EDUC 1301

Which of the following statements does NOT reflect the pedagogical cycle?

"Class, you are now going to engage in an individual activity about the battle of Gettysburg."

A teacher reading the work of Janet Hyde would most likely come to which of the following conclusions about the male and female students in his classes?

"I really need to consider what I should do to academically support my students who come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds."

Which of the following examples of teacher speech would most likely be considered a "matter of public concern"?

"I was reading some of the environmental data on the site where our new school is being built. It sits right next to an Environmental Protection Agency chemical clean-up zone. I think people need to know about this."

Which statement would most likely be made by a proponent of Common Core Standards?

"What is great about the Common Core Standards is that they allow exploration of content in-depth, just like other countries that are successful on international achievement tests. Perhaps the Common Core Standards will allow our students to become more competitive on these tests, too!"

Which statement would most likely be made by a critic of schools' efforts to transmit culture?

"When schools transmit culture, they tend to privilege certain groups and make other groups feel inferior."

Which of the following statements most reflects the beliefs of James Coleman?

"When we look at private and parochial schools, we can see that they do a better job than public schools. So perhaps private schools are the way to fix education."

For all of his schooling, Nicola has found himself in the lower level tracks. Despite this, he has studied hard and has done well in his classes. In his eighth-grade year, one of his teachers urged him to register for college preparatory courses in high school. Inspired by the idea that one of his teachers thought he could actually make it to college, Nicola and his parents met with his counselor. Based on the research by Ray Rist, what is the counselor most likely to tell them?

"You know, not everyone is cut out for college. The work is really hard and I am not sure that you are really prepared. I think you should stay in the courses that we have previously discussed."

When Amanda decided to be a teacher in college, she found that her school had discontinued its undergraduate teaching major. In its place, Amanda did a fifth-year program that combined both bachelor and master's level requirements. Interestingly, when Amanda went for her NBPTS certification as a teacher, the principles reflected in the NBPTS requirements reflected those she encountered in her teacher preparation in college. Amanda's teacher preparation most closely reflected the ideas contained in

A Nation Prepared

Which of the following best describes the influence of the federal government on education?

Although the Constitution prescribes no clear role for the federal government in education, federal influence is strong and growing

Daniel Pink, in his book A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, argues that

American schools should focus less on that we are no longer competitive in, such as science, math, and technology

In diverse classrooms, teachers can use generalizations about students from different cultural groups but should avoid stereotypes. Which of the following is a stereotype?

Asian American students are highly competitive

Emily's parents have just completed a divorce in which both parents will share custody. For Emily, which of the following statements is true?

Emily will probably go through a process that closely resembles mourning.

Which constitutional amendment is at the heart of the controversies surrounding intelligent design, creationism, and evolution?

First Amendment

Your school principal, parents, and faculty are concerned with declining student achievement. You are asked to serve on a committee intended to reverse that trend and increase student achievement, and so you review the research. Based on the research, which of the following four plans is most likely to improve academic performance over the long run?

Focus on recruiting teachers to the faculty who have had a strong teacher education preparation and training

Edward lives in Maryland during the colonial period. When it comes time to choose a trade, he decides he wishes to become a teacher. How would he prepare to teach children during this time in American history?

He would receive virtually no formal training at all

Which principle of special education implies that children have the right to an education involving accurate diagnosis of individual needs?

IEP

When Carlos Ovando's family first emigrated from Nicaragua, school was difficult for him because of his limited English proficiency and because he was not allowed to speak Spanish at school. His experience was most similar to that of

Kinney Lau, whose difficulty in school led to a landmark court case, Lau v. Nichols

Which of the following statements is true?

Most Arab Americans living in the U.S. are Christian

Paula is a high school music teacher who is known for her involvement and commitment to her students and to her school. She is constantly working with other teachers and administrators so that they can have the they can have the best instruction, curriculum, and staff development possible. She also reaches out through her music program to involve parents and the community to make sure that these groups are engaged with the school and feel like they have stake in what is going on there. Paula's actions most closely reflect which of the NBPTS's core propositions?

