Chapter 12
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1. Which type of curriculum usually has a lecture format and is taught in separate content areas?

"NEED A HINT?" See page 308.
ANSWER: D, Subject-matter curriculum uses a lecture format in separate content areas.

2. The regular education initiative involving bringing all required special education services to the students while they remain in the regular education class is known as

"NEED A HINT?" See page 333.
ANSWER: A, Total inclusion is based on the premise that, rather than pull out the students with special needs, you bring the services to them.

3. An example of environmental print is a) having children form the letters of their names with clay. b) fast-food signs and brand names on cereal boxes. c) the first words that children learn to write phonemically. d) a commercial phonics program.

"NEED A HINT?" See page 312.
ANSWER: B, Environmental print is printed words that appear in places where children can see and understand them, such as advertisements and signs.

4. Which language arts approach is commercially packaged with organized and sequenced presentation of skills?

"NEED A HINT?" See page 312.
ANSWER: D, The basal reader approach also provides reading material, corresponding questions, and more structure for the teacher.

5. Aesthetic, perceptual, creative, and intellectual components are all parts of

"NEED A HINT?" See page 321.
ANSWER: C, These four components are all part of the visual and performing arts content area.

6. The two basic categories of educational standards are

"NEED A HINT?" See page 327.
ANSWER: A, Content and performance are the two categories of standards.

7. One of the disadvantages of block scheduling is

"NEED A HINT?" See page 329.
ANSWER: D, Students in block scheduled classes will fall behind more easily when absent.

8. According to Banks, the multicultural approach to education that encourages students to take action on a community level is the

"NEED A HINT?" See page 331.
ANSWER: D, The decision-making and social action approach also helps students take steps to resolve identified problems and concerns.

9. The type of evaluation that looks at achievement or performance over a period of time is known as ______________ evaluation.

"NEED A HINT?" See page 338.
ANSWER: C, Summative evaluation focuses on achievement or performance over a period of time.

10. Which type of school is most likely to have computers available for use?

"NEED A HINT?" See page 335.
ANSWER: C, Students in suburban schools are the most likely to have access to computers in school.

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