EDCE660 – wk1 – Quiz1
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
All of the following are key elements of the new ESSA, EXCEPT
Selected
Answer:
limited and reduced federal targeted funding for
the highest poverty schools and districts.
Answers: state-wide annual assessments aligned with
standards.
limited and reduced federal targeted funding for
the highest poverty schools and districts.
public reporting of academic outcomes and
opportunities to learn.
accountability systems that must show progress
for all groups of students.
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The 1994 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA) required all of the following EXCEPT
Selected
Answer:
a focus on measuring inputs, such as “How many
computers were purchased with Title I funds?”
Answers: all schools to educate students from low-income
families according to the same challenging
academic content standards used by all other
schools.
aligning rigorous criterion-referenced assessments
to challenging academic content standards.
a focus on measuring inputs, such as “How many
computers were purchased with Title I funds?”
implementing accountability systems to measure
progress of all groups of students.
Question 3
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1 out of 1 points
Professional school counselors must be
Selected
Answer:
central players in reconstructing school systems
through leadership, advocacy, and collaboration.
Answers: responsible for only the children with special
needs.
willing to be a team player, even if it leads to
more time spent doing non-counseling related
activities.
central players in reconstructing school systems
through leadership, advocacy, and collaboration.
responsible for keeping records up to date.
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Due to rapidly changing demographics, professional school
counselors are being challenged to
Selected
Answer:
respond to the needs of many different U.S. and
foreign born groups of minority students.
Answers: change the process of accountability.
respond to the needs of many different U.S. and
foreign born groups of minority students.
reach more children.
change the ways professional school counselors
correspond with parents.
Question 5
0 out of 1 points
Professional school counselors have been described as
"sorters and selectors.” What is meant by this phrase?
Selected
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Answer: Counselors separate students by race and
ethnicity.
Answers:
Counselors attempt to change the student to fit
the system.
Counselors are responsible for student
assessment.
Counselors attempt to change the system to fit
the student.
Counselors separate students by race and
ethnicity.
Question 6
0 out of 1 points
__________ allows professional school counselors to be
accountable for their actions and show they make a
difference.
Selected
Answer:
None of the above.
Answers: Use of time sheets
Use of data
Showing how much time is spent on which
services
None of the above.
Question 7
0 out of 1 points
In order to transform the role of the professional school
counselor, it is imperative to move away from a primary focus
on mental health and individual changes to systemic concerns
that focus on promoting
Selected
Answer:
career development.
Answers:
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community
involvement.
cultural differences.
career development.
teacher
involvement.
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
To be a part of educational reform, it is critical for professional
school counselors to move beyond their current role and
become
Selected
Answer:
proactive leaders and advocates who affect
systems change.
Answers:
proactive leaders and advocates who affect
systems change.
providers of crisis intervention.
more efficient time managers.
sympathetic to the needs of students from poor
neighborhoods.
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The _______ is the 2015 update and replacement of the No
Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.
Selected
Answer:
Every Student Succeeds Act
Answers: College and Career Readiness
Standards
Common Core State Standards
Initiative
Improving America’s School Act
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Every Student Succeeds Act
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
What was the title of the influential report that directed
national attention to the inequities in the educational system?
Selected
Answer:
A Nation at Risk.
Answers: Students at Risk.
Educational Inequity.
A Nation at Risk.
A System of
Discrimination.
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Data from states and local school districts show that poor
students and students of color are
Selected
Answer:
systemically denied an education that leads them
to success in school and in the market place.
Answers:
systemically denied an education that leads them
to success in school and in the market place.
highly educated.
given many opportunities for a quality education.
better off academically than their advantaged
peers.
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
__________ prevents or slows professional school counselors
from changing with the times?
EDCE660 – wk1 – Quiz1
Selected
Answer:
Allowing administrative practices to dictate
the role
Answers: Questioning the status quo
Expecting all students to achieve at a high
level
Actively working to remove barriers to
learning
Allowing administrative practices to dictate
the role
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
There is a need for more highly skilled workers, especially in
the fields of
Selected
Answer:
all of the
above
Answers: science.
engineering.
technology.
all of the
above
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
The main goal of the professional school counselor should be
increasing the __________ of all students.
Selected
Answer:
academic
achievement
Answers: cultural awareness
self-esteem
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social skills
academic
achievement
Question 15
0 out of 1 points
“Transform” means to
Selected
Answer:
focus on whole school and systemic concerns
that fit the mission of schools.
Answers:
alter, shift, or change the way one works.
move away from the past.
focus on mental health.
focus on whole school and systemic concerns
that fit the mission of schools.
Question 16
0 out of 1 points
The major development that forced the need for educational
reform in the U.S. was
Selected
Answer:
a demand for a technical workforce.
Answers: a need to consolidate funding sources.
a demand for a technical workforce.
a drop in standardized test scores nationwide.
the public schools' lack of success in meeting
students' needs.
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
Professional school counselors need to advocate for student
success by
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Selected
Answer:
All of the above.
Answers: using community resources effectively.
setting high expectations for student
achievement.
educating students and families about relevant
support systems.
All of the above.
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
__________ makes obsolete the long-standing practice by
school systems and counselors of sorting students into
college-bound and non-college-bound categories.
Selected
Answer:
Expecting all students to achieve at
proficient levels
Answers: Individual student planning
Expecting all students to achieve at
proficient levels
College preparatory courses
“Tracking” students
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is NOT one of the four forces driving
change in schools?
Selected
Answer:
Stagnation in education public policy
Answers: Inequities in the educational system
Stagnation in education public policy
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Changes in the nation’s demographics and
school populations
Changes in the economy and the workplace
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
What are the three “Cs”: counseling, consultation, and
Selected
Answer:
coordinatio
n.
Answers: community.
curriculum.
coordinatio
n.
collaboratio
n.
Question 21
1 out of 1 points
Students in the United States consistently score ________ on
international assessments of mathematics and science than
do students in other industrialized and even some
nonindustrialized nations.
Selected
Answer:
lower
Answers: higher
lower
similarly
none of the
above
Question 22
1 out of 1 points
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When professional school counselors begin to practice in
collaborative ways with other professionals they become a(n)
Selected
Answer:
integral part of schools and educational
reform.
Answers: liaison between students and teachers.
integral part of schools and educational
reform.
policy maker.
disciplinarian.
Question 23
1 out of 1 points
Education reform is now driven by an awareness that
__________ numbers of minority children are attending
schools in both rural and urban communities than ever before.
Selected
Answer:
larger
Answers: smaller
larger
equal
unknow
n
Question 24
1 out of 1 points
The new vision role requires that professional school
counselors
Selected
Answer:
work collaboratively with all school personnel.
Answers: sort students by ability level and limit those who
take rigorous courses.
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work primarily with students who have social or
personal problems.
test students.
work collaboratively with all school personnel.
Question 25
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following best described the role of the
professional school counselor in the late 20th century?
Selected
Answer:
Ancillary support personnel.
Answers: Use of data to effect change.
Integral members of the educational team.
Agents of change, especially for educational
equity for all students.
Ancillary support personnel.
