Who is most likely to be considered part of the “hidden school government”?
A.Teachers
B.Parents
C.Principals
D.Students
Molly is a recent college graduate, who is giving an interview for a job at the same
elementary school where she was a student. Which of the following questions would be
appropriate for the principal to ask Molly during the course of the job interview?
A.”Are you planning to settle down and start a family in our community?”
B.”I remember that your family belongs to the First Church on Main Street. If you
move back here to take the job, will you transfer your membership back to that
church?”
C.”What made you decide to major in early childhood education in college?”
D.”I recall that you had ADHD when you were enrolled here. Do you see your ADHD
as being a potential challenge to working with students in your class?”
Identify an accurate statement about bullying in schools.
A.Teachers accept the common myths surrounding bullying.
B.Bullies only use physical force or threats to intimidate others.
C.Most youths describe bullying as a harmless act.
D.Only a small number of children are affected by bullying.
The movement with which John Dewey was closely associated with is known as _____.
A.materialism
B.progressivism
C.idealism
D.constructivism
Which of the following is most likely to conduct educational research and
development?
A.State board of education
B.School districts
C.School superintendents
D.State department of education
In terms of deciding which approach to bilingual education is most effective, research
has indicated that _____.
A.dual language instruction is most effective
B.the transitional approach is most effective
C.the immersion approach is most effective
D.there is no single approach that is most effective
_____ is the idea that society is an ingenious ‘sorting” system, one in which the more
talented rise to the top, while those less deserving find themselves at the bottom of the
social and economic pecking order.
A.Social reconstructionism
B.Perennialism
C.Social Darwinism
D.Cartesian dualism
Which of these is an accurate feature of virtual schools?
A.They are too expensive to operate and most students cannot afford them.
B.They promote a high level of social interaction and help in developing essential
communication skills.
C.They provide learning over long distances by means of television, the internet, and
other technologies.
D.They offer short-term focused learning programs, but do not offer the entire school
curriculum.
Which of the following is true of today’s families in the U.S.?
A.Children of color are more likely to live with both parents.
B.More than 40 percent of children live only with their fathers.
C.Only two-thirds of children live in two-parent households.
D.More than one-thirds of children live with their grandparents.
How did Benjamin Franklin help in severing American educational thought from its
European roots?
A.He gave importance to religious education and the establishment of religious schools.
B.He was committed to offering free education to all Americans, whether rich or poor.
C.He was committed to a practical program of nonsectarian study, offering elective
courses.
D.He gave importance to the value of mastering Greek and Latin classics in grammar
schools.
A key aspect of teaching in a constructivist classroom is _____.
A.putting the teacher at the center of the educational stage
B.handling knowledge from the teacher to the students
C.gauging a student’s prior knowledge and understanding
D.educating the students on the fundamentals of religion
Many colonies required that masters teach reading and writing as well as _____ skills.
A.fighting.
B.swimming
C.household
D.vocational
Activists who took funds from wealthy districts and redistributed the monies to the
poorer districts were called _____.
A.Adequacy Advocates
B.Equal Opportunists
C.Robin Hood reformers
D.Captain Cook reformers
According to demographic forecasting, what proportion of the school population will be
from non-European ethnic groups by 2030?
A.About a third of the population
B.A negligible proportion
C.About half of the population
D.An overwhelming majority
When Ovando’s family first emigrated from Latin America, school was difficult for him
because of his limited English proficiency and because he was not allowed to speak
Spanish at school. His experience was most similar to that of:
A.Kinney Lau, whose difficulty in school led to a landmark court case, Lau v. Nichols.
B.Karen Killilea, whose mother penned the influential book Karen.
C.the children whose struggles resulted in Public Law 94-142.
D.gifted students who were not placed in accelerated programs.
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.
A.Analysis
B.Comprehension
C.Evaluation
D.Synthesis
Identify an accurate statement about open enrollment.
A.Students become eligible to enroll in any public school with available space.
B.Students are currently offered open enrollment, in fewer than 10 states.
C.Students are offered a form of distance learning.
D.Students receive educational vouchers to study in select schools.
To raise money for schools, colonial towns and districts assessed a(n)_____ tax.
A.property
B.road
C.excise
D.income
School boards are often criticized for:
A.ignoring administrative details while giving importance to policy issues.
B.being in the backseat when it comes to educational change and reform.
C.giving more representation to local communities while ignoring other groups.
D.taking more financial help from state funds and less from national funds.
Which of the following is an accurate statement with reference to the term in loco
parentis?
A.School authorities have similar restrictions as do police in search-and-seizure
activities.
B.A school official can search a student’s locker if there is reasonable suspicion that it
contains something illegal and dangerous.
C.In the larger interest of all students, school authorities can legally conduct a random
strip search of students.
D.School authorities have a legal right to randomly conduct spot-checking of lockers
for drugs, weapons, or other illicit materials
In diverse classrooms, teachers can use generalizations about students from different
cultural groups but should avoid stereotypes. Which of the following is a stereotype?
A.African American students tend to communicate orally.
B.Asian American students are math geniuses.
C.Female students often personalize knowledge.
D.Native American students often prefer cooperative learning.
In the context of the education system in the U.S., which of the following is one of the
most important discoveries made by Jeannie Oakes?
