EDN 200 Final Exam Questions And
Answers
Purposes bof bPublic bEducation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Public beducation bwas
bconceived bas ba bway bto beducate bchildren bin border bto bprepare bthem bto bbe
bproductive bmembers bof bsociety. bLearn bhow bthe bgoals band bthe brole bof bthe
beducator bin bthe bschool bimprovement bprocess bhave bchanged bover btime.
Thomas bJefferson b- bcorrect banswers✔✔"If bthe bchildren b. b. b. bare buntaught, btheir
bignorance band bvices bwill bin bfuture blife bcost bus bmuch bdearer bin btheir
bconsequences, bthan bit bwould bhave bdone, bin btheir bcorrection, bby ba bgood
beducation."
Jefferson's bIdeas bon bSchooling b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Democracy bcould bonly bbe
bsustained bthrough beducation
The bmind bwas ba bmuscle bwhich bneeded bexercise bfor bdevelopment band bwas ban
bempty bvessel bwhich bneeded bfilling bthrough beducation. b(faulty bpsychology)
Jefferson's bElementary bEducation bPlan b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Purpose bwas bto
bprovide ban beducation bto benable bevery bcitizen bto:
Transact bhis bbusiness
Express band bpreserve bhis bideas
Improve bhis bmorals band bfaculties
Understand bhis bduties bto bhis bneighbors band bhis bcountry
Know bhis brights
Participate bin bhis bgovernance
Thomas bJefferson bConclusions bon bEducation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Jefferson's bplan
bfor bschooling bwas bdefeated bin bVirginia
He brepresents bthe binternal btensions bin bthe btenets bof bclassical bliberalism, bfor
bexample, bhis bsupport bof bfreedom bwhile bmaintaining bslaves.
His bidea bof b"raking bthe bgenius bfrom bthe brubbish" bwill bbe brepeated bas byou bstudy
bfurther bdevelopments bin beducation.
Horace bMann: bCommon bSchools b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Mann bbelieved bthat
beducating bthe bmasses bwould bresult bin bincreased beconomic bbenefits bfor bthe bnation
b- bthe b"human bcapital btheory."
,Schools bshould bbe bfor bthe b'common bgood'
Mann bopposed bthe b"recitation" bteaching bmethod bof bthe bpast bas bwell bas bcorporal
bpunishment.
He bbelieved bwomen bmade bbetter bteachers bthan bmen bbecause bthey bput baffection
babove breason.
Horace bMann: bTeacher bEducation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Mann bsaw bthat bthe
bschools bneeded bnot bonly bmore bteachers, bbut bbetter bteachers.
In border bto bstaff bthe bschools, bcommunities bturned bto bwomen, bspurring bthe
bfeminization bof bthe bteaching bprofession
Horace bMann: bNormal bSchools b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Normal bSchools bwere
boriginally bestablished bto bprovide bsystematic btraining bof bteachers.
Normal bSchools bprided bthemselves bon btheir bthorough, bcohesive band b"scientific"
bcurriculum.
Horace bMann: bInfluence b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Mann's bphilosophies breflected bthe
befforts bof b'Radicals' binterested bin bprogressive bsocial breforms bsuch bas bthe babolition
bof bslavery, bprison breform, betc.(Dorothea bDix, bSojourner bTruth, bFrederick bDouglass,
bHarriet bBeecher bStowe)
He bsaw bschools bas ba bway bto bbuild bsupport bfor bProtestant bmoral bvalues band bthe
brepublic, b"a bcommon bfaith blay bbehind bcommon bschools"
He badvocated ba bmore bactive binvolvement bfrom bthe bgovernment bthan bJefferson, ban
bearly bsource bof bconflict bin bhis bpush bfor bcommon bschools
Horace bMann: bContributions bof bMann: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔the bcommon bschool
Normal bSchools
feminization bof bteaching
Compulsory battendance
Tax bsupport bof bschools
Separate bschool bgovernance
Schools bwere bto bshape bcharacter band bto bpromote bgreater bsocial bstability b- bthe
bcommon bgood
John bDewey b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Proponent bof bDevelopmental bDemocracy
Schools bshould bbe ba blaboratory bfor bdemocracy
Classroom bactivities b= bstudent binterests
Cooperative bproblem bsolving bshould bbe bpromoted
Education bthrough bvocations
Students bare bnot bblack bslates
Schools b(as bthey bwere) bpenalized bchildren bfor bbehaving bin baccord bwith btheir
bnature b- bactively bsocial, bconstructive, bcreatively bexpressive, bcurious band binquiring
University bof bChicago band bColumbia bUniversity
John bDewy: bKey bBeliefs b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Classroom bactivities bshould bmatch
bstudent binterests
, Cooperative bproblem-solving bshould bbe bpromoted
Education bnot bfor bvocations bbut bthrough bvocations
Students bnot b'blank bslates" b- bcame bwith bvast bexperiences bmaking btheir binterests
bvaried
"I bbelieve bthat beducation bis bthe bfundamental bmethod bof bsocial bprogress band
breform."
