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1
According to "'Quality Education is Our Moon Shot'," the starting place for improving struggling urban schools is:
A)improving family life.
B)strong leadership at the top.
C)better teacher education.
D)parental involvement.
2
In discussing No Child Left Behind, Secretary Duncan contends in "'Quality Education is Our Moon Shot'" that the legislation was:
A)overly specific about goals.
B)overly general about means.
C)politically toxic.
D)underfunded.
3
As related in "'Quality Education is Our Moon Shot'," Secretary Duncan observes that the federal government has the best ideas about education.
A)True
B)False
4
As given in "Duncan's Strategy Is Flawed," a major flaw cited by some letter writers was:
A)federal control of teacher unions.
B)lowering of teacher standards.
C)more work for teachers, with lower pay.
D)erosion or loss of local control of schools.
5
As reported in "Response to Intervention (RTI)," criticisms of the discrepancy model include that:
A)it identifies discrepancies that are too small to be significant.
B)it takes too many learning factors into account to be meaningful.
C)establishing a discrepancy is not necessary to improve outcomes for struggling readers.
D)it leads to plummeting numbers of students identified as learning disabled.
6
As noted in "Response to Intervention (RTI)," the goal of literacy screenings is to:
A)identify students whose academic performance is out of step with potential.
B)challenge students to improve academic performance.
C)identify schools whose literacy instruction is not meeting desired goals.
D)select learners whose reading achievement is significantly below standards.
7
As pointed out in "Response to Intervention (RTI)," the majority of students identified for special education struggle with literacy.
A)True
B)False
8
As noted in "Responding to RTI," the basic problem with existing response to intervention programs has been in:
A)identifying which students need help.
B)identifying which teachers need help.
C)documenting the need for help.
D)finding the right way to help students.
9
Discussing special education, the author of "Responding to RTI" observes that:
A)most states require special-education teachers to have multiple courses in reading instruction.
B)students most in need of intensive reading help are the most likely to get it.
C)special-education teachers often know less about reading than regular classroom teachers.
D)schools are too hesitant to identify students for special education.
10
According to "Responding to RTI," interventions should be done by teachers with expertise in teaching reading.
A)True
B)False
11
As reported in "Reluctant Teachers, Reluctant Learners," the most important way to keep students in school is to:
A)relate lessons to everyday life.
B)maintain an exciting classroom.
C)create opportunities for students to determine what goes on in the classroom.
D)challenge all students to reach beyond their current situations.
12
As noted in "Reluctant Teachers, Reluctant Learners," factors that make teaching more stressful than fulfilling include all of the following except:
A)standardized testing.
B)at-risk students.
C)mandated curriculum.
D)school bureaucracy.
13
As stated in "Reluctant Teachers, Reluctant Learners," schools that serve low-income urban areas have lower teacher-retention rates.
A)True
B)False
14
According to "Musing: A Way to Inform and Inspire Pedagogy through Self-Reflection," John Dewey's basic assumption was that:
A)the past is dead and fruitless.
B)learning improves when natural, spontaneous inclinations drive decisions.
C)learning improves according to the degree of effort that comes out of the reflective process.
D)communication is the most basic mode of reflection.
15
As pointed out in "Musing: A Way to Inform and Inspire Pedagogy through Self-Reflection," the proper noun Muse stems from:
A)Norse religion.
B)Aristotelian logic.
C)the Old Testament.
D)Greek mythology.
16
As stated in "Musing: A Way to Inform and Inspire Pedagogy through Self-Reflection," the nature of the stimulus or directive initially provided plays a part in determining the extent to which one reaches the contemplative level of reflection.
A)True
B)False
17
According to "All Our Students Thinking," the present system of courses in high school in the United States:
A)separates students into thinking or non-thinking classes based on ability.
B)forces almost all students into academic courses.
C)stresses vocational and technology careers.
D)has led to a shortage of engineers and scientists.
18
As reported in "All Our Students Thinking," John Dewey contended that:
A)some subjects are inherently intellectual.
B)abstract concepts are taught in order to create capacity for thinking.
C)physical activity does not require thinking.
D)any subject can be intellectual in its function.
19
As stated in "All Our Students Thinking," there can be intellectual worth in topics such as homemaking and parenting.
A)True
B)False
20
As reported in "Start Where Your Students Are," in the story about teacher Cynthia and student Jason, the teachers had the student bring her a chocolate bar as a:
A)demonstration of her authority.
B)pathway to redemption.
C)symbol of repentance.
D)kind of bribe.
21
As pointed out in "Start Where Your Students Are," most conflicts in the classroom are the result of:
A)absence of any currency of value.
