TESCOM Recruitment Past Questions and Answers
Oyo State TESCOM Recruitment Past Questions and Answers
General Knowledge/Current Affairs Past Questions
- The ultimate goal of curriculum planning is to
- a. Develop programmes for society
- b. Develop individual skills
- c. Establish more schools
- d. Guide educational programmes
- e. Design teachers’ programmes
- Curriculum design differs primarily in
- a. Teaching and learning involves
- b. Principles of teaching and learning
- c. Method, content, and structure
- d. Methodology and application
- e. Scope and
- Broad-field curriculum design is usually criticized because
- a. It is difficult to organize
- b. Of its cumbersome nature
- c. It does not include fieldtrips
- d. It does not take care of students
- e. Subject demarcations still
- Activity curriculum does not require
- a. A lot of instructional materials
- b. Co-curricular activities
- c. Game and sports
- d. Planned activities
- e. Infrastructure and equipment
- Tyler’s curriculum planning process has
- a. 6 steps
- b. 5 steps
- c. 4 steps
- d. 3 steps
- e. 2 steps
- The common features of most curriculum models are
- a. Learning experiences and content
- b. Objectives and learning
- c. Objectives and evaluation
- d. Organization of content and learning experience
- e. Content and evaluation
- The new UBE curriculum emphasizes
- a. Society-centered
- b. Teacher-centered learning
- c. Child-centered learning
- d. Parent-centered learning
- e. Government-centered
- Which of the following is not a method of teaching?
- a. Discussion method
- b. Project method
- c. Interactive method
- d. PowerPoint presentation
- e. Distraction method
- Agencies of curriculum planning and innovation in Nigeria include
- a. NERDC and NAFDAC
- b. NERDC and TRCN
- c. NUC and ICPC
- d. NCCE and NBTE
- e. ICPC and EFCC
- An importance of a lesson plan is that it
- a. Guides the teacher in the delivery of the lesson
- b. Evaluates the learners in the classroom
- c. Guides the school in implementing its programmes
- d. Guides the teacher in planning
- The guiding principle of Nigerian traditional education was
- a. Functionalism
- b. Naturalism
- c. Idealism
- d. Realism
- e. Existentialism
- Islamic Education was introduced to Nigeria in the
- a. 12th century
- b. 14th century
- c. 10th century
- d. 13th century
- e. 16th century
- Which of these was not a problem in the implementation of early colonial education programmes?
- a. Lack of central school laws
- b. Lack of standard qualification for teachers
- c. Emphasis on conversion to Christianity
- d. Emphasis on the future leaders
- e. Lack of common syllabus
- Which of the following was not provided for in the Nigerian Education ordinance of 1887?
- a. Board of Education
- b. Grant-in-aids to schools
- c. Parents’ right to choose religion of instruction
- d. Certification of teacher
- e. Power of Governor to establish and maintain schools
- The UPE scheme was launched in the Western and Eastern regions of Nigeria in
- a. 1955 and 1958 respectively
- b. 1955 and 1957 respectively
- c. 1954 and 1958 respectively
- d. 1952 and 1953 respectively
- e. 1950 and 1959 respectively
- Which of the following was not a major problem in the implementation of the 1976 Universal Primary Education?
- a. Language policy
- b. Political discrepancies
- c. Financial problem
- d. Girl-child education
- e. Public enlightenment
- Which of these is not one of the functions of philosophy?
- a. Analytic function
- b. Speculative function
- c. Inspirational function
- d. Prescriptive function
- e. Descriptive function
- Philosophy can be described as an activity in three modes or styles namely
- a. Speculative, metaphysics and prescriptive
- b. Speculative, prescriptive and analytic
- c. Speculative, analytic and epistemology
- d. Metaphysics, analytic and prescriptive
- e. Prescriptive, epistemology and axiology
- Areas of philosophical inquiry include
- a. Metaphysics and epistemology
- b. Metaphysics, mechanism, and epistemology
- c. Metaphysics, axiology, and materialism
- d. Epistemology, axiology, and mechanism
- e. Metaphysics, materialism and
- The school of philosophy of education associated with the concepts of freedom, choice, responsibility, and self-reliance is
- a. Idealism
- b. Realism
- c. Existentialism
- d. Naturalism
- e. Marxism
- A factor that is not directly responsible for examination malpractices in school is
- a. Lack of committed teachers
- b. Religious intolerance
- c. Inability of teachers to make lessons interesting
- d. Inability of school managers to motivate teachers
- e. Student desperation for
- In the study of society, the family value commonly emphasized is
- a. Polygamy
- b. Polyandry
- c. Serial polygamy
- d. Continuity
- e. Monogamy
- A theoretical perspective that is not emphasized in sociology of education is
- a. Conflict
- b. Interactionism
- c. Feminism
- d. UBE
- e. Marxism
- The major consequence of Western education in Nigeria is
- a. Decentralization of the system
- b. Lack of teacher preparation
- c. Destruction of indigenous cultures
- d. Centralization of the system
- e. Corruption
- Which of the following is not a factor that holds society together?
