Education Final Analysis

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is selecting from options or alternatives with the intent of facilitating student learning. Substantial content and pedagogical knowledge are essential for effective _______. In addition, the Unit emphasizes assessment-based ________, i.e., ______ should reflect a continuous and ongoing assessment process to gather data about students through a variety of means. ______may be proactive, interactive (responding to situational events), or retroactive, where reflection becomes a key component of effective ________.

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Decision Making

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involves accepting ownership and responsibility for decisions and professional growth and development in order to become a life-long learner—a model for learning. In addition, responsible educators strive to help overcome biases and produce positive behaviors in a diverse society. Responsible educators engage in ethical practices to resolve conflicts or dilemmas, to make decisions, and to interact with others.

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Responsibility Taking

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involves higher-order thinking skills and is a systematic, thoughtful approach to gathering information in order to make an educated decision or support a change. Numerous examples exist, but the Unit subscribes to a general problem-solving model—define the problem, develop a plan, implement the plan, and evaluate the plan. These steps may range from simple to complex, depending on the problem and context. Inherent to this general model and reflecting the Unit's commitment to assessment and data-driven decision making is the systematic process to find, use, apply, and evaluate information for specific tasks.

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Problem Solving

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which are interrelated and complementary processes, involve higher-order thinking skills and include both the creation or generation of ideas, processes, experiences or objects and their evaluation. Bloom's Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain remains the seminal tool in developing objectives, designing curricula, preparing instructional activities, and assessing student learning. However, additional taxonomies and scholarly works, such as Dimensions of Thinking and A Taxonomy of Learning, Teaching and Assessing, inform and enhance the model.

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Creative and Critical Thinking

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_________is such an important factor in our immediate society that we must make concerted efforts to ensure that educators understand and respect differences and provide positive, effective learning experiences for diverse groups.

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Diversity

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The Conceptual Framework, ________________, reflects a centrality of affirmed principles, beliefs, and practices that guide the professional education Unit's work with candidates, schools, and communities.

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Models For Learning

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You will complete 180 hours of field experience prior to student teaching in education courses. Which of the following IS NOT a category of field experience?

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Practicing ?

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One of the requirements to be accepted for teacher candidacy is a minimum GPA. Please select the minimum GPA from the items below.

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2.5

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The NSU Conceptual Framework, Models for Learning, is based on the notion that all children can

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Learn

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The NSU Conceptual Framework, Models for Learning, has a prominent picture of an item related to school. The item is a

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Schoolhouse

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Of the schools that you can go to in order to complete your field experience hours, one is a high school. The name of the school is

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Natchitoches Central

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The importance of beginning an observation when a class starts is true for ____ of the schools on your EDUC 2020 list.

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All

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The founding year of the university was....

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1884

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What was the original name of the university?

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Louisiana State Normal School

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Which of the following is appropriate to depict professionalism for an observation? Choose one: a. Pierced eyebrow b. Tattoo on hand c. Kool-Aid "pink" hair d. business suit

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Business Suit

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All field experience hours and other documents and items that you upload to PASS-Port are called

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Artifacts

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If you need help/assistance with PASS-Port, indicate the best person for assistance from the choices below.

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Dr. Sanson

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You do not have to take the Praxis I and can use your ACT score as a substitute if your score is equal to or above which of the following numbers...

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22

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All of the following is tested and considered a component of Praxis I except:

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Science

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What sparked the founding of the Normal School?

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Teaching and Learning

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Which of the following schools IS NOT appropriate for EDUC 2020 field experience observations?

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St. Mary's Catholic School

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True/False: A form that you must include for each observation contains information such as the number of boys and girls, grade level, school name, and other pertinent information. This information is called the classroom count.

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A form that you must include for each observation contains information such as the number of boys and girls, grade level, school name, and other pertinent information. This information is called the classroom data sheet. The correct answer is 'False'.

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True/False: In 1884, the parish and city of Natchitoches acquired the property of a former plantation, and that same year the state legislature chartered the Louisiana State Normal School. It offered two-year degrees for the training of teachers.

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True

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Teaching is the largest profession in the United States with Pre-K, elementary school, middle school, and secondary school teachers (not including special education teachers) totaling about ________ teachers in 2008.

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3.5 million

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Today's classrooms have teachers who are ________ and students who are ________.

