EDUC Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
Which of the following is a reason that influences individuals to choose teaching as a profession? -
Answers Desire to work with young people
Identify an accurate statement about merit pay - Answers It attempts to reward the best teachers
Alice is a teacher who has just finished her fourth year of teaching. At the end of that year, Alice was
informed that she would be granted tenure. From this point, Alice can expect: - Answers protection from
arbitrary dismissal.
In terms of professional status, many feel teaching: - Answers falls somewhere between professional
and semiprofessional in status.
Identify an accurate statement about teachers during the colonial period in America. - Answers Most
elementary school teachers never attended a secondary school.
Which of the following statements is true about teaching as a profession in the United States till the
1900s? - Answers It was viewed mostly as a form of temporary employment.
Horace Mann helped establish the first: - Answers state-supported normal school.
Identify an accurate statement in reference to teaching during the early 1900s. - Answers Teaching was
becoming an increasingly female occupation.
To get "board certified" by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, a teacher: - Answers
takes written tests, and the teacher's lesson plans are examined.
After becoming "board certified," a teacher _____. - Answers might be given additional pay
Elaine has been a fifth-grade teacher since 1998. Elaine's decisions are grounded not only in the
literature but also in her experiences. She serves as a role model for her students, and she exemplifies
virtues such as honesty and fairness that she seeks to inspire in them. Which of the core propositions of
the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards do Elaine's actions most closely reflect? -
Answers Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
Paula is a high school music teacher who is known for her involvement and commitment to her students
and school. She is constantly working with other teachers and administrators so that they can have the
best instruction, curriculum, and staff development possible. She also reaches out through her music
program to involve parents and the community to make sure that these groups are engaged with the
school and feel like they have a stake in what is going on there. Which of the core propositions of the
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards do Paula's actions most closely reflect? - Answers
Teachers are members of learning communities
In the context of how teachers are prepared today, there is: - Answers no consensus on how to best
prepare teachers.
, Alternative teacher education programs differ from traditional teacher education programs in that
alternative teacher education programs: - Answers allow teachers to get on-the-job training.
The idea for Teach for America (TFA) came from: - Answers Wendy Kopp's undergraduate thesis at
Princeton.
Pavel is a new teacher in an inner-city school in Boston. To prepare for teaching, Pavel commits to teach
for at least five years. He then spends his first year observing and working with Dava, a master teacher,
while taking coursework. Only during his second year he will be allowed to teach students of his own
under Dava's supervision. Based on this description, Pavel is part of _____. - Answers a teaching
residency program.
Research shows that teachers skilled in pedagogy: - Answers outperform teachers with superior subject
area knowledge.
Identify a reason why teacher education students are considered less talented than other college
majors. - Answers Education majors are less likely to score in the top 25 percent on the SATs.
Although U.S. middle school students may lag behind their Japanese counterparts in international
algebra tests, the differences disappear on later tests due to the: - Answers greater comparative
effectiveness of U.S. colleges.
What is the evidence that U.S. students are doing quite well in their educational performance? -
Answers In recent years, SAT reading and mathematics scores have reached an all-time high.
Which of the following is a reason for demanding radical school reform and the furor about failing
schools? - Answers Schools today work with large numbers of poor students, non-English-speaking
children, and special education students.
Students who embrace an incremental view of intelligence are most likely to: - Answers explore
inventive strategies to solve a problem.
A student who says, "I failed the test because the fire alarm went off in the middle of the test" appears
to exhibit: - Answers an external locus of control.
Heather always learns well when the activities in her class involve hands-on participation. She prefers
classroom activities that require her to actively move her body. In this case, Heather is most likely a(n): -
Answers tactile learner.
Identify an accurate statement about single-sex schools. - Answers Ideas that support single-sex schools
fit easily into traditional belief systems.
According to the National Association for Gifted Children, giftedness is: - Answers based on the presence
of distinct elements of giftedness.
