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Which system of testing became the model for Americans after the report A Nation At Risk was issued? |
| | A) | China's system of testing. |
| | B) | Germany's system of testing. |
| | C) | Japan's system of testing. |
| | D) | The systems of testing used by Germany and Japan. |
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Accountability is based upon the belief that |
| | A) | The average community member has the ability to make correct educational decisions. |
| | B) | Educational experts should not have decision-making power. Instead, their research should be used to inform the public who will make the decisions. |
| | C) | The community has the right to complain, but decisions about how to deal with complaints should be made by educational experts. |
| | D) | The public reporting of test scores will embarrass teachers and make them work harder. |
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The source of public school resources can be ranked as follows: |
| | A) | State, local and federal |
| | B) | Local, state and federal |
| | C) | Federal, local and state |
| | D) | All three sources contribute equally |
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The following factor had little impact on student test performance: |
| | A) | Smaller class size. |
| | B) | Teacher experience. |
| | C) | Higher expenditures per student. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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Which of the following is true? |
| | A) | Compulsory education laws vary from state to state in their actual form and interpretation by state courts. |
| | B) | Cookie-cutter compulsory education laws result in a more flexible application of compulsory-schooling laws. |
| | C) | Research has proved that there is a relationship between the amount and quality of education available in a society and a decrease in crime, unemployment, and other social, economic and political problems. |
| | D) | Teacher unions support abandoning compulsory education laws because they infringe upon parental rights to control and direct the education of their children. |
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High-stakes testing is not a controversial issue because research has shown that the content of the test is politically neutral. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Most states exercise the following major functions regarding education |
| | A) | Establishing academic standards and curriculum guidelines for local school districts |
| | B) | Providing funds to local school districts |
| | C) | Licensing teachers |
| | D) | All of the above |
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Indicators of School Crime and Safety, a school violence report issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Education, found |
| | A) | Students are more likely to be injured in school, than outside of school |
| | B) | A decline in school crimes during the 1990s |
| | C) | An increase in the number of street gangs in the schools |
| | D) | An increase in school crimes during the 1990s |
| | E) | Answers a, c and d |
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Since the activities of private foundations rarely result in government action, they have very little influence over nationalizing educational policies and practices. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The federal government exercises control over education by |
| | A) | Exercising the rights provided by the United States Constitution, which provides that the federal government has a vested interest in the control of education because an informed citizenry is vital to national security |
| | B) | Categorical aid, which provides federal money to support particular educational programs |
| | C) | Federal regulations that are attached to federal programs and require state compliance as a requirement for the receipt of federal money |
| | D) | Funding of particular types of research |
| | E) | All of the above |
| | F) | Answers a, b and c |
| | G) | Answers b, c and d |
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The testing approach shifts the discussion from the conditions of learning to motivation to learn. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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High-stakes testing is a key element in the control of education by federal and state governments in the 21st century. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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