front 1 The text suggests that well planned social studies units are almost always integrated units, why is this? | back 1 D. (both a and b) Social studies almost always requires reading and writing & ss integrates history, the social science disciplines, and sometimes humanities |
front 2 Which of the following is the initial step in planning a ss unit? | back 2 B. Questioning the other teachers at the grade level to see what they would do |
front 3 What is formative evaluation as defined by the text? | back 3 A. Evaluation conducted to diagnose student learning difficulties and to plan for instruction |
front 4 What is a simulation as defined by the text? | back 4 C. A strategy designed to reconstruct some characteristics of a real situation through experience |
front 5 Concepts are defined by the text are? | back 5 B. Ideas |
front 6 What is concept formation? | back 6 A. Experiencing multiple examples of a concept and grasping the critical similarities among them |
front 7 Students that have developed inquiry skills are able to... | back 7 D. (Both b and c) Draw conclusions based on evidence and judge whether conclusions are based on evidence |
front 8 According to the author, a well-balanced Social Studies program ensures the development of skills through... | back 8 B. Systematic instruction |
front 9 Which of the following is NOT a purpose of asking questions according to the author? | back 9 B. Giving directions |
front 10 To learn social studies, students need... | back 10 C. Multiple sources of information |
front 11 What do teachers need to keep uppermost in their minds when selecting an instructional resource? | back 11 B. The objectives to be achieved |
front 12 What energy does the author suggest students and teachers use to become familiar with the school library (multimedia center)? | back 12 A. Orienteering |
front 13 Which of the following is true about elementary textbook programs? | back 13 D. They are a resource of resources |
front 14 As a matter of principle it is advisable to take elementary students into the community on when... | back 14 C. The field trip provides for experiences that cannot be duplicated in the classroom |
front 15 When using technology in social studies lessons and units, the teacher is challenged to... | back 15 A. Adapt the use of technology to the ongoing instructional goals of the classroom |
front 16 Newspapers are resources for teaching reading. They are also resources for teaching... | back 16 B. Current Events |
front 17 Assessment means finding out.. | back 17 A. What students know and are able to do |
front 18 Evaluation involves comparing a student's present understanding with... | back 18 D. The desired outcome of instruction |
front 19 Which of the following is NOT a purpose for assessment that was provided in the text? | back 19 B. Behavioral modification |
front 20 Instructional planning is the primary purpose of assessment for whom? | back 20 C. The teacher |
front 21 What are assessments called that are conducted during instruction? | back 21 C. Formative |
front 22 32. Most of the assessment done during social studies instruction involves... | back 22 B. Informal methods and simple observation |
front 23 Performance assessments help the teacher.. | back 23 A. Find out how well students can translate knowledge into action |
front 24 The author suggests that work samples saved for social studies portfolios be... | back 24 B. Related to essential learnings and desired outcomes |
front 25 In social studies children read and write to.. | back 25 D. Build and express understanding |
front 26 Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of apprenticeships? | back 26 A. The learner enters into a new task without support |
front 27 The special reading skills unique to the social studies must be taught.. | back 27 A. In relation to the subject matter under study |
front 28 When using text books, the text author encourages teachers to.. | back 28 C. Make differential use of them that supports instructional goals |
front 29 Why should parts of a text book (text structure) be taught? | back 29 A. So students can better comprehend what they are reading |
front 30 What is one of the causes the text provides for poor reading comprehension in social studies? | back 30 B. The vocabulary density of the reading material |
front 31 Which of the following is NOT something a teacher can do to enhance what a student brings to a reading situation? | back 31 A. Increasing a child's intellectual aptitude |
front 32 What is the purpose, according to the text author, for using children's trade books in social studies? | back 32 To teach children about multiple perspectives so that they can view the world from another's perspective as well as their own |
front 33 The author recommends that multiple perspectives be routinely examined in the social studies classroom. What teaching strategy becomes a routine part of this? | back 33 C. Compare and Contrast |
front 34 According to the text, what can serve as an integrating core for teaching and learning in an elementary and middle school? | back 34 C. Helping children construct powerful social understandings and understand the basic responsibilities of citizenship |
front 35 What is the greatest pitfall of curriculum integration according to the text? | back 35 A. To treat curriculum integration as a goal |
front 36 What is the fusion approach to curriculum integration? | back 36 C. Two disciplines are infused together to create a new discipline |
front 37 What is accomplished by the fusion approach integration? | back 37 D. (Both b and c) Skills are used to achieve valued content goals AND Skills are strengthened by being engaged with content |
front 38 What is the fusion approach to curriculum integration? | back 38 A. Two or more subject matters are synthesized in a way that a new unified idea is formed |
front 39 The text provides a detailed example and rationale for students creating an original biography. Through creation students are invited to... | back 39 C. Read, write, and discuss their way to an in-depth understanding of a historical figure |
front 40 What is generalization? | back 40 B. A statement that meaningfully links two or more concepts |
front 41 What is one way that elementary teachers can cultivate the virtue of civic-mindedness? | back 41 A. By developing a regular, ongoing program of instruction involving daily news and issues |
front 42 Which of the following is NOT a purpose provided in the text for teaching current events/public issues at the elementary level? | back 42 D. To encourage students to get information from encyclopedia's and textbooks |
front 43 What, according to the text author, is a disadvantage to using current events in addition to social studies instruction? | back 43 D. Current events are isolated from social studies and the rest of the school program |
front 44 What, according to the text author, is a disadvantage to using current events to supplement social studies instruction? | back 44 C. The range of stories that are age appropriate may be restricted due to lack of connection to current social studies units |
front 45 What is a disadvantage, to the text author, to using current events as a basis for social studies instruction? | back 45 B. It is difficult to plan for because events may not relate directly to the SS curriculum and resources may be difficult to gather |
front 46 Which of the following is NOT a special responsibility a teacher has when teaching a controversial issue? | back 46 A. Helping to control the conversation by only allowing certain students to speak |
front 47 What, according to the text author, is one of the best ways to teach current events? | back 47 C. To select events that are controversial |
front 48 An enduring public issue is.. | back 48 A controversial issue that does not go away when the current event ends |
front 49 Towards what goal, according to the author, should teachers direct a program of multicultural education? | back 49 A. Improving human relations in the school, community, and nation |