Educ 1101 Fall 2006 - Quiz 1Form A

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  1. A primary purpose of a teacher’s classroom disciplinary strategy is to:
  2. Ensure that the students do not interrupt the teacher
  3. Provide parents with an understanding of the teacher’s rule
  4. Provide students with a rationale for rules and consequences
  5. Provide students with reasons to obey societal rules
  1. Richard Henry Pratt thought that Native American Indians should:
  2. Be led to civilization through schooling, including abandonment of their own language and traditions
  3. Keep their own traditions in addition to adopting the traditions of the dominant culture
  4. Not attempt to assimilate to the dominant culture but should live amongst those in it
  5. Remain on reservations and uphold their own civilization but be expected to obey the dominant culture’s laws
  1. True or false: Classroom management and discipline are the same thing.
  2. True
  3. False
  1. Some of the attitudes of an effective teacher include:
  1. Being non-judgmental
  2. Able to see their own weaknesses
  3. See their primary impact as raising children’s self esteem
  4. All of the above
  1. The most important part of classroom management is:
  2. The way in which the teacher plans and executes daily lessons
  3. The physical set-up of the classroom
  4. The rewards given to the students
  5. The manner in which the teacher disciplines
  1. Constructivism means:
  2. Students are strictly kinesthetic learners who learn best by constructing things with their hands
  3. Teachers use experimentation as the primary learning method for their students
  4. Students construct their own new knowledge by interacting with materials, the teacher, and their peers
  5. None of the above
  1. Which of the following is NOT an example of an extrinsic reward:
  2. Receiving stickers
  3. Earning candy
  4. Given coupons towards next homework
  5. Satisfaction from an ‘A’ on exam
  1. True or False: When administrators and teachers talk about classroom discipline, they are usually referring to the never-ending issue of getting individual students, and sometimes the entire class, to behave in a manner desired by the teacher.
  2. false
  3. true
  1. John Dewey was associated with which educational movement?
  1. EMCSR
  2. Dewism
  3. Progressivism
  4. Constructivism
  1. The educational philosophy of progressivism believes that the purpose of schools should be to:
  2. Enlighten students about what is morally right and wrong in society
  3. Weed out the ignorant and subsequently help progress the intelligent forward
  4. Prepare students for life in an ever-changing democracy
  5. Strengthen family values and home economic skills while neglecting science and mathematic principles
  1. According to the text, which of the following was the most common form of sexual harassment found in an Ohio school survey of 9-12 graders?
  2. Fondling
  3. Sexual threats
  4. Suggestive looks or leering
  5. Name-calling

12. A social support for learning includes all of the following EXCEPT:

  1. Nourishment (ie: snacks, meals)
  2. Learning activities (ie: visit the library)
  3. Materials (ie: books)
  4. Humans (ie: parents, community members and grandparents involvement)

13. Colonial schools were mainly controlled by which religious group of people?

  1. Hindus
  2. Buddhists
  3. Agnostics
  4. Puritans

14. In respect to discipline, training is used to:

  1. Produce a specific character or pattern of behavior
  2. Keep the students occupied
  3. Teach the values commonly held by society

d. None of the above

15. In the colonial schools run by Puritans, good teaching was considered to be:

  1. Loose with a mostly student centered classroom and equal power shared
  2. Rich in agricultural lessons and apprenticeships
  3. Friendly and with open communication between the teacher and student though the teacher assumed the power
  4. Strict discipline and the students always obeyed the teacher as an authority figure

16. Horace Mann is best known as:

  1. The Enforcer of Classroom Discipline
  2. The Champion of the Common School movement
  3. The Puritan Principal
  4. The Founding Father of Multicultural Education

17. Which of the following was one of the three key issues concerning education in the 1800’s:

  1. Emphasizing the importance of math and science
  2. Debates over what knowledge was of most worth and how to organize it
  3. What type of education would best suit the religious needs of the nation
  4. Emphasis on separating students according to sex.

18. According to the No Child Left Behind legislation, a “highly qualified teacher”:

  1. Holds at least a master’s degree in education and high competence in the subject matter
  2. Has teaching experience but is not licensed
  3. Holds at least a bachelor’s degree and is licensed
  4. Continues their education throughout their career and strives to be culturally responsive

19. Equity of resources in education means that:

  1. Kids of the urban core get less money because of tax base
  2. Wealthy kids get more resources because they have the money
  3. All kids across the state get the same amount of funding
  4. Money is distributed according to need

20. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a reflective teacher:

  1. Open-minded
  2. Responsible
  3. Wholehearted
  4. Undependable

21. Pedagogical content knowledge is:

  1. Knowing how to teach the subject
  2. Connecting students to the outside community
  3. Communicating and collaborating with students
  4. Having knowledge of technology and the skill to use it

22. Classroom management means:

  1. The teacher has the power over the students and they must oblige
  2. The teacher has the ability to arrange the learning environment (physically and the activities and learners themselves) so it flows smoothly
  3. Students manage the classroom and the teacher abides by their rules
  4. The teacher can plan activities accordingly but the classroom is not conducive to learning

23. The term meritocracy refers to the mindset that “those who work the hardest and will go the furthest.”

  1. True
  2. False

24. Trueor False: There are two ways in which teachers can run their classrooms: teacher-centered and Student-centered.

  1. True
  2. False

25. Star teachers are based on all the following except:

  1. Non-judgmental
  2. Not easily shocked
  3. Power needs
  4. Enjoying their interactions with kids

26. Vygotsky’s idea of scaffolding learning means the teacher:

  1. Takes the students through each step of learning beginning from the learner’s frame of reference
  2. Begins teaching at the level they want to, not the level the students are at
  3. Skips steps in the learning process if the majority of students excel at the beginning
  4. Having the most intelligent student set the pace and steps for the rest of the class

27. John Dewey emphasized what as being an essential part of the learning process?

  1. Rote learning from textbooks
  2. Experiences
  3. Standardized testing
  4. Student interaction with adult figures

28. True or False: Multicultural education is defined as all aspects of schooling and addresses the needs and talents of a diverse population to ensure equity in philosophy and process.

