education 1301 midterm - Flashcards

Q: 1 _____________ is one of the teacher\'s most time-consuming non teaching tasks.

Keeping paperwork including detailed records of students\' academic progress, attendance, and other required documentation

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1 In analyzing the job market for teachers in the western and southern regions of the country during the next decade, the outlook is _______.

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favorable

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1 A research report for the NEA indicates that the most frequently cited reason teachers choose their profession is __________.

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the desire to work with children and young adults

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1 All of the following are true of year-round schools except ________.

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they are predicated on an agrarian economy and culture

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1 All of the following are practical benefits of teaching except __________.

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frequent promotions to administrative positions.

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1 In 2002, President George W. Bush signed into legislation the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, which mandated ___________

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statewide testing in reading and math each year in grades 3-8.

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1 All of the following statements about teachers' salaries are true except that _____________.

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Teacher salaries vary little by states or regions

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1 _______ refers to differences among students in regard to gender, race, ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic status.

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Student diversity

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1 According to the National Education Association, teachers' salaries have ______________ since the 1990s to the present.

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Increased steadily

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1 In order for a person to receive a teaching certificate, thirty-five states require successful completion of _________.

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The Praxis Series

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1 According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010), the total number of PreK-12 teachers is expected to increase from 3.5 million teachers in 2008 by approximately ___________ percent in 2018.

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13

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1 A teaching certificate usually includes ___________.

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the level and content areas one may teach

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1 With the exception of parents or guardians, the adults who have the greatest influence on children are often their ____________.

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teachers

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1 _____________ is one of the teacher's most time-consuming non teaching tasks.

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Keeping paperwork including detailed records of students' academic progress, attendance, and other required documentation

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1 The _________ teacher has a bachelor's degree, full state certification, and subject matter knowledge.

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highly qualified

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1 Today's tech-savvy students spend an average of _________ hours each day using some type of media.

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11

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1 ________ refers to job security granted to teachers after satisfactory performance for a specified period of time.

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Tenure

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1 Currently, all states require an average of _________ semester credits of supervised student teaching.

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6-8

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1 Today, most states do not grant _________ teaching licenses.

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lifetime

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1 Each state has mandated __________ to assess students' mastery of academic standards.

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standardized tests.

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1 NCLB requited that by the end of the 2013-2014 academic school year public schools guarantee that ________.

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all students be prepared to pass state proficiency tests.

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1 Educational research supports the fact that those who become teachers are more influenced by their teachers as ___________.

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people

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1 Approximately ________ percent of the population of public school teachers in the United States are members of minority groups.

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17

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1 A _________ is actually a license to teach.

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teaching certificate

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1 _____________ of the nation's public school teachers "moonlight" or hold a second job to increase their earnings.

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one-fourth

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1 Recently, there has been a steady demand for those able to teach in the following subject areas except for __________.

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English and Social Studies

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1 When comparing teacher salaries state-by state, higher salaries are frequently linked to all of the following except _____________.

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the number of private schools

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1 The National Education Association (2009) reported that the average teacher's salary was approximately ______________.

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$55,000

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1 All of the following statements about students and teachers with disabilities are true except _________.

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teachers with disabilities are rarely capable of being effective in classrooms

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1 ___________ is a website that allows collaborative work by various authors; it allows anyone or designated members of a group to create, delete, or edit the content on the website.

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a wiki

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1 For a person to receive a license to teach, all states require successful completion of ______________.

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a teacher education program with a bachelor's degree.

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Ch. 6 Over the past decade, corporate contributions to education have ___________________.

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significantly increased.

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6 According to the 2007 Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll, public attitudes toward school choice programs that would allow parents to choose a private school to attend at public expense revealed _______________.

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a very slight majority in favor. pg. 205

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6 Advantages of for-profit schools that proponents advocate include each of the following except ___________.

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better public relations. pg 210

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6 During President Clinton's term of office (1992-2000), the federal government ___________.

