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WorksheetsPrinciples of Education Fall Semester Exam
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 54mins
Why is it important for a school teacher, Mrs. Smith, to maintain her mental and physical health?
It preserves her ability to be an effective mentor and leader to her students
It allows her to be an upstanding citizen to the community
Select all of the following which describes the effect of stress and anxiety in the educational industry.
Effects the student
Increased energy
Loss of satisfaction
Poor decision making
Sense of positivity
Select all of the following which is a positive effect from when an educator attains an adequate amount of sleep.
Improved mood, health and the ability to think clearly
Improved classroom environment
Increased frustration and stress
Lack of educational resources to educate students
Which of the following do experts NOT recommend when trying to achieve an adequate amount of sleep?
Napping often to make up lost sleep time
Setting a regular time to go to sleep
Using the statement bank, categorize the following social-emotional core competencies.
Self-Awareness
Capability to understand one's personal emotions and morals
Self-Managment
Capability to manage one's emotions, beliefs and actions efficiently in various situations
Social-Awareness
Capability to understand the views of others from diverse backgrounds and cultures
Relationship Skills
Capability to create and retain positive relationships and navigate situations with diverse people
Responsible Decision Making
Capability of making productive and beneficial decision about personal actions and connections
Social-emotional skills are important for a teacher to possess for their own personal
lives but also lay the foundation for their students.
True
False
As social-emotional skills decrease, teachers are better able to manage their class.
True
False
Educator health and wellness programs may only be offered at the state level.
True
False
Teachers benefit from making mental and physical health a top priority in their life.
True
False
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?
Take a short walk around the school building during a morning or
afternoon break
Playing music loudly within her classroom to ease her stress
Which of the following describes educator health and wellness programs?
Some school districts may implement general health and wellness programs
State health and wellness programs may be determined by subject areas
Educator health and wellness programs must all be completed at school
National organizations may encompass more than one subject area
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.
Leaving emails unanswered after a specific hour once they arrive home
Implementing a time to refrain from school-related tasks
Trying to stray away from completing schoolwork activities during holiday
or vacation time
Setting three days out of the week to work on school-related tasks after work
until bed time
Which of the following is NOT an indicator of negative work-life balance?
Attaining an adequate amount of sleep
Exhaustion towards work activities
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) .
(a) learning is defined as the procedure of developing interpersonal skills, self control and self-awareness.
Education during colonial America was determined by which of the following?
Class
Race
Academic performance
Gender
Which of the following terms indicates working one-on-one or in small groups with a teacher?
Lecturing
Tutoring
Which of the following was likely to be taught in an early public school?
Bible Study
Photography
Which of the following was the first public school opened in the United States?
Boston Latin School
Harvard University
When did the Progressive Education Movement start?
1860s
1890s
What percentage of young adults had earned a high school diploma by 1940?
50%
30%
When was the National School Lunch Program enacted
1926
1946
Who is considered to be one of the main founders of progressive education?
William Wirt
John Dewey
According to the Child-Centered Approach, the role a teacher should play in the classroom is (a)
Which of the following laws called for an end to segregation in schools?
Higher Education Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1954
Which of the following laws provides financial assistance to schools with high
percentages of children from low-income families?
Elementary & Secondary Education Act
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
Which of the following are factors influencing modern education?
Advances in Technology
New and trending educational delivery models
Current Events
School Principals
How has the inclusion of technology in the classroom affected education?
Has changed the format of education
Made education more easily accessible
Changed the way people learn
Changed how much of history people need to learn
Which of the following are core beliefs of the progressive education movement?
Educating the child to reach their full potential
School is a place to gain content knowledge and learn life skills
Learn by doing
Students need a full knowledge of the classics
Match the following teaching philosophies to their descriptions
Behaviorism
learning is a process of responding to stimuli and continuing to reinforce the process
Humanism
focus on an individuals' skills of knowledge acquisition
Constructivism
self-discovery is a part of learning and education is life itself
Cognitivism
truth and knowledge is subjective
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?
Andragogy
Pedagogy
In what theory is the student self-sufficient for learning?
Intuitive
Andragogy
What is the name of the process of taking in new information into the already existing schemas? (Piaget)
Assimilation
Schema
___________ is defined as a cohesive, repeatable action sequence possessing component action which is tightly interconnected and governed by a core meaning. (Piaget)
Accommodation
Schema
Which theorists contributed to Behaviorism?
John B Watson
Lawrence Kolb
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
Which theorists contributed to Humanism?
Lawrence Kolb
Abraham Maslow
Carl Rogers
Jean Piaget
What theorists contributed to the theory of constructivism?