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predominantly white and female; culturally diverse

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Compared to 1971, teachers are/have ________.

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Better educated

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Elementary school teachers usually teach one class, of about 25, from ________.

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Kindergarden through sixth grade

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The majority of middle school teachers ________.

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specialize in a specific subject and teach it several times a day

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Most high school teachers ________.

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teach four or five courses within a single content area

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Teachers in ________ often have smaller class sizes and more control over determining the curriculum and standards for performance and discipline; often they are affiliated with religious institutions.

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Private Schools

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________ schools are independent public schools, often founded by teachers that are given permission to operate by a school district or by state or national governments; they are accountable for meeting predetermined outcomes.

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Charter

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________ schools are designed to meet the needs of students at risk of failure and dropping out.

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Alternative

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________ schools offer a curriculum that focuses on a specific area such as the performing arts, mathematics, science, international studies, or technology; they often draw students from a larger attendance area than regular schools and promote voluntary desegregation.

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Magnet

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________ teachers train students to work in fields such as healthcare, business, auto repair, communications, and technology.

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Vocational Education

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________ teachers work with children and youth who have a variety of disabilities including learning disabilities, autism, and brain injuries.

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Special Education

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________ is the most prestigious credential a teacher can earn.

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National Board Certification

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A significant difference between the NEA and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is that ________.

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membership in the AFT is not open to administrators

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Schools are places where the young learn to participate intelligently and constructively in American society emphasizing education for ________.

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Socialization

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Students enter the school as raw material, move through the curriculum in a systematic way, and exit the school as a finished product. This is a metaphor describing schools as ________.

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Factories

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The effective school is a caring community of adults who attend to the academic, emotional, and social needs of the children and youth entrusted to its care. This is a metaphor describing schools as ________.

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Families

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Schools that are often the focal point for community life and reflect values and beliefs that tend to be fairly conservative are typically ________.

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Rural Schools

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Mr. Fineday teaches in an elementary school where students do most of their work independently, with a number of teachers providing individual guidance as needed. His teaching area is also large and has movable walls and furniture that can be rearranged easily. Mr. Fineday teaches in a(n) ________.

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Open-Space School

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Tyrone graduated from a high school known for the quality of its academic programs and for the number of students who go on to college. This is an example of ________.

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School Tradition

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All of the following are characteristics of students at risk for dropping out of school except ________.

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performance at or above grade level

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According to education data, the ethnic group that consistently has the lowest high school completion rate is ________.

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Hispanic

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Teachers can rely on identifying at-risk factors as good indicators of ________ in their students.

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Potential Academic Problems

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Stress within the family can have a significant negative effect on students and their ability to focus on learning while at school. All of the following are associated with stress except ________.

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Vocational Choices

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A federally funded program established in 1965 to improve the basic skills of low-ability students from low-income families is called ________.

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Title I

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________ is the way of life common to a group of people consisting of their values, attitudes, and beliefs.

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Culture

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A(n) ________ is made up of individuals within a larger culture who share a self-defined racial or cultural identity and a set of beliefs, attitudes, and values.

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Ethnic Group

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________ is not a purpose of bilingual education.

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Eliminating the use of the home language

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________ students have limited ability to understand, read, or speak English, and they have a first language other than English.

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Limited English Proficient

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A report states that over ________ languages are spoken by LEP students with approximately 75 percent claiming ________ as their first language.

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400, Spanish

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According to the textbook, students at Indiana University can choose to student teach in all of the following settings except ________.

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in an inner-city school

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________ is a set of beliefs based on the importance of seeing the world from different cultural frames of reference and on recognizing and valuing the rich array of cultures within our nation and global community.

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Multiculturalism

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Ms. Bird has developed "cultural immersion" experiences within several cultures to develop an increased understanding and appreciation for others. This is an example of ________.

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Multiculturalism

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________ refers to a shared feeling of common identity, based on a "common ancestry, culture, history, tradition, and a sense of peoplehood."

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Ethnicity

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Minorities are ________ among students who have not mastered minimum competencies in the "basics."

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disproportionately represented

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According to research, ________ contributes most strongly to students' achievement in school.

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Socioeconomic Status

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The term that describes uneven education progress between White and Hispanic, Black, and American Indian/Alaska Native is called the ________.

