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Candidates are supposed to spend approximately 45 seconds on each question. Therefore, candidates are required to attempt these standard 75 ADI and ADII promotion questions and answers within the one (1) hour time.
- The modern standard based curriculum is designed
with recognition of the difficulty of modern times and
………………………………………….
A. high enrolment figures✅
B. the importance of quality education.
C. the imbalances associated with pupil-teacher ratio
D. high completion rate of teacher trainees - Which of the following is not a feature of new GES
curriculum?
A. The GES new curriculum is standard-based,
meaning that every student or learner ought to
demonstrate competency and mastery of
knowledge.
B. Students from P1 to P6 are required to study
history as a mandatory subject. This is integral as
students ought to be conversant with their identity
to be confident and patriotic.
C. RME and PE will be a standalone subject.
PE will be taught practically. D. French
education will be taught in Lower Primary✅ - Under the New GES Standard-based curriculum, a
mandatory national assessment to check and track
performance will be done at
………………………………………
A. P1, P3 and P5
B. P2, P3 and P5
C. P1, P2 and P4
D. P2, P4 andP6✅ - Steps to create lesson notes include:
I. Step 1: Know your Purpose.
II. Step 2: Write your Outline.
III. Step 3: Plan your Schedule.
IV. Step 4: Know your Students.
V. Step 5: Use different Student Communication
Designs.
VI. Step 6: Use different Learning Methods.
A. I, II, III and IV
B. I, II, III, IV and V
C. I, II, III, IV, V and VI✅
D. II, III, IV, V and VI
5…………………… refers to the number of students
enrolled in a given level of education, regardless of age,
expressed as a percentage of the official school-age
population corresponding to the same level of education.
A. Gross Enrolment Ratio✅
B. Gender Parity Ratio
C. Net Admission Ratio
D. Net Enrolment Ratio
6…….is the number of boys and girls of the age of a
particular level of education that are enrolled in that level
of education, expressed as a percentage of the total
population in that age group.
A. Gross Enrolment Ratio
B. Gender Parity Ratio
C. Net Admission Ratio
D. Net Enrolment Ratio✅
- What measures the actual number of school-aged
children who are admitted into basic or grade one?
A. Gross Enrolment Rate
B. Gender Parity Ratio
C. Net Admission Rate✅
D. Net Enrolment Ratio - At the Basic and Second cycle levels of Education,
which of the following does not fall under a facility?
A. Toilets
B. Playing field✅
C. Urinals
D. Water - The amounts of the Capitation Grant are allocated to all
public basic schools based on their
…………………………………..
A. ages
B. classes
C. enrolment✅
D. results of national assessments - The National Reading Radio Program was developed
in response to the closure of over 25,000 primary
schools nationwide due to the COVID-19 global
pandemic, the radio program will engage parents,
caregivers, and students through daily broadcasts to
support and improve reading among Ghana’s primary
school age students. Pupils now have the opportunity to
listen to the program in English and
in……………………………………………languages.
A. Six (6)
B. Eight (8)
C. Ten (10)
D. Eleven (11)✅
- Which of the following is not a
pedagogical tool of instruction?
A. Textbooks
B. Teaching Learning Materials
C. Exercise Books✅
D. Black/White Board - The five pedagogical approaches of teaching include the
following except
I. Constructivist
II. Collaborative
III. Integrative
IV. Reflective
V. Inquiry Based Learning
VI. Assessment
A. III B. IV
C. II
D. VI✅ - Which of the following is a Sub strand?
A. The Digestive System in Humans
B. Finite and Non-finite clauses
C. Population✅
D. Measurement - The cross-cutting issues of the New Standard
based curriculum include I. Equity and
Inclusivity
II. Core and Transferable Skills
III. Assessing Pupils’ Learning and Progress
IV. Professional Values
A. I and II
B. I, II, III and IV✅
C. I, II and III
D. I and III
15………..is not one of the four (4) pillars of Education.
A. Subject and Curriculum knowledge
B. Pedagogic Knowledge
C. Literacy Studies (Ghanaian languages and English)
D. Numeracy skills✅
- The main mission for ICT for Accelerated
Development (ICT4AD) Policy Framework is……….