"Education bis ba bsocial bprocess...Education bis bgrowth...Education bis bnot bpreparation
bfor blife, beducation bis blife bitself."
Charles bEliot b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Proponent bof bSocial bEfficiency
Graduate bof bHarvard bat b19
President bof bHarvard bat b35 band bserved b40 byears
Goals bof bSocial bEfficiency b-replacing bthose bof btraditional beducational b
Social bstability
Employable bskills
Equal beducational bopportunity
Meritocracy-based
Charles bEliot: bKey bBelief b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Advocate bof bvocational beducation
Distinctly bprejudiced bagainst bstudents bnot bfrom b"pure bAmerican bstock" b- bNative
bAmericans, bAfrican-Americans, bimmigrants bfrom bSouthern band bEastern bEurope
Extended bprejudices balong bgender blines balso
Influential bin bestablishing bvocational bschools bfor bAfrican-Americans bin bthe bSouth
Drive bTheory b- bcorrect banswers✔✔We bare bdriven bby bstriving bfor bsuccess bor bfear
bof bfailure
Success boriented bstudents btend bto bbelieve bin beffort
Success-oriented bstudents bare bencouraged bby bchallenges
Failure-oriented bstudents bare bdiscouraged bby bchallenges, bmay bactually buse bself-
handicapping bstrategies bto binsure bfailure! bDo byou bknow banyone bwho bdoes bthis?
Attribution bTheory b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Students bwho bdon't bcan blearn bover btime b=
blearned boptimism b
Success bis battributed bto bfour bcauses:
Ability
Effort
Luck
Task bdifficulty
Which bcause bprovides bthe bmost bencouragement?
bEFFORT
Students bhave bto b"see" bthe bconnection bbetween beffort band bachievement
Brown bv. bBoard bof bEducation bTopeka, bKansas b1954 b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Prior bto
bBrown bv. bTopeka, bcases binvolving bdiscrimination bin beducation bwere ball bbased bin
bhigher beducation bissues
Answers
Purposes bof bPublic bEducation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Public beducation bwas
bconceived bas ba bway bto beducate bchildren bin border bto bprepare bthem bto bbe
bproductive bmembers bof bsociety. bLearn bhow bthe bgoals band bthe brole bof bthe
beducator bin bthe bschool bimprovement bprocess bhave bchanged bover btime.
Thomas bJefferson b- bcorrect banswers✔✔"If bthe bchildren b. b. b. bare buntaught, btheir
bignorance band bvices bwill bin bfuture blife bcost bus bmuch bdearer bin btheir
bconsequences, bthan bit bwould bhave bdone, bin btheir bcorrection, bby ba bgood
beducation."
Jefferson's bIdeas bon bSchooling b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Democracy bcould bonly bbe
bsustained bthrough beducation
The bmind bwas ba bmuscle bwhich bneeded bexercise bfor bdevelopment band bwas ban
bempty bvessel bwhich bneeded bfilling bthrough beducation. b(faulty bpsychology)
Jefferson's bElementary bEducation bPlan b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Purpose bwas bto
bprovide ban beducation bto benable bevery bcitizen bto:
Transact bhis bbusiness
Express band bpreserve bhis bideas
Improve bhis bmorals band bfaculties
Understand bhis bduties bto bhis bneighbors band bhis bcountry
Know bhis brights
Participate bin bhis bgovernance
Thomas bJefferson bConclusions bon bEducation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Jefferson's bplan
bfor bschooling bwas bdefeated bin bVirginia
He brepresents bthe binternal btensions bin bthe btenets bof bclassical bliberalism, bfor
bexample, bhis bsupport bof bfreedom bwhile bmaintaining bslaves.
His bidea bof b"raking bthe bgenius bfrom bthe brubbish" bwill bbe brepeated bas byou bstudy
bfurther bdevelopments bin beducation.
Horace bMann: bCommon bSchools b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Mann bbelieved bthat
beducating bthe bmasses bwould bresult bin bincreased beconomic bbenefits bfor bthe bnation
b- bthe b"human bcapital btheory."
,Schools bshould bbe bfor bthe b'common bgood'
Mann bopposed bthe b"recitation" bteaching bmethod bof bthe bpast bas bwell bas bcorporal
bpunishment.
