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Etta Kralovec and John Buell, who believe that homework is harmful to students, maintain that teaching to standards leaves no room for |
| | A) | creativity in teaching. |
| | B) | students who learn at a slower rate. |
| | C) | different learning styles. |
| | D) | the unknown variable of homework. |
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According to Tom Loveless, who does not believe that homework is harmful to students, the group that is usually left out of discussions of homework is |
| | A) | elementary school students. |
| | B) | middle school students. |
| | C) | high school students. |
| | D) | college students. |
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According to Robert J. Marzano, who believes that the practice of grading students serves useful purposes, the most important single innovation that enhances student achievement is |
| | A) | feedback. |
| | B) | standardized tests. |
| | C) | good grades. |
| | D) | homework. |
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According to Alfie Kohn, who does not believe that the practice of grading students serves useful purposes, grades |
| | A) | distort the curriculum. |
| | B) | encourage cheating. |
| | C) | spoil teachers' relationships with students. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Lee Canter, who believes that classroom assertive discipline
programs contribute to ethical behavior, states that the key to assertive discipline is catching students |
| | A) | being ethical. |
| | B) | being moral. |
| | C) | before they misbehave. |
| | D) | being good. |
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John F. Covaleskie, who does not believe that classroom assertive discipline programs contribute to ethical behavior,
uses the concept of "good" as it applies to children as |
| | A) | practical. |
| | B) | advantageous. |
| | C) | ethical. |
| | D) | obedient. |
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Robert Rector, who believes that abstinence-only programs are the best approach to sex education instruction, blames the increase in out-of-wedlock childbearing on |
| | A) | a lack of knowledge about birth control. |
| | B) | a lack of availability of birth control. |
| | C) | relaxed social attitudes toward premarital sex. |
| | D) | a crisis in the relationships of young adults. |
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The National Coalition Against Censorship, which does not believe that abstinence-only programs are the best approach to sex education instruction, contends that abstinence-only education is |
| | A) | propaganda. |
| | B) | censorship. |
| | C) | unrealistic. |
| | D) | thinly disguised religion. |
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According to Constance Weaver, who believes that whole language is a legitimate approach to literacy education, with a whole language approach, those involved in assessment include |
| | A) | parents. |
| | B) | peers. |
| | C) | teachers. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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According to Louisa Cook Moats, who does not believe that whole language is a legitimate approach to literacy education, whole language devotees believe that reading is analogous to |
| | A) | speaking. |
| | B) | language. |
| | C) | listening. |
| | D) | writing. |
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According to Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum, who believe that Web-based learning can transform the classroom, the data that is available with regard to Web-infused learning indicate that |
| | A) | the data collected so far are unreliable. |
| | B) | it is impossible to collect data. |
| | C) | it is easy to obtain data. |
| | D) | more time is needed to study the data. |
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Alan Warhaftig, who does not believe that Web-based learning can transform the classroom, states that technology advocates see teachers as |
| | A) | gateways. |
| | B) | guides. |
| | C) | primary purveyors of content. |
| | D) | overly concerned with control. |
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According to Gary B. Nash, who believes that the traditional approach to American history is too exclusionary, an investigation of history's portrayal of women from the first seventeenth-century Puritan historians through the 1960s would reveal |
| | A) | thinly veiled hostility. |
| | B) | demeaning characterizations. |
| | C) | a record of historical amnesia. |
| | D) | women as vapid but virtuous. |
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Walter A. McDougall, who does not believe that the traditional approach to American history is too exclusionary, would likely conclude that the book United States History: In the Course of Human Events |
| | A) | distorts reality. |
| | B) | invents facts. |
| | C) | leaves out unflattering history. |
| | D) | is politically influenced. |
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Carol Jago, who believes that classical works should be the emphasis of the high school literature curriculum, believes that a poor choice for classroom study is a book that |
| | A) | has few elements of humor or other aspects of entertainment. |
