Teacher Professional Development

Actual ADI 2020 Promotion Past Questions and Answers

SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE
.is the information or facts or skills attained through learning or education.
A. Training
B. Assessment
C. Knowledge
D. Examination

Answer

ANSWER C. Knowledge

2. Who initiated the Behaviorist Theory of language development which suggests that parents reinforce the baby’s efforts at language?
A. B.F Skinner
B. Noam Chomsky
C. Vygostksy
D. Trawick-Smith

Answer

ANSWER A. B.F Skinner

3. Schumann’s Accumulated Model is based on the fact that:
A. Language is acquired, through parents
B. Language is not acquired without socialization
C. Language is not acquired through socialization
D. Children learn language through imitation

Answer

ANSWER C. Language is not acquired without socialization

4. Which of the following is not a factor in salary determination?
A. Job description
B. Job assessment
C. Long service or Rank
D. Comparison with related jobs.

Answer

ANSWER B. Job assessment

5. The characteristics of a profession include: I. Certification
II. Guided by a body of ethics and standards
III. Has a licensing structure
A. I, II, III, and V
B. I, I, I, and III
C. I and II
D. II, II,I, and IV

Answer

ANSWER B. I, II and III

6. Goldhammer developed types of supervision for supervisors and these are
I. Observation
II. Analysis
III. Strategy planning
IV. Conference
V. Post-conference Analysis (follow-up)
VI. Brief visits
A. I, II, III, V and VI
B. II, III, IV, and V
C. I, II, III, IV, V and VI
D. I, II, III, IV and V

Answer

ANSWER D. I, II, III, IV, and V

7. The vision of the Ghana Education Service is to
A. Implements the approved policies of the Ministry of Education
B. Assists the Ministry of Education to formulate policies
C. Create an enabling environment in all educational institutions and management positions that will sustain effective teaching and learning in schools and promote management efficiency within the service
D. Ensure that all Ghanaian children of school-going age are provided with quality formal education and training through effective and efficient management of resources to make education delivery relevant to the manpower and social needs of the nation

Answer

ANSWER C. Create an enabling environment in all educational institutions and management positions that will sustain effective teaching and learning in schools and promote management efficiency within the service

8. ………………………is the mission of the Ghana Education Service
A. To implement the approved policies of the Ministry of Education
B. To assist the Ministry of Education to formulate policies
C. To create an enabling environment in all educational institutions with no management positions that will sustain effective teaching and learning in schools and promote management efficiency within the service
D.  to ensure that all Ghanaian children of school-going age are provided formal education and training through effective and efficient management of resources to make education delivery relevant to the manpower and social needs of the nation.

Answer

ANSWER D. To ensure that all Ghanaians of school-going age are provided formal education and training through effective and efficient management of resources to make education delivery relevant to the manpower and social needs of the nation.

9. What is the mandate of the Ghana Einstitutionsducation Service?
A. Implement the approved policies on the Ministry of Education
B. Assists the Ministry of Education to formulate policies.
C. Create an enabling environment in all educational institution and management positions that will sustain effective teaching and learning in schools and promote management efficiency within the service.
D. Ensure that all Ghanaians of school-going age are provided with quality formal education and training through effective and efficient management of resources to make education delivery relevant to the manpower and social needs of the nation.

Answer

ANSWER A. Implement the approved policies on the Ministry of Education

10. ……………is not a body under the Ministry of Education.
A. National Council for Tertiary  Education (NCTE)
B. National Accreditation Board (NAB)
C. Curriculum Research and Development Division (CRDD)
D. Ghana Education Trust Fund (GET Fund)

Answer

ANSWER C. Curriculum Research and Development Division (CRDD)

11. Vision 2020 has it that;
A. By year 2020, the pre-tertiary education policy would be implemented
B. By the year 2020 all trained teachers must be degree holders
C. By year 2020, all children of school going-age must be in school
D. By the year 2020, the pupil-teacher ratio would be 35:1 across the levels of education

Answer

ANSWER C. By the year 2020, all children of school-going age must be in school

12. Relevant laws and regulations that indirectly apply to education include:
I. The 1992 constitution of Ghana
II. Public procurement Act 2008 (Act 663)
III. Natural pensions Act 2008 (Act 766)
A. I and II

B. I, II, and III
C. I, II, III, and IV
D. I, II, and IV

Answer

ANSWER C. I, II, III, and IV

13. Which of the Educational Acts emphasizes the decentralization of pre-tertiary to the District Assemblies (MMDAs)?
A. The Ghana Education Service Act 1995, (Act 506)
B. The Education Act 2008 (Act 778)
C. The Education Act 2007 (Act 778)
D. The Ghana Education Service Act 1962, (Act 87)

Answer

ANSWER B. The Education Act 2008(Act 778)

14. The School Management Committee was established by The Ghana Education Service Act 1995, (Act 506) and
A. The Ghana Education Service Act 2006, (Act 406)
B. The Education Act 2008 (Act 778)
C. The Education Act 2007 (Act 778)
D. The Ghana Education Service Act 1962, (Act 87)

Answer

ANSWER C. The Education Act 2007(Act 778)

