Chapter 6 EDU 2100

Which of the following dimensions of emotional intelligence is demonstrated by people who are popular, are good leaders, and who can more others feel comfortable and connected?

Handing relationships

In the context of Dual Language Programs, the ____ is designed to help children learn English while maintaining their native language.

developmental approach

Paula is an elementary school teacher who often feels more like the last thing in the world she gets to do is teach her students. She feels as though much of her day is taken up with determining who gets to speak, when to line up for lunch, how the class will work when broken into groups, and so forth. Based on these actions, Paula occupies the role of

gatekeeper

In the context of the social challenges that students face in school, children from low socioeconomic backgrounds often

have difficulty generating new solutions to problems

Learning that is not always intended but emerges as students are shaped by the school culture, including the attitudes and behaviors of teachers, is known as the

hidden curriculum

According to educator Hilda Taba, learning in school is different from learning in life because the former:

is formally organized

Which of the following statements about stereotyping is true?

Stereotypes are impervious to contradictory information.

Which of the following statements is true about empiricists?

They assert that people experience the external world by sensory perception and conceptualize ideas that help them interpret that world through reflection.

Which of the following statements is true about standardized tests?

They require all test takers to answer the same questions, so that student and teacher performance can be compared.

Identity is a true statement about race, socioeconomic status, and tracking.

When parents intervene, counselors place middle- and upper-socioeconomic class students with low grades and test scores into higher tracked groups.

____ students are the least likely to attend multiracial schools and are the most isolated group.

White

A scientific theory, such as the theory of evolution, is:

a well-founded scientific explanation

The most widespread form of substance abuse is

alcohol

Mastery learning is based on the premise that:

all students can learn-if given the right tools and the opportunity to work at their own pace.

According to the National Association for Gifted Children, giftedness is:

based on the presence of distinct elements of giftedness.

when a teacher is breaking down (or "chunking") information to explain the concept more effectively to students, he is engaged in:

clarification

Multicultural educators that follow the approach called "teaching the culturally different" primarily advocate:

creating close links between school and home so that minority children can succeed academically.

The development of common core state standards have been adopted in most states reflects the influence of:

education commissions and committees

A key assumption of multicultural education is that:

effective teachers recognize that students learn in different ways

An essentialist would argue that essentialism is an approach to _____.

ensure a common culture among Americans

Students who embrace an incremental view of intelligence are most likely to:

explore inventive strategies to solve a problem

During classroom discussions, Juan never started a question by naming a student. He always asked a question, and then identified the student he wanted to answer the question. According to Kounin, this is an example of

group alerting

By beginning a lesson with a riddle or an anecdote, a teacher is trying to establish

inspire motivation

Isabel is a school teacher. She is able to analyze and respond to the motivations and moods of her students. She knows what her students desire and tailors her lectures and classes accordingly. According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, Isabel most likely has good:

interpersonal intelligence

In the first step of the pedagogical cycle, a teacher:

introduces the topic.

When a person or group decides that some topic is unimportant, inappropriate, too controversial, or not worth the time, that topic is never taught and becomes part of the

null curriculum

Differentiated instruction:

offers multiple options for instruction and assessment.

In a(n) _____ classroom, students spend considerable time and energy mastering the three "Rs," reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic.

perennialist

Catelina, a young Hispanic girl, has brown skin, thick hair, and dark eyes just like her cousins. These features reflect Catelina's _____.

race

In the cooperative learning model of effective instruction,

rewards and recognition are based upon student performance

In response to an informal complaint, a school librarian quietly removes a book from the library shelf and pretends that the book is out of stock. This is an example of:

self-censorship

In the context of classroom behavior management, a teacher who is a good behavioral manager should:

teach standards or norms of student behavior and the consequences of not following them.

Helena believes that her main goal as a teacher is to transfer the knowledge and values that her students will need to do well in society. She strives to have her students learn to be academically proficient. She also tries to instill her students with values such as respect, diligence, and practicality. Helena is most likely to rely on:

teacher-centered philosophies.

According to Jeannie Oakes, tracking persists in schools largely because

teachers expect little from the low-track students and they do little to improve student performance

Andrew is a student in the class Rebecca teaches. While Andrew is not in the lowest percentile of the class, he isn't in the highest, either. In fact, Andrew could go either way in terms of passing or failing. Rebecca will spend

the most amount of time on him because he is a "bubble kid"

Student achievement will be increased when

the students spend more time on learning their subjects

Being _____ refers to a person's innate identity of being somewhere in between male and female.

transgender

In a progressivist classroom, you would find teachers _____.

walking around the room, asking questions and making suggestions.

In the context of emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) and intelligence quotient (IQ), psychologist Daniel Goleman argues that:

EQ may be a better predictor of life success than IQ

Which of the following is a finding of Janet Hyde's work on differences and similarities between boys and girls?

Greater educational differences exist within the genders than between the genders.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the famous Brazilian educationist Paulo Freire who opposed social Darwinism?

He envisioned schools as a place where the poor can acquire the skills to regain control of their lives.

Which of the following statements is true about intelligent design?

It credits an unnamed intelligence for aspects of nature unexplained by science.

In 1896, John Dewey founded the Laboratory School, a famous experimental school, to test his educational ideas. Which of the following statements about this school is accurate?

It had only one classroom but several facilities for experiential learning.

Identify an accurate statement about emotional intelligence.

It is the regulation of emotion in a way that enhances living.

Which of the following statements is true about ethics?

It is the study of what is "good" or "bad" in human behavior, thoughts, and feelings.

Which of the following is true about gifted students?

Many gifted students drop out of school instead of thriving at school.

In 1987, Congress passed the ___ which requires homeless students to have the same access to school as everyone else

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

According to _____, the human soul has three parts: intellect, spirit, and appetite.

Plato

In the context of protecting children with disabilities from being segregated, which of the following is the most restrictive environment for education?

Residential school

In the context of the education system in the U.S., which of the following is one of the most important discoveries made by Jeannie Oakes?

She founded that in the tracking system, race, far more than ability, determines which students are placed in which tracks.