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1
During the Great Depression,
Building new Public school came to a halt .
Many teachers were paid with promissory notes
2
Quaker schools differed from others of the time in that...
Open to the poor, both sexes, & all races
Emphasis on classical curriculum
They were innovative
Only employed ministers as teachers
3
Primary purpose of schools in ancient Egypt was to prepare
Artisians
Priests
Soldiers
Administrators for the empire
4
Sunday schools were originally established to:
Provide female teachers opportunity to teach
Impart religious teaching
Educate the homeless
Educate children who worked in factories during the week
5
The Committee of Ten recommended..
and identified principles that guide secondary schools
and was established by the U. S. Office of Education.
uniform subject matter to college-bound & terminal students.
and identified the objectives of the high school curriculum.
6
NOT
true of education policy under the Obama administration?
Support was given to the Common Core State Standards.
Support for charter schools decreased.
7
The most
noted educator
of the Renaissance was
Quintilian
Consttantinople
Erasmus
Thomas Aquinas
8
The most noteworthy Roman educator was:
Erasmus
Thomas Aquinas
Quintilian
Alcuin
9
Which of the following was
NOT
considered a responsibility of the schools during World War II?
Producing goods and services needed for the war
Helping raise $$ to finance the war
Providing teachers for the army & navy war colleges.
10
Preamble of the NEA Code of Ethics recognizes the supreme importance of:
Moral integrity, professional competence
Justice, equity, and freedom for all.
Truth, devotion to excellence, high professional standards.
Fostering the development of the whole child.
11
Latin grammar schools
Served as prep schools for the academy.
Existed to further education of rich children.
12
What was discovered as a result of WWI intelligence tests given to many recruits?
Approximately one-quarter of the recruits were illiterate.
Most of the recruits had an IQ of 120 or above.
13
The center piece of educational legislation enacted as part of the War on Poverty was:
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.
The Vocational Education Act of 1963.
14
Professional codes of ethics...
Are imposed by a public agency
Standards for behavior of members of the profession.
Have the status of law
Monitored & enforced by professional organization
15
NOT
one of the National Education Goals that was to be achieved by the year 2000?
All children will receive a free & appropriate education.
U.S. students will be first in the world in math & science
High school graduation rate will increase to at least 90%.
16
Teacher evaluation:
Increasingly includes student performance data.
Is required by law in less than 1/2 of the states.
Is not required of tenured teachers.
Is best performed by peer teachers
17
Two
most common
mechanisms for spreading the ideology of the common school were
Educational organizations & public officials
Educational organizations & educational periodicals.
Educational periodicals and university professors.
18
Which of the following are major components of teacher education programs?
General, content & profess studies, field exp's & practice.
Specialization areas & emphasis on classroom observation.
General Ed's, foreign lang., & a learning theory requirement
Student teaching, classroom observing & general studies.
19
The Civil Rights Act of 1964:
Withheld funds to schools discriminating on basis of race.
Prohibited the use of busing to achieve racial balance.
Prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual preference.
20
Horizontal advancement on the typical teacher salary schedule is based on
Merit
Earned academic credit beyond the bachelor's degree
In-service training
Years of teaching
21
First state (in 1812) to appoint a state superintendent of education?
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
22
Reagan's New Federalism called for:
greater roles for state & local governments
increased taxes
greater role for the federal government
increased federal spending on Education
23
The teacher certification process is administered by the
County education agency
National Education Association
Local education agency.
State education agency
24
The greatest force in increasing the professional training of teachers was:
The involvement of universities in teacher training.
The spread of teachers’ institutes.
The establishment of normal schools.
25
Which is
NOT
true regarding academies for women?
Popular in the South
Offered a more limited curriculum than male academies
Greatly expanded access to education to lower income females
Important in the training of teachers
26
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
was significant because it
Required massive busing to achieve racial balance.
Marked the beginning of the civil rights revolution.
27
Which statement is
NOT
true regarding teachers’ exercise of discretion?
Teachers decisions need to be in harmony w/ those of peers.
Teachers are free agents in their classrooms.
NCLB has placed limits on teachers’ exercise of discretion.
Teachers are constrained by state requirements.
28
John Calvin
Advocated universal secondary education
Disagreed with Luther's views on education
Was one of the leaders of the Puritans
29
Dewey
maintained that the goal of education is to:
prepare the child for leadership roles.
teach the absolute
promote individual growth.
30
NOT
true of the middle colonies?
Were not as religious as the New England colonies.
Couldn't agree on a system of state-supported schools.
31
Education in Hebrew society was:
Intended to prepare Rabbis
An obligation of parents under Rabbinic law
Available to males & females at the higher level
Observed strict separation from houses of worship
32
Which statement is
NOT
true of the period known as the
"Reformation"
?
Led to the reform of the Catholic Church
Formally began in 1517 by Martin Luther
Led to a period of peace in Europe
Spread of doctrine facilitated- invention of printing press
33
By 1920, the United States had become
fastest growing population i the world
largest manufacturing nation in the world
free of political corruption
34
Which of the following is
NOT
a contributing factor in the demand for additional teachers?
Reduced pupil-teacher ratios
An increase in teacher retirements
Higher teacher salaries
Enrollment increases
35
The teachers’ institutes:
Met monthly in most districts
Provided brief course in the theory & practice of teaching.
Were certified teachers
36
In the 1970s,
Federal support for domestic programs was increased.
Attention to needs of persons with disabilities increased.
37
Which of the following benefits provided by school districts is required by law?