Teachers are members of learning comunities

Elaine has been a fifth grade teacher since 1998. During this time she has become an adopt observer of her students and how they learn. Elaine takes her experiences with her students and combines them with the theory she has learned to craft instruction that promotes curiosity, tolerance, honesty, respect for diversity, and appreciation for all cultures. Finally, Elaine makes a point of modeling these virtues for her students so that they master these ideas even more effectively. Elaine's actions most closely reflect which of the NBPTS's core propositions?

Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.

Which of the following groups of states wield the most influence on textbook creation and adoption?

Texas, California, North Carolina, and Florida

Which of the following statements accurately describes the nature of hiring of teachers and administrators and support staff?

The number of American administrators and nonteaching support staff has more than doubled over the past three decades

In schools where teachers do not have daily contact with one another and act independently of others in the school, this represents a failure of which "five-factor theory" concept?

a clear school mission

Higher-order questions are most effectively used during

a discussion of student opinions

Pavel is a new teacher in an inner-city school in Boston. To prepare for teaching, Pavel first had to promise his school that he would stay for at least five years. Then, he spent his first year on the job observing and working with Dava Anderson, a master teacher who had been working with inner-city students her entire career. All the while, Pavel was taking coursework at Boston College to gain a theoretical understanding of teaching. Only during his second year was he allowed to teach students of his own, and then only under Dava's careful supervision. Based on the description, Pavel is part of

a teaching residency program

In Alice's classroom, the great majority of her students do well academically. When she is asked about why she feels she is such a successful teacher, she says that she structures her instruction so that her students can do well either working with her directly on their own. She says that her students often do even better working on their own than with her! Alice's classroom best exemplifies

academic learning time

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

A student who says, "I failed the test because the fire alarm went off in the middle of the test" appears to exhibit

an external locus of control

Bella feels that her students deserve a safe, orderly classroom in which they can learn. She lets her students know her rules and the consequences for breaking those rules. When students do misbehave, she enforces her consequences quickly, fairly, and with minimal disruption to the class. Bella is a practitioner of

assertive discipline

Lisa, Paul, and Jay were given an assignment at the end of their first unit in Spanish I. They were to prepare and act out a skit where they were to assume the roles of students visiting Argentina for Spring Break. They were to enter into a restaurant order a meal, and pay for the meal, all in Spanish. The students knew they were being evaluated on how they performed these tasks, so they took care to do a good job. This sort of task is an example of

authentic assessment

If Barbara teaches according to the tenets of behaviorism, she

believes that controlling the environment is the key to getting students to learn

A group of teachers at a local middle school were concerned about how students who did not speak English as their first language were struggling in their reading classes. In response, the teachers decided to develop the "Read from the Heart" program and implement it in their classes. They would pre- and post-test the students to see if the program helped the students' reading proficiency. Based on the description above, these teachers were engaged in

collaborative action research

In order to help manage student anger and aggression, Irina frequently includes as part of her instruction activities that are collaborative and allow her students to express their ideas and opinions. Irina's approach reflects learning

community

The perennialist classroom teacher would have no concern with

computer technology

Suggested strategies for creating learning communities include all the following EXCEPT

consolidating smaller schools into larger ones to achieve a "critical mass" of learners in a school

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

Nick is a high school teacher in a large city in the Southeast. Although he is white, he works well with the diverse students in his school, as well as with the parents in the community. One of the things students and parents appreciate about Nick is that he is comfortable in the community and he has taken the time to learn about his students and "where they come from." In terms of multicultural education, Nick emphasizes

cultural competence

A teacher at your school believes children should be made to reason deductively; another teacher favors lots of hands-on learning activities. These teachers appear to hold different views of

epistemology

A teacher asks a student to grade her own research paper—and to justify her grade. Identify the level of this task on Bloom's taxonomy.

