Question 1

Descriptive units:

Accepted Answer

A)  should be taught most of the time. 
B)  have lots of application of the content taught. 
C)  make clear connections with other topics. 
D)  emphasize students' acquisition of content knowledge. 
A)  should be taught most of the time. 
B)  have lots of application of the content taught. 
C)  make clear connections with other topics. 
D)  emphasize students' acquisition of content knowledge. D

Question 2

When teaching an issue or problem solving unit, all students are expected to arrive at the same conclusions or solutions by the end of the unit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The content of a social studies unit could be improved if the teacher examines how the topic might be taught in each of the social studies standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The learning cycle provides teachers with much flexibility and requires them to make important decisions about the content of the lessons and the teaching strategies to be used in units.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Textbooks often design social studies lessons as separate stand-alone concept lessons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

During the construction process all of the following criteria should be used in evaluating a unit EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  is the content taught important social studies content? 
B)  are the students carrying out investigations all across the unit? 
C)  is there coherence with students' attitudes so they are not confronting alternative thoughts? 
D)  does the unit reflect students' experiences in life? 
A)  is the content taught important social studies content? 
B)  are the students carrying out investigations all across the unit? 
C)  is there coherence with students' attitudes so they are not confronting alternative thoughts? 
D)  does the unit reflect students' experiences in life?

Question 7

When teachers plan an integrated unit, which question is NOT used?

Accepted Answer

A)  What important key concepts are to be included from each subject to be integrated? 
B)  How will students be taught to identify and separate the subject areas and their concept? 
C)  What are the natural and significant connections between the integrated unit's key concepts? 
D)  What are the guiding questions that will lead students thinking during this unit? 
A)  What important key concepts are to be included from each subject to be integrated? 
B)  How will students be taught to identify and separate the subject areas and their concept? 
C)  What are the natural and significant connections between the integrated unit's key concepts? 
D)  What are the guiding questions that will lead students thinking during this unit?

Question 8

Since databases can be purchased as software, having students make a database as a group or class project is largely a waste of valuable time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Using a database can help students ask questions that seek to test relationships among ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Issues and problem-solving units:

Accepted Answer

A)  help students easily resolve an issue or problem. 
B)  tend to include marginally significant social studies ideas. 
C)  do not always have a clear answer to the problem. 
D)  present a powerful argument for one solution to the problem. 
A)  help students easily resolve an issue or problem. 
B)  tend to include marginally significant social studies ideas. 
C)  do not always have a clear answer to the problem. 
D)  present a powerful argument for one solution to the problem.

Question 11

Integration of school subjects is an increasingly important goal for education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Evaluation criteria useful when constructing social studies units include:

Accepted Answer

A)  importance, inquiry, and involvement. 
B)  significance, coherence, and relevance. 
C)  involvement, interest, and significance. 
D)  coherence, inquiry, and importance. 
A)  importance, inquiry, and involvement. 
B)  significance, coherence, and relevance. 
C)  involvement, interest, and significance. 
D)  coherence, inquiry, and importance.

Question 13

In a unit, lessons are organized to encourage students to link ideas and experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

For a skill-focused unit social studies content is still learned but the mastering of the skills is a more important objective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which type of objective tells what actions the teacher hopes the students will take as a result of studying a unit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attitudinal objectives 
B)  Knowledge objectives 
C)  Skill objectives 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Attitudinal objectives 
B)  Knowledge objectives 
C)  Skill objectives 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 16

Reflection on a completed unit:

Accepted Answer

A)  is optional since teachers are taking notes and using student assessments throughout a unit. 
B)  uses feedback from students to determine effectiveness. 
C)  focuses on what students remembered from day to day. 
D)  examines the overall flow of the unit rather than how well each lesson flowed. 
A)  is optional since teachers are taking notes and using student assessments throughout a unit. 
B)  uses feedback from students to determine effectiveness. 
C)  focuses on what students remembered from day to day. 
D)  examines the overall flow of the unit rather than how well each lesson flowed.

Question 17

A rationale for a unit answers all of the following questions EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  how is the unit relevant to both the future and current needs and interests of students? 
B)  how does the unit examine societal issues and help students deal responsibly with them? 
C)  how is the unit developmentally appropriate for students? 
D)  how is the unit going to bring all students up to the same level of learning? 
A)  how is the unit relevant to both the future and current needs and interests of students? 
B)  how does the unit examine societal issues and help students deal responsibly with them? 
C)  how is the unit developmentally appropriate for students? 
D)  how is the unit going to bring all students up to the same level of learning?

