Intro to Teaching Chapter 1 Quiz
in the context of alternative teaching programs, identify an accurate statement about teach for america (TFA)
TFA draws strong candidates for teaching by being very selective
pavel is a new teacher in an inner-city school in boston. to prepare for teaching, pavel commits to teach for at least five years. he then spends his first year observing and working with dava, a master teacher, while taking coursework. only during his second year he will be allowed to teach students of his own under dava's supervision. based on this description, pavel is part of
a teaching residency program
alternative teacher education programs differ from traditional teacher education programs in that alternative teacher education programs
allow teachers to get on-the-job training
which of the following is a reason that influences individuals to choose teaching as a profession?
desire to work with young people
identify a reason why teacher education students are considered less talented than other college majors
education majors are less likely to score in the top 25 percent on the SATs
in terms of professional status, many feel teaching
falls somewhere between professional and semiprofessional in status
although U.S. middle school students may lag behind their japanese counterparts in international algebra tests, the differences disappear on later tests due to the
greater comparative effectiveness of U.S. colleges
what is the evidence that U.S. students are doing quite well in their educational performance?
in recent years, SAT reading and mathematics scores have reached an all-time high
identify an accurate statement about merit pay
it attempts to reward the best teachers
identify an accurate statement about teaching residencies as an alternative teaching program
it has been expanding recently and resemble medical residencies
which of the following statements is true about teaching as a profession in the united states till the 1900s?
it was viewed mostly as a form of temporary employment
after becoming "board certified," a teacher
might be given additional pay
identify an accurate statement about teachers during the colonial period in america
most elementary school teachers never attended a secondary school
in the context of how teachers are prepared today, there is
no consensus on how to best prepare teachers
research shows that teachers skilled in pedagogy
outperform teachers with superior subject area knowledge
identify an accurate statement in reference to teaching during the early 1900s
professional teacher training gained wider acceptance
alice is a teacher who has just finished her fourth year of teaching. at the end of that year, alice was informed that she would be granted tenure. from this point, alice can expect
protection from arbitrary dismissal
which of the following is a reason for demanding radical school reform and the furor about failing schools?
schools today work with large numbers of poor students, non-english-speaking children, and special education students
horace mann helped establish the first
state-supported normal school
to get "board certified" by the national board for professional teaching standards, a teacher:
takes written tests, and the teacher's lesson plans are examined
the idea for teach for america (TFA) came from
wendy kopp's undergraduate thesis at princeton
