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STA Cadet Teaching
STA 1st Semester Cadet Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Students who have a first language other than English and who are in the process of learning English are | English Language Learners |
| Products, devices, or equipment designed to maintain, increase, or improve the capabilities of individuals with disabilities are | assistive technology |
| According to a recent poll, the career with the highest level of public trust is | teachers |
| An agreement that makes it fairly easy for educators who licensure in one state to gain licensure in another state is | reciprocity agreement |
| Programs that allow graduates from various fields to participate in intensive prepatory programs lasting several weeks to enable them to join the teaching workforce are | alternative certification programs |
| Experts unanimously agree that one of the most important factors in determining a child's academic success in education is | parental involvement |
| Students who are likely to fail or drop out because of obstructive environmental circumtances are | at-risk students |
| Teacher pay based on teacer performance in accordance with predetermined achievements or goals set up by the school is | merit pay |
| The percentage of teachers that leave the field within five years is | 50% |
| A status conferred upon an employee by which he or she is granted a permanent position is | tenure |
| The process of gradual, but imposed, adjustment to and absorption of the values, attitudes, and customs of a new culture until conformity is established is | assimilation |
| The process by which immigrants were assimilated into the dominant culture and which schools were the vehicle by which the process was implemented is | Americanization |
| Differnces in racial or ethnic background, age, gender, sexual orientation, and religion is | diversity |
| The minority group with the highest level of school absenteeism is | Hispanic/Latino |
| According to the Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children, the age at which children are aware of gender differences and the various names for different skin colors around them is | two |
| The theory that some students do poorly in school because the linguistic, social and cultural nature fo the home environment does not prepare them for the work they will be required to do in school is | cultural deficit |
| The theory that students who are raised in different cultural settings may approach education and learn in different ways is | cultural difference |
| The largest minority group represented in American schools is | Hispanic/Latino |
| An individual's capacity to learn is | intelligence |
| Jonathan is a7th grader who enjoys critical thinking activities and making predictions. He is most likely gifted in the category of | mathematical/logical |
| A student who is gifted in the category of intrapersonal would most likely enjoy | working alone on independent projects |
| Learning experiences that take place within the regular experience that involve changing the curriculum to accommodate a wider range of interest and learning styles are | broadened |
| Students who are able to learn but consistently perform below the level fo their intelligence are | learning disabled (LD) |
| The pwoer to challenge decisions made by a school regarding a student's education is | procedural due process |
| The program in which teachers regularly monitor student progress to catch early signs of learning disabilities and to prevent students falling behind is | response to intervention |
| The participation of students with disabilities in regular education classrooms, usually with support services is | inclusion |
| The legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity is | Title IX |
| Socioeconomic status is determined by | education, occupation, and income |
| The legislation that ensures homeless families will receive food, shelter, adult education, and job training is | McKinney-Vento Act |
| Bullying through the use of electronic media and devices is | cyber bullying |
| What is the trend in drug use among teens? | the use of alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana is lower than they have ever been in the past |
| Students who incorporate information best through listening to it are | auditory learners |
| The best definition of a kinesthetic learniner is a student who | learns through manipulation of concrete or physical materials |
| "What is real?" "What s the origin of the world?" These are questions that are addressed by | metaphysics |
| The branch of philosophy that considers how people come to learn what they know is | epistemology |
| The branch of philosophy that considers the study of principles and values is | axiology |
| Reasoning that takes specific examples and considers the general principles or rulest ath caused them is | inductive |
| The branch of philosophy that considers the physical universe and the nature of ultimate reality is | metaphysics |
| The philosophy that proposes that ideas are universal and eternal is | idealism |
| The process of gaining knowledge by carefully questioning and then criticizing answers is | Socratic method |
| The philosophy that theorizes that there are two separate worlds--the worlds of God and of humanity-- is | religious idealism |
| The notion that the world exists in terms fo matter, separate from the world of ideas and independent of it, is | realism |
| The modern role of a teacher--organizer, systmatizer, promoter of critical thinking--is largely founded on the principles of | realism |
| A Pragmatist teacher would most likely believe | they should select ideas, actions, and consequences with the most desirable outcome, learning from previous experience. |
| The school of thought that describes the cultural chnages to philosophy that are caused by present-day information such as from contemporary litereature, feminism, and art is | postmodernism |
