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Mid-Semester Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plato taught that truth is

a)

forever changing and found in ideas

b)

forever changing and found in the world of matter

c)

perfect and found in ideas

d)

perfect and found in the world of matter

2.

The role of an essentialist teacher is

a)

activist for social change

b)

dispenser of knowledge

c)

facilitator

d)

guide and resource person

3.

The period during which individuals protested against the dogmatic authority the church exerted over their social and intellectual life was the

a)

Medieval Ages

b)

Dark Ages

c)

Reformation

d)

Renaissance

4.

Teachers who accept the essentialist theory of knowledge would agree that they must aid students in

a)

acquiring facility in accessing the vast amounts of knowledge available on the World Wide Web

b)

seeking everlasting truth

c)

developing sound habits of mind and respect for authority

d)

acquiring a common core of information and skills

5.

What is the purpose of accreditation programs? 

a)

They remedy the teaching field shortages.

b)

They give institutions flexibility on meeting established standards.

c)

They provide assurance that program graduates are qualified and competent to practice.

d)

They determine the way students are assessed.

6.

A way of teaching that centers on the use of questions by the teacher to lead students to a certain conclusion is

a)

cooperative learning

b)

direct instruction

c)

Socratic method

d)

Authentic assessment

7.

Aristotle taught that

a)

ideas formed in the mind constitute the basis of reality

b)

the absolute form of matter is ever changing

c)

ideas are formed through the study of the world of matter

d)

trees in the forest only exist when there is someone to observe them

8.

When Mr. Smith asks his students, “Is the universe rationally designed or ultimately meaningless?”, he is expecting them to consider

a)

 

ethics

b)

metaphysics

c)

epistemology

d)

axiology

9.

A school with a pluralistic approach will

a)

build on similarities and minimize differences among students

b)

encourage children to concentrate on learning about and celebrate their individual heritages

c)

emphasize the common culture’s heritage to help foster a feeling of belonging

d)

value cultural differences and integrate them into the curriculum

10.

Axiology focuses on which type of question?

a)

What is knowledge?

b)

What ought to be?

c)

What is reality?

d)

What is good?

11.

Federal funds for education are provided largely through what is called categorical aid. This type of funding is designed to support

a)

specific uses defined by the government

b)

a reduction in property taxes for the disadvantaged

c)

construction of school buildings

d)

all educational efforts

12.

Myra Kovach believes that as a teacher she best serves her students by using role models of great heroes to pass on the cultural heritage and unchanging content of education from the past. Myra’s philosophy is rooted in

a)

idealism

b)

existentialism

c)

pragmatism

d)

realism

13.

B.F. Skinner was responsible for developing

a)

social theory

b)

educational theory

c)

cognitive theory

d)

behavioral theory

14.

Amy Therrian introduces each series of lessons with a set of educational objectives. One of the objectives was, ʺAll students will determine the specific gravity of an unknown liquid by using a hydrometer and a series of liquids of known specific gravities.ʺ At the end of the unit each student had to demonstrate that he or she had mastered the skill. Amy’s teaching strategy is consistent with

a)

perennialism

b)

positivism

c)

essentialism

d)

behaviorism

15.

The organization that created a set of principles that describe what teachers should know and be able to do is

a)

NEA

b)

InTASC

c)

AFT

d)

KDP

16.

A period of Greek history in which sufficiently great strides were made in human achievement to generate an organized concern for formal education is

a)

 

Spartan War

b)

Age of Pericles

c)

Athenian Principles

d)

Roman Education

17.

Culture can best be described as possessing aspects of all of the following, EXCEPT

a)

constant

b)

shared

c)

dynamic

d)

learned

18.

The most effective way to engage students in the democratic process is to

a)

encourage students to work on political campaigns at election time

b)

invite the mayor, councilors, state, and federal representatives to a “Democracy Expo.”

c)

model civic behavior through a meaningful student government

d)

provide a single, comprehensive civics course that covers all aspects of democratic government

19.

Who determines how students are assessed with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)?

a)

Each county

b)

Each district

c)

Each region

d)

Each state

20.

Epistemology focuses on which type of question?

a)

What is reality?

b)

What is good?

c)

What seems to be?

d)

What is knowledge?