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