  1. True
  2. False

29. Demographic changes in many schools in the United States include:

  1. An increase in the number of males in principal roles
  2. A decrease in the number of students of color
  3. An increase in the number of students who are linguistically diverse
  4. A decrease in the number of students going to college

30. Power in schools operates visibly through:

  1. Teacher expectations
  2. Teacher attitudes
  3. School policies and rules
  4. The “hidden” curriculum

31. De facto segregation means:

  1. Teachers segregate their classrooms by race
  2. Parents choose to place their children in the most ethnically diverse school in their area
  3. Students enter an ethnically diverse school and the principal then segregates the classrooms individually
  4. Students of one particular race or ethnicity will attend certain schools because of social and economic circumstances

32. True or False: There are two different forms that power is show. These two forms are invisible power and invisible power.

  1. True
  2. False

33. Teacher quality refers to:

  1. Subject matter knowledge and pedagogical knowledge and skills teachers need in order to be licensed to teach
  2. High moral values and the ability to instill these same morals upon their students
  3. Being able to manage a classroom well but not having a strong knowledge of the subject matter being taught
  4. None of the above

34. Marginalized students are:

  1. Gifted children who are more intelligent than their peers
  2. Neglected or oppressed because of their gender, race, class, physical or mental ability, or sexual orientation
  3. Not deserving of the same quality of education as those who are not marginalized
  4. Only found in small towns

35. Meritocracy means:

  1. If you are born into wealth, you will be inherently intelligent
  2. Those who are the brightest and work the hardest will go the furthest
  3. If you do a minimal amount of work and receive average grades you will be the most successful
  4. Men who don’t attend university will receive better jobs than women who do attend university

36. EMCSR refers to:

  1. Educational Methods of Challenging Students in the Real-World
  2. Environments for Mastering Classroom Systems of the 3 R’s
  3. Education that is Multicultural and Social Reconstructionist
  4. Enhancement of Methodology and Cultural Settings for Research

37. Which of the following are key elements in the reconstructionist approach to education:

  1. Open discussion embracing differences
  2. Not only cognitive but also moral discourse
  3. Schools cannot be ‘neutral’
  4. All of the above

38. According to class, No Child Left Behind focuses on teachers having:

  1. Subject matter knowledge
  2. Pedagogical knowledge
  3. Technological knowledge
  4. Knowledge of the students

39. The concept “digital divide” refers to:

  1. A mandate in No Child Left Behind
  2. A requirement that all teacher candidates take a technology course
  3. A difference in the way that male and female students use computers
  4. A difference in students access to computers based on the socioeconomic status of the school or the students

40. Which of the following is NOTconsidered to be one of the three kinds of knowledge teachers should have:

  1. Subject matter
  2. Pedagogical
  3. Technological
  4. Knowledge of students

41. The dominant discourse determines:

  1. What counts as true and important
  2. How students relate
  3. How to teach students
  4. Who goes to college

42. When Thomas Jefferson said “for people to be ignorant and free, that is something that never was and never will be,” he was talking about:

  1. Elections and polling
  2. Teacher experiences in diverse settings
  3. Bill of rights
  4. Schooling and education

43. What does D.A.R. stand for?

  1. Description, analysis, reflection
  2. Discipline, assessment, reasoning
  3. Deliver, ask, refute
  4. Dominant, affluent, reconstructionist

44. Which of the following is NOT a primary reason for choosing to teach?

  1. Love of children
  2. Called to teach
  3. Good money
  4. Role in community

45. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a culturally responsive teacher:

  1. Believes that all students can achieve and succeed in life and hold high expectations for all learners
  2. Teaches primarily to the dominant culture and focuses on progressing the classroom at their skill level
  3. Varies instructional methods to meet the needs of the learners, beginning from where each student is in terms of knowledge and skills and moving them forward
  4. Builds connections outward from the classroom community to families, the school community, and the community at large

46. Studying educational psychology is important for teachers so that they can better:

  1. Understand curriculum
  2. Understand student development
  3. Understand the school community
  4. Understand parents

47. The common purpose for teacher testing in most states is to:

  1. Control the entry of teacher candidates into teacher training programs
  2. Evaluate teacher training programs
  3. Award tenure to teachers
  4. Prepare student to build a better society

48. True or False: Horace Mann was seen as the founder of the “common schools” movement.

  1. True
  2. False

49. True or False: Piaget said that there were three life questions: Who an I?, why am I here?, and Who are all these other people and what do they want?

  1. True
  2. False

50. True or False: In class, Professor Guldbrandsen said there is no difference between who you think you are and who you really are.

  1. True
  2. False