Deck 14: Curriculum, Standards and Accountability

Question 1

Goal 5 of Goals 2000 states that American students would be first in the world in math and science achievement.What grade level has come close to meeting this goal in science?

A)Fourth grade
B)Sixth grade
C)Eighth grade
D)Twelfth grade

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In 2010 the Common Core State Standards were developed based on research and evidence.What does it mean for a state to adapt the Common Core State Standards?

A)Use the common standards so all states teach the same standards
B)Standards form a national curriculum
C)States choose which standards they want to include
D)Merge the standards with state standards, so each state has its own standards

Answer 2

D

Question 3

People have been changing and modifying the education system since the first American schools opened.Which of the following is NOT a former reform movement?

A)Benjamin Franklin's Academy adds vocational education
B)Neuroscience shapes educational practice
C)NEA forms committees to standardize the curriculum
D)Goals 2000 results in federal legislation on education

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The National Science Education Standards were published in 1996.What has changed since then that may impact science education?

A)Internet gives rise to World Wide Web
B)AIDS has been officially recognized
C)Biotechnology field almost nonexistent
D)Cosmic string theory introduced

Question 5

Who institutes the curriculum and who interprets how the curriculum is taught?

A)Federal government creates curriculum and states interpret them
B)Society decides on the curriculum and the school systems interpret them
C)Individuals determine their own curriculum and teachers guide them
D)State prescribes curriculum and individual school districts interpret them

Question 6

What are some examples of math manipulatives?

A)Flashcards
B)Counting blocks and tangrams
C)Worksheets and books
D)Blackboards and chalk

Question 7

What is the primary goal of the information obtained from student assessments?

A)Use the information to group students by ability
B)Create future lessons with the information
C)Apply the information to guide instruction and educational decisions
D)Utilize the information to make tests more difficult

Question 8

The most recent reform in English language arts curriculum is in the Common Core State Standards.What are one of the changes that require use of higher-order thinking skills?

A)Literacy in all the content areas
B)Read a range of literature
C)Communicate using spoken, written, and visual language
D)Use technology to create and communicate knowledge

Question 9

After each lesson, Ms.Boardman has her students write in their math journal about their recent lesson which combines language arts with their math.What type of approach is this?

A)Multi-subject
B)Journaling
C)Reflection
D)Interdisciplinary

Question 10

The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) standards focus on 10 integrated themes (strands).What is one of the strands of today's social studies curriculum?

A)Science, technology, and society
B)Foreign government and politics
C)Names, dates, places, and events
D)Learn what made the United States the country it is today

Question 11

Ms.Waldron has one group of students in her science class who will explore and observe on their own.Another group of students will explore with more guidance from the teacher.What approach is Ms.Waldron implementing in her instruction?

A)Specific learning in a highly structured atmosphere
B)Analyzing information through groups
C)Designing instruction to meet individual student needs
D)Scientific method

Question 12

According to Johnson (2011), how does integrating math and science motivate students?

A)Opportunity to do math problems and science experiments in the same class
B)Provides education that is relevant, meaningful, and useful
C)Each subject is separate creating discrete areas of study
D)Makes math less boring

Question 13

What is the argument for different curriculums for each area of the country versus a national curriculum?

A)Skills needed for jobs are specific to certain areas
B)Students in different communities have different needs and interests
C)Assessments of curriculum need to have nationwide consistency
D)Students throughout the nation should study one common curriculum

Question 14

What is the current reform movement which is based on tests and provides data for judgments about achievement and program effectiveness?

A)Standards movement
B)Authentic assessment
C)Student achievement
D)Goals 2000

Question 15

The School Mathematics Study Groups developed the New Math curriculum during the 1960s.Why did the New Math reform fail?

A)Memorization was the key focus
B)Only used drill and practice techniques
C)Disregarded practice problems with use of manipulatives
D)Teachers lacked professional development in new curriculum

Question 16

Science use to be based on the appreciation and understanding of the natural world by memorizing facts, what catapulted major changes in science to create our current curriculum?

A)Demands of science community
B)Launch of Sputnik
C)Discovery of polio vaccine
D)Implementation of No Child Left Behind

Question 17

The curriculum is the material taught in school.What constitutes the specific parts of the curriculum?

A)Scope and sequence of the courses
B)Real world relevancy and electives
C)Classical studies and Socratic method
D)Teacher's role and student's role

Question 18

How does society make changes and modifications to the education system to meet the current needs of the students and society?

A)School policy
B)School board suggestions
C)Education reform
D)Teacher modifications

Question 19

What is one of the concerns with the current social studies curriculum guidelines?

A)The topics are too broad to cover
B)Too many different viewpoints are provided to students
C)Students are not learning factual information everyone should know
D)Topics seem isolated from other subjects and real life

Question 20

During the 1980s a new constructivist approach to teach reading and writing was implemented.What was this approach?

A)Phonics
B)Sight words
C)Whole language
D)Literacy initiative

Question 21

Why is mentoring so important for teacher induction and what does an effective mentoring program look like?

Question 22

Mr.Choi tests his biology students by having them label the parts of a real dissected frog.What type of assessment does Mr.Choi use?

A)Performance assessment
B)Traditional test
C)Applied observation
D)Experiential

Question 23

Teachers should be held accountable for student achievement, but how accountability is measured has become very controversial.Why is the value-added analysis method a controversial way to evaluate teacher performance?

Question 24

Describe what "scope and sequence" means in a curriculum?

Question 25

In Ms.Stiles class, the students write in their journals about each lesson and create portfolios showing what they have learned.What type of method does Ms.Stiles use to assess her students?

A)Reflective writing
B)Alternative methods
C)Final projects
D)Authentic assessment

Question 26

Since what students learn (curriculum) has changed in current reforms, how they learn it (instruction) has also changed.What do the reform efforts regarding standards emphasize that effects how it will be taught?

Question 27

What is the difference between formative assessment and summative assessment?

Question 28

What are some of the concerns with the common core curriculum?

Question 29

What are some of the advantages of implementing a common core of standards?