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Two key characteristics of any form of assessment are validity and reliability. Another way to think of reliability is in terms of replicability.
The Ghana Education Service Act, 2008 (Act 778) is the current Act governing the Ghana Education Service.
Which of the following is not a specific duty of the Ghana Education Service?
Which of the following statements about teacher performance evaluation is not correct? The process can be
The Capitation Grant was introduced in basic schools to remove fees as a barrier to access to education.
Outstanding teachers may be selected for awards by the school improvement and support officers, pupils/students, heads of institutions and colleagues.
Efficiency as a value affects school policy decisions.
The quality of teaching is determined by the total number of students in the class.
Creativity and Innovation (CI) skills enable learners to develop their cognitive and reasoning abilities to analyze issues and situations leading to a resolution of a problem.
Teacher survey is not an effective process for collecting data about instructional and organizational effectiveness.
Teachers exercise leadership in the school in their operations.
Which of the following is not an expectation of the National Teachers Standards? The standards expect the teacher to
In Ghana, financial accountability is one of the major responsibilities of the heads of school.
Distinguish between scheme of work, ‘S’ and terms and conditions of service, ‘T’ .
A school’s “informal organization” refers to the structure of extra-curricular activities.
A test that measures student’s knowledge or skill in relation to curriculum standard is
Performance tasks are hands-on activities that require students to demonstrate their ability to perform certain actions
One of the objectives of the 2008 Education Reform Programme is to enhance education sector management and budgeting procedures.
An important strategy that will help you as a teacher to introduce your topic is to anticipate student’s questions.
Visioning provides destination; planning provides the goals and strategies to get there.
Strategies such as writing detailed test questions or prompts, including clear directions, and establishing and communicating clear grading criteria will increase test reliability.
A school is considered efficient if inputs are low and outputs high.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 4, Target 1 states that “by 2030, all boys and girls complete free equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes’.
Under the new primary school curriculum reforms, standard based curriculum means
Grading student’s performance has a powerful influence on school culture and contributes to shape how students learn both in the classroom and outside of the classroom
A school can directly improve academic performance of students improving teacher’s note-taking skills.
Equity, inclusion, gender and teachers are cross-cutting issues in education.
The guiding principle of guidance and counseling is that optimum emotional and psychological wellbeing of the learner is a determining factor for effective learning.
An advantage of planning is that we tend to focus on what works today and not how to deal with the issues of tomorrow.
Normative systems, such as grading on the curve, work against collaborative learning strategies.
The Director General of the Ghana Education Service reports to the GES Council.
It is not recommended to take statements directly from tests books to make good “true or false “question items.
It is not important to know the purpose of assessment before selecting an assessment approach.
Student performance is higher in classes where the teacher devotes large amounts of time to the materials needed rather than teaching the content.
Involving teachers in the employment interviews of prospective teachers for the department is a bad idea.
School heads should refrain from conducting community surveys.
Grades as indicators of what students have learned become tainted if academic factors are counted and included in the evaluation.
Value-added assessment focuses on student learning gains in an academic year.
The overall goal of the ministry of education is to provide relevant and quality education to some Ghanaians.
Summative assessment can take the form of progress review meetings between the teacher and the students at various points in the term.
One of the major quality assurance issues confronting heads of public senior high schools is the enchroachment of school lands by local chiefs and other people.
Complexity in school scheduling relates to meeting the different needs of students.
Basic education is designed for all Ghanaian children from age four (4) to fifteen (15) within a period of eleven (11) years.
Which of the following statements about cooperative learning is correct? Cooperative learning
The District Education Oversight Committee (DEOC) is a structure to facilitate community participation in school.
Newly trained teachers are socialized in order to perpetuate the culture of the school.
The core function of Ghana Education Service is to formulate approved structure and content of education in the country.
The Ghana Education Service Council submits to the minister of education recommendations for tertiary education policies and programmes in Ghana.
Which of the following statements about multi-track, year-round calendar is correct? The calendar
Procrastination is a productive behaviour pattern that cause you to enhance your on-thejob efficiency because you focus on the tasks that aren’t priorities for the day or week.
Giving teachers the authority and responsibility to apply their own professional knowledge to make decisions in their area of responsibility is an important aspect of collegiality.
Teachers are advised that in matters of student discipline, students should…
Which of the following statements accurately describes the process of reaching consensus? Consensus ..
The Ghana tertiary education commission comprise the national accreditation board and the national council for tertiary education.
Consensus in planning increases teacher sense of ownership in school improvement efforts.
Which of the following statements about discipline and punishment is correct?
An attribute of good governance in GES is non-delegation of management control of institution.
The closing of schools, universities and colleges as a result of covid-19 outbreak disturbed teaching for students around the world but could not affect education in any way as teaching and learning was still ongoing.
Norm-referenced tests cannot be used to improve instruction.
The goal of the education sector is in accordance with the Education Act 778.
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