B)deflated currency value placed on learning.
C)a breakdown in the currency exchange.
D)confusion between currency and motivation.
22
According to "Start Where Your Students Are," many students do not have the currencies needed to access the curriculum.
A)True
B)False
23
As disclosed in "Should Learning Be Its Own Reward?", in Tucson, Arizona, high-school juniors selected from low-income areas will be paid up to $25 each week for:
A)staying out of trouble.
B)doing their homework.
C)keeping a daily journal.
D)attending school.
24
As enumerated in "Should Learning Be Its Own Reward?", the important guidelines for implementing an effective reward system include all of the following, except:
A)do not use rewards unless you have to.
B)do not use rewards that involve food or money.
C)use rewards for a specific reason.
D)use rewards for a limited time.
25
As observed in "Should Learning Be Its Own Reward?", moral questions are outside the purview of cognitive science.
A)True
B)False
26
According to "Learning to Love Assessment," the shift away from stress on filling a grade book came with a shift to thinking of assessment as a:
A)way of guiding students.
B)learning process in and of itself.
C)path to rewards.
D)way of judging students.
27
As stated in "Learning to Love Assessment," the correct correlation between curriculum and assessment is:
A)assessment should dictate curriculum.
B)curriculum should dictate assessment.
C)curriculum and assessment should remain independent.
D)assessment should be part of curriculum design.
28
As reported in "Learning to Love Assessment," the author had a lifelong desire to be a teacher.
A)True
B)False
29
As reported in "Print Referencing during Read-Alouds," in most classrooms, read-alouds are most often used to:
A)promote appreciation of literature.
B)fill extra time.
C)discuss story meaning or comprehension.
D)teach print awareness.
30
As noted in "Print Referencing during Read-Alouds," the study of the Sit Together and Read Program:
A)found no difference between the print-referencing and control groups.
B)did not involve any special-education students.
C)involved six weeks of reading sessions.
D)involved a more diverse group of students than previous studies.
31
According to "Print Referencing during Read-Alouds," research has shown that children's names constitute a unit of print that is of great interest to young children.
A)True
B)False
32
As identified in "You Gotta See It to Believe It," the best reason most teachers give for not including visual arts within the classroom is:
A)lack of artistic ability.
B)fear of taking time away from traditional reading.
C)fear of angering parents.
D)restrictions on use of space.
33
As noted in "You Gotta See It to Believe It," the authors suggested starting point in using tattoos to teach students to move beyond text is a presentation of:
A)The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams.
B)Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
C)Billy Budd by Herman Melville.
D)The Tattoo Artist by Norman Rockwell.
34
According to "You Gotta See It to Believe It," Gee stated that when creating meaning from texts, the human mind must be hermetically sealed.
A)True
B)False
35
As reported in "You Should Read This Book!", all of the following were results of the author's program except:
A)increase in students' motivation to read.
B)students less likely to finish books.
C)students read more at home.
D)students embraced more variety in their reading selections.
36
As stated in "You Should Read This Book!", the parents that the author surveyed:
A)enforced quiet reading time at home.
B)wanted their children to read more.
C)thought their children read too much.
D)did not understand the importance of reading.
37
As pointed out in "You Should Read This Book!", the survey of students regarding reading at the beginning of her program found that the boys were especially fond of reading.
A)True
B)False
38
The research cited in "Do Girls Learn Math Fear From Teachers?" found that:
A)almost all elementary school teachers had strong math skills.
B)current elementary school girls have less math fear than boys.
C)female elementary school teachers concerned about their own math skills could be passing that anxiety along to girls they teach.
D)teacher math anxiety could not be measured.
39
As noted in "How Mathematics Counts," research on students in the United States today shows that:
A)mathematics is the academic subject students most often fail.
B)Hispanics are more likely to graduate with their class than their non-Hispanic peers.
C)a majority of college students require remediation before taking Elementary Statistics.
D)college students in areas of study outside of mathematics do not need quantitative reasoning.
40
In discussing Algebra II, the author of "How Mathematics Counts" suggests that it:
A)has always been designed as a basic course for all students.
B)is usually not required for graduation.
C)serves as a basis for needed technical skills.
D)has no measurable correlation to employment success.
41
According to "How Mathematics Counts," among the areas of mathematics, Algebra II provides the mathematical skills most needed in daily life.
A)True
B)False
42
As reported in "Textbook Scripts, Student Lives," to rely on a fixed curriculum presumes:
A)control of the classroom environment.
B)uniformity day-to-day and student-to-student.
C)supportive school leadership.
D)desire to learn among students.