Retirement plan
Sick leave
Worker's compensation
Long-term disability
38
The great model of progressive higher education was:
The University of Wisconsin
Stanford Univeristy
Harvard Univeresity
Ohio State University
39
Massachusetts Law of 1642
Townships of 50 household to provide a teacher
Ordered the establishment of grammar schools
Established the principle of compulsory education
Ordered schools be private
40
Monitorial schools (more advanced students taught less advanced)...
Were state supported
Provided an inexpensive system of educating poor children.
Operated primarily as the secondary level
Were an ideal educational delivery method for the frontier.
41
Who was called the School master of the Republic?
Ben Rush
Ben Franklin
Noah Webster
Thomas Jefferson
42
Not
true of beginning teacher evaluation:
More intensive than that of experienced teachers.
Normally takes place at the end of school year
Usually done by principal.
Includes criteria based on Praxis or INTASC
43
Primary goal of NEA & AFT:
Establish certification standards
Professional development to members
Promotion of the status of teachers & working conditions
Socialization & peer monitoring
44
“Mr. Jefferson’s University”?
College of William & Mary
University of Virginia
The College of Rhode Island
Harvard
45
The project method
Was an attempt to make education as “lifelike” as possible.
Consisted of series of 12 projects.
Was developed by John Dewey.
Proposed a modified version of subject-centered curriculum.
46
Education in New France was: (ch 5)
more extensive than that in New Spain
Mostly the work of Jesuits & orders of teaching sisters
47
Criteria for classifying an occupation as a profession
EXCEPT
Exercise of discretion
Code of professional standards.
Specialized knowledge and preparation
Articulated standards for periodic evaluation.
48
Ella Flagg Young was:
first woman president of the American Federation of Teachers
superintendent of schools in New York City.
important contributor to the progressive education movement
49
Major force in increasing opportunities for blacks in South during the Reconstruction period...
Educational Foundations
The Freedmen's Bureau
The U.S. office of Education
The U.S. office of Civil Rights
50
Plato...
advocated universal education
is considered father of realism
was a pupil of Aristotle
believed education should be by private academies
51
NOT
true of Catherine Beecher?
Founded the Hartford Female Seminary.
Strong supporter of the common schools.
Proposed a nationwide system of teacher training seminaries.
A champion of women's rights.
52
Progressive education died because
It was no longer relevant to the time.
The original proponents of the system were deceased.
Of the relentless attacks of its critics.
53
Response of Native Americans to the formal, traditional education offered by the colonists
Enthusiasm
Curiosity
Anger
Distrust & rejection
54
During World War II,
College and university enrollments increased.
Many teachers left the classroom.
Public school enrollments increased.
Federal funds for education increased.
55
NOT
one of the 7 guiding principles adopted by Progressive Education Association?
Attention should be given to a child’s physical development.
Eternal truths should be transmitted to generation of youth.
The child should be given freedom to develop naturally
Interest provides the motivation for all work.
56
Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001,
Schools that fail making AYP for 2 years then state takeover
Entire school can fail AYP if subgroup of students fail AYP.
57
The inquiry method was introduced by
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Thomas Aquinas
58
I
n the southern colonies, education of the young was the responsibility of...
local government council
the church
the parents
the colonial government
59
The first wave of school reform in the 1980's led to:
A greater concern for equity and disadvantaged students
Decentralization of authority through site-based management
Decreased emphasis on the testing of students.
Increased testing & certification requirements for teachers.
60
NOT
true regarding professional standards for teachers:
Reflected in the INTASC standards for beginning teachers.
Are required by NCLB.
Promoted by the school reform movement.
Reflected in the NBPTS standards for experienced teachers.
61
Which of the following is NOT among the three most common reasons given for becoming a teacher?
The job security provided by tenure.
A desire to work with young people.
A desire to make a contribution to society.
An interest in a particular subject-matter field.
62
Alternative teacher preparation programs are aimed at
Students who fail the certification examination.
Women
Non-education college graduates
Ethnic minorities
63
Elementary Education in New England was:
Free & universal
Religious & authoritarian in nature
Replaced with apprenticeship method
Provided only in the larger towns
64
Junior colleges were established, in part, to
Better budget of state monies
Meet the needs of working students
Give university faculty less responsibility & research time
Delay student entrance to univeristies
65
Major goal of Native American education in the nineteenth century was to
Prepare Native Americans for government service
Encourage education like in public schools
Preserve native culture & language
Encourage assimilation into white culture
66
The child study movement:
Saw the child as an evolving organism
Was he predecessor of life adjustment education
Was begun by John Dewey
67
The essentialists
Judged American education to be weak and full of “frills.”
Were supportive of the social reconstructionists.
Were critical of the Eight-Year Study.
68
The Montessori approach to early childhood education
Emphasized sensory training & the use of didactic materials.
Was first introduced in this country in the 1950s.
Declined in popularity during the 1990s.
69
Major factor limiting establishment of public systems of education in the southern colonies was
Aristocratic plantation owners.
The slave system.
A small population that was widely dispersed
A very distinct class system.
70
Organized schools in Massachusetts into state system & established a state board of education?
Noah Webster
Thomas Jefferson
Henry Barnard
Horace Mann
71
Benjamin Franklin...
Founded Rutgers University
Advocated English vs. Latin as the medium of instruction
Was strongly influenced by the writings of Erasmus
" Father" of the American system of free public education.
72
Which of the following is
NOT
true of the Medieval universities
Modeled after the Arab universities.
Instruction was in Greek.
Evolved from associations of teachers and students.
Almost 100 had been established by the end of middle ages.
