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The team approach in which professionals integrate their perspectives in developing a unified plan for a child with disabilities is called an interdisciplinary team approach. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- TRUE The transdisciplinary team approach is more integrative than an interdisciplinary team approach. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- TRUE It is not necessary for teachers and parents to maintain a close relationship for successful inclusive teaching to take place. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------FALSE Which of the following is an argument utilized by proponents of standardized testing? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------American education is too child-centered All of the following are characteristics of demand model of assessment (as proposed by Kohn), except ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. students are perceived as workers who are obliged to do a better job. B. students who do not succeed are said to have chosen not to study or not to have earned a given grade. C. teachers are perceived as fully responsible for student achievement.
D. responsibility is removed from the teacher and attention is deflected away from the curriculum and the context in which learning is supposed to occur. Which of the following is not a dimension of difference in the place of content knowledge when teaching children of different social class backgrounds? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. emphasis on "advanced" versus "basic" skills B. emphasis on conceptual understanding C. emphasis on getting good grades D. emphasis on "practical" or vocational knowledge Which of the following is true of assessment when dealing with students from a wide variety of social class backgrounds? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Assessments should measure growth over time. Which of the following seems to be the case in terms of American beliefs and behavior? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Americans believe they live in a classless society Which of the following is not a social class marker in the United States? ---- -----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. family income B. ethnicity C. educational level of the head of the family D. prestige of the neighborhood one lives in The terms social class and social status can be defined in the following way: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------social class is the hierarchical stratification of people in social groups; social status is similar, but less tied to wealth.
Most of the cases filed with respect to school funding are based on the idea that ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------the property tax as a method of funding schools is inequitable Although the cases filed in the interest of changing the way we fund schools have had mixed results, some cases have had interesting and positive outcomes. One of these is ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- --Rose v. Council for Better Education Which of the following may give rise to potential ethical issues in assessment? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. when subjectivity becomes bias B. when labeling for special services results in an overrepresentation of a particular group of students C. when assessments are made too quickly, on too little information D. All of the answers are correct. Accountability and the standards movement emerged after a large number of critical studies of schooling in the 1980s. ---------CORRECT ANSWER---- -------------TRUE Central to the idea of the Educate American Act of 1992 was the conviction that high standards of achievement should be set by the federal government. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------FALSE In the support model of assessment, teaching and learning become subject-centered. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------FALSE
The federal role in educational accountability and standards has increased, with the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) of 2001. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------TRUE Students from different social class backgrounds quite often leave high school with similar educations. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- FALSE Assessments for students from different social class backgrounds should measure growth across time. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- TRUE In predominantly working-class schools, following directions often includes some figuring out, some choice, and some decision-making. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------FALSE In the demand (or expectation) model of assessment, the assumption is that students are workers who are obliged to work hard. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------TRUE Currently the top 10 percent of income earners in the United States own 70% of the wealth, and the wealthiest 1 percent own more than the bottom 95%. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------TRUE When teachers expect students to do poorly, and they, in fact, do well, the phenomenon is known as a self-fulfilling prophecy. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------FALSE
Which of the following correctly describes the adjustment function of prejudice? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------prejudicial attitudes that aid in dealing with a complex world Which of the following correctly describes the value-expressive function of prejudice? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------prejudicial attitudes that demonstrate one's self-image to others All of the following are components of prejudice formation, except --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. behavioral component. B. adjustment component. C. affective component. D. cognitive component. Which of the following ways in which children learn prejudice do you think might be changed through social and economic pressure? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------the media The practice of racial profiling is best described as ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a practice of law enforcement that targets minority people Strategies that help individuals become less prejudiced strive to include all of the following, except ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. improving critical thinking skills. B. avoiding stereotypes. C. encouraging impulsive behavior. D. encouraging examination of reasons or motivations behind one's thoughts and actions.
According to the authors, the best conditions under which social contact can be improved include ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------personal familiarity, school norms encouraging intergroup interaction, equal status contact, and subordinate goals. It is well to be cautious when applying the contact hypothesis (bringing students from different groups together) because ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------equal status within the school may not translate to equal contact outside of the school. The authors make the following recommendations to teachers for creating classroom environments that encourage critical thought, except --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. setting aside a specific time each day to practice critical thinking skills. B. creating an environment of safety, trust, and respect. C. maintaining balance between student talk and teacher talk. D. emphasizing metacognition. Improving self-confidence and self-acceptance in students --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------often decreases prejudice Prejudice implies a lack of thought or care in making judgments about others. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------TRUE Racial and ethnic prejudice can be expressed both positively and negatively; in the United States, it is most often expressed positively. --------
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Individuals who use metacognition think about their thinking and strive to be aware of how they have come to a decision. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------TRUE Cooperative learning is a strategy for helping students learn to reduce prejudice. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------TRUE Globalization refers to all of the following, except ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. a system that requires understanding, sensitivity, and collaboration. B. a system of increasingly complex intercultural interactions. C. a system of interconnectedness among the world's peoples. D. a system of national loyalties and emerging nation-states. The following are characteristics of the Cold War era, except --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. division and walls. B. balance between individuals and states. C. "friends" and "enemies." D. one-on-one communication technologies. Which of the following is an emphasis on the statement of the National Council for the Social Studies on global perspectives? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------emphasis on human experience influenced by transnational and cross-cultural interaction Each of the following are part of Piaget's Stage Theory, except --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. sensorimotor stage. B. preoperational stage. C. discrete operations stage. D. formal operations stage.
