Quiz: Midterm

To become certified in his state, Bill had to pass a test that included reading, writing, and mathematics. What is the reasoning that is most likely to have led to this requirement?

When considering the average salary range of teachers, __________ can be expected.

The growing trend towards caring for students with special needs is increasing. The practice of ________ in a regular classroom is a growing trend for full inclusion.

Which of the following presents the greatest obstacle to teachers’ gaining the kind of autonomy suggested by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards?

In recent measures of occupational prestige, teachers rank

For Aristotle, thinking and knowing begin with

During the Reformation, Protestant religious educators sought to

Katherine, an elementary school teacher, believes that children are by nature prone to mean and unruly behavior and that part of a teacher’s job is to be a firm disciplinarian to help children overcome these tendencies. Katherine’s ideas are most similar to which of the following?

Jean Piaget’s principles of learning are based primarily on

The education pioneer who suggested that teachers should design their classrooms as learning centers stocked with materials that engage children’s curiosity and stimulate their explorations was

When Thomas Jefferson tried to establish public education in Virginia, his primary purpose was to

Thomas Jefferson’s Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge is an important benchmark in the history of public education because it

The elementary school that was open to the children of all social and economic classes was the

Pragmatists such as Dewey see the school as a local community of _______________ connected to the larger society.

The aim of perennialism is to

Karen sees the world and everything in it as a laboratory for learning. She believes her students learn best when she poses problems they have to solve by interacting with a real-world setting. Which of the following views is closest to Karen’s beliefs?

When signs of child abuse are recognized by a teacher,

Teachers need to be familiar with the legal principle of fair use when

Before school officials can search a student, there must be

You know a tenured teacher who was recently fired for insubordination. She is suing her district for damages, claiming that she was not insubordinate and that the district’s action has done irreparable damage to her good name, reputation, and integrity. This case is most likely to focus on