43
As identified in "Textbook Scripts, Student Lives," the author's objections to Connected to Mathematics 2 include that it:
A)assumes more classroom time than is actually available.
B)requires excessive outside materials.
C)does nothing to engage students in learning.
D)does not offer enough structure.
44
According to "Textbook Scripts, Student Lives," textbook corporations are unlikely to encourage students to envision a future different from the past.
A)True
B)False
45
In exploring English Language Learners in American classrooms, the author of "Creating Intentional Communities to Support English Language Learners in the Classroom" notes that:
A)such learners are generally placed in special-education classes.
B)states with the greatest percentage of such learners do not require them to participate in mainstream English classes.
C)there has been a decrease in the percentage of such students in recent years.
D)there has been an increase in the percentage of such students in recent years.
46
As reported in "Creating Intentional Communities to Support English Language Learners in the Classroom," in the current educational climate, English Language Learner students:
A)are sought after by all teachers.
B)decrease a teacher's accountability.
C)are often seen as liabilities.
D)are assigned to the most experienced teachers.
47
According to "Creating Intentional Communities to Support English Language Learners in the Classroom," language fatigue among English Language Learners causes them to stay in a bubble of silence.
A)True
B)False
48
According to "Cultivating Optimism in the Classroom," what was unusual to the author at his daughter's preschool open house was the fact that:
A)the teacher's presentation stressed optimism.
B)parent-teacher conferences were led by students.
C)it was clear that students did not realize how much they were learning.
D)it was conducted in silence.
49
As reported in "Cultivating Optimism in the Classroom," John Ogbu wrote that children predict what lies ahead for them based on:
A)what they are told at school.
B)their natural level of optimism.
C)their level of success at school.
D)what happens to the adults in their communities.
50
As stated in "Cultivating Optimism in the Classroom," Eugene Lang's promised scholarship help had little effect on graduation rates.
A)True
B)False
51
As related in "Teachers Connecting with Families—In the Best Interest of Children," the greatest benefit to children of a successful home-school partnership is:
A)greater teacher accountability.
B)parents more willing to deal with behavioral issues.
C)improved school security.
D)children more motivated to succeed.
52
As pointed out in "Teachers Connecting with Families—In the Best Interest of Children," parents hesitate to get involved in school most of all because they:
A)do not want to be judged for their children's problems.
B)distrust teachers.
C)are uncomfortable in institutional settings.
D)do not have time.
53
According to "Teachers Connecting with Families—In the Best Interest of Children," teachers should avoid making their own personalities and private lives part of their conversation with parents.
A)True
B)False
54
As related in "How Not to Talk to Your Kids: The Inverse Power of Praise," in Carol Dweck's study, students praised for their effort:
A)opted to do the easy second-round test.
B)would not risk failure.
C)improved in the final round.
D)strained more in the third round.
55
As identified in "How Not to Talk to Your Kids: The Inverse Power of Praise," students who collapsed the most following failure were the:
A)least bright boys.
B)least bright girls.
C)brightest boys.
D)brightest girls.
56
As reported in "How Not to Talk to Your Kids: The Inverse Power of Praise," children of all ages are suspicious of praise.
A)True
B)False
57
As stated in "Democracy and Education," from a learning perspective, the most important basic freedom is the freedom to:
A)communicate.
B)know.
C)ask.
D)choose.
58
In discussing the current state of formal education, the author of "Democracy and Education" notes that it:
A)does a good job of teaching students how to learn.
B)does not give students skills critical in a rapidly changing world.
C)creates excellent self-directed learners.
D)derives its motivation intrinsically.
59
As pointed out in "Democracy and Education," college preparation is too often the only rationale for what is taught in American high schools.
A)True
B)False
60
As stated in "Meeting Students Where They Are: The Latino Education Crisis," the key culprit in the early gap in math and reading skills between white and Latino students is:
A)unstable families.
B)poor health.
C)poverty.
D)frequent moves.
61
As reported in "Meeting Students Where They Are: The Latino Education Crisis," the Puente Project:
A)is a nationwide scholarship project.
B)has not yet affected college-going rates of participating students.
C)does not include a cultural component.
D)provides a net of services though a school support team.
62
According to "Meeting Students Where They Are: The Latino Education Crisis," there is no better predictor of how well children will fare in school than their parents' educational attainment.
A)True
B)False
63
As reported in "What Does Research Say about Effective Practices for English Learners?", using sheltered instruction strategies:
A)does not make academic content comprehensible.
B)inherently leads to development of expressive language.
C)provides comprehensible input for any content area.
D)by itself will produce comprehensible output.
