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WorksheetsED 220 - Chapter 6 Choosing a School
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
The person given the ultimate responsibility for a school's operation is/are the:
area content supervisor
district superintendent
vice principal
principal
Which of the following are considered by experts to be goals of schools?
1) To help students develop the knowledge and skills needed to function in our culture.
2) To guide students to become productive members of society.
3) To prepare students for the world of work.
4) To help students develop as happy, healthy people.
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 2, 3
1, 2
1, 3, 4
Of the following, which group most strongly influences the quality of a school?
Administrators
Teachers
School advisory councils
School boards
What teachers teach and what students (hopefully) learn, best describes:
the school's mission.
the school's implementation process.
the school's curriculum.
the school's staff development.
Of the following, leaders' decisions about organizing schools (such as organizing middle schools into grades 6, 7, and 8) are most commonly based on:
the backgrounds of teachers and their teaching skills.
the developmental characteristics of students and economics (such as the cost of schools).
the number of available administrators and the number of available teachers.
the qualifications of administrators and the qualifications of teachers.
You're a teacher at Oceanside Middle School, and Karen Adams, one of your students comes to you complaining of a serious headache. Of the following, which is your most acceptable course of action?
Offer her one or two advil tablets, since you keep a bottle of them in your desk, and Karen's problem seems to be limited to her headache.
Send her to the school nurse, since teachers are forbidden from administering any form of medication.
Call one of the school assistant principals and ask his or her advice, since a student may not be sent out of a classroom withou an administrator's permission.
Call Karen's mother, since any medical problem, including something as minor as a headache, must be immediately reported to a parent.
David Leech, one of your students, is constantly disrupting instruction in one of your classes. You've tried talking to him, giving him detention, and calling his parent. Nothing has worked, and you need help, feeling as though you're at your wits end. Of the following, who is the most appropriate person in the school to contact?
The school principal, since he or she is ultimately responsible for the school's operation.
One of the school assistant principals, since student discipline is likely to be one of his or her duties.
Your grade-level chairperson or department head (such as the chair of the third grade in an elementary school or the head of the English department in a middle or high school).
The school nurse, since a chronically disruptive student is likely to have a medical problem.
You want your students to identify subjects and verbs in sentences, so you plan to first teach the meaning of subjects, then the meaning of verbs, followed by having students identify them in sentences. Of the following, your thinking in this case is best described as focusing on:
instructionsl design.
developmental differences in students.
school organization.
curriculum organization.
Which of the following is the best description of looping?
The process of keeping a teacher with a group of students for more than a year.
The process of covering topics with increasingly greater depth from one year to the next.
The process of organizing curriculum so that topics build on each other
The process of having teachers specialize in different content areas, such as math, science, social studies, or language arts.
Ann Peterson is teaching the same group of students in the fourth grade this year as she had in the third grade last year. This process is commonly described as:
looping
cooperative learning.
peer tutoring.
nurturing.
Which of the following is the most likely reason that so many elementary school classrooms are self-contained (a single teacher being responsible for all the content areas)?
Self-contained classrooms make integrating the curriculum most efficient, and the curriculum is usually integrated in elementary schools.
Self-contained classrooms make it easier for schools to hire teachers, since elementary teachers are expert in all content areas.
Schools with self-contained classrooms are less expensive than schools organized around different curriculum areas.
Self-contained classrooms best allow schools and teachers to accommodate the developmental needs of young children.
Schools tend to be organized in "box-like" structures, with separate classrooms that open into long hallways. Of the following, which is the most commonly voiced criticism of this physical organization?
The organization makes it difficult for students to move efficiently from one room to another.
The organization is dangerous since large numbers of students are moving through hallways at the same time.
The organization isolates teachers and fragments the curriculum.
The organization makes it difficult for administrators to communicate with individual teachers in case of emergency.
Schools are typically organized so that early elementary students, such as first graders, aren't housed in schools that also include eight graders. Of the following, the most likely reason for organizing schools in this way is:
the developmental differences between first and eighth graders makes housing them in different schools important.
schools built for young children (such as first graders) need to be designed with more safety and health-related equipment than schools designed for older students, so they aren't housed together.
elementary schools have fundamentally different kinds of administrators than do middle and high schools, so they aren't housed together.
first and eight graders were housed in separate schools in early colonial times, but research revealed this wasn't efficient.
