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What is the true meaning of epistemology?

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The study of knowledge

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What is No Child Left Behind (NCLB)?

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A federal law that sets goals for achievement for all students and requires that teachers meet certain qualifications.

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How can the melting pot notion best be described?

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Immigrant cultures, religions, and ethnic groups producing new hybrid social and cultural forms.

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The mission of education slowly and subtly changed from an emphasis on Civil Rights to an evolved emphasis on individual rights. What is an example of this?

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Equal Rights Movement

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What provides a blueprint for how we think, feel, and behave in society?

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Culture

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What is a system for classifying knowledge learning outcomes in terms of complexity of the mental activity required?

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Bloom’s Taxonomy

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What is NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education)?

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A major accrediting agency

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What is the purpose of accreditation programs?

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They recognize educational institutions that have met acceptable standards applied by an outside agency.

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What is the BIA/BIE - Bureau of Indian Affairs/Education?

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A department created specifically for tribal schools and Indian Education Issues.

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Which of these acts was responsible for administering support for land-grant colleges and universities?

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The 2nd Morrill Act of 1890

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Which of these acts was responsible for giving federal aid for vocation programs in high schools?

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The Smith-Hughes Act of 1917

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Which of these acts was responsible for adding agricultural, industrial, and home economics training in high schools?

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The George-Barden Act of 1946

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Which of these acts was in response to Sputnik in that education was important to help the US compete with the former Soviet Union in scientific fields?

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The National Defense Act of 1958

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What is Equal Educational Opportunity?

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Access to similar education for all students regardless of their cultural background of family circumstances.

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What are the four analytical ways of thinking?

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Abstraction, Imagination, Generalization, and Logic

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What are the four prophetic ways of thinking?

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Discernment, Connection, Tracking Hypocrisy, and Hope

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What is INTASC (Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium)?

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An organization that created a set of principles that describe what teachers should know and be able to do