evaluation

Jean is a new teacher at the end of her second year. When she meets with her principal to discuss her performance for the year and her assignment for the following school year, the principal will probably rely on Jean's

evaluative observations

Marie is a middle-grades teacher in a large city. Marie believes that all children can learn, and she strives mightily to help her students achieve. Yet, every day in the teacher's workroom she seems to get into arguments with colleagues who feel that it is a waste of time and effort to try to work with the students they teach, since "they're just going to wind up dropping out and going to jail." The attitudes of Marie's colleagues are indicative of

expectation theory

Which of the following is a recommended teaching strategy found to be particularly appropriate for students living in poverty?

focus on language skills

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

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

At the end of her school lunch, Sue always looked forward to the cookies that the cafeteria sold. One day she was surprised to see her cookie iced in the shape of a famous athletic apparel brand. What Sue experienced was a type of

guerrilla marketing

According to Donald McCarty and Charles Ramsey, authors of The School Managers: Power and Conflict in American Public Education, a school board in a community dominated by a few powerful figures will seek out a superintendent who

has a functionary style

After having attended a workshop on problem-based learning, you decide to try it out. You realize that a key teacher role in this approach is to

identify activities that fuel a student's interest

Jean and Stephen were concerned about the quality of education that their son, Galen, was receiving in the neighborhood school. They felt that the secular curriculum did not reflect their strong religious beliefs. As result, they chose to homeschool Galen for the rest of his educational career. The religiously-based motivation on the part of Galen's parents to homeschool him is indicative of

ideologues

Anytown, Anystate has been hard hit by the great recession of 208. Which of the following actions would the school board be LEAST likely to take to adjust to the current economic climate?

increase the millage rate in order to raise ore funds

Statements such as "Great job" or "Well done" are

ineffective forms of praise because they are generic

"Least-restrictive environment" refers to

integrating students with disabilities into classrooms with non-disabled students whenever possible.

Jean is a student in your class. She is very aware of how she feel emotionally, and has a clear idea of her strength and her limitations. She uses her sense of self as a key resource as she approaches her work in your class. Based on this description, you believe that Jean has

intrapersonal intelligence

Han is an elementary school student in a rural district. Han's family arrived from Laos, and he speaks very little English. Although Han really wants to do well at school, he struggles, because the instruction is in English only and his teachers make no effort to modify instruction so that he can understand what is going on. Han's experience most closely reflects

language submersion

Nathan was a young ma receiving an education during the colonial period. Because the emphasis in his family was business, he was enrolled in private schools that helped prepare him for the world of commerce. His friend Jonathan was attending a night school that would teach him navigation, since one day he hoped to operate his own trading ship. Based on the description above, Nathan and Jonathan most likely attended school in the

middle colonies

Paul Pratfall was a young teacher who meant well, but could be easily led off task -- especially when it came to afternoon hall duty. When the school dismissal bell rang, Paul's job was to make sure that the children walked safely and in an orderly manner from the classrooms on his hall to the waiting school buses just beyond the front entrance. During Friday's duty, one of Paul's colleagues called out to him. "Hey, Paulie, come in here and check out the article in the paper about the big game tonight. You gotta see it!" At first, Paul hesitated, since he was on duty. Then, he went into his friend's classroom to read the article. After all, he figured that he would only be a minute or two. Paul had just begun to read the article when he heard a loud crash and an anguished cry. He and his colleague ran into the hall to find little Jeannie lying on the floor with her leg obviously broken. Based on this scenario, Paul would most likely be guilty of

nonfeasance

In the early part of the twentieth century, when men made the decision to enter into teaching, they

often moved into school administration as rapidly as possible

The city council of Anytown faced difficult decisions when it met to discuss the new budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The school district requested more funds with which to operate the schools, but property values remained low and the hospital authority, the police, and the sanitation program also needed more money to fund their operations at current levels. Anytown is suffering from municipal

overburden

As a teacher, Richard wants his students to develop rational thought and think rigorously. He feels that he should prepare his brightest students for future leadership and responsibility, and he wants to prepare his other students to be good at whatever jobs they do after graduation. For his college-bound students, he urges them to choose liberal arts schools that allow students to pursue truth, beauty, and wisdom as opposed to "simply getting a piece of paper that leads to a job." Based on what you have learned, Richard's views represent

