Exam Prep Double Jeopardy

Question 1

This is the common phrase for the idea that there is a ‘common heritage’ that can or should be taught to all American students

Answer 1

Melting Pot Theory/The Melting Pot

Question 2

This two-word term describes ‘ballpark’ assessment of progress that is eventually recorded for each student

Answer 2

Formal Formative Assessment

Question 3

This education movement, begun by Jon Dewey in the 1920s, insisted that the learning process is more important than the subject matter and that schools should connect to life experiences

Answer 3

Progressive Education

Question 4

This ancient teaching method follows every assertion with a question, examines assumptions, and leads to new knowledge

Answer 4

Socratic Teaching

Question 5

The percentage of American residents who speak a language other than English at home

Answer 5

20% (or 1 in 5)

Question 6

These are the 5 current purposes of public schools

Answer 6

1. Academic Achievement
2. Workforce Readiness
3. Citizenship
4. Social Development
5. Cultural Transmission

Question 7

This learning model is sometimes called the “banking model” of education

Answer 7

Transmission Model/Transmission Learning

Question 8

Early American teaching resources, hornbooks, spellers, and primers, all had this theme in common

Answer 8

Religion/Religious Themes

Question 9

This law, part of the Civil Rights Act, forbids employers from discriminating on the basis of race, sex, or religion

Answer 9

Title VII

Question 10

She was an early 20th-century physician turned philosopher who emphasized the idea that children should learn independently

Answer 10

Maria Montesorri

Question 11

This is the legal term for culpable neglect by a teacher in the performance of his/her/their duties

Answer 11

Educational Malpractice

Question 12

This is the current full name of the federal law that guarantees equal access to education for students with disabilities/exceptionalities

Answer 12

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Question 13

This 1972 law guarantees that women and girls must not be denied any of the educational opportunities that are offered to boys and men

Answer 13

Title IX

Question 14

This law guarantees equal access to education to any institution that receives federal funding

Answer 14

Title VI

Question 15

These four factors determine socio-economic status

Answer 15

Wealth, Income, Occupation, and Educational Attainment

Question 16

These 4 categories of students are likely to notice that the dominant culture doesn’t always match what they are used to

Answer 16

1. Students who do not feel part of the dominant culture
2. Students whose families have recently immigrated
3. Students who are not of European heritage
4. Students whose native language is not English

Question 17

This term is one of three parts of a specific learning objective. It is what makes the objective specific

Answer 17

‘Evaluative Criterion’ or ‘Criterion for Evaluation’

Question 18

This term describes education that both respects and reflects the diverse perspectives of students

Answer 18

Culturally Responsive Teaching

Question 19

This word describes the productive psychological state that is a major ‘payoff’ according to the praxial music education philosophy

Answer 19

Flow/Flow State/Flow Theory

Question 20

This term refers to the national origins of one’s ancestors

Answer 20

Ethnicity

Question 21

This term describes how we internalize patterns of cultural norms and values as we live our lives

Answer 21

Enculturation

Question 22

This Term means mistaking a socially constructed idea or value for something natural or universal

Answer 22

Reification/Reify

Question 23

This philosophy insists that knowledge is not universal, but that we can come to temporary argument on contingent truths based on consensus and available scientific evidence

Answer 23

Pragmatism

Question 24

This philosophical ‘ism’ insists that knowledge is the result of a personal, reflective process. Therefore, truth is a somewhat fluid concept, and there are no universal truths

Answer 24

Existentialism

Question 25

This two-word Latin term refers to the once popular idea that children are empty vessels waiting to be filled with the teacher’s knowledge

Answer 25

Tabula Rasa

Question 26

This humanistic scholar from the Renaissance believed that education should lead to piety, love of the liberal arts, social tact, and good moral behavior

Answer 26

Erasmus

Question 27

This is the most recent of the four types of schools prevalent in the U.S.

Answer 27

Charter Schools

Question 28

This term describes the teaching of unspoken values, norms, and beliefs about culture. This often happens unknowingly through interactions, modeling, and classroom culture

Answer 28

The Hidden Curriculum

Question 29

Aside from race and ethnicity, these are the other 6 categories of diversity

Answer 29

1. Socio-Economic Status
2. Language
3. Gender
4. Sexual Orientation
5. Religion
6. Exceptionalities

Question 30

This learning theory insists that knowledge is not universal but looks different for various students based on their frame of reference

Answer 30

Constructivism/Constructivist Learning Theory