1. Education in preliterate societies focused on
A) making tools.
B) transmitting culture.
C) gathering food.
D) providing shelter.
2. Which educational theory views education as part of a larger effort to reform American society and politics?
A) Existentialism
B) Progressivism
C) Essentialism
D) Perennialism
3. In what way were the concerns of medieval education most closely related to that of Greek and Roman education?
A) The three cultures believed in educating a middle class that would support the ruling class
B) While the medieval elite had come to be defined as a religious elite, the primary purpose of education was still to provide a strong foundation based in the teachings of the ancient philosophers and the teaching of the church.
C) The best education was seen as that which prepared one for service in the government.
D) Much of the writings of the ancient Greek and Roman philosophers had little impact on education in the medieval period.
4. Given what motivates people to go into teaching, and what subsequently causes stress and encourages teachers to leave the field,
A) teacher testing, high-stakes tests, and questions about teachers' abilities may add to teacher stress, but emphasis on expanded field-based education, reflective practice, and teacher empowerment can serve to motivate people to stay in the field.
B) it is in the best interest of educaiton to ensure that students who are likely to leave teaching early do not enter the field at all.
C) current efforts at reform are likely to encourage more teachers to leave the classroom.
D) people who want to go into teaching will probably do so regardless of changes brought about through reforms in education and certification.
5. Philosophy is tied to education through the attempt to answer which of the following questions?
A) What is truth and how do we teach it?
B) What is right and wrong?
C) How does teaching reflect one's beliefs about truth and values?
D) All of the above
6. For the existentialist educator, values are:
A) regarded as emotional preferences
B) freely chosen
C) absolute and eternal
D) situational
7. Which instructional strategy used today is consistent with progressive principles?
A) Cooperative learning groups
B) Library research projects
C) Spelling contests
D) Homework
8. Which of the following statements best reflects the motivation for creating schools in colonial America?
A) Because of the small number of children living in the colonies, schools were seen as unnecessary, and most education took place in the home.
B) From the very beginning of colonial settlement, public schools were considered vital to the political, social, and economic survival of the colonies.
C) Schools were most often organized to insulate and educate colonial groups of the basis of religious or cultural needs.
D) Schools were most often organized to support the growing economic prosperity in the colonies.
9. Which of the following is mosts congruent with Dewey's ideas on teaching and learning?
A) Drill and practice of multiplication tables in a math class
B) A vocabulary puzzle in which students use both familiar and new words
C) Cooperative games that socialize children and help develop their motor skills
D) Class discussion of hypotheses developed and tested during a science field trip
10. Because of their acceptance of the child depravity theory, colonial teachers taught in such a way as to have children:
A) focus on economic issues.
B) behave as miniature adults.
C) develop inquiring minds.
D) read during much of the class time.
11. the Northwest Ordinance of 1785 required townships to:
A) assist schools through the use of taxes.
B) teach agriculture in the schools.
C) hire professionally trained teachers.
D) devote land for the purpose of education.
12. Who stressed that instruction should be based on the stages of human growth and development?
A) Plato
B) Isocrates
C) Quintilian
D) The Sophists
13. Your colleague Brenda, a social studies teacher, believes that only the best-educated persons should be in positions of aughority in the American federal government. Which of the following had views most similar to Brenda's?
A) Arabic educators
B) Plato
C) Renaissance educators
D) The Sophists
14. According to recent trends, some states are now issuing teaching certificates that are typically valid for
A) one year
B) Life
C) three to five years
D) eight to ten years
15. Until 1957, federal aid to education
a) limited decisions by local, school board members
b) granted states considerable funds for building construction
c) promoted curriculum development by local districts
d) was minimal.