EDUC 1301 CHAPTER 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following is a reason for demanding radical school reform and the furor
about failing schools? - Answer-Schools today work with large numbers of poor
students, non-English-speaking children, and special education students.
Which of the following is a reason that influences individuals to choose teaching as a
profession? - Answer-Desire to work with young people
In the context of how teachers are prepared today, there is: - Answer-no consensus on
how to best prepare teachers.
Which of these is NOT a reason for the furor surrounding the quality of U.S. education?
- Answer-The idea that schools are underfunded and need more federal funding.
The National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers
(AFT) work to improve the salaries and the working conditions of teachers _____. -
Answer-through collective bargaining
Identify an accurate statement in reference to teaching during the early 1900s. -
Answer-Teaching was becoming an increasingly female occupation
One of the recommendations to strengthen the Teach for America (TFA) program is to: -
Answer-increase classroom support for TFA participants as they teach.
Identify a reason why teacher education students are considered less talented than
other college majors. - Answer-Education majors are less likely to score in the top 25
percent on the SATs.
Normal schools were important because they: - Answer-represented the earliest form of
professional teacher education.
After becoming "board certified," a teacher _____. - Answer-might be given additional
pay
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following is a reason for demanding radical school reform and the furor
about failing schools? - Answer-Schools today work with large numbers of poor
students, non-English-speaking children, and special education students.
Which of the following is a reason that influences individuals to choose teaching as a
profession? - Answer-Desire to work with young people
In the context of how teachers are prepared today, there is: - Answer-no consensus on
how to best prepare teachers.
Which of these is NOT a reason for the furor surrounding the quality of U.S. education?
- Answer-The idea that schools are underfunded and need more federal funding.
The National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers
(AFT) work to improve the salaries and the working conditions of teachers _____. -
Answer-through collective bargaining
Identify an accurate statement in reference to teaching during the early 1900s. -
Answer-Teaching was becoming an increasingly female occupation
One of the recommendations to strengthen the Teach for America (TFA) program is to: -
Answer-increase classroom support for TFA participants as they teach.
Identify a reason why teacher education students are considered less talented than
other college majors. - Answer-Education majors are less likely to score in the top 25
percent on the SATs.
Normal schools were important because they: - Answer-represented the earliest form of
professional teacher education.
After becoming "board certified," a teacher _____. - Answer-might be given additional
pay
