EDUC exam 1 questions
with 100% correct
answers
tenure - ANSWERSA system of employment in which teachers, having served a probationary
period, acquire an expectancy of continued employment. The majority of states have tenure
laws. (pg 8)
pay-for-performance (merit pay) - ANSWERS-Attempts to reward the best teachers.
-Linking strong student test scores and teacher salaries to identify the most effective teachers is
an example.
A salary method that attempts to make teaching more accountable by linking teacher and
student performance to teacher salary. See also merit pay.
profit goals - ANSWERSwanting wealth and fame
purpose goals - ANSWERSWanting to help others, improve their lives, grow and learn
normal school - ANSWERS-Provided elementary school graduates with formal training in
teaching skills.
-Established by Reverend Samuel Hall.
-Horace Mann established the first state-supported normal school in Lexington, Massachusetts.
A two-year teacher education institution popular in the nineteenth century. Many normal
schools were expanded to become today's state colleges and universities.
,traditional approach to becoming a teacher - ANSWERS- Undergraduates study education and
subject matter, then do student teaching en route to becoming a teacher.
- undergraduate preparation at a college
alternative approach to becoming a teacher - ANSWERS- Focus is on a structured
apprenticeship, a sort of on-the-job training.
- post-graduate preparation at a college or school district
Pay-for-performance, also called merit pay, attempts to make teaching more accountable by
______.
Multiple choice question.
cutting teacher salary in order to motivate teachers to perform better
basing student incentives on teacher salary
linking teacher and student performance to teacher salary
increasing teacher salary in order to encourage better performance - ANSWERSlinking teacher
and student performance to teacher salary
______ refers to the art and science of teaching, especially teaching methods and strategies.
Multiple choice question.
Pedagogy
Tocology
Karyology
Narratology - ANSWERSPedagogy
After teaching satisfactorily during a probationary period, teachers typically receive tenure,
which is a(n) ______.
Multiple choice question.
warning of their incompetency
,expectancy of continued employment
confirmation of their probation period
notice period before their termination - ANSWERSexpectancy of continued employment
Identify the organizations which work to improve the salaries and the working conditions of
teachers. (Check all that apply.)
Multiple select question.
National Education Association (NEA)
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
The Council for Exceptional Children (TCEC)
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) - ANSWERSNational Education Association (NEA)
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
students with profit goals - ANSWERSNo happier than they were in college and were
experiencing increased depression, anxiety, and other negative indicators.
students with purpose goals - ANSWERSHappier and more satisfied than they were in college
and had very low levels of anxiety or depression.
Identify an accurate statement about American test takers in the context of taking international
exams.
Multiple choice question.
The full range of American students is compared with another nation's best, affecting the test
scores of American test takers.
Only the most meritorious students in America are allowed to take international exams.
All American test takers taking international exams have a similar educational background.
, Only the best American students take exams involving spontaneity, social responsibility, and
independence. - ANSWERSThe full range of American students is compared with another
nation's best, affecting the test scores of American test takers.
A private school, established by Reverend Samuel Hall, which provided elementary school
graduates with formal training in teaching skills was called a ______.
Multiple choice question.
school for the gifted
school for the religious
normal school
state school - ANSWERSnormal school
The American public typically values ______.
Multiple choice question.
significantly high scores in international exams of students with very strong linguistic and
mathematical aptitude
spontaneity, social responsibility, and independence in their children, which are not assessed in
international exams
the ability of students to engender cheers from their classmates for being selected to appear for
an international exam
the ability to communicate in English, talent, and intelligence in their children, which are not
assessed in international exams - ANSWERSspontaneity, social responsibility, and independence
in their children, which are not assessed in international exams
The damage caused by the current testing culture in America due to the creation of perverse
incentives to "teach to the test" implies that ______.
education in America is reduced to a single test score
with 100% correct
answers
tenure - ANSWERSA system of employment in which teachers, having served a probationary
period, acquire an expectancy of continued employment. The majority of states have tenure
laws. (pg 8)
pay-for-performance (merit pay) - ANSWERS-Attempts to reward the best teachers.
-Linking strong student test scores and teacher salaries to identify the most effective teachers is
an example.
A salary method that attempts to make teaching more accountable by linking teacher and
student performance to teacher salary. See also merit pay.
profit goals - ANSWERSwanting wealth and fame
purpose goals - ANSWERSWanting to help others, improve their lives, grow and learn
normal school - ANSWERS-Provided elementary school graduates with formal training in
teaching skills.
-Established by Reverend Samuel Hall.
-Horace Mann established the first state-supported normal school in Lexington, Massachusetts.
A two-year teacher education institution popular in the nineteenth century. Many normal
schools were expanded to become today's state colleges and universities.
,traditional approach to becoming a teacher - ANSWERS- Undergraduates study education and
subject matter, then do student teaching en route to becoming a teacher.
- undergraduate preparation at a college
alternative approach to becoming a teacher - ANSWERS- Focus is on a structured
apprenticeship, a sort of on-the-job training.
- post-graduate preparation at a college or school district
Pay-for-performance, also called merit pay, attempts to make teaching more accountable by
______.
Multiple choice question.
cutting teacher salary in order to motivate teachers to perform better
basing student incentives on teacher salary
linking teacher and student performance to teacher salary
increasing teacher salary in order to encourage better performance - ANSWERSlinking teacher
and student performance to teacher salary
______ refers to the art and science of teaching, especially teaching methods and strategies.
Multiple choice question.
Pedagogy
Tocology
Karyology
Narratology - ANSWERSPedagogy
After teaching satisfactorily during a probationary period, teachers typically receive tenure,
which is a(n) ______.
Multiple choice question.
warning of their incompetency
,expectancy of continued employment
confirmation of their probation period
notice period before their termination - ANSWERSexpectancy of continued employment
Identify the organizations which work to improve the salaries and the working conditions of
teachers. (Check all that apply.)
Multiple select question.
National Education Association (NEA)
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
The Council for Exceptional Children (TCEC)
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) - ANSWERSNational Education Association (NEA)
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
students with profit goals - ANSWERSNo happier than they were in college and were
experiencing increased depression, anxiety, and other negative indicators.
students with purpose goals - ANSWERSHappier and more satisfied than they were in college
and had very low levels of anxiety or depression.
Identify an accurate statement about American test takers in the context of taking international
exams.
Multiple choice question.
The full range of American students is compared with another nation's best, affecting the test
scores of American test takers.
Only the most meritorious students in America are allowed to take international exams.
All American test takers taking international exams have a similar educational background.
, Only the best American students take exams involving spontaneity, social responsibility, and
independence. - ANSWERSThe full range of American students is compared with another
nation's best, affecting the test scores of American test takers.
A private school, established by Reverend Samuel Hall, which provided elementary school
graduates with formal training in teaching skills was called a ______.
Multiple choice question.
school for the gifted
school for the religious
normal school
state school - ANSWERSnormal school
The American public typically values ______.
Multiple choice question.
significantly high scores in international exams of students with very strong linguistic and
mathematical aptitude
spontaneity, social responsibility, and independence in their children, which are not assessed in
international exams
the ability of students to engender cheers from their classmates for being selected to appear for
an international exam
the ability to communicate in English, talent, and intelligence in their children, which are not
assessed in international exams - ANSWERSspontaneity, social responsibility, and independence
in their children, which are not assessed in international exams
The damage caused by the current testing culture in America due to the creation of perverse
incentives to "teach to the test" implies that ______.
education in America is reduced to a single test score