A.She found that in the tracking system, race, far more than ability, determines which
students are placed in which tracks.
B.She found that children go to their first-grade teacher not only for this practical
information but also for hugs, praise, and general warmth and affection.
C.She found that grades go down as alcohol consumption and drug use go up.
D.She found that extracurricular activities expand cultural, artistic, and athletic
opportunities.
In whose philosophy do the human soul has three parts: intellect, spirit, and appetite?
A.Socrates
B.Plato
C.Aristotle
D.Herodotus
The Old Deluder Satan Law of 1647 required that:
A.all citizens of Massachusetts must present themselves periodically to recite the
Scripture.
B.every town of fifty households must appoint and pay a teacher of reading and writing.
C.every household must appoint an individual to read the Scripture on behalf of the
family.
D.all citizens of Massachusetts must be assessed to determine their reading and writing
skills.
In the context of Mary Budd Rowe’s research on wait time, teachers should:
A.learn to increase their wait time from one second to three to five seconds.
B.learn to increase their wait time from five seconds to ten to fifteen seconds.
C.pause for one second after a student has completed an answer.
D.reduce the wait time to improve the effectiveness of instruction.
The principle of nondiscriminatory education is based on:
A.historical perspectives on special education.
B.”procedural due process” that denies a citizen a right to property interest.
C.”due process” rights of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S.
Constitution.
D.education for All Handicapped Children Act.
According to Gardner, if one wants to develop students who are willing to face hard
truths and value honest behavior, the stress should be on the:
A.ethical mind.
B.disciplined mind.
C.respectful mind.
D.synthesizing mind.
For-profit schools are a good idea because they will:
A.support weak teachers and guarantee job security to every employee.
B.strengthen the tenure system.
C.provide greater academic freedom to teachers.
D.offer focused programs and investor oversight will lead to academic success.
The current reform efforts in education can be traced back to:
A.No Child Left Behind.
B.Goals 2000.
C.A Nation at Risk.
D.The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America’s Schools.
Which of these statements best describes the attitude of Americans toward inequities in
school funding?
A.They believe that the problems of poor people can be solved through additional
school funding.
B.They believe that communities are collectively responsible for the education of
students.
C.They are unaware that different financial resources should be utilized to educate
neighborhood children.
D.They believe that an individual’s circumstances are merely obstacles to be overcome.
Value added refers to:
A.assessing and rewarding the value a teacher adds to a student’s education.
B.giving due credit to a teacher’s experience and degrees.
C.providing cash incentives for students to perform better in exams.
D.adding value to a student’s test scores by recognizing their efforts in front of their
peers.
According to _____, the way to determine if an idea has merit is simple: Test it. If the
idea works in the real world, then it has merit.
A.pragmatism
B.idealism
C.essentialism
D.perennialism
After having studied the classroom management models, which approach do you favor?
Explain the idea behind the approach, why you favor that methodology, and what it
might look like in a classroom setting. Be sure to provide specific examples in your
discussion.
How did the philosophy of pragmatism provide a basis for the development of
progressivism? What did John Dewey see as the link between democracy and
education?
Answer:
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Select two approaches to bilingual education. What are the characteristics of each of
these approaches you selected? Analyze how these approaches would work in the
classroom? Provide specific examples to support your answer.
How do you make a classroom inclusive for multiracial students?
Answer:
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As a teacher, what are some of the ethical challenges posed by social networking and
the digital world? As a teacher what would you do about it? In your opinion, what
would be a better way to handle the situation?
Answer:
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As a future educator, how do you feel your educational philosophy reflects your overall
philosophy on life? Be sure to provide specific examples to support your discussion.
Answer:
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Are you of the view that student’s mostly waste time, while teachers are busy
organizing, structuring, talking, questioning, handing out, collecting, timekeeping, and
crisis hopping? Suggest some ways of efficient time management in the classroom.
Answer:
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What is emotional intelligence? How can teachers promote emotional intelligence in
their students?
How do teachers feel about their jobs in terms of their levels of satisfaction and
preparation? How have their perceptions changed over time? What factors might
influence how they view their work? Be sure to provide specific examples to support
your discussion.
Answer:
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Discuss strategies that teachers can use to support English Language Learners (ELL) in
the classroom. Give examples for each strategy that you list.
Discuss how teachers can do a better job of communicating their high expectations to
students. What are the barriers to such communication? In your opinion, if a teacher
keeps high expectations from his or her students, would that improve a student’s
performance?
Answer:
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Describe the different levels of school governance. What is the significance of school
district superintendents? Describe the challenges faced by them? Would you like to be a
school district superintendent? If so, explain why? Be sure to provide specific examples
to support your arguments.
Answer:
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What myths surrounding bullying are often accepted by teachers? What realities of
bullying in schools run counter to those myths? In what ways are teachers well placed
to combat bullying among students?
What do you think is the best way to evaluate a teacher’s performance? In your opinion,
are student test scores the best measure of the competence of a teacher? As students
what do you value most in your teachers?
Answer:
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Discuss the controversies that surround gifted education. Why is there opposition
among policymakers to support such programs? What alternatives are left for educating
gifted students in the face of such opposition? As an educator, what can you do to
provide gifted students with a challenging education?
Answer:
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