A. to ensure that all children of school going age
acquire the needed skills in Information Technology
B. to transform Ghana into an information-rich,
knowledge-based and technology-driven high-income
economy and society.✅
C. to ensure that all schools in Ghana are connected to
a Free Wi-Fi Facility for internet supported teaching
and learning
D. to introduce Internet-Supported approaches in
teaching and learning in all basic, senior high and
TVET schools. - The Education Reform of 2007 advocates for the
integration of ICT in education to facilitate effective
learning and management through
I. the provision of computer labs
II. internet and network productivity
III. the supply of school laptops to teachers and
learners
IV. the capacity development of teachers
A. I, II and III✅
B. II, III and IV
C. I, II, III and IV
D. III and IV - The main objective of Adolescent Reproductive Health
Development (ARHD) is to ensure that the development
of policies, guidelines and curricula is based on the
growing body of evidence that documents the
characteristics of a successful comprehensive Sexual
Reproductive Health programme and the positive impact
it can have on adolescents when designed and delivered
appropriately. The programme must ensure that learners
receive important age-appropriate information and skills
prior to becoming sexually active. This has implications
for the School Curricula, i.e. sexual and reproductive
health should be integrated into subjects taught at basic
and second cycle levels of education. Which of the
following subjects will not be suitable to champion this
course?
A. Fashion and Design✅
B. Citizenship Education
C. Home Economics
D. Integrated Science - A major objective of the Ghana Reading Action
Plan (G-RAP) is to improve the school curriculum in
order to enhance knowledge, skills and competences
for all children in Ghana as a necessary step to
building the necessary human capital for the
transformation of the country. What is the target
group of this plan?
A. Lower Primary✅
B. Upper Primary
C. Pre-Primary
D. Junior High - The National Science, Technology and Innovation
Policy (NTIP) provides the framework to create the
institutions and develop the human resource base. The
Policy also makes the appropriate financial arrangements
to harness the available science, technology and
innovation capacity for sustainable socio-economic
development. The policy aims to achieve the national
objectives for the following except
A. wealth creation
B. poverty magnification✅
C. enterprise competitiveness
D. sustainable environmental management and
industrial growth.
- The National Science, Technology and Innovation
Policy objectives include:
I. facilitate the mastering of scientific and
technological capabilities by a critical mass of the
products of all institutions
II. Provide the framework for inter-institutional
efforts in developing STI and programmes in all
sectors of the economy to provide the basic needs of
the society
III. Create the conditions for the improvement of
scientific and technological infrastructure for research
and development and innovation
IV. Ensure that STI supports Ghana’s trade and
export drive for greater competitiveness
V. Promote a science and technology culture in society
A. I, II, III, IV and V✅
B. I, III, IV and V
C. II, III and IV
D. III, IV and V - According to the NTS Guidelines, teachers should be
guided by legal and ethical teacher codes of conduct in
their development as professional teachers. This is
captured as
A. Professional values✅
B. Professional practice
C. Professional knowledge
D. Professional skills - With respect to……………………………….the teacher
should employ a repertoire of learning strategies in
order to meet the learning needs of all children
through the application of relevant resources.
A. Professional values
B. Professional practice✅
C. Professional knowledge
D. Professional skills
24. The teacher should understand how children develop
and learn in diverse contexts (cultural, linguistic, socioeconomic and educational backgrounds) and apply this
in their teaching. This is………
A. Professional values
B. Professional practice
C. Professional knowledge✅
D. Professional skills - As far as Review of Curriculum is concerned,
Ministry of Education expects a………curriculum
revision cycle.
A. three-year
B. four-year
C. five-year✅
D. six-year - Some challenges associated with the old
Curriculum which paved way for the new
Curriculum are the following except
A. The absence of clearly defined philosophies,
goals and aspirations to guide the educational
system, though there were subject specific
rationale.
B. The lack of performance standards to guide
the teaching, learning, assessment and grading of
learners.
