Question 1

The intellectual processes and content that schools do not teach is referred to as the _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  null curriculum 
B)  functional curriculum 
C)  implicit curriculum 
D)  explicit curriculum 
A)  null curriculum 
B)  functional curriculum 
C)  implicit curriculum 
D)  explicit curriculum A

Question 2

Ideally, curriculum planning should focus on the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  macro level 
B)  micro level 
C)  age and developmental levels 
D)  macro and micro levels 
A)  macro level 
B)  micro level 
C)  age and developmental levels 
D)  macro and micro levels D

Question 3

Describe three expectations students have of academic standards.

Accepted Answer

Students have numerous expectations of academic standards, including the hope that their curriculum will be personally relevant, interesting, and meaningful. They expect the curriculum to help them move from childhood to adulthood and to assist the accomplishment of personal goals.

Question 4

The curriculum that places primary emphasis on the logical order of the discipline students are to study is called the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  subject-centered curriculum 
B)  null curriculum 
C)  student-centered curriculum 
D)  integrated curriculum 
A)  subject-centered curriculum 
B)  null curriculum 
C)  student-centered curriculum 
D)  integrated curriculum

Question 5

The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher found that a significant majority of teachers _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  believe that academic standards in schools are too low 
B)  view absenteeism as a major problem 
C)  think that student behavior is out of control 
D)  believe that academic standards are high 
A)  believe that academic standards in schools are too low 
B)  view absenteeism as a major problem 
C)  think that student behavior is out of control 
D)  believe that academic standards are high

Question 6

The curriculum that refers to what a school intends to teach students is called the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit curriculum 
B)  explicit curriculum 
C)  null curriculum 
D)  functional curriculum 
A)  implicit curriculum 
B)  explicit curriculum 
C)  null curriculum 
D)  functional curriculum

Question 7

Educational research indicates that students are less likely to participate in extracurricular/ cocurricular programs in _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  smaller school districts 
B)  rural schools 
C)  certain geographic regions 
D)  larger schools 
A)  smaller school districts 
B)  rural schools 
C)  certain geographic regions 
D)  larger schools

Question 8

According to the text, a standard is _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a level of knowledge or skill that is necessary for a specific task 
B)  a level of knowledge necessary for obtaining a job after high school 
C)  a level of knowledge necessary to move a student to the next grade level 
D)  a level of knowledge necessary for good grades on report cards 
A)  a level of knowledge or skill that is necessary for a specific task 
B)  a level of knowledge necessary for obtaining a job after high school 
C)  a level of knowledge necessary to move a student to the next grade level 
D)  a level of knowledge necessary for good grades on report cards

Question 9

According to the text, the most useful definition of curriculum is _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the academic offerings of the school 
B)  all the experiences in a child's life 
C)  the experiences, both planned and unplanned, that affect the education and growth of the child 
D)  all the educational experiences with the exception of the extracurricular program 
A)  the academic offerings of the school 
B)  all the experiences in a child's life 
C)  the experiences, both planned and unplanned, that affect the education and growth of the child 
D)  all the educational experiences with the exception of the extracurricular program

Question 10

According to the author of your text, the use of educational sanctions for poor performance by schools may _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  significantly improve education in the United States 
B)  not improve schools, but will do nothing to harm students 
C)  lead to much more student-friendly classrooms 
D)  present some risk of harm to students 
A)  significantly improve education in the United States 
B)  not improve schools, but will do nothing to harm students 
C)  lead to much more student-friendly classrooms 
D)  present some risk of harm to students

Question 11

Students who believe they belong in school academically and socially, are engaged in learning, and don't let intellectual or social setbacks derail them are exhibiting characteristics of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  mindfulness/meditation skills 
B)  academic tenacity 
C)  psychological resourcefulness 
D)  higher order thinking 
A)  mindfulness/meditation skills 
B)  academic tenacity 
C)  psychological resourcefulness 
D)  higher order thinking

Question 12

The benefits of Transcendental Meditation include all the following except_________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Improved brain functioning 
B)  Improved verbal and analytical thinking 
C)  Improved heart rate 
D)  Improved academic performance 
A)  Improved brain functioning 
B)  Improved verbal and analytical thinking 
C)  Improved heart rate 
D)  Improved academic performance

Question 13

One of the following statements most accurately reflects the meaning of "standards-based education" (SBE), specifically _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  using corporate business practices to manage K-12 schools 
B)  placing more control of school curricula in the hands of classroom teachers 
C)  basing curricula, teaching, and student assessment on rigorous standards 
D)  returning schools to the more demanding student behavioral expectations of the past 
A)  using corporate business practices to manage K-12 schools 
B)  placing more control of school curricula in the hands of classroom teachers 
C)  basing curricula, teaching, and student assessment on rigorous standards 
D)  returning schools to the more demanding student behavioral expectations of the past

Question 14

According to the text, state departments of education, school districts, and schools routinely use standards developed by professional associations as guides for _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  developing curricula and assessments of student learning 
B)  determining criteria for high school graduation 
C)  establishing grade promotion criteria 
D)  setting minimal standards for exceptional learners 
A)  developing curricula and assessments of student learning 
B)  determining criteria for high school graduation 
C)  establishing grade promotion criteria 
D)  setting minimal standards for exceptional learners

Question 15

Discuss what is meant by "performance standards" and why they require teacher judgment.