He bbelieved bwomen bmade bbetter bteachers bthan bmen bbecause bthey bput baffection
babove breason.
Horace bMann: bTeacher bEducation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Mann bsaw bthat bthe
bschools bneeded bnot bonly bmore bteachers, bbut bbetter bteachers.
In border bto bstaff bthe bschools, bcommunities bturned bto bwomen, bspurring bthe
bfeminization bof bthe bteaching bprofession
Horace bMann: bNormal bSchools b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Normal bSchools bwere
boriginally bestablished bto bprovide bsystematic btraining bof bteachers.
Normal bSchools bprided bthemselves bon btheir bthorough, bcohesive band b"scientific"
bcurriculum.
Horace bMann: bInfluence b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Mann's bphilosophies breflected bthe
befforts bof b'Radicals' binterested bin bprogressive bsocial breforms bsuch bas bthe babolition
bof bslavery, bprison breform, betc.(Dorothea bDix, bSojourner bTruth, bFrederick bDouglass,
bHarriet bBeecher bStowe)
He bsaw bschools bas ba bway bto bbuild bsupport bfor bProtestant bmoral bvalues band bthe
brepublic, b"a bcommon bfaith blay bbehind bcommon bschools"
He badvocated ba bmore bactive binvolvement bfrom bthe bgovernment bthan bJefferson, ban
bearly bsource bof bconflict bin bhis bpush bfor bcommon bschools
Horace bMann: bContributions bof bMann: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔the bcommon bschool
Normal bSchools
feminization bof bteaching
Compulsory battendance
Tax bsupport bof bschools
Separate bschool bgovernance
Schools bwere bto bshape bcharacter band bto bpromote bgreater bsocial bstability b- bthe
bcommon bgood
John bDewey b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Proponent bof bDevelopmental bDemocracy
Schools bshould bbe ba blaboratory bfor bdemocracy
Classroom bactivities b= bstudent binterests
Cooperative bproblem bsolving bshould bbe bpromoted
Education bthrough bvocations
Students bare bnot bblack bslates
Schools b(as bthey bwere) bpenalized bchildren bfor bbehaving bin baccord bwith btheir
bnature b- bactively bsocial, bconstructive, bcreatively bexpressive, bcurious band binquiring
University bof bChicago band bColumbia bUniversity
John bDewy: bKey bBeliefs b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Classroom bactivities bshould bmatch
bstudent binterests
, Cooperative bproblem-solving bshould bbe bpromoted
Education bnot bfor bvocations bbut bthrough bvocations
Students bnot b'blank bslates" b- bcame bwith bvast bexperiences bmaking btheir binterests
bvaried
"I bbelieve bthat beducation bis bthe bfundamental bmethod bof bsocial bprogress band
breform."
"Education bis ba bsocial bprocess...Education bis bgrowth...Education bis bnot bpreparation
bfor blife, beducation bis blife bitself."
Charles bEliot b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Proponent bof bSocial bEfficiency
Graduate bof bHarvard bat b19
President bof bHarvard bat b35 band bserved b40 byears
Goals bof bSocial bEfficiency b-replacing bthose bof btraditional beducational b
Social bstability
Employable bskills
Equal beducational bopportunity
Meritocracy-based
Charles bEliot: bKey bBelief b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Advocate bof bvocational beducation
Distinctly bprejudiced bagainst bstudents bnot bfrom b"pure bAmerican bstock" b- bNative
bAmericans, bAfrican-Americans, bimmigrants bfrom bSouthern band bEastern bEurope
Extended bprejudices balong bgender blines balso
Influential bin bestablishing bvocational bschools bfor bAfrican-Americans bin bthe bSouth
Drive bTheory b- bcorrect banswers✔✔We bare bdriven bby bstriving bfor bsuccess bor bfear
bof bfailure
Success boriented bstudents btend bto bbelieve bin beffort
Success-oriented bstudents bare bencouraged bby bchallenges
Failure-oriented bstudents bare bdiscouraged bby bchallenges, bmay bactually buse bself-
handicapping bstrategies bto binsure bfailure! bDo byou bknow banyone bwho bdoes bthis?
Attribution bTheory b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Students bwho bdon't bcan blearn bover btime b=
blearned boptimism b
Success bis battributed bto bfour bcauses:
Ability
Effort
Luck
Task bdifficulty
Which bcause bprovides bthe bmost bencouragement?
bEFFORT
Students bhave bto b"see" bthe bconnection bbetween beffort band bachievement
Brown bv. bBoard bof bEducation bTopeka, bKansas b1954 b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Prior bto
bBrown bv. bTopeka, bcases binvolving bdiscrimination bin beducation bwere ball bbased bin
bhigher beducation bissues
