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EDUC2200
EDUC2200 Final Exam Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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What GPA do you need to get into Fairmont State's Education program? | 2.75 or higher |
What philosophy strives to teach students the accumulated knowledge of our civilism through core curriculum courses? | essentialism |
What are the two teacher centered philosophies? | essentialism and perrenialism |
What are the two teacher unions? | AFT and NEA |
What philosophy states the goal of education is to develop rational through and to discipline minds to think rigorously? | perrenialism |
What does most of school funding get used for? | instruction |
What philosophy organizes schools around the concerns, curiosity, and real-world experiences of students (founded by John Dewey)? | progressivism |
What philosophy encourages schools to focus on alleviating social inequities and reconstructs society into social order? | social reconstructivism |
What philosophy asserts that the purpose of education is to help children find the meaning and direction of their own lives? | existentialism |
Superintendents must have how much teaching experience prior to filling the role? | 0 years |
Who has the most responsibility in a school district? | superintendent |
Who is in charge of the pressures of the district? | superintendent |
What three governments fund public education? | federal, state, local |
What is abelism? | the act of not including students with disabilities |
What are the reasons for priviatization? | (1) improving schools (2) providing democratic choice (3) meeting global competitioin |
What's the assumption every student benefits from the same supports? | equality |
What's it called when everyone gets the support they need individually? | equity |
Are there major intellectual differences between boys and girls? | no |
Are there more female or male teachers in WV? | female |
What is a common identity based on ancestry, language, culture, or region of origin? | ethnicity |
What is a person's background/ancestry (where they came from)? | origin |
What is the presence of different and multiple characteristics that make up individuals? | diversity |
What is the criteria to get into FSU's teacher program? | a B average in EDUC 2200, 2201, and 2203 |
Why do we use APA citing? | to have one universal citation |
What philosophies are student centered? | social reconstructivism, existentialism, and progressivism |
We are competing in a global economy; want strict code of conduct and core courses; rigorous standards | essentialism |
Building a school based on what students want; equal voice in decision making; help students find their way | existentialism |
Focus on classical works of literature; students enjoy and want to read; students know how to think | perennialism |
Taking a class trip to learn first hand; integrated curriculum; solve real-world problems | progressivism |
Leave society better than it was found; develop social conscience and political skills | social reconstrucitivsm |
What are the roles of the superintendent? | set budget, hire staff, ensure curriculum needs are met, develop new programs, set district goals |
What's a social construct that divides people into distinct groups based on physical traits regarded as common among people of shared ancestry? | race |
What's a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices for faith and worship? | religion |
What students are unable to communicate fluently or learn effectively in English, often come from non-English-speaking homes and backgrounds, and require specialized or modified instruction in both the English language and their academic courses? | English Language Learners |
What is a systematic means of communicating ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized signs, sounds, gestures, or marks having understood meanings? | language |
What are characteristics of a public school? | run by local school districts, get financing from local state and federal government, do not charge tuition, open enrollment, and anchors in a community |
What are characteristics of a public magnet school? | public, run by school districts, funding from local state and federal government and grants/donations, no tuition, students learn all subjects, attract students from diverse backgounds by focusing on a specific subject |
What are characteristics of a public charter school? | different instructional methods and curriculum, public, no tuition, run by different types of entities, anybody can apply, needs to meet expectations |
What are characters of an online academy? | available for anyone, usually public, no tuition, organized curriculum, students learn at their own pace |
What are characteristics of a private school? | numerous kinds, independent or faith-based, charge tuition, need to be accepted, not run by the government |
What are characteristics of homeschooling? | provided by different groups and online resources, parents can design materials |
What are characteristics of rows? | tradition, enhances individual work, teacher-centered, great for large groups, little social interaction, hard for educator to have even view, students in back have a disadvantage |
What are characteristics of the u-shape? | great for discussion groups, easy access, best with smaller class sizes, takes up much space, may be intimidating |
What are characteristics of tables/groups? | common in elementary schools, encourages interactions, optimizes space, students can lose focus, some students don't have a clear view of the teacher |
What are characteristics of o-shapes? | enhances discussion, uncommon, distributes power, hard to access, hard for all students to see the board |
What are characteristics of the auditorium style? | clear view, easier to focus, promotes group work, sometimes challenging to move to other locations, harder to mange |
What's an open-concept classroom? | a large group of students varying in skill levels are in a single classroom with several teachers overseeing them |
What's the salary of a teacher dependent on? | seniority/levels of experience and level of degree |
What's the difference between state and national standards? | state standards are more specific and made by the state national standards are broader and made by organizations |