EDUC Final Exam QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Civics and government courses generally focus on encouraging - CORRECT ANSWER the
desire to five and assist others through volunteering
Those living in large urban areas have all of the following advantages, EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER wide range of affordable housing
The U.S. department of Education's 1983 report, A Nation at Risk, faulted the American education
system for not adequately preparing students in all of the following areas, EXCEPT - CORRECT
ANSWER social studies fields
The Common Culture has been defined historically by - CORRECT ANSWER those in power
of the area
Katrina is a student at a Montessori School. She began school at age two and a half and will soon be
turning seven. Which of the following statements describes her education so far? - CORRECT
ANSWER She has had the same teacher for the whole time she has been there
The biggest problem with preparing students for a specific trade in a vocational program is -
CORRECT ANSWER In today's world, the specific skill will be obsolete within a few years
Saying the pledge of allegiance in class is an example of which purpose of school? - CORRECT
ANSWER citizenship
The knowledge and ideas required to maintain or gain status and power in society is - CORRECT
ANSWER cultural capital
The Civil Rights struggles of the 1960s and 1970s are examples that illustrate that in the United States
- CORRECT ANSWER that the majority has the right to set the pattern for everyone in society
A higher level of achievement on tests and a higher percentage of students attending college is found
in - CORRECT ANSWER suburbs
, To eliminate confusion about the common culture of the United States among students newly arrived
from a different background, the school must carefully - CORRECT ANSWER align the
formal and hidden curricula to reinforce national values and rules
The most effective way to engage students in the democratic process is to - CORRECT ANSWER
model civic behavior through a meaningful student government
Which of the following would object the most strongly to a proposal to institute a voucher system that
would include private and religious schools? - CORRECT ANSWER teacher unions
The Common Culture of the United States is derived from that of - CORRECT ANSWER
white, middle-class, Protestants from Western Europe
Parents who are in the upper-middle class more frequently tend to do all of the following EXCEPT -
CORRECT ANSWER volunteer to help in school breakfast programs
The P21 Partnership for 21st Century Skills issued a report, Framework for 21st Century Learning, in
2015, identifying various types of "literacy" business leaders expect students to master, including all
of the following except - CORRECT ANSWER social media
Specialized teachers who work in a regular classroom with students who have special needs related to
reading, mathematics, English, or a disability are - CORRECT ANSWER resource teachers
Helga Brenders knows that she can learn more about the cultural identities of her students in all of the
following ways, EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWER volunteering to sponsor the chess team at
school
The most successful middle schools include all of the following EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWER
emphasis on standardized testing
Which of the following is an example of a school tradition? - CORRECT ANSWER high
school marching band
CORRECT ANSWERS
Civics and government courses generally focus on encouraging - CORRECT ANSWER the
desire to five and assist others through volunteering
Those living in large urban areas have all of the following advantages, EXCEPT: - CORRECT
ANSWER wide range of affordable housing
The U.S. department of Education's 1983 report, A Nation at Risk, faulted the American education
system for not adequately preparing students in all of the following areas, EXCEPT - CORRECT
ANSWER social studies fields
The Common Culture has been defined historically by - CORRECT ANSWER those in power
of the area
Katrina is a student at a Montessori School. She began school at age two and a half and will soon be
turning seven. Which of the following statements describes her education so far? - CORRECT
ANSWER She has had the same teacher for the whole time she has been there
The biggest problem with preparing students for a specific trade in a vocational program is -
CORRECT ANSWER In today's world, the specific skill will be obsolete within a few years
Saying the pledge of allegiance in class is an example of which purpose of school? - CORRECT
ANSWER citizenship
The knowledge and ideas required to maintain or gain status and power in society is - CORRECT
ANSWER cultural capital
The Civil Rights struggles of the 1960s and 1970s are examples that illustrate that in the United States
- CORRECT ANSWER that the majority has the right to set the pattern for everyone in society
A higher level of achievement on tests and a higher percentage of students attending college is found
in - CORRECT ANSWER suburbs
, To eliminate confusion about the common culture of the United States among students newly arrived
from a different background, the school must carefully - CORRECT ANSWER align the
formal and hidden curricula to reinforce national values and rules
The most effective way to engage students in the democratic process is to - CORRECT ANSWER
model civic behavior through a meaningful student government
Which of the following would object the most strongly to a proposal to institute a voucher system that
would include private and religious schools? - CORRECT ANSWER teacher unions
The Common Culture of the United States is derived from that of - CORRECT ANSWER
white, middle-class, Protestants from Western Europe
Parents who are in the upper-middle class more frequently tend to do all of the following EXCEPT -
CORRECT ANSWER volunteer to help in school breakfast programs
The P21 Partnership for 21st Century Skills issued a report, Framework for 21st Century Learning, in
2015, identifying various types of "literacy" business leaders expect students to master, including all
of the following except - CORRECT ANSWER social media
Specialized teachers who work in a regular classroom with students who have special needs related to
reading, mathematics, English, or a disability are - CORRECT ANSWER resource teachers
Helga Brenders knows that she can learn more about the cultural identities of her students in all of the
following ways, EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWER volunteering to sponsor the chess team at
school
The most successful middle schools include all of the following EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWER
emphasis on standardized testing
Which of the following is an example of a school tradition? - CORRECT ANSWER high
school marching band
