EDUC 200 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Of the intrinsic motivations cited in this chapter, which two do you think most closely
match your current motivations to teach? Explain - Answers :1. Rewarding good
work/behavior will make students work harder.
2. Stimulation and support from other teachers because I think its helpful having people
to relate to in the workplace.
Of the extrinsic motivations cited in this chapter, which two do you think most closely
match your current motivations to teach? Explain - Answers :1. Work schedule, you
have a set schedule and you have the ability to spend quality time at home with your
family, especially in the summers.
2. Rewarding or punishing helps students understand right from wrong.
Define curriculum - Answers :What older generations believe to be the most important
concepts for students to learn in schools in order to become productive members of
society.
How does curriculum function as a "social bet"? - Answers :Because the people making
the curriculum are basing it off of what they think students will need to know in the
future, however, there is no guarantee that what they think students will need to know is
what they actually need to know.
What are the three characteristics of schooling that differ from education? - Answers :1.
Formal, curriculum
2. Focus on the young
3. Stops and starts
Explain the 4 basic purposes of school - Answers :1. Intellectual (develop), the purpose
of education is to teach reality, realism to the young and to teach rationally.
2. Social: behaviors, values, languages, that help students' knowledge.
3. Political and civic: training, teaching basis.
4. Economic
What 4 things determine your philosophy of education? - Answers :1. Epistemology:
seeks truth knowing; what is truth?
2.
3.
4.
The curriculum of this philosophy is based on a core of essential knowledge for living a
productive life... - Answers :Essential
List the 8 characteristics of effective schools - Answers :1. Teachers have high "can do"
expectations.
2. Teachers communicate and are good colleagues.
Of the intrinsic motivations cited in this chapter, which two do you think most closely
match your current motivations to teach? Explain - Answers :1. Rewarding good
work/behavior will make students work harder.
2. Stimulation and support from other teachers because I think its helpful having people
to relate to in the workplace.
Of the extrinsic motivations cited in this chapter, which two do you think most closely
match your current motivations to teach? Explain - Answers :1. Work schedule, you
have a set schedule and you have the ability to spend quality time at home with your
family, especially in the summers.
2. Rewarding or punishing helps students understand right from wrong.
Define curriculum - Answers :What older generations believe to be the most important
concepts for students to learn in schools in order to become productive members of
society.
How does curriculum function as a "social bet"? - Answers :Because the people making
the curriculum are basing it off of what they think students will need to know in the
future, however, there is no guarantee that what they think students will need to know is
what they actually need to know.
What are the three characteristics of schooling that differ from education? - Answers :1.
Formal, curriculum
2. Focus on the young
3. Stops and starts
Explain the 4 basic purposes of school - Answers :1. Intellectual (develop), the purpose
of education is to teach reality, realism to the young and to teach rationally.
2. Social: behaviors, values, languages, that help students' knowledge.
3. Political and civic: training, teaching basis.
4. Economic
What 4 things determine your philosophy of education? - Answers :1. Epistemology:
seeks truth knowing; what is truth?
2.
3.
4.
The curriculum of this philosophy is based on a core of essential knowledge for living a
productive life... - Answers :Essential
List the 8 characteristics of effective schools - Answers :1. Teachers have high "can do"
expectations.
2. Teachers communicate and are good colleagues.