Of the following, which is most commonly emphasized in developmental early childhood programs?
Careful curriculum organization and clear explanations by teachers
Specific sets of learning objectives together with learning activities designed to help students reach the objectives.
Concrete experiences for students that emphasize exploration and hands-on activities.
Classrooms in which teachers are well prepared in content areas such as math or social studies.
Which of the following is the best description of the Montessori Method?
An approach to early childhood education that emphasizes individual exploration and initiative through learning centers.
An approach to elementary school education that emphasizes standards and accountability in reading and math.
An approach to middle school education that emphasizes teacher teaams and integrated curriculum.
An alternative to the comprehensive high schools that creates schools within schools designed to meet the needs of adolescents.
Which of the following is the most likely reason that some content areas, such as social studies, are typically de-emphasized in elementary schools?
Expecting elementary teachers to be knowledgeable in all the content areas is unrealistic. In addition, shortage of time is a factor. So some, such as social studies, are de-emphasized.
Some content areas, such as social studies, are viewed as unimportant for elementary students, so they're de-emphasized.
The developmental characteristics of young children prevent them from being able to learn some content areas, such as social studies, in depth, so they're de-emphasized.
Teaching some content areas, such as social studies, is very expensive, so schools de-emphasize these areas.
Middle schools often eliminate activities such as competitive sports. Of the following, the most likely reason for organizing middle schools in this way is:
school leaders want to minimize attention to developmental differences among students.
school leaders don't want to spend the money it takes to support activities like competitive sports.
school leaders have difficulty hiring faculty for middle schools who are willing to perform extra duties, such as coaching competitive sports.
schools leaders believe that the primary focus in the middle years should be on academics, so other aspects of schooling are de-emphasized in these schools.
Of the following, which is the best description of a comprehensive high school?
One that teaches as much of its content as possible at the comprehension level of understanding.
One that is designed to meet the needs of all students.
One that avoids tracking students into different ability areas
One that has a course-sharing arrangement with a local university.
Which of the following best describes classes that allow students to earn college credit while still in high school?
Academic classes
Honors classes
Advanced placement classes
Accelerated and enriched classes
Technical schools are designed to:
provide students with a sound basic education.
teach computer and other high-tech skills
increase students' understanding of the world of work
prepare students for immediate employment after graduation.
Of the following, which is the best definition of an "effective school"?
A school with a positive social climate
A school in which administrators and teachers work as a coordinated team
A school that is safe and orderly
A school in which learning for all students is maximized
Four teachers, Karen, a math teacher, Tony, who teaches science, Judy, an English teacher, and Alicia, who teaches social studies, have a common planning period. Today they're discussing ways of coordinating topics across the four content areas. Based on this information it's most likely that these teachers teach in a(n):
elementary school
middle school
junior high
high school
Based on research, which of the following statements best describes the relationship between socioeconomic status, learning, and school size?
All students, regardless of SES, learn more in small schools than in large schools.
High SES students learn more in large schools, but low SES students learn more in small schools.
All students learn more in schools that are not too large nor too small, but the reduction in learning in very large schools is greater for high SES than for low SES students.
All students learn more in schools that are not too large nor too small, but the reduction in learning in very large schools is greater for low SES than for high SES students.
Based on research, which of the following best describes the relationship between socioeconomic status, class size, and learning? (Small classes are defined as having about 15 students, and large classes are defined as having about 30 students).
All students learn more in small classes, particularly in the lower grades and in inner-city schools.
Low SES students learn more in small classes, but high SES students learn more in large classes.
All student learn more in large classes, since the amount of interaction between the students is likely to be greater in large classes.
Low SES students learn more in small elementary school classes, but less in small high school classes; high SES students learn more in large classes at all levels.
Of the following, which best describes the role of extracurricular activities in effective schools?
Extracurricular activities are essential in effective schools, and as much emphasis is placed on them as is placed on academics.
Extracurricular activities are important in effective schools, but they don't take precedence over academic learning.
Extracurricular activities are important for low SES students in effective schools, but they are not important for high SES students in effective schools.
Extracurricular activities are not considered to be important in effective schools.
