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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1 / 50

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

2 / 50

A preparation room should
be provided with the
following EXCEPT

A. water

B. balls

C. gas

D. electricity

3 / 50

Poisonous gases should be
kept in the
cupboard

4 / 50

Science was first
introduced into nIgerian
curriculum in

5 / 50

Classroom socio-interaction
between the pupils and
between the pupils and the
teachers will influence to a
great extent teachers ……..

A. learnability

B. conduct and discipline

C. leadership

D. class morale

6 / 50

Testing of dominant theory
is to remove

7 / 50

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

8 / 50

Which is NOT true?
Children are always

A. none of the above

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

C. curious and inquisitive

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

9 / 50

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

10 / 50

10.

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. led by skillful, thought provoking questions by the teacher

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

11 / 50

11.

African culture involves
language, dressing,
entertainment and

12 / 50

12.

Which of the following
statements is correct?

A. Science seeks an ultimate understanding of the natural world

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

C. all of the above

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

13 / 50

13.

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

14 / 50

14.

The
of science consists wholly
of declarative sentences

15 / 50

15.

Societal mysteries that
plague his children against
science learning is called

16 / 50

16.

Excursion is always
embarked on to

A. enhance learning concepts by the students

B. places of clear social and scientific relevance

C. find out the untruths about what is being learnt

D. both near and far places

17 / 50

17.

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

18 / 50

18.

Karl Popper supports the
view that

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

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

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

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

19 / 50

19.

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

20 / 50

20.

Since apparatus are
generally delicate and
expensive, it is the duty of
the science teacher to see
that

A. he follows the due process by advertising in the daily papers

B. he consults good laboratory manuals and catalogues for relevant information

C. those bought are actually needed

D. he makes direct contact with suppliers so as to reduce cost

21 / 50

21.

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

22 / 50

22.

Laboratory safety is a
coefficient of common
sense and chemical effects.
True/False

23 / 50

23.

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

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

B. little time is spent on teaching aids

C. encourages independent study

D. encourages the art of note taking

24 / 50

24.

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

25 / 50

25.

Science aims at developing
scientific values and

26 / 50

26.

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

A. the ionic

B. the symbolic

C. the ID

D. the enactive

27 / 50

27.

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

A. students will not pay for any apparatus they damage

B. there should be no horse play in the laboratory

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

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

28 / 50

28.

is a scheme of reasoning
that permits generalisation

29 / 50

29.

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

A. interest motivation

B. background knowledge

C. disbelief and lack of value system

D. students' inherent capacity

30 / 50

30.

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. Does the device provide a valid answer?

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

31 / 50

31.

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

32 / 50

32.

Usually in a classroom
there are

A. studentstraders interactions

B. studentsenvironment interaction

C. studentsstudents interactions

D. studentsteachers interaction

33 / 50

33.

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

34 / 50

34.

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

35 / 50

35.

According to Kuhn,
scientific community
explains the considerable
stabilitym and
in science

36 / 50

36.

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 both a body of knowledge and the process of acquiring and refining knowledge

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

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

37 / 50

37.

Ability to examine facts and
to suspend judgment on
their observations,
conclusions and activities is
the principle of objectivity.
True/False

38 / 50

38.

Science is a group of exact
demostrable facts and
proven

39 / 50

39.

asserts that demonstration
helps to visualise
processes

40 / 50

40.

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

41 / 50

41.

Main barrier to
communication of science
to learners is

42 / 50

42.

Identify the incorrect
statement:

A. Science, technology and engineering are somehow related

B. Science contributes immensely to the development of society

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

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

43 / 50

43.

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

44 / 50

44.

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

45 / 50

45.

If a laboratory is too small,
it may

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

B. see what is happening on the demonstration table

C. make students to be restless and cause preventable accidents

D. allow students to see the chalkboard

46 / 50

46.

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

47 / 50

47.

Stating previous knowledge
involve only the knowledge
just gained in the last
lesson. True/False

48 / 50

48.

Improvisation helps
learners in the follwing
ways EXCEPT

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 helps to keep money

D. it wastes time

49 / 50

49.

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

A. background knowledge

B. disbelief and lack of value system

C. interest motivation

D. students' inherent capacity

50 / 50

50.

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

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