Question 1

In recent measures of occupational prestige, teachers rank

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A)  at the top of the scale alongside physicians. 
B)  above the ninetieth percentile. 
C)  at the bottom of the scale. 
D)  at the fiftieth percentile. 
A)  at the top of the scale alongside physicians. 
B)  above the ninetieth percentile. 
C)  at the bottom of the scale. 
D)  at the fiftieth percentile. B

Question 2

As of 2009, _________________ of the twelve hundred colleges that train teachers were not accredited by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

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A)  10 percent 
B)  18 percent 
C)  33 percent 
D)  42 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  18 percent 
C)  33 percent 
D)  42 percent D

Question 3

Collective bargaining can influence which of the following issues?

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A)  salaries only 
B)  working conditions only 
C)  school-based management only 
D)  all of the above 
A)  salaries only 
B)  working conditions only 
C)  school-based management only 
D)  all of the above D

Question 4

The phrase teaching out of license means teaching out of

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A)  the district in which one received tenure. 
B)  the grade level in which one student-taught. 
C)  the state in which one received one's original certification. 
D)  the subject in which one is certified. 
A)  the district in which one received tenure. 
B)  the grade level in which one student-taught. 
C)  the state in which one received one's original certification. 
D)  the subject in which one is certified.

Question 5

When considering a defined body of knowledge as a characteristic of a profession, which of the following statements accurately describes a criticism of teacher preparation programs?

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A)  Too many academic content courses are required. 
B)  Not enough pedagogy courses are required. 
C)  There is a healthy mix of content and pedagogy courses. 
D)  Too many education courses are required. 
A)  Too many academic content courses are required. 
B)  Not enough pedagogy courses are required. 
C)  There is a healthy mix of content and pedagogy courses. 
D)  Too many education courses are required.

Question 6

Which of the following is not an impediment to teaching being considered a profession?

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A)  a lack of professional associations 
B)  a defined body of knowledge and skills beyond that grasped by laypersons 
C)  autonomy in deciding about spheres of work 
D)  control over licensing standards and entry requirements 
A)  a lack of professional associations 
B)  a defined body of knowledge and skills beyond that grasped by laypersons 
C)  autonomy in deciding about spheres of work 
D)  control over licensing standards and entry requirements

Question 7

The educational reform movement of the 1980's and 1990's contributed to __________________.

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A)  pressure on districts for increased salaries 
B)  reductions of benefits for teachers 
C)  alignment of professional standards 
D)  awareness of basic rights 
A)  pressure on districts for increased salaries 
B)  reductions of benefits for teachers 
C)  alignment of professional standards 
D)  awareness of basic rights

Question 8

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  more pedagogy (methods) courses in her teacher preparation program 
B)  a fifth-year preparation program 
C)  a mediated entry program 
D)  periodic, one-day, in-service training workshops 
A)  more pedagogy (methods) courses in her teacher preparation program 
B)  a fifth-year preparation program 
C)  a mediated entry program 
D)  periodic, one-day, in-service training workshops

Question 9

Which of the following statements most accurately compares teaching to other professions, such as medicine and law?

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A)  Teachers have more professional autonomy and make many of the major decisions affecting their work. 
B)  Like lawyers and doctors, teachers must go through an extensive educational process to be licensed. 
C)  Teachers are more affected by decisions of people outside the profession than are lawyers and doctors. 
D)  Teachers are accorded economic and social prestige equal to that of lawyers and doctors. 
A)  Teachers have more professional autonomy and make many of the major decisions affecting their work. 
B)  Like lawyers and doctors, teachers must go through an extensive educational process to be licensed. 
C)  Teachers are more affected by decisions of people outside the profession than are lawyers and doctors. 
D)  Teachers are accorded economic and social prestige equal to that of lawyers and doctors.

Question 10

Often new teachers pursue their staff development in hopes of achieving _______________.

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A)  tenure 
B)  a Master's degree 
C)  professional growth 
D)  continuous training 
A)  tenure 
B)  a Master's degree 
C)  professional growth 
D)  continuous training

Question 11

What potential hardships might occur when each state sets its own certification requirements?

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There is significant variation from stat

Question 12

Why does Chapter 2 support the need for a formal, systematic mediated entry for new teachers?

Accepted Answer

There is currently a high rate of turnov

Question 13

Urban teachers prefer to join the AFT primarily because of the organization's

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A)  research on urban conditions. 
B)  provision for membership by administrators. 
C)  publications directed toward urban teachers. 
D)  use of traditional union tactics. 
A)  research on urban conditions. 
B)  provision for membership by administrators. 
C)  publications directed toward urban teachers. 
D)  use of traditional union tactics.

Question 14

The division and rivalry of the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers is often seen as

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A)  a healthy choice. 
B)  a separation by geographical location. 
C)  detrimental to the teaching profession. 
D)  a joint effort. 
A)  a healthy choice. 
B)  a separation by geographical location. 
C)  detrimental to the teaching profession. 
D)  a joint effort.

Question 15

Which of the following presents the greatest obstacle to teachers' gaining the kind of autonomy suggested by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards?