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assumed a more active role in ensuring equal educational opportunity. pg. 197

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6 All of the following are advisory functions performed by state boards of education except __________.

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selecting state department of education personnel. Pg. 193

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6 Critics of school boards point out that school boards are best described as agencies that ___________.

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are reluctant to communicate a vision of educational excellence

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6 Supplemental programs to help meet the needs of special school populations are called _________.

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entitlements pg. 203

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6 Shared governance, administrative decentralization, teacher empowerment, professionalization, bottom-up policy-making, school based planning, and school-based management are all examples of __________.

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school restructuring. pg. 187

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6 In most states, the head of the state board of education is the _________.

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chief state school officer. pg. 194

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6 The responsibility for maintaining schools is primarily a function of the __________.

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states. pg. 190

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6 According to the text, all of the following are accurate descriptions of regional educational service agencies except __________.

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nearly all states have some form of intermediate or regional education service agency. pg. 194

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6 Which of the following statements is true about the organizational structure of schools?

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The larger the district, the more office administrators and support personnel are needed. pg. 182

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6 According to the text, all of the following are groups that have a keen concern for shaping educational policies except _________.

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textbook publishers . pg. 179

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6 All of the following statements are true about the relationship between school boards and superintendents except _________.

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the relationship between the board and superintendent is dependent upon existing leadership style. pg. 184

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6 The majority of funding for schools is provided by the _________.

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states. pg. 201

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6 The highest educational agency in a state is the ________.

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state board of education pg. 193

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

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Headstart pg. 203

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6 Ensuring that schools operate in accordance with federal and state guidelines is the responsibility of the _______.

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superintendent

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6 By 2008, the total expenditure for public elementary and secondary schools in the United States was approximately __________.

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$596 billion pg. 199

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6 Funding for schools has often been offset by all of the following except _________.

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rising student drop out rates pg. 200

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6 Within a state, the body usually charged with managing state monies appropriated for education is the ________.

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state board of education. pg. 193

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6 One characteristic of successful schools is _______.

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a close working relationship with parents.

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6 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 pg. 206

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6 State-appropriated funds to cover the costs of educating students with special needs are known as _______.

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categorical aid. pg. 205

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6 The governor has the power to do all of the following except ________.

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determine the cap on teacher salaries.

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6 All of the following statements concerning the financing of education in the 50 states are generally correct except ____________.

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the states have similar regulations for funding schools?

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An influential and extensive federal education program signed into law by President Roosevelt in 1944 is the ______.

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G.I Bill of Rights

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6 Programs in which states set the same per-pupil expenditure level for all schools and districts are called _______.

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full-funding programs.

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

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property taxes pg. 201

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

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sales tax and income taxes pg. 202

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7 Teachers may use multiple copies of copyrighted material if that use meets the tests of _________.

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brevity, spontaneity, and cumulative effect

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7 For a contract between a teacher and a school district to be valid, it must have all of the following elements except ___________.

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the school board establishes clearly its criteria of employment, emphasizing those elements different from state requirements.

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7 There is considerable evidence to suggest that corporal punishment is _________.

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ineffective in changing behavior of students. pg. 245

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7 According to a survey by the American Association of University Women, the percentage of teenagers in school affected by sexual harassment is ________.

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80%

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7 Among the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment is freedom _________.

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freedom of speech.

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7 In regard to the rights of student teachers, it is most accurate to say that they __________.

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may have legal rights depending on the state

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7 Courts have suggested that schools may have dress codes if they are ___________.

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all the above, reasonable, communicated to students in advance and clear.

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7 Prior to 1988, school officials could censor student literature before publication only if it was __________.

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necessary to maintain order in the school.

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

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Tenure

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7 When teachers view a home page on the Internet they are viewing a published copy of an original document and should remember that ___________.

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the fair use doctrine applies?

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7 Legal rights that concern teachers include all of the following except ____________,

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philosophical beliefs

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7 In regard to reporting child abuse, teachers are ____________.

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required by law to report any suspected child abuse.

