EDU252

Category: EDU252

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Kindly note that you will be presented with 50 questions randomized from the NOUN question bank. Make sure to take the quiz multiple times so you can get familiar with the questions and answers, as new questions are randomized in each attempt.

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EDU252

1 / 50

The ability to learn science
is based on specific factors,
differently and jointly
influencing the learner, like

A. background knowledge

B. students' inherent capacity

C. interest motivation

D. disbelief and lack of value system

2 / 50

In a lesson note, previous
knowledge means
knowledge of the

A. all lessons that have earlier been taught which are relevant to the facts to be taught now

B. lesson of yesterday and tomorrow

C. last lesson

D. last ten lesson

3 / 50

The laboratory technician or
attendant performs all but
one of the following

A. refuse ordering of apparatus

B. keeping the apparatus clean and tidy

C. setting up or dismantling demonstration apparatus

D. maintain and repair damaged equipment

4 / 50

The believe of scientists
that every phenomenon
results from a discoverable
cause is

5 / 50

The process of assuming
the nature, behaviour,
attitude or responsibility in a
given situation is

6 / 50

The ability to learn science
is based on specific factors,
differently and jointly
influencing the learner, like

A. disbelief and lack of value system

B. background knowledge

C. interest motivation

D. students' inherent capacity

7 / 50

The following are some of
the good rules of the
laboratory EXCEPT

A. students should do only experiments assigned or approved by the teacher

B. there should be no horse play in the laboratory

C. students will not pay for any apparatus they damage

D. laboratory materials are to be used only in the laboratory

8 / 50

Which of the following
statements best describes
science?

A. science is a group of exact demonstrable facts and proven theories

B. science is the 'what' and 'why' of all things happening in our environment

C. science is an ordered body of knowledge, in form of laws, theories and concepts

D. science is both a body of knowledge and the process of acquiring and refining knowledge

9 / 50

African culture involves
language, dressing,
entertainment and

10 / 50

10.

Principle of probability
operate on the premise that
certainty is impossible.
True/False

11 / 50

11.

Which of the following
statements is correct?

A. Technology deals with the tools and methods of producing the end products of modern industrial society

B. Science seeks an ultimate understanding of the natural world

C. all of the above

D. Engineering seeks to apply the knowledge of science to practical needs

12 / 50

12.

Answers given to the
numerous questions raised
during the study of science
help to achieve the
following EXCEPT

A. to determine what the scientist does next

B. clarify the nature of science

C. the scientst to take better decisions to improve whatever he does next

D. to nominate the Vice Chancellor of the University

13 / 50

13.

Which is NOT true?
Children are always

A. trying to understand aspects of the universe and their immediate environment

B. curious and inquisitive

C. none of the above

D. exploring and trying to find out why certain things occur

14 / 50

14.

A chemistry teacher should
cultivate the habit of
reading to students from
textbooks. True/False

15 / 50

15.

Identify the incorrect
statement:

A. Science contributes immensely to the development of society

B. We may not ask questions about the materials and techniques that we are going to use in teaching

C. Science, technology and engineering are somehow related

D. The living standard and healthy status of man are improved through the knowledge of science

16 / 50

16.

A specimen lesson note
could be written by making
use of the essential
component parts.
True/False

17 / 50

17.

Phelps-stokes
recommended that science
subjects should be included
secondary school
curriculum in 1960.
True/False

18 / 50

18.

Brunner contends that a
child moves through the
following stages of mental
development

A. the ionic

B. the enactive

C. the symbolic

D. the ID

19 / 50

19.

The following but one, are
some of the good rules of
the laboratory

A. laboratory materials are to be used only in the laboratory

B. students should do only experiments assigned or approved by the teacher

C. there should be no horse play in the laboratory

D. students will not pay for any apparatus they damage

20 / 50

20.

All these are advantages of
improvisation EXCEPT

A. opportunity to express onself freely and happily

B. development of cooperative attitude within a group

C. development of ability to be first in a class

D. development of sense of respect for the opinion of others

21 / 50

21.

In inquiry method of
teaching, the learner is

A. given opportunities to gather information, facts and ideas

B. to process whatever data is obtained by himself in order to find solution and draw conclusion from them

C. led by skillful, thought provoking questions by the teacher

D. required to pass message from the teacher to the students

22 / 50

22.

