Remedial Instruction and IEP

ENGLISH MAJOR LET REVIEWER VOLUME 1 1. For which is an Individualized Education Program (IEP)? I. Reinforcement of the foundation of learning II. Helping pupils to overcome their learning difficulties III. Developing learners‟ potentials a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I, II, III 2. What should be done first before doing remedial instruction? a. Diagnose the difficulty b. Prepare remedial materials c. Plan the remedial instruction d. Group the pupils by gender 3. The following are remedial teaching strategies EXCEPT _____. a. Individualized Educational Program (IEP) b. Peer Support Programmed c. Reward Scheme d. Test and Drill 4. Is remedial instruction the same as special education? a. No, however, remedial instruction may include children with special needs if they are diagnosed with difficulty. b. Yes, both remedial instruction and special education serve learners that need help. c. It depends on the clientele of remedial instruction. d. No, they are far apart and not in any way related. 5. Which statement on remedial teaching is WRONG? Remedial teaching involves _____. a. Working systematically; observing, diagnosing, remediating, evaluating b. Working purposefully and intensively with a pupil c. Seeing to it that the pupil can remain at his/her school d. Re-teaching, reviewing, assessing 6. What does remedial instruction focus on? a. Content b. Skills c. Grammar d. Test 7. Which practices mean success for learners with reading difficulties? I. Be clear on what students must know, understand, and be able to do in to grow in their grasp of a subject. II. Build scaffolding leading to student success in these goals. Don‟t dilute goals. III. Make use of several avenues of learning – make students hear it, sing it, read it. a. I, II, and III b. II and III c. I and II d. I, II and III 8. For effective remedial instruction, work for learning-in-content. What does learning-in=content mean? a. Make students see how ideas and skills connect to their families and communities. b. Make students see how important concepts and skills are. c. Make use of problem solving. d. Avoid drills. 9. Which can increase the effectiveness of remedial teaching? a. Let the students know that you believe in him/her. b. Direct student to work harder whether s/he likes it or not. c. Do not allow him/her to play until s/he can do the task. d. Engage him/her in a continuous drill until s/he learns the skills. 10. Because reading remediation requires building skills rather than learning course content, which should reading trainers do? I. Minimize testing and grading II. Observe the student in the actual act of reading III. Make reading classes a grammar class. a. I and II b. II only c. III only d. I, II and III 11. Which statement about the use of voice in academic or scientific writing is NOT true? a. Scientific or academic writing uses the passive voice more than the active voice. b. Scientific writing uses the passive voice more than the active voice is a myth. c. The choice of active voice or passive is constrained by functional considerations; thus, writers use the we-form active when describing standard procedures. d. Writers use the we-form active when contrasting their work with previous work in the field, but use the passive when describing previous research. 12. Which of the following statements about hedging is INCORRECT? a. Hedging is a scientific writing strategy where writers use aspects of the verb as devices to express politeness or to distance themselves from a claim. b. When hedging, academic writers use words that strongly and sharply express commitment to their criticism. c. ESP learners need to appreciate the role of hedging in academic, professional and business genres and to manipulate its actual linguistic devices. d. In research or in the professional community, the criticism, Mr. de la Cruz appears not to have understood my point, is hedged and is more acceptable that the statement; Mr. de la Cruz definitely did not understand my point. 13. Which statement compares/contrast BEST discourse analysis from genre analysis? a. Discourse analysis is any study of language text at a level above that of the sentence; genre analysis is a text analysis focused on the regularities of structure that distinguish one type of text from another. b. Discourse analysis is the global/umbrella term for text analysis while genre analysis is a part of discourse analysis. c. Discourse analysis is valuable in looking at spoken and written business texts while genre analysis is useful in looking at both written and spoken texts in all areas of ESP. d. Discourse analysis includes the study of cohesive links between sentences, of paragraph structure, or the structure of the whole text. 14. Which statement below BEST defines ESP? a. ESP is a language teaching approach which is based on learner‟s need. b. ESP is an approach not a product. c. ESP is a particular kind of language or methodology. d. ESP consists of a particular type of teaching material. 15. Which type of knowledge is NOT required of the ESP teacher? a. A positive attitude towards the ESP content b. A knowledge of the fundamental principles of the subject area c. An awareness of how much they probably know d. A specialist subject knowledge 16. One of the consistent problems of ESP teachers is the lack of an orthodoxy. This means that: I. ESP teachers do not have a ready-made, straightforward answers to problems the meet II. ESP teachers need to distil and synthesize from several options those that suit their circumstances III. All ESP teachers are pioneers who are helping to shape the world of ESP a. I b. II c. I, II d. I, II, III 17. Another problem that constantly faces ESP teachers is the new realms of knowledge that ESP teachers have to cope with. This suggests that __________. a. ESP teachers have to struggle to master language and subject matter they know very little about b. ESP teachers often feel a sense of utter inadequacy at their ability to cope c. ESP teacher feel boredom as they teach subject matter that are very simple and familiar d. A and B 18. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: making arrangements, taking part in an interview; buying and selling, ect? a. Structural/situational syllabus b. Skill syllabus c. Functional/notional syllabus d. Functional/task-based syllabus 19. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: writing essays; study techniques and examinations; improving your reading, etc? a. Skill syllabus b. Discourse/skills syllabus c. Functional/task-based syllabus d. Skills and strategies 20. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: properties and shapes; structure; actions in sequence; cause and effect, etc? a. Structural/situational syllabus b. Skill syllabus c. Functional/notional syllabus d. Functional/task-based syllabus 21. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: the nature of generalizations; general and specific information; levels of generality, etc? a. Skill syllabus b. Discourse/skills syllabus c. Functional/task-based syllabus d. Skills and strategies 22. Which type of syllabus would contain the following set of topics: exercises in personal evaluation; exercises in examining your job needs, exercises in using the ads, etc? a. Skill syllabus b. Discourse/skills syllabus c. Functional/task-based syllabus d. Skills and strategies 23. Which program for school staff members and teachers was conducted to better match students with their aptitude and career interests? a. Project Effective and Affordable Secondary Education (EASE) b.Revitalized Homeroom Guidance Program (RHGP) c. School Based Education (SBE) d. Thinking Skills Development for Maximized Cognitive Performance (TSD-MCP) 24.Which was the Secondary Education Curriculum that was implemented in 1989 to replace the Revised Secondary Education Program (RSEP)? a. Program for Decentralized Education (PRODED) b. Secondary Education Development Program c.New Secondary Education Curriculum (NSEC) d. Revised Secondary Education Curriculum (RSEC) 25. In the K- 12 curriculum, to which does the basic education refer? a. 6 years of primary school and four years of junior high school b. 4 years of junior high school, 7 years of primary school and 2 years of senior high school c. 2 years of junior high school, 4 years of senior high school and 2 years of senior high school d. 6 years of elementary education, 4 years of junior high school and 3 years of senior high school. 26. Which is the main objective of the K-12 program? a. To provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts, skills, develop lifelong learner, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment and entrepreneurship. b. To produce graduates at the age of 18 instead of 16. c. To follow the trend of the other countries all over the world. d. To cope with other educational systems in the ASEAN.