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Set 1 2021 December 

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2023 Examination Deputy Director -DD- 60 multiple choice questions True or False and 15 Fill in questions. 

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1. How many agencies currently work under the auspices of the Ministry of Education? 

A. 16. 

B. 17. 

C 18 

D 19

2. The following are the directorates with the Ministry of Education Except…

A. Internal audit 

B. Planning budgeting monitoring and evaluation 

C. Procurement 

D. Public relations 

3. The national teaching council is established by 

 A. Education regulator body Act 2020 (Act 1023).

B. The Education Act 506 1994 

C. The Education Act of 1961 

D. None of the above 

4. The agency of the Ministry of Education responsible for the implementation of approved pre-tertiary educational policies and program is

A. Ghana Education Service (GES) 

B. National School inspectorate authority NaSIA

C. National teaching council NTC

D. The National council for curriculum and assessment NaCCA

5. The private schools unit at the Ministry of Education was established in

A. 1972

B. 1973

C. 1974

D. 1975

6. Which of the following is the Municipal Education oversight committee (MEOC) responsible for?

A. Basic schools

B. Secondary schools

C. Technical schools

D. All of the above

7. Which of the following organizations evaluate monitor and coordinate the implementation of sector policies and strategies of the States and non-state actors in education? 

A Ghana Education Service 

B. Ghana tertiary education commission 

C. Ministry of Education

D Parliament of Ghana 

8. The teacher licensing arrangement in Ghana comes with the following benefits except

A. Eliminate poor-performing teachers

B. Eliminate poor teachers

C. Enhance discipline among teachers

D. Make teaching a professional activity

9. The free SHS policy was introduced in

A. March 2017

B. June 2017

C. August 2017

D. September 2017

10. The Call for a universal learning design and friendly environment for Ghana’s Education system can be likened to

A. Child protection

B. Inclusive education

C. Lifelong learning

D. The free SHS policy

11. How many ranks do we have in the GES

A. 6 

B. 8 

C. 10 

D. 12 

13. Sector Ministers are required by law to establish a ministerial advisory board to advise the ministry on various relevant issues. Which of the following is not required to be on the advisory Board of Ghana’s Ministry of Education?

A. Chairman of the Ghana Education Service GES Council.

B. Director General of Ghana tertiary education commission

C. Director-General Ghana Education Service

D. Representative of the Ghana National education campaign

14. All the following are role expectations of the teachers association except

A. Control of the behaviour of members

B. Organise in-service training

C. Participate in member activities

D. Seek the interest of management

15. The Ghana Education Service was established in the year

A. 1957

B. 1960

C. 1961

D. 1974

16. The Ghana Education Service GES has divisions and units, how many divisions does GES have

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 8.

17. The education regulators body Act 2020 (Act 1023) established the National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) with three main responsibilities. Which one of the following is not among these responsibilities

A. Develop school curriculum

B. Enforce school standards

C. Evaluate schools

D. Inspect schools

18. Which one of these ranks in GES requires that an individual must have served for at least four consecutive years and must be a licensed member of a Ghanaian teacher’s Union?

A. Assistant Director I

B. Senior superintendent I

C. Superintendent I

D. Teacher

19. The main goal of school education is to develop

A. Knowledge, relationship, and skills

C. Needs, behaviour, and skills

D. Skills, behaviour, and attitude

20. The main function of an educational system is to

A. Mold aspiration

B. Mold character

C. Mold desires 

D. Mold society

21. According to the choice Theory the teachers’ attitude toward their students is 

A. Belongingness power freedom and fun

B. Love power fun and observation

C. Power intelligence skills and observation

D. Skills knowledge duty and love

22. Mrs. Agblobitse was having a hard time getting Edem to work in cooperative learning groups. Instead of isolating him she put him at a table with other students and instructed him to do his work. Next, she asked him to share materials with students at the same table. Now he can work in cooperative groups without getting into trouble. What is the name of the strategy Mrs. Agblobitse employed? 

A. Controlling student’s behaviour

B. Prompting

C. Reinforcement

D. Shaping 

23. Current theories of classroom management see the teacher as

A. Dictator

B. Director

C. Guide

D. Leader

24. Classroom management principles are applied differently in primary and secondary schools because

A. Schools are structured differently at these levels

B. Teachers are trained differently for these levels

C. The administrative organisation changes at these levels

D. They belong to different departments within GES

25. Mr. Biney has difficulty keeping students on task. Which of the following strategies would most likely increase academic learning time in his classroom? 

A. Allow ample time for transition from one activity to the next. 

B. hold students accountable for work done during class

C. Interrupt class presentations, when distracted by students, is behaviour

D. Utilise a good sense of humour in class

26. A teacher wants to have a class discussion in which all 23 of her students can participate equally. 

Which of the following seating arrangements would best suit this objective? 

