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1
Colonial education was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
A)home schooling.
B)schools for girls called dame schools.
C)religious-based instruction.
D)apprenticeships.
2
Which colony passed the first compulsory education law?
A)Virginia
B)Pennsylvania
C)New York
D)Massachusetts
3
In colonial times, education was often denied to
A)girls.
B)children of color.
C)poor children.
D)all of the above.
E)B and C only.
4
Benjamin Franklin established the Franklin Academy to
A)train future political leaders to serve in public office.
B)provide vocational training through the study of practical subjects.
C)emphasize the continued need for a classical education in modern times.
D)offer basic education to the masses to secure their rights as citizens in a democracy by understanding earlier democratic governments in Rome and Greece.
5
The major advocate of the common school movement was
A)Jerome Bruner.
B)Reverend Samuel Hall.
C)John Dewey.
D)Horace Mann.
6
Proponents of the common school movement argued that free, universal public education would accomplish all of the following EXCEPT
A)produce a better-educated workforce in an increasingly industrialized society.
B)assimilate the growing number of culturally diverse immigrants to American values and culture.
C)equalize economic conditions between the rich and poor to reduce social disharmony.
D)establish a shared religion to repair the fractured spirit of a nation with peoples of many faiths.
7
The common school movement encountered opposition in the form of
A)business interests concerned that the labor pool of children would disappear.
B)taxpayers willing to pay higher taxes to create school choice.
C)teacher labor unions sponsoring their own schools.
D)all of the above.
8
Institutions created to train teachers during the common school period were called
A)academies.
B)dame schools.
C)normal schools.
D)state teacher colleges.
9
The forerunner of the modern American high school was the
A)academy.
B)common school.
C)grammar school.
D)normal school.
10
A noted proponent of progressive education, and the author of Experience and Education, was
A)Henry Barnard.
B)Jerome Bruner.
C)John Dewey.
D)Horace Mann.
11
According to the tenets of progressive education, the most effective learning strategy involves the teacher
A)allowing students to do whatever activities they choose, as long as they are not disruptive.
B)encouraging students to be employed part-time to get real-world experience.
C)identifying student needs and interests and building upon them.
D)employing direct instruction to ensure high scores on standardized tests.
12
The practice of tax-supported schools was first enacted
A)during the Colonial period.
B)during the common school movement.
C)during the progressive education movement.
D)by the federal government.
13
The legal responsibility for education constitutionally resides with
A)the local level.
B)the state level.
C)the federal level.
D)all levels of government.
E)the private sector since the charter school movement in 1991.
14
The influential report A Nation at Risk called for
A)greater emphasis on vocational education, with a special focus on computers and technology.
B)creating more electives in high school to respond to diverse student needs.
C)a student-centered curriculum that begins with pre-kindergarten education.
D)increased graduation requirements that would result in more competent high school grads.
15
Federal influence and control in education takes the form of
A)court decisions.
B)block grants given directly to states.
C)proclamations and directives emanating from the Secretary of Education.
D)all of the above.
E)none of the above.





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