THE BASE
ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS
FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION IN GHANA
PART ONE
NB: QUESTIONS ARE BOLDENED
A life-long occupation in which one has been specially trained and which is one’s means of livelihood is known as ……………………………………….
Career
Teaching
Job
Profession
Teaching as profession has all the following characteristics except …………………………..
Condition of service
End of semester examination
Freedom to practice
Registration of entry
Teaching is an art because it involves ……………………….
Creativity
Scientific principles
The use of observation and facts
The use of methodology
Teacher Nicholas Mills, in JHS 2 saw that no two learners are the same. Hence, he advised his colleagues to handle learners with care. What teaching principle was teacher Nicholas Mills referring to?
Teaching as an art
Teaching based on fact
Teaching as a science
Teaching as a methodology
Teacher Mortey saw a lady and decided to marry her but the lady turned down his proposal on the grounds that teachers are poor. The lady’s behavior is ………………………………
a conception about teaching profession
how teacher manage their money poorly
how miser teachers are in the society
misconception people have about teaching profession
Victory, a JHS 1 student at Vane E. P always has some liquid fluid in her ears. This means that victory is suffering from ……………………….
Hearing impairment
Intellectual impairment
Physical disability
Visual impairment
Which ‘Education Acts’ established the National Teaching Council (NTC)?
2006 Education Act
2007 Education Act
2008 Education Act
2009 Education Act
The use of mobility equipment like wheel chairs, arranging the classroom to facilitates mobility are strategies for helping ……………………………..
Low vision
Intellectual disability
Physical disability
Visually disability
Which one of the following is not a factor to consider when choosing a career path?
Evaluate your skill
Work attitude
Availability of jobs
Narrow down your list
The process by which theft exploit communication technology to steal financial information from peoples computers are known as …………………………………………….
Privacy
Cybercrime
Etiquette
Access
Aims of education are often categorized into two. These are;
School and community aims
Local and national aims
Individual and societal aims
Covert and overt aims
The following are types of learning disability except
Aphasia
Dyscalculia
Dysgraphia
Metacognition
Which of the following best summarizes what the school curriculum is?
School syllabus
Total school experiences
School time table
School organizational programme
In which year was our lady of Apostles sisters’ school in Elmina founded?
1884
1885
1886
1887
Which one of the following institution is currently responsible for the design of the basic curriculum in Ghana?
CRDD
GES
NaCCA
NTC
Which one of the following methods of is used in Traditional Africa Education?
Observation, imitation and schooling
Observation, participation and imitation
Participation, co-operation and imitation
Imitation, intellectual and participation
All the following were the reasons that account for the failure of the 1852 ordinance, except…………..
The people of the Gold Coast complained that they did not understand the purpose of the tax.
The people of the Gold Coast refused to pay the poll tax of one shilling.
Mr. and Mrs. Vinall could not survive the weather conditions.
The people of Fante land were asked to collect tax
The NTECF consist of the four pillars of teacher education except ……………….
Ghanaian Language and English
Teaching practice
Pedagogic knowledge
Literacy studies
To meet the National Teachers Standard (NTC) the B.Ed programme is made up of how many areas of specialism?
3
4
5
6
Which one of the following is not the negative impact of technology on society?
Resource depletion
Improved transportation
Increased pollution
Improved healthcare
The following are misconceptions of the use of technology except ………………………
It hampers learning
It’s expensive
It’s easy to use
It’s difficult to use
Which government initiated the Ghana school feeding programme (GSFP) for Ghanaian school children?
CPP
NDC
NDP
NPP
Which one of the following is the best definition of lifelong learning?
The continuous quest to seek formal or informal education
Learning that is gained through formal education only
Learning that ends in the university
Learning that is gained through informal education only
Which of the following do learners demonstrate in inclusive education classroom?
Better proficiency in English language
Greater development of the three domains
Increased acceptance and appreciation of diversity
Developing in learners the understanding of the inclusive education
The philosophy of teacher education in Ghana stipulates that Ghana needs to prepare school teachers who are;
Attentive to emotional needs of learners
Facilitators of performance
Reflective practitioners
Moral developers
Which one of the following governors established the sixteen principles in education for Gold Coast?
Gordon Guggisburg
Governor De – Richelieu
John Rodger
Sir Allan Burns
Which one of the following was a major achievement of Governor Rodger’s reforms in Gold Coast education?
The establishment of the ‘payment by results system’
The improvement of female education
The spread of school education
The improvement of technical education
Philip Quaque returned to Cape Coast castle after his training abroad as ……………………..
Missionary, Slave and Catechist
School master, Interpreter and Missionary
Priest, Evangelist and Merchant
Missionary, School master and Catechist
The castle school education contributed to the following developmental areas of the country except ………………………….