Accepted Answer

Performance standards assess "the degree

Question 16

When teachers within a specific grade level coordinate instruction across disciplines and examine their school's curriculum to ensure that course content and instruction mesh across and/or within subject areas, they are said to be concerned with _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  internal validity 
B)  curriculum frameworks 
C)  horizontal alignment 
D)  curriculum resource development 
A)  internal validity 
B)  curriculum frameworks 
C)  horizontal alignment 
D)  curriculum resource development

Question 17

Each of the following are among the agencies and people outside the school that are involved in the curriculum development process except_______.

Accepted Answer

A)  textbook publishers 
B)  software writers 
C)  federal government 
D)  state government 
A)  textbook publishers 
B)  software writers 
C)  federal government 
D)  state government

Question 18

The nation's schools teach what the _______ believes young people should learn to be successful.

Accepted Answer

A)  School Board 
B)  Society 
C)  federal government 
D)  curriculum developers 
A)  School Board 
B)  Society 
C)  federal government 
D)  curriculum developers

Question 19

Proponents of adopting national standards cite _______ as a reason supporting their position.

Accepted Answer

A)  the U.S. population's linguistic sameness 
B)  social mobility in the United States 
C)  the already existing commonality of curriculum in the states 
D)  the absence of racial and cultural diversity in U.S. society 
A)  the U.S. population's linguistic sameness 
B)  social mobility in the United States 
C)  the already existing commonality of curriculum in the states 
D)  the absence of racial and cultural diversity in U.S. society

Question 20

Vertical curriculum alignment occurs when _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  subjects are connected across grade levels so that students experience increasingly complex instructional programs as they move through the grades 
B)  instructional methodologies are connected across grade levels so that students experience increasingly vague instruction as they move through the grades 
C)  teachers coordinate instruction across disciplines and examine curriculum to ensure that course content and instruction are compatible 
D)  school administrators coordinate instruction across disciplines and examine curriculum to ensure that course content and instruction are compatible 
A)  subjects are connected across grade levels so that students experience increasingly complex instructional programs as they move through the grades 
B)  instructional methodologies are connected across grade levels so that students experience increasingly vague instruction as they move through the grades 
C)  teachers coordinate instruction across disciplines and examine curriculum to ensure that course content and instruction are compatible 
D)  school administrators coordinate instruction across disciplines and examine curriculum to ensure that course content and instruction are compatible

The intellectual processes and content that schools do not teach is referred to as the _________.

Ideally, curriculum planning should focus on the _______.

Describe three expectations students have of academic standards.

The curriculum that places primary emphasis on the logical order of the discipline students are to study is called the _______.

The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher found that a significant majority of teachers _______.

The curriculum that refers to what a school intends to teach students is called the _______.

Educational research indicates that students are less likely to participate in extracurricular/ cocurricular programs in _______.

According to the text, a standard is _______.

According to the text, the most useful definition of curriculum is _______.

According to the author of your text, the use of educational sanctions for poor performance by schools may _______.

Students who believe they belong in school academically and socially, are engaged in learning, and don't let intellectual or social setbacks derail them are exhibiting characteristics of _____.

The benefits of Transcendental Meditation include all the following except_________.

One of the following statements most accurately reflects the meaning of "standards-based education" (SBE), specifically _______.

According to the text, state departments of education, school districts, and schools routinely use standards developed by professional associations as guides for _______.

Discuss what is meant by "performance standards" and why they require teacher judgment.

When teachers within a specific grade level coordinate instruction across disciplines and examine their school's curriculum to ensure that course content and instruction mesh across and/or within subject areas, they are said to be concerned with _______.

Each of the following are among the agencies and people outside the school that are involved in the curriculum development process except_______.

The nation's schools teach what the _______ believes young people should learn to be successful.

Proponents of adopting national standards cite _______ as a reason supporting their position.

Vertical curriculum alignment occurs when _______.

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Exam 11: School Curricula and Standards

The intellectual processes and content that schools do not teach is referred to as the _________.

Ideally, curriculum planning should focus on the _______.

Describe three expectations students have of academic standards.

The curriculum that places primary emphasis on the logical order of the discipline students are to study is called the _______.

The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher found that a significant majority of teachers _______.

The curriculum that refers to what a school intends to teach students is called the _______.

Educational research indicates that students are less likely to participate in extracurricular/ cocurricular programs in _______.

According to the text, a standard is _______.

According to the text, the most useful definition of curriculum is _______.

According to the author of your text, the use of educational sanctions for poor performance by schools may _______.

Students who believe they belong in school academically and socially, are engaged in learning, and don't let intellectual or social setbacks derail them are exhibiting characteristics of _____.

The benefits of Transcendental Meditation include all the following except_________.

One of the following statements most accurately reflects the meaning of "standards-based education" (SBE), specifically _______.

According to the text, state departments of education, school districts, and schools routinely use standards developed by professional associations as guides for _______.

Discuss what is meant by "performance standards" and why they require teacher judgment.

When teachers within a specific grade level coordinate instruction across disciplines and examine their school's curriculum to ensure that course content and instruction mesh across and/or within subject areas, they are said to be concerned with _______.

Each of the following are among the agencies and people outside the school that are involved in the curriculum development process except_______.

The nation's schools teach what the _______ believes young people should learn to be successful.

Proponents of adopting national standards cite _______ as a reason supporting their position.

Vertical curriculum alignment occurs when _______.

Teaching: Your Chosen Profession

Todays Teachers

Todays Schools

Philosophical Foundations of US Education

Historical Foundations of US Education

Governance and Finance of US Schools

Ethical and Legal Issues in US Education

Todays Students

Addressing Learners Individual Needs

Creating a Community of Learners

Assessing Student Learning

Integrating Technology Into Teaching

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