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Achievement Gap

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According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the relationship among minority group membership, social class, and academic achievement shows ________.

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as socioeconomic status increases, academic achievement increases

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Ethnic and racial minorities have traditionally ________ power in the public life of the United States.

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Lacked

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________ is the process of attributing behavioral characteristics to all members of a group.

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Stereotyping

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The federal poverty level is approximately ________ a year for a family of four.

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$22,000

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The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision in 1954 declared that ________.

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segregated schools were inherently unequal

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By 2050, the Latino population in the United States is expected to be approximately ________ percent, or more than 100 million.

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25

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The dropout rate among all migrant workers is 90 percent, and ________ percent leave school before finishing the ninth grade.

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50

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According to the text, most Native Americans consider a person with ________ tribal heritage to be a Native American.

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25%

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Native-American children raised in traditional settings generally do all of the following except ________.

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approach new tasks by asking questions

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Jose is encouraged to be able to function effectively in two or more linguistic and cultural groups. The term used to describe this is ________.

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biculturalism

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________ is committed to the goal of providing all students, regardless of socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, or ethnic, racial, or cultural backgrounds, with equal opportunities to learn in school.

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Multicultural education

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________ is not a dimension of multicultural education.

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Immersion programs

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________ conveys to students certain expectations about the way boys and girls are "supposed" to act.

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Sex role socialization

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Title IX has had the greatest impact in ________.

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athletics

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The way teachers and students are grouped for instruction and time is scheduled in the classroom is known as ________.

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classroom organization

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The key to successful classroom management is ________.

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preventing problems before they occur

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According to the text, the most useful definition of curriculum is ________.

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the experiences, both planned and unplanned, that affect the education and growth of the child

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The four curricula that all students experience are ________.

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null, extracurricular/cocurricular programs, explicit, and hidden

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The curriculum that refers to what a school intends to teach students is called the ________.

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explicit curriculum

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In the United States, the public believes that school curricula should emphasize ________.

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reading, writing, and arithmetic

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The curriculum that places primary emphasis on the logical order of the discipline students are to study is called the ________.

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subject-centered curriculum

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The curriculum that draws from several different subject areas and focuses on a theme or concept rather than on a single subject is called the ________.

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integrated curriculum

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Academic learning time can best be described as ________.

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the time students spend working on academic tasks with 80% or more success

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Under the provisions of educational laws, teachers are most likely to face professional challenge when ________. a. enforcing the dress code on a student who is not in your class b. taking your students by school bus on a field trip c. having a student incur an injury in your classroom d. all of the above

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All of the Above

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Legal rights that concern teachers include all of the following except ________.

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philosophical beliefs

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Ms. Tamarack was fired from her teaching position because of her political position on such issues as abortion, right to die, and gays and lesbians in the military. This case illustrates ________.

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a violation of due process

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In regard to the assignment of additional duties or responsibilities, it is most accurate to say that ________.

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a teacher may be assigned certain responsibilities not outlined in the contract

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A policy that provides teachers with job security is known as ________.

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tenure

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Teachers are afforded the greatest protection under the concept of academic freedom if ________.

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the controversial content is related to legitimate educational objectives

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A civil wrong that "arises out of a breach of duty that is imposed by law" is known as ________.

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a tort

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According to tort liability law, an individual who is negligent and at fault in the exercise of his or her legal duty may ________.

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be required to pay monetary damages

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In 1976, Congress revised the Copyright Act by adding the doctrine of ________.

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fair use

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According to the Buckley Amendment, parents do not have a right to examine ________.

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gradebooks that belong to their children's teacher

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Schools are legally bound to avoid discriminating against students on the basis of all of the following except ________.

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sexual preference

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The separation of church and state is addressed in the ________.

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First Amendment

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The body that determines how taxes will be used to support schools, what will or will not be taught, and the length of the school day and year is the ________.

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state legislature

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The highest educational agency in a state is the ________.

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state board of education

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The federal government initiative known as the Lanham Act provided funding for all of the following except ________.

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postsecondary schooling for workers

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At the local level, most funding for schools comes from ________.

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property taxes

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At the state level, most funding for schools comes from ________.

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sales taxes and income taxes

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A federal program designed to provide preschool experiences to poor children is ________.

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Head Start

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An approach whereby parents are given money by the state to enroll their children in the school of their choice is called a(n) ________.

