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ECED 340 Midterm Exam Questions And
Answers 2025 Update.
According to NCSS, powerful social studies teaching is...
A. Skills and technology based
B. Challenging, student-centered, and standards focused
C. Meaningful, integrative, value-based, challenging, and active
D. Consistent, teacher-directed, well planned - Answer✔C. Meaningful, integrative, value-
based, challenging, and active.
According to the author, the overriding goal of social studies is to...
A. Ensure students understand critical historical content
B. Ready students for the role of citizen
C. Prepare young people to understand complex ideas
D. Instill principles of fairness for all - Answer✔B. Ready students for the role of citizen
Professional curriculum standards for social studies were developed by...
A. The National Council of Teachers for Social Studies
B. The National Council for the Social Studies
C. The American Association of Social Studies Educators
D. None of the above - Answer✔B. The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
A first step in helping children acquire inquiry skills is to provide...
1
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A. Detailed instructions
B. Rewards
C. Observational experiences
D. Short lectures - Answer✔C. Observational experiences
The most basic responsibility of a teacher in a constructivist classroom is to...
A. Facilitate
B. Explain
C. Lecture
D. Direct - Answer✔A. Facilitate
Authentic assessment...
A. Makes sure elements are easy to grade
B. Is only given at the end of units
C. Replaces testing for public accountability
D. Analyzes students' ability to apply learning - Answer✔D. Analyzes students' ability to apply
learning
Rubrics consist of these primary components:
A. Collections of work, samples of performance, and feedback
B. Stated objective, range of scores, criteria for each level
C. Level of performance, teacher criteria, normative criteria.
D. Pre-assessment data, recommendations, examples. - Answer✔B. Stated objectives, range of
scores, criteria for each level
At the conclusion of their research, children should share the results with...
A. Their parents
B. An authentic audience
C. The teacher
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ECED 340 Midterm Exam Questions And
Answers 2025 Update.
According to NCSS, powerful social studies teaching is...
A. Skills and technology based
B. Challenging, student-centered, and standards focused
C. Meaningful, integrative, value-based, challenging, and active
D. Consistent, teacher-directed, well planned - Answer✔C. Meaningful, integrative, value-
based, challenging, and active.
According to the author, the overriding goal of social studies is to...
A. Ensure students understand critical historical content
B. Ready students for the role of citizen
C. Prepare young people to understand complex ideas
D. Instill principles of fairness for all - Answer✔B. Ready students for the role of citizen
Professional curriculum standards for social studies were developed by...
A. The National Council of Teachers for Social Studies
B. The National Council for the Social Studies
C. The American Association of Social Studies Educators
D. None of the above - Answer✔B. The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
A first step in helping children acquire inquiry skills is to provide...
1
, ©THEBRIGHT 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 11:11AM.
A. Detailed instructions
B. Rewards
C. Observational experiences
D. Short lectures - Answer✔C. Observational experiences
The most basic responsibility of a teacher in a constructivist classroom is to...
A. Facilitate
B. Explain
C. Lecture
D. Direct - Answer✔A. Facilitate
Authentic assessment...
A. Makes sure elements are easy to grade
B. Is only given at the end of units
C. Replaces testing for public accountability
D. Analyzes students' ability to apply learning - Answer✔D. Analyzes students' ability to apply
learning
Rubrics consist of these primary components:
A. Collections of work, samples of performance, and feedback
B. Stated objective, range of scores, criteria for each level
C. Level of performance, teacher criteria, normative criteria.
D. Pre-assessment data, recommendations, examples. - Answer✔B. Stated objectives, range of
scores, criteria for each level
At the conclusion of their research, children should share the results with...
A. Their parents
B. An authentic audience
C. The teacher
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