Which of the following is
NOT true about philosophy
of science?

A. knowing how knowledge is acquired

B. the validity of the scientific knowledge

C. posting questions and seeking rational answers relating to the nature of science

D. knowing how knowledge is destroyed

23 / 50

23.

Poisonous gases should be
kept in the
cupboard

24 / 50

24.

If a laboratory is too small,
it may

A. allow students to see the chalkboard

B. make students to be restless and cause preventable accidents

C. see what is happening on the demonstration table

D. make students to be at peace and so help reduce preventable accidents

25 / 50

25.

Preference for simple and
widely applicable
explanation of phenomenon
is the principle of

26 / 50

26.

asserts that demonstration
helps to visualise
processes

27 / 50

27.

Science involves process
and

28 / 50

28.

A big idea will remain in
students' mind only if they
contain critical concepts.
True/False

29 / 50

29.

The particles of an atom
contain atomic number,
electrons and neutrons.
True/False

30 / 50

30.

Modern teaching of science
should be
centred

31 / 50

31.

Dramatization enables the
teacher to learn about the
various maturity levels of
the pupils in terms of their

A. fighting skills development

B. physcial development

C. emotional development

D. intellectual and social development

32 / 50

32.

Insructional objectives
focus on deriving the
content of teaching.
True/False

33 / 50

33.

Which of the following
statement is NOT correct?

A. Induction permits us not to generalise, preceding from a universal statements to singular ones

B. Deduction involves the formulation of speculation based on one's previous experiences

C. Scientific reasoning is characterised in terms of inductive and deductive logic

D. The manner of formulating hypothesis usually involve intuition, creativity and ingenuity

34 / 50

34.

Karl Popper supports the
view that

A. error will be systematically eliminated by the operation of critical debates in science

B. at constant temperature, the product of pressure and volume is constant

C. action and reaction are equal and in the opposite direction

D. social interests which produce error will not be vanquished by those social interests which produce truth

35 / 50

35.

permits the revision as well
as the refutation of theories

36 / 50

36.

A teacher of science should
develop in his students the
critical and problem solving
minds. True/False

37 / 50

37.

Science is a group of exact
demostrable facts and
proven

38 / 50

38.

Which of the following is
NOT an advantage of the
lecture method?

A. little time is spent on teaching aids

B. allows the teacher to cover little ground within a long period of time

C. encourages independent study

D. encourages the art of note taking

39 / 50

39.

Behavoural objectives lays
less emphasises on
outcomes expected from
teaching. True/False

40 / 50

40.

Inquiry method involves all
but one of the following

A. asking insightful questions

B. formulating students' intentions

C. formulating problems

D. formulating hypotheses

41 / 50

41.

In the lecture method, the
teacher comes to the class

A. and starts to point out the facts

B. and may pause at intervals to ask question(s)

C. and allow the students to do all the talking with himself being the passive listener

D. fully armed with a mass of facts probably gathered from books

42 / 50

42.

The
of science education are in
line with the objectives of
education

43 / 50

43.

The following could NOT
constitute a source of
hazard in the laboratory

A. storing in the same place chemicals that violently read together

B. storing highly inflammable substances in hot places

C. pouring cold water on dilute hydrochloric acid

D. uncontrolled chemical reactions

44 / 50

44.

involves statement of
problems and researching
into solving the problems

45 / 50

45.

Generalisation results in
creation of scientific

46 / 50

46.

Science teaching is to help
learners to solve problems.
True/False

47 / 50

47.

The general information in
a note of lesson does not
contain

A. the topic to be treated

B. date

C. the lesson to be taught

D. evaluation

48 / 50

48.

Pouring out of facts and
pulsing to ask questions by
teacher is the lecture
method. True/False

49 / 50

49.

Which of the following could
NOT constitute a source of
hazard in the laboratory?

A. storing in the same place chemicals that violently read together

B. pouring cold water on dilute hydrochloric acid

C. storing highly inflammable substances in hot places

D. uncontrolled chemical reactions

50 / 50

50.

Learning ability do not
correspond to levels of
scientific cognitive
development. True/False

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