Educational Reform 1970s to the Present

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Test Your Knowledge
Educational Reform 1970s to the Present
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April 26, 1983 A Nation at _______________? Pe
ace the Top Risk
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Thats Right! April 26, 1983 A Nation at Risk
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Which was not a concern related to A Nation at
Risk? student family poverty fall behind in
the science areas. shortages of
teachers
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Thats Right! Students falling behind in the
science areas and having shortages of teachers
were two concerns related to A Nation at Risk.
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There were too many _________ courses being given
instead of subject matter. science drill me
thods
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Thats Right! It was believed too many methods
courses were being given instead of subject
matter.
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True or False Higher salaries and a better
evaluation system were recommendations to make
things better? True False Neither
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Thats Right! Those were two recommendations to
ease concerns.
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One of the solutions in 1986 was to require a
B.A. in Arts Science before study in
Education. True False Perhaps
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Thats Right! That was one of the solutions.
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Another solution was to provide teacher
punishment for bad student performance? True
False Maybe
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Thats Right! They provided incentives for good
student performance, but not punishments for bad.
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Which is false Governors Report on Education
(1991). Early childhood education for
disadvantaged Alternative high schools for
dropouts Allowing more students per
class to let everyone attend
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Thats Right! They actually decreased class size
from K-3rd grades.
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Which is false Holmes Groups Reform
(1986). 3-tier teacher licensing Double time
it takes to get undergraduate education
degree Eliminate undergraduate
education degree
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Thats Right! 3-tier teachers licensing and
eliminating the undergraduate teaching degree
were part of the reform.
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Who initiated No Child Left Behind? George
W. Bush A senator in Texas Bill Clinton
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Thats Right! George W. Bush did.
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