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The Evolution of the Education & Training Industry

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Education during colonial America was NOT determined by which of the following?

a)

Class

b)

Race

c)

Academic performance

d)

Gender

2.

Children from lower classes and minorities usually participated in which of the following?

a)

Apprenticeships

b)

Classes

c)

Universities

d)

Farming

3.

Which of the following terms indicates working one-on-one or in small groups with a teacher?

a)

Teaching

b)

Tutoring

c)

Coaching

d)

Lecturing

4.

Which of the following was the first public school opened in the United States?

a)

Hopkins School

b)

Harvard University

c)

Philips Andover Academy

d)

Boston Latin School

5.

When was the Harvard University established?

a)

1635

b)

1636

c)

1678

d)

1681

6.

When did the Progressive Education Movement start?

a)

1830s

b)

1860s

c)

1890s

d)

1930s

7.

What percentage of young adults had earned a high school diploma by 1940?

a)

20 percent

b)

30 percent

c)

40 percent

d)

50 percent

8.

Who is considered to be one of the main founders of progressive education?

a)

John Dewey

b)

William Wirt

c)

Book T. Washington

d)

Horace Mann

9.

According to the Child-Centered Approach, which of the following roles should a teacher play in the classroom?

a)

Instructor

b)

Tutor

c)

Facilitator

d)

Lecturer

10.

When was the National Education Association founded?

a)

1887

b)

1917

c)

1937

d)

1957

11.

A person who learns a skilled trade by watching and helping an expert in that trade.

a)

dame school

b)

apprentice

c)

career and technical education

d)

Hornbook

12.

A Colonial school in which both boys and girls were taught by women in their own homes. Parents paid a fee for their children to attend.

a)

dame school

b)

career and technical education

c)

Montessori Method

d)

Normal School

13.

A teacher-training school that prepared men and women with the necessary skills to become teachers.

a)

normal school

b)

Hornbook

c)

apprentice

d)

McGuffey's Reader

14.

The first widely used textbook series published during the American Common School Period. The books included moral lessons along with science, grammar, and other subjects.

a)

McGuffey Reader

b)

Apprentice

c)

Montessori Method

d)

dame school

15.

The first public state-supported schools that gave the same education to people from different levels of society and educational institutions which include students of all ages in one classroom with one teacher

a)

common school

b)

normal school

c)

Monstoressi Method

d)

apprentice

16.

The teaching principles developed by Maria Montessori, an Italian doctor, emphasizing self-directed learning through sensory experiences; considers all of a child’s needs, not just intellectual needs.

a)

dame school

b)

Montessori Method

c)

hornbook

d)

apprentice

17.

A type of education that prepared (and still prepares) students for many career opportunities in specific trades and occupations where skilled workers were needed; formerly called vocational education.

a)

common school

b)

tutoring

c)

Dame School

d)

Career and Technical Education

18.

A flat wooden board with a handle on which a sheet of paper—usually containing the alphabet, a prayer or two, and Roman numerals—was pasted on the board.

a)

hornbook

b)

McGuffey's Reader

c)

textbook

d)

Notebook

19.

Working one-on-one or in a small group with a teacher is?

a)

learning

b)

tutoring

c)

apprenticing

20.

Unable to read and write.

a)

national standards

b)

Charter school

c)

educational standards

d)

illiterate

21.

Performance standards for knowledge and skills students should master in specific subject areas.

a)

program of study

b)

charter standards

c)

national standards

d)

bilingual education

22.

Rigorous sequences of career and technical and academic courses to prepare students for successful transition from high school to postsecondary education/credentialing and employment.

a)

competency-based education

b)

standardized test

c)

back-to- basic movement

d)

program of study

23.

A federal government program designed to help preschool children from economically disadvantaged families develop the skills they need for success in kindergarten and beyond.

a)

national standards

b)

program of study

c)

Project Head Start

d)

standardized test

24.

A reform movement which emphasized the need for more reading, writing, and math in schools for students to succeed in a complex world.

a)

program of study

b)

competency based education

c)

illiterate

d)

back to basic movement

25.

A public school that operates with the freedom from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools; often uses innovative teaching practices.

a)

Project Head Start

b)

charter school

c)

competency based education

d)

back to basic movement

26.

Tests designed to give a measure of students’ performance compared with that of a very large number of other students.

a)

educational standards

b)

program of study

c)

national standards

d)

standardized test

27.

Guidelines defining what students at various levels should know and be able to do.

a)

bilingual education

b)

program of study

c)

competency based education

d)

educational standards

28.

Educational approach advocated by John Dewey, indicated education must place the emphasis of learning on the needs and interests of the child

a)

bilingual education

b)

Child-Centered Approach

c)

Competency-based education

29.

When was the Boston Latin School established?

a)

1622

b)

1635

c)

1711

d)

1779

30.

Which of the following was likely to be taught in an early public school?

a)

Statistics

b)

Journalism

c)

Bible study

d)

Photography

31.

Which of the following was the first higher education institution in America?

a)

Yale University

b)

Dartmouth College

c)

Harvard University

d)

University of Pennsylvania

32.

Who is considered to be father of American education?

a)

John Dewey

b)

William Wirt

c)

Book T. Washington

d)

Horace Mann

33.

When was the Compulsory Attendance Law in Connecticut established?

a)

1775

b)

1792

c)

1842

d)

1842

34.

Which of the following educational approaches was advocated by John Dewey?

a)

Child-centered approach

b)

School-centered approach

c)

Content-centered approach

d)

Teacher-centered approach

35.

When was the National School Lunch Program enacted?

a)

1925

b)

1936

c)

1946

d)

1956

36.

Which of the following laws called for an end to segregation in schools?

a)

No Child Left Behind Act

b)

Higher Education Act

c)

Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974

d)

The Civil Rights Act of 1954

37.

Which of the following laws provides financial assistance to schools with high percentages of children from low-income families?

a)

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Services Act

b)

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

c)

Elementary & Secondary Education Act

d)

Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974

38.

When was the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act enacted?

a)

1990

b)

2000

c)

2010

d)

2013