Question 1

What were the forces that contributed to the emphasis on the academically talented and the return to academic essentials in the late 1950s?

Accepted Answer

The Soviet satellite Sputnik, launched i

Question 2

An example of a goal is

Accepted Answer

A)  to describe the political party system in the United States. 
B)  to interpret the influence of trends in public opinion on the next congressional election. 
C)  to prepare students for democratic citizenship. 
D)  to list citizens' responsibilities. 
A)  to describe the political party system in the United States. 
B)  to interpret the influence of trends in public opinion on the next congressional election. 
C)  to prepare students for democratic citizenship. 
D)  to list citizens' responsibilities.

Question 3

How can the achievement of objectives be measured?

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Many teachers write objectives in behavi

Question 4

Which of the following statements about America's educational priorities is most accurate?

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A)  They tend to reflect political and economic conditions. 
B)  They tend to remain the same over time. 
C)  They shift frequently, every two or three years. 
D)  They have little to do with actual conditions in society. 
A)  They tend to reflect political and economic conditions. 
B)  They tend to remain the same over time. 
C)  They shift frequently, every two or three years. 
D)  They have little to do with actual conditions in society.

Question 5

The 1960s brought increased attention to

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A)  average students. 
B)  disadvantaged students. 
C)  gifted students. 
D)  special-education students. 
A)  average students. 
B)  disadvantaged students. 
C)  gifted students. 
D)  special-education students.

Question 6

The best argument for using very precise and specific instructional objectives is that they

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A)  help teachers stay flexible as they teach lessons. 
B)  make it easier to plan for complex learning. 
C)  are easy to prescribe in advance of actual instruction. 
D)  can be clearly linked to measurable student outcomes. 
A)  help teachers stay flexible as they teach lessons. 
B)  make it easier to plan for complex learning. 
C)  are easy to prescribe in advance of actual instruction. 
D)  can be clearly linked to measurable student outcomes.

Question 7

By the mid-twentieth century (1950-1960), concern over the goals of public education had focused on

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A)  the schools' inability to implement many of the ideas of progressive education. 
B)  the explosion in the number of people going on from high school to college. 
C)  the "softening" of public education resulting from the emphasis on educating the whole child at the expense of rigorous academics. 
D)  the problem of how to pay for the education of the "baby boomers" following World War II. 
A)  the schools' inability to implement many of the ideas of progressive education. 
B)  the explosion in the number of people going on from high school to college. 
C)  the "softening" of public education resulting from the emphasis on educating the whole child at the expense of rigorous academics. 
D)  the problem of how to pay for the education of the "baby boomers" following World War II.

Question 8

A new focus on outcomes that measured academic results in a child's education led to __________.

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A)  states standards and assessment 
B)  benchmarks 
C)  outcome-based education 
D)  IDEA 
A)  states standards and assessment 
B)  benchmarks 
C)  outcome-based education 
D)  IDEA

Question 9

The fact that what we perceive to be our goals for public education can change so dramatically and so frequently probably reflects

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A)  the problems that arise when the goals of public education are determined politically and not by educators. 
B)  the fact that only a small segment of the public really understands what it is that public schools are supposed to do. 
C)  our inability to decide whether education is a local, state, or national responsibility. 
D)  the idea that educational goals are based in the needs of different times and contexts and that they change as these needs change. 
A)  the problems that arise when the goals of public education are determined politically and not by educators. 
B)  the fact that only a small segment of the public really understands what it is that public schools are supposed to do. 
C)  our inability to decide whether education is a local, state, or national responsibility. 
D)  the idea that educational goals are based in the needs of different times and contexts and that they change as these needs change.

Question 10

Goals are sometimes called

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A)  behavioral objectives. 
B)  performance statements. 
C)  statements of intent/ "ends" 
D)  ultimate objectives. 
A)  behavioral objectives. 
B)  performance statements. 
C)  statements of intent/ "ends" 
D)  ultimate objectives.

Question 11

A Nation at Risk emphasized that the well-being of the nation was being eroded by

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A)  the high cost of education. 
B)  increasing federal involvement in education. 
C)  interference by community leaders in reforming the curriculum. 
D)  mediocrity in education. 
A)  the high cost of education. 
B)  increasing federal involvement in education. 
C)  interference by community leaders in reforming the curriculum. 
D)  mediocrity in education.

Question 12

The primary goal that "All children in America will start school ready to learn" was established by

Accepted Answer

A)  the National Education Goals Panel Report. 
B)  the No Child Left Behind Act. 
C)  Lau v.Nichols. 
D)  the Action of Excellence Report. 
A)  the National Education Goals Panel Report. 
B)  the No Child Left Behind Act. 
C)  Lau v.Nichols. 
D)  the Action of Excellence Report.

Question 13

Outline and discuss the Seven Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education (1918).Are these principles still relevant almost a century after their publication? Why? Why not? In what aspects are they timely or "old-fashioned"?

Accepted Answer

The answer will discuss: 1) Health; 2) C

Question 14

What influence do social forces have on the educational goals of a school district?

