The Soviet Union launch of Sputnik precipitated a major national outpouring of news suggesting that the American schools
A. had no intention to teach American students about space.
B. were not interested in career advancement for American students.
C. had failed to produce students whose scientific and mathematical skills were competitive with those of the Soviet Union.
D. were not keeping up with the advancement of technology.
C
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The list of grant requirements is usually found in a(n)
a. Community Funding Agency b. Request for Proposal c. Foundation Center d. Grant Summarization
Which of the following terms was devised in the mid- to late-1970s to identify counseling activities that took place outside of educational settings?
a. Clinical mental health counseling b. School guidance and counseling c. Mental health counseling d. Community counseling
According to Lent and Brown (1996), persistence is important because:
a. It increases the likelihood of success, which will lead to higher self-efficacy. b. It demonstrates an unrealistic view of career decision-making. c. It is a parallel process to the western ideal of hard work leading to poverty. d. Actually, persistence is a concept born out of biblical theory.
Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria of a learning disability?
a. Specific processing disorder. b. An educational deficiency in a qualifying academic content area so serious that it is significantly lower than the ability. c. A blunt affect and little absorption of content. d. The absence of other primary handicapping conditions and environmental, cultural, and economic disadvantage as the primary cause.