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- 2. Growing Without Schooling was a homeschooling newsletter, founded in 1977 by educator ________.
- 4. ________ brings together cognitive, emotional, and environmental influences and experiences for acquiring, enhancing, or making changes in one's knowledge, skills, values, and world views.
- 6. Studies from the United States suggest that the quality of ________ is the single most important factor affecting student performance.
- 8. In some nations, the English term ‘student’ is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a _____.
- 10. In June 2009, the first dual-touch __________ was released to market.
- 11. ________ literally means "to lead the child", where a teacher develops conceptual knowledge and manages the content of learning activities.
- 12. The three reasons that are selected by the majority of parents in the United States who __________ are: 1) concern about the traditional school environment; 2) to provide religious or moral instruction, and; 3) dissatisfaction with academic instruction at traditional public and private schools.
- 15. The emergence of _________ education in the United States did not happen until 1910, caused by the rise in big businesses and technological advances in factories that required skilled workers.
- 16. ________ is a team sport of Native American origin, believed to have developed around AD 1100.
- 18. Adopted in 1952, Article 2 of the first Protocol to the European Convention on ____________ requires all participants to guarantee the right to education.
- 20. Education is the title of a stained-glass window in a building at ____ University.
- 21. In pre-literate societies, one method of education was through ____________, which continued from one generation to the next.
- 22. _______________ is self-directed learning that one performs by oneself as a self-teacher.
- 29. The page layout aspect of ______________ deals with the arrangement of elements on a page, such as content, image placement, and text layout and style.
- 31. One example of __________ being used to assess students is the Audience Response System (ARS), which allows immediate feedback tests and classroom discussions.
- 33. Mass schooling has implanted the fundamental concept that everyone has a right to be educated regardless of his/her cultural background and ______ differences.
- 34. Most education ______ initiatives aim at redressing poverty/gender/class-based inequities, or perceived ineffectiveness.
- 35. The three most common learning modalities are: visual learning; ________ learning, and kinesthetic learning.
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- 1. The city of __________ was founded in 330BC, and became the successor to Athens as the intellectual cradle of the Western World.
- 3. ______ is the branch of science concerned with how various organisms interact and associate with their environment.
- 5. Around 1450, Johannes _________ developed a printing press, which allowed works of literature to spread more quickly.
- 7. _____ founded the Academy in Athens, which was the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.
- 9. Secondary education comprises the formal education that occurs during ___________.
- 13. Founded in 1857, the ___ holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code.
- 14. _________ was China's most influential ancient philosopher, whose educational outlook continues to influence the societies of China and neighboring countries.
- 17. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment is a psychometric _____________ designed to measure psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions.
- 19. ________ education generally results in the receipt of certificates, diplomas, or academic degrees.
- 23. ______________ are primary or secondary schools that receive public money and private donations, but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to public schools.
- 24. A learning theory describes how learning takes place, and an _____________ theory prescribes how to better help people learn.
- 25. The first halftime show by a _____________ was performed in 1907 at a football game between the University of Illinois and the University of Chicago.
- 26. _________ theories look beyond behavior to explain brain-based learning.
- 27. The abstract study of subjects encompassing quantity, structure, space, change, etc. is more commonly known as ___________.
- 28. Classroom management is a term used by teachers to describe the process of ensuring that classroom lessons run smoothly despite __________ behavior by students.
- 30. Primary (or ________) education consists of the first 5–7 years of formal, structured education.
- 32. During his visit to Alexandria in 48 BC, Julius Caesar accidentally burned the Great _______ of Alexandria down when he set fire to his own ships.