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7 For a teacher's certificate to be revoked, the reason must _____________.

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clearly hinder the teacher's ability to perform satisfactorily.

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7 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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7 According to the tenure laws, a teacher may be dismissed for ___________.

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using obscene, racist language in the presence of students. pg. 223

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7 All of the following characteristics delineate a "good" ethical decision except ____________.

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decision comes directly from the administration.

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To dismiss a teacher, a district must follow a step-by-step process know as ___________.

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due process

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7 Short-term school suspension is usually defined as ___________.

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10 days or less

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7 A superintendent unknowingly violates the constitutionally guaranteed right to due process of a student whom she expels for violating the rule against using alcoholic beverages at a school function. The superintendent _________.

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could be held liable for expelling the student (power point).

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7 An important part of a teacher's response to an ethical dilemma is ________.

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identifying possible consequences of one's actions.

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7 Under the provisions of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, the penalty for giving out personally identifiable information without prior written consent is ___________.

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loss of federal funds

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7 One of the following is true about a professional code of ethics for teachers, specifically __________.

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at present, the teaching profession does not have a uniform code of ethics.

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7 All of the following are true about home schooling except ____________.

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all states require regulation of home schooling

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7 All of the following are physical indicators of physical abuse except _____________.

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lags in physical development.

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7 The separation of church and state is addressed in the ___________.

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First Amendment

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7 Addressing computer software, the Copyright Act was amended in 1980 to state that teachers ____________.

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may make one backup copy of a software program. pg 234

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7 All of the following represent good advice for student teachers except __________.

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the best time to learn emergency procedures is when an emergency occurs.

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7 For initial certification, nearly all states require _______.

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applicants to pass a test of basic skills, professional knowledge, and academic subject areas

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7 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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7 All of the following are issues motivating the "new breed" of home schoolers except __________.

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strict religious doctrine.

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2 Based on interview data, all of the following statements about the impact of parental involvement on students are true except______

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significant parental involvement results in slightly less participation in extracurricular activities

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2 One major cause of teacher isolation is_______.

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teaching children all day without adult interactions

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2 ______ is the most prestigious credential a teacher can earn.

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National Board of Certification

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2 ______ 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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2 Most high school teachers _______.

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teach four or five courses within a single content area

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2 The AFT has been critical of the NEA for ______.

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teachers

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2 Elementary school teachers usually one class, of about 25, from _________.

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kindergarten through sixth grade

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

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charter schools

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2 The fact that only lawyers may practice law, only physicians may practice medicine, and only licensed teachers may teach in public schools are examples of how_______.

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professionals institutionalize a "monopoly" of essential knowledge and services

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2 Compared to 1971, teachees are/have ______.

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better educated

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

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3.5 million

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2 An increasing number of teachers teach in ______ classrooms, with students from different grade levels.

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multiage or multigrade

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2 Teachers in ______ often have smaller class sizes and more control over determining the curriculum and standards for perfomance and discipline, often they are affiliated with relgious institutions.

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private schools

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2 According to the text, the heart of collaboration is ______.

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meaningful, authentic relationships among professionals

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2 In regard to the level of trust that the public currently extends to teachers, it is most accurate to say that it ______.

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mixed

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2 In ______ arrangements, teachers share the responsiblity for two or more classes, dividing the subject areas between them.

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team teaching

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2 Without a doubt, your relationships with ______ will be the most important and complex you will have as a teacher.

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students

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

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alternative school

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

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30

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2 Working together, sharing decision making, and solving problems is called _______.

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collaboration

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2 Because the majority of decision-making power is reserved for boards od education, teachers have little or no say over what they teach, when they teach, whom they teach, and, in extreme instances, how they teach. This is an example of________.

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lack of participation in professional governance

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2 The majority of middle school teachers ______.

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specialize in a specific subject

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2 Which of the following statements does not represent a characteristic of collaboration?

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Collaboration means that all give and receive the same amount.

