CHD 3243 FINAL EXAM - EDUCATION AND SCHOOL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Traditionalist schooling - Answers - argue that the purpose of education is to teach the
basics like english, science, math, history, and foreign languages, in order to increase
the student knowledge and intellectual powers
Progressivists - Answers - urge that the purpose of education is to preapre students for
life by teaching citizenship, home and family living, a vocation, physical health, and
effective personality growth
Rise of progressive education - Answers - began in 1930s
Push for science due to sputnik in 1950s
Social upheaval in 1960s
Fear of declining achievement in 1970s
Pendulum swung back to a more traditionalist posture in 1980s
Alternative forms of education in the 1990s
What are some alternative forms of education? - Answers - magnet schools
Charter schools
Vouchers
Tech-prep schools
Open enrollment
Home schooling
What are magnet schools? - Answers - theme schools that serve students within public
school systems (i.e. Arts school)
What are charter schools? - Answers - hybrid between public and private schools, they
supported by tax dollars but they are free of district regulations
What are voucher systems? - Answers - this is when a school district subsidizes the
cost of a child attending private school
Use grew and expanded in the 1990s
What are tech-prep schools? - Answers - programs that are put in place by high schools
and community colleges to provide career preparation for non-college bound students
What is open enrollment? - Answers - this is when students can attend any public
school they wish even if it is outside of their school district
What is the no child left behind act? - Answers - enacted by george w. Bush in 2001
, Based off of the principles that schools should be held accountable for the success of
their students
Local controls increased
Options expanded
And specific teaching methods were promoted
What is the difference between junior high and middle school? - Answers - junior high
was trying to be more of a high school for younger children, with 6-8 class periods,
larger enrollments and ability tracking
When they realized this wasn't working, they came up with middle schools
There is no single agreed upon structure for middle schools, though they should be
different than junior high, in concept
What is the middle school slump? - Answers - it is the decline in academic motivation, in
perception of their own abilities, and in achievement after they leave elementary school
What causes the middle school slump? - Answers - the change in size, as middle
schools are much larger
The fact that middle schools are more impersonal
The fact that they are spending less time with one teacher
The fact that they are spending much less time with close friends
What is performance goal structure? - Answers - this is when we foster competition
among students and the goal is to get the highest grade in the clsas
What is task mastery structure? - Answers - this is when we highly value effort and
improvement rather than competition and standards
What are some qualities of successful middle schools? - Answers - teachers with
special training
Rigorous curriculum
Supportive atmosphere
Parental involvement
Strive to ensure success of all students
Part of the larger civic community
Encouraged to develop good health habits
Size as a correlate of a successful school - Answers - relatively small sized school is the
best option, for two reasons:
1) students are more likely to participate in meaningful activities and less students have
to watch from the sidelines
2) the quality of monitoring students in much worse in larger schools
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Traditionalist schooling - Answers - argue that the purpose of education is to teach the
basics like english, science, math, history, and foreign languages, in order to increase
the student knowledge and intellectual powers
Progressivists - Answers - urge that the purpose of education is to preapre students for
life by teaching citizenship, home and family living, a vocation, physical health, and
effective personality growth
Rise of progressive education - Answers - began in 1930s
Push for science due to sputnik in 1950s
Social upheaval in 1960s
Fear of declining achievement in 1970s
Pendulum swung back to a more traditionalist posture in 1980s
Alternative forms of education in the 1990s
What are some alternative forms of education? - Answers - magnet schools
Charter schools
Vouchers
Tech-prep schools
Open enrollment
Home schooling
What are magnet schools? - Answers - theme schools that serve students within public
school systems (i.e. Arts school)
What are charter schools? - Answers - hybrid between public and private schools, they
supported by tax dollars but they are free of district regulations
What are voucher systems? - Answers - this is when a school district subsidizes the
cost of a child attending private school
Use grew and expanded in the 1990s
What are tech-prep schools? - Answers - programs that are put in place by high schools
and community colleges to provide career preparation for non-college bound students
What is open enrollment? - Answers - this is when students can attend any public
school they wish even if it is outside of their school district
What is the no child left behind act? - Answers - enacted by george w. Bush in 2001
, Based off of the principles that schools should be held accountable for the success of
their students
Local controls increased
Options expanded
And specific teaching methods were promoted
What is the difference between junior high and middle school? - Answers - junior high
was trying to be more of a high school for younger children, with 6-8 class periods,
larger enrollments and ability tracking
When they realized this wasn't working, they came up with middle schools
There is no single agreed upon structure for middle schools, though they should be
different than junior high, in concept
What is the middle school slump? - Answers - it is the decline in academic motivation, in
perception of their own abilities, and in achievement after they leave elementary school
What causes the middle school slump? - Answers - the change in size, as middle
schools are much larger
The fact that middle schools are more impersonal
The fact that they are spending less time with one teacher
The fact that they are spending much less time with close friends
What is performance goal structure? - Answers - this is when we foster competition
among students and the goal is to get the highest grade in the clsas
What is task mastery structure? - Answers - this is when we highly value effort and
improvement rather than competition and standards
What are some qualities of successful middle schools? - Answers - teachers with
special training
Rigorous curriculum
Supportive atmosphere
Parental involvement
Strive to ensure success of all students
Part of the larger civic community
Encouraged to develop good health habits
Size as a correlate of a successful school - Answers - relatively small sized school is the
best option, for two reasons:
1) students are more likely to participate in meaningful activities and less students have
to watch from the sidelines
2) the quality of monitoring students in much worse in larger schools
