HDFS Exam 5 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
school climate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the quality and character of school life
norms, goals, values, interpersonal relationships, teaching and learning practices, and
organizational structures
In most other developed nations, public education curriculum and teacher training are set by
the _____________ government. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- central
In the US, by contrast, ____________ districts and jurisdictions provide most of the funds
and the guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- local
local jurisdictions providing funds means that..... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- curriculum
and education can vary pretty drastically not only by state but by district and not everyone is
receiving the same level or degree of education
public school - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- funded and standards set by local jurisdiction
charter schools - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- funded and licensed by states or districts and
private sponsors, run as a public school but has its own standards
magnet schools - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Free, but highly competitive
private schools - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Rely on student tuition and private funding, sets
own standards
voucher - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- allows parents to choose the school for the child
(private or public) with all or part of the cost being paid by the local government
constructivist approach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Learner-centered
, Construct your own knowledge with guidance from the teacher
Emphasis on collaboration
Criticisms: Not enough attention to content of discipline
direct instruction approach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Teacher-centered
High teacher expectations for student's progress
Maximize student learning time
Criticisms: Turns students into passive learners, not challenging to think critically or
creatively
transition to and from _______________ school can be one too the most difficult and
stressful times for adolescents - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- middle/junior high
top-dog phenomenon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- moving from being the oldest, biggest,
and most powerful students in elementary school to being the youngest, smallest, and least
powerful students
Conclusions of Turning Points: Preparing American Youth for the Twenty-First Century -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Most young adolescents attend massive, impersonal schools
Learn from seemingly irrelevant curricula
Trust few adults in school
Lack access to health care and counseling
Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development recommendations - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Develop smaller "communities" or "houses" to lessen the impersonal nature
of large middle schools.
Lower student-to-counselor ratios from hundreds-to-1 to 10-to-1.
Involve parents and community leaders in schools.
Develop curricula that produce students who are literate, understand the sciences, and have
an awareness of health, ethics, and citizenship.
Have teachers team-teach in more flexibly designed curriculum blocks that integrate several
disciplines, instead of presenting students with disconnected, rigidly separated 50-minute
segments.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
school climate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the quality and character of school life
norms, goals, values, interpersonal relationships, teaching and learning practices, and
organizational structures
In most other developed nations, public education curriculum and teacher training are set by
the _____________ government. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- central
In the US, by contrast, ____________ districts and jurisdictions provide most of the funds
and the guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- local
local jurisdictions providing funds means that..... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- curriculum
and education can vary pretty drastically not only by state but by district and not everyone is
receiving the same level or degree of education
public school - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- funded and standards set by local jurisdiction
charter schools - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- funded and licensed by states or districts and
private sponsors, run as a public school but has its own standards
magnet schools - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Free, but highly competitive
private schools - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Rely on student tuition and private funding, sets
own standards
voucher - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- allows parents to choose the school for the child
(private or public) with all or part of the cost being paid by the local government
constructivist approach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Learner-centered
, Construct your own knowledge with guidance from the teacher
Emphasis on collaboration
Criticisms: Not enough attention to content of discipline
direct instruction approach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Teacher-centered
High teacher expectations for student's progress
Maximize student learning time
Criticisms: Turns students into passive learners, not challenging to think critically or
creatively
transition to and from _______________ school can be one too the most difficult and
stressful times for adolescents - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- middle/junior high
top-dog phenomenon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- moving from being the oldest, biggest,
and most powerful students in elementary school to being the youngest, smallest, and least
powerful students
Conclusions of Turning Points: Preparing American Youth for the Twenty-First Century -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Most young adolescents attend massive, impersonal schools
Learn from seemingly irrelevant curricula
Trust few adults in school
Lack access to health care and counseling
Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development recommendations - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Develop smaller "communities" or "houses" to lessen the impersonal nature
of large middle schools.
Lower student-to-counselor ratios from hundreds-to-1 to 10-to-1.
Involve parents and community leaders in schools.
Develop curricula that produce students who are literate, understand the sciences, and have
an awareness of health, ethics, and citizenship.
Have teachers team-teach in more flexibly designed curriculum blocks that integrate several
disciplines, instead of presenting students with disconnected, rigidly separated 50-minute
segments.
