Inclusive School-Based Inquiry: 50 Multiple-Choice Questions with Answer Key
Instructions
Choose the best answer for each of the following multiple-choice questions.
Questions
- The first step in the inquiry process is to:
- A. Collect data
- B. Identify a problem
- C. Analyze results
- D. Implement solutions
- School-based inquiry is mainly used to:
- A. Entertain learners
- B. Improve teaching and learning
- C. Punish weak learners
- D. Replace curriculum
- Inclusive inquiry focuses on the needs of:
- A. Only gifted learners
- B. Only average learners
- C. All learners
- D. Only learners with disabilities
- Which of the following is a qualitative data tool?
- A. Survey
- B. Test score
- C. Observation
- D. Percentage score
- Data triangulation means using:
- A. One data source
- B. Two data sources
- C. Three or more sources
- D. No data
- Reflection in inquiry helps teachers to:
- A. Avoid feedback
- B. Evaluate what worked
- C. Punish students
- D. Delay teaching
- A good inquiry question must be:
- A. Confusing
- B. Clear and focused
- C. Vague
- D. Irrelevant
- One benefit of inclusive inquiry is:
- A. Exclusion of SEN learners
- B. Evidence-based decision making
- C. Reducing collaboration
- D. Increasing bias
- A checklist is an example of:
- A. Qualitative tool
- B. Quantitative tool
- C. None of the above
- D. Random tool
- Analysis in inquiry involves:
- A. Gathering learners
- B. Interpreting data
- C. Ignoring results
- D. Punishing learners
- In inclusive inquiry, accommodations ensure:
- A. Learners feel excluded
- B. All learners can participate
- C. Only fast learners benefit
- D. Teachers avoid responsibility
- A barrier to inquiry is:
- A. Teacher collaboration
- B. Adequate resources
- C. Teacher bias
- D. Professional dialogue
- A rubric is used for:
- A. Behaviour management
- B. Assessing performance
- C. Punitive measures
- D. Guessing outcomes
- Inclusive inquiry promotes:
- A. Diversity awareness
- B. Uniform learning
- C. One-size-fits-all teaching
- D. Labeling
- Ethical inquiry requires:
- A. Confidentiality
- B. Data manipulation
- C. Forced participation
- D. Dishonesty
- During data collection, teachers should:
- A. Use only tests
- B. Use multiple tools
- C. Avoid observation
- D. Ignore learner voice
- Inquiry encourages teachers to:
- A. Use outdated methods
- B. Reflect and improve
- C. Avoid collaboration
- D. Teach without planning
- A survey is an example of:
- A. Observation
- B. Interview
- C. Quantitative tool
- D. Triangulation
- Inclusive inquiry supports:
- A. Only high achievers
- B. All levels of learners
- C. Only slow learners
- D. Only teachers
- The inquiry cycle ends with:
- A. Planning
- B. Communicating findings
- C. Teaching
- D. Question selection
- Collaboration in inquiry helps teachers to:
- A. Reduce shared learning
- B. Share diverse perspectives
- C. Work in isolation
- D. Repeat mistakes
- Learner work samples are a form of:
- A. Quantitative data
- B. Documentary evidence
- C. Irrelevant data
- D. Audio data
- UDL stands for:
- A. Universal Design for Learning
- B. Unique Development Learning
- C. Unified Data Learning
- D. Universal Data Logic
- A reflective journal is used to:
- A. Record thoughts and insights
- B. Punish students
- C. Store test scores
- D. Replace lessons
- An interview is most useful for collecting:
- A. Numerical data
- B. Personal perspectives
- C. Temperature readings
- D. Random facts
- Inclusive inquiry ensures fairness by:
- A. Relying on assumptions
- B. Using evidence-based practices
- C. Excluding low performers
- D. Standard punishment
- The term "stakeholder" refers to:
- A. Only teachers
- B. Any person interested in learner progress
- C. Only learners
- D. Only community leaders
- SEN stands for:
- A. Standard Education Needs
- B. Special Educational Needs
- C. Simple Education Norms
- D. School Evaluation Network
- An example of a quantitative tool is:
- A. Observation note
- B. Test score
- C. Interview response
- D. Anecdote
- Inquiry helps teachers identify:
- A. Classroom gossip
- B. Learning barriers
- C. Irrelevant issues
- D. Learner punishment types
- A hypothesis in inquiry is a:
- A. Guess without evidence
- B. Temporary explanation
- C. Final answer
- D. Punishment tool
- Bias in inquiry leads to:
- A. Accurate findings
- B. Distorted results
- C. Evidence-based teaching
- D. Professionalism
- Special educators support inquiry by:
- A. Providing expertise on SEN learners
- B. Ignoring learner needs
- C. Punishing learners
- D. Avoiding collaboration
- A portfolio shows:
- A. Learners’ progress over time
- B. Only one test score
- C. Irrelevant materials
- D. Teacher weakness
- Lesson differentiation is based on:
- A. Inquiry findings
- B. Random decisions
- C. Tradition
- D. Teacher preference alone
- In inquiry, data should be:
- A. Unreliable
- B. Accurate
- C. Fabricated
- D. Ignored
- The term "inclusive" means:
- A. Teaching only the majority
- B. Considering all learner differences
- C. Excluding slow learners
- D. Avoiding SEN learners
- Observation is important because it:
- A. Shows learner behaviour in real situations
- B. Replaces tests
- C. Is unreliable
- D. Is unnecessary
- Community involvement in inquiry provides:
- A. Additional insight and support
- B. Punishment options
- C. Irrelevant information
- D. Time wasting
- Recording data systematically reduces:
- A. Accuracy
- B. Bias
- C. Reliability
- D. Validity
- Inquiry-based teaching is:
- A. Teacher-centred
- B. Evidence-based
- C. Punitive
- D. Irrelevant
- A research diary is used for:
- A. Daily lesson scoring
- B. Recording inquiry steps
- C. Student punishment
- D. Data destruction
- Taking photographs of learner activities is:
- A. Qualitative evidence
- B. Quantitative evidence
- C. Invalid evidence
- D. Unethical always
- Data interpretation requires:
- A. Thinking critically
- B. Guessing
- C. Assumptions
- D. Bias
- Peer observation involves:
- A. Teachers observing colleagues
- B. Students observing teachers
- C. Parents observing teachers
- D. Community observing learners
- Differentiated instruction supports:
- A. One learning pace
- B. Only gifted students
- C. All learning styles
- D. Standardization
- An anecdotal record captures:
- A. A detailed numeric score
- B. Short, descriptive notes
- C. Temperature levels
- D. Attendance counts
- Inquiry promotes:
- A. Continuous improvement
- B. Teaching without planning
- C. Random strategies
- D. Ignoring challenges
- An inclusive classroom values:
- A. Diversity
- B. Uniformity
- C. Competition
- D. Exclusion
- The final goal of inquiry is to:
- A. Increase teacher power
- B. Improve learner outcomes
- C. Add more tests
- D. Replace curriculum
Answer Key
1 – B
2 – B
3 – C
4 – C
5 – C
6 – B
7 – B
8 – B
9 – B
10 – B
11 – B
12 – C
13 – B
14 – A
15 – A
16 – B
17 – B
18 – C
19 – B
20 – B
21 – B
22 – B
23 – A
24 – A
25 – B
26 – B
27 – B
28 – B
29 – B
30 – B
31 – B
32 – B
33 – A
34 – A
35 – A
36 – B
37 – B
38 – A
39 – A
40 – B
41 – B
42 – B
43 – A
44 – A
45 – A
46 – C
47 – B
48 – A
49 – A
50 – B
By Simeon Leo
