Educational Guidance & Counselling MCQs
The one who provides help in a counselling is called the
A) Counsellor
B) Counselee
C) Therapist
D) Consultant
The one who seeks help in a counselling is called the
A) Counsellor
B) Counselee
C) Consultant
D) Patient
The main objective of the guidance is to bring about in pupils:
A) The attainment of mastery of subject matter
B) An achievement that is within their capacity
C) The development of their major weak points
D) Increased responsibility for self-direction
The main aim of guidance and personal services is to help:
A) The beginning teacher
B) The problem child only
C) All pupils
D) Adolescents
The main objective of guidance is :
A) All round development of the student
B) Mental development of the student
C) Physical development of the student
D) Emotional development of the student
Which aspect of educational guidance involves assisting students in selecting subjects or courses based on their academic interests and career prospects?
A) Personal counseling
B) Academic advising
C) Vocational guidance
D) Peer mentoring
The advice or information provided by a person of experience to solve a problem or improve something is called:
A) Guidance
B) Counselling
C) Both (a) and (b)
D) None of the above
Educational guidance is given to:
A) Students
B) Teachers
C) Employers
D) Common Person
Frank Parsons is credited with:
A) Civil Right Movement
B) Guidance Movement
C) Women’s Liberation Movement
D) Child Rights and You (CRY) Movement
The guidance has been greatly stimulated by:
A) The development of testing
B) Social workers case study method
C) The findings of psychology
D) All of the above
Guidance conducted in the classroom is:
A) Personal Guidance
B) Counselling Service
C) Group Guidance
D) Vocational Guidance
The focus of guidance in pre-school education is upon:
A) Adjustment
B) Individual analysis
C) Group guidance
D) Exploration
According to research most pupils drop out of school because of:
A) Frequent illness
B) Low intelligence
C) The need for financial help
D) Dissatisfaction with school
Which problem is not faced by guidance administrators?
A) Evaluation of the effectiveness of the program
B) Securing participation by all staff members
C) Bridging the gap between theory and practice
D) None of the above
In counseling recent trends include:
A) The giving to the counselor more responsibility for the decision of pupil
B) The decreasing of the amount of permissiveness in the interview
C) The removal of counseling duties from part-time guidance workers
D) The professionalization of the training of school counselors
Today the publication of the major guidance organization is:
A) Vocational guidance quarterly
B) Journal of counseling psychology
C) Personnel and Guidance Journal
D) Occupations
For group guidance work, which of the following competencies would be the least needed?
A) Understanding of values in school subject
B) Understanding of vocational opportunities
C) Skill in using results of community surveys
D) Skill in the use of projective techniques
The counselor according to Rogers’s theory is:
A) A near relative
B) One of the families
C) A close friend
D) None of the above
Rogers claims about his therapy that it:
A) Is really a rigid technique
B) Can even be applied to college teaching
C) Places a premium on verbal interchange
D) Is virtually fool-proof in actual practice
The term “hypothesis” in counseling means:
A) Conclusion drawn after treatment is given
B) Plan of action worked out by the client
C) Theory which is to be tested
D) Recommendation for treatment
Which is the heart of guidance?
A) Counseling
B) Occupational study
C) Testing
D) The homeroom programs
Which is the most important element in the conduct of an interview?
A) Choice of pleasant surroundings
B) Derivation of a hypothesis
C) Establishment of good rapport
D) Preparation of a case summary
“Rapport” is basically synonymous with:
A) Positive dislike of something
B) Lack of a formal introduction
C) Good working relation
D) Insight as to the goal
In school guidance programs the service most neglected is:
A) Placement
B) Interviewing
C) Community surveys
D) Group guidance
The counselor in non-directive counseling:
A) Acts as a surrounding board
B) Takes lightly the counselee’s problem
C) Asks indirect questions
D) Gives advice or admonition
Generally, an aptitude test:
A) Reveals the amount of interest as well as aptitude
B) Test directly what a person will do in the future
C) Shows what a person can best succeed in
D) None of the above
From the following which would not do counseling on any level:
A) The dean of boys
B) The placement officers
C) The home visitor
D) None of the above
In guidance organization a line relationship should exist between:
A) Guidance committee and counselor
B) Guidance committee and teachers
C) Counselor and principal
D) Counselor and teachers
For evaluating guidance services the most frequently used technique is the:
A) Socio-metric study
B) Rating scale
C) Interview
D) Questionnaire
In evaluating services investigators have collected data from:
A) School board members
B) School administrators
C) Counselees and students
D) Teachers and employees
From the following which could not now be included in a list of devices or means of evaluating a guidance program?
