Foundations of Education Test Chapters 6-8

encourage boys' achievement in reading and writing and girls' achievement in mathematics and science

A strategy for creating a gender-fair classroom is ________.

could be held liable for expelling the student

A superintendent unknowingly violates the constitutionally guaranteed right to due process of a student whom she expels for violating the rule against using alcoholic beverages at a school function. The superintendent ________.

ethnic group

A(n) ________ is made up of individuals within a larger culture who share a self-defined racial or cultural identity and a set of beliefs, attitudes, and values.

80%

According to a survey by the American Association of University Women, the percentage of students affected by sexual harassment in school is ________.

better public relations

Advantages of for-profit schools that proponents advocate include each of the following except ________.

Head Start

A federal program designed to provide preschool experiences to poor children is ________.

can search the student's locker without a search warrant

A high school principal, suspects that a student has a gun in his locker. According to law, the principal ________.

most members were poorer than the general population

A national survey of the characteristics of school board members revealed all of the following except ________.

chief state school officer

In most states, the head of the state board of education is the ________.

students are notified

Schools may enforce dress codes for students if the ________.

due process

To dismiss a teacher, a district must follow a step-by-step process known as ________.

Stereotyping

________ is the process of attributing behavioral characteristics to all members of a group.

Culture

________ is the way of life common to a group of people consisting of their values, attitudes, and beliefs.

strict religious doctrine

All of the following are issues motivating the "new breed" of home schoolers except ________.

vertical equity

Allocating funds according to legitimate educational needs such as low-income students or students with limited English proficiency is called ________.

school-based management

An approach to school improvement in which teachers, principals, students, parents, and community members manage individual schools and share in the decision-making process is known as _______

voucher system

An approach whereby parents are given money by the state to enroll their children in the school of their choice is called a(n) ________.

G.I. Bill of Rights

An influential and extensive federal education program signed into law by President Roosevelt in 1944 is the ________.

Islam

Black Academies have sprung up across the country in recent years, many supported by the growing number of African Americans who practice ________.

are reluctant to communicate a vision of educational excellence

Critics of school boards point out that school boards are best described as agencies that ________.

lacked

Ethnic and racial minorities have traditionally ________ power in the public life of the United States.

no more than 30 seconds of the music can be used

If a teacher wishes to insert a music video into a class presentation, the fair use guidelines for using the music without obtaining permission from the copyright holder are ________.

teachers' salaries

In one of the nation's most dramatic education reform efforts, the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) required each of the state's schools to form a school-based management council to set policy in each of the following areas except ________.

required by law to report any suspected child abuse

In regard to reporting child abuse, teachers are ________.

a teacher may be assigned certain responsibilities not outlined in the contract

In regard to the assignment of additional duties or responsibilities, it is most accurate to say that ________.

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It is estimated that the number of multiracial Americans is increasing at ________ times the rate of the United States as a whole.

a close working relationship with parents

One characteristic of successful schools is ________.

cultural identity

Possible elements that might shape a person's ________ include customs, age, racial identity, exceptionalities, language, gender, sexual orientation, income level, beliefs, values, and customs.

bilingual education

Programs designed to meet the learning needs of students whose first language is not English by providing instruction in two languages are called ________.

it must be demonstrated conclusively that the teacher did not defy legitimate state and local curriculum directives

Some authorities suggest that academic freedom is a less powerful legal defense than it was in the past. When basing a defense on academic freedom, one of the following must be true if the defendant expects to prevail, namely ________.

entitlements

Supplemental programs to help meet the needs of special school populations are called ________.

ethical dilemmas

Teachers often find it necessary to take action in situations in which all the facts are not known or for which no single course of action can be called right or wrong. These situations are often referred to as ________.

segregated schools were inherently unequal

The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision in 1954 declared that ________.

50

The dropout rate among all migrant workers is 90 percent, and ________ percent leave school before finishing the ninth grade.

Women's Educational Equity Act

The expanded math, science, and technology programs for females is an example of the passage of the ________.

determine the cap on teacher salaries

The governor has the power to do all of the following except ________.

Title IX

The guarantee of equal educational opportunity for women was a result of ________.

state board of education

The highest educational agency in a state is the ________.

local level

The majority of funding for schools is provided by the ________.

speak fluently in at least one second language

The multicultural curriculum should enable students to do all of the following except ________ .

states

The responsibility for maintaining schools is primarily a function of the ________.

$527 billion

Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools in the United States during 2017-8 was approximately ________.

taking your students by school bus on a field trip enforcing the dress code on a student who is not in your class having a student incur an injury in your classroom

Under the provisions of educational laws, teachers are most likely to face professional challenge when ________.

loss of federal funds

Under the provisions of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, the penalty for giving out personally identifiable information without prior written consent is ________.

children in the class

When establishing home pages on the Internet, teachers should be careful not to include information that would identify ________.

for profit schools

Which of the following is considered to be one of the most controversial educational issues of the twenty-first century in the United States?

The larger the district, the more office administrators and support personnel are needed.

Which of the following statements is true about the organizational structure of schools?

state department of education

Within a state, the body usually charged with the day-to-day implementation of educational policies is the ________.

Sex role socialization

________ conveys to students certain expectations about the way boys and girls are "supposed" to act.

sex role socialization

________ conveys to students' certain expectations about the way boys and girls are "supposed" to act.

Multiculturalism

________ is a set of beliefs based on the importance of seeing the world from different cultural frames of reference and on recognizing and valuing the rich array of cultures within our nation and global community.

multicultural education

________ is committed to the goal of providing all students, regardless of socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, or ethnic, racial, or cultural backgrounds, with equal opportunities to learn in school.

immersion programs

________ is not a dimension of multicultural education.

Frequent upper respiratory infections

________ is not an indicator of sexual abuse.

ethnicity

________ refers to a shared feeling of common identity, based on a "common ancestry, culture, history, tradition, and a sense of peoplehood."

limited English

________ students have limited ability to understand, read, or speak English, and they have a first language other than English.

tenure

A policy that provides teachers with job security is known as ________.

minority

Any group numbering less than half of the total population is called a(n) ________.

property taxes

At the local level, most funding for schools comes from ________.