64
In comparing Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP), the authors of "What Does Research Say about Effective Practices for English Learners?" note that CALP is:
A)more abstract.
B)less demanding cognitively.
C)learned more easily.
D)more contextualized.
65
According to "What Does Research Say about Effective Practices for English Learners?", academic language skills are not as important as knowledge of academic disciplines.
A)True
B)False
66
According to "Becoming Adept at Code Switching," research indicates that:
A)traditional corrective methods improve students' standard English skills.
B)negative teacher attitudes about dialects correlate to lower teacher expectations of students speaking those dialects.
C)teacher attitudes about dialects have no correlation to high-school graduation rates.
D)there is no correlation between teachers' attitudes about dialect and student achievement.
67
As related in "Becoming Adept at Code Switching," in the story of Tamisha, the teacher Joni found that the previous teacher:
A)believed the child too stubborn to learn.
B)considered Tamisha as an English as second language learner.
C)tried everything she knew to teach Tamisha to read.
D)made no real effort to teach Tamisha to read.
68
As stated in "Becoming Adept at Code Switching," in standardized assessments of language acquisition, teachers routinely underrate the performance of African American students.
A)True
B)False
69
As suggested in "The Myth of the 'Culture of Poverty'," perhaps the greatest myth of all is the one that dubs education the:
A)great equalizer.
B)last best hope.
C)path of the privileged.
D)key to success.
70
As noted in "The Myth of the 'Culture of Poverty'," deficit theory establishes the idea of a segment of society that simply has not earned a fair shake, or what H. J. Gans calls the:
A)lazers and grazers.
B)undeserving poor.
C)forgotten families.
D)neglected neighbors.
71
According to "The Myth of the 'Culture of Poverty'," the Economic Policy Institute reported in 2002 that poor working adults spend more hours working each week than their wealthier counterparts.
A)True
B)False
72
According to "Books That Portray Characters with Disabilities," the most prestigious award in children's literature is the:
A)Dolly Gray Award.
B)Schneider Family Book Awards.
C)Caldecott Medal.
D)Newberry Medal.
73
As reported in "Books That Portray Characters with Disabilities," the oldest book in the recommended books list is:
A)Rules by Cynthia Lord.
B)Life Magic by Melrose Cooper.
C)Crow Boy by Taro Yashima.
D)Kissing Doorknobs by Terry Spencer Hesser.
74
As noted in "Books That Portray Characters with Disabilities," the Dolly Gray Award is given only to picture books.
A)True
B)False
75
As mentioned in "The Under-Appreciated Role of Humiliation in the Middle School," in his book The World Is Flat, Thomas Friedman argues that people have under-appreciated the role that humiliation plays in:
A)terrorism.
B)male-female relationships.
C)sibling rivalry.
D)American schools.
76
As reported in "The Under-Appreciated Role of Humiliation in the Middle School," the dread that some students have when they believe that the teacher who has humiliated them in front of others will humiliate them again is what Martin has termed:
A)hovering anxiety.
B)insular hatred.
C)the chain of fear.
D)anticipatory embarrassment.
77
As asserted in "The Under-Appreciated Role of Humiliation in the Middle School," evidence shows that low-achieving students are more likely to associate with other negative-thinking students.
A)True
B)False
78
According to "Tackling a Problematic Behavior Management Issue," tendencies often observed in those who perpetrate bullying behavior include:
A)lack of popularity with peers at all age levels.
B)high levels of empathy.
C)high need for dominance.
D)lack of aggressive instincts.
79
As noted in "Tackling a Problematic Behavior Management Issue," the recommended first step in the timeline for dealing with bullying is:
A)parent-teacher collaboration.
B)improved instruction and curriculum.
C)constructive conversation with perpetrators and victims.
D)assessment.
80
As reported in "Tackling a Problematic Behavior Management Issue," victims of bullying are unlikely to report bullying incidents, in part because they fear retribution.
A)True
B)False
81
According to "The Power of Our Words," all of the following are principles of the Responsive Classroom Approach except:
A)avoid using comparative language.
B)use a straightforward tone.
C)avoid periods of silence.
D)focus on concrete, positive behaviors.
82
As noted in "The Power of Our Words," sarcasm:
A)is fortunately rare in classrooms.
B)diminishes students' trust in the teacher.
C)is sometimes a gentle way to make a point.
D)provides needed comic relief.
83
As stated in "The Power of Our Words," teacher language permeates every aspect of teaching.
A)True
B)False
84
As reported in "Marketing Civility," research studies indicate that:
A)suicide is the leading cause of death among teens.
B)there is a correlation between perception of safety and asthma attacks.
