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

Kuhn attacks the believe
that measurement in
science is just establishing
the fact. True/False

2 / 50

To bail students from
problems connected with
superstitious beliefs, they
should be trained to be

A. give explanations to scientific problems through laboratory experiments and doing practical work with locally available materials

B. study all subjects in school

C. good dancers and singers

D. very good athletes and footballers

3 / 50

A room used by chemistry
teachers to try out
experiments before actual
laboratory demostration is
called

4 / 50

asserts that demonstration
helps to visualise
processes

5 / 50

Ability to learn chemical
concepts is based on
undefinable variables.
True/False

6 / 50

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

7 / 50

The following questions
may be necessary when
deciding a method to use
EXCEPT

A. Will this method help the students to go home safely?

B. Will this method help the student to think?

C. Is this method worth the expenses and efforts?

D. Is this method appropriate to the students?

8 / 50

wrote about the conflict of
science and superstition in
Nigeria

9 / 50

Laboratory materials must
be used for only
experiments assigned by
teachers. True/False

10 / 50

10.

involves statement of
problems and researching
into solving the problems

11 / 50

11.

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

12 / 50

12.

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

A. the symbolic

B. the enactive

C. the ID

D. the ionic

13 / 50

13.

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

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

14 / 50

14.

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. students' inherent capacity

D. interest motivation

15 / 50

15.

If a laboratory is too small,
it may

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

B. make students to be restless and cause preventable accidents

C. allow students to see the chalkboard

D. see what is happening on the demonstration table

16 / 50

16.

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. all of the above

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

D. Science seeks an ultimate understanding of the natural world

17 / 50

17.

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

18 / 50

18.

Teacher should rely only on
one particular method of
instruction. True/False

19 / 50

19.

In terms of numerical
figures, science has dual
nature which means it is
divided into

A. 4 parts

B. 5 parts

C. 2 parts

D. 6 parts

20 / 50

20.

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

21 / 50

21.

Poisonous gases should be
kept in the
cupboard

22 / 50

22.

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

A. pouring cold water on dilute hydrochloric acid

B. uncontrolled chemical reactions

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

D. storing highly inflammable substances in hot places

23 / 50

23.

Classroom climate contains
only social and
psychological
environments. True/False

24 / 50

24.

All but one is the
advantages of
improvisation

A. it induces learner's interest and understanding of science

B. it creates opportunity for learners to take part in the construction and use of apparatus

C. it saves time

D. it helps to spend money

25 / 50

25.

Karl Popper rejects the
inductive method as the
process by which science
advances because it is

A. more historical than mathematical

B. unable to satisfactorily demarcate between empirical science and non-science such as astrology

C. irrational

D. illogical

26 / 50

26.

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

A. clarify the nature of science

B. to determine what the scientist does next

C. to nominate the Vice Chancellor of the University

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

27 / 50

27.

Science language becomes
more difficult to understand
when teachers properly
define them. True/False

28 / 50

28.

In inquiry method of
teaching, the learner is

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

B. given opportunities to gather information, facts and ideas

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

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

29 / 50

29.

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

30 / 50

30.

According to Fafunwa, the
African is a man of two
worlds. These are

A. A & B

B. none of A & B

C. that of African culture

D. culture that of the other world where science has already become a dominant cultural factor

31 / 50

31.

A teacher could introduce
chemistry lesson by

A. posing a problem to the students to solve

B. asking simple questions to the topic being treated

C. singing and dancing jazz and afro-beat music

D. setting short physical tasks for students to do

32 / 50

32.

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

33 / 50

33.

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

34 / 50

34.

A preparation room should
be provided with the
following EXCEPT

A. water

B. balls

C. gas

D. electricity

35 / 50

35.

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

A. there should be no horse play in the laboratory

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

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

D. students will not pay for any apparatus they damage

36 / 50

36.

Demonstration can be done
either by the teacher or
student. True/False

37 / 50

37.

Science is basically divided
into

A. dhemistry and physics

B. biology, chemistry and physics

C. process and product

D. biology and chemistry

38 / 50

38.

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

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

39 / 50

39.

The
of science consists wholly
of declarative sentences

40 / 50

40.

Generalisation results in
creation of scientific

41 / 50

41.

Purcahses of laboratory
equipment are made
through a set of catalgues
from which they are
advertised. True/False

42 / 50

42.

Inquiry method gives
opportunities to chemistry
students to gather
information and facts by
themeslves. True/False

43 / 50

43.

According to Karl Popper,
hypotheses compared

A. compared with any other irrelevant statements so as to find what logical relations exist between them

B. compared with one another

C. usually tested

D. usually formulated

44 / 50

44.

Excursion is always
embarked on to

A. both near and far places

B. places of clear social and scientific relevance

C. find out the untruths about what is being learnt

D. enhance learning concepts by the students

45 / 50

45.

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

46 / 50

46.

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

47 / 50

47.

Science was first
introduced into nIgerian
curriculum in

48 / 50

48.

Main barrier to
communication of science
to learners is

49 / 50

49.

Societal mysteries that
plague his children against
science learning is called

50 / 50

50.

Which of the following
questions can be used to
assess improvisation?

A. What is the monetary worth of the device?

B. all of the above

C. What scientific questions does the device seek to answer?

D. Does the device provide a valid answer?

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