1. Below are listed several books dealing with education. Which one is not a contemporary
educational reform book?
2. Political implication for principals does not include which of the following?
3. Which of the following was considered a landmark event in modern American educational
history?
4. During the age of scholarly structuralism
5. Toward the end of the scholarly structuralism period
6. The Romantic Radicalism period
7. PL94-142 was a major piece of special education legislation that took place during the
8. What of the following was not one of the goal categories in the GOALS 2000 legislation?
9. Faculty members at a school were able to receive a federal grant to develop a model program
for early intervention. The most likely legislation to fund this grant is
10. No Child Left Behind Act (2001) supported changes in education. Which one of the items
below is not one of items?
11. Race To The Top assessment criteria did not include which of the following?
12. In general, most states have developed policies relative to each item below except
13. Common Core state Standares are requiring a new set of instructional competencies and
principals must:
14. Of the organizations below, which is likely to have the greatest impact on teacher
preparation?
15. Podunk College is applying for initial accreditation by CAEP, but has little or no data on
student performance. This would cause the institution difficulty because it appears to violate
16. CAEP standard five requires candidates to demonstrate all of the following except
17. Federal and/or state courts have been active in all of the situations below except
18. CAEP institution member must do all except which item?
19. Myths about American schools include:
20. Young (2008) lists ideas from a PDK summit on global perspectives relevant today and the
include all but which of the following:
21. Prominent features of NCLB include:
22. Many educators believe external pressures include all except which of the following:
23. CAEP Standard 1 holds that candidates should be able to demonstrate all but which of the
following:
24. The key to providing children most in need of quality education is:
25. True or False. According to Margaret Evens, schools are in a poor position to model diverse
communities.
26. True or False. There is frequently a great deal of lobbying with respect to education at both
the national and state levels.
27. True or False. The principal at the elementary school level is usually more involved in
common core implementation than one at the secondary level.
28. True or False. Even today teachers can more or less dictate their curriculum.
29. True or False. Block grants to states, rather than categorical awards, were initiated under
Secretary of Education William Bennett.
30. True or False. With Privatistic Conservatism there is a push to have all students perform
alike.
31. True or False. The focus on annual yearly progress, narrow standards, and NCLB’s political
grip on education reflects a shared vision about the future.
32. True or False. In general, states mandate the minimum length of a school year.
33. True or False. Common Core requires states to provide drug abuse education
34. True or False. Many educators today believe the emphasis of curriculum should be on
textbooks.
35. True or False: The role of the federal government in schools is increasing and creating
multiple challenges.
36. True or False Assessments must be capable of measuring standards that have been
traditionally difficult to measure.
37. True or False ELL programs have taken a back seat to inclusion.
38. True or False 504 is the equivalent of the Civil Rights Act for the handicapped.
39. Classroom key elements impacting 21st Century learning included five elements. Please list
three and explain why they are considered 21st Century learning elements.
40. CAEP has created three standards for teacher preparation programs. List the standards.
41. Phillips has stated that educational policy is rooted in standards, testing, and ____.
42. The requirement that ever student with a disability have an individual educational plan was
first a requirement in what law?
43. Goals 2000 had eight categories were there were to be goals establish. Identify five of the
eight areas.
44. The Courts continue to hold that the power over education is an essential _______________
of state sovereignty.
45. In general, states mandate the minimum length of time for a school year as well as minimum
time for a ________________ and time on specific _______________.
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46. In examining the role of the federal government in influencing the school curriculum, it is
useful to bring to bear a __________ __________ because patterns of influence have changed
over the past few decades.
47. Berliner and Biddle’s (1997) book _____________________ soon put this argument to rest
by noting that the top 10% of children in countries such as Germany were being compared to the
upper 50% of American children.
48. CAPE has three standards for accreditation of teacher preparation institutions. Identify Two
of those standards and their purpose.
49. Teachers and students in our schools today perceive _________, __________, and
__________ as being interconnected.
50. Interstate School Leaders LicensureConsortium (ISLLC) and the Educational Leadership
Constituent Council (ELCC) provide ___________ for principals.
51. International organizations, countries, federal and state governments, professional
organizations, local school boards, textbook publishers, accrediting organizations, parents and
community group, school administrators, teacher leaders, and classroom teachers all pose
_________ _____________ that seem to change in their strength from time to time and in their
particular impact on educators.
52. Digitally savvy students are now effectively using ___________________ technology.
53. Student on student harassment responsibility was determined under Title IX by ___________
v __________________
54. By the end of the 70s there was a dramatic shift in the purpose and nature of public schools.
Construct an essay explaining why this was so.
55. The state of Pennsylvania’s chief education officer spearheaded the development of a
competency-based system to replace just listing required courses. This took place in 1981, but
nothing was done. Explain what took place, why it went that way, and what eventually happened
in the 90s.
56. Berliner and Biddle in their 1997 book, The Manufactured Crisis, contend that the top United
States students could compete with top students everywhere. What do you suspect was the
motivation behind writing the book and making statements such as they made?
57. Some people believe that since 1970 there has been an effort to discredit public schools and
replace them with something else. Construct an essay in which you react to this statement. Be
sure to include your rationale.
58. While education is a “state rights” issue, there are two areas where there truly is federal
jurisdiction via the Office of Civil Rights. Identify the two areas and explain the rationale.
59. Differentiate between the concepts of vouchers and charter schools as used during the Bush
administration.
60. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has also been called No Test Maker Left Behind. Write an
essay in which you analyze and evaluate that statement.
61. It has been said that when examining the role of the states in curriculum there are two
problems. Identify and explain what those two problems are.
62. Highly successful principals have an ability to create and reinforce cultures of high
expectations for student learning and behavior. Research backs this up by noting that with the
development of a consistent school-wide approach to behavior, higher expectations can lead to
increased student achievement levels (Goodwin 2012). But, as middle managers, principals are
often caught in the middle of many internal and external situations that have political
implications. Construct an essay describing the political implications and why these are pressures
for principals
63. A school district elects to extend to school year to 190 days, even though the state
department of education indicates a school year is 180 days. A citizens group maintains that the
board acted illegally and must have a 180-day school year. Who would you support and why?
64. In the twenty-six years since the release of A Nation at Risk, states have made great strides in
increasing the academic rigor of education standards. Yet, America’s children still remain behind
other nations in terms of academic achievement and preparedness to succeed. Why would this be
considered correct?
65. Construct an essay in which you describe the outcomes of the 2007 Phi Delta Kappa summit.
66. Describe in an essay the critical aspects of what the Common Core Set of Standards will do.
67. Traditionally, the principal has been viewed as the educational leader and was involved
68. Construct an essay describing what pre-service teachers need to be successful.
69. The new vision of education promises multimedia convergent learning, construction and
discovery, student centeredness, exploration, learning anywhere – anytime, motivated learned,
and teacher as facilitator. Please create a written picture of what this school would look like,
sound like and feel like for students as well as parameters for learning in this school.