EDF 1005 FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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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." "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. 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. 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. 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.
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.
The development of common core state standards that have been adopted in most states
reflect the influence of:
-education commissions and committees.
-professional organizations.
-special interest groups.
-publishers. education commissions and committees.
One of the primary reasons that the No Child Left Behind Act was revamped was that:
-the law had become too expensive to implement due to the high costs of standardized tests.
-there was a political movement to eliminate the culture of testing that had developed in
schools.
, -there was a push to return schools to the control of the taxpayers in their local districts and
reduce the role of the federal government in schools.
-there was little consistency in student performance from state to state. there was little
consistency in student performance from state to state.
Identify an accurate statement about using a student's test score to assess the teacher.
-Test scores reflect students' understanding of the curriculum, hence are an effective and time-
tested way of assessing teachers.
-In order to evaluate a teacher effectively, at least 50 percent of the evaluation must be based
upon test scores.
-This a flawed approach because one test score is an inadequate measure of student growth,
much less student effectiveness.
-This represents an almost perfect and practical application of the value-added concept. This
a flawed approach because one test score is an inadequate measure of student growth, much
less student effectiveness.
On the subject of teaching creationism, evolution, or intelligent design in schools, a large
segment of the public feels that:
-evolution should be taught in schools as the best and most rational explanation of origin of life.
-intelligent design is the best compromise and should be taught in schools, evolution should be
considered merely as a theory, not fact.
-the teaching of creationism should supersede all other theories about the origin of life.
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A
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." "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. 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. 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. 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.
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.
The development of common core state standards that have been adopted in most states
reflect the influence of:
-education commissions and committees.
-professional organizations.
-special interest groups.
-publishers. education commissions and committees.
One of the primary reasons that the No Child Left Behind Act was revamped was that:
-the law had become too expensive to implement due to the high costs of standardized tests.
-there was a political movement to eliminate the culture of testing that had developed in
schools.
, -there was a push to return schools to the control of the taxpayers in their local districts and
reduce the role of the federal government in schools.
-there was little consistency in student performance from state to state. there was little
consistency in student performance from state to state.
Identify an accurate statement about using a student's test score to assess the teacher.
-Test scores reflect students' understanding of the curriculum, hence are an effective and time-
tested way of assessing teachers.
-In order to evaluate a teacher effectively, at least 50 percent of the evaluation must be based
upon test scores.
-This a flawed approach because one test score is an inadequate measure of student growth,
much less student effectiveness.
-This represents an almost perfect and practical application of the value-added concept. This
a flawed approach because one test score is an inadequate measure of student growth, much
less student effectiveness.
On the subject of teaching creationism, evolution, or intelligent design in schools, a large
segment of the public feels that:
-evolution should be taught in schools as the best and most rational explanation of origin of life.
-intelligent design is the best compromise and should be taught in schools, evolution should be
considered merely as a theory, not fact.
-the teaching of creationism should supersede all other theories about the origin of life.
