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ch. 6 review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Levels of knowledge and skills to be mastered in specific subject areas.

a)

Math

b)

Skills

c)

Educational Standards

d)

National Standards

2.

Title IX, which was passed in 1972, prohibited discrimination based on _______.

a)

gender

b)

race

c)

socioeconomic status

d)

disability

3.

The Goals 2000 Act of 1994 included ______ educational goals to be reached by the year 2000.

a)

five

b)

six

c)

seven

d)

eight

4.

In 1974, the Supreme Court ordered schools to do what for bilingual students?

a)

Join mainly English-speaking schools with mainly Spanish-speaking schools.

b)

Bus them to Spanish-speaking schools.

c)

Provide basic English language classes for children with limited English skills.

d)

Teach all students in both English and Spanish.

5.

Computers became commonplace in the classroom ____.

a)

with the influx of technology during the 1970s

b)

as a result of students falling behind in basic reading, writing, and math skills

c)

in the 1980s when every classroom had at least one computer

d)

when education programs were developed using them and the price declined

6.

During the 1990s, teacher associations for various subject areas began developing guidelines defining what should be taught and how it should be measured, commonly known as _____.

a)

educational standards

b)

national standards

c)

instructional standards

d)

competency-based standards

7.

Those schools starting with a higher percentage of students already behind grade level would have difficulty meeting the goals, especially if they were poorly funded. Teachers are encouraged to spend much of their time specifically preparing students for standardized tests at the expense of other content information and educational experiences. These are concerns associated with NCLB.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A reform movement that emphasized the need for more reading, writing, and math.

a)

charter schools

b)

civil rights movement

c)

back to the basics movement

d)

national standards

9.

In the 1983 report called A Nation at Risk, it was reported that the rate of illiteracy in America had dropped.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

What did the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, or Perkins V, do when signed into law in 2018?

a)

Identified funding expectations for federal and state.

Funding was used to support programs.

b)

offering grants for improvements

c)

provided equal opportunity to all students

d)

parent choice