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

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magnet

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

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Special Educaton

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2 The Goals 2000: Educate America Act funded ______ in each state plus the District of Columbia.

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parent resource centers

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2 The ages included in Pre-K education (also termed early childhood education) range from _______.

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birth to age 8

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2 Schools that are characterized by purposeful adult interactions about improving schoolwide teaching and learning are called ______.

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collegial schools

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3 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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3 Immediate warning signs of violence include all except_______.

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increased absenteeism

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3 Research has documented that the charcteristics of successful schools included all of the following except _______.

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school boards with representation from the student body

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3 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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3 The organizational arrangement whereby academic subjects are taught by teachers who specialize in those areas and students move from classroom to classroom for their lessons is called ______.

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departmentalization

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3 All small, highly individualized school separate from regular school is typically called a(n) _________.

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alternative school

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3 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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3 Each year nearly 750,000 teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 become pregnant. Approximately ________ percent of those pregnancies are unintentional.

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75

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3 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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3 The offspring of preganant teenagers are most at risk for all of the following except ______.

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financial stability

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3 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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3 Since 1990 the teenage pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates have _______.

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declined

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3 All of the following are true of female and male involvement in suicide except _________.

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students in grade 12 are the most likely to attempt suicide

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3 The National Institute of Mental Health reported in 1999 that the third leading cause of death among youths ages 15 to 24 is _______.

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suicide

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3 According to a survey of 4,400 students in 37 schools in one district, approximately_______ percent of internet-usimg adolescents revealed that they had experienced cyber bullying.

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20

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3 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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3 The incidence of child abuse, poor health, underachievement in school, and attendance problems is higher among children who ________.

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are homeless

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3 According to The National Gang Threat Assessement (2009), approximately ______ percent of public school students ages 12 to 18 reported that there were gangs in their schools.

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24

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3 The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect reported that the states Child Protective Service agencies investigated approximately ______ allegationa of child matreatment in 2008.

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3 million

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3 About ________ percent of all homeless children do not attend school regularly.

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50

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3 The National Gang Intelligence Center estimates that nearly 1 million gang members belong to more tham _____ gangs in the 5 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

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20,000

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3 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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3 According to the Indicators of School Crime and Safety (2009), the rate of victimization is U.S. schools has _______ since 1992.

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decreased

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3 All of the following are influences on the culture of school except _______.

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tax-based programs

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3 While there is widespread debate about what academic content the schools should teach, ________.

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the public supports the teaching of prosocial values

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3 All of the following statements concerning teen pregnancy are true except________.

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most teen mothers return to high school within two years of having their child

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3 Survey, middle and high school students reported that it was "very easy" or "fairly easy" to obtain ________.

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marijuana

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3 Between ______ is the most likely time for youth to engage in risk-taking or delinquent behaviors or to be victims of a crime.

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3 p.m. - 8 p.m.

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3 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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3 An organization established by society to maintain and improve its way of life is _______.

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an institution

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4 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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4 John B. Watson (1878-1958) and B.F. Skinner (1904-1990) are most closely associated with the ________ branch of psychology.

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behavioristic

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4 An existentialist is most likely to believe that ________

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freedom has rules

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4 All of the following areas of philosophy are of central concern to teachers except _________.

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cosmology

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4 A constructivist teacher would expect all of the following learnings from students except _________.

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learning how to ready themselves for work

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4 Philosophy is concerned with __________.

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identifying the basic truths about being, knowledge, and conduct

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4 Existentialism philosophy is unique in that it ________.

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focuses on the experiences of the individual

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4 An essentialistic curriculum would most likely emphasize ______.

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basic skills

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4 Logic is the area of philosophy that deals with ____________.

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the process of reasoning

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4 Perennialism views truth as ___________.

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constant

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4 Most schools have a statement of philosophy, which is best described in all of the following ways except _________.

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to guarantee full accreditation

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4 Self-directed learners can be referenced as ________.

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constructivist

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4 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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4 A perennialistic curriculum should stress _________.

