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EDU Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following is generally considered a positive aspect of the teaching profession? | the ability to influence the lives of young people |
| According to surveys, the vast majority of teachers are... | finally satisfied with their salaries |
| According to a study by the National Education Association, most teachers are... | satisfied with their jobs and the intellectual challenge |
| Teachers' salaries... | vary from state to state and community to community |
| One reason why teachers with more experience and high levels of degrees become frustrated... | the longer they stay in their teaching careers, the larger salary gap between teaching and other fields |
| Contrary to public perception, most teachers... | attain scores comparable to physicians, engineers, and writers on adult literacy exams |
| Which of the following would BEST support an argument that teaching is a profession today? | board certification (NBPTS) |
| Education in the first half of the 20th century was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT: | an increasing number of women entering the teaching field |
| Teachers in colonial times... | were sometimes indentured servants |
| The normal school established in 1823, in Concord, Vermont... | like its European counterpart, provided training in teaching skills OR provided elementary school graduates with formal training in teaching skills |
| In the nineteenth century, normal schools provided students with... | two years of training in academic subjects as well as in teaching methodology |
| The 1986 Carnegie report, A Nation Prepared, recommended... | abolishing the undergraduate teaching major, offering master's-level degrees in teaching instead |
| The goal of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is to... | assess and certify highly competent teachers |
| Less than 2% of teachers become board certified because... | it is expensive and fewer than half of the states pay for their teachers to prepare for board certification |
| What are the PAPA tests teacher-education candidates must take at the culmination of their "sophomore" year? | Reading, writing, and math |
| Why are some teachers dissatisfied with the pay scale in the education profession? | teachers often have often attained the same if not more education than their professional counterparts who continue to out earn them |