Cultural development
Educational development
Language development
The political development
Which of these persons were appointed inspector of schools under the 1882 education ordinance?
Rev. Jacob Capitein
Rev. Sunter
Rev. Andrews Riis
Rev. William Amo
The first educational policy initiated by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was ………………..
1950 Educational Act
1961 Educational Act
1951 Accelerated development plan
1960 Accelerated development plan
Why was the FCUBE programme implemented in Ghana in 1995?
To satisfy the campaign promise by NDC government
To avoid infringing on one of the demands of the constitution
To give the right to education to all citizens
To make education compulsory for all citizens
The disadvantages of the African Traditional education included all the following except ……………
It succeeded to integrate its recipients into society from birth to death
It was non – literate
It was more focused on the group more than the individual
There is lack of comparison and estimation
All the following were the challenges faced castle schools except …………………..
Low enrolment
Financial problem
Introduction of full-time teachers
Political instability
Which one of the following personalities was the first principal of theological institute in Accra in 1842 established by Wesleyan mission?
Rev. Andrews Riis
Rev. Joseph Dunwell
Rev. Thomas Birch Freeman
Rev. Thomas Thompson
The Government Secondary Technical School (GSTS) was initially called Accra Government Technical School.
1900
1906
1909
1919
Which one of the following was the provision made in Governor Rodger’s reform?
End to the ‘payment by result system’
Grant – in – aid was to be given to only government schools in Cape Coast and Accra
Raising the standards of education in mission and private schools
He was to established board of schools visitors
The National Liberation Council (NLC) ruled Ghana from 1966 to 1969, appointed two bodies to look into some aspects of educational system in Ghana. One of these bodies was ……………
Dzobo committee
Kwapong committee
Coonsery committee
Erzuah committee
The Christiansburg Castle School was established in 1722 by the ……………………..
British
Danes
Dutch
Portuguese
All the following were the challenges faced by the by the early missionaries except ………………….
Hostility from local people
Instability of the Gold Coast
Unity of purpose
Lack of funds
PART TWO
Fill in the gaps / complete the sentences
The teacher used creativity, flexibility and natural ways to present his / her lesson is to as ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
In this type of education, every adult is a teacher. Which form of education are we referring to? ..............................................................................................................................................
All the learning experiences that the learners goes through under the guidance of the school is known as ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Mention one of the pillars which serves as a hub for the new bachelor of Education programme …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
State one beneficiaries from the castle schools. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
The continuous quest to seek formal or informal education is referred to as ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
The goal of teaching is to bring about a desired ………………………………………………... in the behavior of the learner.
The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) was initiated in which year as a social protection? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
The term curriculum is derived from a Latin word ‘currere’, which means a …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
When the X chromosome of the parents is damaged and this defective chromosome gets transmitted to the child is known as ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
If the genes or chromosome of both parents that have come into the new baby have defect on the child is likely to suffer …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
The causes of special needs or exceptionality comes as a result of genetic or biological factors and the ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Read the statements below to complete questions (13 – 16)
which Christian missionary societies came in the names of the following churches?
Evangelical Presbyterian church …………………………………………………
The Methodist church of Ghana …………………………………………..
Anglican church of Ghana ……………………………………………………..
Presbyterian church of Ghana ……………………………………………..
Write the full meaning of FCUBE …………………………………………………………………………………………………
Under whose leadership was education ordinance of 1882 passed to cover Gold Coast and Lagos? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
The products such as houses, clothes and tools which men produce and use in the course of their collective lives is referred to as …………………………………………………………………………………………………
MARKING SCHEME FOR PART ONE
D
B
A
C
D
A
C
C
D
B
C
D
B
A
C
B
D
B
A
C
B
D
A
C
C
A
B
D
A
B
C
D
A
C
B
C
A
B
B
C
MARKING SCHEME FOR PART TWO
Teaching as an art
Informal education
Curriculum
(i) Subject and curriculum knowledge (ii) literacy studies (iii) pedagogic knowledge (iv) supported teaching in schools
Philip Quaque or Anthony William Amo or Jacobus Capitein
Lifelong learning or lifelong education
Change
2005
‘Race Course’
Fragile X syndrome
Exceptionality condition
Environmental factors
Bremen
Weslyan
spg (society for the propagation of the gospel)
Basel
Free compulsory universal basic education
Governor Rowe
Artifacts or materials
Section B
l. Define the following concepts I. Education II. Culture lll. Curriculum
2. Enumerate five (5) strategies you as a student teacher would use to handle pupils with hearing impairment
3. Outline four(4) advantages of the school feeding programme in Ghana
4. Discuss four benefits of school community partnership
5. Briefly outline five misconceptions in the use of technology in society
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