ADII Promotion Aptitude Test Questions and Answers Try

ADII Promotion Aptitude Test Questions and Answers Try

ADII FEBRUARY, 2020

SECTION A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

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1. The aim of Ghana’s system of education is …………..
2. Personality development
3. Character formation
4. Preservation of culture
5. All of the above

2. The ministry of Education of Ghana, which is a multi-portfolio government ministry, was established in ……..
3. 1947
4. 1956
5. 1957
6. 1960

3. Which of the following is/are the objective(s) of the 1987 Education Reform?
4. Increase access to basic education
5. Shorten the pre- tertiary education structure from 17 years to 12 years

• Make education cost-effective

1. Improve the quality of education by making it more relevant to socio – economic conditions
2. I only
3. II and III only
4. I,II and III only
5. All of the above

4. How many functional divisions does the Ghana Education Service have at the headquarters?
5. 9
6. 7
7. 11
8. 12

5. The performance of a student can be evaluated in the best possible manner through………
6. Annual Assessment
7. Continuous Assessment
8. Monty Assessment
9. Weekly Assessment

6. Which of the following is not a body under the Ministry of Education which implements its polices and programmes?
7. Ghana Education Service
8. Non-Formal Education Division
9. Teacher Education Division
10. Ghana Library Authority

7. Testing in education is only possible by using ………
8. Achievement test
9. Intelligence Test
10. Aptitude Test
11. Standardized Achievement Test

8. How many units has the technical and Vocational Education Division (TVED) of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Headquarters?
9. 7
10. 8
11. 9
12. 10

9. Which of the following is/are not the objective(s) of the Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE)?
10. Improving the quality of learning and teaching
11. Improving access to basic education facilities

• Encouraging private sector participation in the provision of education facilities.

1. Improving management efficiency
2. III only
3. Ii and III only
4. I, II and III only
5. None of the above

10. Which one of the following Acts established the Ghana Education Service in 1995?
11. Act 506
12. 605
13. 778
14. 788

11. Which of the following is/are not the way(s) through which education policies are formulated?
12. Imposition by elites
13. Political discussions

• Stakeholder consultations

1. I only
2. I, II and III
3. II and III only
4. III only

12. How many divisions are under the jurisdiction of the Deputy Director – General (Quality and Access) of the Ghana Education Service?
13. 5
14. 6
15. 4
16. 8

13. Curriculum provides guidance for …………..
14. Schools
15. Teachers
16. Students
17. Parents

14. Psychological foundation plays its role in the development of curriculum, keeping in view of the …….
15. Students’needs
16. Student’s interest
17. Student’s capabilites
18. All of the above

15. An outline of the topics of a subject to be covered in a specific time is called a ……….
16. Programme
17. Syllabus
18. Curriculum
19. Course

16. All of the following statements regarding a teacher are correct except that the teacher
17. Changes his/her attitudes and behaviour according the needs of the society
18. Is a friend, guide and philosopher
19. Is the leader of the class
20. Teaches what the students know

17. The type of education acquired without any specific purpose, fixed period is called
18. Formal Edaucation
19. Indirect Education
20. Individual Education
21. Informal education

18. Why are co-curricular activities used in teaching?
19. To assist the teacher
20. To make teaching easy
21. To make teaching attractive
22. To make teaching interesting and effective

19. Which of the following sentences is/are correct about the nature of teaching?
20. It is remedial
21. It is diagnostic

• It is both remedial and diagnostic

1. I only
2. II only
3. III only
4. All of the above

20. The procedure used to determine learner’s abilities is referred to as
21. Criterion-referred test
22. Maximum performance test
23. Norm-referenced test
24. Typical performance test

21. What are the three components of educational process?
22. Direction, instruction and skill
23. Teacher and books
24. Teacher, students and education
25. Teaching, learning and practice

22. Teaching through the deductive method is done from the…..
23. Easy to difficult
24. General to the specific
25. Marco to the micro
26. Specific to the general

23. A/an ……………. assessment is one which measures what is intended to measure.
24. Consistent
25. Fair
26. Reliable
27. Valid

24. The use of technology to enhance the learning process is called ……… in education.
25. Communication Technology
26. Information communication technology
27. Information retrieval
28. Information Technology

25. The purpose of evaluation in education is to ……..
26. Assign a mark or score to a student
27. Make judgement about the quality of learning
28. Measure the achievement of students
29. Test the students in a subject

26. According to John Dewey, the teacher should guide students in acquiring knowledge as a ………… in the learning process.
27. Facilitator
28. Guide
29. Lead the child
30. Philosopher

27. The primary aim of educational psychology is to………….
28. Contribute to an understanding of sound educational practices
29. Provide the academic background essential for effective teaching
30. Provide a theoretical framework for educational research
31. Provide the teacher with a greater appreciation of his role in the education of the child

28. The word “pedagogy” means to………..
29. Educate the child
30. Guide the child
31. Lead the child
32. Understand the child

29. A scoring guide to evaluate the quality of students is called ………
30. Checklist
31. Inventories
32. Rating scales
33. Rubrics

30. Teachers should present information to the students clearly and in interesting ways and relate new information to the things students………….
31. Already know
32. Are not willing to know
33. Are willing to know
34. don’t know

31. The field of study which is concerned with the construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving and decision-making is called ………
32. Cognitive Development
33. Education
34. Episremology
35. Pedagogy

32. The process of obtaining numerical value for a characteristic is known as
33. Assessment
34. Evaluation
35. Measurement
36. Test

33. In teaching, the discussion method can be used when ……….
34. The topic is easy
35. The topic is not known
36. The topic is very difficult
37. All of the above

34. Which of the following is/are the main aim(s) of teaching?
35. To develop only thinking
36. The develop only reasoning
37. To give information
38. (A) and (B)

