EDF 1005 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM | ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
GRADED A+ | LATEST EXAM 2025 | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
The _____ gave the federal government power to help local school districts
desegregate (Title IV) and, when necessary, to initiate lawsuits or withhold
federal school funds to force desegregation.
-Civil Rights Act
-Smith-Hughes Act
-No Child Left Behind Act
-Elementary and Secondary Education Act ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----
------------Civil Rights Act
Many people are unaware that the responsibility for educating Americans is
not even mentioned in the Constitution. Under the _____ Amendment, any
area not specifically stated in the Constitution as a federal responsibility is
automatically assigned to the states
-Tenth
-Fourteenth
-Sixteenth
-Fifth ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Tenth
During the 1960s and 1970s, the Supreme Court _____.
-asserted that de jure segregation was necessary to preserve the American
way of life
-focused on efforts to eradicate de facto segregation only in the South
-attacked de facto segregation stemming from racially imbalanced
neighborhoods
,-opposed all efforts to eradicate de jure segregation in the North and in the
South ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------attacked de facto
segregation stemming from racially imbalanced neighborhoods
A key aspect of teaching in a constructivist classroom is _____.
-putting the teacher at the center of the educational stage
-handling knowledge from the teacher to the students
-gauging a student's prior knowledge and understanding
-educating the students on the fundamentals of religion ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------gauging a student's prior knowledge and
understanding
_____ organizes schools around the concerns, curiosity, and real-world
experiences of students.
-Perennialism
-Essentialism
-Progressivism ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Progressivism
_____ is the idea that society is an ingenious "sorting" system, one in
which the more talented rise to the top, while those less deserving find
themselves at the bottom of the social and economic pecking order.
-Social reconstructionism
-Perennialism
-Social Darwinism
-Cartesian dualism ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Social
Darwinism
Ethnocentrism is the _____.
,-belief that sensory experience is the source of knowledge
-idea that ethnic diversity is essential for cultural growth
-tendency to view one's own culture as superior to others
-tendency to include cultural discussions in education ---------CORRECT
ANSWER------------------tendency to view one's own culture as superior to
others
Which of the following statements best reflects the beliefs of James
Coleman?
-The answer to improving the quality of education in America is to adopt a
marketplace-driven idea. Competition will save public schools."
-"The key to improving public education in America is to invest in charter
schools."
-"High schools are obsolete. They are preparing students for the world of
1960."
-"When we carefully analyze private schools, we can clearly see that they
do a better job than public schools. Perhaps private schools are the way to
fix education." ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------"When we carefully
analyze private schools, we can clearly see that they do a better job than
public schools. Perhaps private schools are the way to fix education."
Identify an accurate statement about the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
-Annual testing for reading, math, and science was not required for grades
3-8.
-Underperforming schools were granted additional financial support.
-A high-stakes testing culture was created.
-States created uniform standardized testing standards. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------A high-stakes testing culture was created
As a student in college, Luisa was shocked at some of the things she was
learning in her Survey of American History course. Although she had
, studied American history before, her teachers had completely omitted
many of the things that she was learning for the first time. Luisa's
experiences most closely reflect the effects of:
-the hidden curriculum.
-the rhetorical curriculum.
-the null curriculum.
-the saber-tooth curriculum. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------the
null curriculum.
The study of the "saber-tooth curriculum" brings us to the conclusion that:
-modern curricula are ineffective at handling changing conditions in
comparison with old-school curricula.
-unless teachers have a key role in curriculum development, the curriculum
cannot meet contemporary needs.
-slavish devotion to the content of past times can result in a curriculum
obsolete in the face of contemporary realities.
-as long as the basal reader dominates the curriculum, a truly individualized
curriculum can never become a reality. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------
-------slavish devotion to the content of past times can result in a curriculum
obsolete in the face of contemporary realities.
Identify an accurate statement in the context of use of computer-based
technologies in schools.
-Computer-based drills and tutorials in science, social science, and math
may be effective in helping students show increased performance on
standard multiple-choice tests.
-Large investments in computer-based technologies have been matched by
encouraging gains in student achievement.
-Considering the subject of biology, virtual dissections have proved to be
more effective than actual dissection experiments in the laboratory.