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Voucher System

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Dame schools provided ________.

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the only schooling for girls

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The primary purpose of the Latin grammar school was to ________.

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prepare students for college

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The Massachusetts Act of 1642 was significant in that it made education a responsibility of the ________.

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state

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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) designed the Philadelphia Academy, which featured all of the following characteristics except ________.

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it was the first free and open-to-all school

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Benjamin Franklin's proposals for educating youth reflected the philosophically of ________.

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essentialism

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The Philadelphia Academy, which opened in 1751, would say that its curriculum ________.

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was broader and more practical than that of earlier Latin schools

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Horace Mann is probably best known as a promoter of the ________.

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common school

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The Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 provided ________.

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federal land for states to sell or rent in order to raise money for the establishment of colleges

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A "garden where children grow" described by Friedrich Froebel illustrates ________.

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the kindergarden

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A professional organization for teachers founded in 1857 is the ________.

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National Education Association

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In progressive schools, teachers ________.

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functioned as guides rather than taskmasters

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In 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision provided ________.

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rejection of the "separate but equal" doctrine

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The education act passed in 1965 that allocated funds based on the number of poor children in school districts is called the ________.

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Elementary and Secondary Education Act

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"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance" describes ________.

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Title IX of the Education Amendments Act

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The law established to provide children with disabilities equal access to educational opportunities is ________.

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Public Law 94-142

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The education reforms that grew out of the student protests of the 1960s and 1970s led to many positive changes, but also tended to alienate all of the following groups except ________.

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Progressive educators

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The 1983 publication generally recognized as beginning the "great debate" on how to improve schools in America was ________.

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A Nation at Risk

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Having a clear educational philosophy can help teachers to ________.

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make appropriate decisions in the middle of a lesson

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Philosophy is concerned with ________.

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identifying the basic truths about being, knowledge, and conduct

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What teachers believe about students is based on ________.

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their unique life experiences

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Perennialism views truth as ________.

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Constant

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A perennialistic curriculum should stress ________.

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students' intellectual growth in the arts and sciences

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The Great Books of the Western World curriculum is most closely associated with the philosophy of ________.

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perennialism

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Organizing the Great Books of the Western World is attributed to ________.

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Adler

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Essentialism is most accurately characterized as a ________ philosophy of education.

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conservative

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An essentialistic curriculum would most likely emphasize ________.

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Basic skills

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In the progressively oriented classroom, the teacher serves as ________.

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a guide whose primary responsibility is to facilitate student learning

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Progressivism is based on the belief that education should be student-centered and adhere to all of the following assumptions except ________.

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curriculum should focus on the enduring disciplines of knowledge

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Existential philosophy is unique in that it ________.

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focuses on the experiences of the individual

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An existentialist is most likely to believe that ________.

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freedom has rules

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A social reconstructionist curriculum would likely feature all of the following except ________.

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study of the Great Books

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According to the authors of your text, successful teachers communicate in all of the following ways except ________.

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their communication is restricted to verbal information

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According to Walberg and Greenberg (1997), "students learn more when their classes are ________."

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challenging

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Most research on between-class ability grouping suggests that it contributes ________.

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to greater achievement for few or no learners

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Research on cooperative learning suggests that ________.

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it has a positive effect on the academic achievement of students of color

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Academic learning time can best be described as ________.

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the time students spend working on academic tasks with 80% or more success

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A type of instruction used when students are presented with a situation to which they "react and discover basic conflicts among their attitudes, ideas, and modes of perception" is called ________.

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group investigation

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The curriculum that refers to what a school intends to teach students is called the ________.

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explicit curriculum

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Students who participate in extracurricular/cocurricular activities tend to have ________.

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higher self-concepts

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In the United States, the public believes that school curricula should emphasize ________.

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reading, writing, and arithmetic

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The curriculum that places primary emphasis on the logical order of the discipline students are to study is called the ________.

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subject-centered curriculum

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________ is the way of life common to a group of people consisting of their values, attitudes, and beliefs.

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Culture

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A(n) ________ is made up of individuals within a larger culture who share a self-defined racial or cultural identity and a set of beliefs, attitudes, and values.

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Ethnic group

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________ is not a purpose of bilingual education.

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Eliminating the use of the home language

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________ students have limited ability to understand, read, or speak English, and they have a first language other than English.