35. The quality of teaching is reflected by the
36. Attendance of students in the class
37. Duration of silence maintained in the class
38. Percentage pass of students
39. Quality of questions asked by students

36. A formal and systematic procedure of getting information is called………
37. Assignment
38. Evaluation
39. Measurement
40. Testing

37. Which of the following is not considered a key behaviour essential for effective teaching?
38. Effective use of bulletin board space
39. Instructional variety
40. Lesson clarity
41. Student success rate

38. An effective teacher is expected to ……..
39. Encourage students students to be initiative
40. Make students feel that education is their need
41. Reduce the anxiety level of students to moderate level
42. All of the above

39. An evaluation that monitors learning progress is referred to as ………….
40. Diagnostic
41. Formative
42. Placement
43. Summative

40. The main purpose of supervising teaching is to ……….
41. Achieve success in examination
42. Properly utilize school facilities
43. Carry out the curriculum
44. Advance pupils’ welfare

41. Yamoah teaches Junior High School 3. when her students enter her classroom each day, they walk to their assigned desks and take their seats. Immediately, they take out their notebooks to write down and answer the questions that is on the board that reviews the previous day’s lesson. While the students are quiet working, Mrs Yamoah takes attendance. Once everyone has answered the question, Mrs. Yamoah reviews it with her class before moving on to the day’s lesson. Which of the following terms accurately describes the the situation above?
42. A disorganized classroom
43. A flexible classroom
44. A rigid classroom
45. A well-managed classroom

42. Which of the following is not one of the core domains of the National Teachers’ Standards?
43. Professional Ethics
44. Professional knowledge
45. Professional Practice
46. Professional Values and Attitudes

43. Which of the following is not a tool for formative assessment in scholastic domain?
44. Conversational skill
45. Multiple Choice Question
46. Projects
47. Oral questions

44. What was Ghana’s score on the corruption perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International in 2018?
45. 38%
46. 39%
47. 40%
48. 41%

45. Which one of the following political ideologies is Plato credited with?
46. Collectivism
47. Democracy
48. Imperialism
49. Individualism

46. The first important step in teaching is
47. Knowing the background of the students
48. Organizing materials to be taught
49. Planning beforehand
50. Summarizing the lesson

47. A newly posted teacher who is maltreated in his/her class by students should deal with them by ………..
48. Applying punitive measures
49. Changing his/her class after consultation with the headteacher
50. Giving them a threat of expulsion
51. Improving his/her qualities and expressing them in a good way

48. The main purpose of classroom assessment is to ………….
49. Compare student’s performance
50. Improve instruction
51. Measure teachers’ effectiveness
52. Report to parents

49. Where is the international Court of Justice situated?
50. The Hague
51. Berlin
52. Washington DC
53. Geneva

50. The term used for monitoring outcomes with reference to objectives is ………..
51. Evaluation
52. Interview
53. Measurement
54. Test

SECTION B

TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS

51. The Ministry of Education formulates and implements approved national policies and programmes on education in Ghana.
52. True
53. False

52. Teacher Education Division (TED) is one of the divisions at the Ghana Education Service Headquarters.
53. True
54. False

53. In any school situation, performance tasks are hands-on activities that require students to demonstrate their ability to perform certain actions.
54. True
55. False

54. Teachers who are respected and liked are associated with greater student satisfaction and higher achievement.
55. True
56. False

55. A teacher cannot exhibit referent power from the first day of class by giving students a sense of belonging and acceptance.
56. True
57. False

56. Classroom are said to have norms when only few of the students agree on what is and /or what is not socially acceptable classroom behaviour.
57. True
58. False

57. Social psychologists believe that the process group formation begins when its member agree to go against the norms of the group.
58. True
59. False

58. Licensure and exits tests are the best predictors of classroom performance of teachers.
59. True
60. False

59. If a teacher with a high degree of clarity, he/she will spend less time going over material.
60. True
61. False

60. Students performance is higher in class where the teacher devotes large amount of time to the process and materials needed rather than teaching content.
61. True
62. False

61. What a teacher does not say is every bit as important as what a teacher does say.
62. True
63. False

62. Competitive activities have little value in establishing or maintaining an effective classroom climate and should thus be avoided.
63. True
64. False

63. Students feel important and are encouraged to participate in class when a teacher uses their ideas in moving a class lesson or activity forward.
64. True
65. False

64. Bid-rigging may result in the supply of inferior textbooks and supplies.
65. True
66. False

65. In assessing learning, it is not important to know the purpose of assessment before selecting an assessment approach.
66. True
67. False

66. Types of corruption in elementary-secondary education range from academic cheating to bribery and nepotism in teaching appointments, to bid-rigging in the procurement of textbooks and supplies.
67. True
68. False

67. When families are made to pay bribes for services, this puts poor students at a disadvantage and thus reduces equal access to education.
68. True
69. False

68. Giving teachers the authority and responsibility to apply their ow professional knowledge to making decisions in their area of responsibility is an important aspect of collegiality.
69. True
70. False

69. Establishing rules and procedure is one of the least important classroom management tasks.
70. True
71. False

70. The performing stage begins when students want to show they can do some things independently of the teacher.
71. True
72. False

71. Written assessments are activities in which the students selects or composes a response to a prompt.
72. True
73. False

72. The teacher cannot either alter the classroom climate but should work for students success regardless of the climate.
73. True
74. False

73. In Ghana, the National Teachers’ Standards sets out the maximum levels of practice that all trained teachers must reach by the end of their pre- service teacher education course in order to play such a critical role.
74. True
75. False

74. The skills must be demonstrated in performance tasks cannot vary considerably.
75. True
76. False

75. In a school, teachers have many different types of assessment available to them.
76. True
77. False

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