A. Cluster style

B. Face-to-face style

C. Off-set style

D. Seminar style

27. Which of the following strategies is recommended for increasing academic learning time? 

A. Do not dwell on a topic while the point has been made

B. Flip-flop from one topic to another

C. Maximize transition time between activities

D. Respond to distractions

28. Generally, classroom rules and procedures should be reasonable and

A. Necessary

B. Punitive

C. Rigid

D. Subjective

29. The best strategy to develop listening skills is to practice

A. Criticizing people with different points of view

B. Interrupting politely

C. Offering advice to people who need it

D. Paraphrasing other people’s comments. 

30. Assigning your staff new tasks is a way of helping them to

A. Develop independent thinking

B. Develop their patience

C. Respect your authority

D. Respond to duty

31. When getting the student to share and assume responsibility in a classroom teachers should

A. Emphasize control in the discharge of their responsibilities

B. Have students develop the classroom management club

C. Involve them in the planning and implementation of classroom initiatives

D. Seldom except with reasonable contributions from students. 

32. The types of accountabilities required in education are

A. Internal external and personal

B. Internal external and professional

C. Internal, personal, and group

D. Internal, professional, and group

33. Amongst the various school records the most comprehensive information about the pupils is found in the

A. Cumulative record book

B. Logbook

C. Register

D. Report card

35. The value that divides a dataset into two equal parts is called

A. Frequency

B. Mean

C. Median

D. Mode

What is the median of 1, 6,4, 5, 2, 7 and 3

SECTION B

True or false questions

Answer all questions in this section by identifying whether the statement provided is true or false circle the letter that corresponds to the correct or best option on your question paper

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36. The National council for curriculum and assessment NaCCA has 22 members appointed by the president of Ghana

True or false

37. The Minister of Education (MOE) in collaboration with the Minister of finance (MOF) recruits teachers into pre-tertiary Educational institutions in Ghana.

True or false

38. Nursery and Creche are not officially recognized as part of formal education

True or false

39. Professor James Naana Opoku Agyeman was Ghana’s Minister of Education in 2017 

True or false

40. The current director General of Ghana education service has two deputies

True or false

41. Ghana Education Service GES and National schools inspectorate authority NaSIA are Both mandated by the Education regulatory bodies acts 2020 (Acts 1023) to register and license all pre-tertiary schools in Ghana

True or false

42. The National schools’ Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) can close down the school in an emergency situation after consultation with the Ministry or Regional Education directorate concern

True or false

43. The lesson plan is a list of planned activities and programs in a school that guide teaching and learning

True or false

44. Dr Yaw Adutwum, member of parliament for Bosomtwe, has increased scholarships to young students in his constituency to pursue program in medicine

True or false

45. In classroom management, your strategies and procedures need not be age specific

True or false

46. A written account of the proceedings at a meeting is known as a report

True or false

47. Interviews and questionnaires are primary sources of information

True or false

48. With the one teacher 1 laptop initiative the government will pay 80% of the costs while the teacher pays 20%

True or false

49. The ICT in education policy seeks to standardize and enhance the implementation and post-implementation stage of ICT in education interventions….

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True or false 

50. The global sustainable development goals SDGs are 17 

True or false

51. In contemporary times the police are part of the school administration and management

True or false

52. The school first of all is accountable to the pupils because they are the main clients of the Education

True or false

53. The notice board is the most suitable form of communication used in the school

True or false

54. The notice Board is the most suitable form of communication used in the school

True or False 

55. Leadership focuses on the achievement of goals.

True or False

 Question 56 instruction answer all questions in this section by filling in the space provided on your question paper with the correct or best answers

56. The three main responsibilities of the National schools Inspectorate Authority are 

1. School inspection

2. School evaluation

3. …………………….

57. Three bodies or committees have been established at the local and district levels to Foster local community participation in decision-making Parent Associations (PA), . …….. ….and school management committees (SMC)

58. On the computer keyboards the keys that should be pressed to start a new paragraph in MS word is ……….

59. A formal and systematic set of procedures used to obtain information about how much students have learned is referred to as…..

60. In the educational system in Ghana supervisors are now known as….

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61. In descending order the fifth-ranked on the cheers structure is ……..

62. On the GES organogram the Director-General is directly responsible to ……

63. At the district level the Assistant Director in charge of planning and monitoring works directly under ……

64. When a teacher uses praise on a student anytime he/she is on the tax the management strategy being used by the teacher is known as……

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65. The learning strategy that utilise the practice of using both online and in-person learning experiences when teaching students is referred to as……

66. In chronological consultations, filling files are arranged in the order of….. 

67. When using a computer the act of producing information from figures text or images is called data…….

68. In assessment a table of specifications is mainly used for

… 

69. A…….. Indicates how funds will be obtained and utilized in a given period.

70. The practice of delegating power towards an education system is known as

71. All the day-to-day financial transactions of a school are entered in the

……

72……… And ……. Are two principles of leadership for learning.

73. GALOP is an acronym for ……

74. The vice president Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia on 14th December 2021 launched the………. Bringing together all the 187 TVET institutions spread across 19 ministries and the one umbrella to help revamp and mainstream technical and vocational education and training in the country.

75. The reappointment of a teacher who was interdicted as a result of a disciplinary investigation but cleared of all charges is referred to as

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