Lesson 12 : Professionalization of Teaching

Question 1

Two degree programs for Teacher Education

Answer 1

1. Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED)
2. Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSED)

Question 2

Students can aspire to be:

Answer 2

1. Generalist teachers
2. Specialist teachers
3. Special education teachers
4. Pre-school teacher

Question 3

The professionalization of teaching in the Philippines is founded on three (3) laws namely:

Answer 3

PD No. 1006, RA 7836 and RA No. 9293.

Question 4

Is otherwise known as “Providing for the Professionalization of teachers,
regulating their practice in the Philippines and for other purposes.”

Answer 4

PD No. 1006

Question 5

The promulgation of PD No. 1006
is on ____________, formally organized the National Board for Teachers (NBT).

Answer 5

September 22, 1976

Question 6

This was the first board to exercise regulatory management over the teaching profession under the direct supervision of the Civil Service Commission (CSC).

Answer 6

National Board for Teachers (NBT).

Question 7

Guarantees that “teacher education shall be given primary concerns and attention by the government shall be of the highest quality, and strongly oriented to Philippine conditions and to the needs and aspirations of the Filipino people even as it seeks enrichment from adaptable ideas and practices of other people.

Answer 7

Section 2 of PD 1006

Question 8

Created the National Board for Teachers (NBT) with the following members: the
Secretary of Education, Chairman of the Civil Service Commission as co-chairman, commissioner from PRC, and the two members representing the private sector (appointed by the President).

Answer 8

PD 1006

Question 9

Powers of the National Board of Teachers as Stipulated in PD 1006 is under what section of the decree?

Answer 9

SECTION 4

Question 10

PD No. 1006 grants that “in order that a candidate may be deemed to have successfully passed the examinations, he must have obtained a general average of at least ____ in all subjects with no rating below 70% in any subject.

Answer 10

75%

Question 11

As specified in PD No. 1006, “the examiners shall report the rating obtained by each
candidate to the Board within _________after the last day of examination, unless extended by the latter.”

Answer 11

150 DAYS

Question 12

The title ______ is “An Act to strengthen the regulation and supervision of the practice
of teaching in the Philippines and prescribing a Board Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers and for other purposes.

Answer 12

RA No. 7836

Question 13

It is otherwise known as Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994.

Answer 13

Republic Act No. 7836

Question 14

This transferred to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) the regulation and licensing of teachers on ______ instead of the National Board for Teachers under the direct supervision off the Civil Service Commission.

Answer 14

December 16, 1994

Question 15

Objectives of the RA No. 7836 are:

Answer 15

(a) promotion, development and
professionalization of teachers and the teaching profession and
(b) the supervision and regulation of the teacher’s licensure examination.

Question 16

_________ of the Act that the “Board for Professional Teachers, a collegial body under the general supervision and administrative control of the Professional Regulations Commission which is composed of five members who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines from among the recommendees chosen by the Commission.

Answer 16

SECTION 5

Question 17

The recommendees shall be chosen from
the list of nominees selected by the accredited associations of teachers, who duly possess all the qualifications prescribed in ________

Answer 17

Section 8 of RA 7836

Question 18

Section __ of RA No.7836 describes the duties and functions of the Board

Answer 18

6

Question 19

Prescribe and/or adopt a code of ethical and professional standards for the practice of the teaching profession. Such ethical standards, rules and regulations to take effect _____ after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation

Answer 19

sixty (60) days

Question 20

Discharge such powers, duties and functions as the Board may deem necessary for the
practice of the teaching profession and the upgrading, enhancement, development and growth of education in the Philippines.” Under what section?

Answer 20

(Section 6)

Question 21

The term of office of the Board is ____. Vacancies shall be served for the unexpired term only. Any person who has served for two consecutive terms shall not be eligible for reappointment. Appointment to fill an unexpired term shall be considered an appointment. (Section 7 of RA 7836)

Answer 21

3 years

Question 22

Qualifications of Board Members under section ______

Answer 22

Section 8 of RA 7836

Question 23

________stipulates that a “valid certificate of registration and a valid professional license
from the commission are required before any person is allowed to practice as a professional teacher in the Philippines, except as otherwise allowed under this Act.”

