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50 Cards in this Set
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What are considered positive aspects of the teaching profession?
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vacation time, work with people and not alone staring at a computer, make a difference in people's lives
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What training did teachers in the colonial period receive?
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virtually no training
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Why were normal schools considered important?
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represented the earliest form of education for teacher in America
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What is the consensus regarding the issue of how best to prepare teachers in terms of alternative versus traditional approaches?
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there is no consensus
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What are Gardner's Multiple Intelligences?
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intrapersonal- knowledge of one's feelings, needs, strengths, and weaknesses; ability to use this knowledge to guide behavior
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What is Internal vs external locus of control?
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Internal believe that one is responsible for own success or failure, external blame failure on other factors rather than onself
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how is our understanding of intelligence changing?
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we are broadening our understanding
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What does psychologist Daniel Goleman Argue?
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emotional intelligence is more accurate than I.Q.
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What are the differences between, immersion, submersion, and transitional approaches in bilingual education?
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submersion-extreme version of immersion, only English is sopken
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What are the major assumptions of multicultural education?
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The students should develop positive attitudes towards other cultures
two languages should be taught early on |
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what does research say about which approach to bilingual education is most effective?
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no one single approach
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What was the significance of the "Lau Remedies"?
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positive steps to eliminate language barriers
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what does the teacher do as the gatekeeper?
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teachers must determine who will talk, when and for how long, as well as the basic direction of the communication
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what do teenagers report about the quality of their friendships?
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groups, but not close friends
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what teaching strategies are particularly appropriate for students living in poverty?
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Focus on language skills
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what process do students experience when their parents divorce?
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resembles mourning
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What have studies on school size determined in terms of larger versus smaller schools?
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smaller schools are more effective because students are more likely to pass tests
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what are characteristics of charter schools?
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they can be virtual
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why do there tend to be fewer virtual schools at the elementary level?
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they can deprive children of interacting with other kids
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which group has historically had the least opportunity to give feedback in the school reform movement?
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Students
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What is the null curriculum?
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What is not taught in the classroom
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why, a decade after it was passed, was the No Child Left Behind Act changed?
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most schools would be labeled as failing
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what does research tell us about the effectiveness of computers in education?
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jury is still out
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Why are advantages of standardized tests that make them so popular?
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accurately measure teacher performance
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what was the goal of education in early colonial times?
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saving souls
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what was Benjamin Franklin's intention when he founded the Franklin Academy?
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to provide men and women a well-rounded education
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What amendments of the constitution makes the federal govt's role in education controversial?
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10th amendment
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What is not true of title IX?
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has (not) eliminated sexist behaviours
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teacher-centered philosophies...
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teachers inculcate their own values to the students
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what would you see teachers do in progressivist classroom?
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acting as facilitators for their students
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which philosophy holds that free will is an illusion and that human nature is shaped by the environment?
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behaviorists
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why must a constructivist teacher know about her/his student's prior knowledge and understanding?
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previous learning and experiences
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Why do Americans tolerate inequities in school funding?
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money does not necessarily mean better performance
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which individual is the most powerful educational officer in the district?
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School superintendent
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What does the "call for accountability" mean people want?
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evidence that financial support is paying off
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how can the influence of the business community in America's schools be described?
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it is extensive and growing
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what questions are ok for an interviewer to ask a job applicant?
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why did you choose the teaching profession?
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what is the governing principle that courts use to determine if a teacher may be fired based on the teacher's private life?
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substantial disruption of education
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teacher steps out of the room and accidents occurs during his absence, this is an example of ....
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nonfeasance
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a teacher passes out copies of a poem he found online, is he protected under the fair use principle?
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no, b/c he made a class copy
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what is group alerting?
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Asking a question first and them calling on some one for the answer
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what are aspects of rules that create a productive learning community?
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few and fair
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what skills do students need to answer lower-order questions?
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memory and recall
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when is the use of higher-order questions most effective?
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discusing student opinions
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if a teacher asks a student to grade his/her own paper and justify the grade, which level of Bloom's taxonomy must the student use?
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evaluation
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what is wrong with teacher statements such as "great job" or "well done"
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they are ineffective b/c they are generic
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what programs do school districts implement to attempt to keep new teachers from leaving the teaching field?
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more mentoring programs
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increases in salary and status based on increased responsibility would be examples of an effective what?
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Career ladder for teachers
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the movement towards peer review show ...
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better teacher autonomy and profesionalism
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if research show that teacher competence is the most important factor in improving student achievement, how should school districts plan to address declining student achievement?
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more money and time spent on teacher recruitment
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