Emma Hart Willard: Pioneering Geography Educator

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the average amount of time Americans spent in school in 1800?
four months and fifteen days
four months and two days
four months and zero days
four months and twenty days
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The doubling of school time by the 1840’s can be attributed to what according to the passage?
economic prosperity
longer summer months
access to schools
educational reforms
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1
3.
REORDER QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rearrange the historical events in the sequence they took place.
Willard's pedagogical model was widely adopted by other colleges, including all-men schools.
Willard developed a curriculum at Troy that included mathematics, science, philosophy, and geography.
Her pupils established a network of schools to educate more women.
Willard wrote geography textbooks with William Woodbridge and published an atlas.
Emma Hart Willard founded the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which significant educational institution did Emma Hart Willard found in 1821?
the first public school for girls in New York
the Troy Female Seminary
a women's college in Boston
an international girls' school in Canada
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The inclusion of which of these subjects at the Female Seminary would have been considered revolutionary at the time?
mathematics, science, philosophy, and geography
traditional subjects like knitting and sewing
literature, dance, and music only
physical education and home economics
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Willard strongly advocate the study of geography in the context of education?
Studying geography was considered difficult and impractical.
Geography was considered more important than mathematics.
Geography was a secondary subject to be taught only if time permits.
Geography laid the foundation for solid scholarship and critical thinking.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Willard's approach to teaching geography differ from traditional methods at the time?
She focused solely on global geography.
She had her students draw maps of their own towns.
She avoided using maps and atlases.
She used only textbooks without any maps.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluate
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.3
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