- a. Participation and interaction
- b. Cohesion
- c. Conformity
- d. Politics
- e. Co-operation
- Which of the following is not a characteristic of the secondary group in the socialization process?
- a. Impersonal behavior
- b. Intimate relationship
- c. Indirect contact
- d. Limited face-to-face contact
- e. Formal behavior
- The management of secondary schools in a State is the responsibility of the
- a. Schools Board
- b. Ministry of Education
- c. Executive Council
- d. Education committee
- e. NUT
- Which of the following is a line-staff in a school system?
- a. The teacher
- b. The bursar
- c. The administrative officer
- d. The secretary
- e. The executive officer
- Which of the following is not part of the acronym “POSDCORB”?
- a. Planning
- b. Coordinating
- c. Commanding
- d. Organizing
- e. Reporting
- Which of the following constitutes the administration of school?
- a. Men and women
- b. Staff and students
- c. Academy and non-academy staff
- d. Money and materials
- The Log book keeps records of
- a. Staff movement
- b. Financial transactions
- c. School activities
- d. Students’ activities
- e. Teachers’ promotion
- The control of unity schools in Nigeria is the responsibility of the
- a. Universal Basic Education Commission
- b. Federal Ministry of Education
- c. Parent-Teachers Association of Nigeria
- d. All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools
- e. State Ministries of Education
- Which of the following is the primary purpose of school supervision?
- a. To determine the competence of teachers
- b. Quality assurance in education
- c. To check student attendance and learning
- d. Quality measures for school management
- e. Quality control in teaching method
- The supervision of schools by an external agent is referred to as
- a. Sensitization
- b. Quality control
- c. Inspection
- d. Evaluation
- e. Monitoring
- Which of the following is not a type of school inspection?
- a. Routine inspection
- b. Follow-up inspection
- c. Recognition inspection
- d. Visitation inspection
- e. Full
Here are the answers to the questions:
- The ultimate goal of curriculum planning is to
- d. Guide educational programmes
- Curriculum design differs primarily in
- c. Method, content, and structure
- Broad-field curriculum design is usually criticized because
- e. Subject demarcations still exist
- Activity curriculum does not require
- d. Planned activities
- Tyler’s curriculum planning process has
- c. 4 steps
- The common features of most curriculum models are
- d. Organization of content and learning experience
- The new UBE curriculum emphasizes
- c. Child-centered learning
- Which of the following is not a method of teaching?
- e. Distraction method
- Agencies of curriculum planning and innovation in Nigeria include
- b. NERDC and TRCN
- An importance of a lesson plan is that it
- a. Guides the teacher in the delivery of the lesson
- The guiding principle of Nigerian traditional education was
- a. Functionalism
- Islamic Education was introduced to Nigeria in the
- c. 10th century
- Which of these was not a problem in the implementation of early colonial education programmes?
- d. Emphasis on the future leaders
- Which of the following was not provided for in the Nigerian Education ordinance of 1887?
- e. Power of Governor to establish and maintain schools
- The UPE scheme was launched in the Western and Eastern regions of Nigeria in
- a. 1955 and 1958 respectively
- Which of the following was not a major problem in the implementation of the 1976 Universal Primary Education?
- d. Girl-child education
- Which of these is not one of the functions of philosophy?
- e. Descriptive function
- Philosophy can be described as an activity in three modes or styles namely
- b. Speculative, prescriptive and analytic
- Areas of philosophical inquiry include
- a. Metaphysics and epistemology
- The school of philosophy of education associated with the concepts of freedom, choice, responsibility, and self-reliance is
- c. Existentialism
- A factor that is not directly responsible for examination malpractices in school is
- b. Religious intolerance
- In the study of society, the family value commonly emphasized is
- e. Monogamy
- A theoretical perspective that is not emphasized in sociology of education is
- d. UBE
- The major consequence of Western education in Nigeria is
- c. Destruction of indigenous cultures
- Which of the following is not a factor that holds society together?
- d. Politics
- Which of the following is not a characteristic of the secondary group in the socialization process?
- b. Intimate relationship
- The management of secondary schools in a State is the responsibility of the
- b. Ministry of Education
- Which of the following is a line-staff in a school system?
- c. The administrative officer
- Which of the following is not part of the acronym “POSDCORB”?
- c. Commanding
- Which of the following constitutes the administration of school?
- b. Staff and students
- The Log book keeps records of
- c. School activities
- The control of unity schools in Nigeria is the responsibility of the
- b. Federal Ministry of Education
- Which of the following is the primary purpose of school supervision?
- b. Quality assurance in education
- The supervision of schools by an external agent is referred to as
- c. Inspection
- Which of the following is not a type of school inspection?
- e. Full inspection
More Useful Links
- Oyo State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) Official Website:
https://oyostate.gov.ng/tescom