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Short answer
100
True or False Middle school is the last chance for students to master basic foundational skills.
What is true.
100
Which of the following are crucial to successful middle school programs? A. Personal development B. Education for social confidence C. Skills for continuous learning D. All of the above
What is D.
100
The first academy was established by _____________.
Who is Benjamin Franklin.
100
What is the term used when workers are found to be more productive if they first receive attention?
What is the Hawthorne Effect.
100
When did public secondary schools emerge?
What is at the end of the 19th century.
200
True or False Due to the failing economy, secondary schools are linking education to career choices.
What is true.
200
What type of program is beneficial to middle schoolers that involves a teacher who has special concern about the student as an individual? A. Intramural programs B. Tutoring programs C. Advisory programs D. Buddy-system Programs
What is C.
200
The name of the first high school that was opened in Boston in 1821 was ______________.
What is the English Classical School.
200
What is the name of the traditional school established by Horace Mann?
What is the normal school.
200
Name 3 features of middle schools.
What is team teaching, block scheduling, advisory guidance, exploratory wheels, and interdisciplinary units.
300
True or False Middle schools actually require less money to operate.
What is false.
300
What 1874 case established free high school education for all? A. Brown case B. Scott case C. Smith case D. Kalamazoo case
What is D.
300
A type of program that is an extension of a physical education program for middle school students to participate regardless of athletic ability or skill is called _______________.
What is an intramural program.
300
What type of school was established to offer specialized programs in areas such as science, art, and technology?
What is magnet schools or magnet programs.
300
Name two reasons for the emergence of middle schools.
What is criticism of American schools, the elimination of racial segregation, an increased enrollment of school-aged children, and the bandwagon effect.
400
True or False Community involvement is crucial to success of middle schools.
What is true.
400
Who had the idea to expand the high school curriculum with both vocational and academic programs? A. James Conant B. Ben Franklin C. Jerry Johnson D. James Jeffrey
What is A.
400
Balanced middle school programs need _________ __________ experiences.
What is cognitive learning.
400
What is the term used for providing students with disabilities an education in a regular classroom?
What is inclusion.
400
What is the purpose of a middle school?
What is to bridge the gap between childhood and adolescence. What is a smooth transition between elementary and high school.
500
True or False The United States spends less on education than many other countries.
What is false.
500
Where are dropout rates the highest and achievement the lowest? A. Small towns B. Major cities C. Urban areas D. Rural areas
What is B.
500
A milestone in the middle school movement was the publication of the book ________________.
What is Making Middle Schools Work.
500
What integrated program offers a broad, liberal arts approach and the opportunity to study a subject in depth?
What is a global education program.
500
Name two causes of middle school failure.
What is eroding community support, an ill-prepared staff, a superficial curriculum, and/or a poorly functioning site.
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