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Principles of Education Fall Semester Exam

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is it important for a school teacher, Mrs. Smith, to maintain her mental and physical health?

a)

It preserves her ability to be an effective mentor and leader to her students

b)

It allows her to be an upstanding citizen to the community

2.

Select all of the following which describes the effect of stress and anxiety in the educational industry.

a)

Effects the student

b)

Increased energy

c)

Loss of satisfaction

d)

Poor decision making

e)

Sense of positivity

3.

Select all of the following which is a positive effect from when an educator attains an adequate amount of sleep.

a)

Improved mood, health and the ability to think clearly

b)

Improved classroom environment

c)

Increased frustration and stress

d)

Lack of educational resources to educate students

4.

Which of the following do experts NOT recommend when trying to achieve an adequate amount of sleep?

a)

Napping often to make up lost sleep time

b)

Setting a regular time to go to sleep

5.

Using the statement bank, categorize the following social-emotional core competencies.

a)

Self-Awareness

1.

Capability to understand one's personal emotions and morals

b)

Self-Managment

2.

Capability to manage one's emotions, beliefs and actions efficiently in various situations

c)

Social-Awareness

3.

Capability to understand the views of others from diverse backgrounds and cultures

d)

Relationship Skills

4.

Capability to create and retain positive relationships and navigate situations with diverse people

e)

Responsible Decision Making

5.

Capability of making productive and beneficial decision about personal actions and connections

6.

Social-emotional skills are important for a teacher to possess for their own personal

lives but also lay the foundation for their students.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

As social-emotional skills decrease, teachers are better able to manage their class.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Educator health and wellness programs may only be offered at the state level.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Teachers benefit from making mental and physical health a top priority in their life.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Mrs. Naidu is a 10th grade biology teacher and is working on implementing

physical and mental techniques to increase her health and wellness. She has

been having issues finding time to implement these techniques because of her

busy schedule and daily workload. Which of the following describes a way Mrs.

Rodriguez can increase her mental and physical health and wellness?

a)

Take a short walk around the school building during a morning or

afternoon break

b)

Playing music loudly within her classroom to ease her stress

11.

Which of the following describes educator health and wellness programs?

a)

Some school districts may implement general health and wellness programs

b)

State health and wellness programs may be determined by subject areas

c)

Educator health and wellness programs must all be completed at school

d)

National organizations may encompass more than one subject area

12.

Select all of the following which describes tips for teachers to try and implement a

line physically and mentally between their home life and school duties.

a)

Leaving emails unanswered after a specific hour once they arrive home

b)

Implementing a time to refrain from school-related tasks

c)

Trying to stray away from completing schoolwork activities during holiday

or vacation time

d)

Setting three days out of the week to work on school-related tasks after work

until bed time

13.

Which of the following is NOT an indicator of negative work-life balance?

a)

Attaining an adequate amount of sleep

b)

Exhaustion towards work activities

14.

Mr. Garcia is the principal at Sunnyside Elementary school and the first day of school is in three weeks. He is implementing a program to help his staff get ready for the school day. This program will allow educators to take about 10 minutes every morning and center themselves. This could include breathing exercises, light movements, such as tightening and releasing muscles, or writing a positive note to a colleague. The type of program he is utilizing is (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Employee retention
Stress management
Improving work-home balance
Social-emotional learning
15.

​ (a)   learning is defined as the procedure of developing interpersonal skills, self control and self-awareness.

Choose from the below words
Social-emotional
Self reflected
Administrative-emotional
Institutional reflected
16.

Education during colonial America was determined by which of the following?

a)

Class

b)

Race

c)

Academic performance

d)

Gender

17.

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

a)

Lecturing

b)

Tutoring

18.

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

a)

Bible Study

b)

Photography

19.

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

a)

Boston Latin School

b)

Harvard University

20.

When did the Progressive Education Movement start?

a)

1860s

b)

1890s

21.

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

a)

50%

b)

30%

22.

When was the National School Lunch Program enacted

a)

1926

b)

1946

23.

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

a)

William Wirt

b)

John Dewey

24.

According to the Child-Centered Approach, the role a teacher should play in the classroom is (a)  

Choose from the below words
Instructor
Tutor
Facilitator
Lecturer
25.

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

a)

Higher Education Act

b)

The Civil Rights Act of 1954

26.

Which of the following laws provides financial assistance to schools with high

percentages of children from low-income families?

a)

Elementary & Secondary Education Act

b)

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

27.

