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STA Pre-Prof Cadet
Education Final 2015
Question | Answer |
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Schools that are operated by private educational corporations are | For Profit |
"Least-restrictive environment" refers to | Integrating students with disabilities into classrooms with non-disabled students whenever possible. |
Teachers who demonstrate "withitness" are | aware of all students' behavior in the classroom at all times |
The legislation that ensures homeless families will receive food, shelter, adult education, and job training is | McKinney-Vento Act |
The legislation that provides veterans with payments for tuition and room and board at colleges and universities is | GI Bill |
Referring to a "student with autism" instead of an "autistic kid" is an example of | People first language |
A teacher who wants to "nurture the future" probably entered the profession because of | a desire to work with young people |
The best definiton of a kinesthetic learner is a student who | learns through manipulation of concrete or physical materials |
The legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity is | Title IX |
Bullying through the use of electronic media and devises is | cyber bullying |
His thoery offers three stages: pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional. | Kohlberg |
What type of student can take in many stimuli at once, become focused on specific topics and are passionate about them to the exclusion of other topics and subjects and that a better ability to remember what they have learned? | Gifted Students |
Bacing curricula, teaching and assessment of student learning on rigourous academic standards is | standards based learning |
Each of his stages of development has at least one sub-stage that further explains the stage (example:the preconventional stage has sub stages of obedience & punishment and reciprocity | Kohlberg |
Differences in racial and ethnic background, age, gender, sexual orientation and religion is | multiculturism |
Funds allocated to parents that they may use to purchase education for their children | vouchers |
Schools offering curriculum that focus on a specific area such as math, science or the performing arts are | magnet schools |
His theory is centered on the zone of proximal development | Vygotsky |
You have just been assigned to teach a class that has several management problems. In order to reduce or eliminate these problems you decide to: | Establish predictable routines and rules to offer a sense of stability. |
The largest minority group represented in American schools is: | Hispanic/Latino |
He believes people learn in two ways - assimilation and accommodation. | Piaget |
Teacher pay based on teacher performance in accordance with predetermined achievements or goals set up by the school is | Merit pay |
Tom is a new high school teacher who is passionate about history, and hopes to encourage his students to be passionate about it as well. Tom probably entered the profession because of | influence from former teachers and family. |
The percentage of teachers that leave the field within five years is | fifty percent (50%) |
Students who incorporate information best through listening to it are | auditory learners |
The common bond within a group of people, based on their race, relition, customs, and cultures is | ethnicity |
A school model in which students are able to attend any public school that has vacancies is | open enrollment |
His stages of development have to do with physical development | Piaget |
True or False Socioeconomic status is determined by occupation, education and income. | True |
True or False Beginning elementary teachers receive higher salaries than beginning high school teachers. | False |
According to a recent poll, the career with the highest level of public trust is | Teachers |
A competitive progrram launched by the obama administration to provide funding to state that have developed innovative reforms to increase student achievement is | Race to the Top |
The "values, commitments, and professional ethics that influence behaviors" are | dispositions |
Parochial schools established by religious groups were | private venture schools |
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 aroung them is | Two |
He used Piaget's theories to develop his theory of morak develeopment | Kohlberg |
Free state-supported schools that provide education for all students are | common schools |
The Legislation that governs special education programs and practices is | Individuals with Disability Act (IDEA) |
The landmark court case that rules that segregation of African American and European American children in public schools was unconstitutional was | Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka |
Programs that allow graduates from various fields to participate in intensive prepatory programs lasting several weeks to enable them to join the teaching work force are | alternative certification programs |
His theory is often referred to as play theory | Vygotsky |
True or False Children living in poverty may not have adequate food or medical coverage, may live in dangerous communities, may come from homes that are not adequate in terms of shelter. | True |
His stage 5 is "identity vs. reputation" and characterizes adolescence and its opposites | Erickson |
Instruction that is delivered without the need for a physical space or infrastructure, with learning taking place primarily via technology, is | Virtual |
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 acceptance of multiple cultures coexisting in a society by providing equitable status to distinct ethnic groups is | multiculturalism |
The power to challenge decisions made by a school regarding a student's education is | procedural due process |
Students who are able to learn but consistently perform below the level of their intelligence are | Learning Disabled (LD) |
A student who is gifted in the category of intrapersonal would most likely enjoy | working alone on independent projects |
Studetns who are likely to fail or drop out because of ostructive environmental circumstances are | at-risk students |
True or False High Test scores is a characteristic of an effective school. | False |
A status conferred upon an employee by which he or she is granted a permanent position is | tenure |
He believed that self-talk is a good thing because it provides self-guidance | Vygotsky |
The participation of students with disabilities in regular education classrooms, usually with support services is | inclusion |
Schools developed in the early 17th century patronized by the wealthy and academically inclined children were | grammar schools |
An individual's capacit to learn is | Intelligence |
Independent schools that receive governmental money but are freed from the usual contraints of public schools in exchange for increased accountability for academic achievement are | charter schools |
The educational leader who emphasized observation of each child to determine how to best tailor their education, believing that education should be developmentally apporpriate for each child is | Maria Montessori |
The language model that uses a modified form of immersion, offset by pullout classes is | English as a second language |
Jonathan is a 7th grader who enjoys critical thinking activities and making predictions. His most likely gifted in the category of | Mathematical/logical |
He said that learners use "schema" or reflexes to organize data | Piaget |
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 |
"A calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation is a | profession |
The national professional association for teachers that is affiliated with the AFL-CIO and focuses on improving teaching conditions is | American Federation of Teachers |
The minority group with the highest level of school absenteeism is | Hispanic/Latino |
Students receiving services under this law are eligible for the same due process as students with an IEP | Section 504 |
Which of the following is the plan for accommodating a student's disability? | |
The oldes and largest professional association for teachers and administrators is | National Education Association |
The largest religious affiliation in America is | Protestant |
A set of voluntary K-12 curricullum standards developed and endorsed by 45 of the 50 states and 3 territories are | Common Core Standards |
He is recognized as the "father of cognitive development" | Piaget |
According to IDEA, services must be provided to students aged | birth - 21 |
A person whose physically observable gender and gender identity are | transgendered |
An illustrated textbook comprised of religious readings used in 17th and 18th century schools was | New England Primer |