continuous Assessment, which is used in Ghana as part of the Educational Reforms that began in September 2008, is recommended for use at the Basic, Second Cycle and TVET levels of education?

31. 
...................... is for recording of the overall achievement of a pupil in a systematic way

32. 
A curriculum is the sum total of a school efforts to influence a child's

33. 
........................ is the essence of collaboration for students' learning as a fundamental way to teach concepts in the context of multiple subjects at once. It requires the math teacher to align with the literature teacher, who aligns with the art teacher

34. 
One of the students of a class hardly talks in the class. How would you best encourage him to express himself?

35. 
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true? I. It is easy to achieve the broad national goals of education when curriculum development is decentralized II. It is difficult to transit pupils of the CBE programme into the normal school system running the New Curriculum structure GES has just implemented III. Students who follow a decentralized curriculum in deprived school districts are likely to be disadvantaged in the job market

36. 
A criterion-referenced assessment would most likely be used to ..............

37. 
Which of the following purposes of assessment is often associated with a letter grade or number

38. 
Teachers pursuing moral and ethical behaviour in their schools usually

39. 
A conflict matrix in relation to time tabling is designed to determine which of the following? Courses that .........................

40. 
What type of class climate you would prefer?

41. 
Establishing rules and procedures is one of the least important classroom management tasks

42. 
Coercive power is the most effective type of social power teachers can use to establish a healthy and productive classroom environment

43. 
The primary duty of a teacher is to be responsible to his/her ..................

44. 
Ms. Martinez uses questioning strategies on a regular basis. She prefers that her students be required to think about their answers before responding. Ms. Martinez seldom asks questions that have a short answer. Her students are expected to express their feelings, analyze the question, and/or use generalizations and inductive thinking to answer. The type of questions she usually asks is

45. 
All items purchased for the school which do not include issuance of receipts are recorded in the document called...

46. 
One of the following does not participate directly in preparation of SPIP for the school.

47. 
The head teacher is to submit.......................to the Education Office after capitation grant has been credited into the school account.

48. 
Which one is applicable to the teachers to sign in or comply with as far as movement of the teachers out of the school and back to the school on the same day is concerned?

49. 
Which year did the government introduce capitation grant?

50. 
The following personalities can make entries in the log book except ..

51. 
One of the following is not attributed to financial records.

52. 
The implementation of the IE Policy requires specific policy based on financial as well as technical interventions by government and other stakeholders. The following sources of financing are recommended except:

53. 
Which of the following statements about a multi-task, year-round calendar is correct?

54. 
Which of these officers at the District Education Office is directly involved in the vetting of receipts, SPIPs and memos on capitation grants?

55. 
The following are the guidelines for implementing capitation grants in the basic schools except

56. 
The letter S in the acronym POSDCORD represents.............

57. 
The type of decision that do not originate from the school administrator but are delegated to him by a superior in the organizational hierarchy is called

58. 
All the following are functions of management except?

59. 
The leadership style where subordinates are given freedom to take their own policies and method, and the superior rarely interferes in their affairs is known as

60. 
The back and forth between committee that slows down the decision making process in bureaucratic system is known as.................

61. 
Pick the odd one

62. 
The three main things that are considered in delegation are; assignment of responsibilities or duties, granting of authority and creating of accountability.

63. 
The four main functions of management are planning, organising, reporting and controlling.

64. 
The head teacher withdraws an amount of GH₵100 to purchase 25 pieces of cardboards and 2 sand trays after preparing the SPIP. He used the said amount to purchase 4 notebooks for the teachers. Therefore his action is said to be.............

65. 
The school record in which main events that occur in the school to be kept as records in any particular year is recorded is called ...

66. 
The ..................................... is an annual conference organized by the MOE, provides an opportunity for PBME to disseminate progress made over the past year with stakeholders of education

67. 
Clapping for students, rewarding marks and giving prizes fall under

68. 
A head teacher of a certain school improves admission policies of his school. The head teacher is said to be employing .................... decision.

69. 
A successful operation of a school depends largely on its management and administration system.

70. 
Capitation grant was introduced to facilitate the achievement of Millenium Development Goal of primary education for all and also it involves

71. 
Physical facilities, buildings, grounds and equipment that a school possesses are termed .............

72. 
What does the letter R represent in the acronym POSDCORD?

73. 
During Observation of a Teacher, co-curricular activities are not considered

74. 
The school climate with friendly relations, motivation, job satisfaction, happy and democratic atmosphere is called

75. 
The process that aims at maintaining the institutions of education and making them function efficiently and effectively is called................

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