Which of the following are factors influencing modern education?

a)

Advances in Technology

b)

New and trending educational delivery models

c)

Current Events

d)

School Principals

28.

How has the inclusion of technology in the classroom affected education?

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

29.

Which of the following are core beliefs of the progressive education movement?

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

30.

Match the following teaching philosophies to their descriptions

a)

Behaviorism

1.

learning is a process of responding to stimuli and continuing to reinforce the process

b)

Humanism

2.

focus on an individuals' skills of knowledge acquisition

c)

Constructivism

3.

self-discovery is a part of learning and education is life itself

d)

Cognitivism

4.

truth and knowledge is subjective

31.

In a classroom, Evelyn, Ava, and Isla are learning a new concept. Which theory is being applied if they are heavily reliant on their teacher for understanding the concept?

a)

Andragogy

b)

Pedagogy

32.

In what theory is the student self-sufficient for learning?

a)

Intuitive

b)

Andragogy

33.

What is the name of the process of taking in new information into the already existing schemas? (Piaget)

a)

Assimilation

b)

Schema

34.

___________ is defined as a cohesive, repeatable action sequence possessing component action which is tightly interconnected and governed by a core meaning. (Piaget)

a)

Accommodation

b)

Schema

35.

Which theorists contributed to Behaviorism?

a)

John B Watson

b)

Lawrence Kolb

c)

B.F. Skinner

d)

Ivan Pavlov

36.

Which theorists contributed to Humanism?

a)

Lawrence Kolb

b)

Abraham Maslow

c)

Carl Rogers

d)

Jean Piaget

37.

What theorists contributed to the theory of constructivism?

a)

Lev Vygotsky

b)

Reggio Emilia

c)

Jean Piaget

d)

Abraham Maslow

38.

Which theorist contributed to the theory of cognitivism?

a)

Jean Piaget

b)

Jerome Bruner

c)

Albert Bandura

d)

John Dewey

39.

Match the following learning styles with their descriptions.

a)

Sensory Learners

1.

Prefer to do practical, hands on work.

b)

Visual Learners

2.

Remember what they see, such as graphs, pictures, and demonstrations.

c)

Verbal Learners

3.

Prefer reading or hearing information

d)

Reflective Learners

4.

Tend to learn more effectively by thinking the situation through

e)

Sequential Learners

5.

Like to solve problems following a logical sequence

40.

If a teacher gives a student a sticker reciting the 7's times tables, what educational theory did the teacher use?

a)

Behaviorism

(Skinner)

b)

Humanism

(Maslow)

41.

If a kindergarten teacher stops midway through the afternoon to make sure the students have a snack so they aren't hungry, what educational theory did the teacher use?

a)

Humanism

(Maslow)

b)

Behaviorism

(Skinner)

42.

If a teacher gives students red, yellow, and blue paint and asks the students to work as a team to see what other colors they can make, what educational theory did the teacher use?

a)

Humanism

(Maslow)

b)

Constructivism

(Vygotsky)

43.

If a kindergarten teacher gives students building blocks and lets them play together to build a castle, what educational theory did the teacher use?

a)

Constructivism

(Vygotsky)

b)

Behaviorism

(Skinner)

44.

If a middle school teacher has students develop multiple possible solutions to a problem of students using headphones in class, what educational theory did the teacher use?

a)

Cognitivism

(Piaget)

b)

Humanism

(Maslow)

45.

A person decides they want to make a birthday cake. This person watches numerous YouTube videos, practices several times, then makes the cake. What learning theory is this?

a)

Schema

b)

Andragogy

46.

A person decides they are going to go back to college. They have to take Texas Government. The professor lectures every class and the person takes notes even though they don't feel like they need to know Texas Government. What learning theory is this?

a)

Pedagogy

b)

Schema

47.

Mrs. Gonzales is an 8th-grade history teacher. She's excited about the next school year because she will have a class set of laptops. This means her students will now be able to (a)   in class.

Choose from the below words
View software applications to see i
Take standardized tests like benchm
Take their laptop home for personal
Use their laptop as smartboards to
48.

What is used to display an educator's lecture materials?

a)

Smart Board

b)

Differentiated Learning

49.

Select all of the following that are considered software:

a)

E-books

b)

Google Applications

c)

Laptops

d)

Learning Management Systems

e)

Tablets

50.

