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Final Exam EDF Study Guide – Possible Questions but no answers\ Chapter
One 2.
Teachers in colonial times 3.
The normal school established in 1823, in 4.
The program Teach for 5.
Comparing teaching with Southwest Airlines, one finds 6.
In colonial times, teaching was regarded as ___________ 7.
Horace Mann helped establish the first ____________normal school. Chapter
Two 8.
Learning styles can best be characterized as _______________ 9.
Learning styles are affected by the ____________abilities of the
students. 10.
"Locus of control" refers to 11.
(A student who says, "I failed the test because the fire alarm went
off in the middle of the test" appears to exhibit 12.
Howard
Gardner's "Theory of Multiple Intelligences" refers to 13
By the year 2020, "minority" students will make up
approximately what percentage of the school population? 14.
Imagine that you are assigned to teach in a class with some students who
come from different cultural backgrounds, and a few students who have been
diagnosed as special needs learners. Perhaps the most effective approach to
teaching these diverse students would be 15.
Which statement best describes the history of bilingual education in the 16.
The largest population of exceptional learners are the 17.
"Least-restrictive environment" refers to 18.
Research shows that the gifted Chapter
3 20.
In order to promote more efficient use of classroom time, classroom rules
should be 21.
You have just been assigned to teach a class that has several management
problems. In order to reduce or eliminate these problems, you decide to 22.
Which
of the following describes Bloom's Taxonomy? 23.
Lower-order questions 24.
Teachers' questions are usually 25.
Higher-order questions are most effectively used during 26.
A teacher asks a student to grade her own research paper - and to justify
her grade. Identify the level of this task on Bloom's Taxonomy. 27.
The amount of time a teacher typically waits to call on a student after
asking a question is: 28.
When asking questions, teachers tend to give more wait time to students
who they expect 29.
The most frequent teacher reaction is 30.
Cooperative learning groups work best when 31.
After having attended a workshop on problem-based learning, you decide to
try it out. You realize that a key teacher role in this approach is to Chapter
4 32.
A state establishes “standards” which students must meet in order to
graduate. The state is most likely focusing on which broad educational goal? 33.
Which
of the following was the influential report that focused the nation's attention
on the need for education reform, and set in motion the first of three waves of
reform that have been buffeting American schools since the 1980s? 34.
Home schooled students 35
Tom
and Susan Ranew home schooled all of their children. They created 37.
The Ranew family considers the _________ their classroom. 38.
Susan
Ranew believes that as teachers we should 39.
The negative side of home schooling appears in some college students. Chapter
5 40.
In Life in Classrooms, Philip
Jackson characterizes school life as 41.
The
“rule of two-thirds,” uncovered by Ned Flanders, indicates that 42.
Which of the following best describes a characteristic of adolescent
culture in school? Chapter
6 43.
A major difference between the formal and the hidden curriculum is 44.
The formal curriculum of the 17th century was primarily concerned with 45.
Literacy and vocational competence became important school goals in the
19th century due to the forces of 46.
The whole language movement focuses on Chapter
7 47.
Teachers shape the curriculum by 48.
The federal government influences curriculum by 49.
Academic subjects considered sensitive from a religious context include Chapter
8 50.
In early colonial times, education was aimed at 51.
The “Old Deluder Satan Law” of 1647 required that 52.
Only 15 years after arriving in 53.
In the colonial period, which area offered the most structured, formal
education? 54.
Which one of the following features of 55.
The first real textbook used in 18th century colonial schools promoting
not only mastery of the alphabet but also religious morality was the 56.
Benjamin Franklin’s Academy upheld all of the following principles
regarding education EXCEPT 57.
Education became a state responsibility through the 58.
The common school movement represented 59.
The name most closely associated with the common school movement is 60.
Which of the following best describes the “gendered” nature of
teaching in the 61.
The name most closely associated with progressive education is 62.
The decision outlawing racial segregation in schools was Chapter
9 63.
Which ONE of the following is a teacher-centered philosophy of education? 64.
Essentialists would be likely to place the most emphasis on 65.
The idea that classic ideas are not only relevant but should be the focus
of contemporary education reflects 66.
Progressivism’s foremost educational advocate was 67.
Many progressivists believe that 68.
John Dewey founded a famous experimental school to test his ideas.
That school was 69.
Which of the following is a model of social reconstructionism? 70.
One who believes in the existentialist philosophy of education believes
schooling should 71.
Before beginning a new unit on the water cycle, a teacher asks her
students what experiences they’ve had with water in nature (rain, rivers, the
ocean, and the like). The teacher is MOST LIKELY using 72.