Lev Vygotsky
Reggio Emilia
Jean Piaget
Abraham Maslow
Which theorist contributed to the theory of cognitivism?
Jean Piaget
Jerome Bruner
Albert Bandura
John Dewey
Match the following learning styles with their descriptions.
Sensory Learners
Prefer to do practical, hands on work.
Visual Learners
Remember what they see, such as graphs, pictures, and demonstrations.
Verbal Learners
Prefer reading or hearing information
Reflective Learners
Tend to learn more effectively by thinking the situation through
Sequential Learners
Like to solve problems following a logical sequence
If a teacher gives a student a sticker reciting the 7's times tables, what educational theory did the teacher use?
Behaviorism
(Skinner)
Humanism
(Maslow)
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?
Humanism
(Maslow)
Behaviorism
(Skinner)
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?
Humanism
(Maslow)
Constructivism
(Vygotsky)
If a kindergarten teacher gives students building blocks and lets them play together to build a castle, what educational theory did the teacher use?
Constructivism
(Vygotsky)
Behaviorism
(Skinner)
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?
Cognitivism
(Piaget)
Humanism
(Maslow)
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?
Schema
Andragogy
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?
Pedagogy
Schema
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.
What is used to display an educator's lecture materials?
Smart Board
Differentiated Learning
Select all of the following that are considered software:
E-books
Google Applications
Laptops
Learning Management Systems
Tablets
E-books can have games embedded within the book to help students stay engaged in the content.
True
False
____ was derived from Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural theory and the concept of the zone of proximal development, or ZPD.
Technology
Scaffolding
Match the following Microsoft application to the description.
analyzing data
Excel
creating presentations
PowerPoint
creating written documents
Word
communicating through email
Outlook
generating visual documents
Publisher
Google Slides are also considered a learning management system.
True
False
Which of the following describes online curriculum?
An educational software that helps the learning process
Allows an educator to print or interactively use content
Can grade student's work
Cannot be updated with new information
(a) describes the process where an educator alters their instruction to enhance each student's learning process.
Technology implemented in elementary school can make learning flexible and exciting for students.
True
False
Technology in (a) can benefit students in their transition to college or a career.
In today's world, students are digital natives; therefore, educators meet the students' educational needs with (a) in the classroom.
(a) learning is the process where students learn by their own choice.
Match the following Google applications with their function.
a learning management system
Classroom
Store data and files
Drive
create presentations
Slides
Communicate through online functions
Meets
manage and schedule time
Calendar
What are the applications that allow educators to post lecture content through technology?
Learning Management Systems
Educational Game Systems
Microsoft Excel Systems
Video Conferencing Systems
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?
Grant Requirements
Dual Credit
Graduation Plan
Financial Incentive
(a) typically offer graduate programs to earn higher degrees, such as master’s, doctoral and professional.
Technical college programs can typically be completed in two years or less allowing the student to enter the workforce at a faster rate.
True
False
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?
Community College
Technical College
Professional College
University Education
Which of the following best describes when a student meets certain criteria where their loan is no longer required to be paid back?
Financial Incentives
Grants
Loan Forgiveness
College Research Programs
Select all of the following which describes strategies to increase community presence and involvement.
Appearing at non-school related community gatherings
Applying boundaries and leaving schoolwork in the workplace
Attending activities such as sporting events or creative arts performances
Not allowing negative student situations to influence home life
Working out or completing meditation exercises
Which of the following teachers is responsible for starting the education basics for students?
Early childhood education teachers
Middle school education teachers
High school education teachers
High education teachers
Which of the following describes the responsibilities of a school counselor?
Helping students with their educational and career goals
Organizing and assisting students in planning and setting goals for academic success
. Listening to students’ issues academically, socially or emotionally
Reading student's essays
Select all of the following which are obligations of principle two implemented by the National Education Association.
Shall not assist a noneducator in unauthorized practice of teaching
Shall not intentionally expose the student to embarrassment or disparagement
Shall not misrepresent their professional qualifications
Shall not unreasonably deny the student access to varying points of view
Which of the following describes what can affect the job outlook for educational careers?
Geographic location
Mascot
Subject knowledge
Grade level taught
Select all of the following which describe an early childhood education teacher.
Communicates concepts using creative hands-on approaches
Invaluable to the beginning of the learning journey
Plays a role in helping students navigate their future education and job outlook
Plays a role in navigating various physical and mental challenges students face
Select all of the following which describe the roles of an administrator.
Completing teacher observations
Ensuring the safety of their schools
Regulating school budgets
Upholding academic regulations