C. The focus on Teaching and Learning other than
focus on Assessments.✅
D. The lack of minimum national standards (i.e.
the key/core knowledge, attitudes and skills that are
considered for the national education entitlement of
all learners for the end of each cycle).
27………..is to turn out graduates who are good problem
solvers, have the ability to think creatively and have both
the confidence and competence to participate fully in the
Ghanaian society as responsible local and global
citizens.
A. The Aim of the National Pre-tertiary✅
Education Curriculum of Ghana
B. The Objective of the National Pre-tertiary
Education Curriculum of Ghana
C. The Goal of the National Pre-tertiary
Education Curriculum of Ghana
D. The Principle of the National Pre-tertiary
Education Curriculum of Ghana
- Which development approach promotes the
competency of learners’ cognitive and reasoning abilities
to enable them to analyse issues and situations, leading
to the resolution of problems?
A. Creativity and Innovation
B. Critical thinking and problem solving✅
C. Communication and collaboration
D. Cultural identity and global citizenship
29……………aims at developing learners who put
country and service as foremost through an
understanding of what it means to be active citizens, by
inculcating in them a strong sense of environmental,
social, and economic awareness.
A. Creativity and Innovation
B. Critical thinking and problem solving
C. Communication and collaboration
D. Cultural identity and global citizenship✅
- Which development approach promotes improving
self-awareness, self-knowledge, skills, health; building
and renewing self-esteem; identifying and developing
talents, fulfilling dreams and aspirations and
developing other people or meeting other people’s
needs?
A. Creativity and Innovation
B. Personal development and Leadership✅
C. Communication and collaboration
D. Digital literacy
31………….focuses on promoting in learners the ability
to make use of languages, symbols and texts to exchange
information about themselves and their lived experiences.
Learners actively participate in sharing their ideas and
engage in dialogue with others by listening to and
learning from others in ways that respect and value the
multiple perspectives of all persons involved.
A. Creativity and Innovation
B. Personal development and Leadership
C. Communication and collaboration✅
D. Digital literacy
32………..aims at developing learners to discover,
acquire skills in and communicate through ICT to support
their learning and make use of digital media responsibly.
A. Creativity and Innovation
B. Personal development and Leadership
C. Communication and collaboration
D. Digital literacy✅
33…………are statements that define what learners
should know and be able to do in various disciplinary areas: knowledge (facts, concepts, principles) and skills
(processes, strategies, methods).
A. Performance standards
B. Content indicators
C. Content standards✅
D. Performance indicators
- What measures performance against a set of
learning targets which help to track and monitor the
progress of learners?
A. Performance standards
B. Content indicators
C. Content standards
D. Performance indicators✅
35……………are statements and illustrations that detail
the levels of performance expected of learners, based on
what is set out in the content standards. Levels such as
Advanced, Proficient, Acceptable, Novice and Beginner.
A. Performance standards✅
B. Content indicators
C. Content standards
D. Performance indicators
- A……………………………………………. provides
information that can be used to guide the teaching and
learning process, as well as to determine placement
levels before commencing intervention. It is a test tool
designed to measure student achievement and the
mastery of predetermined curriculum standards.
A. Content Indicator
B. Benchmark Test✅
C. Content standard
D. Performance indicator - The following are some characteristics of a standardsbased classroom:
I. Classroom climate is characterised by respectful
behaviours, routines and discourse
II. Classroom practices and instructions honour the diversity
of interests, needs and strengths of all learners
III. The teacher ensures that all components of the lesson
(e.g. learning activities, assessment, homework)
contribute to the lesson objectives and to the student
mastery of the standard(s)
IV. Learning time is minimised for all learners
V. Instruction activates learners’ prior knowledge and
experience, and supplies background knowledge
A. I, II, III, IV and V
B. I, II, III and IV
C. I, II, III and V✅
D. I, III, IV and V - The principles of fair assessment are
organised around the following themes: I.
