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History of Education Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is an example of "Strong Leadership" in school?

a)

The principal greeting students as they walk into the door

b)

Utilizing the "See Something, Say Something" hotline

c)

Monitoring the PSAT and EOC data to make decisions

d)

Providing food and shelter for students in need

2.

A principal sending out weekly newsletters to parents is an example of which factor?

a)

Safe and Orderly Climate

b)

Monitoring Student Progress

c)

High Expectations

d)

A Clear School Mission

3.

Which of the following is an example of a "Safe and Orderly Climate"?

a)

A detailed and brief description of what the school should be

b)

Including teachers in decisions

c)

Identifying minor issues with students before they become major ones

d)

Setting goals and objectives that benefit the whole schools climate

4.

How can a school utilize the "Monitoring Students Progress" factor of effective education?

a)

Communicating a student's progress to their parents

b)

High importance on improvement and innovation

c)

Having a student of the day

d)

Holding high expectations

5.

Setting goals and objectives for students can be included in which factor of effective schools?

a)

Monitoring Student Progress

b)

High Expectations

c)

A Clear School Mission

d)

A Safe and Orderly Climate

6.

Who created the McGuffey Readers?

a)

John Dewey

b)

William Holmes McGuffey

c)

Maria Montessori

d)

Horace Mann

7.

What were the McGuffey Readers?

a)

They were books used to tell fairy tales.

b)

They were long books used to teach high school concepts.

c)

They were books that taught kids good morals and character traits and they standardized reading.

d)

They were books used to teach students math.

8.

What grade levels were McGuffey Readers for?

a)

Highschool Students

b)

Preschool Students

c)

Elementary Students

d)

Middle School Students

9.

What is Brown VS. Board of Education?

a)

It was ruled that racial segregation in schools violated the constitution.

b)

Black and white students were completely separated in classrooms.

c)

When students were treated badly because of their skin color.

d)

Education was only available to white students.

10.

Which answer best explains Plessy VS. Ferguson?

a)

Blacks and whites were legal to be separated as long as equal facilities were provided.

b)

Blacks and whites could not be separated and were made to share everything.

c)

Blacks and whites were separated, but whites got better facilities.

d)

When blacks and whites were ruled constitutional.

11.

A two-year teacher education institution that became today’s state colleges and universities. 

What type of school does this explain?

a)

Dame School

b)

Normal School

c)

Primary School

d)

Common School

12.

A public, tax supported school with a goal of teaching basics to children. Also known as public elementary school.

What type of school does this explain?

a)

Normal School

b)

Dame School

c)

Primary School

d)

Common School

13.

Younger grade schools

What type of school does this explain?

a)

Primary School

b)

Dame School

c)

Common School

d)

Normal School

14.

What is the education importance of John Dewey?

a)

The education importance of John Dewey is that he developed extraordinary influential education and social theories.

b)

The education importance of John Dewey is that he was responsible for the early development.

15.

What is the education importance of Maria Montessori?

a)

The education importance of Maria Montessori is that she was a nineteenth century teacher and writer who promoted equal access to education for women.

b)

The education importance of Maria Montessori is that she promoted classrooms to be open and she encouraged customized learning for every student.

16.

What is the education importance of Horace Mann?

a)

The education importance of Horace Mann is that he wrote the first dictionary of American English.

b)

The education importance of Horace Mann is that he believed that schooling and educations should be a "common" element of life for all citizens?

17.

What majority did Project Head Start help?

a)

Various groups who work for equality

b)

Adults

c)

Pre-school children from low income families

d)

Middle Schoolers

18.

What was Project Head Start made to do?

a)

Help children develop skills they need for success in kindergarten

b)

Segregate students

c)

Provide public education

d)

Prohibit discrimination

19.

In the No Child Left Behind Act, what did they do to tests?

a)

Remove them

b)

Standardize them

c)

Make them longer

d)

Add more material to them

20.

Who passed the No Child Left Behind Act?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

B.F. Skinner

c)

George W. Bush

d)

Benjamin Franklin