How has the schedule of the school year changed since the 19th century?
a. Off during the summer
b. 180 days in school
c. Optimum for working on a farm
d. Meet 5 days a week
ANS: C
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Indicate the type of reliability that would result from the procedures described below. Scores on odd items correlated with scores on even items across test takers
a. test-retest c. split-half b. alternate form d. Kuder-Richardson
People have been changing and modifying the education system since the first American schools opened. Which of the following is NOT a former reform movement?
a. Benjamin Franklin’s Academy adds vocational education b. Neuroscience shapes educational practice c. NEA forms committees to standardize the curriculum d. Goals 2000 results in federal legislation on education
You teach preschool and you just returned from a nature walk with your students. As you walked, you pointed out a nest where a mother bird was feeding her babies. When you return to the classroom, your students are chatting excitedly about what they saw. What is the best way to use this experience to develop you students' writing skills?
a. Ask the parents to help their child write a sentence about the experience for homework. Have them share the sentences with the class the next day and tell what they learned about writing. b. In their journals, have students draw pictures and write about what they saw. As you talk with each student, provide written labels for each of their pictures. c. Write the words bird, nest, and worm on the board. Have students copy those words in their writing journals to use for later sentence writing. d. At the writing center, have students practice writing the words bird, nest, and worm on specially-lined handwriting paper. That way they can show their parent that they can actually read words that they write.
Which definition best describes "shadow teaching"?
a. The general educator teaches specific subject matter, while the special educator circulates around the classroom and offers individual students assistance. b. The general educator teaches specific subject matter, while the special educator works directly with one or two target students on academics and/or behavior. c. The general educator and special educator teach different subject matter to groups of students who rotate from one learning station to another. d. The general educator teaches specific subject matter while the special educator assumes responsibility for teaching associated academic (e.g., note taking, test taking) or school survival skills (e.g., sharing, self-control).