EDUC 125 EXAM CH 7-12 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following legislative acts withheld federal funds from schools that
discriminated against students based on race, color, or national origin? - Answers - Civil
Rights Act of 1964
The beginning of public high school was marked by the opening of the - Answers -
English Classical School in 1821
"Boarding 'round" was a practice in the 18th century involving - Answers - teachers
living with student families for about a week at a time
Which of the following phrases best describes the purpose of normal schools? -
Answers - to provide formal training for teachers
The first compulsory education law in the New World was the - Answers -
Massachusetts Act of 1642
Which of the following did not result from the publication of A Nation at Risk: The
Imperative for Educational Reform? - Answers - renewed attention to education
Which of the following was included in the New England Primer? - Answers - -spelling
guide based on the alphabet denoted in brief rhymes and pictures
-Lord's prayer
-Apostle's Creed
-Ten Commandments
-list of books of the Bible
-Numbers 1-100
The "Schoolmaster of the Republic" who published the American Spelling Book was -
Answers - Noah Webster
Which of the following statements best describes the Puritans' view of education? -
Answers - memorization of Scripture and the practice of biblical principles were more
important than academic subjects
The legistlative act that called for strengthening of science, math, and foreign language
programs was the - Answers - National Defense Education Act of 1958
Brown vs. Board of Education was a court ruling that - Answers - declared that
segregating children based solely on race was wrong and illegal
All of the following describe the Franklin Academy except - Answers - instruction offered
in Latin
, All of the following are basic principles of progressive education except - Answers - core
subjects should be emphasized
Which of the following educators established a school in Florida to train female African
American teachers? - Answers - Mary McLeod Bethune
The purpose of the Black Codes was to - Answers - prohibit the education of slaves
Prudence Crandall was best known for her work with - Answers - African American
children
All of the following are true about the first colonial schools except - Answers - they were
equally attended by girls and boys
Which of the following legislative acts divided federally owned wilderness land into
townships and required the building of schools? - Answers - Northwest Ordinance of
1787
All of the following were objections to the idea of common schools except - Answers -
they provide avenues for social and economic mobility
Town schools were created to - Answers - give slaves the opportunity to learn to read
and write
A teacher's philosophy of education is all of the following except - Answers - a static
document that never changes
The most prominent of all the proponents of progressivism was - Answers - John Dewey
Which philosophy is least likely to give students choices? - Answers - existentialism
Which of the following describe Maria Montessori's beliefs about early childhood
education? - Answers - children are capable of integrating aspects of the world around
them through the use of their senses
All of the following educators were major proponents of social reconstructionism except
- Answers - Maxine Greene
Which of the following best defines philosophy? - Answers - -basic beliefs, conscious
and unconscious
-a living dynamic part of who we are
Which of the following educators established Summerhill School in England that
emphasized learning by discovery? - Answers - Which of the following educators
established Summerhill School in England that emphasized learning by discovery?
Which of the following legislative acts withheld federal funds from schools that
discriminated against students based on race, color, or national origin? - Answers - Civil
Rights Act of 1964
The beginning of public high school was marked by the opening of the - Answers -
English Classical School in 1821
"Boarding 'round" was a practice in the 18th century involving - Answers - teachers
living with student families for about a week at a time
Which of the following phrases best describes the purpose of normal schools? -
Answers - to provide formal training for teachers
The first compulsory education law in the New World was the - Answers -
Massachusetts Act of 1642
Which of the following did not result from the publication of A Nation at Risk: The
Imperative for Educational Reform? - Answers - renewed attention to education
Which of the following was included in the New England Primer? - Answers - -spelling
guide based on the alphabet denoted in brief rhymes and pictures
-Lord's prayer
-Apostle's Creed
-Ten Commandments
-list of books of the Bible
-Numbers 1-100
The "Schoolmaster of the Republic" who published the American Spelling Book was -
Answers - Noah Webster
Which of the following statements best describes the Puritans' view of education? -
Answers - memorization of Scripture and the practice of biblical principles were more
important than academic subjects
The legistlative act that called for strengthening of science, math, and foreign language
programs was the - Answers - National Defense Education Act of 1958
Brown vs. Board of Education was a court ruling that - Answers - declared that
segregating children based solely on race was wrong and illegal
All of the following describe the Franklin Academy except - Answers - instruction offered
in Latin
, All of the following are basic principles of progressive education except - Answers - core
subjects should be emphasized
Which of the following educators established a school in Florida to train female African
American teachers? - Answers - Mary McLeod Bethune
The purpose of the Black Codes was to - Answers - prohibit the education of slaves
Prudence Crandall was best known for her work with - Answers - African American
children
All of the following are true about the first colonial schools except - Answers - they were
equally attended by girls and boys
Which of the following legislative acts divided federally owned wilderness land into
townships and required the building of schools? - Answers - Northwest Ordinance of
1787
All of the following were objections to the idea of common schools except - Answers -
they provide avenues for social and economic mobility
Town schools were created to - Answers - give slaves the opportunity to learn to read
and write
A teacher's philosophy of education is all of the following except - Answers - a static
document that never changes
The most prominent of all the proponents of progressivism was - Answers - John Dewey
Which philosophy is least likely to give students choices? - Answers - existentialism
Which of the following describe Maria Montessori's beliefs about early childhood
education? - Answers - children are capable of integrating aspects of the world around
them through the use of their senses
All of the following educators were major proponents of social reconstructionism except
- Answers - Maxine Greene
Which of the following best defines philosophy? - Answers - -basic beliefs, conscious
and unconscious
-a living dynamic part of who we are
Which of the following educators established Summerhill School in England that
emphasized learning by discovery? - Answers - Which of the following educators
established Summerhill School in England that emphasized learning by discovery?
