Education & Training Systems

Which of the following are governed by school boards and funded partially by

property taxes?

• Private schools

• Community colleges

• Public schools

• State universities

Place the following school district positions in their hierarchical order.

• English teacher
• School board

• Superintendent

• Middle school principal

Mrs. Martes teaches sixth grade math. She is allowed to make many of the decisions

in her classroom and feels she has more autonomy than teachers from other

districts. Which of the following organizational structures does Mrs. Martinez’s school

most likely use?

• Loosely coupled organization

• Bureaucratic model

• Interdisciplinary team organization

• Advanced appearance approach

Which of the following is a process of external quality review created and used by

educational institutions and programs for quality assurances and improvement?

• Assurance

• Accreditation

• Certification

• Credentialing

In higher education, which of the following is NOT a reason for accreditation?

• Access to federal and state funds

• Create private sector confidence

• Offer cheaper tuition rates

• Ease of transfer credits from one institution to another

Match the following funding to their descriptions.

• State

• Mostly made up of property taxes

• Local

• Works to fill in gaps when other sources are inadequate to

  meet needs

• Federal

• Various taxes and state-sponsored lotteries

Select all of the following types of accreditation in higher education.

• Local career accreditors

• National faith-related accreditors

• National technician accreditors

Jerome would like to be a high school U.S. History teacher. Which of the following

types of teaching credentials would help him achieve his goal?

• Elementary teacher certification

• History specialist certification

• Middle grades teacher certification with an endorsement in history

• Secondary teacher certification with an endorsement in history

Select all of the following types of accreditation in higher education.

• National technician accreditors

• Programmatic accreditors

• Regional accreditors

• Regional business accreditors

A charter school is a public school established by parent groups, communities or

organizations to fulfill specific needs, serve special populations or adhere to special

curriculum or instructional practices.

• True

• False