Describe the main characteristics of the progressive movement. Discuss how this movement influenced actual teaching strategies during the progressive era

What will be an ideal response?


From the end of World War I to the end of World War II, the progressive movement in American society profoundly influenced the character of American education. Educational progressives believed that the child's interests and needs should determine the focus of schooling. Teachers in progressive schools functioned as guides rather than taskmasters. They first engaged students through providing activities related to their natural interests, and then they moved students to higher levels of understanding.

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The concept of socialization, as psychologists typically use the term, can best be described as:

A) Frequent interaction among same-age peers. B) Frequent interaction among children of different ages. C) A process that encourages children to think positively about themselves. D) A process that molds children to act and think in culturally appropriate ways.

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Administrators are considering suspending a student with a disability who has already been suspended for 9 days previously. The student has been getting in trouble because he acts up in class. A manifestation determination hearing has been called. You have figured out that the student does not understand the consequences of his actions, and that the problems are related to the disability. What

other information must you gather in order to determine if this student can be suspended? What will be an ideal response?

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Certain assumptions are made when doing a z-test for a single mean. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

a. participants are randomly selected b. the sampling distribution is normal c. m has a specified value d. the standard deviation of the population is known e. Actually, all of the above are assumptions made when doing z -test for a single mean.

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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found that the diets of American school-aged children tend to lack ______.

a. nutrient-dense, high fiber foods b. protein c. carbohydrates d. sodium

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