| | B) | was written by Shakespeare or Dickens. |
| | C) | students can read on their own. |
| | D) | is more than 40 years old. |
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Donald R. Gallo, who does not believe that classical works should be the emphasis of the high school literature curriculum, would like to see as school's number one goal |
| | A) | "a tolerance for classic literature." |
| | B) | "an appreciation for classics." |
| | C) | "a positive reading experience for all students." |
| | D) | "the love of reading." |
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According to Leonard Sax, who believes that single-sex classrooms are better for students, a pattern of results, found in most studies worldwide, reveal that the highest achievement is attained by |
| | A) | boys at co-ed schools. |
| | B) | girls at co-ed schools. |
| | C) | girls at single-sex schools. |
| | D) | boys at single-sex schools. |
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For improving the image of women's colleges in the past five years, Wendy Kaminer, who does not believe that single-sex classrooms are better for students, credits |
| | A) | President Bill Clinton. |
| | B) | Hillary Rodham Clinton. |
| | C) | the U.S. Department of Education. |
| | D) | Harvard, Brown, and Yale. |
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With which one of the following statements would the New Hampshire Department of Education, which believes that classroom instruction should focus on preparation for the workplace, disagree? |
| | A) | All students need exposure to the world of work and opportunities to engage in career exploration. |
| | B) | Work-based learning should incorporate workplace mentoring. |
| | C) | Work-based learning should focus almost entirely on job-specific skills. |
| | D) | In work-based learning, the school, workplace, and community all become resources for student learning. |
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According to John I. Goodlad, who does not believe that
classroom instruction should focus on preparation for the workplace, the Agenda refers to attitudes and behaviors as
indicators of |
| | A) | "individual character." |
| | B) | "democratic character." |
| | C) | "collective character." |
| | D) | "moral character." |
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Robert M. Hutchins, who believes that all secondary school
students should experience the same curriculum, contends that the most important learning is accomplished |
| | A) | in the early years. |
| | B) | at the primary grade level. |
| | C) | in the first few years after graduating from college. |
| | D) | in mature life. |
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Theodore R. Sizer, who does not believe that all secondary school students should experience the same curriculum, states that for a century, secondary schools in the United States have been built on the assumption that children should be treated |
| | A) | as special people. |
| | B) | as people with different learning styles. |
| | C) | more or less alike. |
| | D) | as unique individuals. |
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According to Tom Loveless, who believes that achievement level tracking of students is a defensible educational practice, today's track assignments are determined |
| | A) | by a combination of academic performance and standardized tests. |
| | B) | on a subject-by-subject basis. |
| | C) | by IQ tests. |
| | D) | by placement tests. |
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With regard to minority students, according to Jeannie S. Oakes, who does not believe that achievement level tracking of students is a defensible educational practice, Rockford's grouping practices |
| | A) | provided equal opportunities to learn. |
| | B) | allowed minority students to sustain their position relative to white students. |
| | C) | were much better than San Jose's. |
| | D) | did not serve a remedial function. |
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According to Joseph M. Carroll, who believes that block scheduling is better than traditional scheduling, the Copernican Plan challenged |
| | A) | traditional organization of secondary schools. |
| | B) | the idea of the school principal as "the center of the universe." |
| | C) | hierarchical structures of secondary schools. |
| | D) | the concept of individualizing teaching. |
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Reginald D. Wild, who does not believe that block scheduling is better than traditional scheduling, contends that intensive approaches can lead to |
| | A) | benefits for gifted students. |
| | B) | significant harms for poorer students. |
| | C) | large gaps in time between related courses. |
| | D) | student and teacher boredom. |
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Gregory Stanley and Lawrence Baines, who believe that grade inflation is a problem, report that in most schools, no mechanism exists for allowing teachers to |
| | A) | teach to their talents. |
| | B) | file grievances over matters of grading. |
| | C) | change grades without administration approval. |
| | D) | teach to the test. |
