Educational Funding and Standards Quiz

The amount of money spent in individual states and school systems can be significantly different across the county. All of the following are reasons except for:

• property taxes vary per state and region within states.

• the will to provide adequate educational funding varies as a priority from place to place.

• the federal government provides the same amount to each state, but states decide if it's spent on education or other issues.

• states and regions have varied funding formulas.

The "we do" part of the lesson is also called

• Closure

• Guided Practice

• Modeling

• Independent Practice

Which piece of educational reform looked at the development of a national curriculum?

• The Kirwan Commission

• A Nation at Risk

• No Child Left Behind

• Common Core

All of the following include the purposes of having standards except for

• ensure that all students across a large area (state or country) are learning the same skills and concepts.

• b. ensure that the government has a role in determining what skills and concepts students need to learn.

• c. ensure that all students meet the same minimal benchmarks for each grade level.

• d. ensure that students who move or change schools will be on track in their learning

What was the first modern piece of educational reform in the United States that has had long reaching effects and began the current educational policies of national reforms for education?

• Common Core

• The Commission on Innovation and Excellence

• A Nation At Risk

• Every Student Succeeds Act

Ms. Atkins teaches third grade. She wants to see how much her class knows about deserts. To do this, she gives examples and non-examples. This type of lesson delivery is called:

• concept attainment

• direct instruction

• Inquiry

• cooperative learning

How does political decision-making often impact education systems?

• By directly funding schools and educational programs

• By influencing curriculum content and standards

• By determining school schedules and holidays

• By providing recreational facilities for students

What was the main objective of the Kirwan Commission in Maryland?

• Environmental conservation

• Healthcare reform

• Education policy improvement

• Economic development initiatives

Which of the following objectives is measurable?

• Students will be able to write words more creatively.

• The student will be able to use context clues from the short story to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words and write the meanings on post it notes.

• Students will be able to enhance vocabulary usage during the reading of a short story.

• Students will be able to use context clues and know the meaning of unfamiliar words in a short story.

In Mrs. Johnson's class, students are working on a group project about renewable energy sources. Each group consists of four students with diverse strengths in research, creativity, organization, and presentation skills. The project requires students to research different renewable energy sources, create a presentation, and deliver it to the class.

During the project, one student, Alex, excels at finding reliable sources of information online, another student, Emily, is skilled at creating visually appealing slides, while Sam is excellent at organizing the group's ideas into a cohesive structure. Rachel is confident in public speaking and volunteers to present the group's findings to the class.

• Competitive debate about renewable energy
  

• Jigsaw on renewable energy

• Cooperative group project on renewable energy

• Student Learning Community