Quiz #1

Schooling can be best described as...

A formalized process of learning.

The anticipated student population trend for the next ten years involves...

An increase in minority students and a decrease in white students.

Generally, white women constitute the majority of teachers. In the near future, the teaching profession is expected to...

Continue to be dominated by white women.

Which way of implementing learning style theory in classrooms would be the most educationally sound?

Emphasize individual strengths and abilities.

State the characteristics of effective schools...

High teacher expectations, Communication among teachers, High task orientation, High amount of academic engaged time, Behavior management, Principals are instructional leaders, Involved parents and a secure school environment.

Dominic is a basketball player, who has the ability to run quickly, jump high into the air and easily make a basket from the three-point range. Which of the following theorist identifies Dominic's ability as a form of intelligence?

Howard Gardner

Jackson's study of elementary classrooms found that...

It teaches students to learn to wait and repress desires.

The goal of multicultural education is to...

Meet educational needs of an increasingly diverse student population.

One of the most important requirements for those teaching students with disabilities is to...

Not stereotype students with disabilities.

The work schedule in teaching that allows for personal time is a(n)...

Planning Period

According to a study cited in your text, key developmental needs that characterize early adolescence include...

Positive social interaction with adults and peers, Structure and clear limits, Physical activity, Creative expression, Competence and achievement, Meaningful participation in families, school and communities and opportunities for self definition.

Among the motivations for teaching given by those that work in the profession, which was the least cited response?

Salary

Which of the following is a vicarious experience related to determining your interest in eventually becoming a teacher?

Seeing a film about an exceptional teacher.

Mrs. Blazer has been strongly influenced by William Glasser's choice theory. Unlike most teachers, she never puts happy face stickers on her students' work or provides them with other rewards like bonus points for work well done. Why would she avoid such practices?

She believes students need to develop their own internal standards.

In one high school, students are given freedom to choose from a broad selection of courses in the fine arts, the sciences, literature, vocational areas and athletics. This high school probably represents the...

Shopping Mall High School

Melinda has a particular fondness for geography and devotes more time to it than any other subject in her elementary class. If she continues to focus so narrowly on geography, what might happen?

Students will lose interest and become disengaged.

The most often cited extrinsic reward of teaching is...

Summers off.

Which group of people does the public perceive as providing the greatest benefit to society?

Teachers

Teachers can help in renewing society by...

Teaching students to be good citizens.

Working as an aide or volunteer in a school is one of the best ways to...

Test interest and aptitude for teaching.

What previous legislation does IDEA build on?

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975

In the shopping mall high school, which group of students may be neglected?

The average student.

Inclusion refers to...

The need for students to be a part of the least restrictive environment in which they can be successful.

Some people resist the idea of cultural pluralism as a desirable goal. Why?

They believe it will undermine the United States' common traditions.

Which of the following describes a problem with acculturation in US Schools?

US students feel they are superior and schools may pull students away from their ethnic backgrounds.

Which of the following is an intrinsic reward of teaching?

Working with students/children, performing a significant social service, fellowship with other teachers or the enjoyment of teaching.