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Alfie Kohn, who does not believe that grade inflation is a problem, is disturbed by the possibility that in institutions of higher learning, the paramount question for students is |
| | A) | "What does this mean?" |
| | B) | "Why are we doing it this way?" |
| | C) | "Is there going to be extra credit?" |
| | D) | "Do we have to know this?" |
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Potential benefits cited by the U.S. Department of Education, which believes that school uniforms cause improvements, include all of the following except |
| | A) | helping prevent gang members from wearing gang colors or insignias to school. |
| | B) | instilling students with discipline. |
| | C) | decreasing random acts of violence. |
| | D) | decreasing theft among students over designer clothing or sneakers. |
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David L. Brunsma and Kerry A. Rockquemore, who do not believe that school uniforms cause improvements, found only one significant coefficient in their research, that is, when compared to uniformed students' counterparts uniformed kids |
| | A) | were truant more often. |
| | B) | in urban areas actually have more incidents of school violence. |
| | C) | with high pro-school attitudes actually have worse behavior problems. |
| | D) | with strong pro-school peer groups actually have more incidents of fighting. |
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Clarence Thomas, who believes that drug testing of students is a justifiable practice, reports that in the fall of 1998, the city of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, required a student's consent to drug testing in order for the student to participate in |
| | A) | a competitive extracurricular activity. |
| | B) | any extracurricular activity. |
| | C) | athletics. |
| | D) | classes. |
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According to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who does not believe that drug testing of students is a justifiable practice, the drug problem in Tecumseh is |
| | A) | not a problem at all. |
| | B) | a problem with the male student population only. |
| | C) | a problem with student athletes only. |
| | D) | not a major problem. |
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Michael W. McConnell, who believes that religious content and concepts should be more evident in our schools, argues that neutrality and secularism are |
| | A) | the same thing. |
| | B) | not the same thing. |
| | C) | mutually exclusive. |
| | D) | opposites. |
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Annie Laurie Gaylor, who does not believe that religious content and concepts should be more evident in our schools, argues that institutionalizing prayers in public schools usurps the rights of |
| | A) | parents. |
| | B) | taxpayers. |
| | C) | children. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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According to Lewis C. Solmon and Michael Podgursky, who believe that teacher pay should be tied to measures of student learning, perhaps the greatest objection to functionally differentiated pay is when |
| | A) | some teachers are asked to do more than others. |
| | B) | salary increases are meager. |
| | C) | male teachers receive more than female teachers. |
| | D) | teachers must work longer hours. |
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According to Wellford W. Wilms and Richard R. Chapleau, who do not believe that teacher pay should be tied to measures of student learning, the effect of the Education Code was to |
| | A) | attract the best and the brightest to the profession of teaching. |
| | B) | boost teachers' creativity. |
| | C) | erode teachers' creativity. |
| | D) | improve student achievement. |
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Sheldon Berman, who believes that service learning should be a high school graduation requirement, maintains that community service learning (CSL) allows teachers to make content more meaningful and understandable to students by |
| | A) | focusing on real-world problems. |
| | B) | enhancing student-active instruction. |
| | C) | enhancing project-based instruction. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Gregg Vanourek, who do not believe that service learning should be a high school graduation requirement, state that the largest beneficiary of philanthropic and volunteer impulses are |
| | A) | churches. |
| | B) | soup kitchens. |
| | C) | the elderly. |
| | D) | schools. |
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Thomas W. Washburne, who believes that homeschooling is a good idea, asserts that it is crucial to understand the |
| | A) | government's interest in education. |
| | B) | parent's interest in education. |
| | C) | child's interest in education. |
| | D) | state's interest in education. |
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Rob Reich, who does not believe that homeschooling is a good idea, fears that to the homeschoolers, the purpose of education is to |
| | A) | circumvent traditional achievement indicators like standardized tests. |
| | B) | teach religious values. |
| | C) | satisfy the consumer. |
| | D) | get children into the best colleges. |
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