Describe four different types of reform that you might experience when you begin teaching
What will be an ideal response?
Reform can include: 1) changes in the way teachers will be screened as they enter the profession, 2) how teaching will be evaluated, 3) the way teachers will be rewarded for quality work, and 4) changes in the ways student learning is assessed, even resulting in decisions about whether or not students will be promoted, based on the assessments.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Who writes that the school and student situation will be greatly improved when local schools and districts have the “flexibility to create innovative solutions to meet their own unique situations”?
A. Torp and Sage (2002) B. Ball (2004) C. Guilfoyle (2006) D. Condliffe Lagemann (2007)
Kohlberg's theory has been criticized for the following reason:
a. The sample sizes were low in the majority of his studies. b. It is biased in favor of Western cultures that value individualism. c. He primarily studied adults and inferred children's early thinking. d. It is based on a longitudinal study of women and lacks validity.
Chemicals in the environment called ______ may play a role in lowering the age of puberty in girls, and potentially delaying puberty in boys.
a. gonadotropins b. neurotoxins c. endocrine disruptors d. teratogens