Accepted Answer

All endpoints or goals are affected by t

Question 15

Describe the function of a school improvement plan.

Accepted Answer

A school improvement plan is often the t

Question 16

___________developed an outline for the development and implementation of school goals in the late 1940s.

Accepted Answer

A)  President Roosevelt 
B)  Jean Piaget 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Ralph Tyler 
A)  President Roosevelt 
B)  Jean Piaget 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Ralph Tyler

Question 17

The educational crises of the late 1950s and the early 1980s were similar in that

Accepted Answer

A)  they both focused on the need to establish equity in terms of the attention and resources devoted to different populations served by public education. 
B)  the reforms that followed both crises were in response to a perceived decline in academic performance and called for increased academic rigor as a solution. 
C)  neither event had a very dramatic impact on public education. 
D)  both sets of reforms failed because of the public's unwillingness to fund needed changes. 
A)  they both focused on the need to establish equity in terms of the attention and resources devoted to different populations served by public education. 
B)  the reforms that followed both crises were in response to a perceived decline in academic performance and called for increased academic rigor as a solution. 
C)  neither event had a very dramatic impact on public education. 
D)  both sets of reforms failed because of the public's unwillingness to fund needed changes.

Question 18

Objectives are usually prepared at the __________ level.

Accepted Answer

A)  subject/grade 
B)  unit plan 
C)  lesson plan 
D)  all of the above 
A)  subject/grade 
B)  unit plan 
C)  lesson plan 
D)  all of the above

Question 19

Behavioral or performance objectives often focus on _____________.

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A)  content or a specific skill 
B)  the state framework 
C)  national goals 
D)  broad goals 
A)  content or a specific skill 
B)  the state framework 
C)  national goals 
D)  broad goals

Question 20

By the 1980s, the attention of national policy reports focused on the needs of which group of students who have tended to be ignored in national priorities for education?

Accepted Answer

A)  average 
B)  gifted 
C)  at-risk 
D)  minority 
A)  average 
B)  gifted 
C)  at-risk 
D)  minority

What were the forces that contributed to the emphasis on the academically talented and the return to academic essentials in the late 1950s?

An example of a goal is

How can the achievement of objectives be measured?

Which of the following statements about America's educational priorities is most accurate?

The 1960s brought increased attention to

The best argument for using very precise and specific instructional objectives is that they

By the mid-twentieth century (1950-1960), concern over the goals of public education had focused on

A new focus on outcomes that measured academic results in a child's education led to __________.

The fact that what we perceive to be our goals for public education can change so dramatically and so frequently probably reflects

Goals are sometimes called

A Nation at Risk emphasized that the well-being of the nation was being eroded by

The primary goal that "All children in America will start school ready to learn" was established by

Outline and discuss the Seven Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education (1918).Are these principles still relevant almost a century after their publication? Why? Why not? In what aspects are they timely or "old-fashioned"?

What influence do social forces have on the educational goals of a school district?

Describe the function of a school improvement plan.

___________developed an outline for the development and implementation of school goals in the late 1940s.

The educational crises of the late 1950s and the early 1980s were similar in that

Objectives are usually prepared at the __________ level.

Behavioral or performance objectives often focus on _____________.

By the 1980s, the attention of national policy reports focused on the needs of which group of students who have tended to be ignored in national priorities for education?

Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher

The Teaching Profession

World Roots of American Education

Pioneers of Modern Teaching

Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

Financing Public Education

Legal Aspects of Education

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Social Class, Race, and School Achievement

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

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Exam 13: The Purposes of Education

What were the forces that contributed to the emphasis on the academically talented and the return to academic essentials in the late 1950s?

An example of a goal is

How can the achievement of objectives be measured?

Which of the following statements about America's educational priorities is most accurate?

The 1960s brought increased attention to

The best argument for using very precise and specific instructional objectives is that they

By the mid-twentieth century (1950-1960), concern over the goals of public education had focused on

A new focus on outcomes that measured academic results in a child's education led to __________.

The fact that what we perceive to be our goals for public education can change so dramatically and so frequently probably reflects

Goals are sometimes called

A Nation at Risk emphasized that the well-being of the nation was being eroded by

The primary goal that "All children in America will start school ready to learn" was established by

Outline and discuss the Seven Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education (1918).Are these principles still relevant almost a century after their publication? Why? Why not? In what aspects are they timely or "old-fashioned"?

What influence do social forces have on the educational goals of a school district?

Describe the function of a school improvement plan.

___________developed an outline for the development and implementation of school goals in the late 1940s.

The educational crises of the late 1950s and the early 1980s were similar in that

Objectives are usually prepared at the __________ level.

Behavioral or performance objectives often focus on _____________.

By the 1980s, the attention of national policy reports focused on the needs of which group of students who have tended to be ignored in national priorities for education?

Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher

The Teaching Profession

World Roots of American Education

Pioneers of Modern Teaching

Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

Financing Public Education

Legal Aspects of Education

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Social Class, Race, and School Achievement

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

Filters