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The Evolution of the Education Industry

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Education during colonial America was determined by which of the following? (select 3)

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 likely to be taught in an early public school?

a)

Statisics

b)

Journalism

c)

Bible Study

d)

Photography

5.

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

6.

When was the Harvard University established?

a)

1635

b)

1636

c)

1678

d)

1681

7.

When did the Progressive Education Movement start?

a)

1830s

b)

1860s

c)

1890s

d)

1930s

8.

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

a)

20%

b)

30%

c)

40%

d)

50%

9.

When was the National School Lunch Program enacted

a)

1926

b)

1936

c)

1946

d)

1956

10.

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

11.

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

12.

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 1964

13.

When was the National Education Association founded?

a)

1887

b)

1917

c)

1937

d)

1857

14.

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

15.

Which of the following are factors influencing modern education? (select 3)

(NOT SCHOOL PRINCIPALS)

a)

Advances in Technology

b)

New and trending educational delivery models

c)

Current Events

d)

School Principals

16.

How has the inclusion of technology in the classroom affected education? (select 3)

a)

Has changed the format of education

b)

Made education more easily accessible

c)

Changed the way people learn

d)

Changed how much of history people need to learn

17.

Which of the following are core beliefs of the progressive education movement? (select 3)

a)

Educating the child to reach their full potential

b)

School is a place to gain content knowledge and learn life skills

c)

Learn by doing

d)

Students need a full knowledge of the classics