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

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

2 / 50

Teaching methods that
enables children to find
solution to problem by
themeselves is

3 / 50

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

4 / 50

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

5 / 50

Science aims at developing
scientific values and

6 / 50

involves statement of
problems and researching
into solving the problems

7 / 50

Which of the following
statement is NOT correct?

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

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

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

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

8 / 50

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

9 / 50

Karl Popper supports the
view that

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

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

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

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

10 / 50

10.

Identify the incorrect
statement:

A. The question of what constitute abuse of drug will be brought to limelight through science education

B. For a country to be secured among the nations of the world, she needs to embark on scientific literacy of her citizens

C. Scientific development may have questionable value today and may become obsolete tomorrow

D. Too many students embark on the study of science in Nigeria

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11.

Which of the following
statements best describes
science?

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

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

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

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

12 / 50

12.

A preparation room should
be provided with the
following EXCEPT

A. water

B. balls

C. gas

D. electricity

13 / 50

13.

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

14 / 50

14.

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

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

B. A & B

C. none of A & B

D. that of African culture

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15.

Science is basically divided
into

A. process and product

B. biology and chemistry

C. biology, chemistry and physics

D. dhemistry and physics

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16.

refers to the process by
which science equipment
and materials are produced
from locally available
material

17 / 50

17.

Which philosopher of
science criticised
hypothetico-deductive
interpretation of the growth
of science?

A. Karl Popper

B. Prof. Vincent Ado Tenebe

C. Thomas Kuhn

D. Prof. G.A. Badmus

18 / 50

18.

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

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

B. clarify the nature of science

C. to nominate the Vice Chancellor of the University

D. to determine what the scientist does next

19 / 50

19.

All these are advantages of
improvisation EXCEPT

A. development of ability to be first in a class

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

C. development of cooperative attitude within a group

D. opportunity to express onself freely and happily

20 / 50

20.

Ausubel's theory
emphasises systematically
guided exposition the
teaching/learning process.
True/False

21 / 50

21.

Introduction of lesson in
chemistry should be

A. relevant to the topic

B. long, lasting at least 15 minutes

C. brief

D. stimulating to arouse the interest and curiosity of the pupils

22 / 50

22.

Role playing is the process
of assumng the

A. nature and/or manner of a person or object

B. behaviour and attitude of a person or object

C. singing and dancing to local and foreign music

D. responsibility and/ or authority of a person or object

23 / 50

23.

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

A. Will this method help the student to think?

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

C. Is this method appropriate to the students?

D. Is this method worth the expenses and efforts?

24 / 50

24.

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

A. the ionic

B. the symbolic

C. the ID

D. the enactive

25 / 50

25.

The
of science consists wholly
of declarative sentences

26 / 50

26.

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

27 / 50

27.

Lesson note is the final
stage of lesson preparation.
True/False

28 / 50

28.

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

29 / 50

29.

The balance room should, if
possible, be provided with

A. good lighting

B. all of the above

C. concrete or heavy wooden benches

D. air conditioner

30 / 50

30.

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

A. all of the above

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

C. What is the monetary worth of the device?

D. Does the device provide a valid answer?

31 / 50

31.

Identify the wrong point.
The value of science that
must be taught to our
students are

A. longing to know and understand

B. demand for verification

C. questioning of all things

D. the law of conservation of mass

32 / 50

32.

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

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

B. Does the device provide a valid answer?

C. all of the above

D. What is the monetary worth of the device?

33 / 50

33.

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

A. more historical than mathematical

B. irrational

C. illogical

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

34 / 50

34.

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

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

35 / 50

35.

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

36 / 50

36.

Generalisation results in
creation of scientific

37 / 50

37.

The principle of dynamism
means

A. a change that is dynamic

B. all of the above

C. nature is expected to show variation

D. a change that is not static

38 / 50

38.

Presentation of a lesson
should be

A. sequential

B. prepared with aim of avoiding the objectives

C. logical

D. divided into steps

39 / 50

39.

Application of scientific
knowledge is called

40 / 50

40.

African culture involves
language, dressing,
entertainment and

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41.

helps teachers to learn
about the various maturity
levels of the learners in
terms of their emotions and
intellect

42 / 50

42.

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

43 / 50

43.

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

44 / 50

44.

When two or more teachers
jointly teach and evaluate
learning experiences is
called

45 / 50

45.

Which of the following is
NOT correct about asking
questions?

A. repeat the question as many times as possible

B. wait for sometime and look around before calling on a student to answer

C. require student volunteers to answer as in most cases better results are obtained

D. avoid a rhetoric question that simply requires yes or no

46 / 50

46.

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

47 / 50

47.

According to Karl Popper,
hypotheses compared

A. usually tested

B. usually formulated

C. compared with one another

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

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48.

is a scheme of reasoning
that permits generalisation

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49.

Science is a group of exact
demostrable facts and
proven

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50.

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

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