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Worksheets1301 Midterm Review 1 (Chapters 1-5)
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During the second week of class, you participated in an activity where you wrote comments on several large pieces of paper about what it means to be a teacher. What do you call this activity where the teacher posts pictures, questions, or problems across the room and allow students to write their responses?
a)
Philosophical Chairs
b)
Typeform
c)
Gallery Walk
d)
Socrative
2.
What is the average starting salary for first year teachers in Texas?
a)
$40,000/year
b)
$50,000/year
c)
$60,000/year
d)
$70,000/year
3.
One of the benefits of teaching is "fringe benefits." What are fringe benefits?
a)
benefits provided to workers in addition to base salary such as medical insurance and retirement plans.
b)
shorter hours
c)
vacations throughout the year
d)
flexible work schedule
4.
What will you need to be a highly qualified teacher?
a)
A Ph.d
b)
Full state certification
c)
3 years of teaching experience
d)
experience working with children
5.
You have to have a Bachelor's degree to be a teacher.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What are the names of the exams you will take to become a certified teacher in Texas?
a)
TexasTeachExams
b)
TExES
c)
STAAR
d)
TEKS
7.
What does BTLPT stand for (in regards to certification exams)?
a)
Bad Tests Lead to Potential Trouble
b)
Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test
c)
Bilingual Tests for Language Performers Today
d)
Before Tests Let's Play the Tuba
8.
If you want to teach Elementary school, which certification exam should you take?
a)
K-4 Core Subjects
b)
K-6 Core Subjects
c)
EC-6 Core Subjects
d)
4-8 Core Subjects
9.
How many opportunities will you have to take certification exams?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
10
d)
unlimited
10.
Elementary school teachers usually teach one class, of about 25, from _____,
a)
kindergarten through third grade
b)
first grade through fourth grade
c)
kindergarten through sixth grade
d)
third grade through eighth grade
11.
_______ schools are designed to meet the needs of students at risk of failure and dropping out.
a)
charter
b)
alternative
c)
private
d)
magnet
12.
Philosophy is concerned with _______.
a)
learning about the teachings of famous philosophers
b)
identifying the basic truths about being, knowledge, and conduct
c)
understanding societal behaviors and causation
d)
processing the teachings of the past
13.
One example of a metaphysical question is _______.
a)
How do we know?
b)
What values are worthy of possession?
c)
What is reality?
d)
What is value?
14.
Epistemological questions focus on _______.
a)
reality
b)
values
c)
courage to do the right thing
d)
knowledge
15.
Axiology highlights the fact that teachers have an interest not only in how much students learn, but also in the _______.
a)
origin of student learning
b)
depth of student understanding
c)
quality of life that comes from knowledge
d)
nature of reality
16.
Logic is the area of philosophy that deals with _______.
a)
questions of ultimate existence
b)
the process of reasoning
c)
matters related to final knowledge
d)
issues of the origin of values
17.
Perennialism views truth as _______.
a)
relativistic
b)
in a state of constant change
c)
beyond human comprehension
d)
constant
18.
A perennialistic curriculum should stress _______.
a)
students’ intellectual growth in the arts and sciences
b)
students’ appreciation of issues of being
c)
existentialistic values
d)
worldwide social change
19.
Essentialism is most accurately characterized as a _______ philosophy of education
a)
conservative
b)
progressive
c)
liberal
d)
permissive
20.
An essentialistic curriculum would most likely emphasize _______.
a)
new thinking
b)
contemporary social issues
c)
basic skills
d)
the project method
21.
In the progressively oriented classroom, the teacher serves as _______.
a)
the
active provider of information to an essentially passive audience
b)
a
guide whose primary responsibility is to facilitate student learning
c)
an
instructor charged with explaining the great axioms of the human experience
d)
a
facilitator to help students discover meaning in existence
22.
Progressivism is based on the belief that education should be student-centered and adhere to all of the following assumptions except _______.
a)
curriculum content should come from student interests and talents
b)
teaching should value the whole child
c)
learning is active not passive
d)
curriculum should focus on the enduring disciplines of knowledge
23.
Existential philosophy is unique in that it _______.
a)
focuses on the experiences of the individual
b)
focuses on the past experiences of the human race
c)
brings students into contact with the great artists and literary works of the past
d)
brings students to the realization that they can change the world
24.
A social reconstructionist curriculum would likely feature all of the following except _______.
a)
field trips
b)
study of the Great Books
c)
community-based projects
d)
interaction with persons beyond the classroom
25.
Education in colonial America reflected a _______.
a)
concern for religious objectives
b)
desire to meet individual needs
c)
concern for the whole child
d)
focus on freedom of speech
26.
Dame schools provided _______.
a)
education for boys only
b)
studies in Latin and Greek
c)
the only schooling for girls
d)
military preparation for young males
27.
The primary purpose of parochial schools was to _______.
a)
discipline children and establish rules of living
b)
nurture children in a family environment
c)
teach goodness to children who are innately evil
d)
promote religion and prepare children for further education
28.
The primary purpose of the Latin grammar school was to _______.
a)
provide the basics of reading, writing, and computation
b)
provide religious instruction
c)
provide vocational training
d)
prepare students for college
29.
The Massachusetts Act of 1642 was significant in that it made education a responsibility of the _______.
a)
parents
b)
state
c)
colony
d)
school board
30.
Education during the Revolutionary period (1750–1820) was characterized by _______.
a)
a
waning of European influence
b)
an
increase in the European influence
c)
an
increase in religious traditions
d)
stricter
governmental control
31.
The organizations established in the early nineteenth century to train women for higher education and public service outside the home were _______.
a)
female seminaries
b)
dame schools
c)
land grant schools
d)
missionary schools
32.
A professional organization for teachers founded in 1857 is the _______.
a)
Progressive Education Association
b)
National Education Association
c)
American Society for Teachers
d)
National Reform Society for Teachers
33.
In 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision provided _______.
a)
an end to segregated schools
b)
equal funding for all schools in the United States
c)
rejection of the “separate but equal” doctrine
d)
a 15-year phase-in period of desegregation
34.
When we studied the History of Education, you created an accordion book. What is the name of this type of note-taking device?
a)
printable
b)
foldable
c)
graphic organizer
d)
flip book
35.
When you learned about educational philosophies, you learned through an interactive presentation tool that contained slides, quizzes, and videos. What is the name of this presentation assessment tool?
a)
Socrative
b)
Seesaw
c)
Typeform
d)
Nearpod
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