Developing and Choosing Methods for
Assessment
II. Collecting Assessment Information
III. Judging and Scoring Student Performance
IV. Summarising and Interpreting Results
V. Reporting Assessment Findings
A. I, II, III, IV and V✅
B. I, II, III and IV
C. I, II, III and V
D. I, III, IV and V
39…………..refers to the process of determining the
quality of a learner’s performance, the appropriateness of
an attitude or behaviour, or the correctness of an answer.
Results derived from this procedure may be expressed as
written or oral comments, ratings, categorisations, letters,
numbers, or as some combination of these forms.
A. Developing and Choosing Methods for Assessment
B. Judging and Scoring Student Performance✅
C. Collecting Assessment Information
D. Summarising and Interpreting Results
- The types of Assessments contained in the
New Standard based Curriculum are:
A. Diagnostic assessment, Formative✅
assessment and Summative assessment.
B. Confirmative assessment, Norm referenced
assessment and Criterion-referenced assessment
C. Norm-referenced assessment, Criterion-referenced
assessment and Impassive assessment.
D. Confirmative assessment, Formative assessment
and Summative assessment
TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS
41. Anecdotal Records consist of brief notes written down
shortly after a learner’s observation. Formal anecdotal
records are written accounts of a learner’s behaviour, the
mock examination in Grade 12 is also the final
opportunity to decide which level of the final
examination the learner should be entered for, in
borderline cases. Context of a particular event and
written in very objective language. Collected over time,
AR can be a rich source of information about children.
A. True✅
B. False
- Teachers observe learners’ actions, attention, and
responses to instructional materials or interactions with
other learners. Early childhood educators must focus on
the whole child; their physical, psycho-motor,
emotional, cognitive and social development.
A. True✅
B. False - In the New Standard Based Curriculum, a promotion
mark will be awarded at the end of each term based on the
average of the continuous assessment mark and the mark
obtained in the examination. As a transition from the
Lower Primary Phase to Basic 4, continuous assessment
may count for either 65% of the summative grade in
content subjects, or 50% in skills-based subjects.
A. True✅
B. False
44. In Basic 5 and 6, continuous assessment counts for
50% of the summative grade in all subjects.
A. True
B. False✅ - Continuous assessment at Junior High level also
consists of informal and more formal assessment. The
subject curricula specify how many more formal assessments are required for assignments and projects,
and shorter tests, to give an overall picture of the
learner’s knowledge and skills.
A. True✅
B. False - At the heart of the national curriculum is the learning
progression and improvement of learning outcomes for
Ghana’s young people with a focus on the 4Rs –
Reading, wRiting, aRithmetic and cReativity.
A. True✅
B. False - Ghana has participated in the Trends in Mathematics
and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003, 2007 and 2015.
Whilst there may be good reasons for Ghana to
participate in such international large-scale assessments
(ILSAs) during the life span of the National
Curriculum, the intention is to focus on improving the
learning outcomes of boys and girls in Ghana’s schools
and ensure that nationally, learners are making good
progress against performance standards.
A. True✅
B. False - The number of school days needed in the year that is
sufficient for the implementation of the curriculum is
about 150 – 200 days.
A. True
B. False✅ - The Total number of periods per day (Time on task)
at the Kindergarten level of Basic Education is 10
periods.
A. True
B. False✅ - The Length of School Day at the Primary level (B1 to
B6) of Basic Education is 420 minutes (7 hours).
A. True✅
B. False
- The Length of School Day at the Junior High School
level of Basic Education is 540 minutes (9 hours).
A. True
B. False✅ - Under the Reviewed curriculum, the Upper Primary
curriculum covers subjects for Basic 3 to 6, whilst the
High School curriculum is divided into Junior High School (Basic 7 to 9) and Senior High School (SHS 1 to
3).
A. True✅
B. False - Profile dimensions are central to subject learning,
teaching philosophies and rationales. The concept of
profile dimensions that should be the basis for the
teaching and learning process, which includes
assessment, is meant to enable learners develop crucial
learning competences. A ‘dimension’ is a psychological
construct that describes a particular learning construct.
More than one dimension constitutes a profile of
dimensions.
A. True✅
B. False - Knowledge and Application are dimensions that should
be the prime focus of teaching and learning in schools.
