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A veteran teacher considers his thirty-year career and asks himself, "Has my career had a core purpose?" What kind of philosophical question is this?
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Metaphysical
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A young child asks his teacher, "How can love be real if you don't ever see it?" Which branch of philosophy has that child's question tapped into
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Metaphysics
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A teacher education class is discussing the duties of a teacher and the principles that should guide a teacher's conduct with students. This class's discussion concerns which of the following?
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Ethics
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The Oak Valley school board is conducting a very heated board meeting in which board members and residents are debating the educational goals of the school district. One parent, an essentialist, stands up and asserts that.
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The school board will best serve the needs of the students and the community if it emphasizes the subject areas that will most help the students become functioning, productive members of the society
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Alma is meeting with her guidance counselor to select courses. She tells her counselor, "I know that course would be interesting, but will it help me get a job or help prepare me for college?" Alma is probably supportive of which of the following philosophies?
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Essentialism
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How were dame schools organized?
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A housewife would teach children in her home
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Which of the following were the predominant forms of elementary schooling in New England during the colonial period?
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Town schools, moving schools, and district schools
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One obstacle for establishing common schools was economic. Which of the following best exemplifies the economic argument against common schools?
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People should be held responsible for paying only for their own children's education
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A new school in the early part of the twentieth century builds its curriculum on its students' natural development and interests. Teachers act as guides for student discovery, rather than as presenters of information. This school is carrying out the principles of which of the following groups?
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Progressive Education Association
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What effect did the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution have upon public education?
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Legal responsibility for school governance was delegated to the states
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Overseeing the administration of teacher licensure requirements, organizing programs of study, supervising elementary and secondary education program assessment, and applying school finance laws are all tasks of
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The chief state school officer
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Which of the following people is most representative of the typical school board member?
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John Baster
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Susan Breiner has just completed interviewing two prospective faculty members, has sent in a large teaching supply order, has proofread the new school discipline policy written by a team of teachers, and has reviewed the school budget for the next academic year. Based upon those activities, what is Susan?
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School principal
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Mary Ellen DuPree, a teacher at Belleville High School, volunteers as the drama coach. The school musical selected this year, Little Shop of Horrors, has generated widespread student involvement; however, because of the tight school budget, Mary Ellen has not been able to get the necessary costumes or props for the show. Which of the following would be the most likely and able candidate to provide her with what she needs for the school play?
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Parent teacher organization
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Bill Hickey is an employee of the Middleburg school district, and John Morgan is associated with that district as well. At meetings, Bill frequently has to push to get new school programs approved or to hire particular personnel, whereas John frequently derails Bill's proposals, looking to cut costs or to recommend his own candidate for employment. Which of the following most likely describes their positions?
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Bill is the superintendent of schools, and John is the chair of the school board.
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A local business needs more trainees who are highly proficient in math and language skills. In keeping with the current trend, the business may address this problem by
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Working with the local high school to improve the school's basic skills program.
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Which is an accurate statement of the proportion of contribution to a public school district from the federal, state, and local governments?
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The state and local governments generally provide almost equal amounts to run the public schools, with the federal government's support a distant third
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Wichita Falls is a small city containing several retail malls, several corporations, and numerous neighborhoods. Assuming that Wichita Falls is a typical school district, which of the following is its primary source of funds for public education?
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Property taxes
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Countries that spend a higher percentage of their GDP (Gross Domestic Product. on education than the United States are
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Iceland and Denmark.
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In a constructivist approach to learning, learners
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actively make their own meaning from new knowledge.
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Portfolio assessment allows the teacher to determine a student's progress toward certain learning goals or standards. Still, concerns about authentic assessment remain, in particular
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the reliability and validity of the assessments from site to site and evaluator to evaluator.
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Ryan and Cooper contend that the Tools for Learning, a set of academic learning skills, ought to be a major component of school reform because these skills
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can train students' thinking so as to make them more efficient learners.
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Although much debate revolves around whether schools should teach values—and if so, which values—character educators maintain that students
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are constantly and unavoidably learning values from their teachers, so it would be beneficial to formalize this instruction in the curriculum.
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One approach to character education is service learning, in which students participate in a service activity. The goal of service learning is
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to give students the opportunity to practice the core values that they have been taught.
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State reform efforts, focusing on the call to excellence, share a number of common elements, which include
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more time in school, increased graduation requirements, and higher standards and salaries.