E-books can have games embedded within the book to help students stay engaged in the content.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

____ was derived from Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural theory and the concept of the zone of proximal development, or ZPD.

a)

Technology

b)

Scaffolding

52.

Match the following Microsoft application to the description.

a)

analyzing data

1.

Excel

b)

creating presentations

2.

PowerPoint

c)

creating written documents

3.

Word

d)

communicating through email

4.

Outlook

e)

generating visual documents

5.

Publisher

53.

Google Slides are also considered a learning management system.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Which of the following describes online curriculum?

a)

An educational software that helps the learning process

b)

Allows an educator to print or interactively use content

c)

Can grade student's work

d)

Cannot be updated with new information

55.

(a)   describes the process where an educator alters their instruction to enhance each student's learning process.

Choose from the below words
Asynchronous approach
In-person learning
Scaffolding method
Differentiated instruction
56.

Technology implemented in elementary school can make learning flexible and exciting for students.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Technology in ​ (a)   can benefit students in their transition to college or a career.

Choose from the below words
high school
middle school
elementary school
58.

In today's world, students are digital natives; therefore, educators meet the students' educational needs with ​ (a)   in the classroom.

Choose from the below words
technology
books
reinforcement
incentive
59.

​ (a)   ​ learning is the process where students learn by their own choice.​

Choose from the below words
Self-directed
Proximal
Theory
Guided
60.

Match the following Google applications with their function.

a)

a learning management system

1.

Classroom

b)

Store data and files

2.

Drive

c)

create presentations

3.

Slides

d)

Communicate through online functions

4.

Meets

e)

manage and schedule time

5.

Calendar

61.

What are the applications that allow educators to post lecture content through technology?

a)

Learning Management Systems

b)

Educational Game Systems

c)

Microsoft Excel Systems

d)

Video Conferencing Systems

62.

Which of the following describes the courses offered for junior and senior level high school students who want to get a head start on basic courses required by post-secondary institutions?

a)

Grant Requirements

b)

Dual Credit

c)

Graduation Plan

d)

Financial Incentive

63.

​ (a)   typically offer graduate programs to earn higher degrees, such as master’s, doctoral and professional.

Choose from the below words
Four-Year universities
Technical Colleges
Junior Colleges
Community Colleges
64.

Technical college programs can typically be completed in two years or less allowing the student to enter the workforce at a faster rate.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Which of the following describes a two-year school providing a post-secondary education at a reasonable cost to students on a pathway to a four-year degree?

a)

Community College

b)

Technical College

c)

Professional College

d)

University Education

66.

Which of the following best describes when a student meets certain criteria where their loan is no longer required to be paid back?

a)

Financial Incentives

b)

Grants

c)

Loan Forgiveness

d)

College Research Programs

67.

Select all of the following which describes strategies to increase community presence and involvement.

a)

Appearing at non-school related community gatherings

b)

Applying boundaries and leaving schoolwork in the workplace

c)

Attending activities such as sporting events or creative arts performances

d)

Not allowing negative student situations to influence home life

e)

Working out or completing meditation exercises

68.

Which of the following teachers is responsible for starting the education basics for students?

a)

Early childhood education teachers

b)

Middle school education teachers

c)

High school education teachers

d)

High education teachers

69.

Which of the following describes the responsibilities of a school counselor?

a)

Helping students with their educational and career goals

b)

Organizing and assisting students in planning and setting goals for academic success

c)

. Listening to students’ issues academically, socially or emotionally

d)

Reading student's essays

70.

Select all of the following which are obligations of principle two implemented by the National Education Association.

a)

Shall not assist a noneducator in unauthorized practice of teaching

b)

Shall not intentionally expose the student to embarrassment or disparagement

c)

Shall not misrepresent their professional qualifications

d)

Shall not unreasonably deny the student access to varying points of view

71.

Which of the following describes what can affect the job outlook for educational careers?

a)

Geographic location

b)

Mascot

c)

Subject knowledge

d)

Grade level taught

72.

Select all of the following which describe an early childhood education teacher.

a)

Communicates concepts using creative hands-on approaches

b)

Invaluable to the beginning of the learning journey

c)

Plays a role in helping students navigate their future education and job outlook

d)

Plays a role in navigating various physical and mental challenges students face

73.

Select all of the following which describe the roles of an administrator.

a)

Completing teacher observations

b)

Ensuring the safety of their schools

c)

Regulating school budgets

d)

Upholding academic regulations