Social Studies Final Exam 78 Questions & Correct Answers.
Simulations are learning activities that present problems and duplicate reality. - Correct
Answer True
Research skills (finding and analyzing data) are generally not appropriate as a focus for
elementary students - Correct Answer False
"Twenty questions' approaches to learning are cited in the text as being ineffective, and
best avoided when content learning is the objective of the activity - Correct Answer False
Social studies instruction needs to address patriotism, although there are considerable
differences in terms of how to accomplish this - Correct Answer True
Current events can include many approaches, from newspapers (reading and creating
them), to using web based sites, to media and speaking with community members - all
focusing on ways in which to deal with issues of importance (developmentally appropriate)
- Correct Answer True
Bullying is defined as persistent teasing, name-calling, or social exclusion - Correct
Answer True
Which one of the following is not a conception of the term 'good citizen'? - Correct Answer
Self centered citizen
Jigsaw is a cooperative approach in which students must memorize information in paris in
order to do well on the test - Correct Answer False
The text identifies classroom meetings, with a process for everything from signaling to
speak to voting on real choices with follow through to honor the vote, as inauthentic, and
counter productive - Correct Answer False
The term civic education has been largely replaced by the term global citizenship. - Correct
Answer False
Primary grade teachers may have some trouble finding commercial simulations they like,
but teachers can design their own to have students demonstrate a wide range of
, competencies - Correct Answer True - absolutely - the text cites simulations based in post
offices, hospitals, and other community institutions
Which of the following are critical civic education goals for students? - Correct Answer To
understand the system of government- underlying values, rights and responsibilities
To gain intellectual and participatory skills, as well as the dispositions to participate as a
citizen
An interdisciplinary unit, and interdisicplinary lessons, demonstrate ways to integrate
several subjects (content, skills, dispositions) into one unit of study - Correct Answer True
While simulation, role playing, drama, and cooperative learning are all successful
activities, Chapin recommends direct instruction as the best way to teach social studies
content - Correct Answer False
Making rules and practicing the use of authority help children learn about justice and
fairness - Correct Answer True
The citizen actor selects information from the social sciences, evaluates it and reflects on
possible courses of actions and consequences, then acts in a way to promote the ends
valued - Correct Answer True
The text identifies several challenges in the k-12 typical social studies curriculum. These
include: - Correct Answer US History is addressed at 3 grade levels with frequent repetition
&
the World History topic is addressed three times, twice along with geography
The textbook author suggests that teachers carefully read and follow publsihers lesson
plans designed to supplement the books - Correct Answer False
While you have been (or are about to be) introduced to Seton Hall's planning model (based
on CAEP standards), the text makes it evident that planning is an essential teacher skill for
instruction and assessment - Correct Answer True
The text provides evidence that national and state standards are strongly influenced by
politics, large corporate entities, and well funded private foundations - Correct Answer
True
Simulations are learning activities that present problems and duplicate reality. - Correct
Answer True
Research skills (finding and analyzing data) are generally not appropriate as a focus for
elementary students - Correct Answer False
"Twenty questions' approaches to learning are cited in the text as being ineffective, and
best avoided when content learning is the objective of the activity - Correct Answer False
Social studies instruction needs to address patriotism, although there are considerable
differences in terms of how to accomplish this - Correct Answer True
Current events can include many approaches, from newspapers (reading and creating
them), to using web based sites, to media and speaking with community members - all
focusing on ways in which to deal with issues of importance (developmentally appropriate)
- Correct Answer True
Bullying is defined as persistent teasing, name-calling, or social exclusion - Correct
Answer True
Which one of the following is not a conception of the term 'good citizen'? - Correct Answer
Self centered citizen
Jigsaw is a cooperative approach in which students must memorize information in paris in
order to do well on the test - Correct Answer False
The text identifies classroom meetings, with a process for everything from signaling to
speak to voting on real choices with follow through to honor the vote, as inauthentic, and
counter productive - Correct Answer False
The term civic education has been largely replaced by the term global citizenship. - Correct
Answer False
Primary grade teachers may have some trouble finding commercial simulations they like,
but teachers can design their own to have students demonstrate a wide range of
, competencies - Correct Answer True - absolutely - the text cites simulations based in post
offices, hospitals, and other community institutions
Which of the following are critical civic education goals for students? - Correct Answer To
understand the system of government- underlying values, rights and responsibilities
To gain intellectual and participatory skills, as well as the dispositions to participate as a
citizen
An interdisciplinary unit, and interdisicplinary lessons, demonstrate ways to integrate
several subjects (content, skills, dispositions) into one unit of study - Correct Answer True
While simulation, role playing, drama, and cooperative learning are all successful
activities, Chapin recommends direct instruction as the best way to teach social studies
content - Correct Answer False
Making rules and practicing the use of authority help children learn about justice and
fairness - Correct Answer True
The citizen actor selects information from the social sciences, evaluates it and reflects on
possible courses of actions and consequences, then acts in a way to promote the ends
valued - Correct Answer True
The text identifies several challenges in the k-12 typical social studies curriculum. These
include: - Correct Answer US History is addressed at 3 grade levels with frequent repetition
&
the World History topic is addressed three times, twice along with geography
The textbook author suggests that teachers carefully read and follow publsihers lesson
plans designed to supplement the books - Correct Answer False
While you have been (or are about to be) introduced to Seton Hall's planning model (based
on CAEP standards), the text makes it evident that planning is an essential teacher skill for
instruction and assessment - Correct Answer True
The text provides evidence that national and state standards are strongly influenced by
politics, large corporate entities, and well funded private foundations - Correct Answer
True
