Final Exam

Question 1

Denise, a sales representative, is considering a career switch to become a teacher. She is bright and outgoing and likes the high pay she has earned in sales. Yet she has felt drawn to teaching because of the positive contribution she could make to students’ lives. If she makes the career switch, which reward is Denise least likely to experience in teaching?

Answer 1

d. A salary that rivals other professional salaries

Question 2

. Telly, the president of the senior class at State U., thinks he would enjoy teaching civics because he finds politics fascinating and has always taken a prominent role in student-government. If Telly decides to become a teacher, which of Telly’s interests would least likely be satisfied in a teaching career?

Answer 2

c. His attraction to status

Question 3

Juan, a talented young artist, has already had some of his watercolors displayed at showings. In addition to painting, he also enjoys teaching young children how to paint. He feels strongly that art should be part of every child’s education. If Juan decides to become an art teacher, which of the following extrinsic rewards will he most certainly experience?

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b. A generous work schedule, providing him time to paint

Question 4

Tai is a college sophomore with numerous interests. Public service has always appealed to her, yet she is not sure if teaching will be the most satisfying career. Which of the following would be the best indicators that Tai would find satisfaction in teaching?

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c. She enjoys intellectual stimulation and wants to perform a service to society.

Question 5

Of the following extrinsic rewards, which is most closely associated with teaching?

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d. A work schedule allowing generous time for oneself

Question 6

Which of the following is the best indicator that you will be satisfied teaching?

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Being attracted to performing an important social service

Question 7

Intrinsic Rewards in teaching include which of the following

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The actual teaching and the satisfaction from the performance of an important social service

Question 8

During Noam’s twelve years of teaching, he has coached an award winning chemistry team, successfully taught advanced placement chemistry, chaperoned numerous overnight camping trips, coached the girls’ volleyball team, and worked as a class advisor. In his career, Noam is probably most rewarded by

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his actual work with adolescents

Question 9

Perhaps the best, most direct way to find out if you will enjoy the realities of teaching is to

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volunteer several hours a week at a school or supervise extracurricular activities

Question 10

After reading several novels about teaching, Jameel has become fascinated with teaching as a career. According to Ryan and Cooper, what else would be a fruitful way to help him decide if teaching is the right career for him?

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To get advice from his former teachers about the realities of teaching

Question 11

One of the most effective ways teachers can aid in the renewal of society is to

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d. teach students to become involved and informed citizens.

Question 12

According to Ryan and Cooper, the question “Why teach?” is important because our answer is a good indicator of

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c. what we will accomplish as teachers.

Question 13

A person who enters teaching because of an overwhelming love of a certain subject matter (e.g., art, history). must guard against

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impatience with students who don’t share that passion.

Question 14

According to the Schooling v. Education comparison chart, which of the following should be considered a characteristic of education?

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Novel, random, and unplanned

Question 15

“Schooling” is most generally defined as a(n)

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c. specific, formalized process aimed mostly at the young.

Question 16

Social reconstructionists believe that

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the young are agents of change

Question 17

In the model of schools as a transmitter of culture, schools

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ensure that the young know and appreciate the dominant ideas and values of their society’s culture

Question 18

Paulo Freire was a(n)

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economic reconstructionist

Question 19

Jacques Barzun preferred which purposes of schools?

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Intellectual Purposes

Question 20

Reid firmly believes that the purpose of schools is to transmit dominant American culture. What might he do in class to further his educational goals?

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Emphasize the benefits of competition and consistently reward students who perform better than their classmates.

Question 21

One drawback of using schools as vehicles for cultural transmission is that

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students may then not be able to recognize the merits of any other culture besides the dominant one of their society.

Question 22

Which of the following would an educator who is a democratic reconstructionist support?

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The notion that change happens most effectively when citizens are actively involved as change agents

Question 23

Socialization is an important element of schooling. As a result of socialization, children learn how to

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become productive members of society.

Question 24

What could one reasonably conclude from Jackson’s observations of elementary classrooms?

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The structure of the elementary classroom requires students to develop self-restraint and patience.

Question 25

A consistent similarity shared among schools teaching students in the middle school grades is that

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few consistent similarities exist; the schools vary widely based on the grades included in the school and the goals of the administration.

Question 26

Research has shown that each of the following school characteristics is influenced by the grade configuration of the middle school except

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school size.

Question 27

Which of the following does not contribute to an effective school?

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Teacher autonomy and isolated practice

Question 28

According to The Shopping Mall High School, how do many teachers deal with classroom management?