| The conclusion taht we construct our own truths from within, as opposed to theories of one universal truth, is | existeialist phenomenology |
| An example of a teacher-centered philosophy is | essentialism |
| Educational philosphies that focus on training individual student, emphasizing the individuality of students and helping them realize their potential, are | student-centered |
| Examples of student-centered philosophiea are | progressivism, social reconstructionism and existentialism |
| A teacher who believes in teaching basic skills and "training the mind" is most likely a(n) | essentialist |
| Name the tools of the essentialist teacher | lecturing, memorization, and repitition |
| A language arts teacher assigns the following books for her high school English class: Moby Dick, Macbeth, Great Expectations, and Inferno. This teacher is most likely a | perennialist |
| A reconstructionist lesson might include | free-writing in a journal |
| The processes that promote worldwide participation and relationships between people of different countries, cultures, and languages is | existentialism |
| Learning that occurs from an external source, such as lecture and note-taking, is | learning by transmission |
| A math teacher sets up centers throughout the room, providing role-play materials and games fro students to learn fractions. This teacher believes students learn by | construction |
| An example of conceptualization of ideas is | perfoming a play wrtitten in a foreign language |
| A written description of what you inerpret the best approach to education to be is a(n) | philosophy of education |
| The law that required parents to make sure that their children knew the principles of religion and the laws of the commonwealth was the | Massachusetts Act of 1642 |
| Schools develeoped in the earely 17th century patronized by the wealthy and academically inclined children were | grammar schools |
| An illustrated textbook comprised of religious readings used in 17th and 18th century schools was | New England Primer |
| Parochial schools established by religious groups were | private venture schools |
| Private secondary schools taht offered a broad range of subjects and practical training in the 18th centure and included courses in mathematics, languages, sciences, astronomy, athletics, and navigation were | academies |
| The legislation that specified that all townships would be divided into 36 sections, of which one should be set aside for public schools was | Northwest Ordinance |
| Free state-supported schools that provide education for all students are | common schools |
| Legislation that granted land to each state based on the number of senators and representatives in the state in order for colleges to be built that focused on agriculture and the mechanical arts was | Morrill Act |
| An occurence or phenomenon existing in reality, particularly in the absence of any formalized legislature is | de facto |
| Impartiality, or the state of being fair and free of prejudice is | equity |
| The state of being the same or equal is | equality |
| The educational leader who emphasized observation of each child to detemine how to best tailor their education, believing that education should be developmentally appropriate for each child is | Maria Montessori |
| A competitive program launcehd by the Obama administration to provide funding to states that have developed innovative reforms to increase student achievement is | Race to the Top |
| Independent schools that receive governmental money but are freed rom the usual constraints of public shcools in exchange for increased accountablility for academic achievement are | charter schools |
| Funds allocated to parents that they may use to purchse education for their children are | vouchers |
| The legislation that provides veterans with payments for tuition and room and board at colleges and universities is | GI Bill |
| The landmark court case that rules that segregation of African American and Europeon American children in public schools was unconstitutional was | Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka |
| The oldest and largest professional association for teachers and administrators is | National Education Association (NEA) |
| Tests that have specific consequences for the test taker are | problem - based learning |
| Schools offering curriculum that focus on a specific area such as mathematics, science or the performing arts, are | magnet schools |
| Instruction that is delivered with out the need for a physical space or infrastructure, iwth learning taking place primarily via technology, is | virtual |
| Schools that are operated by private educational corporations are | for-profit |
| The largest educational management organization in the U.S. is | Edison Schools, Inc. |
| Funds allocated to parents that they may use to purchase education for thier children form public or private schools are | vouchers |
| Expenses for schooling are credited through the tax system with reimbursements in a | tax credit program |
| The characteristics that make up and effective school are | high expectations, qualtiy leadership, goals and direction |
| An alternative school model in which students are placed in smaller learning environments within a regular school is | schools-within-schools |
| The system by which students are assigned to a position within an academic range or level is known as | Tracking or ability grouping |
| "Least restrictive environment" refers to | integrating students with disabilities into classrooms with non -disabled students whenever possible |
| The legislation that governs special education programs and practices is | Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) |
| Typical benefits of teaching in a private school are | smaller class sizes, higher levels of support from other teachers, and higher leveles of support from adminisrators |
| School cultures consist of | shared values, beliefs, and collective measures of the community as a cohesive unit |
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