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Education Final Exam Study Guide |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Fall 2026 exam with correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A ________ is actually a license to teach. - correct answer✔✔teaching certificate
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Bob is finishing his teacher education program in Minnesota but wants to teach in Wisconsin.
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Bob needs to check to see if Minnesota and Wisconsin are members of the ________. - correct
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answer✔✔NASDTEC Interstate Agreement
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Each state has mandated ________ to assess students' mastery of academic standards. -
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correct answer✔✔standardized tests |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Licensure requirements are ________ from state to state, and they are ________ modified. -
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correct answer✔✔different; frequently |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Research tells us that teachers may make up to ________ low-level decisions in a school day. -
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correct answer✔✔3,000 |||\\\ |||\\\
During an interview with Mr. Fanning, he states that he is attracted to teaching because of a
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love of the teaching-learning process. Therefore, he enjoys the ________. - correct
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answer✔✔ability to apply the theoretical aspects of learning to teaching |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
________ refers to differences among students in regard to gender, race, ethnicity, culture, and
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socioeconomic status. - correct answer✔✔Student diversity
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,The National Education Association (2018) reported that the average teacher's salary was
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approximately ________. - correct answer✔✔$60,500 |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A recent research report indicated that 88% of teachers are ________ with teaching as a
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career. - correct answer✔✔satisfied |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
For a person to receive a license to teach, all states require successful completion of ________.
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- correct answer✔✔a teacher education program with a bachelor's degree
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Without a doubt, your relationships with ________ will be the most important and complex
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you will have as a teacher. - correct answer✔✔students
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An increasing number of teachers teach in ________ classrooms, with students from different
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grade levels. - correct answer✔✔multiage |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
_______ schools offer a curriculum that focuses on a specific area such as the performing arts,
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mathematics, science, international studies, or technology; they often draw students from a |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
larger attendance area than regular schools and promote voluntary desegregation. - correct
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answer✔✔Magnet
A significant difference between the NEA and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is that
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________. - correct answer✔✔membership in the AFT is not open to administrators
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_______ is a professional organization interested in school improvement at all levels of
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education. - correct answer✔✔ASCD |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
When schools face budget cutbacks or increased pressure to prepare students for high-stakes
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tests, often ________ teaching positions are eliminated. - correct answer✔✔art and music
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, Teaching is the largest profession in the United States with Kindergarten, elementary school,
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middle school, and secondary school teachers (not including special education teachers)
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totaling about ________ teachers. - correct answer✔✔3.8 million
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The membership of the National Education Association is open to all of the following groups
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except ________. - correct answer✔✔school board members
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Compared to the 1970's, today's teachers are ________. - correct answer✔✔better educated |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
________ schools are designed to meet the needs of students at risk of failure and dropping
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out. - correct answer✔✔Alternative
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_______ is one of the teacher's most time-consuming non-teaching tasks. - correct
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answer✔✔Keeping paperwork including detailed records of students' academic progress, |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
attendance, and other required documentation. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Additions to teacher salaries such as medical insurance and retirement plans are called
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________. - correct answer✔✔fringe benefits |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers includes assessments of all
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the following except ________. - correct answer✔✔leadership skills
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Currently, all states require an average of ________ semester credits of supervised student
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teaching. - correct answer✔✔6-8 |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
All of the following are practical benefits of teaching except ________. - correct
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answer✔✔frequent promotions to administrative positions |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Jon is disturbed by the problems of contemporary America-the erosion of the family, the
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increasing violence in our cities, and the hardships of poverty. To make a difference, Jon has
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Education Final Exam Study Guide |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Fall 2026 exam with correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A ________ is actually a license to teach. - correct answer✔✔teaching certificate
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Bob is finishing his teacher education program in Minnesota but wants to teach in Wisconsin.
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Bob needs to check to see if Minnesota and Wisconsin are members of the ________. - correct
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answer✔✔NASDTEC Interstate Agreement
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Each state has mandated ________ to assess students' mastery of academic standards. -
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correct answer✔✔standardized tests |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Licensure requirements are ________ from state to state, and they are ________ modified. -
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correct answer✔✔different; frequently |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Research tells us that teachers may make up to ________ low-level decisions in a school day. -
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correct answer✔✔3,000 |||\\\ |||\\\
During an interview with Mr. Fanning, he states that he is attracted to teaching because of a
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
love of the teaching-learning process. Therefore, he enjoys the ________. - correct
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answer✔✔ability to apply the theoretical aspects of learning to teaching |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
________ refers to differences among students in regard to gender, race, ethnicity, culture, and
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socioeconomic status. - correct answer✔✔Student diversity
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,The National Education Association (2018) reported that the average teacher's salary was
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approximately ________. - correct answer✔✔$60,500 |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A recent research report indicated that 88% of teachers are ________ with teaching as a
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career. - correct answer✔✔satisfied |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
For a person to receive a license to teach, all states require successful completion of ________.
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
- correct answer✔✔a teacher education program with a bachelor's degree
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Without a doubt, your relationships with ________ will be the most important and complex
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
you will have as a teacher. - correct answer✔✔students
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An increasing number of teachers teach in ________ classrooms, with students from different
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grade levels. - correct answer✔✔multiage |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
_______ schools offer a curriculum that focuses on a specific area such as the performing arts,
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
mathematics, science, international studies, or technology; they often draw students from a |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
larger attendance area than regular schools and promote voluntary desegregation. - correct
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answer✔✔Magnet
A significant difference between the NEA and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is that
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________. - correct answer✔✔membership in the AFT is not open to administrators
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_______ is a professional organization interested in school improvement at all levels of
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
education. - correct answer✔✔ASCD |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
When schools face budget cutbacks or increased pressure to prepare students for high-stakes
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
tests, often ________ teaching positions are eliminated. - correct answer✔✔art and music
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, Teaching is the largest profession in the United States with Kindergarten, elementary school,
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middle school, and secondary school teachers (not including special education teachers)
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
totaling about ________ teachers. - correct answer✔✔3.8 million
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The membership of the National Education Association is open to all of the following groups
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
except ________. - correct answer✔✔school board members
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Compared to the 1970's, today's teachers are ________. - correct answer✔✔better educated |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
________ schools are designed to meet the needs of students at risk of failure and dropping
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out. - correct answer✔✔Alternative
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_______ is one of the teacher's most time-consuming non-teaching tasks. - correct
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answer✔✔Keeping paperwork including detailed records of students' academic progress, |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
attendance, and other required documentation. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Additions to teacher salaries such as medical insurance and retirement plans are called
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
________. - correct answer✔✔fringe benefits |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers includes assessments of all
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the following except ________. - correct answer✔✔leadership skills
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Currently, all states require an average of ________ semester credits of supervised student
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teaching. - correct answer✔✔6-8 |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
All of the following are practical benefits of teaching except ________. - correct
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answer✔✔frequent promotions to administrative positions |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Jon is disturbed by the problems of contemporary America-the erosion of the family, the
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increasing violence in our cities, and the hardships of poverty. To make a difference, Jon has
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