Question 18

The range of viewpoints found in integrated units provides depth of study and makes it possible to address the needs of diverse students.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Characteristics that contribute to making unit planning a critical professional skill include all BUT:

Accepted Answer

A)  key ideas are interrelated with each other. 
B)  links are made to prior student experiences and knowledge. 
C)  random activities are the natural way of learning for children. 
D)  it provides for reviewing a variety of skills in real-world situations. 
E)  the topic is approached from different viewpoints. 
A)  key ideas are interrelated with each other. 
B)  links are made to prior student experiences and knowledge. 
C)  random activities are the natural way of learning for children. 
D)  it provides for reviewing a variety of skills in real-world situations. 
E)  the topic is approached from different viewpoints.

Question 20

In planning a unit, teachers consider whether important examples that students can understand exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Descriptive units:

When teaching an issue or problem solving unit, all students are expected to arrive at the same conclusions or solutions by the end of the unit.

The content of a social studies unit could be improved if the teacher examines how the topic might be taught in each of the social studies standards.

The learning cycle provides teachers with much flexibility and requires them to make important decisions about the content of the lessons and the teaching strategies to be used in units.

Textbooks often design social studies lessons as separate stand-alone concept lessons.

During the construction process all of the following criteria should be used in evaluating a unit EXCEPT:

When teachers plan an integrated unit, which question is NOT used?

Since databases can be purchased as software, having students make a database as a group or class project is largely a waste of valuable time.

Using a database can help students ask questions that seek to test relationships among ideas.

Issues and problem-solving units:

Integration of school subjects is an increasingly important goal for education.

Evaluation criteria useful when constructing social studies units include:

In a unit, lessons are organized to encourage students to link ideas and experiences.

For a skill-focused unit social studies content is still learned but the mastering of the skills is a more important objective.

Which type of objective tells what actions the teacher hopes the students will take as a result of studying a unit?

Reflection on a completed unit:

A rationale for a unit answers all of the following questions EXCEPT:

The range of viewpoints found in integrated units provides depth of study and makes it possible to address the needs of diverse students.

Characteristics that contribute to making unit planning a critical professional skill include all BUT:

In planning a unit, teachers consider whether important examples that students can understand exist.

What Is Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies

How Do Students Engage in Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies

How Are Social Studies Inquiry Skills Learned

How Are Social Studies Concepts and Generalizations Developed

How Do Students Develop Leadership in Democratic and Global Societies

What Is Social Studies Contribution to Global Education

How Do Teachers Use and Manage Social Studies Instructional Strategies Effectively

Helping Students Relate to Individuals and Communities

How Can I Involve All Students in Meaningful Social Studies

Helping Students Interpret History

How Do I Engage Students in Interpreting the Earth and Its People Through Geography

How Do I Assist Students in Making Economic Decisions

How Do I Teacher Students to Learn Through Multiple Assessment and Evaluation

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Exam 8: How Are Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies Unites Constructed

Descriptive units:

When teaching an issue or problem solving unit, all students are expected to arrive at the same conclusions or solutions by the end of the unit.

The content of a social studies unit could be improved if the teacher examines how the topic might be taught in each of the social studies standards.

The learning cycle provides teachers with much flexibility and requires them to make important decisions about the content of the lessons and the teaching strategies to be used in units.

Textbooks often design social studies lessons as separate stand-alone concept lessons.

During the construction process all of the following criteria should be used in evaluating a unit EXCEPT:

When teachers plan an integrated unit, which question is NOT used?

Since databases can be purchased as software, having students make a database as a group or class project is largely a waste of valuable time.

Using a database can help students ask questions that seek to test relationships among ideas.

Issues and problem-solving units:

Integration of school subjects is an increasingly important goal for education.

Evaluation criteria useful when constructing social studies units include:

In a unit, lessons are organized to encourage students to link ideas and experiences.

For a skill-focused unit social studies content is still learned but the mastering of the skills is a more important objective.

Which type of objective tells what actions the teacher hopes the students will take as a result of studying a unit?

Reflection on a completed unit:

A rationale for a unit answers all of the following questions EXCEPT:

The range of viewpoints found in integrated units provides depth of study and makes it possible to address the needs of diverse students.

Characteristics that contribute to making unit planning a critical professional skill include all BUT:

In planning a unit, teachers consider whether important examples that students can understand exist.

What Is Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies

How Do Students Engage in Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies

How Are Social Studies Inquiry Skills Learned

How Are Social Studies Concepts and Generalizations Developed

How Do Students Develop Leadership in Democratic and Global Societies

What Is Social Studies Contribution to Global Education

How Do Teachers Use and Manage Social Studies Instructional Strategies Effectively

Helping Students Relate to Individuals and Communities

How Can I Involve All Students in Meaningful Social Studies

Helping Students Interpret History

How Do I Engage Students in Interpreting the Earth and Its People Through Geography

How Do I Assist Students in Making Economic Decisions

How Do I Teacher Students to Learn Through Multiple Assessment and Evaluation

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