Modern History of Education in America

Tests that measure students' performance compared to that of thousands of other students

• Competency-based tests

• end-of-course exams

• norm-based tests

• standardized tests

Courses of study that prepare students for careers related to a specific trade or occupation.

• apprenticeships

• Montessori courses

• career and technical education courses

• university degree

The goal of No Child Left Behind included

• decreased accountability for teachers and students

• more choices for parents when choosing schools for their children

• decreased focus on math and science

• All of the above

Movement toward focussing teaching on reading, writing, and math.

• 4 x 4 graduation plan

• Endorsement plan

• Back-to-basics movement

• Competency-based education

Providing proof that standards, such as educational goals, are being achieved

• federal reporting

• accountability

• documentation

• data collection

The great increase in births after World War II

• Generation Y

• Population explosion

• Baby Boom

• Generation X

Unable to read or write

• Literate

• Dyslexic

• Dysgraphic

• Illiterate

The computer revolution

• caused students to fall behind in basic reading and writing skills

• beganin the 1980s when every classroom had at least one computer

• has placed too much emphasis on technology in the future

• occurred due to the decline in the cost of computers

The interconnection of nations around the world through finance, international companies, and trade.

• global economy

• foreign commerce

• United Nations

• International relations

Sixteen general career areas, each having a wide range of related opportunities

• Career Cruising

• Career Choices

• Career Connections

• Career Clusters