WorksheetsHistory & Philosophy of AVID Review for Test
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins
What was the impetus (cause) for the need for AVID?
Federal court-ordered integration
Federal court sued the school district
Supreme court ordered segregation
none of the above
Which city did AVID first begin?
San Felipe
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Who is the founder of AVID?
Katy Perry
Katherine Hepburn
Mary Kate Olsen
Mary Catherine Swanson
What year was AVID established?
1977
1980
1986
1992
The founder of AVID believed which of the following?
that there is "less a difference between students' abilities, than differences in their experiences"
that the best instructional practices will support student acceleration
that teachers should be trained in sound AVID educational strategies
that students should cheat to get ahead in school
Today AVID is the largest, most comprehensive
City
Center
School
College-readiness system
Who was bused to Clairemont High School in 1980?
Oakland Raiders
San Francisco 49ers
Los Angeles Lakers
500 ethnically diverse students
What is the name of the school where AVID first began?
Atascocita High School
Kingwood High School
West Lake Middle School
Clairemont High School
The students in the first AVID program were so successful that campus teachers accused Swanson and her students of
giving up
cheating
dropping out of school
fleeing (leaving the school)
In which state did AVID begin?
California
Texas
Louisiana
New York
The first AVID Site Team was a collaboration between
high school and college staff
middle school and high school staff
elementary and college staff
none of the above
When ethnically diverse students were bused to Clairemont High School
many teachers and students fled in protest and went to other schools
the campus was left in disruption with extremely low expectations for students
Mary Catherine Swanson started the AVID program with a class of ethnically diverse students
none of the above
When the campus of Clairemont HS accepted the fact that the students in the AVID program were successful
Site Teams were created to educate staff on educational strategies supported in the AVID classroom
the AVID students were bussed to different schools in California
the President of the U.S. came to the school to meet the students
All of the above
In 1986, Success at Clairemont High School was so significant that California's Department of Education
forced everyone in school to take AVID
promoted Swanson to be Department Head of the California Department of Education
allowed students to graduate early from high school
gave Swanson funds to spread AVID in California schools
By 1987, there were 30 sites implementing AVID in California.
True
False
By 1996, AVID was in all regions of California.
True
False
By 1991, AVID was on the national stage and
Swanson was awarded $50,000 from the Dana Award for Pioneering Achievement in Education
The New York Times reported on AVID
States wanted AVID in their schools all over the U.S.
none of the above happened
The AVID Center was established in 1992 to
meet the demand of national attention and around the world
register students all over the world who wanted to join AVID
make AVID shirts to sell to students
none of these answers is correct
What are AVID's goals today?
"to empower students to take control of their educational destiny"
"to close the opportunity gap in college through access and support"
"to help students be successful"
all of these are AVID goals
What are AVID's goals?
To help students cheat on tests.
to empower students to take control of their educational destiny
to close the opportunity gap in college through access and support
none of these are correct
What is the meaning of "ethnic diversity"?
It refers to cultural factors, including nationality, regional culture, ancestry, religion or language
It refers to everyone being the same
It refers to people thinking exactly the same way
all of these answers are correct
What is the meaning of "empowerment"?
authority or power given to someone to do something
hero superpowers
magical powers
none of these are correct