Which of the following is a reason that influences individuals to choose teaching as a profession? -
Answers Desire to work with young people
Identify an accurate statement about merit pay - Answers It attempts to reward the best teachers
Alice is a teacher who has just finished her fourth year of teaching. At the end of that year, Alice was
informed that she would be granted tenure. From this point, Alice can expect: - Answers protection from
arbitrary dismissal.
In terms of professional status, many feel teaching: - Answers falls somewhere between professional
and semiprofessional in status.
Identify an accurate statement about teachers during the colonial period in America. - Answers Most
elementary school teachers never attended a secondary school.
Which of the following statements is true about teaching as a profession in the United States till the
1900s? - Answers It was viewed mostly as a form of temporary employment.
Horace Mann helped establish the first: - Answers state-supported normal school.
Identify an accurate statement in reference to teaching during the early 1900s. - Answers Teaching was
becoming an increasingly female occupation.
To get "board certified" by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, a teacher: - Answers
takes written tests, and the teacher's lesson plans are examined.
After becoming "board certified," a teacher _____. - Answers might be given additional pay
Elaine has been a fifth-grade teacher since 1998. Elaine's decisions are grounded not only in the
literature but also in her experiences. She serves as a role model for her students, and she exemplifies
virtues such as honesty and fairness that she seeks to inspire in them. Which of the core propositions of
the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards do Elaine's actions most closely reflect? -
Answers Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
Paula is a high school music teacher who is known for her involvement and commitment to her students
and school. She is constantly working with other teachers and administrators so that they can have the
best instruction, curriculum, and staff development possible. She also reaches out through her music
program to involve parents and the community to make sure that these groups are engaged with the
school and feel like they have a stake in what is going on there. Which of the core propositions of the
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards do Paula's actions most closely reflect? - Answers
Teachers are members of learning communities
In the context of how teachers are prepared today, there is: - Answers no consensus on how to best
prepare teachers.
, Alternative teacher education programs differ from traditional teacher education programs in that
alternative teacher education programs: - Answers allow teachers to get on-the-job training.
The idea for Teach for America (TFA) came from: - Answers Wendy Kopp's undergraduate thesis at
Princeton.
Pavel is a new teacher in an inner-city school in Boston. To prepare for teaching, Pavel commits to teach
for at least five years. He then spends his first year observing and working with Dava, a master teacher,
while taking coursework. Only during his second year he will be allowed to teach students of his own
under Dava's supervision. Based on this description, Pavel is part of _____. - Answers a teaching
residency program.
Research shows that teachers skilled in pedagogy: - Answers outperform teachers with superior subject
area knowledge.
Identify a reason why teacher education students are considered less talented than other college
majors. - Answers Education majors are less likely to score in the top 25 percent on the SATs.
Although U.S. middle school students may lag behind their Japanese counterparts in international
algebra tests, the differences disappear on later tests due to the: - Answers greater comparative
effectiveness of U.S. colleges.
What is the evidence that U.S. students are doing quite well in their educational performance? -
Answers In recent years, SAT reading and mathematics scores have reached an all-time high.
Which of the following is a reason for demanding radical school reform and the furor about failing
schools? - Answers Schools today work with large numbers of poor students, non-English-speaking
children, and special education students.
Students who embrace an incremental view of intelligence are most likely to: - Answers explore
inventive strategies to solve a problem.
A student who says, "I failed the test because the fire alarm went off in the middle of the test" appears
to exhibit: - Answers an external locus of control.
Heather always learns well when the activities in her class involve hands-on participation. She prefers
classroom activities that require her to actively move her body. In this case, Heather is most likely a(n): -
Answers tactile learner.
Identify an accurate statement about single-sex schools. - Answers Ideas that support single-sex schools
fit easily into traditional belief systems.
According to the National Association for Gifted Children, giftedness is: - Answers based on the presence
of distinct elements of giftedness.