The use of a system of positive reinforcement to encourage desired
behavior is based on 73.
Unlike existentialists, __________ believe that free will is an illusion
and that human nature is shaped by the environment. 74.
Today’s focus on stronger standards and more testing of both students
and teachers best fits which philosophy of education? 75.
Which of the following best describes informal education? 76.
The Socratic method involves 77.
The founder of the Academy in 78.
The idea of eternal “forms” underlying all existence comes from 79.
Which of these statements would an advocate of a teacher-centered
educational philosophy be most likely to make? 80.
A teacher at your school believes children should be made to reason
deductively; another teacher favors lots of hands-on learning activities. These
teachers appear to hold different views of 81
The branch of philosophy most concerned with what schools might cover in
a course on values is Choose
the century in which each form of schooling first appeared in our nation’s
history. .17th
18th 19th
20th 82.
academies 83.
colleges and universities 84. common
schools 85..
dame schools 86.
English grammar schools 87. high schools
88.
home schooling 89.
junior high schools
90.
Latin grammar schools 100.middle
schools chapter
10 101. Which of the
following best describes the system of funding 102. Local
communities raise most of their educational revenues through 103. What
are the biggest sources of state funding for schools? 104.The contribution of the federal government has shifted in
recent years 105. A
call for accountability in schools means that people want 106. Which entity is
most likely to conduct educational research and development? 107. Local school board members tend to be 108. School
boards are often criticized for Chapter
11 109.
It is illegal for prospective employers to question an applicant’s 110. The principle protecting a teacher’s right to teach without
coercion, censorship, or other restrictive interference 111. Legal
liability has been least firmly associated with 112. The principle protecting a teacher’s right to teach without
coercion, censorship, or other restrictive interference 113. The Buckley Amendment ensures the rights of ______ to access
educational records. 114. A
child who is expelled for bringing nail clippers to school is probably feeling
the consequence of 115. A
teacher who suspects a child is the victim of child abuse 116. In 117. The superintendent
of 118.. Since 1991 we (in
119. Which entity of
the typical state school system is responsible for the following: implement
state regulations and policies, create and implement local policies and
practices for effective school administration, hire school personnel, provide
neede funds and build appropriate facilities, fix salaries and working
conditions, translate community needs into educational practice, initiate
additional curriculum, licensing, or other requirements beyond state
requirements, create current and long-range plans for the school district. 120. Most nations have
a national ministry of education, which determines what and how children are
taught in all parts of those nations, in the 121. The state board of
education is responsible for 122. Today, the
______________is the most powerful education officer in the school district,
responsible for budgets, buildings, new programs, daily operations, long-term
goals, short-term results, and recruiting, hiring, demoting, and firing
personnel, 123. Although liability
litigation usually involves physical injury to students because of what a
teacher did or failed to do, a new line of litigation, called ____________, is
concerned with “academic damage.” We have had _____
school(s) built per year. 124. A legal principle
that allows the limited use of copyrighted materials is called ___________. 125. Teachers must
observe three criteria in selecting the material to copy: 126. How many members are on the Marion County School Board? 127. The salary for a
school board member is $________ per year. 129. ____________ works
with homeless, teen parents, community awareness, school system, head start,
early head start, and CDS. 130. According to our
guest speakers it is believed that a child’s education level will be the same
as the ______ education level 131. Critical
development bonding time is from birth to ___years, if they are not reached by
age__ they are lost 132. Research proves
that ______________ makes a difference in academic success. 133.The article entitled The
dirt on dirt shows how students should be _______ for their actions and should not constantly let people in
their lives ___________. 134.
Mrs. Pantazis shared some of her centers with us in order to show us 135.In
the Video, The First Years, Maurice the kindergarten teacher helped Tyquan after
school because: 136.
The First Year video was a clear example of ………. Ch7
137.
Characterize the verbal interaction in a typical classroom. Who talks, how much,
for what reason? 138.
Should we demand uniforms in all schools? Why or why not? 139.
What makes a school effective? 140.
If students are to succeed in school they must be able to cope with
continual _______ as a standard __________ __________. Ch9 141.
The vision of the 142.
Six years ago, few students at Roy Sunada’s school went on to college. Now,
eight out of 10 seniors are determined to earn a degree. What do you think is
his secret? (Parade article about the AP director) 143.
How isThe Pay It Forward Movement is carried out every year in the classroom? 144.
What are some new technologies we can use in the classroom? 145.
Being __________with your rules and how you treat each child is one of
the most important things for you as a teacher 146.
What is a rubric form of grading? 147.
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