A) Study of pupil use of job placement
B) Observation of changes in pupil behavior
C) Record of use of school’s guidance facilities by outside agencies
D) Percentage of failure or the level of achievement
From the following which would throw no light on the effectiveness of counseling:
A) Suitability of choices made by students
B) Evaluating of counselees by their teachers
C) Judgment of parents of counselees
D) None of the above
From the group guidance viewpoint, which of the following activities would be open to considerable criticism?
A) Conducting a careers conference for eleventh grades
B) Scheduling the same homeroom programs for all classes
C) Putting on a homeroom play in the high school assembly
D) Receiving representatives from colleges in the school
Which of the following would be considered reliable and valid in evaluating the quality of a guidance program?
A) More pupils choosing a life job
B) Improvement in school attendance
C) Decrease in number of dropouts
D) All of the above
Which guidance instrument does not belong with the group?
A) Occupational studies
B) Study habits observation
C) Autobiographies
D) Questionnaires
What is the advantage of autobiography over the questionnaire?
A) Accuracy
B) Validity
C) Reaction of the pupil to his environment
D) Objectivity
During making occupational field trips, the pupil should:
A) Discuss their visits upon returning to school
B) Be accompanied by the teacher at all times
C) Be prepared to ask questions of their guide
D) All of the above
Which has no potential for occupational information?
A) An art class taught in the tenth grade
B) The general shop in a junior high school
C) A class in biology in a senior high school
D) None of the above
In choosing a college, which of the following information would have no value:
A) Its accreditation and general standards
B) Its tuition and other expenses
C) The size of its faculty and student body
D) None of the above
Generally, in counseling with a pupil, the teacher should:
A) Refrain from giving him information
B) Establish rapport with the pupil
C) Show the wrong-doer he is very displeased with him
D) Plan to do most of the talking
In homeroom programs the topics to be discussed should:
A) Represents the felt needs of the homeroom’s students
B) Grow out of the experience of homeroom teachers
C) Be made uniform for all homerooms
D) Be handled only by student leaders
Guidance is basically a process:
A) Aiding the child’s total growth
B) Telling the child what to do
C) Doing something for the child
D) Giving advice to the child
Counseling is to guidance as:
A) Education is to learning
B) Personnel work is to education
C) Instruction is to administration
D) Instruction is to personnel
From the following which statement is false?
A) All education is guidance
B) All guidance is personnel work
C) All counseling is guidance
D) All personnel work is education
The idea of guidance is basically consistent with a philosophy which:
A) Makes extra-curricular the most important activities
B) Uses group averages as the standards for all
C) Builds upon individual differences
D) Accepts the formal discipline theory
In pre-school education the main focus of the guidance is basically upon:
A) Adjustment
B) Individual analysis
C) Group guidance
D) Exploration
Which of the following is a primary objective of educational guidance and counseling?
A) Directing students towards specific career paths
B) Offering financial aid for higher education
C) Providing academic tutoring
D) Enhancing students’ decision-making and problem-solving skills
What is the fundamental difference between educational guidance and counseling?
A) Counseling deals only with academic issues, while guidance is broader in scope
B) Guidance focuses on personal problems, while counseling concentrates on career choices
C) Counseling involves a one-time session, while guidance is an ongoing process
D) There is no significant difference between educational guidance and counseling
Which approach in educational guidance emphasizes the importance of exploring an individual’s interests, abilities, and values to make informed educational and career choices?
A) Behavioral approach
B) Psychodynamic approach
C) Trait-factor approach
D) Humanistic approach
Guidance can be called a process because:
A) It involves systematic steps
B) It adapts to individual needs
C) It aims for continuous improvement
D) All of the above