perennialism

Jeanne has a very simple principle when it comes to his job: To see if an idea has merit test it. If it works, then it has the potential to be a good idea. Jeanne appears to embrace

pragmatism

Alyssa was a senior at Local High School (LHS). Although she was an honor student, Alyssa had a mischievous streak that frequently landed her in the principal's office. In order to get into the college that she wanted, she needed a recommendation letter from her counselor, Mr. Todd. On the day that she went to see him to ask for the letter, he told her to close the door. "Ever since you came here as a freshman, I've had my eye on you. It's amazing just how pretty you've become. I'll be glad to discuss your letter over dinner at my apartment, around eight tonight. Be sure to wear something really pretty. And let's keep our little date to ourselves. After all, we wouldn't want something to happen to that letter, would we?" Based on the dialogue, Alyssa is experiencing

quid pro quo sexual harassment

All of her life, Nadia had been told by the teachers in her family, "If you go into teaching, don't smile until Christmas." Nadia figured her relatives knew what they were talking about, so she opted to be stern and run a quiet, highly managed class. If Nadia adopts such an approach, she will

risk having the students "revolt" later in the year

The main point of the "saber-tooth curriculum" is that

slavish devotion to the content of past times can result in a curriculum obsolete in the face of contemporary realities

Studies on school size have determined that

smaller school are more effective than larger schools because their students are more likely to pass their classes

Alexis is a teacher who feels strongly about the importance of preparing students to live in a democracy. She feels that this objective is just as important as math or science, and she constantly pushes her colleagues to incorporate civic instruction into their courses, no matter the subject. Alexis's ideas reflect

social democratic reconstructionism

As a new teacher, you are considering using cooperative learning. One research finding supporting your decision is that

students have greater motivation to learn

Compared to resumes, portfolios

take a more creative approach to highlighting a candidate's skills

Direct teaching is

teacher presentation of new material, followed by student practice and feedback

Helena believes that her main goal as a teacher is to transfer the knowledge and values that her students will need to do well when they graduate and move into society. She strives to have her students learn to be academically proficient and to instill her students with values such as respect, diligence, and practicality. Based on what you have learned, Helena would rely on

teacher-centered phiosophies

Bullying has been an accepted school tradition for so long because

teachers accept the common myths surrounding bullying

Marianne is an elementary teacher who believes strongly in the benefits that progressivism has for her students. AS a progressive teacher she

tends to look at education holistically in order to make sure that her students are healthy, happy and productive members of American democratic life

Lower-order questions occur in

the knowledge and comprehension stages of Bloom's taxonomy

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."

As a student in college, Luisa was shocked at some of the things she was learning in her Survey of American History course. Although she had studied American history before, her teachers had never mentioned many of the things she was learning for the first time from the professor. Luisa's experiences would most closely reflect the effects of

the null curriculum

Ethnocentrism is

the tendency to view one's own culture as superior

Poor students frequently feel alienated from the school experience because

they feel disconnected from schools that reflect middle-class values

During the past decades, the College Board has worked to diversify its reading lists for its Advanced Placement Exams to reflect works by women, people of color, and writers from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Such efforts on the part of the College Board reflect which approach to multicultural education?

transformation

Which of the following is NOT a significant part of the portfolio approach to assessment?

written tests on logical ability

Andy was teaching a unit on Tennyson in his British Literature class when, quite by chance, he came across an essay about the poet that would really "bring the man to life." He made copies of the essay and distributed them to the students. Based on the information presented here, did Andy violate copyright laws?

yes, because the fair use policy is intended for single copies only, not classroom sets of copies

At a recent school board meeting, a group of parents spoke out on the issue of the poor quality of the district's schools. They demanded the formation of charter schools that emphasized a rigorous, traditional curriculum and teacher-centered classrooms. These parents most closely resemble

zealots

The principle of the IDEA that states that no child with disabilities may be denied a free, appropriate education is

zero reject