As much as possible, the teaching and learning process
that learners are exposed to should emphasize and stress
more on acquisition of higher-level profile dimensions
than knowledge acquisition.
A. True✅
B. False - The Three dimensions of learning that guide
curriculum developers are knowledge, understanding
and delivery.
A. True
B. False✅ - The primary role of the school leader therefore
involves maintaining a clear focus on learning as an
activity. This demands that the leader creates conducive
and favourable conditions for learning – an enabling
environment that: encourages dialogue about learning,
promotes the development of a shared sense of
leadership throughout the school, and enhances a shared
sense of accountability.
A. True✅
B. False - Teachers play a leadership role because they are
involved in creating, implementing, monitoring,
reviewing and refining educational practices and
systems so that student learning improves.
A. True✅
B. False - Curriculum leadership nationally requires a new
vision, a significant short-term agenda, and considerable
deep thinking and experimentation, and requires
questioning the current enterprise of curriculum writing
and creating something that is far more effective.
A. True
B. False✅ - The process of quality management has four
main components. These are:
I. quality planning
II. quality assurance
III. quality control and
IV. quality improvement.
A. True✅
B. False - Pedagogy of teaching and learning refers to the
interactions between teachers, learners, and the
learning environment and learning tasks. This broad
term includes how teachers and learners relate to each
other as well as the instructional approaches
implemented in the classroom.
A. True✅
B. False
- Boarding SHS have housemasters and mistresses
whose responsibilities are carried out during and after
school hours in addition to their normal teaching
schedule. Each house within a boarding SHS should
have one housemaster/mistress per house, which should
be supervised by one senior housemaster/mistress for the
whole SHS. The senior housemaster/house mistress is to
coordinate activities of the housemasters. The
housemaster/housemistress (incl. senior) has 18 teaching
periods in addition to his/her normal administrative
duties.
A. True
B. False✅ - 6th March is slated for the celebration of World
HIV/AIDS day.
A. True
B. False✅ - The number of subjects for special schools are equal
independent on the special needs, but rather depend on
the level:
a) Learners at the KG level must take a minimum of
five subjects✅
b) Learners at Primary and JHS must take a
minimum of six subjects
A. True✅
B. False - The inequitable distribution of teachers is caused
by various reasons, including the high level of
interference in teacher deployment.
A. True✅
B. False - In GES, teacher promotion depends on the years of
service in the current grade. The minimum years that a
teacher is required to complete in order to qualify for
promotion is five years.
A. True✅
B. False - The main difference between psychology and
educational psychology is that psychology refers to the
overall study of human condition and behaviour while
educational psychology specifically studies the
psychological issues concerned with human education
and learning.
A. True✅
B. False - Multiple means of representation allow Facilitators
to tap into learners’ interests, offer appropriate
challenges, and increase motivation.
A. True
B. False✅ - Multiple means of expression, to provide learners
alternatives for demonstration of what they know.
A. True✅
B. False - The child psychology helps not only to develop
unique techniques that apply to every child but
also gives special attention to those who have
learning deficits.
A. True✅
B. False - The National Inspectorate Board (NIB) was
established under the 1995 Education Act (Act 506).
A. True
B. False✅ - All children in the Complementary Basic Education
programme are kept in one class irrespective of their
ages but are graduated into the normal system of
education, into classes according to their ages.
A. True✅
B. False - Graduates of the Complementary Basic Education
programme are enrolled into the mainstream after
completion and admitted into Basic One class.
A. True
B. False ✅ - Heat at 47°C kills the SARS coronavirus at
around 10000 units per 15 min (quick reduction).
A. True
B. False✅ - In order to ensure proper keeping of school records,
the Head teacher of St. Anthony’s R/C Junior High
School bought a Desktop Computer and started entering
all records of the school into an MS. Excel template,
already titled in a different school’s name. To re-save the
document in his school’s name, he has to click the Save
As on the Standard toolbar.
A. True
B. False✅ - To prevent your work on MS. Word from being
jammed up on a different computer running a different
version of MS Office, it is appropriate that you save
your work in PDF format.
A. True✅
B. False
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