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A. MUSTANSWERTEST(100pts) 1. CharacteristicsofTeachersandBestTeachingPractices The Department of Education does not have a standardized Students Evaluation for Teachers (SET). Cognizant to the benefits of evaluation and feedback, design a SET instrumentwiththefollowingspecifications: Themaincriteriamayhaveinstructionalskills,classmanagement,personal qualities,andstudentfacultyrelationship.Youmayaddothercomponents. Include5measurablecharacteristicsforeachcriterion. Decidetheweightorpercentageofeachmaincriterion. Defendyourinstrumentbybackingitupwiththeoriesandresearch. Youranswermayhavethisformat: o Part1IntroductionoftheSET WhatarethecriteriaoftheSET? o Part2TheSETandyourdiscussion PresenttheSET.Itshallbeinafigureortableform. Enumerateanddescribeeachcriterion. Discuss the significance of the criteria by backing them up withtheories,research,andobservations. o Part3YourconclusionandrecommendationsaboutyourSET B. Choose3outof6choices. 1. Modelsofteaching Afreshcollegegraduate,Mr.deLeonisteachingatCompostelaNationalHighSchoolAnnex. Hisprincipal,Mrs.Lim,challengedhimtoimprovetheSocialStudiesNationalAchievement Test(NAT)scoresofhisstudents.Mrs.Limsaidthathisstudentshavemotivationtolearn butseemtolackcriticalthinkingexercises. Task:SuggestonemodelofteachingtoMr.Leon.Describethismodeland3citethreereal lifeinstancesonhowthemodelcanhelphim. 2. Task:Designasectioningforstudents. Mr.Suarezisaprincipalofanewhighschoolof100studentsinthefirstyear.Withpassion to make learning work, he plans to group his students into 5 sections. How should Mr. Suarezdothesectioningthrough:homogeneousorheterogeneous?Ifstudentshavevaried learning styles and learning differences, how should he group his students? Support your answerbycitingtheories,research,andobservations. 3. Mrs. Flores plans to enroll her first year high school daughter next year. She is confused whether to enroll her in an exclusive school for girls or in a coed. What is your advice to Mrs.Flores?Supportyouranswerbycitingtheories,research,andobservation. 4. SpecialEducation Budoy,achildwitharticulationdisorders,wantstostudyinhighschool.Shouldhebeinan exclusive section for children with special needs or be in an inclusive classroom? Support youranswerbycitingtheories,research,andobservation.
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5. Contentcourses,likesocialstudies,demandmasteryandappreciationoffacts.Masteryof facts may undergo memorizing and assimilating information. As a social studies teacher, give one effective strategy on how to develop memorization. Use a reallife examples and/orlessons.Backupyourstrategywithbrainresearch,theories,andobservations. 6. IncreasingLearnerMotivation Ms.NovabosisteachingataNightHighSchool.Heradvisoryclasswhichisthelastsectionis mostly composed of overage students working as helpers (70%). Most of them lack motivationtostudybecausetheythinkthattheydonotneedtostudytobecomeahelper. Give3piecesofadvicetoMs.Novabosonhowtomotivateherstudents.Citetheoriesand researchtosubstantiateyouradvice.

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