Answer 23

RA No. 7836

Question 24

specifies that “the examination for the elementary and secondary teachers shall
be separate. The examination for teachers I the elementary shall consist of two (2) parts, namely: professional education and general education. The examination for teachers in the secondary level shall consist of three (3) parts, namely: professional education, general education and field of
specialization.”

Answer 24

RA No. 7836

Question 25

Section ____ of RA No. 7836 provides that “Every registrant shall be required to take his professional oath before practicing as a professional teacher.”

Answer 25

17

Question 26

Section _____ of the Act provides inhibition against the practice of teaching profession. It stipulates that “Except as otherwise allowed under this Act, no person shall practice or offer to practice the teaching profession in the Philippines or be appointed as a teacher to any position calling for a teaching position without having previously obtained a valid certificate of registration and a valid professional license from the Commission.”

Answer 26

27

Question 27

RA No. 7836 spells out that the validity of the license is _____.

Answer 27

three (3) years.

Question 28

Section _____ of RA No. 7836 declares that “the teaching profession shall be integrated into one national organization which shall be recognized by the Board and the Commission as the one and only integrated and accredited association of professional teachers. Upon registration with the Board, every professional teacher shall be encouraged to become a member of the integrated national organization.”

Answer 28

22

Question 29

The integrated national organization of teachers is the ________.

Answer 29

National Organization of Professional (NOPT).

Question 30

The decision of the Board to revoke or suspend a certificate may be appealed to the regional trial court of the place where the Board holds office within _______ from receipt of the said decision or the denial of the motion for reconsideration filed in due time.

Answer 30

15 days

Question 31

No teacher of foreign nationality shall be admitted to take the BLEPT or be given a certificate of registration unless the country or state they are a subject permits Filipino professional teachers to practice within its territorial limits on the same basis as subjects or citizens of said country or state, provided that laws of such state or country grant the same privilege to Filipino professional teachers on the same basis as the subject or citizens of such foreign country or state. Under what section of RA No. 7836?

Answer 31

SECTION 24

Question 32

Is titled as “An Act Amending certain sections of Republic Act No. 7836 otherwise known as Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994.

Answer 32

Republic Act No. 9293

Question 33

“The changes in Section 15, € (3) of RA 7836 provide that a graduate of a school college or university recognized by the government and possesses the minimum educational qualifications is qualified to take the exam as long as s/he is a holder of a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education (BECED) or its equivalent for pre-schoolteachers, a bachelor’s degree in elementary education (BSEED) or its equivalent for elementary teacher’s; a bachelor’s degree in education or its equivalent with a major and minor, or a bachelor degree in arts and sciences with at least eighteen (18) units in professional education for secondary teachers; and a bachelor’s degree in the field of specialization or its equivalent, with at least eighteen (18) units in professional education for teachers of vocational and two-year technical courses.” What section?

Answer 33

SECTION 1

Question 34

“Teachers who were holders of certificates of eligibility issued by Civil Service Commission and the DECS and those registered professional teachers with the National Board for Teachers under PD 1006 are exempted from taking the exam.” Under what section?

Answer 34

SECTION 2

Question 35

“Professional teachers who have not practiced their profession for the past five (5) years shall take at least twelve (12) units of education courses, consisting of at least six (6) units of pedagogy and six (6) units of context courses or the equivalent training and a number of hours to be chosen from a list of courses to be provided by the Board and the Department of Education, they can be allowed to practice their profession in the country.” Under what section?

Answer 35

SECTION 2

Question 36

“Those who have failed the licensure examination for professional teachers, with a rating of not lower than five percentage points from the passing general average rating, shall be eligible as para-teachers upon issuance by the Board of a two-year special permit, renewable for a non-extendible period of _______. (Section 2)

Answer 36

two (2) years.

Question 37

The _________ shall be assigned to areas where there is shortage or absence of a professional teacher, as identified and provided by the Department of Education and the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) education department to the Board for professional teachers and to the Commission. The special permit shall indicate the area of assignment of the para-teachers.” (Section 2)

Answer 37

para-teachers

Question 38

“A _______ may also be issued by the Board to a person who has excelled and gained international recognition and dis a widely acknowledged expert in his or her respective field of specialization.” (Section 2)

Answer 38

special permit