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Limited English proficient

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A report states that over ________ languages are spoken by LEP students with approximately 75 percent claiming ________ as their first language.

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400; Spanish

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According to the textbook, students at Indiana University can choose to student teach in all of the following settings except ________.

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in an inner-city school

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________ is a set of beliefs based on the importance of seeing the world from different cultural frames of reference and on recognizing and valuing the rich array of cultures within our nation and global community.

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Multiculturalism

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________ refers to a shared feeling of common identity, based on a "common ancestry, culture, history, tradition, and a sense of peoplehood."

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Ethnicity

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________ is a subjective concept that is used to distinguish among human beings on the basis of biological traits.

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Race

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________ is the process of attributing behavioral characteristics to all members of a group.

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Stereotyping

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A(n) ________ is passed on from generation to generation because of the increasing difficulty for children of the poor to receive adequate education and job training.

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culture of poverty

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The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision in 1954 declared that ________.

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segregated schools were inherently unequal

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________ is committed to the goal of providing all students, regardless of socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, or ethnic, racial, or cultural backgrounds, with equal opportunities to learn in school.

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Multicultural education

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________ is not a dimension of multicultural education.

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Immersion programs

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________ schools are independent public schools, often founded by teachers that are given permission to operate by a school district or by state or national governments; they are accountable for meeting predetermined outcomes.

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Charter

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________ schools are designed to meet the needs of students at risk of failure and dropping out.

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Alternative

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________ schools offer a curriculum that focuses on a specific area such as the performing arts, mathematics, science, international studies, or technology; they often draw students from a larger attendance area than regular schools and promote voluntary desegregation.

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Magnet

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When schools face budget cutbacks or increased pressure to prepare students for high-stakes tests, often ________ teaching positions are eliminated.

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art and music

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________ teachers train students to work in fields such as healthcare, business, auto repair, communications, and technology.

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Vocational education

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________ teachers work with children and youth who have a variety of disabilities including learning disabilities, autism, and brain injuries.

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Special Education

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Approximately ________ percent of teachers who instruct ELL students have received training to teach them.

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30

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________ is the joint product of wisdom about teaching, learning, students, and content.

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Pedagogical content knowledge

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________ is developed by teachers in response to specific problems of practice.

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Teachers' craft knowledge

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________ is the most prestigious credential a teacher can earn.

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National Board Certification

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Schools are places where the young learn to participate intelligently and constructively in American society emphasizing education for ________.

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Socialization

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In regard to equal educational opportunity, evidence exists to demonstrate ________.

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that certain groups are denied equality

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Students enter the school as raw material, move through the curriculum in a systematic way, and exit the school as a finished product. This is a metaphor describing schools as ________.

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Factories

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The effective school is a caring community of adults who attend to the academic, emotional, and social needs of the children and youth entrusted to its care. This is a metaphor describing schools as ________.

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Families

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Schools that are often the focal point for community life and reflect values and beliefs that tend to be fairly conservative are typically ________.

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Rural Schools

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Measures of success for schools include all of the following except ________.

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fewer numbers of children enrolled in special education

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Teachers can rely on identifying at-risk factors as good indicators of ________ in their students.

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potential academic problems

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A federally funded program established in 1965 to improve the basic skills of low-ability students from low-income families is called ________.

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Title I

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A small, highly individualized school separate from the regular school is typically called a(n) ________.

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alternative school

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You will complete 180 hours of field experience prior to student teaching in education courses. Which of the following IS NOT a category of field experience? a. observation b. participation c. teaching d. practicing

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Practicing

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One of the requirements to be accepted for teacher candidacy is a minimum GPA. Please select the minimum GPA from the items below.

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2.5

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The NSU Conceptual Framework, Models for Learning, is based on the notion that all children can

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Learn

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The NSU Conceptual Framework, Models for Learning, has a prominent picture of an item related to school. The item is a

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Schoolhouse

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Of the schools that you can go to in order to complete your field experience hours, one is a high school. The name of the school is

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Natchitoches Central

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True/False: In 1884, the parish and city of Natchitoches acquired the property of a former plantation, and that same year the state legislature chartered the Louisiana State Normal School. It offered two-year degrees for the training of teachers.

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True

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What was the original name of the university?

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Louisiana State Normal School

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