15. The District Support Structures are the following except
A. Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs)
B. Ghana Teacher Associations (GNAT, NAGRAT, CCT, etc)
C. District Education Planning Team (DEPT)
D. District Education Oversight Committee (DEOC)

Answer

ANSWER B. Ghana Teacher Associations (GNAT, NAGRAT, CCT, etc)

16. Stakeholders of education include:
I. Student/pupils
II. Parents/guardians
III. Traditional leaders/chiefs
IV. NGOs
V. District Assembly
A. I, II, III, IV and V
B. I, II, III, and V
C. I, II, IV, and V
D. I and II

Answer

ANSWER C.I, II, III, IV, and V

17. …………………occurs when a subordinate supposed to perform a delegated function, in turn, assigns the same duty to another person performs.
A. Delegation
B. Assignment
C. Redelegation
D. Appointment

Answer

ANSWER C. Redelegation

18. Who performs the following functions of the Education Directorate?
I. Ensuring the wages and salaries paid to Teachers are earned
II. Ensuring that ghost names are removed from payrolls
III. Chairing the budget and procurement committees of the Directorate
A. Accountant
B. Budget Officer
C. AD/DD Finance and Administration
D. Internal Auditor

Answer

ANSWER C. AD/DD Finance and Administration

19. Who performs the roles below?
I. Ensuring Staff welfare
II. Processing application for maternity
III. Responsible for peripatetic matters
A. Welfare Officer
B. AD/DD Human Resource Management and Development
C. AD/DD Quality and Access
D. AD/DD Planning, Data collection, Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation

Answer

ANSWER B. AD/DD Human Resource Management and Development

20. Who is responsible for the roles below?
I. Distribution of textbooks and other teaching and learning materials to schools in the District
II. Conducting Annual Basic School Census at the Circuit centers
III. Collecting and Collation of figures on enrollment of pupils’ sex, class, and schools
A. AD/DD Human Resource Management and Development
B. AD/DD Quality and Access
C. AD/DD Finance and Administration
D. AD/DD Planning, Data collection, Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation

Answer

ANSWER AD/DD Planning, Data Collection, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation

21. Supervising and conducting demonstration lessons for teachers from time to time (b) Organizing in-service training for teachers both trained and untrained (c) Vetting of teachers’ lesson notes and scheme of work
A. Circuit Supervisor
B. Headteacher
C. AD/DD Quality and Access
D. Headteacher and Circuit Supervisor

Answer

ANSWER B. Headteacher

22. …………………………………….is not an academic record.
A. Syllabus
B. Pupil’s Terminal Reports
C. Teachers’ Note Book
D. Cumulative Record Book

Answer

ANSWER D. Cumulative Record Book

23. The Challenges of the school system that inform teacher education include the following except
A. The increasing burden of the educational system on Ghanaian children due to curricula that are dissociated from the personal and social context of children, and the inadequate preparation of teachers who are not able to connect with children and respond to their individual needs;
B. Poor development of numeracy and literacy skills among pupils in basic education
C. Poor performance in the core subjects especially English, integrated science, and mathematics at both
D. The transition of Graduates of Complementary Basic Education into the Mainstream

Answer

AN D. The transition of Graduates of the Complementary Basic Education into the Mainstream

24. The policies, frameworks as well as policy initiatives related to the teacher include:
A. UNESCO (MY 2020). Supporting teachers in back-to-school efforts Guidance for policy-makers
B. National Pensions Act 2008
C. The Education Strategic Plan (2018-2030)
D. Pre-tertiary Teacher Professional Development and Management in Ghana – Policy Framework (2018).

Answer

ANSWER D. National Pensions Act 2008

25. The Comprehension National Teacher Policy for Ghana is underpinned by basic value-based principles that teachers are expected to imbibe to impact their schools and community. The community culture of Ghanaian people influenced the list of values that have been highlighted in this policy. The core values are the following except
A. Integrity
B. Dignity
C. Continuous self-learning
D. Stepping stone

Answer

ANSWER D. Stepping stone

26. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 advocates for inclusive and equitable quality education and the promotion of lifelong learning opportunities for all. To achieve this, targets and indicators have been set that enjoin countries to put in place, systems, and policies, among others, to increase the supply of………………………………………
A. Qualified teachers
B. Newly posted teachers
C. Degree teachers
D. Basic education teachers

Answer

ANSWER A. Qualified teachers

27. An educational reform in 2007 extended the nominal duration of senior secondary education by 1 year, creating a 4-year senior phase. This reform was reversed by the new government in
A. 2008
B. 2009
C. 2010
D. 2011

Answer

ANSWER B. 2009

28. The National Accreditation Board (NAB) falls under the Ministry of Education and is responsible for accreditation and quality assurance in higher education in Ghana. The NAB was set up by the government in
A. 1993
B. 2009
C. 2010
D. 2011

Answer

ANSWER A. 1993

29. ………………………is defined as the knowledge, skills, and practices that teachers must have to be effective educators
A. Teacher engagement
B. Teacher professionalism
C. Teacher recruitment
D. Teacher management

