Oyo State TESCOM Recruitment Past Questions and Answers

Oyo State TESCOM recruitment and general knowledge/current affairs:

  1. What year was the Universal Basic Education (UBE) scheme launched in Nigeria?
    • Answer: 1999
  2. Which agency is responsible for curriculum development in Nigeria?
    • Answer: Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)
  3. What does the acronym TRCN stand for?
    • Answer: Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria
  4. Who introduced Islamic education to Nigeria?
    • Answer: Arabs in the 10th century
  5. Which philosophy of education emphasizes freedom, choice, and self-reliance?
    • Answer: Existentialism
  6. What is the primary purpose of school supervision?
    • Answer: Quality assurance in education
  7. Which colonial ordinance provided for the establishment of schools in Nigeria?
    • Answer: Nigerian Education Ordinance of 1887
  8. What was the major consequence of Western education in Nigeria?
    • Answer: Destruction of indigenous cultures
  9. In Nigerian education history, what is the UPE scheme?
    • Answer: Universal Primary Education
  10. Which educational reform emphasizes child-centered learning?
    • Answer: UBE (Universal Basic Education)
  11. Who is responsible for the control of unity schools in Nigeria?
    • Answer: Federal Ministry of Education
  12. What is the full meaning of POSDCORB in educational administration?
    • Answer: Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Coordinating, Reporting, Budgeting
  13. What school management body oversees secondary schools in a state?
    • Answer: Ministry of Education
  14. Which type of school inspection focuses on assessing compliance with standards?
    • Answer: Routine inspection
  15. What does the acronym NAFDAC stand for in the context of educational agencies?
    • Answer: National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control
  16. What was a significant problem in the early colonial education programs?
    • Answer: Emphasis on conversion to Christianity
  17. What is the guiding principle of Nigerian traditional education?
    • Answer: Functionalism
  18. Which educational philosophy focuses on practical skills and experiences?
    • Answer: Pragmatism
  19. Who has the responsibility for establishing and maintaining schools according to the Nigerian Education Ordinance of 1887?
    • Answer: The Governor
  20. What was the significant problem in the implementation of the 1976 Universal Primary Education?
    • Answer: Political discrepancies
  21. What type of test study investigates the effectiveness of a particular teaching method?
    • Answer: Experimental study
  22. What was the major consequence of Western education in Nigeria?
    • Answer: Centralization of the system
  23. Which curriculum model emphasizes integrating multiple disciplines?
    • Answer: Broad-field curriculum
  24. What is the function of philosophy in education?
    • Answer: Prescriptive function
  25. Which educational philosophy is associated with naturalism?
    • Answer: Idealism

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