History of Education Modules

Question 1

“Outside-of-the-box history”. When does this occur?

A. When ways of thinking are different, unconventional or form a new perspective.
B. When one is looking further and trying not to think of the obvious.
C. When creative thinking is occurring.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

Answer 1

D. All of the above

A. When ways of thinking are different, unconventional or form a new perspective.
B. When one is looking further and trying not to think of the obvious.
C. When creative thinking is occurring.

Question 2

Tom Jandris argues education mirrors society. This is demonstrated by _________________.

A. Reviewing rules and regulations
B. The alignment between government policy and education policy.
C. Education and society are both analyzed, praised and criticized by all groups of Americans.
D. The problems of educating young people reflect the problems of society.
E. Education and society have similar values, organization and goals.

Answer 2

B. The alignment between government policy and education policy.

Question 3

Education has historically mirrored society. Which example below shows how assessments in the industrial revolution mirrored society during that time?

A. Similar to finished products in assembly lines, educational assessments were typically done at the end of a unit to measure learning outcomes.
B. Similar to a factory, assessments were done at all stages of the learning process.
C. Assessments for learning began during the industrial revolution.
D. Assessments were regulated and timed
E. All of the above

Answer 3

A. Similar to finished products in assembly lines, educational assessments were typically done at the end of a unit to measure learning outcomes.

Question 4

As discussed by Tom Jandris, the education system must be able to engage in ________________ to ensure that content, instructional technology and pace of learning are based upon the abilities and interests of each learner. It is most essential to the survival of our civilization. And if we can’t do it, we will fail.

A. flexiblity
B. mass customization
C. common core
D. quality control 
 E. standardization

Answer 4

B. mass customization

Question 5

The act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition was referred to as a disgusting notion. Why is this?

A. Being uniform implies that everyone is equal.
B. When a country becomes more homogenized in cultural terms, individuality is lost.
C. An emphasis on national and local differences is considered self-centered.
D. All of the above.
E. None of the above.

Answer 5

B. When a country becomes more homogenized in cultural terms, individuality is lost.

Question 6

Historically in education why was 1953 an important year?

A. It preceded the events of 1954.
B. It launched the mass ability to travel.
C. Civil rights movement began.
D. All of the above.
E. None of the above.

Answer 6

D. All of the above.

A. It preceded the events of 1954.
B. It launched the mass ability to travel.
C. Civil rights movement began.

Question 7

Tom Jandris asks the question, “What did we need immigrants to do to be productive workers in a society driven by the Industrial Revolution?” What did he give as the answer?

A. Speak English.
B. Write English.
C. Read English.
D. A and C.
E. A and B.

Answer 7

A. Speak English.

Question 8

Tom Jandris shares his insight into creating the real history of education as opposed to the revisionist history that many educators learn through history courses they take at university. Why? Because traditional history courses are intended to support the _____________.

A. Emerging system
B. Active society
C. Existing system
D. students
E. All of the above

Answer 8

C. Existing system

Question 9

The reinterpretation of orthodox views on evidence, motivations, and decision-making processes surrounding a historical event is referred to as

A. Revisionist history
B. Real History
C. Cultural History
D. Social History

Answer 9

A. Revisionist history

Question 10

What is significant about the Boston School?

A. It was the first school in 1804.
B. It provided free and appropriate education.
C. Every person would be provided an opportunity - equal education.
D. It was the first publicly supported school in America.
E. It provided an environment for policy makers to meet.

Answer 10

D. It was the first publicly supported school in America.

Question 11

The notion of the melting pot came into our language during what time frame?

A. The latter half of the 18th Century.
B. Beginning of the 18th Century.
C. The latter half of the 19th Century.
D. Beginning of the 19th Century.
E. The commencement of the 20th Century.

Answer 11

A. The latter half of the 18th Century.

Question 12

As America evolved, what was the institutional building that represented this evolution?

A. The Land Grant College.
B. The Library.
C. The American Parliament.
D. The United States House of Congress.
E. The Commonwealth of America.

Answer 12

B. The Library.

Question 13

For almost the first hundred years of education, what was the mission of public education?