Answer

ANSWER B. Teacher professionalism

30. …………………the process of identifying the demand, defining the requirements of the vacancy, advertising the position, and choosing the most appropriate person for the job.
A. Teacher engagement
B. Teacher professionalism
C. Teacher recruitment
D. Teacher management

Answer

ANSWER C. Teacher recruitment

31. …………………refers to the function that includes training and motivation of the teacher, their deployment, recruitment, teacher information database, wage negotiation, and Performance Evaluation

A. Teacher engagement
B. Teacher professionalism
C. Teacher recruitment
D. Teacher management

Answer

ANSWER D. Teacher management

32. ………………focuses on factors that make teachers remain in the service
A. Teacher retention
B. Teacher Recognition
C. Teacher’s standard
D. Teacher management

Answer

ANSWER A. Teacher retention

33. ……………refers to the process of appreciating the critical role of teachers. It provides an avenue to acknowledge the work of the teacher.
A. Teacher retention
B. Teacher Recognition
C. Teacher’s standard
D. Teacher management

Answer

ANSWER B. Teacher recognition

34. ……………………is the defined working environment, terms of work, and roles and responsibilities that come with the employment of a teacher. It touches on issues including the workload; schooling hour days; teaching times; vacation; travel; insurance, safety, and health; remuneration; job security among others
A. Teacher’s welfare
B. Teacher working conditions
C. Teacher’s standards
D. Teacher management

Answer

ANSWER B. Teacher working conditions

35. ……………refers to the teacher’s responsibility towards their students and indeed regarding the whole teaching and learning process. In this direction, teachers accept tenure ship to support the performance of students under their care.
A. Teacher evaluation
B. Teacher assessment
C. Teacher accountability
D. Teacher management

Answer

ANSWER C. Teacher accountability

TRUE OR FALSE STATEMENTS

36. Teacher deployment is the systematic way of placing teachers where their services are needed rationally and equitably.
A. True
B. False

Answer

ANSWER A. True

37. School governance refers to the management of all human as well as material resources (including financial and other resources) to attain the short-term objectives and long-term goals of the school
A. True
B. False

Answer

ANSWER A. True

38. As far as the reward system is concerned in educational dispensation, it could be monetary and non-monetary compensations
A. True
B. False

Answer

ANSWER A. True

39. Career Structure is the definitive track within which career progression takes place
A. True
B. False

Answer

False

40. The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) and the Private Universities Association of Ghana (PUSAG) represent groups that employ teachers to teach in the private pre-tertiary and tertiary levels of education respectively.
A. True
B. False

Answer

ANSWER A. True

41. Zoom Conference meeting has become the best alternative for hosting a meeting with members of an organization to the normal face-to-face meeting. Zoom can contain a maximum of 60 participants
A. True
B. False

Answer

False

42. In class room Assessment, enhancing the chance that the initial goals and objectives are being achieved
A. True
B. False

Answer

ANSWER A. True

43. An Authoritarian leadership style is exempted when a leader dictates policies and procedures, decides what goals are to be achieved, and directs and controls all activities without any meaningful participation by the subordinates. This type of leadership is good for a single sex Senior High School
A. True
B. False

Answer

False

44. The national animal of Ghana is an Elephant.
A. True
B. False

Answer

False

45. The motto of the United Nations (UN) is “That All May Be One”.
A. True
B. False

Answer

False

46. The motto for the African Union (AU) is “An integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa”
A. True
B. False

Answer

ANSWER A. True

47. The African Union became a successor of the Organization of African Union in 1999.
A. True
B. False

Answer

False

48. Horace Mann is considered the Father of Formal education. He was born on May 4, 1796, in Franklin, Massachusetts. He was noted for promoting universal public education and teacher training in “normal schools
A. True
B. False

Answer

ANSWER A. True

49. The Ghana Education Service (GES) was established in 1974 as a part of the Public Service of Ghana by the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC)

A. True
B. False

Answer

False

50. Sub-Saharan Africa is geographically and  culturally, the area of the continent that lies south of the Sahara. According to the United Nation. It consists of all African countries and territories that are fully or partially located south of the Sahara. The Sub-Saharan African Countries are 52.
A. True
B. False

Answer

False

51. Management can be thought of as being divided into two categories which are teacher management and system management.
A. True
B. False

Answer

ANSWER A. True

52. Gross Enrollment Index (GEI) is a statistical measure used in the education sector and formerly by the UN in its Education index, to determine the number of students enrolled in schools at several different grade levels.
A. True
B. False

Answer

False

53. Transforming Teacher Education and Learning (T-TEL) is a Government of Ghana program funded by USAID. T-TEL is a six-year program that aims at ensuring Ghana’s teaching graduates are equipped to deliver high-quality, inspirational teaching and learning in schools.
A. True
B. False

Answer

ANSWER A. True

54. According to the Ghana Health Maternal Survey and the Ghana Education Service, Girl-Child Division Survey in 2019, Volta Region has been rated the Region with the Highest Teenage Pregnancy cases.
A. True
B. False

Answer

False

55. According to the data from World Bank on the internal survey conducted between 2014 and 2020, Ghana has been rated as the Country with the Highest number of Teenage pregnancy cases.
A. True
B. False

Answer

False

 

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