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A)  Teachers do not receive training in organizing and running their own professional organizations. 
B)  Most teachers are not interested in gaining more autonomy in their work. 
C)  Because education is a public enterprise and a public responsibility, citizens and their elected officials will be slow to turn control over to teachers. 
D)  The teaching population in the United States is too large and too varied to govern its own professional affairs. 
A)  Teachers do not receive training in organizing and running their own professional organizations. 
B)  Most teachers are not interested in gaining more autonomy in their work. 
C)  Because education is a public enterprise and a public responsibility, citizens and their elected officials will be slow to turn control over to teachers. 
D)  The teaching population in the United States is too large and too varied to govern its own professional affairs.

Question 16

A newly developing trend with teaching qualifications is for teachers to _________________.

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A)  specialize in just one area and always teach that area. 
B)  teach out-of-field in subject areas where they are not recognized as experts. 
C)  become experts and limit teaching time. 
D)  teach extended months of the year. 
A)  specialize in just one area and always teach that area. 
B)  teach out-of-field in subject areas where they are not recognized as experts. 
C)  become experts and limit teaching time. 
D)  teach extended months of the year.

Question 17

Critics of merit pay say that it will reduce

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A)  the educational experience for students. 
B)  competition and favoritism. 
C)  the salaries of average-ability teachers. 
D)  conformity in classroom teaching. 
A)  the educational experience for students. 
B)  competition and favoritism. 
C)  the salaries of average-ability teachers. 
D)  conformity in classroom teaching.

Question 18

Provide two examples of groups recruited to teaching by alternative certification, and describe why this path to certification would probably reduce the professional status of teachers.

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Examples might include using college-edu

Question 19

Compared to the salary of the average college graduate, teacher pay is

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A)  lower. 
B)  about the same. 
C)  higher. 
A)  lower. 
B)  about the same. 
C)  higher.

Question 20

What has been a major contributor to the rise in the level of "occupational prestige" that teachers are rated?

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A)  increased levels of education and complex nature 
B)  need for more "highly qualified teachers" 
C)  abstract skill and education 
D)  language acquisition 
A)  increased levels of education and complex nature 
B)  need for more "highly qualified teachers" 
C)  abstract skill and education 
D)  language acquisition

In recent measures of occupational prestige, teachers rank

As of 2009, _________________ of the twelve hundred colleges that train teachers were not accredited by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

Collective bargaining can influence which of the following issues?

The phrase teaching out of license means teaching out of

When considering a defined body of knowledge as a characteristic of a profession, which of the following statements accurately describes a criticism of teacher preparation programs?

Which of the following is not an impediment to teaching being considered a profession?

The educational reform movement of the 1980's and 1990's contributed to __________________.

Which of the following statements most accurately compares teaching to other professions, such as medicine and law?

Often new teachers pursue their staff development in hopes of achieving _______________.

What potential hardships might occur when each state sets its own certification requirements?

Why does Chapter 2 support the need for a formal, systematic mediated entry for new teachers?

Urban teachers prefer to join the AFT primarily because of the organization's

The division and rivalry of the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers is often seen as

Which of the following presents the greatest obstacle to teachers' gaining the kind of autonomy suggested by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards?

A newly developing trend with teaching qualifications is for teachers to _________________.

Critics of merit pay say that it will reduce

Provide two examples of groups recruited to teaching by alternative certification, and describe why this path to certification would probably reduce the professional status of teachers.

Compared to the salary of the average college graduate, teacher pay is

What has been a major contributor to the rise in the level of "occupational prestige" that teachers are rated?

Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher

World Roots of American Education

Pioneers of Modern Teaching

Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

Financing Public Education

Legal Aspects of Education

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Social Class, Race, and School Achievement

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

The Purposes of Education

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

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Exam 2: The Teaching Profession

In recent measures of occupational prestige, teachers rank

As of 2009, _________________ of the twelve hundred colleges that train teachers were not accredited by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

Collective bargaining can influence which of the following issues?

The phrase teaching out of license means teaching out of

When considering a defined body of knowledge as a characteristic of a profession, which of the following statements accurately describes a criticism of teacher preparation programs?

Which of the following is not an impediment to teaching being considered a profession?

The educational reform movement of the 1980's and 1990's contributed to __________________.

Which of the following statements most accurately compares teaching to other professions, such as medicine and law?

Often new teachers pursue their staff development in hopes of achieving _______________.

What potential hardships might occur when each state sets its own certification requirements?

Why does Chapter 2 support the need for a formal, systematic mediated entry for new teachers?

Urban teachers prefer to join the AFT primarily because of the organization's

The division and rivalry of the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers is often seen as

Which of the following presents the greatest obstacle to teachers' gaining the kind of autonomy suggested by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards?

A newly developing trend with teaching qualifications is for teachers to _________________.

Critics of merit pay say that it will reduce

Provide two examples of groups recruited to teaching by alternative certification, and describe why this path to certification would probably reduce the professional status of teachers.

Compared to the salary of the average college graduate, teacher pay is

What has been a major contributor to the rise in the level of "occupational prestige" that teachers are rated?

Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher

World Roots of American Education

Pioneers of Modern Teaching

Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

Financing Public Education

Legal Aspects of Education

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Social Class, Race, and School Achievement

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

The Purposes of Education

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

Filters