TESCOM Recruitment Past Questions and Answers

Oyo State TESCOM Recruitment Past Questions and Answers

General Knowledge/Current Affairs Past Questions

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Tyler’s curriculum planning process has
    • a. 6 steps
    • b. 5 steps
    • c. 4 steps
    • d. 3 steps
    • e. 2 steps
  6. 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
  7. The new UBE curriculum emphasizes
    • a. Society-centered
    • b. Teacher-centered learning
    • c. Child-centered learning
    • d. Parent-centered learning
    • e. Government-centered
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. The guiding principle of Nigerian traditional education was
    • a. Functionalism
    • b. Naturalism
    • c. Idealism
    • d. Realism
    • e. Existentialism
  12. Islamic Education was introduced to Nigeria in the
    • a. 12th century
    • b. 14th century
    • c. 10th century
    • d. 13th century
    • e. 16th century
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. In the study of society, the family value commonly emphasized is
    • a. Polygamy
    • b. Polyandry
    • c. Serial polygamy
    • d. Continuity
    • e. Monogamy
  23. A theoretical perspective that is not emphasized in sociology of education is
    • a. Conflict
    • b. Interactionism
    • c. Feminism
    • d. UBE
    • e. Marxism
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. Which of the following is not part of the acronym “POSDCORB”?
    • a. Planning
    • b. Coordinating
    • c. Commanding
    • d. Organizing
    • e. Reporting
  30. 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
  31. The Log book keeps records of
    • a. Staff movement
    • b. Financial transactions
    • c. School activities
    • d. Students’ activities
    • e. Teachers’ promotion
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. The supervision of schools by an external agent is referred to as
    • a. Sensitization
    • b. Quality control
    • c. Inspection
    • d. Evaluation
    • e. Monitoring
  35. 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:

  1. The ultimate goal of curriculum planning is to
    • d. Guide educational programmes
  2. Curriculum design differs primarily in
    • c. Method, content, and structure
  3. Broad-field curriculum design is usually criticized because
    • e. Subject demarcations still exist
  4. Activity curriculum does not require
    • d. Planned activities
  5. Tyler’s curriculum planning process has
    • c. 4 steps
  6. The common features of most curriculum models are
    • d. Organization of content and learning experience
  7. The new UBE curriculum emphasizes
    • c. Child-centered learning
  8. Which of the following is not a method of teaching?
    • e. Distraction method
  9. Agencies of curriculum planning and innovation in Nigeria include
    • b. NERDC and TRCN
  10. An importance of a lesson plan is that it
    • a. Guides the teacher in the delivery of the lesson
  11. The guiding principle of Nigerian traditional education was
    • a. Functionalism
  12. Islamic Education was introduced to Nigeria in the
    • c. 10th century
  13. Which of these was not a problem in the implementation of early colonial education programmes?
    • d. Emphasis on the future leaders
  14. Which of the following was not provided for in the Nigerian Education ordinance of 1887?
    • e. Power of Governor to establish and maintain schools
  15. The UPE scheme was launched in the Western and Eastern regions of Nigeria in
    • a. 1955 and 1958 respectively
  16. Which of the following was not a major problem in the implementation of the 1976 Universal Primary Education?
    • d. Girl-child education
  17. Which of these is not one of the functions of philosophy?
    • e. Descriptive function
  18. Philosophy can be described as an activity in three modes or styles namely
    • b. Speculative, prescriptive and analytic
  19. Areas of philosophical inquiry include
    • a. Metaphysics and epistemology
  20. The school of philosophy of education associated with the concepts of freedom, choice, responsibility, and self-reliance is
    • c. Existentialism
  21. A factor that is not directly responsible for examination malpractices in school is
    • b. Religious intolerance
  22. In the study of society, the family value commonly emphasized is
    • e. Monogamy
  23. A theoretical perspective that is not emphasized in sociology of education is
    • d. UBE
  24. The major consequence of Western education in Nigeria is
    • c. Destruction of indigenous cultures
  25. Which of the following is not a factor that holds society together?
    • d. Politics
  26. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the secondary group in the socialization process?
    • b. Intimate relationship
  27. The management of secondary schools in a State is the responsibility of the
    • b. Ministry of Education
  28. Which of the following is a line-staff in a school system?
    • c. The administrative officer
  29. Which of the following is not part of the acronym “POSDCORB”?
    • c. Commanding
  30. Which of the following constitutes the administration of school?
    • b. Staff and students
  31. The Log book keeps records of
    • c. School activities
  32. The control of unity schools in Nigeria is the responsibility of the
    • b. Federal Ministry of Education
  33. Which of the following is the primary purpose of school supervision?
    • b. Quality assurance in education
  34. The supervision of schools by an external agent is referred to as
    • c. Inspection
  35. Which of the following is not a type of school inspection?
    • e. Full inspection

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