OT - Unit 6: Education Foundations

Question 1

School districts receive sufficient funds for all federally mandated programs.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

The launch of the Soviet satellite Spunik resulted in the U.S. National Defense Education Act.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Intimidation or bullying through e-mail, social networking sites, text messaging, etc.:

Accepted Answer

cyberbullying

Question 4

Since it is not addressed in the Constitution, states have primary control of public education.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Early America, schools run by women in their homes; parents paid a fee for children to attend:

Accepted Answer

dame schools

Question 6

In many cases, property taxes fund education; often the most needy have the least funding.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Which of the statements about the American Early National Period is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

The traditions of Europe had more of an influence.

Question 8

Tests that measure students' performance compared to that of thousands of other students:

Accepted Answer

standardized tests

Question 9

Interconnection of nations around the world through finance, international companies, & trade:

Accepted Answer

global economy

Question 10

Froebel developed the idea for kindergarten based on:

Accepted Answer

the belief that children learned best through play

Question 11

The goals of No Child Left Behind included:

Accepted Answer

more school choices for parents

Question 12

The average amount of money a school pays to educate a student for one year:

Accepted Answer

spending per pupil

Question 13

Move toward focusing on teaching reading, writing, and math:

Accepted Answer

back-to-basics movement

Question 14

In the 1950s, many educators:

Accepted Answer

all of the statements are true

Question 15

Thomas Jefferson wanted a college education available to all students without cost.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

In the "Nation at Risk" report, it states that the rate of illiteracy in America has dropped.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

Teaching methods that require students to demonstrate their abilities in subject areas:

Accepted Answer

competency-based education

Question 18

Money beyond that needed for basic necessities, allowing people to buy or do things they want:

Accepted Answer

disposable income

Question 19

Educational change and reform began in the rural areas and then spread to the urban areas.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Public schools available to children from all levels of society:

Accepted Answer

common schools

Question 21

Horace Mann served as the first secretary of the State Board of Education in Massachusetts.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Public school operating with freedom from regulations that apply to traditional public schools:

Accepted Answer

charter school

Question 23

Poverty affects school children in which of the following way(s)?

Accepted Answer

at risk for school failure

Question 24

The first widely used textbooks published during the American Common Schools period:

Accepted Answer

McGuffey Readers

Question 25

Unable to read or write:

Accepted Answer

illerate

Question 26

Education is available to all people throughout the world.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

The computer revolution:

Accepted Answer

occurred due to the decline in cost of computers

Question 28

The differences in learning and graduation rates among schools:

Accepted Answer

achievement gap

Question 29

Slaves were taught along with the children of middle class families.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

To be effective, schools need to maintain good relationships with parents and the community.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

Career and technical education (CTE):

Accepted Answer

all of these statements are true

Question 32

The Equal Opportunity in Education Act:

Accepted Answer

prohibited discrimination based on gender

Question 33

Providing proof that standards, such as educational goals, are being achieved:

Accepted Answer

accountability

Question 34

Someone who learns a skills trade by watching and helping someone in that trade:

Accepted Answer

apprentice

Question 35

When schools with lower income have a high proportion of students who needing extra services:

Accepted Answer

school funding gap

Question 36

Statements of what students are expected to know and do at certain points in their education.

Accepted Answer

educational standards

Question 37

When a student loses the right to attend school for a specified period of time:

Accepted Answer

expulsion

Question 38

Which of the following about bullying and intimidating is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

They are of little concern to the teacher.

Question 39

Control of public education is part of the role of federal, state, and local government.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

Older students living in poverty may be the sole providers for their families.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 41

Title IX prohibits discrimination based on race.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 42

Used during Colonial period, flat wooden board with a handle with sheet of paper on top.

Accepted Answer

hornbook

Question 43

Federal program designed to help low-income preschool children develop skills for kindergarten:

Accepted Answer

Project Head Start

Question 44

During the American Colonial Period:

Accepted Answer

all answers are correct

Question 45

Education in two languages:

Accepted Answer

bilingual education

Question 46

Education in grades K-12 on a state level includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

state/district liaison

Question 47

Courses of study that prepare students for careers related to a specific trade or occupation:

Accepted Answer

career and technical education

Question 48

A rule stating prohibited behaviors and actions will not be tolerated - no exceptions:

Accepted Answer

zero tolerance policy

Question 49

The great increase in birth after the end of World War II:

Accepted Answer

baby boom

Question 50

The use of metal detectors in schools is illegal as it violates the rights of students.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 51

Adult who commits to long-term relationship with a student to provide support, guidance, help:

Accepted Answer

mentor

Question 52

Limits; immigration laws set limits for people coming to the U.S. from other countries:

Accepted Answer

quotas

Question 53

Levels of knowledge and skills to be mastered in specific subject areas:

Accepted Answer

national standards

Question 54

An arrangement in which a business or industry provides support for a school:

Accepted Answer

corporate-education partnership

Question 55

Education cannot break the cycle of poverty.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 56

The "Goals 2000 Act" included six educational goals to be reached by the year 2000.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 57

On a local level, the most common school structure for dividing responsibilities is all BUT:

Accepted Answer

taxpayer oversight

Question 58

Sixteen general career areas, each having a wide range of related opportunities:

Accepted Answer

careers clusters

Question 59

Late 1800s; believed education should be individualized and teach skills to improve society.

Accepted Answer

Progressives

Question 60

Schools can help prevent violence or gang activity by doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

All of these are correct.

Question 61

The Quaker Schools were open to girls, African and Native Americans as early as 1600.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 62

The history of America's schools explains much about today's schools.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 63

After the Civil War, all of the following were true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

African Americans all agreed on the best type of education

Question 64

Horace Mann believed that everyone had a right to an education, so he:

Accepted Answer

used state taxes to help fund education

OT - Unit 6: Education Foundations

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OT - Unit 6: Education Foundations

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