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One residual effect of the state reform efforts has been
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a loss of local authority and autonomy as more mandates come from the federal level and more funding for reform comes from the state.
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Many believe that the movement for statewide standards testing has resulted in all of the following except
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federal policymakers taking over control of underperforming schools.
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State reform efforts directed at increasing teacher expectations included all of the following except
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requiring teachers to hold a masters degree.
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A recent college graduate targets a particular district for his job search because he knows a number of teachers are retiring and student enrollment is increasing. What other information should he look at that could impact whether or not he is hired?
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The strength of the local school budget and the local economy
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The shortage of minority teachers is problematic because
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many minority students have no positive minority role models.
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LaMar, an African American, is majoring in English at a state college. He took an education course and really enjoyed the experience and so is thinking about a teaching career after college. What are LaMar's chances of getting a teaching job when he graduates?
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Excellent. Minority teachers are needed in every subject area and geographical location.
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Recent graduates Nancy White and David Tepper were both hired by the same school district in 1994. After ten years of teaching, Nancy's salary is considerably more than David's. Which of the following most likely explains this salary difference?
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Nancy has earned a master's degree in her field.
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One of the common errors in searching for a teaching position is
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a passive attitude and lack of follow-through.
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All of the following may be components of traditional teacher licensure except
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demonstration of competence through student test scores.
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Mark is a sophomore in college and has decided to become a biology teacher. What could he do now to enhance his marketability for a teaching position in two years?
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Take additional chemistry courses so that he can become licensed in both biology and chemistry
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Consuela is a senior in college and is interested in a career in school administration. What should she be advised to do in order to achieve her goal?
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Pursue a teaching career for a couple of years and then move into administration
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Which of the following accurately describes the characteristics of many teachers who seek alternative licensure?
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Lower academic qualifications, older, more likely to teach in the inner city
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Portfolios are being used more often to inform potential employers of a candidate's skills and preparation. Some candidates are using electronic portfolios. Which of the following is not an advantage of an electronic portfolio?
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It's permanent.
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During Patty Miller's first week of teaching, she finds it odd to walk past the cafeteria and into the faculty lunchroom. Even more peculiar is having students call her "Ms. Miller." What is Patty likely experiencing?
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Culture shock
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Because of the complexity of the principal's role, a teacher may lack the principal's support in certain instances. Which of the following describes the most likely instance in which a teacher would lack administrative support?
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The teacher does not want to complete the routine paperwork demanded by the office because it takes time away from instruction.
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Which of the following are typical ways a supervisor can help a beginning teacher? Help the new teacher change practice based on the principal's written observation; review the new teacher's lessons. Conduct a mini-lesson to demonstrate a new teaching strategy; provide suggestions for follow-up activities for a unit. Coach him or her on how to conduct parent conferences; point out ways to minimize class distractions.
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All of the above
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Many beginning teachers are concerned that they will lack subject-matter knowledge. In reality, though, most beginning teachers have the most difficulty with which of the following?
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Maintaining classroom discipline
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Heidi Pfluger, a first-year history teacher, is quite popular with students. One day after school, a student named Julien asked her to come to his party as a special guest. What is the best way for her to handle this situation?
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She must decline, yet do so in a way that will not hurt Julien's feelings.
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If someone wanted to discount the claim that teaching is a profession, which of the following statements could he or she use?
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The teacher's power is limited.
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By saying that teaching is in the process of becoming a profession, Ryan and Cooper want to emphasize
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the significant changes that teaching has experienced over the years.
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The classrooms of teachers at the generative creative level of professionalism are characterized by
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a variety of instructional practices and problem centers.
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Critics of the NBPTS argue that
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teaching has no recognized common knowledge base on which to ground assessments.
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It is the early 1900s, and a young black man dreams of becoming a success. He doesn't want just to have a skilled job, though. He dreams of an education, of becoming an intellectual leader. He sees advanced education as the way for African Americans to make real progress in a white world. This young man's beliefs are most closely associated with the ideas of
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W. E. B. Du Bois
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Critics have charged that compensatory education programs are ineffective because students served by the programs
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have not shown improved IQ and achievement scores.
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A major reason that it is difficult to implement educational reforms and achieve the desired effects is
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American education is a giant institution with standard operating procedures that set certain expectations.
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The NEA initially resisted
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collective bargaining for teachers' salary negotiations