-E-texting helps students to develop grammar and spelling skills and
perform better. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Computer-based
drills and tutorials in science, social science, and math may be effective in
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
GRADED A+ | LATEST EXAM 2025 | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
The _____ gave the federal government power to help local school districts
desegregate (Title IV) and, when necessary, to initiate lawsuits or withhold
federal school funds to force desegregation.
-Civil Rights Act
-Smith-Hughes Act
-No Child Left Behind Act
-Elementary and Secondary Education Act ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----
------------Civil Rights Act
Many people are unaware that the responsibility for educating Americans is
not even mentioned in the Constitution. Under the _____ Amendment, any
area not specifically stated in the Constitution as a federal responsibility is
automatically assigned to the states
-Tenth
-Fourteenth
-Sixteenth
-Fifth ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Tenth
During the 1960s and 1970s, the Supreme Court _____.
-asserted that de jure segregation was necessary to preserve the American
way of life
-focused on efforts to eradicate de facto segregation only in the South
-attacked de facto segregation stemming from racially imbalanced
neighborhoods
,-opposed all efforts to eradicate de jure segregation in the North and in the
South ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------attacked de facto
segregation stemming from racially imbalanced neighborhoods
A key aspect of teaching in a constructivist classroom is _____.
-putting the teacher at the center of the educational stage
-handling knowledge from the teacher to the students
-gauging a student's prior knowledge and understanding
-educating the students on the fundamentals of religion ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------gauging a student's prior knowledge and
understanding
_____ organizes schools around the concerns, curiosity, and real-world
experiences of students.
-Perennialism
-Essentialism
-Progressivism ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Progressivism
_____ is the idea that society is an ingenious "sorting" system, one in
which the more talented rise to the top, while those less deserving find
themselves at the bottom of the social and economic pecking order.
-Social reconstructionism
-Perennialism
-Social Darwinism
-Cartesian dualism ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Social
Darwinism
Ethnocentrism is the _____.
,-belief that sensory experience is the source of knowledge
-idea that ethnic diversity is essential for cultural growth
-tendency to view one's own culture as superior to others
-tendency to include cultural discussions in education ---------CORRECT
ANSWER------------------tendency to view one's own culture as superior to
others
Which of the following statements best reflects the beliefs of James
Coleman?
-The answer to improving the quality of education in America is to adopt a
marketplace-driven idea. Competition will save public schools."
-"The key to improving public education in America is to invest in charter
schools."
-"High schools are obsolete. They are preparing students for the world of
1960."
-"When we carefully analyze private schools, we can clearly see that they
do a better job than public schools. Perhaps private schools are the way to
fix education." ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------"When we carefully
analyze private schools, we can clearly see that they do a better job than
public schools. Perhaps private schools are the way to fix education."
Identify an accurate statement about the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
-Annual testing for reading, math, and science was not required for grades
3-8.
-Underperforming schools were granted additional financial support.
-A high-stakes testing culture was created.
-States created uniform standardized testing standards. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------A high-stakes testing culture was created
As a student in college, Luisa was shocked at some of the things she was
learning in her Survey of American History course. Although she had
, studied American history before, her teachers had completely omitted
many of the things that she was learning for the first time. Luisa's
experiences most closely reflect the effects of:
-the hidden curriculum.
-the rhetorical curriculum.
-the null curriculum.
-the saber-tooth curriculum. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------the
null curriculum.
The study of the "saber-tooth curriculum" brings us to the conclusion that:
-modern curricula are ineffective at handling changing conditions in
comparison with old-school curricula.
-unless teachers have a key role in curriculum development, the curriculum
cannot meet contemporary needs.
-slavish devotion to the content of past times can result in a curriculum
obsolete in the face of contemporary realities.
-as long as the basal reader dominates the curriculum, a truly individualized
curriculum can never become a reality. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------
-------slavish devotion to the content of past times can result in a curriculum
obsolete in the face of contemporary realities.
Identify an accurate statement in the context of use of computer-based
technologies in schools.
-Computer-based drills and tutorials in science, social science, and math
may be effective in helping students show increased performance on
standard multiple-choice tests.
-Large investments in computer-based technologies have been matched by
encouraging gains in student achievement.
-Considering the subject of biology, virtual dissections have proved to be
more effective than actual dissection experiments in the laboratory.
-E-texting helps students to develop grammar and spelling skills and
perform better. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Computer-based
drills and tutorials in science, social science, and math may be effective in