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students' intellectual growth in the arts and sciences

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4 Essentialism is most accurately characterized as a ___________ philosophy of education.

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conservative

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4 Constructivism is based on the notion that ________.

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knowledge is constructed by learners

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4 John Dewey (1859-1952) believed that ___________.

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public school curriculum should derive from students' interests and needs (pg.128)

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4 Skinner's operant (or type R) conditioning advances all of the following ideas except __________.

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teachers should withhold reinforcers until students have reflected on their behaviors (pg. 136)

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4 Metaphysics has important implications for education because ___________.

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the school curriculum is based on what we know about reality.

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4 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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4 Constructivists believe all of the following except _________.

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Student knowledge is little influenced by previous experience

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4 According to the text, all of the following are major philosophical orientations to teaching except ___________.

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behaviorism

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4 According to the authors, critical pedagogy focuses on __________.

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how education can promote social justice

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4 Axiology highlights the fact that teachers have an interest not only in how much students learn, but also in the ________.

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quality of life that comes from knowledge

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4 In the 1950s and 1960s, humanistic psychology became the basis o educational reforms that sought to enhance students' ___________.

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achievement of their potential through self- actualization

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4 Epistemological questions focus on _________.

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knowledge

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4 Organizing the Great Books of the Western World is attributed to _________.

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Adler

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4 According to the text, your behavior as a teacher is strongly connected to your beliefs about all of the following except ___________.

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administrators

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4 The most definitive description of the Socratic method can be said to consist of _________.

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holding philosophical conversations

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4 An understanding of philosophy of education is important for all of the following reasons except _________.

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to help you enhance your professionalism in teaching

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5 Team teaching, individualized instruction, the integrated-day concept, flexible scheduling, and nongraded schools were innovations of the __________.

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1960s

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

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Public Law 94-142

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5 All of the following are true of education in colonial America except ______

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it supported the separation of church and state.

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5 The puritan view of the child included the belief that ______

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people are inherently sinful

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5 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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5 The Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 provided _____

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federal land that states could sell or rent to raise funds to establish colleges of agriculture and mechanical arts

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5 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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5 Responses to the "great debate" of the 1980's included all of the following except __________

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mandatory all-day preschool for all students

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5 The Massachusetts Act of 1642 was significant in that it made education a responsibility of the ______

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a law requiring each town to determine whether its young people could read and write

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5 One of the country's first institutions of higher education for African Americans was ________

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Hampton Normal and Agricultural Instituion

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5 All of the following are true of dame schools except ___________.

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they featured basic and advanced curricula

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5 The primary purpose of the Latin grammar school was to ___________.

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prepare students for college

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5 A professional organization for teachers founded in 1857 is the ______________.

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National Education Association

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5 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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5 All of the following characterize American education in the 1960s except ______________.

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An assertive swing towards perennialistic curricula

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5 The "horn book" was ___________.

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made of a cows horn

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5 Dame schools provided ____________.

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the only schooling for girls

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5 All of the following are true of "reading and writing schools" except ____________.

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they prepared students for the dame school

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5 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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5 The legislation passed in 1958 that provides funding for research and development in science, mathematics, modern foreign languages, and guidance is the _____________.

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The National Defense Education Act

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

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common schools

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5 Those in favor of free common schools tended to be _____________.

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nontaxpayers

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

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kindergarten

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5 Education in colonia America reflected a ____________.

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concern for religious objectives

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5 Thomas Jefferson believed that ___________.

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a country that wished to remain free had to provide an education for the people

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5 The book that was given the name "the old blue-back" and sold over 24 million copies was _______________.

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Webster's Spelling Book

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

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separate but equal treatment

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5 During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the diversity of America's school population increased dramatically. The goal of immigrant education at this time was ________________.

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maintenance of ethnic identity and cultural integrity

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5 Students usually attended dame schools no longer than ___________.

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a few weeks, rarely longer than a year

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5 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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5 During the seventieth and eighteenth centuries, the education of girls _____________.

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focused on duties of the home

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