A. To provide a free education.
B. Accountability.
C. Providing an opportunity for the public to learn to write.
D. Participating in a democracy.
E. A and D

Answer 13

E. A and D

A. To provide a free education.
D. Participating in a democracy.

Question 14

In this module, we learned that the AT&T headquarters in New York had a mission engraved in granite from the first part of the century. Why is this significant in the history of education?

A. It enhanced education by putting a black box in every classroom.
B. It had great ramifications on the importance that Sputnik played in the history of education.
C. As it was engraved in granite it demonstrated the nation’s mandate to ensure all citizens had the ability to read.
D. It demonstrated how corporate society uses mass production in an environment of standardization, centralization and control.
E. It mandated quality control measures in the manufacturing of their products.

Answer 14

D. It demonstrated how corporate society uses mass production in an environment of standardization, centralization and control.

Question 15

According to Tom Jandris, the driving force in American public education for the last 20 years has been what?

A. Niche Marketing.
B. Civil Rights.
C. Industrial Revolution.
D. Policy making.
E. None of the above.

Answer 15

A. Niche Marketing.

Question 16

When Tom Jandris refers to the people as a mosaic, what does he mean?

A. Multiculturalism.
B. A comprehensive presentation of a unique art form.
C. An American ideal.
D. The Canadian constitution.
E. Popular drama anthologies.

Answer 16

A. Multiculturalism.

Question 17

According to Mr. Jandris, what is the epistemology of the Industrial Revolution?

A. The act of ignoring some voices for prejudicial reasons.
B. Creating equality
C. Standardization, centralization and control.
D. Standardization, consistency and control.
E. The philosophical arrangement of society.

Answer 17

D. Standardization, consistency and control.

Question 18

Dr. Peter Drucker coined the phrase “principle of mass customization” when he was describing what?

A. The motor vehicle factory in Peking.
B. Beijing bicycle factory.
C. The future of education.
D. Harvest Business Review.
E. None of the above.

Answer 18

B. Beijing bicycle factory.

Question 19

The mission of education slowly and subtly changed from an emphasis on Civil Rights to an evolved emphasis on individual rights. What is an example of this?

A. Equal Opportunity.
B. 94124.
C. Equal Rights Mandate.
D. Equal Rights Movement.
E. English as an alternative language.

Answer 19

D. Equal Rights Movement.

Question 20

1903 was quite a year. What occurred?

A. The evolution of Ford automobiles began
B. The first successful flight of an engine-powered plane occurred
C. Antoine Henri Becquerel was awarded a Nobel Prize in physics
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

Answer 20

D. All of the above

A. The evolution of Ford automobiles began
B. The first successful flight of an engine-powered plane occurred
C. Antoine Henri Becquerel was awarded a Nobel Prize in physics

Question 21

The assembly line developed by Ford Motor Company made assembly lines famous in the following decade through the social ramifications of mass production, such as the affordability of the Ford Model T and the introduction of high wages for Ford workers. How was this model assimilated in the education system of America?

A. A strive for all employees to read, write and speak English was established.
B. The division of labor was initially discussed.
C. Education was achieved orally and through observation and imitation.
D. There was a shift towards a goal of achievement through efficiency.
E. The bell was introduced to ring to signal students were to change classes.

Answer 21

E. The bell was introduced to ring to signal students were to change classes.

Question 22

The mission of education was altered during what time period?

A. During the Industrial revolution.
B. In 1782 when J. Hector de Crevecoeur, a French settler came to New York.
C. When a fundamental change in power or organizational structures occurred in America.
D. A and B
E. A and C

Answer 22

E. A and C

A. During the Industrial revolution.
C. When a fundamental change in power or organizational structures occurred in America.

Question 23

What is the true meaning of epistemology?

A. The study of children.
B. The study of the masses.
C. The investigation of research.
D. The study of knowledge
E. The study of teaching

Answer 23

D. The study of knowledge

Question 24

“Outside-of-the-box history”. When does this occur?

A. When ways of thinking are different, unconventional or form a new perspective.
B. When one is looking further and trying not to think of the obvious.
C. When creative thinking is occurring.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

Answer 24

D. All of the above

A. When ways of thinking are different, unconventional or form a new perspective.
B. When one is looking further and trying not to think of the obvious.
C. When creative thinking is occurring.