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They make tacit agreements with their students that neither will push the other too hard.

Question 29

According to Ryan and Cooper, which of the following is the best definition of “education”? Education is

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a continual growth process whereby a person gains greater understanding of himself or herself and the world.

Question 30

Some states have passed laws forbidding instruction in any language but English, with the basic idea of producing a society with one dominant culture. This process of incorporating an immigrant group into the mainstream culture is often referred to as

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enculturation.

Question 31

The Allen Elementary School is in the midst of revising its curricula. Some community members are asking that the school pay more attention to cultural pluralism. Which of the following might the residents like to see in the curriculum?

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a. More attention given to the contributions of nonwhite, non-Europeans to the development of the United States

Question 32

If cultural pluralism were part of a U.S. school, how would that affect a group of immigrant students from Portugal?

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d. The Portuguese students would be encouraged to treasure their culture, and teachers would provide ways for the U. S. students to learn about life in Portugal.

Question 33

How could one describe the anticipated proportional population growth trends among the various ethnic groups?

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Asian Americans, Hispanics, and African Americans will make significant gains in growth, whereas whites will experience a decline in growth.

Question 34

In public schools that embraced multiculturalism, which of the following would be evidenced?

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d. Selections for literature classes would represent a broad collection of authors.

Question 35

What is the purpose of multiculturalism in schools?

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To reduce prejudice, foster tolerance, and improve the academic achievement of minority students

Question 36

Critics of multiculturalism contend that if multicultural education were accepted uncritically, it could

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a. result in the failure to transmit the essential information about shared culture.

Question 37

Which student group is most likely underrepresented because of current gifted identification practices?

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d. Economically disadvantaged minority students

Question 38

Which of the following would fit into the newer definition of giftedness?

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All of these would be considered gifted.

Question 39

According to William Glasser’s“Choice Theory,” why would a person feel discontented or unsatisfied with his or her life?

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He or she has unmet basic needs and does not have the capacity to attain personal empowerment.

Question 40

Mr. and Mrs. Wells are meeting with their daughter’s teacher to discuss her individualized education plan (IEP) for the next school year. Their daughter, Donna, has a learning disability that affects her reading skills. When Mr. and Mrs. Wells review Donna’s IEP, they should expect to find

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the services that will be provided by the school for Donna during the upcoming year and an assessment plan.

Question 41

Ryan and Cooper refer to bullying conducted using electronic devices such as computers, cell phones, or tablets as

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d. cyberbullying.

Question 42

Jenna is seventeen years old, the mother of an infant, and a full-time employee at a local manufacturing company. Which of the following is also likely true about Jenna’s life?

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She lives below the poverty line.

Question 43

Darla LeMan suspects that her student, Sheila, is being abused at home. After she reports her suspicion to the principal, how can Darla best serve Sheila’s needs?

Answer 43

Provide a stable class environment to foster student learning.

Question 44

It is the third week of September, and you are just beginning to know your first-grade students. One child, Marcus, stands out in your mind. He has not made friends with any playmates so far, and he rarely talks to the other children. Yesterday, during playtime, he stomped on a cardboard puzzle after playing with it for several minutes. Later, he told you he got mad at it because “it wasn’t all fitting in.” During the past several days, he has had several such outbursts, usually when things get busy in the class, such as when lining up for lunch or recess, or marching to music. Given his behavior, you think he may

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be suffering from abuse.

Question 45

Singleton is a divorced mother of two children who works at a local shipping company. If she is representative of most divorced mothers, what is the most significant problem she is facing?

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The financial strain of supporting her family on limited income

Question 46

Over 60 percent of all children live in homes where the only parent or both parents work. What significance does this have for teachers?

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d. Parents’ work schedules may make participation in the school more difficult, and teachers may have difficulty contacting them.

Question 47

A teacher notices that Victor, a student in her class, has been acting differently. He has quit the hockey team and stopped spending time with his friends. When she asks Victor about it, he withdraws. The teacher feels that she has seen a happy, popular, attractive boy become a disheveled-looking loner. She raises the issue with a guidance counselor, who thinks Victor may have a drug or alcohol problem. Given Victor’s behavior, the guidance counselor and teacher should also consider that he

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may be contemplating suicide.

Question 48

A teacher has serious concerns that a student’s behavior signals he is contemplating suicide, and one day the student admits that the thought has occurred to him. The teacher should

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d. contact the school psychologist or guidance counselor and explain the situation.

Question 49

49. Relief from a high incidence of school violence and vandalism seems to come directly from programs that

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establish a firm, fair, and consistent system.