EDE4226 Final Exam Review

The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.

• True

• False

Focusing on social studies standards takes away from literacy instruction.

• True

• False

What does teaching concepts require the teacher to do?

• Help students see similarities across examples

• Provide kid-friendly definitions

• Engage students in dramatic play

• None of the above

According to the text, what are the two main ingredients of cooperative learning?

• Positive interdependence and individual accountability

• General tasks and open directions

• Reading and listening skills

• Student independence and group accountability

Why do the author's suggest teachers' questions are so powerful?

• They are a form of instructional objectives.

• They direct the intellectual work of students.

• They are a skill students need to learn.

• They are recommended by teachers' manuals.

Discussions should be evaluated by:

• A discussion should not be evaluated

• A checklist

• 1. A rubric that includes substance and procedure guidelines

• Students

According to the text, history is one of democracy’s best teachers.

• True

• False

Which of the following illustrates supportive integration?

• A teacher asks students to create a chart representing the data they have gathered

• Students reading both narrative and informational texts

• The Pollinators, Plants, and People unit described in the text

• A teacher organizes reading instruction around a social studies theme

Which of the following is an example of curriculum integration that places social studies as “curricular center of gravity?”

• 1. A journaling unit featuring journals of famous Americans

• 1. A unit on explorers where students calculate the distances traveled

• 1. A unit on how animals adapt to their environment

• 1. A unit on the branches of government

Why do the authors argue that it is particularly important to help students read charts, graphs, and statistics critically?

• 1. Charts, graphs, and statistics add additional information to a text that needs to be examined.

• 1. Modern media makes extensive use of charts, graphs, and statistics.

• 1. Students are more easily swayed by information presented in visual or statistical form.

• 1. Social studies books are extraordinary resources for teaching about charts, graphs, and statistics.