C)there is no correlation between school climate and academic performance.
D)the majority of students do not feel safe at school.
85
As pointed out in "Marketing Civility," regarding the ramifications of uncivil behavior, fewer than half of the students felt that:
A)verbal arguments have a negative impact on the school environment.
B)rumors contribute to a negative school environment.
C)most students who are teased feel hurt.
D)their own academic performance is affected by uncivil behavior.
86
As noted in "Marketing Civility," the majority of students surveyed felt that teachers are unaware of conflicts between students.
A)True
B)False
87
In discussing the importance of praise, the authors of "Classwide Interventions" note that:
A)praise should focus on attitude more than actions.
B)most teachers overuse praise.
C)teachers should use more praise statements than corrective statements.
D)praise cannot be expected to change student responses.
88
As stated in "Classwide Interventions," characteristics of Ms. Walters' classroom with challenges included that:
A)she often raised her voice at students.
B)she had strict rules for every classroom procedure.
C)there were too many rules.
D)she did not have assigned seats for students.
89
As reported in "Classwide Interventions," when teachers use error correction, increases in academic performance occur.
A)True
B)False
90
As stated in "Developing Effective Behavior Intervention Plans," the underlying theme of the Functional Behavior Assessment is that:
A)standards of behavior must be adapted on a student-by-student basis.
B)standards of behavior must be assessed on a group basis.
C)all behavior has a function.
D)some behaviors occur for no reason.
91
As reported in "Developing Effective Behavior Intervention Plans," an effective Behavior Intervention Plan:
A)must rely on teacher opinion for its assessment.
B)should be monitored in terms of teacher perceptions of overall behavior.
C)includes accurate measuring and recording of behavior.
D)should focus on all undesired behaviors.
92
As pointed out in "Developing Effective Behavior Intervention Plans," setting events serve to temporarily change the effectiveness of reinforcers and punishers.
A)True
B)False
93
As stated in "'For Openers: How Technology is Changing School'," the author predicts all of the following except:
A)free learning guidance from e-mentors will emerge.
B)learners will select global learning partners.
C)drop-out rates will increase.
D)international academic degrees will be offered.
94
As reported in "'For Openers: How Technology is Changing School'," students at Indiana University High School:
A)have the flexibility of online courses.
B)must reside in the United States.
C)do not get course credit.
D)must be minors.
95
According to "'For Openers: How Technology is Changing School'," the majority of the top 25 best sellers on the Kindle are actually free.
A)True
B)False
96
In discussing the TeacherMate devices, the author of "Tech Tool Targets Elementary Readers" notes that they are mostly used for:
A)introducing new concepts.
B)remedial reading.
C)skill assessment.
D)reinforcement and practice.
97
As pointed out in "Tech Tool Targets Elementary Readers," Patti Beyer likes the TeacherMate device because:
A)she needs to incorporate it into the curriculum.
B)it aligns directly with that the teacher is using.
C)it amuses the children.
D)it also functions as a laptop.
98
According to "Tech Tool Targets Elementary Readers," there is no research on the effectiveness of the TeacherMate device.
A)True
B)False
99
As discussed in "Digital Tools Expand Options for Personalized Learning," Sarah Sullivan of Pershing Middle School in San Diego contends that money the school district is investing in technology:
A)requires no special training for teachers.
B)appears to be paying desired dividends.
C)has been used across all subjects.
D)has had no effect on speed of learning.
100
As pointed out in "Digital Tools Expand Options for Personalized Learning," the lead in offering tailored instruction has been taken by:
A)public schools.
B)textbook publishers.
C)charter schools.
D)supplemental service providers.
101
According to "Digital Tools Expand Options for Personalized Learning," Joel Rose of School of One contends that students spend most of their day working on the skills they most need.
A)True
B)False
102
As reported in "Effects of Video-Game Ownership on Young Boys' Academic and Behavioral Functioning," comparing boys and girls in previous research, the authors found that boys were more likely than girls to do all of the following except:
A)cut short video-game play to do homework.
B)play video games
C)play violent video games.
D)display physical aggression.
103
As related in "Effects of Video-Game Ownership on Young Boys' Academic and Behavioral Functioning," comparing the subjects in the experimental group to the control group, the authors found that those in the experimental group:
A)scored more poorly in all academic subjects.
B)spent more time doing homework.
C)had more reading problems.
D)had fewer reported problems at school.
104
According to "Effects of Video-Game Ownership on Young Boys' Academic and Behavioral Functioning," the Entertainment Software Rating Board consistently overstates levels of video-game violence.
A)True
B)False





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