A parade-of facts curriculum is preferred because it emphasizes reading and recitation and prepares students for standardized tests.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 2] A goal-oriented curriculum designed to teach important ideas for understanding and application will provide a basis for authentic ideas that call for students to think critically and creatively in the process of conducting inquiry, solving problems, and making decisions.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 3] The authors of the textbook consider social studies ideas to be powerful if they match what is found on the state tests.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 4] Social studies teaching is powerful when it relates to the standardized tests that are administered.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 5] The NCSS position statement regarding Five Qualities of Powerful Teaching included integrative, active, challenging, appropriate, and textbook based.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 6] The authors of the text believe that in planning curriculum and instruction there are three kinds of goals to emphasize: understanding, appreciating, and naming skills.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 7] The academic disciplines are a means of generating and systematizing knowledge, while the school subjects that draw on them are a means of preparing students for life.
a. True
b. False
[Ques. 8] Teachers can minimize test anxiety problems by
a. regularly springing tests on students so they get into the habit of expecting them
b. portraying tests as opportunities to assess progress rather than as measures of ability.
c. practicing taking tests so students get into the habit and posting student results.
d. stressing evaluation or grading functions of tests and posting results.
[Ques. 9] Typically, the norms and skills necessary for successful group work need to be taught
a. together with the content as skill builders.
b. separately as skill builders and as lectures.
c. separately as skill builders within a discussion format.
d. separately as skill builders rather than as lectures.
[Ques. 10] The classroom community provides a forum for
a. living formal social studies exclusively in a safe and enjoyable environment.
b. articulating an effective management system using mostly extrinsic rewards.
c. building a healthy and competitive atmosphere for accomplishing a range of tasks.
d. living informal social studies in a safe, orderly, and enjoyable environment.
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