ED 375 Midterm (Answered 2022)
The primary reason that ninety percent of the surveyed teachers stated they
entered the teaching profession was
helping children grow and learn.
At one time, teaching certifications were issued for life. Most states now issue
certificates valid for __________ years, based on the need for increased
standards.
3-5
Based on recent trends in teacher certification, certification requirements for
secondary teaching certificates vary from one state to the next in (list)
the number of teacher education courses
the number of credit hours in specific content areas
the number of general education courses
You have just finished college and obtained certification in a northeastern state,
but you have decided that you would like to teach in the Southeast. What do you
most need to know if you want to become employable in a southeastern state?
which reciprocity agreements are currently valid in the state in which you are now
certified
Programs that provide intense supervision and compressed formal coursework
during the first few years of assignment to a teaching position can best be termed
alternative certification.
"Teach for America" is
a program to recruit non-education majors into temporary teaching service in urban
school districts.
The economic stimulus legislation of 2008 expects to __________ the salaries of
teachers.
Improve
Which of the following statements represents findings about teacher-preparation
programs from recent reports (Teaching at Risk and Educating School
Teachers)?
A majority of programs have inadequate curriculum and low standards.
Which of the following statements describes developments that have occurred
over the last decade in teacher education and certification? (List)
There is greater emphasis on extending the education of teachers beyond the traditional
four-year degree.
There is greater attention paid to developing teachers' ability to think reflectively and to
increasing the intensity of their field-based education while in college.
There is an increased emphasis on the use of technology in teacher training.
The SAT and ACT scores of prospective teachers
have increased since the early 1980's
Minority groups in the teaching profession
are likely to decline as a proportion of the total teaching force
The trend in college students entering the teaching profession in the 1980s to
today has
, increased nearly 100 percent.
Potential difficulties teachers are unprepared for include
special-education populations.
racial and ethnic minority groups.
English as a second language students.
Which of the following is likely to increase the demand for more new teacher
positions?
reductions in class size
Minority students make up forty percent of the population in public schools, but
elementary and secondary minority teachers only make up
fifteen percent
Of the following nonpublic schools, which has shown the largest increase in
enrollment in recent years?
Independent schools (nonreligious)
In which field of study has there been a persistent shortage of teachers?
Math and Science
To what degree does a teacher's salary vary among and within the states?
considerably
The American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) states that
the low proportion of minority teachers constitutes
a devastating crisis.
The fact that there is no agreed-upon body of knowledge for teaching is a
limitation when professional organizations try to increase teachers'
professionalism.
Compared to the salary of the average college graduate, teacher pay is
lower.
Collective bargaining can influence which of the following issues? (List)
salaries
working conditions
school-based management
Which of the following presents the greatest obstacle to teachers' gaining the
kind of autonomy suggested by the National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards?
Because education is a public enterprise and a public responsibility, citizens and their
elected officials will be slow to turn control over to teachers.
Which of the following is not evidence that teaching is increasingly being
recognized as a full-fledged profession in this country?
There is a great deal of variety in what is defined as a "knowledge base" for teaching.
Your friend Susan found her first year of teaching to be very traumatic. She had
great difficulty adjusting to the "real world" of school, and she felt overwhelmed
by how much she had to learn and to handle. Which of the following might have
helped her most in avoiding such negative experiences during her initial year of
teaching?
a mediated entry program
The primary reason that ninety percent of the surveyed teachers stated they
entered the teaching profession was
helping children grow and learn.
At one time, teaching certifications were issued for life. Most states now issue
certificates valid for __________ years, based on the need for increased
standards.
3-5
Based on recent trends in teacher certification, certification requirements for
secondary teaching certificates vary from one state to the next in (list)
the number of teacher education courses
the number of credit hours in specific content areas
the number of general education courses
You have just finished college and obtained certification in a northeastern state,
but you have decided that you would like to teach in the Southeast. What do you
most need to know if you want to become employable in a southeastern state?
which reciprocity agreements are currently valid in the state in which you are now
certified
Programs that provide intense supervision and compressed formal coursework
during the first few years of assignment to a teaching position can best be termed
alternative certification.
"Teach for America" is
a program to recruit non-education majors into temporary teaching service in urban
school districts.
The economic stimulus legislation of 2008 expects to __________ the salaries of
teachers.
Improve
Which of the following statements represents findings about teacher-preparation
programs from recent reports (Teaching at Risk and Educating School
Teachers)?
A majority of programs have inadequate curriculum and low standards.
Which of the following statements describes developments that have occurred
over the last decade in teacher education and certification? (List)
There is greater emphasis on extending the education of teachers beyond the traditional
four-year degree.
There is greater attention paid to developing teachers' ability to think reflectively and to
increasing the intensity of their field-based education while in college.
There is an increased emphasis on the use of technology in teacher training.
The SAT and ACT scores of prospective teachers
have increased since the early 1980's
Minority groups in the teaching profession
are likely to decline as a proportion of the total teaching force
The trend in college students entering the teaching profession in the 1980s to
today has
, increased nearly 100 percent.
Potential difficulties teachers are unprepared for include
special-education populations.
racial and ethnic minority groups.
English as a second language students.
Which of the following is likely to increase the demand for more new teacher
positions?
reductions in class size
Minority students make up forty percent of the population in public schools, but
elementary and secondary minority teachers only make up
fifteen percent
Of the following nonpublic schools, which has shown the largest increase in
enrollment in recent years?
Independent schools (nonreligious)
In which field of study has there been a persistent shortage of teachers?
Math and Science
To what degree does a teacher's salary vary among and within the states?
considerably
The American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) states that
the low proportion of minority teachers constitutes
a devastating crisis.
The fact that there is no agreed-upon body of knowledge for teaching is a
limitation when professional organizations try to increase teachers'
professionalism.
Compared to the salary of the average college graduate, teacher pay is
lower.
Collective bargaining can influence which of the following issues? (List)
salaries
working conditions
school-based management
Which of the following presents the greatest obstacle to teachers' gaining the
kind of autonomy suggested by the National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards?
Because education is a public enterprise and a public responsibility, citizens and their
elected officials will be slow to turn control over to teachers.
Which of the following is not evidence that teaching is increasingly being
recognized as a full-fledged profession in this country?
There is a great deal of variety in what is defined as a "knowledge base" for teaching.
Your friend Susan found her first year of teaching to be very traumatic. She had
great difficulty adjusting to the "real world" of school, and she felt overwhelmed
by how much she had to learn and to handle. Which of the following might have
helped her most in avoiding such negative experiences during her initial year of
teaching?
a mediated entry program