Sana is a preschooler who exhibits an egocentric behavior. She is in the --- ------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------preoperational stage Which of the following constitutes a requirement for education in a global society? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------the preparation of individuals to perceive, think, communicate, and behave differently Hanvey uses the term perspective in "perspective consciousness" to describe an awareness that ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------one's view of the world is not universally shared Catherine is aware that more than 16,000 children die from hunger-related causes each day. This is example of Catherine's ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------state of the planet awareness Hanvey suggests that developing cross-cultural awareness may be the most difficult of the five dimensions to attain because ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------it is a developmental process that takes time Knowledge of global dynamics suggests that ---------CORRECT ANSWER-- ---------------we should expect some unanticipated effects as we modify the environment
Globalization has its own dominant culture that tends to create a homogenizing set of circumstances. ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------- ----TRUE One of the "balances" that must be taken into consideration when thinking about new global realities is that individuals have achieved more power through technology. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------TRUE The National Council for the Social Studies statement on global perspectives emphasizes that human beings must continue to rule over nature. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------FALSE As children progress from the preoperational stage to concrete operations they begin a process of "decentering," and accommodation of alternative points of view. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------TRUE One characteristic of Hanvey's element of a global perspective called perspective consciousness is that individuals come to realize that their own view of the world is not universally shared. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----- ------------TRUE The study of population growth, birth and death rates, and migration patterns is not really necessary to understand the state of the planet. --------
- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------FALSE Traditional pedagogical practices, such as lecturing and questioning, still have a role to play in a global classroom. ---------CORRECT ANSWER------- ----------TRUE
A large-scale infusion of a global perspective is less desirable than a global education program restricted to social studies. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------FALSE The use of traditional assessment methods is banned in an effective global classroom. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------FALSE A very important ethical issue with respect to global perspective is attention to the fair allocation of available resources for all students in the school. ---- -----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------TRUE Which of the following is not a characteristic of a learning-community classroom aimed at fostering democratic citizenship? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. active student participation B. a "community" orientation C. desks bolted to the floor D. "purposeful" clutter Which of the following is a contemporary version of Plato's dialectical method of teaching? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------interactive teaching and learning A central idea of the learning-community classroom is that - -------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------everyone in the classroom is both a teacher and a learner.
Keelia, who is field independent, has the ability to ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------easily perceive discrete parts The study of learning style emerged from the work of psychologists interested in ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------perception and other forms of cognition Which of the following court cases set the precedent for bilingual education? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Lau v. Nichols Which of the following most accurately describes arguments about bilingual education in the United States? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- They are based largely on issues of social cohesion All of the following are stages of second language acquisition, except ------- --CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. silent receptive or reproduction stage. B. early production stage. C. speech introduction stage. D. intermediate language proficiency stage. It is not the case that everyone participates in the activity-oriented environment of a learning community. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------- ------FALSE In a learning-community classroom, disciplinary knowledge is sometimes learned as an end in itself and sometimes learned as a means to another end. - --------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------TRUE
It is true that language is introduced to a child in the family, but it is not true that this language structures the child's environment very much. --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------FALSE Within any language, the meaning of elements (e.g., vocabulary, syntax, etc.) may vary widely. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------TRUE Standard English is one of many dialects of English. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------TRUE Although American Sign Language (ASL) is widely used, it is not considered an official language. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- FALSE One significance of the research on multiple intelligences is that teachers will need to learn to teach each student in his or her own preferred intelligence mode. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------FALSE Bilingual education is not new, but rather has its roots in the nineteenth century. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------TRUE In Lau vs. Nichols, the Supreme Court ruled that school districts must take affirmative steps to rectify English language deficiencies in students. --------
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The second wave of Muslim immigrants to the United States included primarily ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------educated professionals Sensitivity to potential (and sometimes immediate) conflicts among students of different religious backgrounds requires that teachers --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------adopt the role of interpreter and mediator Since the controversy and court decisions about school prayer in 1963, most school people have dealt with religious issues by ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------trying to avoid them altogether Assessment in a religiously sensitive classroom should be attentive to ------ ---CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. avoiding test questions that present a single view as truth. B. avoiding question content that is biased toward a single view. C. knowledge attainment rather than belief. D. All of the answers are correct. Much of the difficulty in sorting out religious controversies with respect to the schools has been generated around different interpretations of --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Freeman Butts categorizes controversy about the role of religion in schooling in two broad categories. These are ---------CORRECT ANSWER- ----------------the role of schooling in protecting private and public freedoms
Concrete examples of schooling issues with respect to religious pluralism are ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. compulsory attendance. B. prayer in schools. C. the use of public funds to support private religious education. D. All of the answers are correct. The argument that pledging allegiance to the flag is contrary to some religious beliefs is based on the idea that ---------CORRECT ANSWER------- ----------the flag is an "image" and cannot be worshipped The Supreme Court decision in Abington v. Schempp requires that --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------students may not be required to participate in sectarian prayers Legislation such as the National Defense Act of 1958 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 all provided ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------public financial support for aspects of private schooling The establishment clause of the First Amendment prohibits laws regarding the free practice of religion. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- FALSE Theological points of view, knowledge of scriptures, and consequences of "falling away" from the faith are all aspects of universal definitions of religion. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------FALSE
